Another i7 Rig Configuration. Need the BLESSINGS :) of our in house experts.
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MetalheadGautham
AFK
Nice. Does he operate only from TE or does he own his own online business website ?
UD5 retails @ 16.5K in India ? Then its better than UD4 imported @ 16K.
If its the Indian equivalent of US price, it could probably cost a lot more.
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Shadowfax2009
Wandering around
Guys
Where is UD5 retailing in India at 16.5K?
I am getting quotation at 17.5K - 18K. AND ONCE MORE, TELL ME A FEW GOOD SHOPS TO HUNT AT NEHRU PLACE DELHI. The threads on this topic are quite old.
Also
As far as I know KMD operates from forum only. All guys of The techshop guy/ Mediahome/ ITWares also operate in the forum. I somwhow feel the forum is more safe than the website as u continuously get peer reviewes of all dealers.
Where is UD5 retailing in India at 16.5K?
I am getting quotation at 17.5K - 18K. AND ONCE MORE, TELL ME A FEW GOOD SHOPS TO HUNT AT NEHRU PLACE DELHI. The threads on this topic are quite old.
Also
As far as I know KMD operates from forum only. All guys of The techshop guy/ Mediahome/ ITWares also operate in the forum. I somwhow feel the forum is more safe than the website as u continuously get peer reviewes of all dealers.
damngoodman999
damnbadman666
if u r going for the corei7 920 u cant seek out any budget -- i am telling get AMD 955 it sure beats handsdown on corei7 920 with DDR3 ram
u can go for this config
AMD PHENOM2 955
Asus M4A78T-E DDR3 1600
Palit GTX295 [or] Palit revolution HD 4870X2
4 GB DDR3 1333mhz
TAGAN 800 watts modular power
this config beats corei7 920 badly wen u get any other grafix card with corei7
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Shadowfax2009
Wandering around
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Guys
Why do you keep on saying that AMD beats down Intel hands down?
Look at today's toms hardware review. Even they are suggesting i7. *www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-975,2318-11.html
Both i7 and 955 have so much juice that the grafix card is the only differentiating point when gaming.
What I think is that, making a AMD Phenom II 955 Rig with DDR3 memory is only 5K cheaper than i7 rig.
The current best bang for buck is to make a Phenom II 940 rig with DDR2 RAM...and GTX295/280. However 1 yr down the line you may not find DDR2 ram in the market. I am worried to go with DDR2 system as I had difficulty in finding DDR1 ram for my old system before.
Also as I said before I am not inclined to buy a DX10 grafix card at 35K when DX11 is just round the corner. (DX11 will be significantly better due to its compute shader and tesselation shader. Also NVIDIAs GT300 series will be fundamentally different than GT 200 series and not a mere sequential improvement )
Perhaps it is best to wait till i5 comes into the market. But I cant wait another year.
May be I have read so much about i7 that it makes me want it....... I need someone to hammer an alternative to my head. Guys can you post me an alternate configuration with AMD 955 and DDR3 with price/ and where to buy. I will keep my purchases on hold for the next one week.
Wise little things, these forums are..... Should have joined earlier.
Guys
Why do you keep on saying that AMD beats down Intel hands down?
Look at today's toms hardware review. Even they are suggesting i7. *www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-975,2318-11.html
Both i7 and 955 have so much juice that the grafix card is the only differentiating point when gaming.
What I think is that, making a AMD Phenom II 955 Rig with DDR3 memory is only 5K cheaper than i7 rig.
The current best bang for buck is to make a Phenom II 940 rig with DDR2 RAM...and GTX295/280. However 1 yr down the line you may not find DDR2 ram in the market. I am worried to go with DDR2 system as I had difficulty in finding DDR1 ram for my old system before.
Also as I said before I am not inclined to buy a DX10 grafix card at 35K when DX11 is just round the corner. (DX11 will be significantly better due to its compute shader and tesselation shader. Also NVIDIAs GT300 series will be fundamentally different than GT 200 series and not a mere sequential improvement )
Perhaps it is best to wait till i5 comes into the market. But I cant wait another year.
