Mission: Kick Pentium 4 Get Sandy Bridge Rig

MyGeekTips

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1. What is the purpose of the computer? (Note: If you are planning to say multimedia, you will have to be more specific as all types of systems are capable of doing that)
A: Heavy Internet Browsing, Will Start Learning Programming (i think so :D ), Multi-Tasking, Gaming......(Can't Gurantee Has I've SSC Next Year), Benchmarking ,etc

2. Are you open to alternate ideas/products giving similar better performance but offering more VFM/ sellers? If not- why?
A: Yes

3. What is your MAX budget?
A: 50K (Increased to 60K)

4. Planning to overclock?
A: Yes but just for benchmarking not 24X7

5. Which OS are you planning to use?
A: Windows 8 Beta, Windows 7 & Linux

6. How much hard drive space is needed?
A: Crucial M4 128GB SSD - 11.5K if worth the money. I don't need hdd as i already have 320GB 7200.12.

7. What resolution will the screen run at & whats the size of the screen you want? If you already want have one and want to use it, mention its resolution and size.
A: I want HD 1080p resoultion monitor.

8. How would you rate your hardware knowledge from the count of 1-10? (1 being the lowest, 5 being you are somewhat in sync with the current performers and 10 being the highest)
A: 7.5

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
A: Yes, I will assemble by myself

10. When are you planning to buy the system?
A: End of this month

11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
A: Yes till Haswel.

12. Are there going to be any components that you don't want to include in this new rig? If yes, do mention.
A: Keyboard & UPS

13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states?
A: Lamington Road, Mumbai & Will buy from other place if product is not available here.

14. Mention any other points if deemed necessary
A: I can skip monitor upgrade for now if budget is a problem.
B: Tacens Supero 600W is decided for psu. No Change Here. ;)
C: No LED Monitor Please.
 
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Cilus

laborare est orare
Then let us know the price of the Tacen Supero Pro 600W PSu so that we can reduce that amount ftom your total budget to get the actual effective amount.

BTW, although Tacen Supero PSUs have good review (none in english, I had use Google Transalator), I have hands-on experiece with one. Their build quality is no where near to Corsair or other premium brands and After sales service might be an issue. Also they come with 2 Yrs of warranty, compared to 5 Yrs of TX series.
 
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MyGeekTips

MyGeekTips

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Then let us know the price of the Tacen Supero Pro 600W PSu so that we can reduce that amount ftom your total budget to get the actual effective amount.

BTW, although Tacen Supero PSUs have good review (none in english, I had use Google Transalator), I have hands-on experiece with one. Their build quality is no where near to Corsair or other premium brands and After sales service might be an issue. Also they come with 2 Yrs of warranty, compared to 5 Yrs of TX series.

It might be not as good as premium brands like Corsair but many are running high-end rig on it easily from three years without any hitch. Check my post here:

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/1523012-post23.html

BTW, Supero 600w available for 3.5K. But tell me at this price which psu can handle 6870 cf ?

Can i run 6870 CF on TX-650 V2 ?
 
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Jaskanwar Singh

Aspiring Novelist
Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2500k|11700
Motherboard |Asus P8Z68-M PRO B3|8900
RAM |Gskill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9S-4GBXL|1650
Graphic Card |Sapphire HD 6950 1GB PCIE|14200
DVD Writer |ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD|1150
PSU |Corsair GS600|4000
Case |NZXT GAMMA|2000
Mouse |Logitech MX-518|1450
Keyboard |Logitech Media Keyboard K200|400
Mouse Pad |Razer Goliathus Fragged Omega S - Speed/Control|500
UPS |APC 800VA|2800
Speakers |Edifier C2|3200
| Total |52000

if you want crossfire/sli future proofing get MSI Z68A GD55 B3 @ 10192

cant comment on Tacen.
 

Extreme Gamer

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Vendor
The M4 is a good SSD mate (but handily beaten by OCZ Vertex 3), but I doubt you can fit it in 50k without sacrificing image quality.
 

