Gaming PCs

[Aj69]

Guys looking to build a decent pc for 50k-55k.primary purpose is for gaming and analytical tools..

Please provide your opinion. I can buy certain parts from US.

 

Do not need monitor.

[m-JeRi]

 

 

Hey I narrowed down on buying the staples laptop but there is one more interesting one that best buy has listed

 

The difference is that the bestbuy one is i7 7th gen with touch screen and the once from staples is i7 6th gen and no touch screen but the price difference is 200 USD

 

staples is 499

bestbuy is 699

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-hp-envy-x360-2-in-1-15-6-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-silver/5622388.p?skuId=5622388

 

http://www.staples.com/HP-Pavilion-15-au063-15-6-Intel-Core-i7-6500U-Processor-12-GB-RAM-1-TB-Windows-10-Notebook/product_2286584?PID=5411901&CID=AFF%3A5411901%3A5411901%3A10428703&cm_mmc=CJ-_-5411901-_-5411901-_-10428703&SID=d1f3577d-655d-4d50-b4a2-27a3d4342a75_web-desktop&affiliateref=cj&CJPIXEL=CJPIXEL&AID=10428703&storeId=10001&afsrc=1

would the upgrade be worth the 200 USD ?

 

 

Sorry that I am replying to you few days late.

 

Hope you went with HP Envy. And if you haven't, Thanksgiving deals are up. Check slickdeals to stay updated.

[Skull Crusher]

 

Sorry that I am replying to you few days late.

 

Hope you went with HP Envy. And if you haven't, Thanksgiving deals are up. Check slickdeals to stay updated.

The deals start on 24th and yes I am buying the hp envy

 

 

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[m-JeRi]

Already I am seeing few here. Online ones. Not talking about door busters. For example the Amazon ones were alive today.

 

 

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[TyrannosaurHex]

I have been out of PC mustard( ) race for so long, I have little clew on what sequence to take about assembling my new gaming rig.

 

 

Anyways my budget is around Rs.1 lakh, and following is the config I have finalised

 

Intel Core i76600

GTX1060 6GB

MB - Z170P(Asus)

2x8GB DDR4 RAM

Processor & cabinet coolers

21" Benq monitor

250GB SSD

2TB SATA HDD

Powersupply 550w

Keyboard and Mouse(obviously)

Cabinet

 

The trouble is I am assembling it over a period of 2-3 months, which means GPU will be the last thing I will be purchasing. Is i7-6600 enough for gaming on its own(so I have heard, but not sure) for games like City Skylines and other light non-GPU intensive games.

 

I was thinking of leaving out 8GB ram initially, along-with the HDD to save on how much I need to spend upfront. Even then, it means I would be spending around 75k upfront.

 

Prices are based on Amazon sale prices. Local vendors sell cheaper, but they add 5% VAT which equalises the cost.

 

Any suggestions on bringing down the costs? Would i5 instead of i7 future proof me enough for the next 3 years? Or anything else.

[TyrannosaurHex]

^ These guys are from Delhi but the pricing is a significant mark-up because of the support team stuff.

 

Also, you cannot customise certain components which is no good.

 

Trust me, come down to Nehru Place and you can look up pricing on a per-component basis and you can pick up the parts you want and have it assembled for free. Cheers!

 

If my calculations are correct, then the markup on that rig is around 30k on a sale price of 1.59k. A similar self built rig I am trying to put together with GTX1060 is around 97k worth. Exclude GTX1060 and add 1080 then it should cost around Rs.1.38 lakhs. And my rig includes the cost of the monitor too, which the above product doesn't, so that's additional 10k minimum.

 

About Nehru palace, do you suggest buying parts online and assembling on my own or go to NP. Prices in Nehru palace look fine as long as you ignore the sales tax, which while buying parts on Amazon I don't have to pay separately.