May be I have read so much about i7 that it makes me want it....... I need someone to hammer an alternative to my head. Guys can you post me an alternate configuration with AMD 955 and DDR3 with price/ and where to buy. I will keep my purchases on hold for the next one week.
Wise little things, these forums are..... Should have joined earlier.
Krow
Crowman
If u really are gonna get an i7 and DDR3 RAM et all, then look for future-proofing too. Its no point having the most expensive rig of 2day and being left out with an incompatible tech later. If that's what u want still, then go for it as nothing beats i7 when it comes to multi-threaded apps. I repeat, right now only AMD will give u a solid upgrade path.
The ECS A790GXM-AD3 board is great but it has only 4 RAM slots. Better get any mobo with six slots as DDR3 works better in triple channel mode. Ive seen the board and even assembled a rig with the 955 and I can tell u that the board looks amazing! I saw the rampage II extreme(all @ the Digit BootCamp Workshop) and assembled a rig with the i7 965 and I was totally blown away even though I dint power on the system. On second thoughts, I felt that today's 30k advanced boards are tomorrow's trash, even though every cell in my body wanted to own such a config.
Whatever u buy, keep in mind the upgrade path and where u want 2 be a couple of years down the line. Going for the GTX 295/4870 X2 when GT3xx/Radeon 5xxx are less than 6 mnths away is not very wise. I say go for a single GPU solution like the 4890/GTX 285(EVGA SSC). U cn SLI/CF it later when more and more games are optimised for multi-GPU utilisation. Anyway, 4890=15k & 4870x2~30k. U cn chk any review and I can guarantee the fact that 4870X2 isnt 2x4890 in terms of performance! Same goes for the GTX 295. A single GPU will perform excellent in all of today's games. Better CF/SLI IF needed than spend all ur cash on something which is astronomically expensive and would probably retail for dirt cheap rates in a year or so! If u ask me, I'd say go for the GTX 275 (Palit SONIC)/HD4890 whichever performs better.If u r buying DDR3, go for a six slot mobo at least.
Please buy a modular power supply and do not fall for the numbers and get a 1100/1300W SMPS as even on full load I dont think whatever system u buy is gonna draw more than 600W of power. I'd say go for a modular Corsair 750/850W SMPS as modular SMPS reduces Cable Clutter. Go for DDR3 RAM. U r right when u say that it is the future. But 6x2GB=max 12GB, unless 4GB sticks become mainstream. I have a 4 slot DDR2 mobo, so I can still have around 8GB RAM, which would be great until at least 2 more years, When OS'es finally gain the ability to utilise more! So, please look for a config which u cn pimp every year or two and still stay a little ahead of the pack rather than trying to lead it 2day and be the laggard of tomorrow.
The ECS A790GXM-AD3 board is great but it has only 4 RAM slots. Better get any mobo with six slots as DDR3 works better in triple channel mode. Ive seen the board and even assembled a rig with the 955 and I can tell u that the board looks amazing! I saw the rampage II extreme(all @ the Digit BootCamp Workshop
) and assembled a rig with the i7 965 and I was totally blown away even though I dint power on the system. On second thoughts, I felt that today's 30k advanced boards are tomorrow's trash, even though every cell in my body wanted to own such a config.Whatever u buy, keep in mind the upgrade path and where u want 2 be a couple of years down the line. Going for the GTX 295/4870 X2 when GT3xx/Radeon 5xxx are less than 6 mnths away is not very wise. I say go for a single GPU solution like the 4890/GTX 285(EVGA SSC). U cn SLI/CF it later when more and more games are optimised for multi-GPU utilisation. Anyway, 4890=15k & 4870x2~30k. U cn chk any review and I can guarantee the fact that 4870X2 isnt 2x4890 in terms of performance! Same goes for the GTX 295. A single GPU will perform excellent in all of today's games. Better CF/SLI IF needed than spend all ur cash on something which is astronomically expensive and would probably retail for dirt cheap rates in a year or so! If u ask me, I'd say go for the GTX 275 (Palit SONIC)/HD4890 whichever performs better.If u r buying DDR3, go for a six slot mobo at least.
