PU: i5 3550 (12000)
Motherboard: Asus P8B75 V (6500)
RAM: G.Skill RipjawsX 1600 MHz 4 GB x2 (1700x2)
PSU: Corsair GS600 (4600)
GPU: Sapphire HD7950 3 GB Vapour X (20000)
Cabinet: NZXT gamma (2500)
Monitor: Dell st2220L 22" (8300)
Logitech MK200 KB & mmouse combo (700)
HDD: seagate barracuda 2 TB (~4500)
This is my Config..I need to cut costs in order to accomodate speakes and game controller. Is the Graphic Card OVerkill for my use ? Can u suggest a cheaper alternative may be in the Price range 12-15k?
Also If i should stick to my 20k Allocation for graphics which is better GTX 660 ti or Radeon 7950 ???
I'll be playing games such as GTA,MAFIA,FIFA,NFS,Call of Duty,Medal of Honor...Also Excpeting to run upcoming sequels of these games in high res for next 2 years.
Sapphire HD7950 vapor-x boost edition is a great gpu and I'll always suggest it over gtx660ti.
Why are you not considering AMD FX8350? Thats almost same price as i5 3550 and in multi threaded apps the FX is better.
i5 3550 is based on LGA1155 and Intel is going to discontinue this socket on june,so FX is a much better choice for you,pair the FX8350 with Asus M5A97 R2.0.
The advantage of taking FX is that you can overclock your processor in future in future if you need but you won't get that facility in i5 3550.
So this is how I'll suggest:
Cpu- AMD FX8350 rs11800
Motherboard- Asus M5A97 R2.0 rs6500
Gpu- Sapphire HD7950 Vapor-X Boost Edition rs20800
Now for the psu part I must say that corsair gs600 is a decent once,I'm using it too but you can get seasonic s12II 620 for rs4800,the seasonic unit is a much much beter psu than corsair gs600.
In recent times some people are having warranty issue with corsair products so go with seasonic s12II 620.
Check the reviews and decide for yourself . 660 ti stock settings ( 915 Mhz ) vs HD 7950 GHZ edition ( 1000 Mhz ), Crysis 3 VGA Graphics Benchmark performance test - DX11 - VERY High Quality - FXAA performance
Clearly, the 660 ti wins. If you decide to overclock go for HD 7950 else GTX 660 Ti.
Another Best bet is new HD 7870 XT which is chipped down version of Tahiti Pro HD 79xx series. I would choose this over HD 7870 GhZ and GTX 660 Ti / HD 7950 as it offers bang for buck and very good price : performance ratio.
Why compare only one game? In games like metro 2033,crysis warhead etc gtx660ti's performence is not that good.
When anti alising is turned on in gtx660ti is struggles because of 192bit bus (please don't talk about txaa as it blurs the image and lowers the image quality)
@Op this is the comparison between fx8350 vs i7 3770k in Crysis3 and I hope you'll definitely give FX a try insted of i5.
*www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8350-core-i7-3770k-gaming-bottleneck,3407.html
*teksyndicate.com/videos/crysis-3-benchmarks-amd-fx-8350-vs-intel-i7-3770k-both-overclocked
So my Casing is good enough ?
IS HD7850 OC'ble ? Cam it Run Games in HD High Res ?
Its a good card but don't expect it to run crysis3 in highest setting in 1080p so better you go with HD7950 boost edition.
Avoid gtx660ti.
Well I must hope you have heard about amd tress fx? Give HD7950 boost edition a try for it.
GTX6xx series has pretty bad computing performence so thats another reason not to go with them.
If you can spare:
22k->7950
20k->660Ti
16k->7870
13k->7850
All are good, all are OC'able.
SApphire HD7950 vapor-x boost edition is rs20800 in vedant computers.
So in the 20k range HD7950 boost always wins over gtx660ti.
The sapphire vapor-x card is a very good overclocker.
You told me you'll buy SApphire HD7950 vapor-x boost,remember that? Then whay you have changed your decision,well I agree gtx670 is a very good card at that budget but you can always oc a HD7950 boost to get HD7970's performence.
So Should I go for GTX 580, 7870 or 7850.Pricing of these 3 is Ok.
Which Brand should I go for?
How do I know the GPU which I am buying is OC'ble ? Do I have to ask for specific name ? Which Brand do I buy..I'm gonna buy this weekend.
I dont wanna open a new thread for this. I have planned to buy 22 Inch Dell Monitor,Any other Alternatives ? Can I buy 24inch with the above Config (GPU either GTX 580 7870 or 7850 ) without dropping performance ?
For best performence HD7950 boost will be best for you,I think there is something wrong with that site gtx580 even fails to beat gtx660ti in most games and HD7950 boost in way out of question.
Grab the HD7950 boost edition oc it to match HD7970.
If you have plans for Dual gpu config in the future, go for 660ti. It is the best card for that, because of its better scalability in SLI.... Reviews say that it(660ti sli) even beats Aeries 2 in most of the games
^LOL really? Link please.
HD7950 boost crossfire is better I don't understand you guys are forgetting the negative part of gtx660ti,due to its 192bit it struggles when aa is turned on (msaa,ssaa,smaa) people buying these type of cards will always turn on these type of aa so I highly suggest to stay away from them.
I'd suggest you GTX 560ti, the card I currently have. It is between 13k-15k and I gotta to admit, it is wicked cool for its price. You can check out reviews on 560ti and you would ultimately find it awesome! And there aint' much difference between 660ti and 7950. It's your choice, nVidia or AMD!
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wut?
gtx660ti and hd7950 boost is hell lot faster,dude please stop.Even hd7850 is quite a bit faster than gtx560ti,actually gtx560ti is no more available in majority of the shops.