Gaming Rig Under 50K

It was a dream of mine to own a killer gaming rig. I am an ardent gamer and I have always wanted to play Crysis, which is supposed to be one of the classy games of the year with some cool graphics and stuff. I haven’t got my hands on it yet. I use a very old machine now, a P4 on which I can’t play the resource hungry new-gen games. I am planning to buy one now and this would be my config. I have tried to configure a PC which will offer you decent gaming performance without burning your wallets much. I’ll at least shed 50 grands for this one. The question now is that will you go for a branded one or a self assembled one?

When buying a new PC, everyone is faced with the choice between a branded and an assembled one. Those who don’t want to go through the daunting task of shopping for components and assembling the PC themselves, often choose an easy way out by opting for a branded PC. There are very few adventurous ones who upgrade or build their own PC.

There are more drawbacks than advantages in buying a branded pre-built or a customized PC. No doubt that you won’t have to worry about maintenance. However, you’ll be stranded if the company technician doesn’t turn up on time. Also, you cannot tinker with the hardware or resort to your tech-savvy friends or some technician in case of emergencies. Finally, service and upgrades are heavy on the pocket. With an assembled PC, the biggest advantage is that you can pick the components of your choice to suit your budget and requirements. Unlike branded PCs, you have the freedom to troubleshoot problems and upgrade hardware yourself as and when you like—and that too without paying any service fee.

Now here is my assembly .. the prices may vary a bit up or down.

                                            

 

 

 

 Configuration

Viewsonic VA1928wm                                                     
Logitech Labtec Ultra-flat Wireless Desktop USB                  
XFX GEFORCE 9600 GT                                                    
Logitech(R) X – 530 Speakers 5.1 Speakers                            
Kingston 1 GB DDR2 RAM Desktop 667 MHz                          
300 GB Seagate SATA Hard Disk Drive                                   
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+                                                 
MSI K8N-SLI Platinum                                                   
iBall Work Horse Sliver                                                

 

Total would come just under Rs. 50, 000. I’ve not given the price tags cos it may vary. 

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