Please buy a modular power supply and do not fall for the numbers and get a 1100/1300W SMPS as even on full load I dont think whatever system u buy is gonna draw more than 600W of power. I'd say go for a modular Corsair 750/850W SMPS as modular SMPS reduces Cable Clutter. Go for DDR3 RAM. U r right when u say that it is the future. But 6x2GB=max 12GB, unless 4GB sticks become mainstream. I have a 4 slot DDR2 mobo, so I can still have around 8GB RAM, which would be great until at least 2 more years, When OS'es finally gain the ability to utilise more! So, please look for a config which u cn pimp every year or two and still stay a little ahead of the pack rather than trying to lead it 2day and be the laggard of tomorrow.
damngoodman999
damnbadman666
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Guys
Why do you keep on saying that AMD beats down Intel hands down?
Look at today's toms hardware review. Even they are suggesting i7. *www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-975,2318-11.html
Both i7 and 955 have so much juice that the grafix card is the only differentiating point when gaming.
What I think is that, making a AMD Phenom II 955 Rig with DDR3 memory is only 5K cheaper than i7 rig.
The current best bang for buck is to make a Phenom II 940 rig with DDR2 RAM...and GTX295/280. However 1 yr down the line you may not find DDR2 ram in the market. I am worried to go with DDR2 system as I had difficulty in finding DDR1 ram for my old system before.
Also as I said before I am not inclined to buy a DX10 grafix card at 35K when DX11 is just round the corner. (DX11 will be significantly better due to its compute shader and tesselation shader. Also NVIDIAs GT300 series will be fundamentally different than GT 200 series and not a mere sequential improvement )
Perhaps it is best to wait till i5 comes into the market. But I cant wait another year.
May be I have read so much about i7 that it makes me want it....... I need someone to hammer an alternative to my head. Guys can you post me an alternate configuration with AMD 955 and DDR3 with price/ and where to buy. I will keep my purchases on hold for the next one week.
Wise little things, these forums are..... Should have joined earlier.
if u r going for MULTIWORKSTATION process then u can go for i7 , But AMD phenom 2 940 is best Overclocker
phenom 2 955 has uni core process which is faster than phenom 2 940 of 25% , phenom 2 955 is Best Overclocker among AMD till now get Cooler master V8 CPU cooler then OC to 4 Ghz then see .
Corei7 920 is OCable but up to 3.4Ghz u can go with Air , its a workstation processor not the OCer maximum u can u can take it to 4 Ghz with Liquid cooling but goes above 15K liquid cooling & more power PSU -- u should buy 1000 - 1300 watts power supply . [ thats really insane ]
GTX 3 series wont be counting on till DEC 09 , also HD5 series from ATI , there lot of games to play till now .
GTX 295 is the fastest card
asingh
Aspiring Novelist
If u really are gonna get an i7 and DDR3 RAM et all, then look for future-proofing too. Its no point having the most expensive rig of 2day and being left out with an incompatible tech later. If that's what u want still, then go for it as nothing beats i7 when it comes to multi-threaded apps. I repeat, right now only AMD will give u a solid upgrade path.
The ECS A790GXM-AD3 board is great but it has only 4 RAM slots. Better get any mobo with six slots as DDR3 works better in triple channel mode. Ive seen the board and even assembled a rig with the 955 and I can tell u that the board looks amazing! I saw the rampage II extreme(all @ the Digit BootCamp Workshop
Whatever u buy, keep in mind the upgrade path and where u want 2 be a couple of years down the line. Going for the GTX 295/4870 X2 when GT3xx/Radeon 5xxx are less than 6 mnths away is not very wise. I say go for a single GPU solution like the 4890/GTX 285(EVGA SSC). U cn SLI/CF it later when more and more games are optimised for multi-GPU utilisation. Anyway, 4890=15k & 4870x2~30k. U cn chk any review and I can guarantee the fact that 4870X2 isnt 2x4890 in terms of performance! Same goes for the GTX 295. A single GPU will perform excellent in all of today's games. Better CF/SLI IF needed than spend all ur cash on something which is astronomically expensive and would probably retail for dirt cheap rates in a year or so! If u ask me, I'd say go for the GTX 275 (Palit SONIC)/HD4890 whichever performs better.If u r buying DDR3, go for a six slot mobo at least.
