Mid-entry level gaming rig under 35k

[Jakob]

First of all there is no such processor as i3 2100K,so no overclocking until you get i5 2500k with z68 or p67 chipset which is out of your budget,Since you're going for the gpu in few months then go for the i3 rig and do buy Nzxt Gamma-2.4k rather than Source elite.

 

[sudhanshu123]

nope have to disagree with both jakob and jugga,why are you suggesting such expensive configs for op when he is on a budget?an AM3+ and 880G based system would do him justice and more so than a h67 and 1155 based one.First:an AMD fx 4100 will let him oc(he can cut back on some things,as i have done below, and buy a hyper 212 cooler),SECOND : shortly games will begin using full quad cores so the amd processor will observe more gains than the i3 which only has SMT and is essentially a dual core.so i fail to understand the choice of an i3 above the 4100.

also why are you picking a sapphire 7750 over a gigabyte factory oc'ed 7750?

here is the rig you should take :

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]BenQ G2222HDL ~ 7600[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Logiteck MK200 ~ 700[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Mobo-Biostar A880GZ -3673(@flipkart)[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]CPU-amd fx 4100-rs.6307[/font][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif](@flipkart)[/font]

corsair 430cxv2 430 watt-rs.2588

(http://www.flipkart.com/corsair-cmpsu-430cxv2uk-430-watts-psu/p/itmd5xz5qs9mhqmq?pid=PSUD5XZ4ZJ5YPGBU&_l=mzQmrlkCJv0IjldH8nGLKg--&_r=eogBqIYsHUuD9vD2NqQClw--&ref=043234ed-ceb3-4621-8434-7826f00a62c1)

Cooler Master Elite 310 Cabinet-rs.1826(flipkart)(no need for a nzxt case,at your budget you CANT have a temp problem so might as well save money wherever you can)

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Corsair Value select 1333MHz ~ 1200[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]WD Caviar blue 250GB ~ 3800[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Asus 24x Sata black DVD ~ 1100[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]GPU-amd gigabyte 7750OC-rs.6964[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]cm hyper 212 plus-rs.2500(currently not in stock at flipkart)[/font]

TOTAL: RS.38258 EVEN WITH A COOLER.IT WILL LET YOU OC TO ABOUT 4.2-4.5 GHz.ALSO YOU COULD BUY THE RIG WITHOUT THE COOLER AND THE PRICE WILL BE rs.35,550 exactly your budget.also the 7750 does not need a pcie power connector so you can just plug it in and be ready to go.this is the best rig for you.also if you dont want the cooler then you can go back to your nzxt case without any problem.

also drop the monitor i said because in your budget what the hell are you gonna need HD res for?your pc sure aint gonna play at that res so might as well drop it and use the money saved to get a hd 6850 which you can get for rs.8800(XFX version,http://www.flipkart.com/xfx-amd-ati-radeon-hd-6850-1-gb-ddr5-graphics-card/p/itmd2rynzyzwe2uv?pid=GRCD2RYNEG2TTBJ2&_l=bv_NtD9XXmj9WRYpxHeOXw--&_r=vXZrZvPYyG4S8GHg2ELsTQ--&ref=6977be30-4e3a-4985-8cbd-aacf8b182e66)

so this is the final rig(Again) :

DELL E1709W ~ 4300(res of 1440x900,good enough,you cant expect fairy dust in your budget)

Logiteck MK200 ~ 700

Mobo-Biostar A880GZ -3673(@flipkart)

CPU-amd fx 4100-rs.6307(@flipkart)

corsair 500cxv2 -rs.3611

(http://www.flipkart....34-7826f00a62c1[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif])[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Cooler Master Elite 310 Cabinet-rs.1826(flipkart)(no need for a nzxt case,at your budget you CANT have a temp problem so might as well save money wherever you can)[/font]

Corsair Value select 1333MHz ~ 1200

WD Caviar blue 250GB ~ 3800

Asus 24x Sata black DVD ~ 1100

GPU-XFX HD 6850 1GB GDDR5-rs.8800

cm hyper 212 plus-rs.2500(currently not in stock at flipkart)(your choice to go with it or not,stock fan will also do fine without much oc)

TOTAL:35991 ,lol,exactly your price,now you can play anything with highest settings(almost) at 1440x900 res(decent).buy this rig and enjoy and also if you want a bigger screen you can get many other monitors in this price range but then res will not be as high( i guess ,i have got other things to do so...,go figure).

