Hitman wants gaming machine...........But only has 70K.......

[hitman4]

Gigabyte Z77X D3H is less than 10k....
So should i go for it

 

[gameranand]

I would have done that.

 

[Cilus]

I am not getting one thing, if you want Multi GPU support, why not AMD 990FX platform. It offers far better quality than any of the sub 10K Z77 motherboards. Because of your changing needs, now you're pairing a Non-K processor with a Z77 Motherboard which is idiotic if you ask me, just spending 4K for one PCI-E X16 slot.
on the other hand, if you go with a FX-8350 + Gigabyte GA-990FX-UD3 combo, you will get all the options you are looking:

Good build quality, lots of expansion slots, both SLI and Crossfire support @ X16-X16 speed and very good overclocking potential. Just consider the value it offers as a whole sytem, not just CPU performance. In real life, this is a far better solution and I am holding strong in my position.

Don't get me wrong here, although I love AMD processors, I am not at all any AMD fanboy. But just for getting Intel, the way you are mixing up things: paring a Non-K processor with Z77 motherboard, not able to accommodate a CPU cooler, spending 4.5K extra for a single X16 slot..... I don't think but know you are really going in wrong direction.

 

[sumonpathak]

^+100 to this..when the AMD platform is giving more options why not go for that instead of getting some cheap boards with questionable quality.

 

[V2IBH2V]

Looks like OP is a Nvidia and Intel fanboy, or a person who's bombed by Nvidia and Intel "goodness" by retailers at his place..

@OP, I suggest you to go with Cilus.
Just my worth of advice to you.

 

[hitman4]

Looks like OP is a Nvidia and Intel fanboy, or a person who's bombed by Nvidia and Intel "goodness" by retailers at his place..

@OP, I suggest you to go with Cilus.
Just my worth of advice to you.

i am not Nvidia and Intel fanboy

 

[Cilus]

But it looks like so. However, getting GTX 660 SLI is not a bad choice, it is better than 7850 CF. But for choosing the CPU and motherboard, I thing you are messing everything.

 

[hitman4]

I am not getting one thing, if you want Multi GPU support, why not AMD 990FX platform. It offers far better quality than any of the sub 10K Z77 motherboards. Because of your changing needs, now you're pairing a Non-K processor with a Z77 Motherboard which is idiotic if you ask me, just spending 4K for one PCI-E X16 slot.
on the other hand, if you go with a FX-8350 + Gigabyte GA-990FX-UD3 combo, you will get all the options you are looking:

Good build quality, lots of expansion slots, both SLI and Crossfire support @ X16-X16 speed and very good overclocking potential. Just consider the value it offers as a whole sytem, not just CPU performance. In real life, this is a far better solution and I am holding strong in my position.

Don't get me wrong here, although I love AMD processors, I am not at all any AMD fanboy. But just for getting Intel, the way you are mixing up things: paring a Non-K processor with Z77 motherboard, not able to accommodate a CPU cooler, spending 4.5K extra for a single X16 slot..... I don't think but know you are really going in wrong direction.

Cilus i respect your opinion commpletely
and i am not pairing i5 3470 with z77 motherboard but i5 3570k with z77 motherboard i decided to leave operating system and buy apc600va ups
the reason why i am going for gtx660 sli is becuse it gives better performance than a gtx680

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CONFIG :
Intel i5 3570k 14300
Asrock Z77 Extreme4 10000
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo 2000
Corsair Vengance 2 X 4gb 3000
Western Digital Caviar Black 1Tb 6100
Gigabyte GTX660 OC 14700
BenQ GL2250HM 8300
Corsair GS600 4400
NZXT Source 210 Elite 2500
ASUS DRW-24B3ST SATA 1000
APC 600VA 2300
Logitech k200 400
Logitech g400 1500
Razer Goliuthas 500
TOTAL 71000

 

[vickybat]

Looks like OP is a Nvidia and Intel fanboy, or a person who's bombed by Nvidia and Intel "goodness" by retailers at his place..

@OP, I suggest you to go with Cilus.
Just my worth of advice to you.

There is no fanboy here. Choosing gtx 660 over 7850 does not make anybody an nvidia fanboy.
660 is simply a superior card than 7850 and so op wanted to go for that.

I would still suggest SLI over Crossfire anyday. Why??

Read this -

Spoiler

We have a lot to talk about in regard to multi-GPU performance and gameplay experience in Far Cry 3. The first thing to keep in mind is that raw faster framerates doesn't always mean a better gameplay experience. There are other factors involved that framerate cannot measure. We experience these other variables as we play the game, and subjectively explain the experience to you.