Please buy a modular power supply and do not fall for the numbers and get a 1100/1300W SMPS as even on full load I dont think whatever system u buy is gonna draw more than 600W of power. I'd say go for a modular Corsair 750/850W SMPS as modular SMPS reduces Cable Clutter. Go for DDR3 RAM. U r right when u say that it is the future. But 6x2GB=max 12GB, unless 4GB sticks become mainstream. I have a 4 slot DDR2 mobo, so I can still have around 8GB RAM, which would be great until at least 2 more years, When OS'es finally gain the ability to utilise more! So, please look for a config which u cn pimp every year or two and still stay a little ahead of the pack rather than trying to lead it 2day and be the laggard of tomorrow.
Hey..I really liked this write up....
Even I believe...at least in today's scenario a good robust single GPU solution is better than SLI/X-fire. Games still are not optimized for dual GPU's...many games dont even recognize a second card, and the second unit goes to waste..!
Yea...and modular supplies are the in thing now. I just put my new system together..and was kind of shocked to see the cable clutter on my Corsair TX650. Wish I had invested a bit more, and picked up a modular supply.
MetalheadGautham
AFK
Actually, with DDR3 1333MHz @ 1.8K for 2GB in India, I see no reason why you should NOT invest in a DDR3 rig unless you are planning for a sub 10K budget for CPU/RAM/Mobo/GPU.
Anyway, I still think its worth getting a 12K 790FX AM3 4-way crossfirex board over a 16K UD5.
The MSI 790FX-GD70 790FX/SB750 AM3 @ 11.7K (incl tax) seems like a nice buy. See *hothardware.com/Articles/MSI-790FXGD70-AM3-Motherboard/
The advantage of buying Indian hardware is that you get warranty in India and don't need to send products to USA for RMA.
Having said that, go US if its cheaper from KMD. And DONT compare KMD pricing of i7 rig with Indian pricing of P2 rig. Compare both Indian or both KMD if you want. Its only fair then.
Anyway, I still think its worth getting a 12K 790FX AM3 4-way crossfirex board over a 16K UD5.
The MSI 790FX-GD70 790FX/SB750 AM3 @ 11.7K (incl tax) seems like a nice buy. See *hothardware.com/Articles/MSI-790FXGD70-AM3-Motherboard/
The advantage of buying Indian hardware is that you get warranty in India and don't need to send products to USA for RMA.
Having said that, go US if its cheaper from KMD. And DONT compare KMD pricing of i7 rig with Indian pricing of P2 rig. Compare both Indian or both KMD if you want. Its only fair then.
MetalheadGautham
AFK
Actually, with DDR3 1333MHz @ 1.8K for 2GB in India, I see no reason why you should NOT invest in a DDR3 rig unless you are planning for a sub 10K budget for CPU/RAM/Mobo/GPU.
Anyway, I still think its worth getting a 12K 790FX AM3 4-way crossfirex board over a 16K UD5.
The MSI 790FX-GD70 790FX/SB750 AM3 @ 11.7K (incl tax) seems like a nice buy. See *hothardware.com/Articles/MSI-790FXGD70-AM3-Motherboard/
The advantage of buying Indian hardware is that you get warranty in India and don't need to send products to USA for RMA.
Having said that, go US if its cheaper from KMD. And DONT compare KMD pricing of i7 rig with Indian pricing of P2 rig. Compare both Indian or both KMD if you want. Its only fair then.
Anyway, I still think its worth getting a 12K 790FX AM3 4-way crossfirex board over a 16K UD5.
The MSI 790FX-GD70 790FX/SB750 AM3 @ 11.7K (incl tax) seems like a nice buy. See *hothardware.com/Articles/MSI-790FXGD70-AM3-Motherboard/
The advantage of buying Indian hardware is that you get warranty in India and don't need to send products to USA for RMA.
