TE PC Buying Guide - April 2011 (Price update: 6.6.11)

[creative420]

Can you people suggest a Monitor with USB playback? Say about 18.5-21" monitor?

 

[WingZero]

Darkie you can update the prices of componenets

Gtx 560 Ti TF II OC is for 14k @ smc.

 

[DarkAngel]

Darkie you can update the prices of componenets

Gtx 560 Ti TF II OC is for 14k @ smc.

Yeah will update the GPU and mobo prices over the weekend

 

[DarkAngel]

With i3 2100 and H61/H67 prices drop and since AM3 is near EOL I have tweaked the config a bit and updated the prices.

 

[india_rulz]

I was looking for 880GA-UD3H, but I cant find it anywhere in Bangalore. I tried it in Itwares also, they too seems to run out of it. And now, even DarkAngel has removed it from the guide. So, how's USB3H or Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-US2H compared to UD3H?

Also, Corsair CX400 is out of stock/ NA through out in Bangalore, they only have CX430. However, I did find it online in Itwares. I want to know, if it is really worth getting CX400 online or can I go for CX430? (I know CX 400 has 8- plus certification, while CX430 doesn't...) How much of an importance can be given to that fact?

 

[DarkAngel]

What are the prices you are getting the mobos for? VFM 880G AM3 mobo availability is scarce these days since they are going to be EOLed in a month or two when the new Fusion mobos hits the market.

If you are looking to buy a new rig then create a thread according to the template so that we can take forward the discussion in detail there.

 

[ssengupta]

I was looking for 880GA-UD3H, but I cant find it anywhere in Bangalore. I tried it in Itwares also, they too seems to run out of it. And now, even DarkAngel has removed it from the guide. So, how's USB3H or Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-US2H compared to UD3H?

Also, Corsair CX400 is out of stock/ NA through out in Bangalore, they only have CX430. However, I did find it online in Itwares. I want to know, if it is really worth getting CX400 online or can I go for CX430? (I know CX 400 has 8- plus certification, while CX430 doesn't...) How much of an importance can be given to that fact?

Here are the reviews of CX430 and CX430-V2. CX430 is an excellent PSU at the price point and the newer V2 is better but it is not widely available at the moment.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Corsair-CX430-Power-Supply-Review/1200

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Corsair-CX430-V2-Power-Supply-Review/1284

 

[Hades.]

i think theres a typo mistake in 41k and 51k config... MSI H67MA-E45 is currently not available in India so i think instead of typing E35 you typed E45 by mistakenly... MSI H67MA-E45 is a different board it comes with 4 RAM Slots...

 

[rite]

ENTRY LEVEL For casual gaming and HD movies. Amongst full fledged PC games, mid range games at low-med settings at lower resolutions with decent performance.

CPU AMD Athlon II X3 445

3400

MOTHERBOARD Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H

4300

RAM XMS3 DDR3 1600 CAS9 (Corsair) 4GB Kit 2475

GPU SAPPHIRE HD 5670 1GB DDR3

4200

SSD None

HDD Seagate 7200.12 1TB 2800

SOUND CARD Onboard

PSU Corsair Power CX400W

2800

CABINET Cooler Master Elite 310 Cabinet with side window

1840

DRIVES DVD RW - Almost any 1000

COMPUTER 22815

MONITOR Dell IN2020M 20" W HD Monitor with LED

6280

KEYBOARD Microsoft Internet Keyboard 600

MOUSE Logitech MX 518 1300

MOUSE PAD Local 50

UPS APC 500va 2500 (not sure)

SPEAKERS Altec Lansing 2.0 1000

TOTAL 34545



LOW END Mid to intense gaming at mid-high settings at mid resolutions.