 

[ALPHA17]

First:an AMD fx 4100 will let him oc(he can cut back on some things,as i have done below, and buy a hyper 212 cooler),SECOND : shortly games will begin using full quad cores so the amd processor will observe more gains than the i3 which only has SMT and is essentially a dual core.so i fail to understand the choice of an i3 above the 4100.

Well the AMD FX-4100 is a power guzzler when over-clocked, also the module(s) architecture is not a consistent performer, so seems like a waste to invest in that, rather OP can buy a AMD Phenom IIx4 955 B.E. and start over-clocking that to gain performance, atleast other real-time work will also gain. For more on the same --

When it comes to performance we were shocked to see the AMD A8-3850 'Llano' processor and the Socket FM1 platform performing better than the AMD FX-4100 'Bulldozer' processor and the Socket AM3+ platform. We quickly found out that the FX-4100 was priced this low as it needed to be. The performance of the FX-4100 wasn't awful, but we didn't expect to see the AMD A6-3650 running at 2.6GHz to beat the AMD FX-4100 running at 3.6GHz in benchmarks like POV-Ray and Cinebench!

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-4100-core-i3-2100-gaming-benchmark,3136.html / http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1766/15/

The Intel flattens the AMD FX in power consumption.

here is the rig you should take :

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]BenQ G2222HDL ~ 7600[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Logiteck MK200 ~ 700[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Mobo-Biostar A880GZ -3673(@flipkart)[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]CPU-amd fx 4100-rs.6307[/font][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif](@flipkart)[/font]

corsair 430cxv2 430 watt-rs.2588

Do you intend OP to over-clock on this SMPS, you have guts Sire, I will give you that but the FX will eat up the power easily, over-clocking the FX-chip demands a SMPS of the calibre of a Seasonic S12II 520W minimum. That itself will make the cost jump up by ~1200/-.

(http://www.flipkart....34-7826f00a62c1)

Cooler Master Elite 310 Cabinet-rs.1826(flipkart)(no need for a nzxt case,at your budget you CANT have a temp problem so might as well save money wherever you can)

Really the eLite 310, over-clocking in this cabinet is a sure shot to raise temperatures of components. The NZXT Gamma is the least OP's requirements dictate if you want to over-clock anything. The Cooler Master has a top mounted SMPS, guess where it will dump all its hot air, on the CPU right below it. Getting cozy aren't we.

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Corsair Value select 1333MHz ~ 1200[/font]

Again OP requires ~1600MHz RAM modules to make good on any over-clock gains. Also Intel processors sweet spot is also 1600MHz --> http://www.anandtech.com/show/4503/sandy-bridge-memory-scaling-choosing-the-best-ddr3.

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]WD Caviar blue 250GB ~ 3800[/font]

Again, OP requires a 500GB hard-drive minimum in current days operations. 250GB is a pittance, might as well not buy a hard-drive.

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Asus 24x Sata black DVD ~ 1100[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]GPU-amd gigabyte 7750OC-rs.6964[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]cm hyper 212 plus-rs.2500(currently not in stock at flipkart)[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]It is available ~2200/- in Nehru Place [Delhi], should be ~2400/- in rest of the country. [/font]

also drop the monitor i said because in your budget what the hell are you gonna need HD res for?your pc sure aint gonna play at that res so might as well drop it and use the money saved to get a hd 6850 which you can get for rs.8800(XFX version,http://www.flipkart....bd-aacf8b182e66)
What about the future and don't tell me OP can watch a 720p / 1080p movie RIP on a 17" screen with comfort.

Also instead of pushing XFX graphics card, OP will be better served with Sapphire / MSi / Gigabyte flavours of the same model as the after sales is better than Rashi Peripherals.

