Budget 31-40k Configuring New Gaming/High-performance CPU .. pl help !!!

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Devu9277

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Hi.. I'm thinking about ditching my ages-old CPU and get a new one according my requirements... i will mostly use this for high parallel performace for my network simulations , VmWare and Android programming .. Additionally I occasionally play FPS and racing games like NFS,COD,Crysis etc...

I have researched for few hours and finally made a list of coonfiguarion I want to go for :

Motherboard : MSI 870A-G46/GIGABYTE-GA-990XA-UD3 (AMD AM3+ with 6gb/s SATA and USB3 is a must) Exp Price : 4k-5k
Processor : Amd phenom II X6 1100T or any other AMD processor with equivalent parallel performace : 8k-10k
Graphics card : Nvidia GT-630 2GB DDR3 or any other equivalent : 3k-4k
8GB(2x4) corsair/gskills/kingston 1800/1600(OC) : 3k-4k
1 TB 7200rpm SATA with 64mb cache 6gb/s (ST1000DM003) : 4k-5k
500 GB USB3 Seagate External (WD passport/Seagate Expansion) : 3k-4k (for portability)
Sony/Samsung DVD-RW : 2k
UPS (Pl suggest good brand) : 2k
Creative/Altec lansing Speakers : 2k

I already have a 23 inch LED display and High performace Keyboard/Mouse from Gigabyte .. so don't need them..

I'd be obliged if someone can let me know if the configuration that I'm thinking is good enough for mediocre gaming/programming and network simulation usage.. Also please give me the current price of the item at Lamington road, Mumbai or Online whichever is cheaper as I'm thinking of making the upgrade soon...

Thanks and cheers !!!
 
Your config is pretty perfect. For GPU get 7770, speakers > F&D A520, RAM Corsair Value/RipJawsX (latter has better OCing), UPS > APC 1KVa or 800Va.
 
OK AS PER THE TEMPLATE PROVIDED : (Sorry , not able to edit the first post, so reposting)
Q: What is your budget?
35-40K

Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
Doesn't matter. Reconfiguring the whole thing again ! :)


Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
Monitor - AOC 23 inch LED monitor
(please mention the rest in above format)

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.
CPU - Intel Q9750
Keyboard/Mouse : Gigabyte Keyboard / Mouse Gaming combo
Nothing else !!

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.. Final config for a year atleast... need scope for further upgrading in future too..

Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
Mumbai /Pune (I live in Pune but can go to Lamington for purchase for best prices)
Open to online purchase

Q: Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market
Yes

Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
Gaming (Mediocre FPS and Racing games occasionally)
Browsing
Desktop Processing (Network simulations and Android programing)
HTPC
Downloading most of the time
Watching HD movies , Definately !

Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
Don't have much idea, so everything is fine until u guys suggest otherwise

Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
FPS : Crysis, COD etc
Racing - NFS etc

Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
Gaming - 1280x728 , 1366x768 etc
Desktop - 1920x1080

Q: Are you looking to overclock?
Yes

Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
Linux - Ubuntu 12.04

My Required Config as per my research online specific to my requirements :
Motherboard : MSI 870A-G46/GIGABYTE-GA-990XA-UD3 (AMD AM3+ with 6gb/s SATA and USB3 is a must) Exp Price : 4k-5k
Processor : Amd phenom II X6 1100T or any other AMD processor with equivalent parallel performace : 8k-10k
Graphics card : Nvidia GT-630 2GB DDR3 or any other equivalent : 3k-4k
8GB(2x4) corsair/gskills/kingston 1800/1600(OC) : 3k-4k
1 TB 7200rpm SATA with 64mb cache 6gb/s (ST1000DM003) : 4k-5k
500 GB USB3 Seagate External (WD passport/Seagate Expansion) : 3k-4k (for portability)
Sony/Samsung DVD-RW : 2k
UPS (Pl suggest good brand) :2k
Creative/Altec lansing Speakers : 2k

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JuGGa said:
Your config is pretty perfect. For GPU get 7770, speakers > F&D A520, RAM Corsair Value/RipJawsX (latter has better OCing), UPS > APC 1KVa or 800Va.
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Thanks for the suggestions ... Can u please also let me know if I'll get the items I desire within my budget .. And if yes.. from where I should do the shopping..
 
