Suggestions for a gaming PC

Vignesh B · May 12, 2011

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:Mid-range gaming

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:75k

4. Planning to overclock?
A:Yes

5. Which OS are you planning to use?
A:Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

6. How much hard drive space is needed?
A:1TB

7. What resolution will the screen run at & whats the size of the screen you want? If you already want have one and want to use it, mention its resolution and size.
A:1920*1080, 24"

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:7

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
A:Yes, I would be assembling it.

10. When are you planning to buy the system?
A:Within the next 10 days

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

12. Are there going to be any components that you don't want to include in this new rig? If yes, do mention.
A:No

13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states?
A:Mumbai. I would be buying from Lamington Road

14. Mention any other points if deemed necessary
A:If possible, I would like to have an Intel Core i7 2600k processor.

d3p · May 12, 2011

Here goes your Sandybridge config..

Adding a 24 inch will add the another 7k to the budget...

One more config but without i7 2600k.

Piyush · May 12, 2011

my vote for 2nd one
great rig

Vignesh B · May 12, 2011

Thanks for the suggestions.
How much performance difference would be there between the two rigs? Will the gtx 560 be a bottle neck for the i7 2600k? And which 24" monitor would be the right choice?

Piyush · May 12, 2011

if you are asking for performance difference, then in which aspect you are asking it?
and no...17 2600k will fully utilize 560
the monitor mentioned above is the best deal at that price range

d3p · May 12, 2011

Few 24inchers...

1. Acer S243HL 24inch - 14k @ Primeabgb
*www.productwiki.com/upload/images/acer_s243hl.jpg

2. Dell ST2410 - 13.5k @Primeabgb
*overclockers.co.uk/pimg/MO-039-DE_400.jpg

3. Samsung PX2370 - 14k
*www.samsung.com/us/system/consumer/product/ls/23/wh/ls23whukfkza/Monitor-LCDMonitor-LS23WHUKFK_ZA-FRONT_10_fixed_4.jpg

nilgtx260 · May 12, 2011

Re-modification of d3p5kor's

Component Make Price
Processor Intel Core i7 2600k 16000
Motherboard P8P67 PRO 11500
RAM G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL9S-4GBRL 2500
Graphic Card MSI HD 6970 Lightning 21000
HDD Seagate 1TB 7200.12 2600
DVD Writer LG 22X SATA DVD 800
PSU Corsair TX 650 6000
Case CM Elite 430 2500
Monitor Benq G2220HD 7200
Mouse and Keyboard Razer Cyclosa Gaming Bundle 2000
UPS Numeric 800VA 2500
Total 74600

game-freak · May 12, 2011

my suggestion

Cilus · May 12, 2011

Wait for couple of days and get the Gigabyte Z68X-UD3R-B3, based on Z68 chipset, available @ 10.25K in Lynx-india. It is far better solution than any P67 boards.

nilgtx260 · May 12, 2011

^^ you meant p67, yeah it will be better if OP waits.

Kratos. · May 13, 2011

Gigabyte Z68X-UD3R-B3 >Has this motherboard come out?

Vignesh B · May 13, 2011

Piyush said:
if you are asking for performance difference, then in which aspect you are asking it?
the monitor mentioned above is the best deal at that price range

I was asking how much difference will there be in the frame rates. So you say, 22" monitor would be good enough for me.

nilgtx260 said:
Re-modification of d3p5kor's

Component Make Price
Processor Intel Core i7 2600k 16000
Motherboard P8P67 PRO 11500
RAM G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL9S-4GBRL 2500
Graphic Card MSI HD 6970 Lightning 21000
HDD Seagate 1TB 7200.12 2600
DVD Writer LG 22X SATA DVD 800
PSU Corsair TX 650 6000
Case CM Elite 430 2500
Monitor Benq G2220HD 7200
Mouse and Keyboard Razer Cyclosa Gaming Bundle 2000
UPS Numeric 800VA 2500
Total 74600

game-freak said:
my suggestion

Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2500k|11000
Motherboard |Msi P67A-GD65 |10800
RAM |G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL9S-4GBRL|2500
Graphic Card |MSI HD 6970 Lightning|21000
HDD |Seagate 1TB 7200.12|2600
DVD Writer |LG 22X SATA DVD|800
PSU |Corsait tx650 v2|5500
Case |CM 690 II advance with transparent window |5500
Monitor |Benq G2420 LCD Monitor|11400
Mouse and Keyboard |Razer Cyclosa Gaming Bundle|2000
UPS |Numeric 800VA|2500
| Total |75600

After reading some benchmarks I have found that the 6970 and gtx 570 run neck-to-neck. So I am a bit confused on which one to choose.

Cilus said:
Wait for couple of days and get the Gigabyte Z68X-UD3R-B3, based on Z68 chipset, available @ 10.25K in Lynx-india. It is far better solution than any P67 boards.

