Rate my gaming rig

[ankit1456]

Hi Everyone,
I have made 2 gaming rig after lot of help in my previous thread, Please let me know how is my rig below and if all parts are compatible. Also adding some details. Please also let me know if i am not overclocking do i need additional fan or stock fan would be enough.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/crHdwP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/crHdwP/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.61 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($17.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $640.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-15 23:59 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/kTCYt6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/kTCYt6/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£79.19 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.31 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£46.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£51.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£46.39 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£49.79 @ Aria PC)
Total: £337.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-13 07:45 GMT+0000

1. The Following task I am planning to do
i. Games like battlefield 4, fifa 2015, fry cry 4 or late 2014 titles will do
ii. Rybka/stockfish chess analysis
iii. Applications like photoshop CS6 or any adobe CS6 suit, coreldraw x6, firefox multiple tabs, ms office, video editing and other high end applications.

2. Not more than 650$ budget

3. I am living in Mumbai (India) and buying parts from Snap Deal or Flipkart Or amazon

4. I am not planning to overclock

5. I will be using 1080 HD monitor. Single PC not multiple.

 

[mfenn]

Please update your post with the answers to these questions so that we can have some context for what you're trying to accomplish.

 

[ankit1456]

Please update your post with the answers to these questions so that we can have some context for what you're trying to accomplish.

Done...

 

[Euchrestalin]

If you're not overclocking, ditch the aftermarket cooler and use the money saved to get the biggest SSD you can afford.

 

[ankit1456]

If you're not overclocking, ditch the aftermarket cooler and use the money saved to get the biggest SSD you can afford.

Yup...i am removing cooler.... Cant say about ssd though..

Rest is good to go??

 

[ankit1456]

If you're not overclocking, ditch the aftermarket cooler and use the money saved to get the biggest SSD you can afford.

Yup...i am removing cooler.... Cant say about ssd though..

Rest is good to go??

 

[Blain]

Rate my gaming rig

5.2 out of 10
4.8 out of 10

Add a SSD

 

[mfenn]

Done...

OK, so I take it that you aren't actually purchasing from the sites that you linked? What's your budget in INR?

 

[ankit1456]

OK, so I take it that you aren't actually purchasing from the sites that you linked? What's your budget in INR?

Around INR 46000

 

[ankit1456]

5.2 out of 10
4.8 out of 10

Add a SSD

With SSD what would be your rating?

 

[ankit1456]

Here is the updated rig and links of parts from where i am going to purchase it

i5 4440 - 10703/- - http://www.snapdeal.com/product/intel-31-ghz-lga-1150/416547385
MSI R9 270 - 13950/- http://www.flipkart.com/msi-amd-ati...+270&ref=33c4a053-949d-4486-91b2-9407fc696d78
PSU - Antec VP550P - 3564/- http://www.snapdeal.com/product/antec-vp550p-smps/1251902#bcrumbSearch:antec vp550p|bcrumbLabelId:56
Motherboard - MSI B85M - G43 - 5420/- http://www.snapdeal.com/product/msi...81#bcrumbSearch:msi b85m-g43|bcrumbLabelId:56
Ram link - 5075/- http://www.flipkart.com/corsair-ven...0C10&ref=763a8fcc-cdb1-4d2d-9342-2183ba5c303c
corsair 200R - 4523/- http://www.snapdeal.com/product/corsair-carbide-200r-compact-atx/609159#bcrumbSearch:corsair 200r
seagate 1TB hard disk - 3310 /- http://www.snapdeal.com/product/sea...850832#bcrumbSearch:seagate|bcrumbLabelId:283

 

[ithehappy]

If you don't mind then get a WD Black or some Hitachi drive instead of that Seagate, I have and had multiple Barracudas, that's why saying.

 

[Blain]

With SSD what would be your rating?

6.2 out of 10
5.6 out of 10

 

[Charlie98]

If you don't mind then get a WD Black or some Hitachi drive instead of that Seagate, I have and had multiple Barracudas, that's why saying.