A better RIG for OP will be [consistent performance] for near future applications and gaming [for the next 1 --> 2 years] --

Intel Core i3 2100 ~6500/-

ASUS P8H61M-LX ~3500/-

G.Skill RIPJAWS 4GB x1 ~1600/-

Gigabyte HD 7750 ~6500/- OR Sapphire HD 6850 ~8500/-

Corsair CX V2 430W ~2400/- OR Seasonic S12II 430W ~3200/- [the Seasonic S12II model is better due to higher Amperage, so more hard drives can be put easily later down the line without significant problems also more powerful cards will be supported]

NZXT Source 210 Elite ~2100/-

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB ~4000/-

LG / Samsung OEM DVD drive ~1000/-

Dell IN2030M ~6500/-

Logitech multimedia combo ~700/-

 

[badboy6301]

Thanks Sudhanshu123 and ALPHA17

nope have to disagree with both jakob and jugga,why are you suggesting such expensive configs for op when he is on a budget?an AM3+ and 880G based system would do him justice and more so than a h67 and 1155 based one.First:an AMD fx 4100 will let him oc(he can cut back on some things,as i have done below, and buy a hyper 212 cooler),SECOND : shortly games will begin using full quad cores so the amd processor will observe more gains than the i3 which only has SMT and is essentially a dual core.so i fail to understand the choice of an i3 above the 4100.

Haven't heard many good reviews about AMD FX 4100.

I am considering AMD A6 3650 6175

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Mobo-Biostar A880GZ -3673(@flipkart)[/font]

I think it's better I go for a mobo which supports sata 6GBps and USB 3.0

considering future proofing..and I will be buying a 6GBps HDD.

Regarding the monitor, I want a 22" monitor.. the BENQ G2222HDL seems to be the best option although AOC monitors seem really tempting but I do not know about reliability of AOC.

A better RIG for OP will be [consistent performance] for near future applications and gaming [for the next 1 --> 2 years] -- Intel Core i3 2100 ~6500/- ASUS P8H61M-LX ~3500/- G.Skill RIPJAWS 4GB x1 ~1600/- Gigabyte HD 7750 ~6500/- OR Sapphire HD 6850 ~8500/- Corsair CX V2 430W ~2400/- OR Seasonic S12II 430W ~3200/- [the Seasonic S12II model is better due to higher Amperage, so more hard drives can be put easily later down the line without significant problems also more powerful cards will be supported] NZXT Source 210 Elite ~2100/- Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB ~4000/- LG / Samsung OEM DVD drive ~1000/- Dell IN2030M ~6500/- Logitech multimedia combo ~700/-

The Intel core i3 2100 is fine but mobo does not support 6GBps

The other option that I thought of is AMD A6 3650

6175

with

ASUS F1A75-M LE 6100

Remaining would be similar

RAM Corsair any 1333/1600 at price

1500

HDD Segate 500GB HDD

4000

GPU sapphire ati hd 7750

7000

Monitor BenQ G2222HDL

7600

Cabinet NZXT Source elite

2300

PSU corsair 500W CX PSU

3200

Key Board Combo Logitech K200

700

ODD Samsung\ LG etc

950



This is coming to

39525

may come down to AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE

with a compatible 6gbps usb 3.0 mobo

to reduce cost.

Kindly suggest.

You guys have been really helpful..

 

[JuGGa]

#[member='badboy6301']

Mate, no point in going with Llano (3650) if you're opting for dedicated graphics card as its supposed to be for a rig without a dGPU (has on die GPU called APU). Go with 955BE it will be much better config wise

 

[ALPHA17]

The Intel core i3 2100 is fine but mobo does not support 6GBps

In that case go for the Intel DH67-BL ~5400/- a slightly more expensive motherboard but it supports SATA III ports and USB 3.0. Though a SATA III based hard-drives have not registered any substantial performance boost over their SATA II brethren.

Corsair any 1333/1600 at price

I would strongly urge you to consider the G.Skill RIPJAWS 1600MHz 4GB x1 ~1600/-, Intel Sandy-Bridge processors perform best at this frequency --> http://www.anandtech...g-the-best-ddr3 / http://www.xbitlabs....ridge-ddr3.html.

Sandy Bridge's improved memory controller has all but eliminated the need for extreme memory bandwidth, at least for this architecture. It's only when you get down to DDR3-1333 that you see a minor performance penalty. The sweet spot appears to be at DDR3-1600, where you will see a minor performance increase over DDR3-1333 with only a slight increase in cost. The performance increase gained by going up to DDR3-1866 or DDR3-2133 isn't nearly as pronounced.

Corsair 500W CX PSU

Instead of this SMPS, go for the Corsair CX V2 430W ~2400/-, the rest of the CX line-up isn't as good as the V2 430W piece --> http://www.jonnyguru...=Story&reid=239

AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE to reduce cost.

