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[rahul2002]

Hi Guys,
i am planning to build a rig based on the intel i7 platform:
1. intel i7 920
2. 2gb ddr3 1333 mhz ram (for now)
3. 500gb western digital 7200 rpm hdd
4. powercolor HD4890 1gb ddr5 grx card
5. cooler master extreme power 600w psu
6.gigabyte EX58 UD4P

the first three products are available in kolkata. I have a good bargain for the graphics card at the online store lynx-india. However, its the mobo which i cannot find anywhere. can someone suggest a good x58 mobo within 14k price range in kolkata that supports both sli and crossfire. also where can i find this particular gigabyte mobo in kolkata.

 

[Krow]

^*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=110397

I suggest you buy the HD5850 1GB instead, if you can up your budget to 17.5k for the card. It is much better than 4890.

 

[topgear]

@ rahul2002 - get CM Real Power 550W or Corsair VX550W instead

 

[Krow]

^Oh yeah, I had not seen that. +1 to you.

 

[rahul2002]

its sem like that it is very difficult to get gigabyte high end boards in kolkata. nowhere have i been able to find any information about x58 ud4p mobo.

can anyone tell me abt the availability of msi x58 pro e in kolkata?

 

[Krow]

Ask www.exoduspc.in

 

[topgear]

its sem like that it is very difficult to get gigabyte high end boards in kolkata. nowhere have i been able to find any information about x58 ud4p mobo.

can anyone tell me abt the availability of msi x58 pro e in kolkata?

For availability of gigabyte mobo ( high end ) take a look at the website
that Techalomaniac has suggested.

For availability of MSI mobos contact their distributor :

11, Robert Street, 1st Floor, Kolkata - 700012 Phone - 033-22251192 / 93 Fax - 033-22251276 Contact - Mr. Ranjit Singh

 

[rahul2002]

yesterday i searched the web and saw that the biostar tpower x58 mobo has lots of features at a good value.changing n=my mind now to get that board.
also i am getting palit gtx 275

 

[vickybat]

how does this rig sound

intel core i5 2.66ghz
intel dp55wb p55 board or gigabyte gap55 ud2m
coolermaster real power 460 smps
sapphire 5770 1gb gddr5
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how does this rig sound

intel core i5 2.66ghz
intel dp55wb p55 board or gigabyte gap55 ud2m
coolermaster real power 460 smps
sapphire 5770 1gb gddr5

 

[Krow]

^I can't hear anything!

Go for the Gigabyte board. NO to 5770 as it struggles to beat the 4870 and the 4890 @ 13k is so much better. At 12k the 5770 is a pile of garbage. Either go for the 5850 @ ~18k or GTX 275 @ 13.5k (better than 4890).

 

[vickybat]

^I can't hear anything!

Go for the Gigabyte board. NO to 5770 as it struggles to beat the 4870 and the 4890 @ 13k is so much better. At 12k the 5770 is a pile of garbage. Either go for the 5850 @ ~18k or GTX 275 @ 13.5k (better than 4890).

@ Krow

Alright buddy
But can the coolermaster real power 460 be able to give power to the gpu's you mentioned?
Lastly can it give adequate power to the yet to be launched midrange nvidia fermi gpu's ?
I am interested in this particular smps as it can deliver upto 550w at 3.5k

PLEASE COMMENT

 

[rahul2002]

when is the i7 860 2.8 ghz cpu releasing????

if it releases then maybe i will consider a p55 board.

 

[Krow]

^Don't go by the maximum potential of any SMPS. The company rates it at a certain wattage for a good reason and go by that wattage. So, AFAIK, the CM Real Power Pro 460W will be able to power the GTX260 and 275 along with the ATI counterparts, but I think that if you are spending so much on the rig anyway, it's better to have a little headroom. You don't want to end up in a situation where one day you plug in an extra HDD and the system refuses to boot. Although this will not happen with your PSU, but still, have a look at the following models too :

GlacialPower 650W
Antec EA650W
Corsair VX550W
CM Real Power Pro 550W

I only suggest these because your mobo supports crossfire and someday, you don't want to be buying a new PSU just because you want to add an extra graphics card.

I can't tell you about the midrange Fermi cards as I can't look into the future and neither am I a part of nvidia's GPU development team.

 

[topgear]

@ vickybat - get the Corsair VX550W or CM Real Power Pro 550W or BZ600W ( modualr one ). I think Glacial and Antec psu's will be hard to find in our local market

If you want to save a few bucks then get SeaSonic 500W PSU.

 

[rahul2002]

For availability of gigabyte mobo ( high end ) take a look at the website
that Techalomaniac has suggested.

For availability of MSI mobos contact their distributor :

11, Robert Street, 1st Floor, Kolkata - 700012 Phone - 033-22251192 / 93 Fax - 033-22251276 Contact - Mr. Ranjit Singh

can you please tell me the site ??? cant find it here!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Krow]

^Can you not call those guys and ask?

 

[topgear]

can you please tell me the site ??? cant find it here!!!!!!!!!!

For gigabyte mobos ( high end ) - contact the site owner
*www.exoduspc.in/

For MSI mobos just call the ph. numbers I've posted

 

[Cilus]

For Graphics card, I don't think buying anything without DX11support is a good thing to do. And don't go for any of the Nvidia cards, they don't even have DX 10.1 support. If u sees the reviews in different sites like Tom's Hardware, Guru3d, u will find out, in all the games with DirectX 10.1, 4890 performs better than GTX275.
2010 will be flooded with the Dx11 games. So DX11 card will be a future proof solution.
My suggestion is wait for few days for the US price to be reflected over here. Also after the launch of Nvidia Fermi, price will automatically dropped.

 

[thunder.02dragon]

@rahul2002
I have already Mailed you..
Giggy which High ends you want Drop me a mail @ exodus.02pc@gmail.com

Guys,
HD5770 @ 11200/- +Taxes
HD5750 @ 9300/- +Taxes
Now on stock @ Exodus Technologies

 

[Krow]

For Graphics card, I don't think buying anything without DX11support is a good thing to do. And don't go for any of the Nvidia cards, they don't even have DX 10.1 support. If u sees the reviews in different sites like Tom's Hardware, Guru3d, u will find out, in all the games with DirectX 10.1, 4890 performs better than GTX275.
2010 will be flooded with the Dx11 games. So DX11 card will be a future proof solution.
My suggestion is wait for few days for the US price to be reflected over here. Also after the launch of Nvidia Fermi, price will automatically dropped.

Speculation Galore. I am not sure about DX 11 kicking in seriously as IMO DX 10 was a large flop.