Suggestions for PC upgrade

dexterz

Journeyman
1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Stupid answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work. Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.')
Ans:Gaming(BF3, RTS like total war, civ5, mmorpg like wow), HD playback

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans:40k+/-5k

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans:yes

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans:Win7

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans:already have 500+640internal and 2 1TB external drives

6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention which screen size and resolution do you want. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, again mention the size and resolution of monitor you have.
Ans:nope. have 24inch dell 1920*1080

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:Dell ST 2410, WD500+WD640, CM690 case, TRUE120,Logitech MX518+KB, altec lansing speakers, senheiser eh 150 headphone, numeric 600va ups.

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: this week or next. just waiting to know about IVB launch in india

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

10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
Ans:chennai/yes

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: already bought Gskill 2*4GB RAM



Shortlisted components
CPU-i5 2500K(12.2k) or its IVB equivalent
Mobo -Asrock Z77 Extreme4(9k+tax)
GPU -HD7850 15~16k
PSU -Seasonic 620W (4.5k)

would like to know if adding an ssd would make a big difference. please let me know your views on the selected parts. TIA! :-D
 

Cilus

laborare est orare
What you've decided is pretty good, just get the HIS/Sapphire HD 7870 at 22K price.
 
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