That will be counter productive Sire, no point going for the Deneb processor no matter how enticing it seems for the following reasons --

• It runs hotter than the Core i3 line-up.
  
• Your main purpose of gaming will be better served by the Core i3, even after it is a dual-core.
  
• The line is now EoL, so no point investing in a dead-end, with the Intel Core i3 on the LGA 1155 package, you can upgrade to Ivy-Bridge ~2 years down the line when they will be cheap and you will start facing a performance cap due to dual-core architecture vis-a-vis multi-core architecture in day-to-day performance.
  

Hope this helps, Cheers!!

 

[badboy6301]

Thanks to all of you guys,

Based on all recommendations, ↓ is mostly my final config.

Intel core i3 2100 6400 Intel DH67BL-B3 5400 Corsair 1600 or G.Skill RIPJAWS 1600MHz 4GB x1 1600 Seagate 6GBps 500GB or WD 4000 Corsair CX V2 430W 2400 Gigabyte Radeon HD 7750 6500 NZXT Source Elite 2400 BenQ G2222HDL 7600 Combo Logitech K200 700 LG / Samsung OEM DVD drive 1000 Total 38000

The other option for GPU seems Gigabyte Radeon HD 6770 6350

The other option for monitor seems

DELL ST2220L 21.5-inch 8600

Please suggest on these otions ↑

Also, Will the Corsair CX V2 430W be able to handle the GPU?

PS: Can I sell old peripherals at lamington Road, Mumbai? I have an Intel Pentium D, Intel original mobo, VIP Gold 500w, Transcend DDR1 RAM 1GB,MSI Nvidia N9500 GT ,Samsung SyncMaster740N 17" LCD, Keyboard, mouse etc.. which I intend to discard.

 

[JuGGa]

For monitor, I'd seriously suggest you to check out AOC i2353Ph @ 10.5-11k. Its a beauty. http://www.anandtech.com/show/5469/aoc-i2353ph-ips-for-a-nice-low-price

Corsair CX430v2 PSU will be fine.

GPU- Stick to 7750 only.

For selling your components- You can sell it on the forums also.

 

[badboy6301]

For monitor, I'd seriously suggest you to check out AOC i2353Ph @ 10.5-11k. Its a beauty. http://www.anandtech.com/show/5469/aoc-i2353ph-ips-for-a-nice-low-price Corsair CX430v2 PSU will be fine. GPU- Stick to 7750 only. For selling your components- You can sell it on the forums also.

Thanks JuGGa,

The AOC does look very very good...

But I havent heard any reviews about reliability of AOC...

Also, have no clue about ASService,warranty etc.

Redarding Intel DH67BL-B3

It supports DDR3 1333/1066 MHz RAM... will it be any use putting a 1600 MHz RAM on it?

Or will I have to buy a mobo that supports 1600 MHz..

 

[rakesh_ic]

Thanks JuGGa, The AOC does look very very good... But I havent heard any reviews about reliability of AOC...

Also, have no clue about ASService,warranty etc. Redarding Intel DH67BL-B3 It supports DDR3 1333/1066 MHz RAM... will it be any use putting a 1600 MHz RAM on it? Or will I have to buy a mobo that supports 1600 MHz..

An H61/H67 board support upto 1333MHz only. So buying a RAM with speeds higher than this will be just some wasted bucks. However, you still can use them on these boards but they will be underclocked to 1333MHz.

Buy GSkill Ripjaw (non X) RAM 1333MHz

 

[JuGGa]

Thanks JuGGa,

The AOC does look very very good...

But I havent heard any reviews about reliability of AOC...

Also, have no clue about ASService,warranty etc.

Redarding Intel DH67BL-B3

It supports DDR3 1333/1066 MHz RAM... will it be any use putting a 1600 MHz RAM on it?

Or will I have to buy a mobo that supports 1600 MHz..

I own an AOC monitor from 2 yrs, and still didn't got any problem. Can't say about ASS, but quality wise they are reliable.

About the RAM, as above said.

 

[badboy6301]

I own an AOC monitor from 2 yrs, and still didn't got any problem. Can't say about ASS, but quality wise they are reliable.

About the RAM, as above said.