Having said that, go US if its cheaper from KMD. And DONT compare KMD pricing of i7 rig with Indian pricing of P2 rig. Compare both Indian or both KMD if you want. Its only fair then.
damngoodman999
damnbadman666
MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 Motherboard
This board is monster like ASUS RAMPAGE !! good Overclocker for phenom 955 with V8 cooler this board can take up to 4.5Ghz thats massive overclocking 4.2will be stable good choice MHG !!
This board is monster like ASUS RAMPAGE !! good Overclocker for phenom 955 with V8 cooler this board can take up to 4.5Ghz thats massive overclocking 4.2will be stable good choice MHG !!
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Shadowfax2009
Wandering around
@ MetalheadGautham, Techalomaniac, damngoodman999, topgear, dOm1naTOr and off-course the invincible desiibond. First thanks for all your advice and help.
The fight of the AMD and Intel has just become more competitive and exciting. So let it roll on boys; I am NOT spending a single penny till I become convinced one way or the other.
@ MetalheadGautham: I strongly disagree with the comparison of Indian/Imported configuration.
Any one who wants to build i7 or 955 rig with TX/real power, TRUE or V8 cooler is not the avg Joe customer who goes to the shop and asks the shopkeeper about... computer.
So we all discuss in forums....ask current users about their experiences (because we dont believe in marketing gimmick)......and WE HUNT FOR THE BEST DEALS.
The price of processor i7 @ 14,250/- or EVGA @ 19000/- or Gigabyte ud5 @ 16,200/- , PALIT GTX275 @ 15,500/- and DELL 24" S2409W @ 13,500/- are all the result of such hunt. They are all Indian price with FULL Indian warranty.
Only the RAM has been brought from US by KMD and it doesn't have a Indian warranty (though even that is negotiable with OCZ). If DDR3 @ 1600 can be brought to India at prices cheaper than current market and without any hassle ..... it is INDIAN AVAILABLE PRICE and should be compared with other Indian available prices.
I am not comparing hypothetical US price with Indian price ....but quoting real available Indian prices after including importers commision. Its a route and all should know it and use it wisely. I would get 1k to 2k less on most things imported but warranty issues become important at that price difference. (so i wil pay 2K more for GFX card and go for Indian warranty, but when price difference is at around 8K to 10K, one has to do the risk benefit analysis.)
The world is moving to e-shops....It is well known that newegg or tigerdirect rates are fer less than any Manhattan shop and 99% of people there buy from e-stores. The same is slowly happening in India too. Most shop at Nehru place in delhi have the cheapo things and will sell you only those, or have poor knowledge. (eg: RR Enterprise is good shop for mainstream things like USB Drive... but ask for i7 920 with D0 stepping ----- "India me aya nehi hai.." is the prompt answer. I have been qouted prices like 15,700/- for my i7 proccy.... and the shopkeeper took huge credit that he can arrange the same thing at 300/- less if I buy the whole rig from them.)
I find these new breed of Etellers of India more tech-savvy and more forthcoming with information. When I made the deal with phoenix for my dell monitor I was a bit skeptical about being taken for a ride..... but at every step HE has called me from Mumbai to inform me the small things (payment made/ payment recieved and so on)... He even spontaneously offers me to make arrangement with rashi so that i can pick up my other things from Delhi so that both of us are spared the "tension" of sending and receiving things over DTDC. The point I am trying to make is that our eteller guys are not bad or untrustyworthy...only we have to be careful (read forum reviewes... comments... previous deals... grievences etc.)
After Topgear gave the qoute from Lynx about Gigabyte mobo yesterday, I called up Amarbir (Dealer at Lynx)..... He said he could supply me with all I need and if I make the system from him (part I didnt like)...he would bear the transport cost (part I liked)... I will bargain with him tomorrow and keep u all posted.
Coming back to main topic..... well I have nothing to say now... will read some further reviews I guess.
The fight of the AMD and Intel has just become more competitive and exciting. So let it roll on boys; I am NOT spending a single penny till I become convinced one way or the other.
@ MetalheadGautham: I strongly disagree with the comparison of Indian/Imported configuration.
