Death Stryke Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Guys, I might be building a gaming PC for my self in 1-2 months. I went through some sites and forums and realized I don't know squat about a lot of things 1. How do you overclock the CPUs and GPU and memories? Is it necessary/helpful? What do you mean when they say memory clocks are 9-9-9-24?!?!? Is there some special software that'll help or do you have to dig into the BIOS and do some special technical tweaking? Or should I buy the OC'ed/Amp'd edition of the video cards instead of doin the OC myself since i am a noob in this regard. 2. Regarding cooling. Is it required? CPU/GPU cooling? I read on so many websites about thermal pastes and CPU coolers, heatsinks, GPU coolers . Are these mandatory? My usage will be gaming and gaming all titles till date (though not for long hours at stretch) and other mundane tasks. 3. Ok, I might get a lot of lols for this. But I dont have any experience in building PCs. I know Theitwares website will assemble all the components you buy from them but is it possible to buy all components and assemble them yourself? Will it be easier/cheaper? Any websites/books that help. Or since I am in Chennai, can anyone suggest some good technical person who can do the job. Till now after hours of spending time, I've zeroed down on a few components i7-920 Asus P6T X58 based motherboard, GTX260/280 probably, not decided yet Corsair 620HX PSU, OCZ/Corsair RAM A lot of questions, some insight would be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-JeRi Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 1. Thats memory latency timings...AFAIK S/w's are there..and the voltage mods needs you to do it physically 2. If you want to OC then extra cooling be nice.. like Core contact for the Proccy... RAM coolers.... better get the corsair dominator if you like.... 3. Yes ofcourse you can assemble it.... if you are not so sure..just call a frnd who knows so that u dont screw up Thats a great config ... get the 295..better than 280.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 I've been gaming on the PC for the last 15 years now and I don't really bother with #1 and #2. I've been doing fine without all that. For #3, yes it's very much possible to DIY your new PC. But if you lack experience I'd suggest having an expert do it, you could end up frying components y'know. Most engineers take anything from 500 - 1000 bucks to assemble a PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Stryke Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 1. Thats memory latency timings...AFAIK S/w's are there..and the voltage mods needs you to do it physically 2. If you want to OC then extra cooling be nice.. like Core contact for the Proccy... RAM coolers.... better get the corsair dominator if you like.... 3. Yes ofcourse you can assemble it.... if you are not so sure..just call a frnd who knows so that u dont screw up Thats a great config ... get the 295..better than 280.... Let's see, 295 is still out of my reach. Since I might build in June, hopefully prices will fall. And is cooling only required if usage is extreme? What if I dont OC? Will I then be needing to put those pastes on the CPU or extra fans etc? Off track question, but do people with extreme usage only use cooling devices and those thermal pastes? I've been gaming on the PC for the last 15 years now and I don't really bother with #1 and #2. I've been doing fine without all that. For #3, yes it's very much possible to DIY your new PC. But if you lack experience I'd suggest having an expert do it, you could end up frying components y'know. Most engineers take anything from 500 - 1000 bucks to assemble a PC. Hmm, okay, so I guess u dont bother with all the benchmarking tools and are not a power user like me? Moderate gaming on high settings, daily tasks would not require #1 and #2? I guess I will not assembly myself. I dont think I should risk it. Might as well call my systems guy whose pretty knowledgeable and also has the requisite screwdrivers, static free gloves etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Hmm, okay, so I guess u dont bother with all the benchmarking tools and are not a power user like me? Moderate gaming on high settings, daily tasks would not require #1 and #2? Not at all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 A friend needs a Hi-End Gaming Rig. (4-8GB Ram, powerful graphics card etc... the works) Budget: 80k - 1lakh Purpose: Gaming & Comp needs to be on for almost 24x7 so will require a good cooling system etc... Can order stuff from the US too as my office ppl keep coming down,thus would help if you can tell me if huge diff in price as which part can be picked up from US and remaining from here... Thanks guys im a noob in PC gaming thus require the experts to help build a super comp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 ^^ Even 4GB RAM is overkill. He won't be needing more than that unless he's planning to use it as a web/database server Prices in US are significantly lower but with taxes and (possibly) customs while getting them here will add to the cost. I would recommend only getting the graphics card from the states. I'll let other PC gurus here recommend exact specs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 80k-1L is a pretty good budget. Here is what I would go with (most of this is from a TE thread) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6/ ASUS Maximus II Formula Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 Cooling: Sunbeamtech Core-Contact Freezer Memory: Corsair Dominator 4GB 1066MHz DDR2 Video: eVGA GeForce GTX 295 1GB Storage: Western Digital 10EACS 1TB Cabinet: Antec 1200 /Cooler Master HAF Power Supply: Corsair HX 1000W Optical Drive: L.G. GH22NS30 SATA/Samsung SH-S22F SATA Display: Dell 24" S2409 Input: Logitech Logitech G15 Version 2 Keyboard and Razer DeathAdder Mouse Pad: Razer Goliathus Large/Logitech MX518 Alternatively you can go for a Corei7 based rig which would be a bit better IMO but am not too sure about the config for that or the prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Knight Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 hey guys... i am getting a new pc in a week or two... i am thinking for going for the AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Ed. a Radeon 4850 graphics card and a Benq E2200HD monitor... i am not sure about the motherboard... need one under 7k and do u think i require a cooler... and also suggest a cabinet and an smps under 6k... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew327 Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 hey guys...i am getting a new pc in a week or two... i am thinking for going for the AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Ed. a Radeon 4850 graphics card and a Benq E2200HD monitor... i am not sure about the motherboard... need one under 7k and do u think i require a cooler... and also suggest a cabinet and an smps under 6k... You can check the Biostar TA 790GX mobo and for PSU you can go for Corsair CX400/VX 450 or Tagan TG500, cabinet you can go with the Cooler Master RC-330-KKRB-GP or RC-330-KWN1-GP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Knight Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 ^^ thanks man... really useful info... considering that the 4850 card heats up a lot under load do u think that i need a cooler?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-JeRi Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 ^^^ what u think 4850 is??... A Turbine???.. Its cool man... your are ok on stock.... unless you want to OC it bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Knight Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 nope i have no plans to OC... but the 4850 does have heating issues... thanks man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew327 Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 ^^ thanks man... really useful info... considering that the 4850 card heats up a lot under load do u think that i need a cooler?? Cooler for what GFX or CPU, and as jeri mentioned if you are gonna OC you should consider a good after market Cooler.......... Let us know are you thinking of OC'ing it or not ?????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doobz Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 OT Afty and Panty - AM CRY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Knight Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 Cooler for what GFX or CPU, and as jeri mentioned if you are gonna OC you should consider a good after market Cooler.......... Let us know are you thinking of OC'ing it or not ?????????? A CPU cooler basically... the 4850 card had some heating issues when it was released... so am thinking of getting a factory overclocked edition... so i might OC the CPU sometime in the future so if everything falls into my budget then i can get it together... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anith Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Which gfx card is the best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anith Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GB RAM 17" LCD monitor Samsung DVD drive[Capable of writing DVDs] New keyboard+Microsoft Mouse Gfx card[suggest] Suggest. I need to know what's the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Stryke Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Take it to the assembing PC thread bro. Why start a new one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anith Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 umm.. k, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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