Need Advice for Gaming PC

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balle28

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Questions
1. Q: What is your budget?
a. 30 -35K
2. Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
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a. GPU - MSI N460GTX Cyclone 1GB DDR5 (bought New)
b. Monitor – Benq 2420 HD

3. Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
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a. GPU - MSI N460GTX Cyclone 1GB DDR5 (bought New)
b. Monitor – Benq 2420 HD

4. Q: Which hardware component are you looking to buy (component name). If you have already decided on a configuration then please mention the (component brand and model) as well, this will help us in fine tuning your requirement.
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a. CPU- Intel Core i5 2500K
b. Motherboard - any compatible motherboard
c. Hard drive - Seagate 1 TB 7200.12
d. SMPS – Min 650W or equal for the system
e. Computer Case
f. RAM around 4/6/8 GB
g. Mouse, keyboard
5. Q: Is this going to be your final configuration or you would be adding/upgrading a component in near future. If yes then please mention when and which component
. NO

6. Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
. Bangalore SP Road
7. Q: Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market
. No
8. Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
. Gaming
a. Gaming
b. Watching HD movies

9. Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
NO

10. Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
. Strategy - Civilization 4
a. Bioshock 2 and latest Action Games

11. Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
0. Gaming -
1. 1920x1080
12. Q: Are you looking to overclock?
. Yes
13. Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
. Windows 7 64 bit or 32 bit
 
CPU- Intel Core i5 2500K ~ 11k
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3R(B3) ~ 9.8k or MSI P67A GD55(B3) ~ 9.4k
Hard drive - Seagate 1 TB 7200.12 ~ 2.8k
SMPS – Corsair TX650 ~ 5.5k (Try finding the newer V2 version if possible)
Computer Case - NZXT Gamma ~ 2.2k
RAM - Gskill F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL ~ 2.6k
Mouse, keyboard - Logitech MMKB+MX518 ~ 1.6k

Total: ~34.1k-34.5k
 
Thanks for the Reply :)

After searching a little bit i have planned to stretch my budget by little more than 10 k

Below are the components which i have finalized

CPU : Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz
Motherboard: Asus P8Z68 – PRO (inquired Ashirvad in SP road, around 12500 ~)
Hard Drive : Green WD Green 1 TB
Cabinet: CM Elite 430
PSU: SeaSonic S12II 620 OR Corsair TX650
RAM: Gskill F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL
Keyboard and Mouse : RAZER Combo around 2.4K
Optical drive: LG or Sony or Lite On SATA - (i am not able to decide which is best)
CPU Cooler: Is this required for my cong, if yes which would be gud one.

I would want some improvements in the above config if its within the range
Basically i want to know if my Cabinet and PSU is gud or i can find better than that with little more money than the existing one's

I really appreciate the Help:)
 
After searching a little bit i have planned to stretch my budget by little more than 10 k
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If you're stretching the budget by 10k, buying the Core i7 2600k makes more sense, and also a better cabinet. THe PSU is an overkill for your graphics card, even a good 500Watter can do the job.

WHat I mean is this:

CPU: Core i7 2600k

Mobo: Spend lesser, about a sub-10k mobo

HDD: Seagate HDDs are much much faster, and their power consumption is almost same as the WD green drives(dont let 1W difference make you sacrifice performance), Seagate 1TB HDD

Cabinet: CM Centurion or something would do justice.

PSU: Corsair VX550W(more than enough for future upgrades too)
 
I dont think i7 2600K is VFM for gaming. You pay ~45% extra form ~8-10% extra performance is not worth it.

If you hadn't got a GPU then you could have got a GTX560 or HD6950 2GB. But now put the moolah in a better cabinet like the CM 690 and save the rest.Also get the Seagate 7200.12 instead of WD Green. Much better performance.
 
are you sure that he gave you a quote of 12.5k for Asus P8Z68-V Pro? i am asking this coz SMC is selling this mobo for 14k... So i dont think that he must have told you the price of Asus P8Z68-V Pro... i think he must have given you a quote of 12.5k for either P8P67 Pro or P8Z68 - V
 
Hades: Asus P8Z68-V Pro, it has not yet arrived in the store(will reach this weekend) but he quoted the price 13000 for that, lets hope so he give the same price when i buy the system from him

yest i went to Ashirvad and he gave the following price

PU : Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz - Rs 10500

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68 – PRO - Not yet arrived mostly weekend, AsusP8P67 -Rs 10200, AsusP8P67 Pro - Rs11800, P8P67 M - Rs 8300

Hard Drive : Seagate 1 TB - Rs 2700

Cabinet: CM Elite 430 - Rs 2400, HAF 912 Adanced - Rs 5600

PSU: Corsair TX650 - 4900, GS600 - Rs3900, CX 600 - Rs 3400, CX500 - Rs 2800

RAM: Gskill F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL Rs 2500 with heatsink

Keyboard and Mouse : RAZER Combo around 2.1K

Optical drive: LG or Sony or Lite On SATA - Rs 950

CPU Cooler: Hyper Tx3+ - 1450, Hyper 212+ - Rs 2000

Razer Arctosa Gaming Keyboard - Rs 2250

Razer DeathAdder Mouse - Rs 1900

Razer Abyssus Mouse - Rs 1200

I am just waiting for the Asus Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V Pro, when it arrives i will buy the system.
 
