Basic Guide Purchase a New System
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mukherjee
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Hello people!
Well,I am looking towards a new cpu+mobo+ram upgrade.....tentatively end 2010.
Plz dont say anything about the upcoming Intel refresh,LGA1155 and all that
I already know.
I have deicied on the core i5 750/760 or the Core i7 860/870.
All I need is a good P55 board,preferably ATX.
Comments? Price? Availability in Kolkata?
Well,I am looking towards a new cpu+mobo+ram upgrade.....tentatively end 2010.
Plz dont say anything about the upcoming Intel refresh,LGA1155 and all that
I already know.
I have deicied on the core i5 750/760 or the Core i7 860/870.
All I need is a good P55 board,preferably ATX.
Comments? Price? Availability in Kolkata?
about the earlier discussion on SLI, the NF chips give you the ability to get 4 way SLI @ full 16x each, you dont see it mostly on AMD boards as they charge a hefty ($100) licence fee.
Thanks for the links, but i feel AMD has nothing to fear, these just make existing i5s redundant. AMD still has their selling points, cheap platform costs . But AMD needs some radically new architecture...
Thanks for the links, but i feel AMD has nothing to fear, these just make existing i5s redundant. AMD still has their selling points, cheap platform costs . But AMD needs some radically new architecture...
tkin
Back to school!!
Hey guys, my friend wants to buy a high end config, I'm getting it for him, but I'm baffled by the huge amounts of choices in the CPU/Mobo segment 
1.Now I'm looking at the Core i7 930 and the i7 870 as they are priced similar, now performance wise which is better? 870 has a faster turbo and cheaper mobo option but 930 has QPI, full X16 SLI/CF(X58) support and triple memory channel so I'm a bit confused.
2.Also suggest some good P55 and X58 mobos at max 12-14k range, looking for a good customer support and stability of the board, OC is not a priority, looking at the numerous complaints all over the web I'd say Asus is out of the list(my p5q has horrible memory issues and also suffers from post issues), looking at gigabyte and MSI.
3.Suggest some good ram kits, both for P55 and X58, again OC is not a priority but latency is, max budget for RAM is 8k.
4.For GPU I'd suggest the GTX460 as my experience with the HD5850 has been anything but smooth, but feel free to suggest, budget is 18-20k but lower the better. Hopefully by the time this rig is bought POV, Galaxy, EVGA will be available here, Palit is an absolute no no.
5.A good cabby with bottom mount smps option, good airflow and ample space with cable management, budget is ~5k.
I suggested TX750 smps, seagate 1TB HDD along with it.
PS: Rig will be mainly used for Animation purposes and a bit of gaming.
Also the 1090T looks phenomenal in performance vs price, so suggest a good AM3 mobo as well.
Which will be better at multi tasking? 1090T or 930/870? 1090T has good performance but 930 has massive memory performance which I think is essential for multi tasking like animation.
1.Now I'm looking at the Core i7 930 and the i7 870 as they are priced similar, now performance wise which is better? 870 has a faster turbo and cheaper mobo option but 930 has QPI, full X16 SLI/CF(X58) support and triple memory channel so I'm a bit confused.
2.Also suggest some good P55 and X58 mobos at max 12-14k range, looking for a good customer support and stability of the board, OC is not a priority, looking at the numerous complaints all over the web I'd say Asus is out of the list(my p5q has horrible memory issues and also suffers from post issues), looking at gigabyte and MSI.
3.Suggest some good ram kits, both for P55 and X58, again OC is not a priority but latency is, max budget for RAM is 8k.
4.For GPU I'd suggest the GTX460 as my experience with the HD5850 has been anything but smooth, but feel free to suggest, budget is 18-20k but lower the better. Hopefully by the time this rig is bought POV, Galaxy, EVGA will be available here, Palit is an absolute no no.
5.A good cabby with bottom mount smps option, good airflow and ample space with cable management, budget is ~5k.
I suggested TX750 smps, seagate 1TB HDD along with it.
PS: Rig will be mainly used for Animation purposes and a bit of gaming.
Also the 1090T looks phenomenal in performance vs price, so suggest a good AM3 mobo as well.
Which will be better at multi tasking? 1090T or 930/870? 1090T has good performance but 930 has massive memory performance which I think is essential for multi tasking like animation.
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tkin
Back to school!!
In a month or so.
DigitalDude
PhotonAttack
as piyush said wait for the i7 950, its price has been dropped internationally to the price point of 930... wait for some more time to reflect in the Indian markets also.
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tkin
Back to school!!
Yeah, 950 is a lot cheaper now but so is 870, in some benchmarks 870 comes close to the 975 and in some cases beats it, so 870 may be a better option but the only thing holding me back is the memory limits on the 1156 as well the inability to go full x16 sli which the X58 does natively, so many options .................................., damn you, intel.
Jaskanwar Singh
Aspiring Novelist
guys which is a better option -
Seasonic PS S12II-430 @ 3.4k
Tagan TG-500-U37 @ 3.2k
also when is GTS450 going to be released..
also which app is good for monitoring temperatures. real temp does not support my processor.
Seasonic PS S12II-430 @ 3.4k
Tagan TG-500-U37 @ 3.2k
also when is GTS450 going to be released..
also which app is good for monitoring temperatures. real temp does not support my processor.
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DigitalDude
PhotonAttack
you should go X58 if you
* need full support for usb 3 and sata 3 from mobo manufacturers without affecting the existing pcie lanes as it has many pcie lanes
* are going to sli/xfire with gpus >= 5870
* need that tri channel memory bandwidth
* want to upgrade to a six core processor in the future
* can get a better PSU to shoulder the power the above things require
or just stay with P55 that will bring down the costs so much that you can get a good SSD and still save a lot
afaik Seasonic 430 is better, GTS450 will be launched mid september.
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tkin
Back to school!!
USB3 and SATA3 is definitely worth investing into.
SLI/XFIRE with >5870(don't need)
Tri channel memory bandwidth is needed as main purpose is animation.
Six core proccy in future(maybe, if intel brings cheaper 6 core parts like amd)
750TX will probably be able to handle the power requirement(not going sli with high end gpus)
So X58 looks better, the only thing holding me back is mobo price, suggest something in 12 range, no ASUS.
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