Seagate Barracudas are fine, especially the 1TB. They are only having a bad showing right now with the 3TB HDD for some reason (although I have one and it has been 100%) Personally, I just pick whichever is cheaper... Seagate, WD, Hitachi, Toshiba.

 

[mfenn]

Seagate Barracudas are fine, especially the 1TB. They are only having a bad showing right now with the 3TB HDD for some reason (although I have one and it has been 100%) Personally, I just pick whichever is cheaper... Seagate, WD, Hitachi, Toshiba.

Pretty much my thoughts exactly. I've been around data centers for long enough to know that all brands of drives fail. Don't even get me started on the DAILY WD RE4 1TB failures I've suffered through. Get the least expensive drive and spend the savings on backups.

 

[mfenn]

Here is the updated rig and links of parts from where i am going to purchase it

i5 4440 - 10703/- - http://www.snapdeal.com/product/intel-31-ghz-lga-1150/416547385
MSI R9 270 - 13950/- http://www.flipkart.com/msi-amd-ati...+270&ref=33c4a053-949d-4486-91b2-9407fc696d78
PSU - Antec VP550P - 3564/- http://www.snapdeal.com/product/antec-vp550p-smps/1251902#bcrumbSearch:antec vp550p|bcrumbLabelId:56
Motherboard - MSI B85M - G43 - 5420/- http://www.snapdeal.com/product/msi...81#bcrumbSearch:msi b85m-g43|bcrumbLabelId:56
Ram link - 5075/- http://www.flipkart.com/corsair-ven...0C10&ref=763a8fcc-cdb1-4d2d-9342-2183ba5c303c
corsair 200R - 4523/- http://www.snapdeal.com/product/corsair-carbide-200r-compact-atx/609159#bcrumbSearch:corsair 200r
seagate 1TB hard disk - 3310 /- http://www.snapdeal.com/product/sea...850832#bcrumbSearch:seagate|bcrumbLabelId:283

Thank you very much for posting this, it's very helpful. You definitely need an SSD due to the productivity apps that you're running, doing without is unbearable. However, you're at INR 46545 right now, so getting an SSD would require making some cuts elsewhere.

Here's what I would do:

Swap case to Antec ASK-4000B-U3 INR 2300
Swap CPU to Intel Core i3 4150 INR 7700
Add Transcend SSD340 128GB INR 4400

Downgrading the CPU will reduce your performance in chess simulations, but I think it's worth it to not be really bogged down whenever you fire up CS 6.

 

[ankit1456]

Thank you very much for posting this, it's very helpful. You definitely need an SSD due to the productivity apps that you're running, doing without is unbearable. However, you're at INR 46545 right now, so getting an SSD would require making some cuts elsewhere.

Here's what I would do:

Swap case to Antec ASK-4000B-U3 INR 2300
Swap CPU to Intel Core i3 4150 INR 7700
Add Transcend SSD340 128GB INR 4400

Downgrading the CPU will reduce your performance in chess simulations, but I think it's worth it to not be really bogged down whenever you fire up CS 6.

Well I really love to get SSD but it is my least priority since i have to get monitor also. I thought my current one will do but we have decided to upgrade it too... So including monitor i don't want my budget to run over INR 50000


antec only have 1 cooler fan

what about this Actec X1-T at INR 2867?

i really don't want to downgrade my processor ...may be i should change my motherboard to ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard it will help me save around INR 1900

so with both products i can save around INR 3400/- and with additional INR 5000 I can get good monitor...

 

[Euchrestalin]

Well I really love to get SSD but it is my least priority since i have to get monitor also. I thought my current one will do but we have decided to upgrade it too... So including monitor i don't want my budget to run over INR 50000

What monitor are you currently using? Why have you decided a new monitor is necessary?

 

[ankit1456]

What monitor are you currently using? Why have you decided a new monitor is necessary?

