35k - 40k Gaming PC suggestion

[Mehul Chauhan]

1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Stupid answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work. Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.')
Ans:Cod series,Battlefield series,Gta4 & 5,crysis series, and some video & photo editing.

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans:35k.....(40k maximum)

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans:yes...but later on.

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans:win7 64

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans:500gb or 1tb

6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention which screen size and resolution do you want. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, again mention the size and resolution of monitor you have.
Ans:22inch

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:ups,keyboad & mouse,speakers.

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans:june 1st week

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans:yes

10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
Ans:Mumbai....i'll buy from lamington

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: suggest me both AMD and Intel i5 rigs. if i go with the intel based rig then i'll buy the graphic card later.

Anyone?

[RiGOD]

[Mehul Chauhan]

Suggest an i5 rig without graphic card?

[Sainatarajan]

The above config is the best in your price range . But IF you increase your budget by 4K you can get Intel I5 2400 + DH67CL B3

[Cilus]

Exactly. Without graphics card none of the games are playable with HD 2000 IGP of i5 2400.

[Mehul Chauhan]

Can i5 2500k price decrease when IB is available in the market?

[d6bmg]

@OP: go with the config given by RiGOD. Price of 6850 & RAM should belower that the suggested price.

[Mehul Chauhan]

If suppose i Oc an i5 2500k and have a 10-15k graphic card....will Corsair gs600 or Seasonic 520 handle it?

@OP: go with the config given by RiGOD. Price of 6850 & RAM should belower that the suggested price.

Is i5 2500k possible at 40k budget without gfx card....I'll buy the card later. Please suggest one.

[Sainatarajan]

I5 2500K + Asrock Z77 Extreme 4 + CM Hyper 212+ = 25K

[Mehul Chauhan]

I5 2500K Asrock Z77 Extreme 4 CM Hyper 212 = 25K

I'm not going to Overclock the processor so quickly my friend..... so i dont need the cooler now.

And i'm not going for Ivy Bridge, so why go with z77 board?

can anyone suggest me a good z68 board under 9k.

[the_conqueror]

Stock cooler is crap, so you might need an aftermarket cooler even without OCing.

[Mehul Chauhan]

Woah i didnt knew it! Even at default clocks 2500k needs an aftermarket cooler :O

[d6bmg]

Intel Core I5-2500K @12.2K
Asus P8Z68-M @9.7K
G.Skill RipjawsX 4GB DDR3 @1.5K
WD Caviar Blue 500 GB @4.2K
Asus DRW-24B3ST @1.1K
NZXT Source 210 Elite @2.4K
Corsair GS600 @4K (suggested to accommodate good graphics card in future)
BenQ G2222HDL @7.5K

Total: 42.6K

This the minimum 2500K based config without graphics card. The motherboard suggested is mid end Z68 board, which is good for only mild overclocking (i.e. ~4.2GHz)

[Mehul Chauhan]

What about Asrock motherboards?

[101gamzer]

They are not for overclocking and not so good

[Tech_Wiz]

Btw Don't expect any price cuts. Even if Intel somehow gets kind enough to cut price; the retailers & falling Rupee are not exactly your friends.

[Mehul Chauhan]

Currently i'm confused with which processor & motherboard i should buy...... I have shortlisted three of them.....i5 2400,amd phenom II 1095t or 960t.

Please Suggest

[dfcols71]

just fed up people saying asrock are not good for overclocking .please dont post grandiose presumptions without solid evidence

[topgear]

Currently i'm confused with which processor & motherboard i should buy...... I have shortlisted three of them.....i5 2400,amd phenom II 1095t or 960t.

Please Suggest

for gaming and overclocking 960t + gigabyte ga 970a ud3 + cm hyper 212 is good but a core i5 2400 + Intel DH67CL will give you much faster performance in games even though the cpu is not OCable.

If you want a cheap Oc able config for Intel look for a core i5 2500k cpu - around ~12.5k now and a FoxConn/Biostar/Asrock Z75 mobo around ~5.5-6.5k.

They are not for overclocking and not so good

you are wrong about this ... as an example I think you should read this

ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Review - Introduction

[Mehul Chauhan]

If those z75 motherboards are good for mild ocing, then i'll be more than happy to buy i5 2500k

[topgear]

they supports OCing of K series SB/IB cpu for sure but there's still no review of any z75 mobo I could find - so better would be if you can find a review of z75 mobo first or else if you managed to get your hands on a z75 mobo you can write the first review by yourself