In the table and graph here, you will find that the AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition CrossFire setup had the highest framerates, beating GTX 680 SLI in raw framerate. The minimum FPS is higher, 42 vs. 37, the maximum is higher 62 vs. 53, and the average is 14.5% higher at 51.2 versus 44.7 FPS. This is at the same playable settings of 2560x1600 with 4X MSAA, Enhanced Alpha to Coverage, HDAO and Ultra in-game settings.

While the framerates are faster under CrossFire, the gameplay experience is noticeably different between GTX 680 SLI and HD 7970 GHz Edition CF in Far Cry 3. We experienced a horrible amount of stuttering under CrossFire. It was as if the game was pausing every few frames, making the game choppy, and the performance inconsistent. The gameplay experience was close to awful using CrossFire.

We did find a way to fix it though, but the catch is you have to enable the "2 Frames" VSYNC option in the graphics settings. What this will do is cap the refresh rate to half of what your display is. In this case, our display is 60hz, so VSYNC x2 sets the FPS to a constant 30 FPS. In doing so, this completely removed the stuttering and choppiness under CrossFire. We were then able to have a smooth experience at any resolution, up to 2560x1600 with 4X MSAA. Therefore, you are not able to achieve the "full potential" with CrossFire, and experience a smooth gameplay experience. You have to cap your framerate well below the average FPS, in order to make CrossFire as smooth as SLI.

On the other hand, SLI had no such issues. We were able to keep VSYNC turned off at 2560x1600 with 4X MSAA and still experience smooth consistent gameplay performance. There was no choppiness and no stuttering with SLI. So the difference here is that we were able to actually play the game at higher framerates with SLI, whereas with CrossFire we had to cap the FPS to 30 FPS. The difference was extremely noticeable.

HARDOCP - Highest Playable Settings - Far Cry 3 Video Card Performance and IQ Review

Now you know why he was planning for a 660 sli over 7850 crossfire.

I agree with cilus though on choosing the fx platform for sli and crossfire. Fitting non-k cpu with z77 isn't recommended.

Spoiler

Cilus i respect your opinion commpletely
and i am not pairing i5 3470 with z77 motherboard but i5 3570k with z77 motherboard i decided to leave operating system and buy apc600va ups
the reason why i am going for gtx660 sli is becuse it gives better performance than a gtx680

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CONFIG :
Intel i5 3570k 14300
Asrock Z77 Extreme4 10000
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo 2000
Corsair Vengance 2 X 4gb 3000
Western Digital Caviar Black 1Tb 6100
Gigabyte GTX660 OC 14700
BenQ GL2250HM 8300
Corsair GS600 4400
NZXT Source 210 Elite 2500
ASUS DRW-24B3ST SATA 1000
APC 600VA 2300
Logitech k200 400
Logitech g400 1500
Razer Goliuthas 500
TOTAL 71000

Your choice for 660 sli is very good. Its actually a great gaming solution for 1080p with very smooth performance even without vsync.
You won't notice any stuttering, input lag or choppiness with sli even without vsync on whereas on AMD, you have to cap FPS count turning vsync on to eliminate choppiness.

SLI performance on kepler cards has been terrific to be honest delivering smooth gameplay.

 

[The Incinerator]

One more vote for SLi over CF.


Now.....
Gigabyte Z77X D3H it is a better board of the two. You can go for it. Since you have come this far spend Rs 700/1000 (aprx) more and get a 3570K processor over a 3570/3470 with the Z chipset based board and GTX 660 now and one later as you wanted.



Now the other solution is to stick with the non K processor that is the 3470/3550/3570 and get a good Gigabyte H77 board with a powerfull single GPU like an HD7950 or a HD7870. You can use the saved Rs 4000 on the motherboard for a better GPU.

 

[hitman4]

AMD Alternative
AMD FX8350 12500
Asus Sabertooth 990fx 13000
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo 2000
Corsair Vengance 2 X 4gb 3000
Western Digital Caviar Black 1Tb 6100
Gigabyte GTX660 OC 14700
BenQ GL2250HM 8300
Corsair GS600 4400
NZXT Source 210 Elite 2500
ASUS DRW-24B3ST SATA 1000
APC 600VA 2300
Logitech k200 400
Logitech g400 1500
Razer Goliuthas 500
TOTAL 72200

Gigabyte Z77X D3H it is a better board of the two. You can go for it. Since you have come this far spend Rs 700/1000 (aprx) more and get a 3570K processor over a 3570/3470 with the Z chipset based board and GTX 660 now and one later as you wanted.