[HotSonix]

 

If my calculations are correct, then the markup on that rig is around 30k on a sale price of 1.59k. A similar self built rig I am trying to put together with GTX1060 is around 97k worth. Exclude GTX1060 and add 1080 then it should cost around Rs.1.38 lakhs. And my rig includes the cost of the monitor too, which the above product doesn't, so that's additional 10k minimum.

 

About Nehru palace, do you suggest buying parts online and assembling on my own or go to NP. Prices in Nehru palace look fine as long as you ignore the sales tax, which while buying parts on Amazon I don't have to pay separately.

Just buy from ebay , amazon or offline store wherever the price is low

No need to pay premium and buy from a single place

Assemble on your own by watching videos of pcpartpicker, jj from asus, linus tech tips or any other tech channels if you are new

Just a tip if you are assembling yourself put your parts outside the case and see if it posts then carry forward

Saves a major headache later on

[ALPHA17]

Any suggestions on bringing down the costs? Would i5 instead of i7 future proof me enough for the next 3 years? Or anything else.

 

Where do you live?

 

If you can make a trip to Nehru Place, look up the prices there.

 

Mostly prices on the RAM, peripherals, monitor and chassis are cheaper than online retail, plus the comfort of knowing you are getting a functional product (which can be tested live prior to move).

 

I would recommend you stick to a Core i7 6700 if you can afford it, otherwise the ~Core i5 6600k is still a capable choice. Would you be over-clocking the PC or not?

 

Because that is one of the points you can save money over getting a Z series board and going for an H-series one. Same with the cooling aspect.

 

Which ~550W SMPS are you planning to pick up? Which chassis and which cooler?

 

Which SSD brand are you looking at?

 

Keep a budget for ~16GB of RAM.

[TyrannosaurHex]

 

Where do you live?

 

If you can make a trip to Nehru Place, look up the prices there.

 

Mostly prices on the RAM, peripherals, monitor and chassis are cheaper than online retail, plus the comfort of knowing you are getting a functional product (which can be tested live prior to move).

 

I would recommend you stick to a Core i7 6700 if you can afford it, otherwise the ~Core i5 6600k is still a capable choice. Would you be over-clocking the PC or not?

 

Because that is one of the points you can save money over getting a Z series board and going for an H-series one. Same with the cooling aspect.

 

Which ~550W SMPS are you planning to pick up? Which chassis and which cooler?

 

Which SSD brand are you looking at?

 

Keep a budget for ~16GB of RAM.

 

 

I won't be overclocking at all. So not sure if I need the K versions.

 

H series is a good idea to save money, and if I am not wrong, the only difference between Z & H for 1151 chipset is overclocking, which I won't be doing anyways. So that's another 5k written off in costs.

 

I live in Saket. Prices in Nehru place are available here, if I am not wrong:

 

http://www.costtocost.in/list/pricelist.pdf

 

On the ground it is any different, not sure.

 

550W PSU that I am looking at is Corsair, and a Samsung SSD with SATA interface(PCIe is too costly). CPU cooler will be a corsair hydromaster H60. Not sure if I would need thermal gel with that? And additional 2 fans for inflow and outflow.

 

For cabinet had Antec GX900 in mind.

[ALPHA17]

I live in Saket. Prices in Nehru place are available here, if I am not wrong:

 

http://www.costtocost.in/list/pricelist.pdf

 

No, that is pricing for only one shop Cost2Cost which does not include the taxes, there are a couple other shops that you can touch base with and get better prices (inclusive taxes).

550W PSU that I am looking at is Corsair, and a Samsung SSD with SATA interface(PCIe is too costly). CPU cooler will be a corsair hydromaster H60. Not sure if I would need thermal gel with that? And additional 2 fans for inflow and outflow.

 

If you are looking at the VS series from Corsair, avoid. I would suggest getting Seasonic M12II 520 EVO or 620W instead.

 

The Hydromaster H60 is an archaic design, which will be bested by the Cooler Master Hyper 212X. All third-party coolers come with a small tube of thermal paste bundled with them. So best to stick to that.

