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[Deleted member 118788]

But it fixes a lot of issues in CF performance. And HD 6950/HD 6970 almost scales twice even if with the older driver starting from 11.3. And in all the reviews it is confirmed that HD 6950 CF ~ GTX 570 SLI and HD 6970 CF ~ GTX 580 SLI. Check the hardocp review where they have tested it with different settings and found out apart from the FPS part, games look better with HD 6970 than GTX 570.

Where's the link?

 

[tkin]

I Agree With All of your points except 4 gb vs 8gb

read this article and in some test 8gb is slower than 4gb.

8gb is not worth the money for 1-2 secs speed.

Review - Is More Memory Better? | bit-tech.net

It maybe a nano second slower, but do you think we buy it for speed? If so, we would've gotten faster rams, we get it cause 4GB ain't enough for us.

 

[Deleted member 118788]

I Have Finalized My Config. Pls give your opinion & suggestion.

Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2500K|10,840
CPU Cooler |Cooler Master Hyper Plus 212|1,855
Extra Fan |Cooler Master XtraFlo|600
Motherboard |ASUS P8Z68-V PRO|13,500
RAM |G-Skill 4GB Ram Model - F3-12800CL9S-4GBRL|2,200
Graphic Card |MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition/OC|15,990
SSD |Corsair Force Series 3 120GB|13,500
HDD |Seagate 1TB 7200.12|2,700
DVD Writer | LG 22X SATA DVD|900
PSU |Corsair TX650 V2|5,200
Case |Cooler Master Elite 430 Black With Side Window|2,570
Monitor |BenQ G2220HD|7,140
Mouse & Keyboard |Razer Cyclosa Gaming Bundle|2,120
Speakers |Logitech Z313|1000
Headphone |Razer Carcharias|3,675
Gaming |Razer Hydra Motion Gaming|6,228
| Total |90018

 

[comp@ddict]

^^ It's an effing-A rated awesome RIG dude, great rig.

But just 2 suggestions from me

1. Since you are already spending so much,

grab the CM 690 cabinet instead, @ 4.2k

2. The monitor, don't compromise on it, you'll be staring at it all the time. I suggest go for a 23" if possible, else

The BenQ G2220HDL LED Full HD monitor @ 8.5k

 

[Piyush]

very well balanced except the Case
get a better one

 

[tkin]

I Have Finalized My Config. Pls give your opinion & suggestion.

Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2500K|10,840
CPU Cooler |Cooler Master Hyper Plus 212|1,855
Extra Fan |Cooler Master XtraFlo|600
Motherboard |ASUS P8Z68-V PRO|13,500
RAM |G-Skill 4GB Ram Model - F3-12800CL9S-4GBRL|2,200
Graphic Card |MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition/OC|15,990
SSD |Corsair Force Series 3 120GB|13,500
HDD |Seagate 1TB 7200.12|2,700
DVD Writer | LG 22X SATA DVD|900
PSU |Corsair TX650 V2|5,200
Case |Cooler Master Elite 430 Black With Side Window|2,570
Monitor |BenQ G2220HD|7,140
Mouse & Keyboard |Razer Cyclosa Gaming Bundle|2,120
Speakers |Logitech Z313|1000
Headphone |Razer Carcharias|3,675
Gaming |Razer Hydra Motion Gaming|6,228
| Total |90018

Monitor: Dell ST2220M
Cabinet: CM 690II

Corsair is recalling force series due to manufacturing defect, get Kingston SSDNow V+ for 8-9k around and save some case. No need to spend that much for SSD, the performance benefit won't be significant enough for you to spend 15% of system budget on it, save some dough and get HD6970 for extra boom.

 

[Cilus]

If you put so many things inside the Elite 430, it will be genuine torture of the cabinet. Get CM 690 II Advanced @ 5K. You really need a spacious cabinet to load all those fire powers.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

I Agree With All of your points except 4 gb vs 8gb

read this article and in some test 8gb is slower than 4gb.

8gb is not worth the money for 1-2 secs speed.

Review - Is More Memory Better? | bit-tech.net

nice article.
but i found another -
Memory Upgrade: Is It Time To Add More RAM? : Introduction

8gb is futureproof. if current os can utilize ram available properly what about upcoming ones? you see load times decreasing too sometimes in games and heavy apps etc.

It's not there so I can't tell you . It has 120Hz monitor which he need for 3D setup. Glasses he can buy later.

then you should mention it. glasses cost around 8k AFAIK.

Are you sure those prices are inclusive tax :fluriod-confused4:
If inc. tax then I can recommend Zotac GTX580 @ 27500 which is available there.

yes i think it includes tax.
mail mediahome if you want to confirm!

Those benchmarks are with old nV driver vs new AMD driver. With new nV drivers card perform 4-15% better. My 9500Gt doing
and I'll not comment any more on this cz it's a never ending topic.

can you tell which bench here is using 11.6 amd driver please?

Check out my comment again. For reference check this

where is Hyper N620 in that bench?

and you mentioned dual fan comparison and i showed it here -
*www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/coolermaster-hyper-cogage_7.html#sect0

6950 & 6970 Doesn't got a major boost

yeah. 6970 is getting minor performance improvements.
AMD Catalyst 11.6 Windows 7 Driver Analysis - Test System Setup and 3DMark 11 :: TweakTown USA Edition

here it shows improvement in HAWX and far cry 2 while 6870 in almost all games gains improvement.