Thanks JuGGa,

Will check if the [font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][background=rgb(247, 247, 247)]AOC i2353Ph[/background][/font] monitor is available at Lamington road.(since I did not find it on their website). and if my budget allows..

Another monitor that i came accross is DELL ST2220L 21.5-inch Wide LED

http://www.primeabgb.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=4623&category_id=117&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=53

Has similar specs like the Benq G2222 HDL .. But also has an HDMI port and better contrast ratio..

Pricing also seems to be similar.. Considering it's a DELL, reliability should be good i suppose..

Kindly suggest..

 

[JuGGa]

Yes, Dell St2220L is obviously good, you can go ahead

 

[sudhanshu123]

well all the other components you have selected are ohk but the i3 still doesnt beat the 4100 by a well enough margin so as to justify getting a dual core with SMT,and yeah alpha what you said was alright but how is the rig with the i3 better in the long run,as you suggest for "the next few years",when games begin utilising full 4 cores in the very near future(only some games do so now),then how do you suggest the i3 will cope up?smt will only get you so far.plus no sata 6gb/s and no 1666 mhz ram because the i3 has the memory controller on die so mobo doesnt anymore "support anything" it depends on the memory controller on the die.for these reasons i still fail to see the purpose of an i3 rig,go ahead if you want.also dnt oc on the psu to be safe then,and win 8 is supposed to be bringing some performance gains for the bulldozer proccys to better utilise its module architecture.

 

[ALPHA17]

yeah alpha what you said was alright but how is the rig with the i3 better in the long run,as you suggest for "the next few years",when games begin utilising full 4 cores in the very near future(only some games do so now),then how do you suggest the i3 will cope up?smt will only get you so far.plus no sata 6gb/s and no 1666 mhz ram because the i3 has the memory controller on die so mobo doesnt anymore "support anything" it depends on the memory controller on the die.

Well I will take opportunity to enlighten certain aspects about multi-core implementation --

• It has been ~4 years since Core2 Quads have opened the multi-core market, the highest core density is by Intel in their Core i7 990X [6 cores, 12 threads].
  
• Apart from FarCry 2 no other game has shown proper multi-core affinity, forget implementing dual-core properly. Battlefield is playable with a Intel Pentium G 620 + GTX 580 set-up, this clearly shows that the mantle has passed onto the graphics card to provide stable frames.
  
• The IPC ratio of a Bulldozer vis-a-vis Sandy-Bridge is still very poor. Frankly speaking Bulldozer is a white elephant a pretty big one at that, a higher clocked FX-8150 cannot oust a moderately over-clocked Intel Core i7 2600k also the performance gains over Thuban are also very sketchy.
  
• http://www.overclock...ews/amd_fx8150/ / http://www.anandtech...d-fx8150-tested / http://www.techradar...-1033315/review / http://www.hardwarec...-review-21.html.
  

[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Unfortunately the same complaints we've had about AMD's processors over the past few years still apply here today: in lightly threaded scenarios, Bulldozer simply does not perform. To make matters worse, in some heavily threaded applications the improvement over the previous generation Phenom II X6 simply isn't enough to justify an upgrade for existing AM3+ platform owners. AMD has released a part that is generally more competitive than its predecessor, but not consistently so. AMD also makes you choose between good single or good multithreaded performance, a tradeoff that we honestly shouldn't have to make in the era of power gating and turbo cores.[/font]

[font=Helvetica, arial, sans-serif]

Inevitably the performance of these chips is where they are going to be judged in real terms. ​

[/font]And somewhat inevitably it's something of a disappointment.

[font=Helvetica, arial, sans-serif]It's somewhat inevitable as AMD simply doesn't have the vast research budget of its Silicon Valley rival, Intel. We don't want to start making excuses for AMD though, and the FX-8150 is by no means a bad chip.[/font]​

[font=Helvetica, arial, sans-serif]It is definitely the fastest CPU AMD has on the market right now. [/font]Take Intel out of the equation and we'd be lauding the Bulldozer architecture as a truly remarkable thing.​

[font=Helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The problem is Intel is most definitely in this equation and we've had this sort of performance, for around this sort of price, since we first clapped benchmarks on Sandy Bridge.[/font]​