Any one who wants to build i7 or 955 rig with TX/real power, TRUE or V8 cooler is not the avg Joe customer who goes to the shop and asks the shopkeeper about... computer.
So we all discuss in forums
....ask current users about their experiences (because we dont believe in marketing gimmick)......and WE HUNT FOR THE BEST DEALS. The price of processor i7 @ 14,250/- or EVGA @ 19000/- or Gigabyte ud5 @ 16,200/- , PALIT GTX275 @ 15,500/- and DELL 24" S2409W @ 13,500/- are all the result of such hunt. They are all Indian price with FULL Indian warranty.
Only the RAM has been brought from US by KMD and it doesn't have a Indian warranty (though even that is negotiable with OCZ). If DDR3 @ 1600 can be brought to India at prices cheaper than current market and without any hassle ..... it is INDIAN AVAILABLE PRICE and should be compared with other Indian available prices.
I am not comparing hypothetical US price with Indian price ....but quoting real available Indian prices after including importers commision. Its a route and all should know it and use it wisely. I would get 1k to 2k less on most things imported but warranty issues become important at that price difference. (so i wil pay 2K more for GFX card and go for Indian warranty, but when price difference is at around 8K to 10K, one has to do the risk benefit analysis.)
The world is moving to e-shops....It is well known that newegg or tigerdirect rates are fer less than any Manhattan shop and 99% of people there buy from e-stores. The same is slowly happening in India too. Most shop at Nehru place in delhi have the cheapo things and will sell you only those, or have poor knowledge. (eg: RR Enterprise is good shop for mainstream things like USB Drive... but ask for i7 920 with D0 stepping ----- "India me aya nehi hai.." is the prompt answer. I have been qouted prices like 15,700/- for my i7 proccy.... and the shopkeeper took huge credit that he can arrange the same thing at 300/- less if I buy the whole rig from them.)
I find these new breed of Etellers of India more tech-savvy and more forthcoming with information. When I made the deal with phoenix for my dell monitor I was a bit skeptical about being taken for a ride..... but at every step HE has called me from Mumbai to inform me the small things (payment made/ payment recieved and so on)... He even spontaneously offers me to make arrangement with rashi so that i can pick up my other things from Delhi so that both of us are spared the "tension" of sending and receiving things over DTDC. The point I am trying to make is that our eteller guys are not bad or untrustyworthy...only we have to be careful (read forum reviewes... comments... previous deals... grievences etc.)
After Topgear gave the qoute from Lynx about Gigabyte mobo yesterday, I called up Amarbir (Dealer at Lynx)..... He said he could supply me with all I need and if I make the system from him (part I didnt like)...he would bear the transport cost (part I liked)... I will bargain with him tomorrow and keep u all posted.
Coming back to main topic..... well I have nothing to say now... will read some further reviews I guess.
@ Shadowfax2009 - ther's the simple decision you have to make :
If you want unmatched performance then go for core i7 rig ( no amd rig can give performance neck to neck to core i7 rig )
If you wants extreme value & comparable performance ( get performance for every penny you paid ) then opt for amd based rig. The huge plus point is that you don't have to spend a fortune to get a good OC capable mobo for amd. You can get them in 5-8K range.In general AMD phenom based rig can be compared with intel Q9xxx series but you just can not compare a phenom with core i7 in terms of just pure performance.
PS : I've no intention to flame amd
Muy suggestion : opt for intel core i7 based rig with those OCZ 1800Mhz ram . Later on buy a good HSF & OC the proc & ram to extreme level
For mobo if you want to OC beyond say 4Ghz then opt for EVGA. It's just mobo which is OCErs dream. If you want something a little bit less OC capable say 3.8Ghz - 3.9Ghz then get gigabyte x58 UD5.
If you want unmatched performance then go for core i7 rig ( no amd rig can give performance neck to neck to core i7 rig )
If you wants extreme value & comparable performance ( get performance for every penny you paid ) then opt for amd based rig. The huge plus point is that you don't have to spend a fortune to get a good OC capable mobo for amd. You can get them in 5-8K range.In general AMD phenom based rig can be compared with intel Q9xxx series but you just can not compare a phenom with core i7 in terms of just pure performance.
