A Battlefield 3 System 1000 USD or less

[adityar0210]

Hi people,
I'm looking to build a new comp(my first build) and honestly, i'm confused.
I'm planning to watch movies on it, play BF3 and other FPS's and RTS's.
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Approximate Purchase Date: after i get all the parts checked under an experts eye(you guys)

Budget Range: 1000 USD or about 55K INR

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Movies, Internet

Parts Not Required:

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: any as long as it delivers to india, i use this one: www.theitwares.com

Country of Origin: India (if that matters)

Parts Preferences: i would like a future proof CPU, im not planning to upgrade soon

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Monitor Resolution:1600x1200

Additional Comments: Its gotta be cool, quiet and future proof for 1-2 years.

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I already have a few parts listed out. Please tell me if its worth buying.

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive [ST31000528AS]
http://www.theitwares.com/seagate-barracuda-720012-st31000524as-7200-32mb-cache-sata-60gbs-internal-hard-drive-p-355.html

Intel Core i5 2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
http://www.theitwares.com/intel-core-2500k-sandy-bridge-33ghz-37ghz-turbo-boost-256kb-cache-cache-1155-quadcore-desktop-processor-bx80623i52500k-p-2218.html

LIAN LI Lancool PC-K62 Black 0.8 mm SECC, Plastic + Mesh ATX Mid Tower Computer Case [PC-K62]
http://www.theitwares.com/lian-lancool-pck62-black-secc-plastic-mesh-tower-computer-case-p-1969.html

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Full
http://www.theitwares.com/microsoft-windows-home-premium-full-p-942.html

ASUS P8P67 DELUXE B3 Revision LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard [P8P67 DELUXE B3 Revision]
http://www.theitwares.com/asus-p8p67-deluxe-revision-1155-intel-sata-6gbs-intel-motherboard-p-2090.html

G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR [F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR]
http://www.theitwares.com/gskill-sniper-240pin-ddr3-sdram-ddr3-1600-12800-desktop-memory-model-f312800cl9d8gbsr-p-2254.html

CORSAIR GS600 Gaming Series 600W 80 PLUS Certified Power Supply [GS600]
http://www.theitwares.com/corsair-gs600-gaming-series-600w-plus-certified-power-supply-p-930.html

SAPPHIRE 100312-1GSR Radeon HD 6950 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
http://www.theitwares.com/sapphire-1003121gsr-radeon-6950-256bit-gddr5-express-hdcp-ready-crossfirex-support-video-card-with-eyefinity-p-2049.html

Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus CPU cooler
http://www.theitwares.com/coolermaster-hyper-plus-cooler-p-537.html

LG 24X Sata Internal DVD Writer - GH24
http://www.theitwares.com/sata-internal-writer-gh24-p-2085.html


Tell me how you like it. Comment, criticize, anything!

Q: Will the cooler fit in the case with the mobo?


Thanks in advance 😀 😀

 

[Wisecracker]

^no point of the phenom.

...

Gee. I guess you missed the MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III PE/OC Radeon HD 6950 2GB which will unlock to an HD6970 2GB, and the ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AM3 AMD 890FX which, regretfully, is now out-of-stock.

But, that's okay, though the Crosshair IV is an outstanding motherboard, the MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3 890FX is also a tremendous motherboard, an outstanding value, and also supports the new AM3+ Bulldozer processors...

and when combined with the AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz reduces the total price to ...


Rs.32,500

 

[AdrianPerry]

Why you so pro Adrian? Did someone feed you full of info 😵

^_^ GL with the build, post some pics for us when its completed ^_^

 

[adityar0210]

^no point of the phenom.

@aditya:
i thought the itdepot was Chennai based? i remember reading something about shipping only to southern states or something....anyway, probably non in Calcutta too as you say, so will look it up.

i really don't know where you could get an SSD from. i mean, you can find them on www.ebay.in, otherwise www.ratetorate.in has some too., but wouldn't know where the best deal lies.

i'll probably buy in a few months, an intel one that i'll ask a relative to fetch from the US. The only reason is reliability, i don't want to go through an RMA process (because we don't have newegg like service anywhere i think 🙁 ), plus there's an Intel service centre a few kilometres from my house, and a 5 year warranty on their 320-series drives. send them a mail/live chat with them and ask them where you could buy or something, they're pretty helpful.

Crucial isn't in India i think, the only other safe option is samsung.

edit: they're Chennai based, friend.

Sorry, I mixed Chennai up with Kolkata.

