Advice on Assembling a Rig

[Chaitanya]

Corsair Force series GT
Crucial m4
Corsair Force series 3
OCZ Agility 3

AFAIK no releases in near future..

 

[The Sorcerer]

I would recommend Force GT, followed by HyperX 3K. But Crucial M4 and Samsung 830 tops the list and Corsair force 3 is not on that list. Kingston's SSDNow V+ 200 actually gives better scores than force 3, but I wouldn't recommend both over the 3 options above.

 

[dashing.sujay]

What??????

Pls turn to page 104
DIGIT march 2012

There it is clear from scores that.. Force GT series SSD's are next best to the best performing Intel 520 series.

+1 for corsair since it uses sandforce SF-2281 controller which is way better in terms of reliability..

Well for ultimate performance + reliabilty one should agree with intel 520 series

Sandforce controller better in reliability ?? Google it please.

 

[The Sorcerer]

^^ Its depends a lot on the firmware though. Newer crucial M4's firmware also boosted significant performance compared to the older M4 firmware. I run about 8TB host write speed on an SSD with 25% compression fill and it never had issues or it failed. You might want to check up on that.

 

[rachitsaran]

I am now pretty much decided on the SSD ...

It's gonna be either Priority 1: Kingston HyperX 90GB (not sure of its availability in India) ...

or Priority 2: Corsair Force GT 120GB/Crucial M4 128 Gb (Any one would do)...

Any places where I can get these in NCR/Online ... (Online prices are quite high, it seems) ...

P.S. - Next up, would like to know more about the PSU/Cabinets ... (Am thinking if we take up the parts one by one and do a deep dive ... it would be better for the discussion as well as for me)

Ummm ... HELLO !!!!

Any replies? I am kinda relying solely on you for my rig ...
Have already promised my sis for a kickass-comp ...

PLEASE do not let me down !!!!

Is this RAM good?

Should I go for two of these, as I want 16GB?

Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8 GB PC RAM (CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10) | Ram | Flipkart.com

 

[Chaitanya]

Corsair Force Series GT 120GB SSD Review - Page 12

Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD review

@ OP

See all our suggestions boil down to one point what you buy is your choice...

Corsair Force Series GT 120 GB SSD Internal Hard Drive (CSSD-F120GBGT-BK) | Internal Hard Drive | Flipkart.com @ Rs. 9202

Sandforce controller better in reliability ?? Google it please.

Well pls give me links that say they are bad & I will be happy

 

[dashing.sujay]

P.S. - Next up, would like to know more about the PSU/Cabinets ... (Am thinking if we take up the parts one by one and do a deep dive ... it would be better for the discussion as well as for me)

Ummm ... HELLO !!!!

Any replies? I am kinda relying solely on you for my rig ...
Have already promised my sis for a kickass-comp ...

PLEASE do not let me down !!!!

Is this RAM good?

Should I go for two of these, as I want 16GB?

Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8 GB PC RAM (CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10) | Ram | Flipkart.com

Opt for RipjawsX.

PSU - Corsair GS600 should be good enough for you leaving much headroom.

 

[Chaitanya]

Is this RAM good?

Should I go for two of these, as I want 16GB?

Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8 GB PC RAM (CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10) | Ram | Flipkart.com

Yeah not bad.

Go for either Corsair vengeance or RipjawsX
For greater performance I suggest running 2*1600MHz ( i.e. DUAL CHANNEL ) sticks

 

[rachitsaran]

Hey guys,

still not decided on the GFX yet ...

Have finalised the remaining config as such (depending on the availability as well):

i7 2600k

AsRock Z77 Extreme Mobo

Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD (one query here, there are two versions of this - SATA and SATA3, right?)

WD Caviar Black 500GB / 1TB

Corsair Vengeance 16gb (8gb X 2) or G.Skill RipjawsX (depends on availability)

BenQ 2450HM / Dell 2312 Something (was for 15k something with IPS)

Corsair 400 R cabinet

Corsair GS600 PSU (any thoughts?)

So, need advice on the above config as well ... anything that I missed out on / can be bettered?

 

[the_conqueror]

Get G-skill RipjawsX 2x4 GB 1600 Mhz.

 

[rachitsaran]

But I need 16Gigs total ...
And They are available in 8X2 ... so what's the problem?

Can you please elaborate.

 

[the_conqueror]

Oh, I overlooked the 16 gb part. You can go for 2x 8 gb modules. I meant that you should get g-skill ripjawsX instead of corsair vengeance.

And I'll advise you to stay away from Asrock Z77 extreme 4, better get Asus P8Z77M-Pro.

 

[rachitsaran]

Again, any reasons to stay away from Z77 Extreme?
And, availability of the one mentioned? Is it easily available in NCR/ Nehur PlacE?

and isnt it un-overclockable?

 

[the_conqueror]

Asus board would be more easily available than asrock Z77 extreme. It is enough for your needs. And yeah, it can overclock. AsRock one got some issues.

 

[Chaitanya]

Nothing bad about ASRock...AFAIK
Also the ASUS boards are running badly out of stock...


I say you may look for i5-2500k, but you are fixed then also pls include a decent CPU cooler.

Watz budget for GFX card?( Also post your budget for CPU cooler )

 

[the_conqueror]

AsRock one had LLC issue, highlighted by sumonpathak, you can ask him for more details.

 

[Chaitanya]

Well you may ask abhidev to know how ASUS boards are completely out of stock for 1-2 weeks...


So op may search for gigabyte boards instead of both

 

[rachitsaran]

Budget for GFX ~12 K

As for Mobo ...

I asked for Z77 Extreme 4 and it was in stock ..
No idea about Asus one ...

And is CPU cooler really that necessary with it? Though I am getting Corsair 400R ...

If it is ... then do suggest some VFM ones (not pricey)

 

[the_conqueror]

If you can extend your budget for graphics then get Sapphire HD 7850 @ 16k else try searching for a GTX 560Ti in 12k range. For cpu cooler, get cooler master hyper 212 evo @ 2.2k

 

[rachitsaran]

Any other suggestions about the GFX card from other members?

And Ty for the cpu cooler suggestion ...

any ideas on Mobo ...?

Nothing bad about ASRock...AFAIK
Also the ASUS boards are running badly out of stock...


I say you may look for i5-2500k, but you are fixed then also pls include a decent CPU cooler.

Watz budget for GFX card?( Also post your budget for CPU cooler )

Why the i5 2500k over i7 2600k?
Any reasons?

As for monitors ...
I was going through some forums and found that Viewsonic VX2336S-LED was a real-winner in its price bracket. Can get it for around 10K as opposed to DellU2312HM or Asus PA238Q ...

Any thoughts?