PS : I've no intention to flame amd
Muy suggestion : opt for intel core i7 based rig with those OCZ 1800Mhz ram . Later on buy a good HSF & OC the proc & ram to extreme level
For mobo if you want to OC beyond say 4Ghz then opt for EVGA. It's just mobo which is OCErs dream. If you want something a little bit less OC capable say 3.8Ghz - 3.9Ghz then get gigabyte x58 UD5.
desiibond
Bond, Desi Bond!
@shadowfax,
Thanks to AMD's new X4 955 processor, time has come to think twice before buying core i7. But still, one thing that I noticed is that core i7 still has edge in gaming at or above FullHD. Go for core i7 based rig now. I saw that MSI X58 Pro is selling for 12k and X58 Platinum for 14k in lynx-india. take a look at these boards.
Also add one good Dolby/dts sound card like creative X-Fi or ASUS Xonar.
Thanks to AMD's new X4 955 processor, time has come to think twice before buying core i7. But still, one thing that I noticed is that core i7 still has edge in gaming at or above FullHD. Go for core i7 based rig now. I saw that MSI X58 Pro is selling for 12k and X58 Platinum for 14k in lynx-india. take a look at these boards.
Also add one good Dolby/dts sound card like creative X-Fi or ASUS Xonar.
Krow
Crowman
Thanks man. But u gotta acknowledge some of the more knowledgeable members here. They dont mock the noob, rather, they acknowledge the fact that todays noob is 2mrw's geek
.@ Shadowfax2009 If u want to game, then get AMD as it is the one u cn keep pimping every now and then and keep playing the latest games @ max res! It'll help u save a lot of money for the GFX when u next upgrade! If u r into video encoding, editing, 3D modelling, max, maya, etc, Get i7. If u r into buying just for OCing, then its upto u what u wanna showcase. I suppose i7 will give u a higher pcmark score than phenom II at a lower clock, but Phenom II is going to give u a higher clock at colder temperatures ~ -230 deg cel. That is if u r gonna get Liquid Nitrogen and stuff like that. For OCing, get at least a 1000W SMPS as u always want to have a lil' bit of headroom. A lesser SMPS could lead to a lot of regrets especially if u r gonna clock ur CPU above 4GHz! And one more thing, the Phenom II's power consumption becomes very high when OC'd and yet it wont give u cinebench scores very higher than the Core i7. So, buy Phenom for Gaming & buy i7 for benchmarking/video encoding. Please state what is ur primary need. Then u cn choose with glee
. At the end of the day, whatever u buy is gonna be burning a hole in ur pocket, hence, all we can do is choose what's more worth the money! Cheers!
damngoodman999
damnbadman666
@ Shadowfax2009
Now im gona say wat all of them says , if u really want stick with stock performance then ur cOREi7 but if u r a hardcore gamer or geek/Enthusiast then u can go for AMD rig cause gamers always really on the overclocking & budget rig they push themselves the rig to be more powerful .
As last year u see many of them bought E8400/E8500 from intel which is quad core processor which is Gr8 overclocker & best of gaming till now many of them dont see the Quadcore performance , still now E8400 can be Overclockable to 4gHZ & above many of Hardcore gamers use now .
Keep in mind Corei7 920 is not Overclocking processor , u can only overclock up to 3.2 on air
Now im gona say wat all of them says , if u really want stick with stock performance then ur cOREi7 but if u r a hardcore gamer or geek/Enthusiast then u can go for AMD rig cause gamers always really on the overclocking & budget rig they push themselves the rig to be more powerful .
As last year u see many of them bought E8400/E8500 from intel which is quad core processor which is Gr8 overclocker & best of gaming till now many of them dont see the Quadcore performance , still now E8400 can be Overclockable to 4gHZ & above many of Hardcore gamers use now .
Keep in mind Corei7 920 is not Overclocking processor , u can only overclock up to 3.2 on air
Krow
Crowman
Isnt E8400/8500 a Core 2 DUO 3/3.16GHz???
damngoodman999
damnbadman666
^^ thats right its a core2duo , in 2008 it made the gamer delight
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