CPU Intel Core i3-2100 Processor

5900

MOTHERBOARD MSI H67MA-E35

4600

RAM XMS3 DDR3 1600 CAS9 (Corsair) 4GB Kit 2475

GPU SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6850 1GB

9900

SSD None

HDD Seagate 7200.12 1TB 2800

SOUND CARD Onboard

PSU Seasonic 650 watts 4500 (not sure)

CABINET Cooler Master Elite 430 with Side Window

2675

DRIVES DVD RW - Almost any 1000

COMPUTER 33850

MONITOR Dell ST2220M Full HD Widescreen with LED

8100

KEYBOARD Microsoft Internet Keyboard 600

MOUSE Logitech MX 518 1300

MOUSE PAD Local 50

UPS APC 650va 4000 (not sure)

SPEAKERS Altenc Lansing 2.1 3500

TOTAL 51400



MID RANGE Most games at near max or max setting at full HD.

CPU Intel Core i5 Sandy Bridge 2400 CPU

9300

MOTHERBOARD MSI H67MA-E35 4600

RAM XMS3 DDR3 1600 CAS9 (Corsair) 4GB Kit 2475

GPU MSI R6950 Twin Frozr II/OC Graphics Card

15400

SSD None

HDD 2x1TB Seagate 7200.12 5600

SOUND CARD Onboard

PSU Seasonic 850watts 6000 approx

CABINET Cooler Master 690 Normal(RC-690)BLACK

4250

DRIVES DVD RW - Almost any 1000

COMPUTER 48625

MONITOR Dell ST2320L 23" Wide LED

9900

KEYBOARD Razer Arctosa 2499

MOUSE Razer Deathadder 2300

MOUSE PAD Within 1000 max 1000

UPS APC 1000va 6000

SPEAKERS Mid range 2.1/Entry level 5.1. Max 8k 8000

TOTAL 78324



HIGH END Almost all games at near max to max settings at full HD and some at HD plus. More or less similar in performance to the above rig, but a better overall experience.

CPU Intel Core i5 2500k with CM Hyper 212 Plus 12700

MOTHERBOARD MSI P67A GD55 B3

9400

RAM G-Skill[ Ripjaws-X]DDR3 1600 Mhz 8GB(4GB x2)F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM

5390

GPU MSI R6970 Lightning Graphic Card

22150

SSD Corsair CSSD F80GBP2 BRKT 80GB SSD force series

10000

HDD Western Digital 2TB Black 64mb 7700

SOUND CARD Asus Xonar DX 5000

PSU Coolermaster Master SilentPro M850 8100

CABINET Cooler Master HAF 922 Chassis

6840

DRIVES DVD RW - Almost any 1000

COMPUTER 88280

MONITOR Dell UltraSharp U2311H

14500

KEYBOARD Razer Lycosa 3800

MOUSE Razer Naga 5000

MOUSE PAD 1500 or less 1500

UPS APC 1000va 6000

SPEAKERS 20k or less, AE5 or Swans 20000

TOTAL 139080



ULTRA HIGH END Pretty much any game at HD plus settings maxed out, the rest maxed out at full HD.

CPU Intel Core i7 2600k with NH12/14 21000

MOTHERBOARD MSI P67A GD80 B3 13000

RAM Gskill[ Ripjaws ] DDR3-2000 (PC3 16000)(4Gx2)

7800

GPU 6950 OC CF 31200

SSD Corsair CSSD F120GBBP2 BRKT 120GB SSD force series

13000

HDD WD Black 2TB + Seagate Momentus XT 2TB 17500

SOUND CARD Asus sound card, the highest you can get 9000

PSU Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000W 10500

CABINET Cooler Master HAF X 11500

DRIVES Blu Ray Writer Asus 9200

COMPUTER 143700

MONITOR Viewsonic 27" LED 24500

KEYBOARD Razer Lycosa 3800

MOUSE Razer Naga 5000

MOUSE PAD Within 2500 2500

UPS APC 1.5KVA 9000

SPEAKERS Could be any budget, at least 20k 20000

TOTAL 208500

 

[nick2012]

guys wats the price of haf932,phantom

and hyper 212+,n620

and wats better too b/w these??

 

[rite]

HAF 932 is like 9.5k+

Hyper 212+ is like 1850

don't get N620

 

[DarkAngel]

i think theres a typo mistake in 41k and 51k config... MSI H67MA-E45 is currently not available in India so i think instead of typing E35 you typed E45 by mistakenly... MSI H67MA-E45 is a different board it comes with 4 RAM Slots...