AMD are quick to boast that Zambezi has two 2 additional cores, a huge chunk of cache, and a lot more megahertz than the competition, but at the moment it doesn't seem like they have been able to squeeze much extra performance from all those bits and bobbles. As it stands, in most instances, AMD are lagging behind Intel when it comes to performance per dollar, performance per watt and performance per square millimeter of die space. The good news for AMD fans is the Pilediver refresh should be arriving in early 2012, albeit in APU form first, and they claim a 10-15% performance increase. However, even that threatens to be totally eclipsed since Intel's upcoming mainstream Ivy Bridge processors are also launching sometime in early 2012.

for these reasons i still fail to see the purpose of an i3 rig,go ahead if you want.also dnt oc on the psu to be safe then,and win 8 is supposed to be bringing some performance gains for the bulldozer proccys to better utilise its module architecture.

For your information, patching of Windows 7 hasn't yielded any ground breaking improvements from Bulldozer chips --

http://www.techpower.../FX8150/14.html / http://www.tomshardw...mance,3119.html.

[font=Verdana, Tahoma,]The nicest thing about working for a site that clearly separates the editorial and sales departments is that the reviewers are able to represent [/font]your[font=Verdana, Tahoma,] best interests without any interference. Yes, we get hardware sent to us, but as you know, we don't hold back when it comes to telling you what we think about the components that land in our lab.[/font]

[font=Verdana, Tahoma,]In this case, we decided to run our complete benchmark suite instead of testing the examples of software that AMD hand-picked as most-affected by Microsoft's scheduling efforts. Old games running at low resolutions, for example, are hardly worth running (beyond their value as synthetics, that is). That's why we spent a few days testing the hardware the way [/font]we [font=Verdana, Tahoma,]would use it. And, at the end, we saw little to no improvement from the evolutionary changes implemented by Microsoft and some of AMD's motherboard partners to help augment performance.[/font]

Hope this explains my stand, Cheers!!

P.S -- on a side-note please improve the formatting of your posts please, it goes a long way to present an answer concisely instead of sifting through an unedited paragraph.

 

[badboy6301]

Thanks #JuGGa , #Sudhanshu123 and #ALPHA17.

Considering all the recommendations and..

Hope this explains my stand, Cheers!!

I have mostly decided on the Intel core i3 2100.

Although I will be multitasking, the primary concern will be gaming performance..

Was wondering if I could buy a cheaper H67 B3 motherboard (may be Asus or Gigabyte) other than Intel DH67BL-B3 so I could spend some more on GPU... (HD6850 I'm thinking)

Kindly suggest..

Really appreciate all the effort put in by you guys..

 

[comp@ddict]

At 35k budget

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]BenQ G2222HDL ~ 7600[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Logiteck MK200 ~ 700[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Mobo-Biostar A880GZ -3673(@flipkart)[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]CPU-AMD Phenom II X4 @ 6.4k[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Seasonic SII 520w ~ 3800[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]NZXT Source elite ~ 2300[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Corsair Value select 1333MHz ~ 1200[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]WD Caviar blue 250GB ~ 3800[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Asus 24x Sata black DVD ~ 1100[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]GPU-AMD HD7770 @ 8.5k[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]This would do well. I say stretch 1.5k and grab a 500GB HDD[/font]

 

[Jakob]

Instead of Amd X4 op should get i3 2100-6.2+Intel DH67BL-B3-5.4k,with this op will get little better performance than Amd X4 and lower power consumption,also op will be able to upgrade to ivy bridge with this in future,everything else same as above.http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/88?vs=289

At 35k budget

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]BenQ G2222HDL ~ 7600[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Logiteck MK200 ~ 700[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Mobo-Biostar A880GZ -3673(@flipkart)[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]CPU-AMD Phenom II X4 @ 6.4k[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Seasonic SII 520w ~ 3800[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]NZXT Source elite ~ 2300[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Corsair Value select 1333MHz ~ 1200[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]WD Caviar blue 250GB ~ 3800[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Asus 24x Sata black DVD ~ 1100[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]GPU-AMD HD7770 @ 8.5k[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]This would do well. I say stretch 1.5k and grab a 500GB HDD[/font]

 

[ALPHA17]

Although I will be multitasking, the primary concern will be gaming performance.

The Core i3 built using the Sandy-Bridge architecture decapitates AMD K 10 based quad-cores [Phenom IIx4], at a lower TDP, just go for it the extra cores on the AMD processor will not benefit you, until you start using 3D suites on a day-to-day basis.

