Gaming Rig for 60K -- Require a little adjustment

[priyam1309]

Guys,
I have finalized the below Rig but would like to cut short few bux where ever possible -

Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2500k|10500
Motherboard |Asus Z68 Chipset Intel Motherboard - Model P8Z68-V PRO|12500
RAM |Gskill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9S-4GBXL|1600
Graphic Card |MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition/OC|14500
HDD |Seagate 1TB 7200.12|2700
DVD Writer |LG 22X SATA DVD|900
PSU |Corsair GS600|3800
Case |CM Storm Enforcer |5000
Monitor |Benq G2222HDL|7500
Mouse and Keyboard |Logitech Wireless Combo MK260|1500
UPS |APC 800VA|2800
| Total |63300

I want to cut short the 5K (@Bangalore) to adjust the price (inc VAT) to round upto 60K (+1K). Please help me out.

Usage - Excessive Gaming
Must Features -
1TB HDD, USB 3.0 and Crossfire, GPU will be unlocked to 6970, RAM will be upgraded later, Full HD LED
Optional Features -
CPU OC (maybe later)
I am spending so much so that my desktop stays upto date for next 2-3 years and most importantly I should be able to plal all awesome games coming till 2014

 

[d6bmg]

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD55(B3) @8.7K

This will reduce your budget by 3.8K

 

[jsjs]

Also change that chassis, enforcer is very bad at cooling

 

[rajatGod512]

@jsjs Please explain as how enforcer is "Bad" at cooling , I have heard that it is pretty decent cabinet for gamers

 

[jsjs]

Instead get CM Elite 430 @2.5k or Lancook K58 @around 4k

Got only one 200mm fan or one more 120mm i think, then ive read some reviews also on it which said it behind in cooling dept. cant give a link at present as i m on this old phone

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

get these -

Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2500k|10500
Motherboard |MSI Z68A-GD55(B3)|9800
RAM |Gskill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9S-4GBXL|1600
Graphic Card |MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition/OC|16100
HDD |Seagate 500GB 7200.12|1900
DVD Writer |LG 22X SATA DVD|900
PSU |Corsair GS600|4000
Case |CM Elite 430|2500
Monitor |Benq G2220HD|7000
Mouse and Keyboard |Razer Cyclosa Gaming Bundle|2000
Mouse Pad |Razer Goliathus Fragged Omega S - Speed/Control|500
UPS |APC 800VA|2800
| Total |60200

 

[Tenida]

^^MSI Z68A-GD55(B3)-Rs 9.8K at MD computers

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

edited.

 

[Cilus]

Jas, I think MSI Z68A-GD55 is a better choice here as it has 2 PCI-E X16 slots for SLI/CF @ X8-X8 mode. THe Asus has 2 PCI-E X16 @ X16-X4 mode. As the Op's requirement is hardcore gaming, the MSI mobo will help him to for multi-gpu setup in future.

 

[abirthedevil]

GS600 for a a possible 6950xfire config?

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

well yes. just 300 bucks more. edited again cilus.

abirthedevil of-course he will change it.

 

[heartripple]

Jas, I think MSI Z68A-GD55 is a better choice here as it has 2 PCI-E X16 slots for SLI/CF @ X8-X8 mode. THe Asus has 2 PCI-E X16 @ X16-X4 mode. As the Op's requirement is hardcore gaming, the MSI mobo will help him to for multi-gpu setup in future.

It would be huge advantage to have PCI-E slots running at X8-X8 mode.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

^no, not that much of significant performance loss with x16 x4

 

[heartripple]

but how ??????????

 

[priyam1309]

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD55(B3) @8.7K

This will reduce your budget by 3.8K

Does this MSI have dual bios as I am going to unlock my 6950 GPU?

Also does it support CrossfireX as in near future I am going to push another GPU?

I also need USB 3.0 and Sata 6Gb/s

Please point out the differences between the two mobos.

Thanks!

 

[d6bmg]

^^MSI Z68A-GD55(B3)-Rs 9.8K at MD computers

Have the price been increased recently?

 

[Cilus]

Does this MSI have dual bios as I am going to unlock my 6950 GPU?

Also does it support CrossfireX as in near future I am going to push another GPU?

I also need USB 3.0 and Sata 6Gb/s

Please point out the differences between the two mobos.

Thanks!

Buddy, we were talking about motherboard, not Graphics card. It does not matter whether a Mobo has dual, tripple or quad BIOS, you need dual BIOS to your Graphics card to Reset it to the factory value.

 

[Tenida]

Have the price been increased recently?

No its not increased.The same price is there from Aug, 2011.

 

[d6bmg]

^^ Oh, then I must have missed something somewhere. AFAIK, Vedant quoted somewhere about 9.3-9.5K for that board some time ago. That's why I posted. Anyway, I was wrong.

 

[priyam1309]

Guys, I am in very confused state for the mobos -
I. MSI Z68A-GD55(B3) II. ASUS P8Z68-V PRO III. GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 IV. Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3
I suppose MSI would be best choice for me considering that it has the lowest price among the pack and it supports XFireX, has OC Button. I would be using two GPUs max and hence the limitation of 3rd PCI slot doesn't bother me much. But still need Expert Opinion.

Also, another question in mind - does unlocking a GPU has any dependency on the mobo?