New gaming Rig, please suggest

[jatin17]

Hi,

I want to upgrade my PC, old one is just about dead .

I have decided following, please suggest ..

AMD Phenom II X6 1090 3.2Ghz Black edition (10.9K)
Motherboard Not sure, please suggest a mid range one (5K-7K) with VGA port
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express (11K)

These are the 3 main components I want your opinion on ...
Also do I need a cooling mechanism ? I will rarely overclock ..

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

wait for i5 2500k(if you will oc otherwise - i5 2400) in india. will be here soon. 2400 is here. and what is the rest of the system config?

 

[Jerin]

Jatinji, please wait for i7 2600k and then buy !

If there is not much of difference then I think 2600k is the best !

 

[vickybat]

If op can afford 2600k then its absolutely fine. But if it because of better on-die graphics, then i repeat that they are same in the entire range. Only 2600k has a slightly higher turbo frequency of the gpu.

 

[Jerin]

Vickyji is right in a way if you can afford go for 2600k , otherwise I feel 2500k is best bet.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

Jerin if wont overclock what will he do with k.? Instead spending the rest on gpu makes more sense. 6870 can be bought with 2400.

 

[vickybat]

If the op wants a k processor then he has to go for a p67 board and not h67 because only p67 supports cpu overclocking.

Jaskanwar is right , no need to go for a k if there's no overclocking plans. Save up and buy a good discrete gpu to fully utilise the sandybridge processor.

 

[jatin17]

wait for i5 2500k(if you will oc otherwise - i5 2400) in india. will be here soon. 2400 is here. and what is the rest of the system config?

How much i5 2500k will cost ? If you can give me some motherboards for it (max 8k Rs)

Also rest of system which I am planning :
4GB RAM DDR3 1333MHz
Seagate Baracuda 1TB 7200RPM (Already Own)
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express OR 6870
As I am not sure of CPU O have not selected the motherboard

If the op wants a k processor then he has to go for a p67 board and not h67 because only p67 supports cpu overclocking.

Jaskanwar is right , no need to go for a k if there's no overclocking plans. Save up and buy a good discrete gpu to fully utilise the sandybridge processor.

Its not that I don't like overclocking, I would prefer it, but it will require cooling mechanism right ??

I saw intel website for i5 2500k ... whats the difference between 2500s, 2500, 2500k ?
Looks good ... but
AMD provides 6 cores v/s intels 4 (with HT, i5 dont have it)
Anyway I will have a discrete GPU so whats need for an embedded one ? Will the intels embedded GPU will have a good performance stand alone ?
Please can you clear my doubts ?

 

[vickybat]

Those amd 6 core cpu's are no match for sandybridge 4 cores even without hyperthreading. Intel cores pack more punch. Amd will counterattack with its bulldozer processors.

2500s is a lower tdp model and performs a bit less and consumes lot lesser power.
2500 is standard model with locked multiplier.
2500k has unlocked multiplier and can be overclocked like crazy with a good custom cooler.

As of the current situation, prefer sandybridge i5 or i7 cpu's instead of any amd x6 processors.

 

[rajan1311]

Well, in most games, you will barely see much difference due to the processor....so lets not really argue upon that. Get any, you will be happy