Was wondering if I could buy a cheaper H67 B3 motherboard (may be Asus or Gigabyte) other than Intel DH67BL-B3 so I could spend some more on GPU... (HD6850 I'm thinking)

For cheaper budget motherboards [apart from the DH67-BL] these are the following options --

Intel DH61WW ~3200/- [completely lacks any USB 3.0, SATA III ports, no more than 2 DIMMs locked @1333MHz dual-channel]

ASUS P8H61-M PLUS ~3700/- [integrates USB 3.0, SATA III ports, 2 DIMMs and locked @1333MHz dual-channel]

MSi H67MA-E35 ~4800/- [best piece below the DH67-BL but I am wary about the quality of the components used]

Hope this helps, Cheers!!

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]BenQ G2222HDL ~ 7600[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Biostar A880GZ -3673(@flipkart)[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]CPU-AMD Phenom II X4 @ 6.4k[/font]

Not a good choice primarily because of the following reasons --

• BIOStar hasn't got a pan-India service network that I know of.
  
• The Intel architecture has an edge in power consumption and IPC, OP is not over-clocking so --> http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/88?vs=289.
  
• AMD AM3 platform is officially EoL.
  

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Seasonic SII 520w ~ 3800[/font]

If OP gets the Core i3 2100, he can roll-back to the Corsair CX V2 430W ~2400/- and save some cash here. Also in a cabinet like the NZXT Source 210 Elite OP is already strapped for space and the extra unused cables of the Seasonic SMPS will only add to the chaos.

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]NZXT Source elite ~ 2300[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Corsair Value select 1333MHz ~ 1200[/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Asus 24x Sata black DVD ~ 1100[/font]

The LG / Samsung OEM drives are just as good, a bit cheaper and the warranty is much easier to andle, not so the case with ASUS products.

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]GPU-AMD HD7770 @ 8.5k[/font]

Will recommend the AMD HD 6850 at the same price point rather than the HD 7770, which is slightly underwhelming in performance aspects. Basis for this --> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7770-7750-benchmark,3135-16.html.

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In absolute terms, AMD’s new Radeon HD 7770 matches or is just a little bit slower than the 256-bit GeForce GTX 460 1 GB. AMD should probably just be happy that card is quickly disappearing. A 19 month-old product that gives a brand new value-oriented board a run for its money is a little awkward, after all.[/font][font=Verdana, Tahoma,]

The more painful comparison is to AMD’s own Radeon HD 6850. Generally faster, much less expensive, and still very prolific in the channel, there’s just no contest between the 16 month-old Barts-based board and Radeon HD 7770.

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Just my thoughts. Cheers!!

 

[sudhanshu123]

@jakob how the hell will op upgrade to ivy bridge with a mobo with h67 chipset?or any other chipset except z68?i just see so many guys around saying "take this and upgrade to ivy","upgrade to ivy",like its a fricking jingle bell.hell if op doesnt want to spend another dime for an ivy bridge proccy with 20% gains in IPC,because he sure as hell will aint be getting it for the IGP.so lets let ivy take a rest and focus on what op wants.he wants good performance.of course i3 will perform better but it is so minimal i would take the 4100 all day long.and with the amd platform he also gets better features.so what everyone wants him to do is to take just a little better performance for sata 3 and some other features i have already painfully repeated a lot of times,it just doesnt make sense to me.and what of its full 4 cores damn it,and i hope you all realise that when games begin using all 4 cores and they will,the 4100 will **** around with the i3 and molest it ,and make a court case.i am a diehard intel fan but even i admit the amd makes more sense in ops price range.and also no mobo will let op get any RAM above 1333 MHZ UNTIL HE GETS ANOTHER PROCCY BECAUSE THE MEMORY CONTROLLER IS ON DIE,so MOBO DOESNT DO ANYTHING.and what if op doesnt want to spend another 6-7k on an ivy bridge proccy(which he already is not going to do without a z68 mobo) and instead gets a new cooler and psu and then oc the hell out of the 4100?it will atleast beat the i3 handily,dunno about ivy will just have to see.op will do fine with the cx430v2 with stock 4100 and still benefit more than he does with the i3.i dunno how appealing 3-4 fps more are when you are already going to get bottlenecked at the gpu lvl.