Help! Choosing Mobo, Cabinet and PSU

[Piyush]

more features in UD3H
VFM-->value for money

 

[d3p]

IMO get a NZXT Phantom - 8.4k at Prime instead of HAF 912.

otherwise HAF 932 also sounds cheap these days, locally it will be available at 8.5k without any issues.

PSU - Corsair TX 750 v2 - 6k

Mobo - Gigabyte's GA-Z68X-UD3-B3 - 145 USD

 

[mOCHU]

IMO get a NZXT Phantom - 8.4k at Prime instead of HAF 912.

otherwise HAF 932 also sounds cheap these days, locally it will be available at 8.5k without any issues.

PSU - Corsair TX 750 v2 - 6k

Mobo - Gigabyte's GA-Z68X-UD3-B3 - 145 USD

wat advantages for the NZXT Phantom over the haf 912?
and.. yes.. i think ill finalize on the corsair tx 750 v2 psu.. already placed order for the mobo (Gigabyte's GA-Z68X-UD3-B3)

 

[d3p]

HAF 912 is a mid tower, but Phantom is a Full tower.

Dimensions : W x H x D

HAF 912 - 230 x 480 x 496 mm - 5.5k max

*www.coolermaster.com/upload/product_feature/HAF912Adv-web-feature-01-600.jpg

HAF 922 - 253 x 502 x 563 mm - 6.5k max [Get this atleast.]

*www.coolermaster.com/upload/product_feature/haf-922-Black-web_mat.jpg

HAF 932 - 243 x 560 x 564 mm - 8.5k max

*www.coolermaster.com/upload/product_feature/HAF-932-web_mat_03.jpg

Phantom - 222 x 540 X 623 mm - 8.4k at Prime.

*www.nzxt.com/new/images/_upload/product_gallery/_MG_8937.jpg

The only advantage you have with HAF912 is USB 3.0 support, but the cables provided along with it has to be connected to the Back Panel of Motherboard & thats a headache.

Otherwise Phantom will rule by the looks & finish. Next HAF 932 with Space & futureproof options followed with HAF 922.

 

[mOCHU]

Thanks for the info dude!!

Im leaning towards the HAF 922 now that i have taken a look at the other models too. I kinda prefer the HAF looks over phantom and i dont really need a full atx cabinet.. and.. i need to save money somewhr

 

[mOCHU]

Thanks a lot for the help guys. I think I have finalized on most of the components.

Intel Core i5-2400
Gigabyte's GA-Z68X-UD3-B3
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
GIGABYTE GV-R687OC-1GD Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
Performance 3 Series P3-64GB Solid-State Hard Drive
Cabinet+PSU - HAF 922+Corsair TX750v2

I intend to overclock the memory (should be possible comfortably as the current CAS is 8-8-8-24 at 1.5V). Gfx card is overclocked already. Upgrades after a year perhaps - Get another 6870 card in a crossfirex setup and get 8 more gb of ram. I expect this config to last me for 3 years. It is costing me arnd 50K INR (without the monitor, keyboards, UPS etc.) What do you guys think?

P.S. How do you close the thread?

 

[thetechfreak]

Since its costing 50k, have a look at these. Its a bit better than mentioned one-

Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2500k|11000
Motherboard |Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3|11500
RAM |G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL|5200
Graphic Card |Sapphire HD6870|11200
| Total |38900

Rest will be same. WHat do you think?

 

[nilgtx260]

^^ ASUS Z68 is also good

 

[shayem]

@mOCHU why Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3 man?? It's without on board video out. If you still didn't buy it then go for Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 or Asus Maximus IV gene z.

 

[mOCHU]

Since its costing 50k, have a look at these. Its a bit better than mentioned one-

Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2500k|11000
Motherboard |Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3|11500
RAM |G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL|5200
Graphic Card |Sapphire HD6870|11200
| Total |38900

Rest will be same. WHat do you think?

Hi dude,
1. Chose the XM instead of the XL cuz i cud overclock it.
2. Dint get the UD3H since i hav a discrete gfx card and cuz the non-H version is a bit cheaper
3. Got the gigabyte card cuz it comes overclocked and has well-reviewed design features as opposed to sapphire or his 6870 cards. Price is only marginally higher. Will spend here using the money saved in (2)
4. Finally, using a i5 2400 as i had to save money somewhr else too :O

yea.. and the whole of the above config cost me arnd 50k. had to beg friends to gift me some of the parts when returning frm US

@mOCHU why Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3 man?? It's without on board video out. If you still didn't buy it then go for Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 or Asus Maximus IV gene z.

The onboard video out is the only diff rite? i intend to use only the gfx card out. and dont want to be switching manually nyway.. so as long as no lucid vertu, saw no point in getting the ud3h.. make sense or did i misunderstand something?

(yes.. got the z68 only cuz of the smart response tech which i intend to use somewhr dwn the line)

 

[shayem]

The onboard video out is the only diff rite? i intend to use only the gfx card out. and dont want to be switching manually nyway.. so as long as no lucid vertu, saw no point in getting the ud3h.. make sense or did i misunderstand something?

(yes.. got the z68 only cuz of the smart response tech which i intend to use somewhr dwn the line)

Dude that's not for Virtue. If your GPU go kaput(hope it'll not or need RMA any time what would you do. With onboard you can still use the rig atleast.

 

[Piyush]

^^ +1

 

[mOCHU]

i guess that makes sense too, but.. here is wat i thot, failure rate for my card is like 1% in the first 9 months. I am considering a time period of only 9 months cuz i am gonna be using a crossfirex system latest by then. Now, RMA takes arnd 20 days i guess. So the question is 'is it worth 1200 INR for a 1% chance of 20days of idle time for my pc?' I thot it wasnt, especially when u got another laptop as a back up.

However, i did pause to think abt it cuz of the lucid virtu setup.. that might make the 1200 bucks worth it. But then, did some research and turns out tat such a setup wud be beneficial only if i did a lot of video encoding or live hd/blu-ray streaming.. things which i do not ever intend to do on a regular enuf basis. And am only getting a 2400 wid the 2000HD not a K processor wid the 3000HD nyway.. so there goes, no UD3H

Also, the load balancing/switching overhead is not entirely acceptable if ur main purpose is gaming, and who wants to set up multiple profiles and keep switching virtu on and off depending on applications u are using nyway?

Thanks for pointing out the alternatives tho mate..

 

[mOCHU]

Hi,
Finally finished my build.
Intel i5-2500K
Gigabyte Z68X-UD3-B3
Gigabyte 687OC (Factory Overclocked)
GSkill 8GB (CAS 8-8-8-24) @ 1600
Corsair Performance 3 SSD 64GB
Coolermaster HAF 922
HP DVD Writer Combo
Antec EA750
BenQ G2220
APC 1.1KVA
Mouse + Keyboard

Cost me just less than 65K (Including VAT etc.) all together

Thanks for all the help guys

 

[saswat23]

congrats buddy..
But post d prices and pics too..