Hi! Guys,
After a lot of research, I formulated 2 builds for the gaming rig I am planning to buy. Benevolently help me decide (with reasons) which of the 2 configurations is a better option
You'll may not be knowing the companies of the cabinet and PSU because they are Indian companies.
1 USD = 45 Rs. (Indian currency)
1st Configuration
Processor – Intel Core 2 Duo E6300: Rs. 9,000
Graphic Card – GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB: Rs.19,500
Motherboard – MSI P965 Neo-F: Rs. 6,000
Hard Disk Drive (HDD) –160GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 Hard Disk or SATA2 Hard Disk: Rs. 3,000
Sound Card – Included in Motherboard
Local Area Network (LAN) Card – Included in Motherboard
Random Access Memory (RAM) – Corsair Value Select 2x1GB DDR2 667MHz RAM: Rs. 9,000
Mouse and Keyboard – Logitech G1 Gaming Desktop: Rs. 2000
Speakers – Creative Inspire P5800: Rs. 4,000
Monitor – 17 inch, LCD monitor, 4ms, not widescreen, with DVI port: Rs. 10,000
Web Cam – Logitech QuickCam Easy: Rs. 1,500
Microphone – Logitech Microphone: Rs. 500
DVD/CD Drive – LiteON 20x DVD Writer LH-20A1P: Rs. 2,000
Power Supply Unit (PSU) – Powersafe 500W PSU: Rs. 2,500
Cabinet – Zebronics Antibiotic: Rs. 1,700
TV Tuner – Pixel View Play TV Pro (Internal): Rs. 1,600
Total Cost: Rs. 72,300
2nd Configuration
Processor – Intel Core 2 Duo E6400: Rs. 11,000
Graphic Card – GeForce 8600 Ultra – supposedly releasing this April, will wait till it comes out
Motherboard – ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP: Rs. 12,000
Hard Disk Drive (HDD) –160GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 Hard Disk or SATA2 Hard Disk: Rs. 3,000
Sound Card – Included in Motherboard
Local Area Network (LAN) Card – Included in Motherboard
Random Access Memory (RAM) – Corsair Value Select 2x1GB DDR2 667MHz RAM: Rs. 9,000
Mouse and Keyboard – Logitech G1 Gaming Desktop: Rs. 2000
Speakers – Creative Inspire P5800: Rs. 4,000
Monitor – 19 inch, LCD monitor, 4ms, not widescreen, with DVI port (ViewSonic VP920B): Rs. 13,000
Web Cam – Logitech QuickCam Easy: Rs. 1,500
Microphone – Logitech Microphone: Rs. 500
DVD/CD Drive – LiteON 20x DVD Writer LH-20A1P: Rs. 2,000
Power Supply Unit (PSU) – Powersafe 500W PSU: Rs. 2,500
Cabinet – Zebronics Antibiotic: Rs. 1,700
TV Tuner – Pixel View Play TV Pro (Internal): Rs. 1,600
Total Cost: Rs. 73,800
I am kind of confused. I want to play DX10 games so should I buy off the 8800 GTS or wait for the 8600 Ultra? Anyway, tell me which is a better configuration
After a lot of research, I formulated 2 builds for the gaming rig I am planning to buy. Benevolently help me decide (with reasons) which of the 2 configurations is a better option
You'll may not be knowing the companies of the cabinet and PSU because they are Indian companies.
1 USD = 45 Rs. (Indian currency)
1st Configuration
Processor – Intel Core 2 Duo E6300: Rs. 9,000
Graphic Card – GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB: Rs.19,500
Motherboard – MSI P965 Neo-F: Rs. 6,000
Hard Disk Drive (HDD) –160GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 Hard Disk or SATA2 Hard Disk: Rs. 3,000
Sound Card – Included in Motherboard
Local Area Network (LAN) Card – Included in Motherboard
Random Access Memory (RAM) – Corsair Value Select 2x1GB DDR2 667MHz RAM: Rs. 9,000
Mouse and Keyboard – Logitech G1 Gaming Desktop: Rs. 2000
Speakers – Creative Inspire P5800: Rs. 4,000
Monitor – 17 inch, LCD monitor, 4ms, not widescreen, with DVI port: Rs. 10,000
Web Cam – Logitech QuickCam Easy: Rs. 1,500
Microphone – Logitech Microphone: Rs. 500
DVD/CD Drive – LiteON 20x DVD Writer LH-20A1P: Rs. 2,000
Power Supply Unit (PSU) – Powersafe 500W PSU: Rs. 2,500
Cabinet – Zebronics Antibiotic: Rs. 1,700
TV Tuner – Pixel View Play TV Pro (Internal): Rs. 1,600
Total Cost: Rs. 72,300
2nd Configuration
Processor – Intel Core 2 Duo E6400: Rs. 11,000
Graphic Card – GeForce 8600 Ultra – supposedly releasing this April, will wait till it comes out
Motherboard – ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP: Rs. 12,000
Hard Disk Drive (HDD) –160GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 Hard Disk or SATA2 Hard Disk: Rs. 3,000
Sound Card – Included in Motherboard
Local Area Network (LAN) Card – Included in Motherboard
Random Access Memory (RAM) – Corsair Value Select 2x1GB DDR2 667MHz RAM: Rs. 9,000
Mouse and Keyboard – Logitech G1 Gaming Desktop: Rs. 2000
Speakers – Creative Inspire P5800: Rs. 4,000
Monitor – 19 inch, LCD monitor, 4ms, not widescreen, with DVI port (ViewSonic VP920B): Rs. 13,000
Web Cam – Logitech QuickCam Easy: Rs. 1,500
Microphone – Logitech Microphone: Rs. 500
DVD/CD Drive – LiteON 20x DVD Writer LH-20A1P: Rs. 2,000
Power Supply Unit (PSU) – Powersafe 500W PSU: Rs. 2,500
Cabinet – Zebronics Antibiotic: Rs. 1,700
TV Tuner – Pixel View Play TV Pro (Internal): Rs. 1,600
Total Cost: Rs. 73,800
I am kind of confused. I want to play DX10 games so should I buy off the 8800 GTS or wait for the 8600 Ultra? Anyway, tell me which is a better configuration