Basic Guide Purchase a New System

[rahul.007]

Firstly if that psu is extreme power, change it to corsair vx450w.. Dont go fr cm xm.. If you are into gaming, get phenom 2 955 b.e and at least hd5770(try to get gtx 460 1gb) else get phenom 2 1055t n hd5670.. Change that mobo to msi 890gxm-g65.. You can get cm 430 instd of cm 690 to do sm cost cttng.. Rest all is good..

 

[Sony NS]

change it to corsair vx450w.. Dont go fr cm xm.. .. Change that mobo to msi 890gxm-g65..

Thanks for the quick response... Is a 450W PSU sufficient for this spec, i do intent to add another sound card later ... also will there be enough space\slots on the board to support the graphics card + sound card...!!!

 

[topgear]

Guys how is this spec...

AMD Phenon X4 955 Black Edition
MSI 890FXA GP70
GSKill 1600 2X2 XMSS
Saphire 5670
Cooler Master 690
Cooler Master X550 PSU

I got 2 question for u-
Do i need a cooler additional on this spec ?
Is this motherboards an overkill considering the processor and GPU ?

Thanks in advance

are you talking about the 890FX-GD70 mobo

*static.techspot.com/fileshost/newspics2/2009/msi-890fxgd70.jpg

spending in a after market cooler is always recommended if you can afford one - get a CM Hyper 212+ at 1.8k - it will keep the cpu more cool and will come handy if you are going to OC in the future.

It has 5 pci-e x16 slots !

so this mobo is an overkill if you are going to use only a single piece of HD5670 - to justify this mobos performance and features properly you should at- least use 2x HD5870 in CF.

Thanks for the quick response... Is a 450W PSU sufficient for this spec, i do intent to add another sound card later ... also will there be enough space\slots on the board to support the graphics card + sound card...!!!

This mobo has sufficient slot for add a sound card later and you PSu will support it witha HD5670 very easily but if you are thinking about 2x HD5870 in CF then get a corsair TX750W.

 

[prvprv]

Guys, I have scraped the idea of a gaming rig. Guess its study time.

So now I want to but a decent LCD (will 22' be enough, remember I have only VGA port) and a 1TB SATA HDD.
Your valued input will be much appreciated

Benq G2220 HD @ 7.3k

 

[Sony NS]

are you talking about the 890FX-GD70 mobo
.......

Thanks for the response topgear, i am talking about this board itself... was thinking of upgrading to a sli config later in the year with the 5670 or 5770 card... but i definitely dont need 5 pci-e x16 slots... Can you recommend me another board which is having a 3 pci-e x16 slots... USB 3 support preferred, the USB3 speed on this mobo seems to be slow as compared to some other ASUS mob's...

If i go with a 650W PSU will it be able to support SLI...??

 

[topgear]

cards like HD5670 or 5770 don't support SLI actually any ATI/AMD gfx cards don't support SLI - most of them supports crossfire anaway and CF is the multi gpu technology by ATI and SLI is multi pgu technology by Nvidia and for that you'll need 2x identical gfx cards using nvidia GPU like GTS 450 or GTX 460.

BTW, 2x GTX 460 in SLI performs better than 2x HD5770 in CF config - so make sure what you want CF or SLI.

So what do you want to go for SLI or CF ?
What's your budget for a mobo ?

A 650W PSU will handle 2x cards ( cards like HD5770 or GTX 460 ) in CF or SLI very easily but iof you want to use 3gfx card for CF or SLI then you may have to invest in a 750W PSU.

 

[Piyush]

one more thing
that 650W PSU must not be of cooler master most "talked about" series

 

[rahul.007]

the "EXTREME POWER or EXTREME POWER +" series....

 

[vwad]

Such a shame to have that series deceiving so many noobs

 

[rahul.007]

Not their fault.. It comes from COOLER MASTER.. About 90% people stop asking their querries after hearing the brand name.. And its high wattage at low price.. What else do they want..

 

[Sony NS]

BTW, 2x GTX 460 in SLI performs better than 2x HD5770 in CF config - so make sure what you want CF or SLI.

So what do you want to go for SLI or CF ?
What's your budget for a mobo ?

I want to go for 8k mobo but willing to spend a little more depending on the features... i was planning for CF as i heard AMD procs works best with CF config... And i feel the whole AMD pack gives better price to performance factor... what u guys think...

i dont have any probs with intel... if i could get the same performance in an intel combination i will take it....

 

[topgear]

Then this mobo should be suitable for Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H @ ~9.5k

 

[minubhatia453]

So many thanks for posting the deepest information. good work and keep it up

 

[aarnav03]

I am a hardcore gammer.I want the configration in which all the new games will work.I have decided a pc configration,if you find that i can get something better in my budget of total 25k please tell me:

AMD Athlon 2 x2 550(3.1 GHz)
ASUS M2N68 AM
4 GB Transend RAM
7200 WD HDD(500 GB)
And looking for a graphic card

Always post in the appropriate thread.

 

[ssb1551]

R u including the GPU in the budget of 25k?coz I think the config u r going for(I think u mean Phenom X2 550) should cost u arnd 17k so u'll b left with arnd 8k for GPU...
If thats the case then ur best bet would be MSI GTS 450..Its for 7.8k(without shipping) @smc or mediahome.in...

 

[rahul.007]

@aarnav: do you have a monitor? If yes, tell the screen size..

Imo, get:

Amd athlon IIX4 635 @ 4.6k
740g based mobo @ 3k
kingston 2gb ddr3 @ 2.2k
wd blue 500gb @ 2k
lg dvd @ 1k
cm 310 @ 1.5k
fsp saga II 500w @ 2.6k
Zotac gtx 460 768 mb @ 8-9k

Total: 24.9-25.9k

Please fill the pc build questionare template and start a new thread of your own and if you have done so already, ignore this..

 

[topgear]

^^ that's a good config under his budget

 

[pariharvikas23]

Mod edit: You had already started a thread.

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/pc-compon...-pc-need-cpu-mob-ram-under-20k-intel-amd.html

 

[ssb1551]

Zotac gtx 460 768 mb @ 8-9k

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I think the min a guy has to shell out for ZOTAC GTX 460 768MB is arnd 10.6k!!!

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

I am a hardcore gammer.I want the configration in which all the new games will work.I have decided a pc configration,if you find that i can get something better in my budget of total 25k please tell me:

AMD Athlon 2 x2 550(3.1 GHz)
ASUS M2N68 AM
4 GB Transend RAM
7200 WD HDD(500 GB)
And looking for a graphic card

which monitor do you have?