Best Processor and motherboard combo for gaming

[summers]

@rock: ohh I think it was 8150 that came with a water cooler
2) That was a typo corrected it now thank you for pointing that out. : )

@cilus: the gpu will remain same with each combination as it will be bought a little later.
So the money saved wont actually effect the performance.So what do you suggest now an i5 with A 13k mobo or i7 with the msi mobo I mentioned? Also what is the price of msi 990fxa you mentioned?

@sumaltha: would you say that even if I could afford an i5 or i7?

@summers: even if I have good ventilation and loads of fans and do nil ocing without the aftermarket cooler?
P.s budget increased to 27k

Thanking each and everyone of you
Nightfury

Yes, I would always recommend an aftermarket cooler with Intel always. One of my friend purchased an i5-2500K earlier & his temps were going 50-60 even during mild usage like office work, internet surfing etc and during gaming he was getting 70 degrees. Later he had to go for an aftermarket cooler from CM.

 

[Sainatarajan]

CM Hyper 212 Evo @ 2.1k is very good option that you can consider.

 

[NiGHtfUrY]

Yes I read a lot of good reviews about it.Can someone please recommend some good z77 motherboards for less than 9k to pair up with my i7-3770k?will be sure to buy the cooler.

 

[Cilus]

MSI 990FXA-GD65 costs around 9.2K

For choice of Processor, I think you should go with either FX-8350 or i7 3770K. And I didn't understand if you save some money now, why not it can be spend even when you will be purchasing the GPU later.

 

[101gamzer]

^The best would be the Gigabyte GA-Z77P-D3H @9.7 Its pretty decent motherboard but if im not wrong it has limitations in OCing and not so good VRM, Your OC the CPU get a decent OC'able motherboard at least a Asus P8Z77-V @ 14k which will overclock the CPU well and don't forget to get an after market cooler preferably CM 212 EVO

 

[NiGHtfUrY]

@ cilus: I read somewhere that 7950 can be easily overclocked to match the performance of 7970 that is why I was thinking of going for it but right now I only have 50k,2 months later I can manage to buy 7970 but I need to buy the PC urgently,other components cost 22k so I have 28k for the proccy and mobo and I want to get the maximum out of it,that is why I want to go for the i7.So can you please suggest some z77 mobo for the i7.: )
@101gamerz: the Asus one exceeds my budget by atleast 6k,please suggest something in my budget.

 

[gagan_kumar]

@ cilus: I read somewhere that 7950 can be easily overclocked to match the performance of 7970 that is why I was thinking of going for it but right now I only have 50k,2 months later I can manage to buy 7970 but I need to buy the PC urgently,other components cost 22k so I have 28k for the proccy and mobo and I want to get the maximum out of it,that is why I want to go for the i7.So can you please suggest some z77 mobo for the i7.: )
@101gamerz: the Asus one exceeds my budget by atleast 6k,please suggest something in my budget.

dude if u r going with i7 3770k make sure u get a good mobo with it else u'll regret later..........
(thanks to forum member i didn't made that mmistake i think)

 

[NiGHtfUrY]

What is the cheapest good mobo? The question now arises

1)i5 3570k+gb z77x ud3h=26.5k
OR
2)i7-3770k (20k)+8k Z77 mobo =28k

@gta0gagan: our rigs are almost same.can you please quote the prices of your components.

 

[Cilus]

For Processor, if you're going with Intel then get either 2600K or 3770K. For Motherboard, have a look at Asrock Z77 Fatal1ty Professional-M Motherboard.
ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Professional-M Motherboard - ASRock: Flipkart.com

 

[Myth]

For Processor, if you're going with Intel then get either 2600K or 3770K. For Motherboard, have a look at Asrock Z77 Fatal1ty Professional-M Motherboard.
ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Professional-M Motherboard - ASRock: Flipkart.com

Great looking board. Almost the same as the asus p8z77m pro, but cheaper and a little more on the features.

ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Professional-M Motherboard vs ASUS P8Z77-M PRO Motherboard: Compare Motherboards: Flipkart.com

 

[gagan_kumar]

@gta0gagan: our rigs are almost same.can you please quote the prices of your components.

ok here it goes:

intel core i7 3770k - 18.5k
gigabyte ga-z77x-ud3h - 14k
seagate baracuda 2tb - 5.4k
gskill ripjaws 8gb 1600 mhz cl10 - 3.1k
corsair gs600 - 4k
cooler master hyper 212 evo - 2.1 k
lg dvd writer -.9k
dell s2240l - 8.8k
microtek 800va - 3k
cooler master elite 431 plus - 4k

all prices are without taxes........

as for the mobo i had gone with it because it has some unique features like it is very easy to overclock with the click of a button also other standard features are there also it is full usb 3.0
and the cabinet it has a side window nice looks also very importantly X-Dock (its unique feature) also the HDD is running very smoothly till now...
the cm evo is keeping my cpu temps restricted ~ 35 c that also very silently if there were no led's i wouldn't know the computer was running....

 

[NiGHtfUrY]

Yes,even I was looking at asrock fatality board but the reviews are very few in number and are not very nice.The looks are great but will it be to do a stable oc on the I7?

Also my friend had a as rock pro 3 and it failed within 6 months and the after sales service was not so good and also the cases with extreme 4 make it a little difficult to trust asrock.

To cut the costs should I go for corsair 300r with window over haf 912?

 

[gagan_kumar]

Yes,even I was looking at this board but the reviews are very few in number and are not very nice.The looks are great but will it be to do a stable oc on the I7? Also my friend had a as rock pro 3 and it failed within 6 months and the after sales service was not so good and also the cases with extreme 4 make it a little difficult to trust asrock.
To cut the costs should I go for corsair 300r with window over haf 912?

it is recommended to go for an atx board if u r thinking of expanding(upgrading later)........

 

[NiGHtfUrY]

ok here it goes:

intel core i7 3770k - 18.5k
gigabyte ga-z77x-ud3h - 14k
seagate baracuda 2tb - 5.4k
gskill ripjaws 8gb 1600 mhz cl10 - 3.1k
corsair gs600 - 4k
cooler master hyper 212 evo - 2.1 k
lg dvd writer -.9k
dell s2240l - 8.8k
microtek 800va - 3k
cooler master elite 431 plus - 4k

all prices are without taxes........

as for the mobo i had gone with it because it has some unique features like it is very easy to overclock with the click of a button also other standard features are there also it is full usb 3.0
and the cabinet it has a side window nice looks also very importantly X-Dock (its unique feature) also the HDD is running very smoothly till now...
the cm evo is keeping my cpu temps restricted ~ 35 c that also very silently if there were no led's i wouldn't know the computer was running....

Thank you sir,I will try to squeeze in the ud3h,it was my first choice with the i5.can you please tell me what is x dock?

 

[gagan_kumar]

Thank you sir,I will try to squeeze in the ud3h,it was my first choice with the i5.can you please tell me what is x dock?

i didn't use it but i think its like internal hdd plug and play thingy

 

[NiGHtfUrY]

I have been reading other threads and this guy@paras lehana is also going for the i7-3770k.The following are some choices given to him by some members:
1) Asus P8Z77-M PRO- 11k
2) ~ MSI Z77a GD45 @ 9k

The second option is full atx and I am leaning towards it.please check if it is a good mobo.

suggest some more mobos for less than 10k if they are better than this one.

Thanking you
Nf