Need your suggestion in Buying PC - Price 30 K

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sgopalkn

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Hi
Please advice me good configuration for Mid range gaming PC.

1. Q: What is your budget?
30K + 2k at the max
2. Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
Old P4 Compaq 6240IN desktop bought in 2002.

3. Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
Monitor - Samsung 2033 20"(Recently bought)
HDD - Seagate 250 GB IDE (If possible to reuse IDE hard drive)
Keyboard, Mouse
Creative 4.1 Speakers

4. 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 Processor i3 or i5 ? or Don't know anything about AMD if they are good.
Motherboard - any compatible motherboard
HDD 500 GB Seagate
GPU GTX 260 896 MB or GTX 460 or equivalent ATI cards (Max budget 13k) - Please Suggest me
RAM 2GB or 4GB (will games work good in 2 GB?) - Please help
PSU Good PSU
Cabinet Any ordinary one
DVD RW SATA DVD-Writer
Anthing else if I have missed something.
5. 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, May upgrade the RAM to 6 GB, not before 3 years

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

7. Q: Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market
No

8. Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
Gaming
Browsing
Download rig, 24x7 operation
Watching HD movies

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

As mentioned earlier, have no idea about AMD board or processor. Many of my friends suggest to go for Intel. Need your advice on AMD performance.

10. Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
Racing games - medium to high settings

11. Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
Gaming - 1600 x 900
Desktop - 1600 x 900

12. Q: Are you looking to overclock?
No
13. Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
Windows 7 64 bit
 
CPU - PhenomII X4 945~7k
Motherboard - Gigabyte 785GMT-USB3/MSI 880GMA-E45~5.7k
RAM 2GB ~ Corsair 1333MHz ~ 2.5k
PSU ~ Corsair VX450 ~ 3.7k
Cabinet ~ CM Elite 310 ~ 1.5k
DVD RW SATA DVD-Writer ~ LG/Samsung/ Sony OEM's ~ 1k

Total: ~20.5k

So depending on the budget get a MSI HD5770 Hawk 1GB GDDR5 ~ 9.3k/ POV GTX460 768MB ~ 11k/ Zotac GTX460 1GB GDD5 ~ 13k

AMD processsors are good and offer more value in the mid range section than intel ones. Plus at the same price points AMD mobos have USB 3.0 and/or SATA 6Gbps ports which will make ur connectivity options future proof.

Both the mobos have a IDE port and so use the existing HDD so that u can invest on the rest.
 
for intel

core i3 - 530 Rs5400

Intel DH55TC Rs.4700

addition to above config

buy corsair cx400 and 4gb ram instead of 2gb.

and ati 5770 can play every game at mid level settings.
 
Nishu said:
@ Dark angel is it good to go for amd phenom 2x4 955 BE by adding 500 rs.
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its for 7.5k?.....definitely worth for 500 but afaik it retails for 8k odd and its better only if you are gonna overclock.
 
To summarize this is what you should settle for,

Processor : AMD Phenom II Quad X4 - 955 BE (3.2GHz, 8M, AM3) Rs.7500 (latest revision one with lesser TDP)
Motherboard : MSI 880GMA-E45 Rs.5400
RAM : Corsair Value Select 2GB 240-Pin DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Rs. 2300
HDD : 500GB WD Blue Rs.2000
GPU : MSI Hawk HD5770 1GB GDDR5 Rs.9000
Cabinet : CM Elite(IMP!! add extra 120mm fan) Rs.1700
SMPS: Corsair VX 450 Rs.3700
ODD : Samsung/L.G. GH22NS50 OEM SATA DVD-Writer Rs.950
 
Thanks for the valuable information.
If I want to go for a better card than HD 5770, Which is a better GPU to choose - HD 5830 or GTX 460 (within the 13-14k budget) ?

Lot of reviews in the net suggest, if we decide to buy GTX 460 it is better to add a little extra buck and buy a 1 GB card, so it is future proof. Any comments?
Again I have to make a choice between Zotac or MSI cyclone for 1GB GTX 460. You Comments Please?
One last question if I decide to go for 1 GB GTX 460 and want to overclock my processor AMD 955 BE, will the Corsair VX450 be sufficient?
 
Thanks for the information.

If I decide to go for 1 GB GTX 460 and want to overclock my processor AMD 955 BE, will the Corsair VX450 be sufficient?
 
vip said:
for intel

core i3 - 530 Rs5400
Intel DH55TC Rs.4700

addition to above config

buy corsair cx400 and 4gb ram instead of 2gb.

and ati 5770 can play every game at mid level settings.
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The i3 - 530 is a horrible overpriced CPU can go for a Phenom II 555 Black Edition and get better results, more overclockability too
and the Intel motherboard is so spartan in its feature set, and is not even full solid capacitor support so no good for a mid range gaming rig

Final summary the AMD deal is much more better and well within budget and performance
 
Hi

I could not the find a MSI 880GMA-E45. Instead the store sales guy offer these boards

Asus Board M4A87TD/USB3 @ 5700

Asus Board M4A88TD V EVO @ 7400

Asus Board M4A88TD M EVO @ 6300

Asus Board M4A89GTD-PROU3 @ 10100. I read thru some bad reviews on these ASUS boards. Like the mounting screw won't fit the board & A higher end graphics card covers another pci slot because they are so close together.

Any comments please? Which of these is a good one?
 
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