Mission: Kick Pentium 4 Get Sandy Bridge Rig

[MyGeekTips]

@ MyGeekTips

Buddy for that budget i seriously suggest you to drop the ssd and go for better parts.

A z68 motherboard as suggested by jaskanwar is the perfect ingredient and go for a 2600k instead. These will last you until haswell comes up. Besides you also have the ivybridge option in future. If you ditch the ssd , you can definitely add these. Or if you want to save up some cash, then 2500k is also a very good buy.

Rest of the config is fine. Alternatively, you can also go for amd 6950 based cards with 2gb vram. But your current choice for gpu is excellent for its price.

I think i should invest in Z68 but is the new gen3 mobo that support Kepler & Southern Islands gpu are available in India ? I was going for 6950 2gb but i seen that 560 ti was available so cheap i opted for it. Will Next-Gen GPU Offer significant performance improvement against current gen gpu ?

Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2500k|11700
Motherboard |MSI Z68A GD55 B3|10192
RAM |Gskill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9S-4GBXL|1650
Graphic Card |Sapphire HD 6950 1GB PCIE|14200
DVD Writer |ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD|1150
PSU |SeaSonic SS-850AT|6300
Case |NZXT GAMMA|2000
Monitor |Benq G2222HDL|6950
Mouse |Razer DeathAdder Black|1950
Mouse Pad |Razer Goliathus Fragged Omega S - Speed/Control|500
Controller |Microsoft X360 Controller|900
Speakers |Edifier C2|3200
| Total |60642

If i go for TX 650 V2 & MSI 560 ti instead it will save few bucks that i can invest in Carbide 400R.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

^ afaik that shop in Mumbai has that 560ti for that price out of stock.

and that psu will allow you to go multigpu in future if you want.

and 6950 1GB or 2GB, doesnt matter at full HD.

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/pc-compon...-gaming-pc-inr-40-000-approx.html#post1521738

 

[MyGeekTips]

^ afaik that shop in Mumbai has that 560ti for that price out of stock.

and that psu will allow you to go multigpu in future if you want.

and 6950 1GB or 2GB, doesnt matter at full HD.

Okay then everything is perfect in your config just the case NZXT Gamma wouldn't it will get congested if i put this much stuff in it. Also, I will surely going to get SSD & Multi-GPU Setup in March 2012.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

*www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h-HxsN0Ufo

 

[MyGeekTips]

I was known with that fact is Gamma is a good Budget case but by seeing the video i've to say it's something different.

BTW, Which is the CM Cooler is used in this rig ?

 

[Cilus]

Jas, could you tell me Sapphire HD 6950 1 GB, a non Oced versioon or GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozer II, which performs better in 1080P?
I'm asking this because if 560 Ti TF II is available @ 12.5K as confimed by Vickybat, which is very attractive and even if Sapphire card performs better, is the extra 2.5K for HD 6950 is justified for the performance gain?

 

[MyGeekTips]

Jas, could you tell me Sapphire HD 6950 1 GB, a non Oced versioon or GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozer II, which performs better in 1080P?
I'm asking this because if 560 Ti TF II is available @ 12.5K as confimed by Vickybat, which is very attractive and even if Sapphire card performs better, is the extra 2.5K for HD 6950 is justified for the performance gain?

560Ti @ 12.5K at Mahabir Computers has gone out of stock confirmed by jas.

 

[vickybat]

^^ Yup its currently out of stock but they have confirmed new stocks on the way. Contact mahavir and ask them to get you the card as soon as possible. They had given a week's time to my brother's friend and he got msi 6950 tf III instead.

You'll surely get the card if you wait a few days and stay in touch with them.

About next gen cards, yes they'll perform significantly better than current ones but they are a while away. Probable 2nd quarter 2012.

But a new card is on the way from nvidia card and perhaps the last 5 series launch. Its a new 560-ti which has 448 cuda cores as opposed to the current 560-ti's 384 cuda cores. The new one has the potential to beat a 6950 handsdown owing to higher shaders. Myabe it will also get a 2gb framebuffer. So wait a wee bit mate.

 

[MyGeekTips]

But a new card is on the way from nvidia card and perhaps the last 5 series launch. Its a new 560-ti which has 448 cuda cores as opposed to the current 560-ti's 384 cuda cores. The new one has the potential to beat a 6950 handsdown owing to higher shaders. Myabe it will also get a 2gb framebuffer. So wait a wee bit mate.

Surely it would be priced higher than 6950 i think 17K atleast. So waiting will not benefit for me.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

I was known with that fact is Gamma is a good Budget case but by seeing the video i've to say it's something different.

BTW, Which is the CM Cooler is used in this rig ?

CM Hyper 212+

 

[MyGeekTips]

CM Hyper 212+

It looked bigger than Hyper Plus 212 it was near the size of noctua.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

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I7 970 XFX 6970 CrossFire Gaming Rig - YouTube
i7 970 gulftown@ 150x 25 3.75 Ghz final 24/7 settings
COOLER MASTER HYPER 212 PLUS PUSH/PULL CONFIG
Asus X58 SaberTooth MotherBoard
Corsair Xms 3x2 tripple channel@ 1500
XFX 6970 STOCK IN CrossFire
Corsair 850 PowerSupply
Nzxt Gamma Case

 

[MyGeekTips]

I'm getting Agility 3 120GB SSD @ 9K including shipping cost from Amazon. Don't Know about customs but it will be no more than 1K. So should i get my hands dirty on it ? Also, Vertex 3 120GB is available for 9.5K. Plz Reply Fast.

 

[Extreme Gamer]

I replied.

 

[MyGeekTips]

Finally Increased Budget to 70K for getting SSD will post my updated config later.

Finally Decided On Rig:

Intel Core i5 2500K @ 11K
Asus P8Z68 V @ 10.6K
Cooler Master Hyper Plus 212 @ 1.8K
Gskill 1600 MHz 4GB X 1 F3-12800CL9S-4GBRL X 2 @ 2.6K
OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB SSD @ 12K
MSI N560GTX-Ti Twinfrozr II/OC @ 12.5K
Corsair Gaming Series GS600 600 W @ 3.8K
NZXT Gamma @ 1.8K
BenQ G2222HDL @ 6.8K
Razer Deathadder @ 1.8K
Razer Razer Goliathus Fragged Omega S - Speed/Control @ 0.4K
Xbox 360 Controller for PC @ 0.9K
Edifier C2 @ 3.2K

Total 69.2K

 

[Extreme Gamer]

Good choices. At least our PM discussions were fruitful

 

[d6bmg]

@MyGeekTips: present prices are slightly higher than your quoted prices. So, be ready to spend ~72K.

 

[Nipun]

Xbox 360 Controller for PC @ 0.9K

Where will you find that?
I thought it was 1.4k

 

[MyGeekTips]

Where will you find that?
I thought it was 1.4k

Using Coupon on Homeshop18.

@MyGeekTips: present prices are slightly higher than your quoted prices. So, be ready to spend ~72K.

Yes i know some of the prices are old i'm ready to spend little more money. My P4 is crying to get free.

 

[Nipun]

Using Coupon on Homeshop18.



Yes i know some of the prices are old i'm ready to spend little more money. My P4 is crying to get free.

I would advice on staying away from HS18... Read here: *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/internet-www/145536-online-shopping-guide-feedback-thread.html

Or directly vie mithun_mrg's experience with them: *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/1493848-post80.html