Final config of my PC.. Pls. choose for me !

[MegaMind]

So both are equally okay ? I thought my current one was a bit cramped & the older iball cabinet had some hefty space onto it..
The current one has just 2 at the sides.

In your current case, add 2*80 mm as rear exhaust.. That would suffice..

Generic/local 80mm would cost 30~50 bucks...

 

[karthik316_1999]

any reason for having picked this one as against the iball ?

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And btw..

Have decided to go with the Corsair cx430 v2 for its great vfm thanks to all of you for having suggested that at the beginning itself..!

Only thing remains is the GPU.. though we have decided on the 6770.. so much of difference in price comes in depending upon the brand. . why is this ? and how am I to decide which brand to go in for ?

Sapphire Radeon HD6770 1GB DDR5- 7830
Asus Radeon HD6770 1GB DDR5 - 8825
XFX Radeon HD6770 1GB DDR5 - 8290

Although I am not a believer of the (more money = more quality) saying.., still such variations strike me !

How come Sapphire costs 1 k less ? where's the catch ?!

Also, how is this brand "HIS" ? looks cool to me.. but as always.. never go by the looks.. need a word from the guru's pls...

*www.hisdigital.com/un/product2-623.shtml

 

[Tenida]

Go for MSI Or sapphire one.choose asus if rashi is good at ur place.

Avoid xfx at all costs.

 

[karthik316_1999]

So, you have no idea about this 'his' cards ? I have been reading these pages where.. sapphire is said to have weak PCB boards...

I see 3 variants in the Sapphire 6770HD... the normal one, vaporx & flex edition. any idea what these mean ?

n 4 variants in the MSI version !
*www.msi.com/product/vga/#?fp=Radeon HD 6000 Series&sk=Radeon HD 6770

differences ?

 

[Ishu Gupta]

HIS is a good brand but I don't know about availability and service in India.

 

[Skud]

For AMD cards, I would suggest any of the four: MSI, Sapphire, PowerColor, and ASUS. HIS is not that good.

 

[MegaMind]

^^Even if u find one, HIS GPUs are overpriced in India..

HIS World Best In ATI Graphic Card's Now In India

 

[karthik316_1999]

Any info on the MSI variants ?
*www.msi.com/product/vga/#?fp=Radeon HD 6000 Series&sk=Radeon HD 6770

 

[MegaMind]

HIS is not that good.

nope.. their IceQ series are great..

 

[karthik316_1999]

Well @ 8499 rupees, its almost the same price as the XFX / Asus ! In fact, cheaper than the Asus !

Nevertheless, since u have all said its not that good.. im not going for it.. So, tie remains between MSI & Sapphire ! My dealer says Sapphire is not available in Chennai..

Prices seem to be little higher in your place. For Corsair, FSP and Sapphire you can contact Aditya Infotech. They are the official distributors of the above products in India.
Aditya Infotech Ltd. HOME Page

Seems even this guy does not have stock so im being forced to choose an MSI....

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Another challenge that I'm facing is.. remember. v planed on selling off my old parts to save some buck ? Now, I have the following parts to be sold & my dealer is not prepared to take it saying only Intel has a 2nd hand market n there are no takers for AMD based systems... In fact I have 2 CPU's, 2 mobo's, 2 RAM modules, 1 cabinet + PSU & 1 more PSU to sell !

AMD Athlon 64 3000+
Asus A8N vm/csm
1GB DDR1
AMD Athlon XP 2000+
Asus A7N 266 VM/se
512MB DDR1
iball cabinet /w 300w psu
400w xtech PSU

Not planning to sell the Zebronics 500w plat (to have it as a back-up) and the Geforce 7600GS pci-e card.

 

[saswat23]

You can surely sell these stuffs in Bazaar - Digit Technology Discussion Forum..

Even you can try Free classifieds in Chennai, classified ads in Chennai (For Sale in Chennai, Personals in Chennai, Vehicles in Chennai, Real Estate in Chennai, Community in Chennai,...)

 

[Tenida]

^^Quikr is best

 

[karthik316_1999]

Also, a last minute 2nd thought on the Phenom II x4 840 processor. I've learnt that it is just a re-branded athlon II 640 based on the Propus core.
Is there a better deal from the phenom II series with a deneb/zosma core priced around 120 USD ?

Which is better by the way - the native deneb or the 2 core disabled zosma?

 

[Skud]

nope.. their IceQ series are great..

IceQ cooler is good. Unfortunately, they are currently not the best like they used to be in Radeon 9700/9800 days. TF and Direct CU are better. Moreover, over various forums, I have found quite a no. people are having problems with HIS. Comparatively, MSI, ASUS, Sapphire and PowerColor seems to be trouble-free.

 

[karthik316_1999]

hmm.. any ideas for me on the processors choice as posted above ?

Looks like I can get the Phenom II x4 955 black edition @ an addition 0.6 k .. is that true ?! will the Asus M4A78LT-M/LE (without being a bottleneck in anyway) and Corsair cx430 v2 suffice for this CPU?

 

[Skud]

Yeah, get the 955be. And if you want to get a graphics card better go for FSP Saga II 500.

 

[karthik316_1999]

But saga is not 80 plus certified
cx 430 v2 cant handle the 955 be + 6770 ?
P.s: I might not overclock the 955be beyond the set 3.2 ghz

 

[Skud]

I think CX430 v2 can handle 955be+6770 as long as you don't OC.

 

[karthik316_1999]

Please be very sure about it ! PSU calculator *www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp gave me a minimum of 388w n recommended of 438 watt @ 100% cpu usage..

According to a hardware secrets review, the cx 430v2 could withstand a max load of 517W !
*www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Corsair-CX430-V2-Power-Supply-Review/1284/8

Also,are there varaints among the 955 be itself ? This particular wiki page shows 3 models of the "Phenom II X4 955", one from a C2 stepping & 2 others from c3 stepping..! The last one consumes less power (only 95w) when compared to the other two (125w)...
Does this mean that I must opt for this C3 stepping model !? (wow.. how much of a research when buildin a pC !)

List of AMD Phenom microprocessors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[MegaMind]

But saga is not 80 plus certified

FSP Saga II 500W is 80+ certified..