Need help assembling PC

[mukherjee]

I5 2500 vs i5 2400 ???

Speed bump of 200Mhz...Period

 

[mastercool8695]

Shayem. Your avatar is makin me crazy.... And many others too.
Hahaha

Just that???? For how much more ??
Are you telling 2500k??

 

[mukherjee]

Shayem. Your avatar is makin me crazy.... And many others too.
Hahaha

Afraid of cats? Sent a K-9 unit ur way

*i.imgur.com/wJq7z.jpg

Just that???? For how much more ??
Are you telling 2500k??

Naah...its the vanilla i5 2500...costs 0.9k more than i5 2400...i5 2500K is @ 10.8K+ presently

 

[aaronbrako]

I'm confused... so I need GPU boost (only on h67) to be able to use Virtu ?
But Ive read somewhere Virtu is supported on h61 also ?!?

Btw I'll be using a triple monitor setup anyway so two monitors connected to the GPU and 1 connected to the on-dye graphics solves this problem , doesn't it ?
am I correct in assuming that any program running in the 3rd screen will run off the on-dye graphics an not the discrete GPU ?
That way if I need QuickSync I run that program in the 3rd screen and won't need Virtu ?!?

please correct me if I'm wrong

 

[shayem]

I5 2500 vs i5 2400 ???

200MHz normally and 300MHz with turbo

Bus/Core ratio 33 vs 31. Rest is Identical.

 

[aaronbrako]

I'm confused... so I need GPU boost (only on h67) to be able to use Virtu ?
But Ive read somewhere Virtu is supported on h61 also ?!?

Btw I'll be using a triple monitor setup anyway so two monitors connected to the GPU and 1 connected to the on-dye graphics solves this problem , doesn't it ?
am I correct in assuming that any program running in the 3rd screen will run off the on-dye graphics an not the discrete GPU ?
That way if I need QuickSync I run that program in the 3rd screen and won't need Virtu ?!?

please correct me if I'm wrong

anyone ?

 

[shayem]

I'm confused... so I need GPU boost (only on h67) to be able to use Virtu ?
But Ive read somewhere Virtu is supported on h61 also ?!?

Btw I'll be using a triple monitor setup anyway so two monitors connected to the GPU and 1 connected to the on-dye graphics solves this problem , doesn't it ?
am I correct in assuming that any program running in the 3rd screen will run off the on-dye graphics an not the discrete GPU ?
That way if I need QuickSync I run that program in the 3rd screen and won't need Virtu ?!?

please correct me if I'm wrong

I don't know about any H61 supporting Virtue. Could you give a link to that MB.

You can use single monitor setup for Virtue and as per present update you don't even need to connect your monitor to on board Video out.

Honestly I never used more than 1 monitor and not interested using multimonitor setup so less knowledge about that. So it'll be better to wait for OP to answer

 

[aaronbrako]

You can use single monitor setup for Virtue and as per present update you don't even need to connect your monitor to on board Video out.

From what ive understood so far is this:
1) QuickSync only works with on board graphics which are disabled is I'm using a discete GPU

2) If however, I connect one monitor to the in built GPU and another to the discrete GPU then the 1st screen can be used for QuickSync Apps

Intel originally suggested using multiple monitors with one hooked up to the motherboard's video out and the other hooked up to your discrete GPU to maintain Quick Sync support, however that's hardly elegant. At CES this year we were shown a better alternative from none other than Lucid.

3) Virtu solves this problem (which isnt a problem anyway since ill be using 3 monitors) .
So i want to know :-
1) Will h61 let me use QuickSync or will i need h67 ?
2) I still dont know what GPU boost does ?!

^^ anyone ?

Let me make it simple to understand
I dont care for crossfire, USB3, Sata 6gbps

What I am interested in is Quicksync , and my R6850 cyclone or 6870 not being bottlenecked

So, do i need h67 or save the 2k with h61 and use the difference to get a 6870 ?

erm guys ... ive got only 1 day left to finalize this..

 

[mastercool8695]

Afraid of cats? Sent a K-9 unit ur way

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Naah...its the vanilla i5 2500...costs 0.9k more than i5 2400...i5 2500K is @ 10.8K+ presently

hahahahahahahaha
...

 

[aaronbrako]

Saturday's the big day guys please help me finalize the rig

Let me make it simple to understand
I dont care for crossfire, USB3, Sata 6gbps

What I am interested in is Quicksync , and my R6850 cyclone or 6870 not being bottlenecked

So, do i need h67 or save the 2k with h61 and use the difference to get a 6870 ?

 

[comp@ddict]

What will I benefit from a h67 mobo compared to a h61 ..( assuming I dont need USB3 or Sata 2 ) ?

*bump
Also, it it advisable to get the MSI R6850 cyclone ? ..I saw it mentioned in another thread

spending the extra on the cyclone version, you can grab the HD6870 instead for 11.2k

 

[ryuzaki21]

If I were you then I would wait for the 990 g chipsets to hit the market and you could probably be able to upgrade to AMD bulldozer in the future if you plan to go for an AMD cpu.....newayz the 990 g's r probably gonna be a bit expensive

Regardless, I would request the senior members to recommend a good 550 w to 600 w smps?....I know it's a bit off topic but I am planning to upgrade soon. BTW I have a zebronics cabinet so should I upgrade to a better one or will the smps fit. I don't plan to go in for an sli or crossfire solution anytime soon.

 

[aaronbrako]

Saturday's the big day guys please help me finalize the rig

Please see my earlier post
let me clarify that usb3 and sata3 support is welcome but not specifically needed

 

[mastercool8695]

u gettin i5 2400 ??
go for this mobo : Intel DH67VR-B3 @ 4.7k
topgear suggested that in another thread..

just .7 - .8 k more than the h61 one.. but very much better..

i'll suggest wait for the bulldozer to come.. the sandy bridge's gonna be less expensive then.. and also the mobos..

its just my prediction.. ofcourse take the help of guys like tkin, shayem, topgear,skud, many others on the hardware price check thread.. (note to all those whose names have not been taken : guys.. i cant write the names of all.. or the keyboard will crash) .

haha

please dont make any havoc.. if you have not completed the config.. wait till another free day.. and until then. you can complete the rig..

 

[aaronbrako]

u gettin i5 2400 ??

Most probably i5 2500

go for this mobo : Intel DH67VR-B3 @ 4.7k

Yep...realised its worth the lil extra money

btw can anyone confirm which Corsair Ram 1993Gregory meant by on post #14
also, are there any other cases woth considering within the 1.5-2k range ?

 

[shayem]

For RAM you can go with G Skill F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL or Corsair CMV4GX3M1A1333C9

For case go for NZXT Gamma @ 2000 best you can get at that price. If you are little out of budget settle for CM Elite 310 @ 1500.

 

[aaronbrako]

Is it true that dual channel ram offers slightly more performance ?
Are those 1x4 or 2x2 ?
I think the DH67VR has 4 ram slots so wouldnt 2x2 be better ?

 

[shayem]

Of course. That's why i suggested those. 1x4GB so that you can add another 4Gb in future to work as dual channel. If you need 2x2 dual channel then go for G Skill F3-10666CL9D-4GBRL

 

[aaronbrako]

Of course. That's why i suggested those. 1x4GB so that you can add another 4Gb in future to work as dual channel. If you need 2x2 dual channel then go for G Skill F3-10666CL9D-4GBRL

ok cool...but how many ram slots does the DH67VR have anyway ? 4 ?

 

[shayem]

Check here and here. you'll get info on that MB.