Help configure a new rig

[coderunknown]

should hav bought Corsair 400W as KROW originally suggested.

 

[Cool G5]

You shouldn't have gone with CM Extreme PSU.

 

[slugger]

should hav bought Corsair 400W as KROW originally suggested.

You shouldn't have gone with CM Extreme PSU.

read the reviews of CM 600W only after coming back after paying - fan issues I think

Should I go back and try to get a Gigabyte 460W instead? Have to go and collect my keyboard, HDD & GPU in some time

Before I go and give back the 600W - Will a 400W/460W provide enough power to my hardware

 

[Cool G5]

Get gigabyte return the extreme. To be on a safer side get 460W. Also it will allows more headroom in future upgrades. Try going for Corsair VX-450W which is a very good PSU but will cost almost Rs.4K.

 

[Krow]

read the reviews of CM 600W only after coming back after paying - fan issues I think

Should I go back and try to get a Gigabyte 460W instead? Have to go and collect my keyboard, HDD & GPU in some time

Before I go and give back the 600W - Will a 400W/460W provide enough power to my hardware

Its not the wattage that matters so much, but also the efficiency, brand name and model number. The CM Extreme Power or for that matter Extreme Power Plus is not a good choice unlike the other ones suggested. The hardware you have chosen can be powered well and good by the Seasonic S12II Bronze 380W, which being a Seasonic unit, is underrated. This means that it can give power above its rated 380W, without problems (your hardware is not going to consume above 300W even if you overclock). If unavailable, go for the Corsair CX400W @ 3.3k, which is another such underrated, but good unit. Last choice would be the Gigabyte 460W which I suggest you avoid as I can see that you have the cash to blow on a PSU (3.6k on the pretty crappy CM Extreme), so why not get the better unit?

If you like Cooler Master and want to stick to a CM PSU, then get the Cooler Master Real Power Pro 460W @ 3.5k. Best bet for you IMHO. The efficiency of all the PSU's I have suggested except the Gigabyte 460W is above 80%. The Gigabyte 460W has efficiency close to 80%. Higher efficiency means a better load handling capacity and also lesser electricity bills.

 

[asingh]

read the reviews of CM 600W only after coming back after paying - fan issues I think

Should I go back and try to get a Gigabyte 460W instead? Have to go and collect my keyboard, HDD & GPU in some time

Before I go and give back the 600W - Will a 400W/460W provide enough power to my hardware

What a piss off attitude you have. Are we fools or noobs, that we are suggesting that you not use the CM Extreme series of PSU..? As Mr. Krow has mentioned below, it just does not relate to the wattage rating on the back of the PSU. Can the PSU supply it constant, spike free,and sustain the load.

Use your basic sense and logic. You are getting a CM E series 660W for 3600/- and at the same time Corsair is offering a 450W for 3990. Right, there has to be something wrong with the PSU you chose. Please it is no manna from heaven.

Go back, and get any PSU, but the CM E series. It will for sure cause issues, and propagate the problem to other components. For you configuration 450W is just perfect, if you want the future overhead, then buy a 550W.

 

[azaad_shri75]

^ chill man

 

[official]

pal you made a mistake on choosing the psu, please do not go for cooler master 600 watt psu it is the worst. I have personal experience. Please do not be fooled by its naming or pricing, they do not provide such a good performance. If any one wishes to get a simple psu then go for it else dont even bother.
Rest of your rig is awesome at that price.

 

[qupy]

pal you made a mistake on choosing the psu, please do not go for cooler master 600 watt psu it is the worst. I have personal experience. Please do not be fooled by its naming or pricing, they do not provide such a good performance. If any one wishes to get a simple psu then go for it else dont even bother.
Rest of your rig is awesome at that price.

Yap. I like your choice of Kingston Value Ram DDR3 and price is reasonable.

 

[slugger]

Am planning to buy a Laser mouse in the price range of Rs. 600-700. Have been able to find 2 that look like decent buys

Aero Dynamic Laser Designer Mouse
Laser Precise Speedster - Mini

No permanent URLs for the iBall website #fail

UMAX too had some mouse in that price range but visiting their website gave me a warning from FF - so gave it a miss.

Any other suggestions for mouse in the price range would be highly appreciated - am willing to push the budget to 800 max


@Cool G5 @Krow @official
Thanks for the warning - gave back the CM PSU. Purchase decision made at the last moment @ the dealer's place after I wrote him a cheque whose total amount incuded the Gigabyte PSU & not CM. As @official had rightly pointed out, I got fooled into believing everything from CM can be bought blindly - realised my mistake only after I returned & Googled the product. Any doubt I had about the reviews was promptly dispelled by you guys .

Will be getting the Gigabyte Power Supply Superb 460 I had originally asked for. Sea Sonic not so easily available - Corsair also a bit outta my budget even though I paid the same amount for the CM PSU.