 

Which Antec chassis are you interested in, any specific model?

 

If you are not over-clocking, skip the Z series boards and go for a good quality H170 board. And for the processor stick with the Core i7 6700k or Core i5 6600k.

[TyrannosaurHex]

 

No, that is pricing for only one shop Cost2Cost which does not include the taxes, there are a couple other shops that you can touch base with and get better prices (inclusive taxes).

 

If you are looking at the VS series from Corsair, avoid. I would suggest getting Seasonic M12II 520 EVO or 620W instead.

 

The Hydromaster H60 is an archaic design, which will be bested by the Cooler Master Hyper 212X. All third-party coolers come with a small tube of thermal paste bundled with them. So best to stick to that.

 

Which Antec chassis are you interested in, any specific model?

 

If you are not over-clocking, skip the Z series boards and go for a good quality H170 board. And for the processor stick with the Core i7 6700k or Core i5 6600k.

Yeah, I am sticking to H series I guess.

 

Any specific reason for avoiding the Corsair VS series, that's exactly the one I had shortlisted. The wattage calculators show that I would be needing a wattage of about 350w(on the higher side with 16 hours/day uptime and 90% CPU util), so 620 would be an overkill I think.

 

http://outervision.com/b/xjfWLh

 

Antec model is GX900, which is this here:

 

http://www.amazon.in/dp/B00G63Z3AC/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2GLZEGRKDEV4I&coliid=I1KJ23XRV203RP

 

Cabinet is something I am flexible on, looks are secondary at this point. It's the heart that matters.

[HotSonix]

Yeah, I am sticking to H series I guess.

 

Any specific reason for avoiding the Corsair VS series, that's exactly the one I had shortlisted. The wattage calculators show that I would be needing a wattage of about 350w(on the higher side with 16 hours/day uptime and 90% CPU util), so 620 would be an overkill I think.

 

http://outervision.com/b/xjfWLh

 

Antec model is GX900, which is this here:

 

http://www.amazon.in/dp/B00G63Z3AC/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2GLZEGRKDEV4I&coliid=I1KJ23XRV203RP

 

Cabinet is something I am flexible on, looks are secondary at this point. It's the heart that matters.

Well vs series caps are pure sh*t

its a 50-50 chance that it will not fry your whole system

Either get seasonic evo or corsair rmx 650/550

I would heavily emphasize on corsair rmx though ,it has an excellent 80+ gold efficiency with 100% jap caps plus 10 years of warranty

I would even advice that if you are tight on budget move to a B150 chipset mobo and invest the amount saved on a good quality psu .H170 and B150 have no noticeable diff except the with later you will loose raid support.

 

Cabinet if you are wondering check out Deepcool Dukase V2 @same price

Edited November 29, 2016 by HotSonix

[TyrannosaurHex]

Well vs series caps are pure sh*t

its a 50-50 chance that it will not fry your whole system

Either get seasonic evo or corsair rmx 650/550

I would heavily emphasize on corsair rmx though ,it has an excellent 80+ gold efficiency with 100% jap caps plus 10 years of warranty

I would even advice that if you are tight on budget move to a B150 chipset mobo and invest the amount saved on a good quality psu .H170 and B150 have no noticeable diff except the with later you will loose raid support.

 

Cabinet if you are wondering check out Deepcool Dukase V2 @same price

 

Naah, I think i will stick with the Antec one, I like its rugged looks better than sleek or futuristic looking ones out there.

 

I have heard people saying new PSUs frying their new systems, new processor, GPU all turning into garbage in a mere second, scary prospect indeed.

 

Any ideas how Seasonic support is in India? Also, in case of modular psu, I hope the cables comes with the PSU.

 

B series is something I had considered, however, at this point B & H series 1151 chipset motherboards are both very similarly priced both costing at around 9-10k. So better to go with the H series and get that RAID support I will never use, LOL. Not to mention that B series doesn't get PCIe storage options, just in case the M2 SSDs go cheaper.

