Knock Knock! Suggestion for i7 Rig :p

[desiibond]

Was getting bored and so, wrote down this rig:

1) Processor: Core i7 920: 14K
2) Motherboard: Gigabyte Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5: 16K
3) RAM: G-Skill 3x 2GB DDR3 1333MHz
4) Western Digital Caviar Black 1tb hdd : 6K
5) Logitech G15 Keyboard: 5K
6) Razer Deathadder mouse: 4k or Lachesis: 5.5k
7) XBOX 360 wireless controller
8) Dell 2409W: 14k-15k
9) Cooler Master HAF 922 for 6.5k or Sniper for 9k (HAF 922 is better than HAF932 though 932 is costlier)
10) Tagan BZ800 for 7.5k or Corsair 750TX for 7.5k
11) DVD burner
12) Creative SB X- Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatality Pro with 64MB RAM: 9k or ASUS Asus Xonar D2X for 9.5k
13) Onkyo HT-S3200 (*www.intl.onkyo.com/products/system_components/home_theater/ht-s3200/index.html): 17k-19k
14) Palit GTX275: 13k-14k
15) Cooler master Aquagate S1(RP) for 5k or Aquagate max for 13k + Coolermaster Glacier 600 GPU water block for 2.5k
16) APC 1100VA UPS: 4.5k-5k

 

[arnold991]

@amit: how much temperature range is safe for 24/7 overclock ? I was very much sanguine about Water Cooling ability but 4Ghz at 80C is way too much. So no use of Evga SLI when one have to keep the Cpu always at less than 3.5Ghz. :-/

@ashu: now you are here bro.

What cabinet do you use ? How is antec 1200 ?

Please see the reply I have posted in page1.

@desibond: nice config bro. That link you gave under one product aint working.

 

[desiibond]

*www.intl.onkyo.com/products/system_components/home_theater/ht-s3200/index.html

 

[desiibond]

www.intl.onkyo.com/products/system_components/home_theater/ht-s3200/index.html

 

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[amitash]

@amit: how much temperature range is safe for 24/7 overclock ? I was very much sanguine about Water Cooling ability but 4Ghz at 80C is way too much. So no use of Evga SLI when one have to keep the Cpu always at less than 3.5Ghz. :-/

LOL i7's can handle easily upto 85C...I can easily keep mine at 4ghz 24x7, but there is no point...Intel recomends 75C and i can keep it max under 75C at 3.8Ghz....Do you think 4ghz is a joke? its extremely hard to even get it stable at that speed without extreme over-volting... The evga board has the best possibility of even reaching 4ghz....and anyway there is no point in 24x7 4ghz...why do u need so much power? I get 35+fps in crysis with 16xAA at 1680x1050 and 8xAA at 1920x1080 at stock i7 speeds...

 

[arnold991]

yes there is a point bro. And of course more overclock means more voltage and more bill.

Suppose you have to choose between Cosmos S and Antec 1200, which one you would agnose?

 

[amitash]

Hmmm tough one, but i would incline towards the 1200

 

[ashu888ashu888]

@ashu: now you are here bro.

What cabinet do you use ? How is antec 1200 ?

Well, i hv CoolerMaster's CM690 buddy.. with Side panel (of glass) and a side panel fan too apart from 2 more fans (one BLUE LED fan in front and one nornal 140mm fan at the rear)

for me its preety good and efficient, but yes the GPU hots up like hell..lol.. wen i play crysis or even GRID but there;'s nothing to worry..
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Cheers n e-peace....

 

[arnold991]

thx amit and ash for a reply.

Few suggestions needed acc. to the budget mentioned.

1) Sound Card - 10k

2) Speaker - 20k ( 2.1 wont be good for movies ? )

3) Primary Hard Disk - 20k ( Single/Two low capacity SSD or RAPTOR in Raid )

4) Secondary HDD - Two Seagate 7200.12 1TB (no confusion regarding its choice but after doing two raid in primary can raid also be done to secondary ? )

4) UPS - 20k ( Need Step Up/Down to tackle voltage variation with Pure Sine Wave ability )

5) Graphics Card - 20k

6) Cabinet - 15k

7) Blue Ray Drive - 15k ( One LG drive has both Blue and HD-DVD ability, dunno its price )

Please reply guys and dont forget to mention the price.

 

[ashu888ashu888]

1.) As per ur choice and budget i, think wat desiibond suggested was really good,

2.) to say it simply, 2.1 sucks..lol. but face this fact

3.) 20K ???