He will be giving me Rs. 1400 back as difference for th Gigabyte PSU. With the 1400 back in my hand, plan to purchase the laser mouse with part of that money instead of making him pay me that money

I also need to purchase a DVI cable [Samsung gave only a VGA cable #fail]

If some money remains will also buy a Bluetooth dongle - somthing similar to the 100 Rs dongle featured in this month's Digit

So with the budget of Rs 1400 planning to purchase

* Laser Mouse
* DVI cable
* Bluetooth dongle
* Low cost Webcam [if got some money remaining, though I might choose to have an in-built web cam in the low-cost Netbook I plan to purchase]

@official @qupy

Glad you like the price I got these hardware . From my personal experiance, the method that will slash off a mojr chunk of the quoted price is to tell them

that you are comparing the prices of hardware quoted by different vendors/dealers & will purchase that particular hardware from the dealer giving the least quote, vendors tend to bend over their back to give you the least quote & may even ring you up to give you a lower quote

Then once he gives you a quote, tell him that giving you the least possible pice would be profitable for him as you have friends who too are planning to buy an assembled rig & if he gives you the least price that you would definitely reccommend his name to your friends [even if you hve no firends who is planning to buy ny computer ] - 50-100 additional cut in a few hardware prices guaranteed

 

[comp@ddict]

OMG **** u bought the CM Extreme Power 600W???
OMG **** u should have bought the HD5770 V2 PowerColour @ 10k

Oh never mind, nice config..cant believe noone told u to get the Gigabyte 460W over the CM ExP 600W...

For mouse, go for the newer Gigabyte GM6880 laser which sells for ~ 800bucks

 

[slugger]

@ comp@ddict
Hi, I did get the CM PSU replaced by a Gigabyte Superb 460W PSU. In fact I just brought it back home now. Had intially planned to purchase the Gigabyte PSU but at the last moment after I paid him the money for the Gigabyte PSU, decide to buy a more powerful CM PSU.
Realized my mistake only after coming back. Went on Monday to return the CM PSU and asked him to get me a Gigabyte 460 - got 1400 bucks back. Brought home the remining hardware too except for my GPU just now - said will get it only on Thursday - almost 2 weeks after I paid him for it

Wish you had posted here earlier. Had already told him to buy me a iBall laser mouse on Monday itself - would have loved to buy the GM6880

Will post the final budget in a bit

Got around 700-800 remaining Any suggested things I can buy with it.

 

[azaad_shri75]

post what you purchased with prices.

 

[coderunknown]

@ comp@ddict
Hi, I did get the CM PSU replaced by a Gigabyte Superb 460W PSU. In fact I just brought it back home now. Had intially planned to purchase the Gigabyte PSU but at the last moment after I paid him the money for the Gigabyte PSU, decide to buy a more powerful CM PSU.
Realized my mistake only after coming back. Went on Monday to return the CM PSU and asked him to get me a Gigabyte 460 - got 1400 bucks back. Brought home the remining hardware too except for my GPU just now - said will get it only on Thursday - almost 2 weeks after I paid him for it

Wish you had posted here earlier. Had already told him to buy me a iBall laser mouse on Monday itself - would have loved to buy the GM6880

Will post the final budget in a bit

Got around 700-800 remaining Any suggested things I can buy with it.

add a 120mm CM fan on the side panel, Wil keep ur pc parts cool. U may OC ur processor to 3Ghz on stock voltage using Asus Turvo V utility or simply fiddling with the Bios on stock cooler. Anyway, congrats on ur purchase.

 

[slugger]

@azaad_shri75

Here is the final price list [excl the fan that @Sam.Shab suggested]

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@Sam.Shab
120 mm Cooler Master fan - thanks for the tip Didn't strike me

Any idea for how much I'd get it. As it turns out I don't have the 700-800 remaining but only 300 bucks remain, though I could add another 100-200 if required. Will I get one in that amount?
Thanks

Update

You referring to this Super Fan 120 SU2

Available on eBay for Rs. 299. So I think I could get it for around 350 bucks - will have to add 50 extra.

 

[azaad_shri75]

^ ok thanks for the update and congratulation on your new rig, gfx you got at competitive price, here it cost 9.2/-

 

[coderunknown]

@azaad_shri75

Here is the final price list [excl the fan that @Sam.Shab suggested]

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@Sam.Shab
120 mm Cooler Master fan - thanks for the tip Didn't strike me

Any idea for how much I'd get it. As it turns out I don't have the 700-800 remaining but only 300 bucks remain, though I could add another 100-200 if required. Will I get one in that amount?
Thanks

Update

You referring to this Super Fan 120 SU2

Available on eBay for Rs. 299. So I think I could get it for around 350 bucks - will have to add 50 extra.

not exactly that fan. saw a few CM 120mm at Lynx. u may get it locally as well. as u hav not got any aftermarket HSF for X4 620, so if u OC, a third fan wil help goodtime. & if u don't, lower the core voltage on ur proccy as well as ram.


also how abt some pics?

 

[slugger]

@Sam.Shab

I too saw some CM case fans that had all that neon lights in them - unnecessary IMO

Nokia PC suite does not get installed on Windows Server 2003 - will have to install x86 version of that OS onto my 64-bit processor as primary OS [though I will also install a 64-bit OS in a few days/week]

Will upload the pics as soon as I buy a XP-installed Netbook

Will b getting my GPU today - will complete assembling the rig.

My Processor's stock Heatsink came with some sort of paste underneath it & no seperate Thermal compound tube. So is that the thermal compund for my procesor or will I have to purchase the compund seperately

 

[asingh]

^^
That pre-applied TIM is good to go.

 

[slugger]

come back home after picking up the GPU. It is actually a Sapphire-made ATI Radeon HD 5750-based GPU. Specs seem to be the same.

I think it should be fine. Maybe it explains the lower cost of the GPU compared to what the others may have got their original ATI Radeon GPU for.

@asigh
Thanks for the clarification - much appreciated.