Well it is 2006 15 inch crt monitor... So i guess it can max run 1024x768 which is not hd quality ...if i am taking so much pain for gaming and apps at least i should get a monitor which can handle hd performance.

Am i right to assume that it will not run hd graphics??

 

[mfenn]

Well I really love to get SSD but it is my least priority since i have to get monitor also. I thought my current one will do but we have decided to upgrade it too... So including monitor i don't want my budget to run over INR 50000

To be honest, your productivity apps will absolutely crawl without an SSD, making the CPU speed fairly useless for them and greatly lowering your productivity (i.e. you will spend a lot of time waiting for the app to respond during the interactive process). So I would consider the SSD to be mandatory.

antec only have 1 cooler fan

what about this Actec X1-T at INR 2867?

You don't need a massive cooling system for this machine because the CPU and GPU are both quite power efficient. However, there's also nothing wrong with the case you linked if you like the look better and are OK with going up in budget.

i really don't want to downgrade my processor ...may be i should change my motherboard to ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard it will help me save around INR 1900

That's a bare-bones board, but it's a good pick because that's exactly what you're looking for with these budget constraints.

so with both products i can save around INR 3400/- and with additional INR 5000 I can get good monitor...

Am i right to assume that it will not run hd graphics??

Yes, you definitely need a new monitor if you're running at 15" CRT. Check out the BenQ GW2255 for Rs. 7200.

 

[ankit1456]

To be honest, your productivity apps will absolutely crawl without an SSD, making the CPU speed fairly useless for them and greatly lowering your productivity (i.e. you will spend a lot of time waiting for the app to respond during the interactive process). So I would consider the SSD to be mandatory.



You don't need a massive cooling system for this machine because the CPU and GPU are both quite power efficient. However, there's also nothing wrong with the case you linked if you like the look better and are OK with going up in budget.



That's a bare-bones board, but it's a good pick because that's exactly what you're looking for with these budget constraints.





Yes, you definitely need a new monitor if you're running at 15" CRT. Check out the BenQ GW2255 for Rs. 7200.

Does SSD only improve boot time or it will have improvements while using the apps and doing multi tasking work? How much performance i can expect from it? If i say i will be using 2 hours productive apps every day how much time i can expect to save?

If i am able to sale my old pc then i can manage SSD too...

So if i am using 128 GB SSD and 1TB hard disk. Can i install all apps in SSD (will it be enough?) and use 1TB for backup?


What is bare-bones board? It don't have usb 3 header but have at rear so i can use USB 3 support drivers with ease?

 

[ankit1456]

Does Asrock motherboard support DDR5 graphic MSI R9 270, the one i am buying?

 

[lehtv]

yes, all motherboards with PCIe support all PCIe graphics cards, in a nutshell

 

[mfenn]

Does SSD only improve boot time or it will have improvements while using the apps and doing multi tasking work? How much performance i can expect from it? If i say i will be using 2 hours productive apps every day how much time i can expect to save?

Boot time is one of the smallest benefits of getting an SSD. The real benefit is that it makes working inside applications much faster by eliminating all the little I/O pauses. For example, right now if you pay attention when you use your computer, you'll notice little pauses every time you launch a new program, switch open a dialog that you haven't used yet, load up a new file, etc. With an SSD, all those pauses are gone.

Basically, once you've used one, you'll never understood why you suffered without one for so long.

So if i am using 128 GB SSD and 1TB hard disk. Can i install all apps in SSD (will it be enough?) and use 1TB for backup?

You won't be able to install all your games on a 128GB SSD, but you should be able to fit all your productivity apps on there along with the OS of course.

What is bare-bones board? It don't have usb 3 header but have at rear so i can use USB 3 support drivers with ease?

"Bare-bones" is an expression which means "having only the essentials". So, what I meant was that the H81 Pro BTC doesn't have any features beyond what is required.

 

[DragonBorn]

Seems solid I would say 6.5/10. An SSD is the only important upgrade you must do.