balle28 said:
Hades: Asus P8Z68-V Pro, it has not yet arrived in the store(will reach this weekend) but he quoted the price 13000 for that, lets hope so he give the same price when i buy the system from him

yest i went to Ashirvad and he gave the following price

PU : Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz - Rs 10500

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68 – PRO - Not yet arrived mostly weekend, AsusP8P67 -Rs 10200, AsusP8P67 Pro - Rs11800, P8P67 M - Rs 8300

Hard Drive : Seagate 1 TB - Rs 2700

Cabinet: CM Elite 430 - Rs 2400, HAF 912 Adanced - Rs 5600

PSU: Corsair TX650 - 4900, GS600 - Rs3900, CX 600 - Rs 3400, CX500 - Rs 2800

RAM: Gskill F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL Rs 2500 with heatsink

Keyboard and Mouse : RAZER Combo around 2.1K

Optical drive: LG or Sony or Lite On SATA - Rs 950

CPU Cooler: Hyper Tx3+ - 1450, Hyper 212+ - Rs 2000

Razer Arctosa Gaming Keyboard - Rs 2250

Razer DeathAdder Mouse - Rs 1900

Razer Abyssus Mouse - Rs 1200

I am just waiting for the Asus Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V Pro, when it arrives i will buy the system.
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A much better cabinet than both you mentioned in the price range NZXT Tempest EVO, comes with the fans - 6 fans (4x 120mm, 2x 140mm), all with the dust filters on and it is called the AIRFLOW KING just for that, one of the coolest cabinets \,,/ \,,/. Heres a review --

NZXT Tempest EVO Review - Page 1/6 | techPowerUp. Available at Golccha Inter-Trade ~ 6000/-

If you plan on acquiring the Cooler Master eLite 430 another worthy contender is NZXT Gamma (better air-flow and cable-management) than all the Cooler Master eLite series ~ 2100/- (from Golccha @Bangalore), heres the review --

NZXT Gamma « XSReviews. The only drawback is the Gamma lacks fan (only a rear exhaust is provided) and dust-filters (which incidentally none of the eLite series has either).

Okay and if you are buying Corsair SMPS, please do not go for the GS (Gaming Series) OR the CX (builder series), get a Corsair VX 550 ~ 4400/-. How are you getting the Corsair TX 650W so cheap? This is the cheapest quote I found online -- Theitdepot - Corsair 650W Power Supply With Single 12V RAIL (CMPSU-650TX)Theitdepot - Corsair 650W Power Supply With Single 12V RAIL (CMPSU-650TX).

The Cooler Master Hyper 212+ is a better cooler than the TX 3 and I would say go for that instead of trying to save by purchasing the latter. Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler Review / http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1223/5/.

But if you're into serious over-clocking then I suggest get the Noctua NH-U12P SE2 ~ 3750/- http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1196/1/, the best 120mm air-cooler available.

The Razer combo you're speaking about is called the Razer Cyclosa = Razer Abyssuss@1800 dpi + Razer keyboard(don't remember the name) ~ 2500/-. Decent combo, better than purchasing a Razer Arctosa seperate.

Hope this helps
 
I bought the following components on Monday from Ashirvad

i5-2500K - 10,200
Asus P8P67 Pro - 11,500
CPU Cooler: Hyper 212+ - Rs 1900
PSU: Corsair TX850 v2 - 6500
RAM: Gskill Ripjaw F3-12800CL8D-4GBXLx2 - Rs 5600
Optical drive: Sony SATA - Rs 950
Razer DeathAdder Mouse - Rs 1800
NZXT Tempest EVO - 6000 (its not available other than Golcha, thanks for ALPHA17 for the suggestion and it was worth it :))
Hard Drive : Seagate 1 TB - Rs 2650
WD external USB 3.0- Rs 5000
Other components which my friend had bought
i5-2400 - Rs 8600
Razer DeathAdder Mouse(Dragon Edition) - Rs 2200
 
balle28 said:
I bought the following components on Monday from Ashirvad

i5-2500K - 10,200

Asus P8P67 Pro - 11,500

CPU Cooler: Hyper 212+ - Rs 1900

PSU: Corsair TX850 v2 - 6500

RAM: Gskill Ripjaw F3-12800CL8D-4GBXLx2 - Rs 5600

Optical drive: Sony SATA - Rs 950

Razer DeathAdder Mouse - Rs 1800

NZXT Tempest EVO - 6000 (its not available other than Golcha, thanks for ALPHA17 for the suggestion and it was worth it :))

Hard Drive : Seagate 1 TB - Rs 2650

WD external USB 3.0- Rs 5000

Other components which my friend had bought

i5-2400 - Rs 8600

Razer DeathAdder Mouse(Dragon Edition) - Rs 2200
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Did your friend get the i5 2400 from Ashirwad and is it including VAT ?
 
balle28 said:
I bought the following components on Monday from Ashirvad

i5-2500K - 10,200
Asus P8P67 Pro - 11,500
CPU Cooler: Hyper 212+ - Rs 1900
PSU: Corsair TX850 v2 - 6500
RAM: Gskill Ripjaw F3-12800CL8D-4GBXLx2 - Rs 5600
Optical drive: Sony SATA - Rs 950
Razer DeathAdder Mouse - Rs 1800
NZXT Tempest EVO - 6000 (its not available other than Golcha, thanks for ALPHA17 for the suggestion and it was worth it :))
Hard Drive : Seagate 1 TB - Rs 2650
WD external USB 3.0- Rs 5000
Other components which my friend had bought
i5-2400 - Rs 8600
Razer DeathAdder Mouse(Dragon Edition) - Rs 2200
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Congos buddy :hap2:
 
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