@Devu9277, if you can sacrifice over-clocking this is a RIG I would suggest --

Intel Core i5 3450 ~12500/-
GIGABYTE--B75M-D3H ~4500/-
Corsair Vengeance OR G.Skill RIPJAWS 4GB x2 1600MHz ~3600/- [over-clocking RAM does not boost performance to the extent it used to earlier]
AMD HD7850 2GB ~16500/- [minimum graphics card required if you want to game @1080p comfortably for the next few years, the nVidia GT630 cannot hold a candle to this cards performance]
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 [64MB cache] ~4800/-
HP [boxed] optical drive ~1000/-
Seasonic S12II 520W OR Corsair GS 500W ~4000/-
NZXT Gamma ~2500/-
APC BR650VA-IN OR MicroTek 800VA ~2900/-
[Do not refer to me about speakers, I am really weak on that ground]

If you want over-clocking this is what I suggest --
Intel Core i5 2500k ~13000/-
GIGABYTE-Z77MX-D3H ~9500/-
[rest configuration same as above]

The AMD Bulldozer and older Thuban and Deneb chips are extremely inefficient and performance vis-á-vis Intel's Sandy-Bridge / Ivy-Bridge platform is seriously lacking.

Here is a comparison of the Core i5 2500k vs. AMD FX-8150 --> http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/434?vs=288.

Hope this helps, Cheerio!
 
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ALPHA17 said:
@Devu9277, if you can sacrifice over-clocking this is a RIG I would suggest --

Intel Core i5 3450 ~12500/-
GIGABYTE--B75M-D3H ~4500/-
Corsair Vengeance OR G.Skill RIPJAWS 4GB x2 1600MHz ~3600/- [over-clocking RAM does not boost performance to the extent it used to earlier]
AMD HD7850 2GB ~16500/- [minimum graphics card required if you want to game @1080p comfortably for the next few years, the nVidia GT630 cannot hold a candle to this cards performance]
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 [64MB cache] ~4800/-
HP [boxed] optical drive ~1000/-
Seasonic S12II 520W OR Corsair GS 500W ~4000/-
NZXT Gamma ~2500/-
APC BR650VA-IN OR MicroTek 800VA ~2900/-
[Do not refer to me about speakers, I am really weak on that ground]

If you want over-clocking this is what I suggest --
Intel Core i5 2500k ~13000/-
GIGABYTE-Z77MX-D3H ~9500/-
[rest configuration same as above]

The AMD Bulldozer and older Thuban and Deneb chips are extremely inefficient and performance vis-á-vis Intel's Sandy-Bridge / Ivy-Bridge platform is seriously lacking.

Here is a comparison of the Core i5 2500k vs. AMD FX-8150 --> AnandTech - Bench - CPU.

Hope this helps, Cheerio!
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ALPHA17 said:
@Devu9277, if you can sacrifice over-clocking this is a RIG I would suggest --

Intel Core i5 3450 ~12500/-
GIGABYTE--B75M-D3H ~4500/-
Corsair Vengeance OR G.Skill RIPJAWS 4GB x2 1600MHz ~3600/- [over-clocking RAM does not boost performance to the extent it used to earlier]
AMD HD7850 2GB ~16500/- [minimum graphics card required if you want to game @1080p comfortably for the next few years, the nVidia GT630 cannot hold a candle to this cards performance]
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 [64MB cache] ~4800/-
HP [boxed] optical drive ~1000/-
Seasonic S12II 520W OR Corsair GS 500W ~4000/-
NZXT Gamma ~2500/-
APC BR650VA-IN OR MicroTek 800VA ~2900/-
[Do not refer to me about speakers, I am really weak on that ground]

If you want over-clocking this is what I suggest --
Intel Core i5 2500k ~13000/-
GIGABYTE-Z77MX-D3H ~9500/-
[rest configuration same as above]

The AMD Bulldozer and older Thuban and Deneb chips are extremely inefficient and performance vis-á-vis Intel's Sandy-Bridge / Ivy-Bridge platform is seriously lacking.

Here is a comparison of the Core i5 2500k vs. AMD FX-8150 --> AnandTech - Bench - CPU.

Hope this helps, Cheerio!
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I'm not into gaming that much... Sure I occasionally want to play COD-black Ops1 or NFS-run but even at moderate res of 720p is also ok... it should run smooth though..
My main concern is relatively heavy parallel processing with VmWare , Android programming and Network simulators and I have seen that Phenom X6 does a pretty good job in this regard..
Overclocking is something that I'm very well aware off but I'd like to try it if budget permits...
I think a DDR3 2GB GPU should be fine for normal gaming and will be well within my budget.. spending 16k for a Graphics card is somthing my budget will not permit..
 
