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Chaoseater

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One of my friend is seeking my advice on Purchasing a Gaming PC for his cousin. He has completed his tenth boards, wants to kill his vacations GAMING. So IMO the purchase would be within a week(Need to Confirm when he will purchase). Here are the requirements. So, I request TE peeps from Bangalore help me source the components #[member='ALPHA17']. Never been around Hardware scenes for long. Please provide you inputs. Budget is flexible.

  • Q: What is your budget?
    1. 70K
  • Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
    1. Display- A 42 Incher Is all he has now
  • Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
    1. A LG 3D 42" LCD TV
  • 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 requirements.
  1. CPU - Intel Core i7 2600K (How about Ivy Bridge)
  2. Motherboard - any compatible motherboard
  3. GPU - HD7950/GTX670/GTX680 or Is it possible to squeeze in a Dual GPU setup in this budget.
  4. RAM- Gskill 4GB*2
  5. PSU- Corsair HX650 or Higher if its a Dual GPU Config
  6. Cabinet- CM HAF 922/ A Good Cabinet with good cooling and cable management will do(Prefer it with a Side Panel
  7. HDD- Seagate 1 TB
  8. SSD- Please suggest
  9. Keyboard- Good Mechanical KB
  10. Mouse- Razer DA/ Logitech G500
  • 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

Yes, will upgrade the following within 6 months's

Few More HDD's once price stabilizes

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

Open to online purchase/ Bangalore
  • Q: Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market

NO
  • Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
    1. Gaming
    2. Browsing
    3. Desktop Processing
    4. HTPC
    5. Download rig, 24x7 operation
    6. Watching HD movies
  • Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
    1. No Brand Preference. Anything with good performance and pricing would be my hands on them.
  • Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
    1. FPS- High Settings
    2. Racing - Grid at medium to high settings
    3. No idea about his Genre
  • Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
    1. Gaming - 1920*1080
  • Q: Are you looking to overclock?
    1. Yes
  • Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
    1. Windows 7 64 bit

Please pour in your views and suggestions.

TIA,

Avinash
 
Intel i7 2600K-17.5k OR i5 2500K

Asus P8Z77-M PRO-11.5k OR Asus P8Z77-V-14.5k

Gskill Ripjaws X 4GB X 2-3.5k

Segate 1TB 7200RPM-5.5k

AMD HD7850-16.5k OR HD7950-27k

Corsair TX750V2-7.2k OR Seasonic X560W-6.5k

Corsair 400R-5k OR Nzxt Temptest Evo-5.5k OR CM HAF 922-7.7k

Logitech G110-3.6k OR Microsoft Sidewinder X6-3.4k

Corsair M60-3k OR Logitech G500-3.5k

CM Hyper 212 EVO-2.1k OR Noctua NH-U12P SE2-3.9k

Hope this helps.
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Hello Avinash, were the numbers of any help?

As I am not in Banglaore, I will give a rough configuration --

Intel Core i5 2500k ~12500/- [there is not a great performance chasm between the Ivy-Bridge and Sandy-Bridge counterparts -- http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/551?vs=288, gaming scores are par]

ASUS P8Z77-M PRO ~12500/- [the Intel Z77 chipset brings in a few advantages like native support for USB 3.0 and SATA III]

G.Skill RIPJAWS 4GB x2 ~3400/-

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB ~5000/-

LG / Samsung OEM DVD drive ~1000/-

AMD HD 7870 ~22500/- OR AMD HD 7950 ~27000/- [honestly I am not a proponent for dual-GPU configurations, I will list the reasons a little later]

Corsair TX V2 650W ~5600/- OR Corsair TX V2 750W ~6800/-

Corsair Carbide 400R ~5400/- OR NZXT Tempest EVO ~5500/-

TVS Gold mechanical keyboard ~1400/- OR Microsoft Sidewinder X4 ~2000/-

Corsair Vengeance M60 ~3000/-

Extra purchases pertaining to over-clocking of the CPU --

Noctua NH-U12P SE2 ~3900/- OR SVG Tech HOC40 ~6500/-

A few reasons, why I do not advocate a dual-GPU set-up --
  • Heat and power draw, expensive and power-guzzlers.
  • Once they are outdated, they are dinosaurs.
  • Fickle driver sets do not help either. Scaling is another issue.
  • Over-clocking these set-ups is tantamount to inviting a furnace in your cabinet

Hope this helps, Cheers!!

Any more queries please tag and ask.
 
Chaoseater said:
Thanks peeps.

#[member='ALPHA17']- The numbers were of great use. Thanks a ton. Will be going to SP Road over this weekend.
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Please note that Sunday is the weekly off, so if any shops will be open they will close down by ~1200 Hours.

Also forget anybody to pull out anything from their 'locked' godowns / warehouse.
 
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