Quote from SMC

[SlashDK]

People I got this quote from SMC International. The prices are great and i'm going to buy it within a week. Please suggest any changes if necessary.


1. AMD athlon ii x4 635 : Rs.5100

2. Gigabyte GA880GM UD2H : Rs.4500

3. 2*2 GB ddr3 1333MHz RAM from kingston : Rs.2100*2

4. WD caviar blue 500GB : Rs.1825

5. Cooler Master Elite 430 with SMPS. : Rs.2700

6. Wireless N compatible wireless adapter from Netgear : Rs.900
Linksys : NA

7. DVD writer from Lite-on : Rs.1000
Samsung : Rs.950

8. BenQ E2220HD : Rs.8800

9. Logitech MX518 : Rs.1450

10. Logitech Multimedia (not from smc) : Rs.500

1. What is the purpose of the computer? (Note: If you are planning to say multimedia, you will have to be more specific as all types of systems are capable of doing that)
A: Moderate gaming (just fifa and maybe CoD), watching movies

2. Are you open to alternate ideas/products giving similar better performance but offering more VFM/ sellers? If not- why?
A: yes

3. What is your MAX budget?
A: 30k

4. Planning to overclock?
A: yep

5. Which OS are you planning to use?
A: Win 7, Ubuntu

6. How much hard drive space is needed?
A: 500GB

7. What resolution will the screen run at & whats the size of the screen you want?
A: BenQ E2220HD (I won't go for G2220HD as i don't like its looks)

8. How would you rate your hardware knowledge from the count of 1-10? (1 being the lowest, 5 being you are somewhat in sync with the current performers and 10 being the highest)
A: 8

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
A: Assembler

10. When are you planning to buy the system?
A: Within a week

11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
A: yep

12. Are there going to be any components that you don't want to include in this new rig? If yes, do mention.
A: Graphics card, PSU, UPS

13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states?
A: Delhi, I'd prefer buying from SMC only

14. Mention any other points if deemed necessary
A: I'll be buying the graphics card and PSU when amd 6xxx series is released

 

[coderunknown]

2 changes:

1. get the Athlon II X4 630. this should cost you close to 4.5k.
2. get the cabby but not the PSU. i heard SMC selling FSP nowadays. but if you get a bottom mounted PSU based cabby, skip FSP. get Corsair or some other brand PSU.

 

[toad_frog09]

^^^ I think a local 500w psu can handle this rig.
Atleast til end of 2010.
Altho, saga wont go too costly.

@op- just asking. What gpu would you prefer. I mean
A- new 6 series gpu in budget?
B- old 5 series gpu with dropped price.
C- nvidia card with dropped price.

Just asking cuz i too am gonna buy a new gpu later this year.

 

[Cool Buddy]

I think the processor is a bit overpriced. is there any possibility of bargaining? Ram price is great. Get a good PSU if you know what kinda gfx card you'll add.

 

[SlashDK]

I'm getting the bundled PSU for the time being. I will buy the PSU with the gfx card. My choice of gfx card will depend upon the price and performance of all the cards in the market including ati 5 series, 6 series and nvidia 4 series

 

[coderunknown]

better don't waste money here & there. also are you sure the bundled PSU (which will most probably turn out to be CM Extreme 360W) won't go up before you get a new PSU + GFX card? also are you sure that even if it blows up, don't burn your rig? if yes, go ahead. if no, hold your breath & think once before getting one.

 

[Cilus]

better don't waste money here & there. also are you sure the bundled PSU (which will most probably turn out to be CM Extreme 360W) won't go up before you get a new PSU + GFX card? also are you sure that even if it blows up, don't burn your rig? if yes, go ahead. if no, hold your breath & think once before getting one.

Sam Cm Extreme 360W will be enough for it. It is not going to blow up and OP specifically mentioned that he will go for a new PSU when Graphics card is added. So not a problem right now.
CM extreme series has a bad reputation but it is not that bad really. There are lots of people who are using these PSUs to run high-end crads (one happens to be my room-mate, using a 650W CM Extreme for his GTX 285 for 1.2 Years)

 

[Cool Buddy]

yeah, I'd say if you are sure to get a single card config, get Corsair VX 450, it will handle most single card configs till the card price of 12-13k
and AMD 6 series cards are expected to be very energy efficient, so you can't go wrong with VX450

 

[coderunknown]

Sam Cm Extreme 360W will be enough for it. It is not going to blow up and OP specifically mentioned that he will go for a new PSU when Graphics card is added. So not a problem right now.
CM extreme series has a bad reputation but it is not that bad really. There are lots of people who are using these PSUs to run high-end crads (one happens to be my room-mate, using a 650W CM Extreme for his GTX 285 for 1.2 Years)

yes the Extreme Power are not bad but if he goes for a new PSU & graphics card later why change PSU again & again. this doesn't makes much sense. but if the PSU do goes up, it may bring trouble for Cybertonic.

 

[SlashDK]

So should i got for VX 450 or 550? The PSU should be able to handle a gtx 460 1GB in case I got for it. Using extreme power supply calculator i put capacitor aging at 30% and slightly increased a few things in case i upgrade. The result i got was 560W recommended and 510W minimum and the VX450 can deliver slightly more than the recommended wattage so should i go for VX 450?

 

[arpanmukherjee1]

So should i got for VX 450 or 550? The PSU should be able to handle a gtx 460 1GB in case I got for it. Using extreme power supply calculator i put capacitor aging at 30% and slightly increased a few things in case i upgrade. The result i got was 560W recommended and 510W minimum and the VX450 can deliver slightly more than the recommended wattage so should i go for VX 450?

bought GTX460 myself

GX 650 = 5,238 Rs

from SMC itself..

 

[coderunknown]

So should i got for VX 450 or 550? The PSU should be able to handle a gtx 460 1GB in case I got for it. Using extreme power supply calculator i put capacitor aging at 30% and slightly increased a few things in case i upgrade. The result i got was 560W recommended and 510W minimum and the VX450 can deliver slightly more than the recommended wattage so should i go for VX 450?

VX450W will be a good bet. get the next higher unit "if" you planning to OC. else stick to VX450W.

 

[SlashDK]

I may OC the gfx card but I'll be ocing the processor for sure to 3.2-3.4

 

[SlashDK]

Btw should I go for lite-on or samsung ODD?