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Devu9277 said:
I'm not into gaming that much... Sure I occasionally want to play COD-black Ops1 or NFS-run but even at moderate res of 720p is also ok... it should run smooth though..
My main concern is relatively heavy parallel processing with VmWare , Android programming and Network simulators and I have seen that Phenom X6 does a pretty good job in this regard..
Overclocking is something that I'm very well aware off but I'd like to try it if budget permits...
I think a DDR3 2GB GPU should be fine for normal gaming and will be well within my budget.. spending 16k for a Graphics card is somthing my budget will not permit..
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Okay in that case you can go for the following RIG --

AMD FX-8150 ~12000/-
ASUS M5A97-M ~6500/-
Corsair Vengeance OR RIPJAWS 4GB x2 ~3600/- [you will need to add more RAM later]
Stop looking into a GPU's performance by the amount of V-RAM the company slaps on it, the V-RAM does not affect the performance of the card in any way until the card is very powerful and you want to run games ~1080p plus resolution with uncompressed textures and details set to the moon; get an AMD HD7750 [900MHz core] 1GB GDDR5 ~7000/-.
If you are over-clocking, add a CPU-cooler --> Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO ~2500/- to the build.
Seasonic S12II520W SMPS ~4000/-
NZXT Gamma ~2500/-
[rest configuration same as earlier]

Hope this helps, Cheerio!
 
Thanks for the suggestions ... Can u please also let me know if I'll get the items I desire within my budget .. And if yes.. from where I should do the shopping..
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Yes, everything will be in your budget, except UPS. A 1KVa APC will set you back by approx ~5k which may shorten your budget. For GPU, you can even opt for 7750/6770/6670 (in order of priority to save money).
lFor shopping online, Look out for sites like:
  • Flipkart.com
  • smcinternational.in
  • deltapage.com (chennal based)
  • theitwares.com (lamington based)
  • primeabgb.com (-do-)
  • ebay.in
  • mdcomputers.in (based in kolkata)
etc.
@ALPHA17 i5 was never in question when OP had mentioned his "multi-threaded/miltu-core" purposes, in which phenom x6 will beat it hands down. Neither gaming was priority.
 
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JuGGa said:
i5 was never in question when OP had mentioned his "multi-threaded/miltu-core" purposes, in which phenom x6 will beat it hands down. Neither gaming was priority.
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This benchmark run tells a surprisingly different tale --> AnandTech - Bench - CPU, apart from the lead in the 7zip benchmark, everywhere else the performance offered by the Core i5 is superior (even in rendering tasks, traditionally associated with more cores).

And we all know that the Intel processors are more power-efficient.

Devu9277 said:
which one is better- AMD FX1 8120 or PHenom x6 1100T
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For processor go with the following --
AMD Phenom IIx6 1100T OR FX-8150 ~10500/- OR 12000/- [the former is extremely rare these days, at-least AMD pushed enough stocks of the Bulldozer processor to flood the market]
ASUS M5A97-M ~6500/- [a motherboard based on the AMD-970 chipset, has better power management than the older AMD chipsets and if you are going for the newer Bulldozer based CPU, this is the board to take; only con is lack of an iGP]
[rest configuration same as before]

I still urge you to read a little more on the processor scene; I feel the Intel Core i5 series processors are better oriented towards your task and are efficient too.
 
Yes.. All benchmark tests do show that i5 2500k (which is inferior to i5 3450) does better than FX-8150.. however I have seen that FX-1 8150 has amazing Overclocking capabilities (Guiness Record holder at 9Ghz OC).. And yes I couldn't fina Phenom 1100T anywhere in stock :(
Also is Nvidia GTX-560 better than AMD 7850 or not ? I'm getting both at about same price ..
 
Yes seems like AMD PhenomII X6 is OOS,Try contacting Primeabgb,Smcinternational.in OR Theitwares,They might have it in stock,For gpu go for AMD HD7850 it beats GTX560Ti in overclocking and also in performance.Here's a comparison-AnandTech - Bench - GPU12
Devu9277 said:
Yes.. All benchmark tests do show that i5 2500k (which is inferior to i5 3450) does better than FX-8150.. however I have seen that FX-1 8150 has amazing Overclocking capabilities (Guiness Record holder at 9Ghz OC).. And yes I couldn't fina Phenom 1100T anywhere in stock :(
Also is Nvidia GTX-560 better than AMD 7850 or not ? I'm getting both at about same price ..
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Devu9277 said:
Yes.. All benchmark tests do show that i5 2500k (which is inferior to i5 3450) does better than FX-8150.. however I have seen that FX-1 8150 has amazing Overclocking capabilities (Guiness Record holder at 9Ghz OC).
Also is Nvidia GTX-560 better than AMD 7850 or not ? I'm getting both at about same price.
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Over-clocking is half the story, do you think you will over-clock the CPU on LN2 for dailiy usage?

Even after both the processors are over-clocked equally the Core i5 2500k seems a better deal to me thanks to the following reasons --
  • more-efficient;
  • consistent performer [the AMD processor falters in light threaded applications]
  • no iGP on die so you need to invest in an AMD 8** series OR AMD 990 chipset motherboard.
  • Almost equal costs to set-up and maintain the two over-clocking setups.
Also between the GTX560Ti and an AMD HD7850 I recommend the latter due to --
  • Newer design, so more efficient than the older nVidia Fermi offering.
  • Better a GPGPU tasks and plays well with Open Source compute loads as well.
Here is a benchmark run between the two --> AnandTech - Bench - GPU12.