4.) Seagate is good, but i wud hv again suggested u to go with 2x1TB WD SATA-II HDDs (neways, tats also good choice)
WD 1TB SATA-II HDD---> Rs. 5.2K

5.) UPS: i dunno y u wanna go with a stepped/modified sine wave UPS ?? if 20K is ur budget then u shud DEFINATELY go for PURE SINE wave UPS.. as ur PSU needs that "PURE SINE WAVE" O/p UPS..
APC SMART UPS (modeL SUA1500i) Rs. 17K

6.) GPU: ok, i see ur budget is 20K, but wich GPU u wanna go for.. ?? a gtx280 SSC Edition will cost u Rs.22.7K where as u can (i think) go for gtx275 or even in SLi

7.) cabinet: 15K ??? omg... u shud reduce this budget seriously and spend sum more on ur GPU dept dude..say, keep Rs.4- 4.5K for cabinet and the rest spend on a gtx295 or 2xgtx275 (for SLi)...a Coolermaster CM690 (with side panel of glass) for Rs.4.4K is really good... believe me.. (it looks basic and ugly in pics but in reality, its build quality is really good..

but... if u still wanna keep tat budget of 15K then i think the CoolerMaster's nVIDIA Edition HIGH Tower is really awesome..(but i guess its above 15K..maybe 18K)

8.) Blu RAY: naa..do not spend tat much (now at this moment) ona blu ray player, instead wait for 4-5months adn the prices will reduce drastically.. instead (i again suggest u to, save and spend cash on a really good GPU)..

REMEMBER: its the GPU which decides how gr8 a system works (in terms of graphics).. so...do not lose on this point..
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Cheers n e-peace....

 

[arnold991]

thx ashu for your reply and suggestions. But brother after release of Gtx3xx I will buy the top end version so I aint interested in graphic atm.

Whatever prices I have specified I need advice in that range only so pls dont deduct or add budget from one product to another. Since I have certain priorities in mind.

And about UPS I got your point. I read in Apc website that Smart Ups can regulate low and high voltage.

Does that mean it will keep the voltage to constant 230V ? You can only tell me since you own it.

 

[ashu888ashu888]

thx ashu for your reply and suggestions. But brother after release of Gtx3xx I will buy the top end version so I aint interested in graphic atm.

ok sure.. tats a good choice too..

Whatever prices I have specified I need advice in that range only so pls dont deduct or add budget from one product to another. Since I have certain priorities in mind.

lol.. ok ok i promise NOT to deduct and prices..

And about UPS I got your point. I read in Apc website that Smart Ups can regulate low and high voltage.

Does that mean it will keep the voltage to constant 230V ? You can only tell me since you own it.

yup, it does keeps the voltage (from the mains) to a constant level, there are LED's tat indicate adn light up wen ever there is any under voltage or over-voltage load..

 

[arnold991]

thx bro. So ups is finalised now. Please check the model no again.

"APC SUA1500I Smart-UPS 1500VA/980Watt USB & Serial 230V Pure Sine Wave"

 

[arnold991]

thx bro. So ups is finalised now. Please check the model no again.

"APC SUA1500I Smart-UPS 1500VA/980Watt USB & Serial 230V Pure Sine Wave"

1) Asus D2X or Azuen Prelude or Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series (not getting price for last two, pls someone tell me)

2) LG Blue Ray and HDDVD Drive not a writer or any good speed drive to watch blue ray movies (price not getting).

 

[ashu888ashu888]

thx bro. So ups is finalised now. Please check the model no again.

"APC SUA1500I Smart-UPS 1500VA/980Watt USB & Serial 230V Pure Sine Wave"

1) Asus D2X or Azuen Prelude or Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series (not getting price for last two, pls someone tell me)

2) LG Blue Ray and HDDVD Drive not a writer or any good speed drive to watch blue ray movies (price not getting).

yes my dear brother, the UPS model is perfectly fine..
(i think i'll hv to charge u consultation fees for the amount of time u hv asked me abt UPS, Active PFC, pure sine wave etc..etc..) ...lol....

1.) if u get prices of those sound cards then tell me also (by posting here)...
btw, y dnt u call up theitwares.com guy and ask him abt the prices and availability ?? try it..

2.) i dnt remember, but there was a SONY BLU RAY drive also, i cant exactly rem'br the brand, was it sony or samsung...

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Cheers n e-peace....

 

[amitash]

for 20k gfx card get a gtx275 or a hd4890 now...and as you said, this will easily hold until mid next year when the new cards come out.

 

[arnold991]

decided not to take blue ray or ssd till it becomes viable and mature.

Hey ashu.. no consultation fee only jadu ki jhappi.

 

[ashu888ashu888]

for 20k gfx card get a gtx275 or a hd4890 now...and as you said, this will easily hold until mid next year when the new cards come out.

yup, rightl;y said..

offtopic: replied to ur wallpaper query in showoff thread..

decided not to take blue ray or ssd till it becomes viable and mature.

Hey ashu.. no consultation fee only jadu ki jhappi.

thank god, tat u NOT taking blu ray player as of now... phew....

also, tat jaadu ki jhappi i take only from girls.. lol..
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so, wen is ur new system gonna come ?? (wenever it comes, plz post ur config in the core i7 thread, link in my siggy)


tc dude...

 

[arnold991]

hehe. Ok, bro I will do that.