Now the other solution is to stick with the non K processor that is the 3470/3550/3570 and get a good Gigabyte H77 board with a powerfull single GPU like an HD7950 or a HD7870. You can put the saved Rs 4000 on the motherboard for the better GPU.

i have read a lot of threads at tdf and i have learned that buying a non k processor will not be future proof..
as we all know that you dont change motherboard and cpu that often ....
so it is better to invest in good cpu and motherboard so that you can upgrade other parts like ram and graphics card....

 

[vkl]

Cilus i respect your opinion commpletely
and i am not pairing i5 3470 with z77 motherboard but i5 3570k with z77 motherboard i decided to leave operating system and buy apc600va ups
the reason why i am going for gtx660 sli is becuse it gives better performance than a gtx680

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CONFIG :
Intel i5 3570k 14300
Asrock Z77 Extreme4 10000
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo 2000
Corsair Vengance 2 X 4gb 3000
Western Digital Caviar Black 1Tb 6100
Gigabyte GTX660 OC 14700
BenQ GL2250HM 8300
Corsair GS600 4400
NZXT Source 210 Elite 2500
ASUS DRW-24B3ST SATA 1000
APC 600VA 2300
Logitech k200 400
Logitech g400 1500
Razer Goliuthas 500
TOTAL 71000

Mate,you are changing configs too often.
If you are going for an intel config and since you are in a constrained budget go for a locked i5 + H77+HD7870.Take out the Z77 and i5 3570k and you have enough money for hd7870 and APC 1.1kVA UPS.
You can add another hd7870 for crossfire later.HD7870 crossfire would be way better than gtx660 2-way SLI.
APC 600VA won't cut it when you go SLI or crossfire of 2 capable cards when the load is high.It won't suffice for SLI of gtx660's or comparable multi-GPU set-ups at high loads.

 

[hitman4]

i think i need a break.......:

 

[The Incinerator]

Super Good no questions about it imo....

Intel i5 3570k 14300
Asrock Z77 Extreme4 10000 ( If you get the Gigabyte Z77X D3H get it instead if it comes for Rs 10K as you mentioned)
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo 2000
Corsair Vengance 2 X 4gb 3000 ( Get Gskill 8GB RAM F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL/G.Skill RipjawsX(F3-12800CL9S) instead
Western Digital Caviar Black 1Tb 6100
Gigabyte GTX660 OC 14700
BenQ GL2250HM 8300
Corsair GS600 4400Try and get a Corsair TX 650/750V2 keeping a future SLi/CF and OC in mind
NZXT Source 210 Elite 2500
ASUS DRW-24B3ST SATA 1000
APC 600VA 2300
Logitech k200 400
Logitech g400 1500
Razer Goliuthas 500
TOTAL 71000

The only place where you have to add in more money is the PSU.And more over the TX has 5 years warranty while the GS has 3 years.Get a Numeric/Microtek UPS 800Va/1kva for now and when you get the second GPU get a better UPS. The only problem with local UPS is their batteries.And some has pure Sine wave and some not.

 

[vickybat]

@ hitman4

No need to panic mate. Just get what you've decided earlier. The amd setup looks good and can be bought without second thoughts.

Asus 990fx sabertooth is a beast of a board. But i still strongly suggest to consider sli over crossfire. For single gpu, a 7950,660-ti or 7870 will do good.
But once multigpu comes, i prefer sli because of the reasons given earlier. Its simply hassle free.

660 sli will also fare pretty well against a 7870 crossfire if we put the anomalies of crossfire into account.

Have a look at 660 sli performance against 7850 crossfire and other single gpu solutions.

SLI And CrossFire, Compared : Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 And 660 Review: Kepler At $110 And $230

 

[sumonpathak]

err.....he is saying 660OC if my eyes are not failing me...

 

[vickybat]

err.....he is saying 660OC if my eyes are not failing me...

He'll get the 2nd card after two to three months. Refer post #18 and #69.

 

[sumonpathak]

ya..but you guys are repeatedly referencing 660TI SLI options..so i got a bit confused...
as for my two cents....yer doing it wrong with those boards...

 

[vickybat]

^^ Yeah but he can go with gigabyte g1 sniper m3 z77. I don't think there's any problem with that board right?

*www.flipkart.com/gigabyte-g1-snipe...THAT&ref=bf87f849-05e4-40c9-896c-38eb5c17886e

 

[sumonpathak]

^^if he has the budget then definitely...