PC Upgrade for Gaming @ 25~30K

Buying Advice Desktop & PC Buying Advice
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  1. Q: What is your budget?

  2. 25~30K

     			[*]Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)

  3. CPU - Intel E6550 + TRU120E

  4. Motherboard - Abit IP35E

  5. GPU - MSI 8800GT OC + Arctic S2

  6. RAM - Transcend 2X2GB PC6400

  7. Monitor - STDell 2410

  8. SMPS - Corsair VX450

  9. Hard disk- WD500GB+ WD640GB

  10. Cabinet - CM690

     			[*]Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)

  11. Monitor - Dell 2410

  12. SMPS - Corsair VX450 (if it would be sufficient post upgrade else plan to get a new psu)

  13. Hard disks- WD500 & WD 640

  14. Cabinet - CM690

     			[*]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.

  15. CPU - Intel i3 2100

  16. Motherboard - Gigabyte Z68P DS3

  17. GPU - HD6850 or crossfire two cheaper cards

  18. RAM - 8GB or more

  19. (please mention the rest in above format)

     			[*]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

  20. No plans to upgrade for another 3~4years after this

     			[*]Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)

  21. Chennai

  22. Open to online purchase

     			[*]Q: Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market

  23. No

     			[*]Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware

  24. Gaming @ 1920x1080res

  25. Browsing

  26. Watching HD movies

     			[*]Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.

  27. No pref.

     			[*]Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?

  28. Strategy - Civilization 5

  29. Battlefield 3 in high or ultra settings @1080p and any other games with good gfx.

     			[*]Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage

  30. Gaming - 1920x1080

  31. Desktop - 1920x1080

     			[*]Q: Are you looking to overclock?

  32. *Maybe. I’ve OC’d in the past and might do so in future *.

     			[*]Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?

  33. Windows 7 64 bit

Back into PC’s and upgrades after a looooong time. I want to try gaming @ 1920 res with high or ultra settings, so I’m planning to Upgrade the core after 4years to keep up with the newer games. After reading multiple guides and charts shortlisted the i3 2100 and Z68P combo as they seemed to give the best bang for buck. Not quite sure if I should go for a 6850 or try crossfire of two cheaper cards. So what do you guys think?

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Intel i3 2100 ~6,200/- OR **i5 2400-**10,500/-

Intel DH67BL-B3~5400/-

Corsair Xms3 2X4GB 1333mhz-3400/- or Gskill Ripjaws 2X4GB 1333mhz-3500/-

Seasonic S12ii 620W-4600/- **OR **Corsair TX650V2-5200/-[Sell your current VX450 and get one of these psu’s which are future proof]

Combo Logitech K200-700/

For gpu i’d suggest you to wait for Amd HD7850-16,000 launch in india,in a few weeks time it’ll be available in the market.

Overclocking rig will go out of your budget so i’ve suggested the best for you.Hope this helps.

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thanks Jakob..dont think the hd7850 would come under my budget..any other idea? OC rig is 2ndary compared to gaming.. i havent really oc’d since 2008/9 or something.. already have a mx518 and a logitech keyboard along with senheiser eh150 headphones and an altec lansing 2.1 speakers…i’d be retaining those too..

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Total of the above rig is 19.5k so if you sell your VX450 for 2.5 or 3k then you can get HD7850-16k total will be 32k so little here and there and you’ll have an awesome gpu which will last for 3 years.[quote=“dexterz, post:3, topic:201726”]
thanks Jakob..dont think the hd7850 would come under my budget..any other idea? OC rig is 2ndary compared to gaming.. i havent really oc’d since 2008/9 or something.. already have a mx518 and a logitech keyboard along with senheiser eh150 headphones and an altec lansing 2.1 speakers…i’d be retaining those too..
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o.O wasn’t aware that a 4year old PSU might sell for that much lol.. will wait a while for hd7850 then.. what would be a good backup choice if not the 7850?

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If you wait for a while then either HD7850 will settle in and can be for 15k or after launch of HD7850 the prices of HD6970 or HD6950 will come down to 11-12k so you can get that-http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/509?vs=549

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righto..thanks Jakob..will wait and watch then

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my budget increased to 40k is there anything that you’d change in your previously suggested config? please let me know. thanks

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**i5 2400-**10,500/-

Intel DH67BL-B3~5400/-

Corsair Xms3 2X4GB 1333mhz-3400/- or Gskill Ripjaws 2X4GB 1333mhz-3500/-

AMD HD7850-16,000/-

Seasonic S12ii 620W-4600/- **OR **Corsair TX650V2-5200/-[Sell your current VX450 and get one of these psu’s which are future proof]

Combo Logitech K200-700/

This is what you’d get,you’ll get great performance from this rig.Go for it.

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which board would you suggest in case to oc the cpu?

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Well if you want to oc the you’d have to go for-

i5 2500K-12.5k+Asus Maximus IV Gene Z-13k OR Asus P8Z68M-PRO-9.5k[quote=“dexterz, post:10, topic:201726”]
which board would you suggest in case to oc the cpu?
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cool.. what do you think about this board? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271

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Well don’t know about that,rather than that go for Asus or msi P8Z68M-PRO[quote=“dexterz, post:12, topic:201726”]
cool.. what do you think about this board? http://www.newegg.co…N82E16813157271
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came across it while browsing boards in newegg and found indian cost was around 10k. seemed like a beefy board with decent features and specs. will be going to ritchie st tomorrow to check out prices and maybe get everything except the gpu and psu

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we do get ASROCK mobo’s in market. They’re generally not much recommended. earlier They used to offer 1year warranty, now they are offering additional 1yr. Asus Z68 Mb are quite good for ocing. If you dont like them you can check out Gigabyte z68 Mobo’s.

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will check out the asus and gigabyte selections tomorrow thanks

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bah the price in chennai is so much higher compared to online retailers.. think im better off buying from them. well atleast the hd7xxx series is out now…hopefully the prices will stabilize soon

is flipkart good place to buy the parts?