Cpu,mobo,ram

[abhidev]

I7 950 is better..
950 stock speed 3ghz
920 stock speed 2.6ghz

rest of the specs are same..

Hey then why 920 is costlier than 950?
[from *www.theitdepot.com]
i7 920 - Rs.16160.00
i7 950 - Rs.15730.00

 

[ico]

Hey then why 920 is costlier than 950?
[from *www.theitdepot.com]
i7 920 - Rs.16160.00
i7 950 - Rs.15730.00

Hardly anything to "worry" about imo. We are techies, not economists.

When you are getting a better thing for a cheaper price? why worry? Core i7-920 was the first Core i7 launched and has been discontinued. May be the dealer is just trying to clear his stock.

 

[abhidev]

Hardly anything to "worry" about imo. We are techies, not economists.

When you are getting a better thing for a cheaper price? why worry? Core i7-920 was the first Core i7 launched and has been discontinued. May be the dealer is just trying to clear his stock.

what would u suggest...is it worth going for i7 950/920 or i5 760? which one is vfm? Also are there no mobos for i7 till 10k and vfm?

 

[ico]

If you can extend your budget to 35k, then i7-950 is a monster. But anyways, your GPU HD 5770 would be kind of bottle-necking* it in games as it deserves something stronger imho.

Else, only Core i5-760 fits into your budget. So, Core i5-760 gets my vote

 

[ssb1551]

^^ with ico.If you can bump up your budget by 10k then then go for i7 950,which like ico said is a "monster", otherwise i5 760.

 

[abhidev]

If you can extend your budget to 35k, then i7-950 is a monster. But anyways, your GPU HD 5770 would be kind of bottle-necking* it in games as it deserves something stronger imho.

Else, only Core i5-760 fits into your budget. So, Core i5-760 gets my vote

So HD5770 will really be bottleneck...as in what sense???
Also why 35k...i7950 is just 5k more than i5 760 right??

 

[ico]

It won't be a bottleneck really. I meant it in a light sense. This is why I used the asterisk. What I meant was, when you go for an i7, people generally prefer to have everything top notch.

X58 chipset motherboards for Core i7-9xx (Socket LGA1366) are again 13-15k. And then with i7, you go for 3*2GB DDR3 RAM (tri channel). So, another 1.5k more.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

^^you need to spend 13k atleast for a good x58 mobo!
HD5770 will not be a sort of bottleneck but you wont notice much difference with 760 and 950.

 

[Ishu Gupta]

If you really want i7, get i7 870 @ 14.5k.
It will give you HT / 8 threads. And would not need a x58 and tri ram.

Useless for games but helpful for encoding.

Intel i7 870 @ 14.5
MSI P55 GD65 @ 8
Corsair / GSkill 4GB DDR3 1600MHz @ 4
TOTAL 26.5

Intel i5 760 @ 10
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P @ 11.5
Corsair / GSkill 4GB DDR3 1600MHz @ 4
TOTAL 25.5k

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

oops didnt see your post ico!!
BTW you can use ram in dual channel too with i7!

 

[abhidev]

woaah 35k!!!!!!!!! well hv to save up some to reach that budget....then i guess i shall go with core i5 760.what say??

 

[Reaper_vivek]

Gud choice..
As far as future proofing is concerned i5 760 is a very good cpu..
People still game on c2d..so 760 will last you quite long..no worries..

 

[Ishu Gupta]

+1
It a very good OCer too.

 

[abhidev]

Hey guys thanx for the reply...so foll. will be the config

proc - core i5 760
RAM - GSkill/Corsair 2x2gb 1333MHz

pls suggest a motherboard with 16gb of Ram(min), crossfire, usb 3.0 compatible.

Are there mobo which are compatible with i5 and i7 too??

 

[ssb1551]

I think all i5's are LGA 1156 socket & most i7s are LGA 1336 socket.But there are certain i7's which are LGA 1156 socket like i7 860.Thats why MoBos can't be compatible with both i5 & i7.

 

[Zangetsu]

@abhi:b4 buying keep the budget in mind.....also add the previous expenses with this one....& check whether its exceeding 65~70k or what.....coz if u want 2 spend ur money on hardcore gaming then dnt hesitate 2 spend money on dat.....otherwise its just an entertainment device....

as for ur query...go for i7 proccy for ultimate gaming.....i5 will give u mid-range gaming...i7 for High-End gaming(full eye-candy) but do consider the cooling part(essential)......

but dnt worry...Mid Range gaming will keep u happy....@least @ home....if wanna c ultimate gaming performance....check the live demos of gaming performances u will drop ur jaws when u c it.....its way sky higher than a mid-range.....& they use liquid nitrogen for c00ling.....

 

[abhidev]

@abhi:b4 buying keep the budget in mind.....also add the previous expenses with this one....& check whether its exceeding 65~70k or what.....coz if u want 2 spend ur money on hardcore gaming then dnt hesitate 2 spend money on dat.....otherwise its just an entertainment device....

as for ur query...go for i7 proccy for ultimate gaming.....i5 will give u mid-range gaming...i7 for High-End gaming(full eye-candy) but do consider the cooling part(essential)......

but dnt worry...Mid Range gaming will keep u happy....@least @ home....if wanna c ultimate gaming performance....check the live demos of gaming performances u will drop ur jaws when u c it.....its way sky higher than a mid-range.....& they use liquid nitrogen for c00ling.....

but many of them suggested that i7 is not useful for gaming as hyper threading is not required for games.
I wanted to go for i7 but to reach that budget i need to save and find someone who can help me sell my current components.

Also do i7 proccy requires a separate cooler to be installed or it comes with one?

 

[ssb1551]

Buddy honestly for gaming i5 760 is much more than enough when paired with a good GPU.If you are into CPU intensive tasks like animation,3D rendering,converting,editing a hell lotta videos then go for i7 9xx otherwise i5 760 is good enough for your purpose.

 

[Ishu Gupta]

Yeah
GPU is much more important than CPU for gaming. Very few games are CPU intensive.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

i7 comes with a cooler.