 

[adityar0210]

Gee. I guess you missed the MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III PE/OC Radeon HD 6950 2GB which will unlock to an HD6970 2GB, and the ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AM3 AMD 890FX which, regretfully, is now out-of-stock.

But, that's okay, though the Crosshair IV is an outstanding motherboard, the MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3 890FX is also a tremendous motherboard, an outstanding value, and also supports the new AM3+ Bulldozer processors...

and when combined with the AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz reduces the total price to ...


Rs.32,500

How are you supposed to 'unlock' a GPU?
I'll go for the one you said if its better.

And about the motherboard, i'm okay with Intel. I'm not going to be buying the parts 'till Oct 4th, so I hope the BullDozer CPU's come out by then.

 

[Wisecracker]

MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition Unlocking

You should be fine pushing a single video card with the PhII 955BE -- even better with a nice OC on both the CPU and GPU. The 'early-adopter' price premium on Bulldozer will likely be quite high, and in the 1H-2012 the BD Vishera with 'Piledriver' cores should hit the market, giving you some interesting upgrade options.

An AM3+ motherboard if they are available to you would offer better 'electricals' and Turbo, but that MSI motherboard performs in substantially the same manner as the Asus CrossHair with a few less 'bells and whistles'.

This will give you an idea of the power needs of the HD6950 when modded and 'juiced' ...

You will not likely meet the Furmark power demands, but if you are considering a potential CrossFire in the future, a 750w PSU would be a good move.

 

[ojas]

I STILL don't get why someone building a new build would get a phenom. Or anything AMD. At least not with a budget of Rs.55K. Agreed, the price is less with AMD, but then it's not like the phenom matches the Core i5's performance or anything. K-series chips can be overclocked too, to 4.5 GHz if you can manage it.

Even if you go for a Radeon, i would still stay stick with an Intel CPU for the moment. Plus Ivy bridge will be an "upgrade option" too. Bulldozer may stand up to sandy bridge, hard to say really. I don't see why you'd but 2 cpus in the span of a few months when you could buy one that may be better than both for the same price (or maybe less).

Besides, Bulldozer is unlikely in 3 days. 😀


p.s. you unlock a GPU by updating the bios. Basically some 2GB 6950s are actually handicapped 6970s being sold as a lower model (than the 6970) and at a lower price (but higher than the 1GB 6950). It was found that flashing the 6970s bios on to some 2GB 6950s unlocked a full 6970 (and thus more performance). Doesn't work always and you may end up with a wasted card.

 

[ojas]

hey www.primeadgb.com is mumbai based too, plus the core i5 they're selling is cheaper than theitwares. Here is the link.

btw are you thinking about using a third-party thermal compound for the cpu? The Arctic Silver 5 is pretty famous. Read newegg reviews here

 

[Wisecracker]

I STILL don't get why someone building a new build would get a phenom. Or anything AMD. At least not with a budget of Rs.55K. Agreed, the price is less with AMD, but then it's not like the phenom matches the Core i5's performance or anything. K-series chips can be overclocked too, to 4.5 GHz if you can manage it.

Even if you go for a Radeon, i would still stay stick with an Intel CPU for the moment. Plus Ivy bridge will be an "upgrade option" too. Bulldozer may stand up to sandy bridge, hard to say really. I don't see why you'd but 2 cpus in the span of a few months when you could buy one that may be better than both for the same price (or maybe less).

Besides, Bulldozer is unlikely in 3 days. 😀


p.s. you unlock a GPU by updating the bios. Basically some 2GB 6950s are actually handicapped 6970s being sold as a lower model (than the 6970) and at a lower price (but higher than the 1GB 6950). It was found that flashing the 6970s bios on to some 2GB 6950s unlocked a full 6970 (and thus more performance). Doesn't work always and you may end up with a wasted card.

I'd love to see a link backing up that statement. As noted above it has a success rate above 97%.

And on the very, very, very small chance it does not work, you simply revert to the original BIOS.

 

[Wisecracker]

MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition Unlocking

Good luck!

 

[ojas]

wasn't exactly an illogical scare statement. was just a cautionary statement. i remembered reading about bricked cards and reverting the BIOS (if the card has a backup bios). Just avoided mentioning that for the sake of simplicity. In retrospect, maybe i should have.

i didn't know about the 97% number though, so if it's true, what the hell. I'm still using a 9600GT, so never read much more about it.

btw, if you say 97% success rate, which => 3% fail rate, which is exactly what i wanted to say, that it may fail.

Cheers.