 

[shayem]

then you should mention it. glasses cost around 8k AFAIK.

Found that that monitor comes with 3D glasses..but reviews are not in favor and its not 120Hz ...so better don't buy that

@comp@ddict model no. you suggested is wrong it's actually G2222HDL

@Geek-With-Lens Your rig is good...but it deserves better case and monitor.

yes i think it includes tax.
mail mediahome if you want to confirm!

You think?
You are the one suggesting that price. So you better not think and make sure yourself.

can you tell which bench here is using 11.6 amd driver please?

That's my point bro ; none using 11.6 or 279.xx

where is Hyper N620 in that bench?

I didn't want to show you HN620 performance. You already know that. I wanted to point out that with dual fan it's 3-4c cooler than single fan. Here is another link. Another thing is 212+ @ 1900 and N620 @ 2400. So any1 can add another 90CFM fan with that.

Spoiler

Which will give performance like this
[YOUTUBE]*www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3vACGjux3c[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

You think?
You are the one suggesting that price. So you better not think and make sure yourself.

lol, i dont need to confirm because i know it includes tax.

I didn't want to show you HN620 performance. You already know that. I wanted to point out that with dual fan it's 3-4c cooler than single fan. Here is another link. Another thing is 212+ @ 1900 and N620 @ 2400. So any1 can add another 90CFM fan with that.

Spoiler

Which will give performance like this
[YOUTUBE]*www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3vACGjux3c[/YOUTUBE]

will it be cooler than N620?

 

[jsjs]

@geek-with-lens
why are you getting that hydra motion, those things are just show off, get better gpu or case or display etc.

 

[Deleted member 118788]

You all are correct.
1. I read many reviews & post that 6950 Twin Frozr III Power/OC Will Not Unlock To 6970. Is It True. So Should I Overclock It To Gain Same Performance.
2. @jsjs i'm not buying razer hydra to invest in something better.
3. For Monitor Should I Go With These One "Samsung PX2370" @ 14K. Is This One Has Integrated Speakers. Best monitors - CNET Reviews
4. For Case Are This Case Available & if what price:
1. Corsair Carbide Series 500R 2. NZXT Source 210 Elite 3. SilverStone Raven RV02
5. Will there be a major speed difference between a 200 mb read/write and 500 mb read/write

 

[comp@ddict]

1. I read many reviews & post that 6950 Twin Frozr III Power/OC Will Not Unlock To 6970. Is It True. So Should I Overclock It To Gain Same Performance.

Just get the GPU first, we'll think about overclocking later.

and the non-reference HD6950s WONT UNLOCK. However, the reference ones can unlock, which is why Iw as suggesting the

reference Sapphire HD6950 2GB

 

[Deleted member 118788]

Just get the GPU first, we'll think about overclocking later.

and the non-reference HD6950s WONT UNLOCK. However, the reference ones can unlock, which is why Iw as suggesting the

reference Sapphire HD6950 2GB

Non - Reference Will Also Unclock But Now It Is Not Possible Because AMD Has Disabled Unlocking in all new cards.

 

[Piyush]

Non - Reference Will Also Unclock But Now It Is Not Possible Because AMD Has Disabled Unlocking in all new cards.

it is the marketing strategy and it does not last long (read till the stocks last)
do you remember AMD x2/x3 II Phenoms
people were buying a $100/$150 processor with 2/3 cores and were unlocking it to 4 cores processors priced at $200
so the performance per dollar combined with the above strategy made AMD the dominating one in that period

 

[Deleted member 118788]

it is the marketing strategy and it does not last long (read till the stocks last)
do you remember AMD x2/x3 II Phenoms
people were buying a $100/$150 processor with 2/3 cores and were unlocking it to 4 cores processors priced at $200
so the performance per dollar combined with the above strategy made AMD the dominating one in that period

Thank You For Sharing Your Knowledge.

Should I Replace My Corsair TX650 V2 With XFX Core Edition 650W.

Pls Give Answers To My Previous Questions.

 

[Piyush]

stick with corsair

 

[Deleted member 118788]

stick with corsair

Any Special Reason Reviews Say XFX Better It's Just Like MSI Who Stormed The World With It's Debuted Frozr Cooler & XFX Also did a good debute in psu.

 

[tkin]

Any Special Reason Reviews Say XFX Better It's Just Like MSI Who Stormed The World With It's Debuted Frozr Cooler & XFX Also did a good debute in psu.

Yeah, just that XFX is handled by Rashi here, we DO NOT like rashi, actually we pretty much hate them, so that's a start. Anyway xfx makes terrific psus, well they do not make any but uses oem parts from other companies(seasonic), corsair also uses the same oem, so at the end of the day most competing psus from xfx and corsair are same units with different color and fan grill, take your pick, corsair warranty is very much hassle free.

 

[Piyush]

Any Special Reason Reviews Say XFX Better It's Just Like MSI Who Stormed The World With It's Debuted Frozr Cooler & XFX Also did a good debute in psu.

agreed
but we dont have any much idea about the performance of XFX PSUs on the long run
on the other hand Corsair is a well reputed brand since years
rest is your choice
I'll still recommend Corsair