Ok, I can wait. But is there any idea by when the z-68 motherboards will be released?

Cilus · May 13, 2011

Z68 has been already released in US and most probably within 1 months they will be available in India. They are also appearing as Pre Order in Lynx-india website. You can give them a call and find it out.

abirthedevil · May 13, 2011

my vote goes to d3p5kor's i5 rig with exception of the cabinet and UPS, i personally would want a bit of bling if i spend 75k on a new rig so i would go for CM HAF 912 Advanced and the UPS, u are better off getting 1000VA Numeric psu for 4k both changes will cost u 5k extra and that will still keep ur total budget under 75k

btw about ur GPU situation, i would go for the GTX 570 as its cheaper and nvidia does have better drivers than AMD

Cilus · May 13, 2011

abirthedevil said:
btw about ur GPU situation, i would go for the GTX 570 as its cheaper and nvidia does have better drivers than AMD

A little correction, nvidia used to have better drivers than AMD, now AMD is on the same league if not a little ahead.

Vignesh B · May 14, 2011

d3p5kor said:
Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2500k|11000
CPU Cooler |Noctua NH-U12P SE2|3800 [Required for overclocking]
Motherboard |Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3-B3|9500
RAM |G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL9S-4GBRL|2500
Graphic Card | ASUS GTX570 Direct Cu II |20000
HDD |Seagate 1TB 7200.12|2600
DVD Writer |LG 22X SATA DVD|800
PSU |SeaSonic S12II 620|5000
Case |CM Elite 430|2500
Monitor |Benq G2220HD|7200
Mouse and Keyboard |Razer Cyclosa Gaming Bundle|2000
UPS |Numeric 800VA|2500
| Total |69400

Most probably I would go with the above config. With the exception of the motherboard, which I asked at the Lynx and they told that they would ship the Z68 board within 7-8 days.
As for the monitor is concerned I am still confused between the G2220HD/G2220HDL/G2420HD. Though I have a small tilt towards the LED one.
HAF 912 Advanced does look a very tempting option..

Viswanathan · May 14, 2011

Hi Vignesh.. i have just bought rigs for my gaming PC at your same budget and gonna assemble it coming wednesday... I would like to share my config and hope it helps you.. I am no expert like the guys who commented before.. So if there is anything wrong in my config i am really sorry for that. .So anyway here goes my Config

:-

RIGS SPECIFICATIONS AND BRANDS PRICE WEBSITE COMMENTS Processor Intel Core i5 2500k 11,000 smcinternational.in
MotherBoard Asus P8P67-PRO 32GB DDR3 Intel Motherboard (B3 Revision) 12,000 primeabgb.com Supports both SLI/Crossfire
RAM Gskil F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL 1600Mhz DDR3 4GB X 2 5,200 primeabgb.com Especially designed for Sandybridge system and p67
Graphics Card MSI GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozer II/OC 13,500 smcinternational.in
Harddrive SEAGATE BARRACUDA 1TB 7200.12 2,700 smcinternational.in
Monitor Dell ST2220L 21.5” W Full HD Monitor with LED 8750 smcinternational.in It has got HDMI port too!

. For more info read this Awesome review by Jaskanwar ( *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/reviews/138096-dell-st2220l-review.html#post1353868 )
Cabinet CM 690 II Advanced with transparent side panel 5,855 theitdepot.com Supports upto 10 fans!
Powersupply corsair TX850 7,850 ebay.in
Case Fans Cooler Master 120mm r4 fans x 2 900 primeabgb.com Extra fans for extra cooling and looks!
HDMI Cable Belkin Standard HDMI A-A cable 500 primeabgb.com
Liquid Cooling for CPU Corsair H70 4,900 You may also go for Noctua NHD-14 which outperforms Corsair H70 but is monster in size. So if u don’t bother about size then you can go for Noctua NHD-14 which costs around 4.5k
UPS APC UPS 600 VA or Numeric 800 VA 2,500
TOTAL 75,655

Please note that i didnt include mouse and keyboard and also i have included websites where i bought which has comparatively cheaper prices than other sites. Hope this helps..

I would really appreciate if someone pls help me out by answering these questions in my thread (*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/pc-components-configurations/139784-animation-gaming-rig-50k-4.html). Thanks in advance..

Happy Upgrading :-D

Piyush · May 14, 2011

^^thats a well balanced setup

Viswanathan · May 14, 2011

@ piyush Thanks man

Btw i have some doubt about intake and exhaust of case fans.. I would really appreciate if someone pls help me out by answering these questions in my thread ( *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/pc-components-configurations/139784-animation-gaming-rig-50k-4.html ). Thanks in advance..

Vignesh B · May 17, 2011

This is the final config I have decided. Please rule out any compatibility issues and any config mismatch. I would be going to Lamington Road tomorrow.

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