Cilus

laborare est orare
It might be not as good as premium brands like Corsair but many are running high-end rig on it easily from three years without any hitch. Check my post here:

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/1523012-post23.html

BTW, Supero 600w available for 3.5K. But tell me at this price which psu can handle 6870 cf ?

Can i run 6870 Sli on TX-650 V2 ?

HD 6870 muti-GPU setup is Crossfire, not SLI :)

For having HD 6870 Crossfire, the recommended PSU is 700W. However, premium PSu like TX 650 V2 can handle it. Don't try it on Tacen Supero 600W.
So Corsair GS700 is the best choice here within budget. It is available around 5K.
 
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MyGeekTips

MyGeekTips

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The M4 is a good SSD mate (but handily beaten by OCZ Vertex 3), but I doubt you can fit it in 50k without sacrificing image quality.

Looks like you still forget to check this latest firmware comparison:
Crucial M4 vs OCZ Vertex 3: New Firmware Face-Off | bit-tech.net

Crucial M4 has get very close to OCZ Vertex with this firmware & Reliability is the biggest factor i'm will not go for sandforce based ssd. I will talk to my father for increasing budget to fit this bad boys. ;)
 
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MyGeekTips

MyGeekTips

script-kiddie geek
HD 6870 muti-GPU setup is Crossfire, not SLI :)

For having HD 6870 Crossfire, the recommended PSU is 700W. However, premium PSu like TX 650 V2 can handle it. Don't try it on Tacen Supero 600W.
So Corsair GS700 is the best choice here within budget. It is available around 5K.

Man people are running sli / crossfire easily on this you should re check the list of satisfied Tacens Users & check their specs. If you still insist then i will better change to TX series.

Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2500k|11700
Motherboard |Asus P8Z68-M PRO B3|8900
RAM |Gskill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9S-4GBXL|1650
Graphic Card |Sapphire HD 6950 1GB PCIE|14200
DVD Writer |ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD|1150
PSU |Corsair GS600|4000
Case |NZXT GAMMA|2000
Mouse |Logitech MX-518|1450
Keyboard |Logitech Media Keyboard K200|400
Mouse Pad |Razer Goliathus Fragged Omega S - Speed/Control|500
UPS |APC 800VA|2800
Speakers |Edifier C2|3200
| Total |52000

if you want crossfire/sli future proofing get MSI Z68A GD55 B3 @ 10192

cant comment on Tacen.

I mention i didn't need keyboard & ups. I've monitor with inbuilt speakers so need of speakers too. What if i go for Phenom X4 955 to get ssd ?
 
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vickybat

I am the night...I am...
^^ Don't sacrifice cpu for ssd. Ssd's can be added later at any point of time when prices fall.
 
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MyGeekTips

MyGeekTips

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Here is my rig config that i've in mind:-

Intel Core i5 2400 @ 8.75K
Intel DH67CL-B3 Full ATX Board @ 5.6K
Corsiar 1333 MHz DDR3 4GB X 1 @ 1.2K
MSI N560GTX-Ti Twinfrozr II/OC @ 12.5K
Crucial M4 128GB SSD @ 11.5K
Corsair GS600 80+ PSU @ 3.8K
NZXT Gamma Cabinet @ 1.8
BenQ G2222HDL @ 6.8K
Razer Deathadder @ 1.8K
Razer Razer Goliathus Fragged Omega S - Speed/Control @ 0.4K
Xbox 360 Controller for PC @ 0.9K
Asus Xonar DG @ 1.5K
Ozone Attack Snow @ 1.5K
Logitech Z313 @ 1.5k

Total 59.55K


What do you say guys ?
 