Edited November 30, 2016 by TyrannosaurHex

[HotSonix]

 

 

 

Naah, I think i will stick with the Antec one, I like its rugged looks better than sleek or futuristic looking ones out there.

 

I have heard people saying new PSUs frying their new systems, new processor, GPU all turning into garbage in a mere second, scary prospect indeed.

 

Any ideas how Seasonic support is in India? Also, in case of modular psu, I hope the cables comes with the PSU.

 

B series is something I had considered, however, at this point B & H series 1151 chipset motherboards are both very similarly priced both costing at around 9-10k. So better to go with the H series and get that RAID support I will never use, LOL. Not to mention that B series doesn't get PCIe storage options, just in case the M2 SSDs go cheaper.

Seasonic support is handled by tirupati enterprise. If your city has no service center you will have to ship it where they are located . Kolkata is their main ho. They will replace it and ship it back to you.

Other than that they are the only distributor of seasonic in india so whether be rma or buying stuff you have to get it from them. They will decide whether your product can or cannot be rma ed which can be shady.

This is why I recommended corsair . Awesome support , located in all metro cities. No single dealer.

Modular psu comes with every cable no need to worry . They even include floppy drive ones [emoji23]

 

 

 

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[ALPHA17]

Any specific reason for avoiding the Corsair VS series, that's exactly the one I had shortlisted. The wattage calculators show that I would be needing a wattage of about 350w(on the higher side with 16 hours/day uptime and 90% CPU util), so 620 would be an overkill I think.

 

Well, apart from the VS series being a budget unit that I do not trust under normal operational conditions in India, not a whole lot going for it.

 

Yes, most people do not need anything more than ~500W of power with today's generation of hardware but it is always best to have a little extra plus quality of life features like modularity if possible. Otherwise a standard, decent unit is the next best thing.

Antec model is GX900, which is this here

 

That is a good chassis. No flash but robust design and aesthetic.

Any specific reason for avoiding the Corsair VS series, that's exactly the one I had shortlisted. The wattage calculators show that I would be needing a wattage of about 350w(on the higher side with 16 hours/day uptime and 90% CPU util), so 620 would be an overkill I think.

 

Well, apart from the VS series being a budget unit that I do not trust under normal operational conditions in India, not a whole lot going for it.

 

Yes, most people do not need anything more than ~500W of power with today's generation of hardware but it is always best to have a little extra plus quality of life features like modularity if possible. Otherwise a standard, decent unit is the next best thing.

[TyrannosaurHex]

Thanks for the suggestions guys, you have been much help.

 

Last thing which I missed out entirely was a UPS.

 

Though Delhi rarely has any power cuts, there are enough fluctuations to warrant a UPS purchase. I haven't thought about it at all since it just sprang up after I witnessed multi-fluctuations within a span of 2-3 minutes. Not sure how much UPS technology has progressed since the last one I owned was 7-8 years back. Any suggestions what should I go for.

Edited November 30, 2016 by TyrannosaurHex

[ALPHA17]

^ APC should be only brand considered.

 

A good 800VA and above unit should be your target. Cheers!

[kaka_messi]

Hello Everyone,

 

I want to buy a large gaming cabinet. It should be large enough to fit everything (1080 or 980ti plus other things) with ease and still have some breathing space.

 

Budget- 5000/- but would prefer something around 3500/-.

Company- Whatever you guys suggest.

LED/ fancy stuff- I love it.

 

I would like to buy it online and get it shipped to my place. I cannot go to market.

 

Thanks!

[ALPHA17]

Antec GX900 is your best bet.

 

Anything else is just not worth it and definitely put your money on this rather than on some other chassis with funky lighting at this price point.

[kaka_messi]

Antec GX900 is your best bet.

 

Anything else is just not worth it and definitely put your money on this rather than on some other chassis with funky lighting at this price point.

Thank you!