Now the choice is yours, the cards are on the table. Cheerio!
 
OK.. I have a query.. I checked eBay and found a new external HDD from Adata HV610..
I wanted to know how reliable is the company's after sales service in india. I kinda liked the design but is it worth the risk I'm putting on by not going with popular WD or Seagate ?
tnx
 
Devu9277 said:
OK.. I have a query.. I checked eBay and found a new external HDD from Adata HV610..
I wanted to know how reliable is the company's after sales service in india. I kinda liked the design but is it worth the risk I'm putting on by not going with popular WD or Seagate ?
tnx
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Stick to Seagate OR Western Digital never have used ADATA and have no idea how is their infrastructure in India.
 
I have finally decided the config I would go with :

Processor : CORE i5 3450
Mobo : GIGABYTE--B75M-D3H ~4500/-
Ram : Corsair Vengeance 4GB*2 1600mhz
Graphics Card : AMD radeon 7750 HD
Internal HDD : Seagate Baracuda 7200.14 ST100DM003 1TB
External HDD : WD passport essential with USB3.0 500gb
DVD-RW : Samsung 24x
UPS : APC BR650VA-IN
CPU-cooler: CM 460W
Pl let me know if I miss anything imp here that I need to add. Speaker etc can be choosed on site..

Also can someone let me know what are the current prices of all these if I purchase on lamington road(not online) if possible.

Thanks
 
The CM 460W is not a CPU Cooler it's a PSU,Instead of CM 460W go for Corsair Cx430V2-2.2k it'll be better performer than CM 460W.Everything else is fine.
Devu9277 said:
I have finally decided the config I would go with :

Processor : CORE i5 3450
Mobo : GIGABYTE--B75M-D3H ~4500/-
Ram : Corsair Vengeance 4GB*2 1600mhz
Graphics Card : AMD radeon 7750 HD
Internal HDD : Seagate Baracuda 7200.14 ST100DM003 1TB
External HDD : WD passport essential with USB3.0 500gb
DVD-RW : Samsung 24x
UPS : APC BR650VA-IN
CPU-cooler: CM 460W
Pl let me know if I miss anything imp here that I need to add. Speaker etc can be choosed on site..

Also can someone let me know what are the current prices of all these if I purchase on lamington road(not online) if possible.

Thanks
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Jakob said:
The CM 460W is not a CPU Cooler it's a PSU,Instead of CM 460W go for Corsair Cx430V2-2.2k it'll be better performer than CM 460W.Everything else is fine.
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Sorry sir.. my bad :) now feel like an idiot misquoting things ..
If someone can let me know the expected price for each at lamington , that would be great.
Also Do I need to add a cooler in the config ? If yes, which 1
Thankx
 
Hey don't call me sir,It's ok it happens i can give you approximate prices of the components but not exact-
Intel i5 3450-12k
IGABYTE--B75M-D3H ~4.5k
Corsair Vengeance 4GB*2 1600mhz-3.4k
AMD radeon 7750 HD-7.5k
Seagate Baracuda 7200.14 ST100DM003 1TB-4.5k
WD passport essential with USB3.0 500gb-4.3k
Samsung 24x-1k
APC BR650VA-IN-2.5k
It's not mandatory to get a cpu cooler but if you feel like the temps are high then get CM Hyper 212 Evo-2.2k
You can get comps at low prices at lamington road primeabgb or Theitwares.
Hope this helps.:)
Devu9277 said:
Sorry sir.. my bad :) now feel like an idiot misquoting things ..
If someone can let me know the expected price for each at lamington , that would be great.
Also Do I need to add a cooler in the config ? If yes, which 1
Thankx
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Jakob said:
Hey don't call me sir,It's ok it happens i can give you approximate prices of the components but not exact-
Intel i5 3450-12k
IGABYTE--B75M-D3H ~4.5k
Corsair Vengeance 4GB*2 1600mhz-3.4k
AMD radeon 7750 HD-7.5k
Seagate Baracuda 7200.14 ST100DM003 1TB-4.5k
WD passport essential with USB3.0 500gb-4.3k
Samsung 24x-1k
APC BR650VA-IN-2.5k
It's not mandatory to get a cpu cooler but if you feel like the temps are high then get CM Hyper 212 Evo-2.2k
You can get comps at low prices at lamington road primeabgb or Theitwares.
Hope this helps.:)
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Thanks @Jakob for everything. One more small q's - Is Gskill ripgawX better than Corsair Vengeance ?? I'm getting both at around same price.
 
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