My Bad. Typo corrected

 

[nick2012]

HAF 932 is like 9.5k+

Hyper 212+ is like 1850

don't get N620

really why?

 

[sasikanth8]

@dark angel

Can you add UPS for the builds specified by you.

I think it is important atleast for builds above 50k.

You suggested HX650 in xfire build.

Will it be sufficient? i was thinking TX750 would be better choice.

Also will the ranto pad better than razor goliathus at their prices.

Sorry for pointing minor things.

 

[DarkAngel]

@dark angel

Can you add UPS for the builds specified by you.

I think it is important atleast for builds above 50k.

You suggested HX650 in xfire build.

Will it be sufficient? i was thinking TX750 would be better choice.

Also will the ranto pad better than razor goliathus at their prices.

Sorry for pointing minor things.

52A should be plenty considering the HD6850 XFire consumes only ~260w max.

H3 since they were available cheaper and was available a lot in TE a while back.

UPS based on ones own prerogative. Didnt include it since it was not a essential component of the PC.

 

[sasikanth8]

Thanks for reply darkangel

 

[nikrusty]

The guide here is great and I always recommend this to friends. There is one thing I'd like to point to which is of importance for a gamer like me. I've a Phenom II x4 940 with a big ass GTX260. The damn card is so long that most of the the SATA slots or atleast 3 of them out of 5 get blocked with my older Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H (DDR2), This is due to the SATA slots facing up. Therefore I recommend MSI 785GM-P45 (DDR3) or similar for gaming mobos as the SATA slots face towards the HDD. I had to buy a damn SATA expansion card and also go hunting for L-Shaped SATA cables because the 260GTX and Gigabyte 785G mobo were not bought at the same time but months apart.

I just bought a MSI 785GT-E63 (DDR2) as I didn't want to change my Corsair XMS2 DDR2 RAM. DDR2 boards are on their way out now.Bought it for Rs.5,550 as of 19-6-2011. It should have been cheaper but very few available around with DDR2 now.

 

[PoBoy]

Sharper DRAM price cuts ahead, says inSpectrum

DRAM prices trended down last week (June 13-17) in both contract and channel markets amid blurred demand visibility and sluggish sales. But vendors are believed to be launching even sharper price cuts trying to stimulate sales and lessen inventory pressure, according to inSpectrum.
...
inSpectrum expects a sharper price cut will be launched by module houses, meaning a spot price tumble is likely.

Also : Intel to launch Ivy Bridge in March 2012

 

[raul]

I think the thread needs to be updated, most of the reference techenclave dealers and mumbai in particular don't seem to have msi 5770 in stock, both versions. Infact very few 5770 in stock here apart from the Asus 5770 cucore which hasn't got the best reviews.

 

[DarkAngel]

^I guess the HD5770 is getting phased out for the HD6770. (Same performance but i guess this ihas HDMI 1.4. Price should be ~7.2k)

Havent updated since its not listed much online. But this price was updated by one of our members.

The guide here is great and I always recommend this to friends. There is one thing I'd like to point to which is of importance for a gamer like me. I've a Phenom II x4 940 with a big ass GTX260. The damn card is so long that most of the the SATA slots or atleast 3 of them out of 5 get blocked with my older Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H (DDR2), This is due to the SATA slots facing up. Therefore I recommend MSI 785GM-P45 (DDR3) or similar for gaming mobos as the SATA slots face towards the HDD. I had to buy a damn SATA expansion card and also go hunting for L-Shaped SATA cables because the 260GTX and Gigabyte 785G mobo were not bought at the same time but months apart.

I just bought a MSI 785GT-E63 (DDR2) as I didn't want to change my Corsair XMS2 DDR2 RAM. DDR2 boards are on their way out now.Bought it for Rs.5,550 as of 19-6-2011. It should have been cheaper but very few available around with DDR2 now.

Agreed. Thats why i had recommended mobos with 90 degree ports or the ones that doesn't get blocked with cards like HD 6850 and above. Also the availability of AM3 mobos is decreasing since it is being phased out for the upcoming Llano and Bulldozer line up from AMD.