vaibhav23

In the zone
Here is my rig config that i've in mind:-

Intel Core i5 2400 @ 8.75K
Intel DH67CL-B3 Full ATX Board @ 5.6K
Corsiar 1333 MHz DDR3 4GB X 2 @ 2.4K
MSI N560GTX-Ti Twinfrozr II/OC @ 12.5K
Crucial M4 128GB SSD @ 11.5K
Corsair GS600 80+ PSU @ 3.8K
NZXT Gamma Cabinet @ 1.8
BenQ G2222HDL @ 6.8K
Razer Deathadder @ 1.8K
Razer Razer Goliathus Fragged Omega S - Speed/Control @ 0.4K
Xbox 360 Controller for PC @ 0.9K
Asus Xonar DG @ 1.5K
Ozone Attack Snow @ 1.5K
Logitech Z313 @ 1.5k

Total 60.75K
just that much change because BF3 uses upto 6GB RAM(read somewhere)
 

Tenida

Gadget Freak
Here is my rig config that i've in mind:-

Intel Core i5 2400 @ 8.75K
Intel DH67CL-B3 Full ATX Board @ 5.6K
Corsiar 1333 MHz DDR3 4GB X 1 @ 1.2K
MSI N560GTX-Ti Twinfrozr II/OC @ 12.5K
Crucial M4 128GB SSD @ 11.5K
Corsair GS600 80+ PSU @ 3.8K
NZXT Gamma Cabinet @ 1.8
BenQ G2222HDL @ 6.8K
Razer Deathadder @ 1.8K
Razer Razer Goliathus Fragged Omega S - Speed/Control @ 0.4K
Xbox 360 Controller for PC @ 0.9K
Asus Xonar DG @ 1.5K
Ozone Attack Snow @ 1.5K
Logitech Z313 @ 1.5k

Total 59.55K


What do you say guys ?
Config. is good. But is SSD is very essential for now??I will suggest don't buy SSD now, wait for the price to come down.Instead get Corsair Tx650V2 or Tx750V2.If you're planning for GTX560Ti SLI ;)
 
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Extreme Gamer

僕はガンダム!
Vendor
Looks like you still forget to check this latest firmware comparison:
Crucial M4 vs OCZ Vertex 3: New Firmware Face-Off | bit-tech.net

Crucial M4 has get very close to OCZ Vertex with this firmware & Reliability is the biggest factor i'm will not go for sandforce based ssd. I will talk to my father for increasing budget to fit this bad boys. ;)
Obviously you havent done your homework. Ever since the firmware was updated to 2.15, OCZ SSDs had no problem.

Get a 60GB SSD(64GB actual but 4GB reserved for wear leveling) if you only use it as windows drive.
 
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vickybat

I am the night...I am...
@ MyGeekTips

Buddy for that budget i seriously suggest you to drop the ssd and go for better parts.

A z68 motherboard as suggested by jaskanwar is the perfect ingredient and go for a 2600k instead. These will last you until haswell comes up. Besides you also have the ivybridge option in future. If you ditch the ssd , you can definitely add these. Or if you want to save up some cash, then 2500k is also a very good buy.

Rest of the config is fine. Alternatively, you can also go for amd 6950 based cards with 2gb vram. But your current choice for gpu is excellent for its price.:)
 
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MyGeekTips

MyGeekTips

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Obviously you havent done your homework. Ever since the firmware was updated to 2.15, OCZ SSDs had no problem.

Get a 60GB SSD(64GB actual but 4GB reserved for wear leveling) if you only use it as windows drive.

I've heard 60GB SSD has a very poor performance comparison to 120GB SSD. i'm thinking of dropping ssd for better pc config. :|
 

Jaskanwar Singh

Aspiring Novelist
Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2500k|11700
Motherboard |MSI Z68A GD55 B3|10192
RAM |Gskill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9S-4GBXL|1650
Graphic Card |Sapphire HD 6950 1GB PCIE|14200
DVD Writer |ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD|1150
PSU |SeaSonic SS-850AT|6300
Case |NZXT GAMMA|2000
Monitor |Benq G2222HDL|6950
Mouse |Razer DeathAdder Black|1950
Mouse Pad |Razer Goliathus Fragged Omega S - Speed/Control|500
Controller |Microsoft X360 Controller|900
Speakers |Edifier C2|3200
| Total |60642
 
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