New PC @ 30k

[coderunknown]

^^ go for i5 2320. just 100Mhz slow and should cost 1-1.5k less.

 

[RiGOD]

^^ go for i5 2320. just 100Mhz slow and should cost 1-1.5k less.

So true. But what about the MSI H67MA-E35?

 

[ArjunKiller]

I'll stick to the MSI board then? As I can't overclock anything except the BCLK I think the VRMs should be ok, because I heard MSI boards have pathetic VRM.

 

[coderunknown]

So true. But what about the MSI H67MA-E35?

not much idea about it.

I'll stick to the MSI board then? As I can't overclock anything except the BCLK I think the VRMs should be ok, because I heard MSI boards have pathetic VRM.

this won't matter much. TDP of i5 2400 is low and as the clockspeed and voltage (correct me if i am wrong) can't be altered. so MSI board should be a safe buy.

 

[whitestar_999]

DH67CLB3 costs ~5400 so the extra cost over MSI is just ~600.with MSI total is 29600 so with intel extra cost will be just ~200 over 30000.i don't see this as a huge saving so why not get intel board which has confirmed build quality & good reviews from many.

altering bclk for i series is meaningless.one can overclock upto +400MHz but only on turbo(meaning single core only) using bios or intel utility.also according to some altering baseclk is not recommended as it throws most of the clock speeds off for other components in the system that can result in data corruption.

 

[ArjunKiller]

I'll go with Intel then. But on the flipkart website B3 revision is mentioned nowhere, whereas MSI has favourable reviews, some people are having problem installing Ubuntu but that was also solved by using noapic in the boot parameters.

 

[whitestar_999]

intel started shipping B3 revisions in march/april 2011 so there is almost zero chance that in march 2012 you will get a earlier revision from anywhere.

 

[ajaymailed]

I won't be overclocking the CPU obviously as the multiplier is locked. GPu, maybe after a year or so and even that slightly, no voltage increase I guess MSI is good then.

Component Make Price Processor Intel Core i5 2400 10000
Motherboard MSI H67MA-E35 (B3) 4815
RAM G-skill F3-10600CL9S-4GBNT(4Gx1) 1193
Graphic Card MSI R6850 Cyclone PE/OC 9500
PSU Corsair CX500V2 3000
Case Any 1000
Total 29600

I guess this config is ok?

I bought a similar priced config few weeks ago for gaming but instead of Core i5 & 6850, i went for Phenom II X4 970 & HD 6870. I liked Core i5, but just couldnt convince myself to put 10K for CPU and less for GPU.

 

[ArjunKiller]

Well at my resolution i.e 1600x900, the CPU is going to be more stressed rather than GPU.

 

[ArjunKiller]

Guys, finally got a "bakra" who is selling his 500GB hard disk to me for 2k. He says he will buy new 1TB for 2.5k :O :O LOL. I will buy that from him today. Any necessary config changes ?

 

[coderunknown]

500Gb for 2k? WOW. get it before he realizes that you made him a bakra

 

[ajaymailed]

its better to be cautious i guess, like checking for bad sectors and any other problems with HDD. what are the chances that he wouldn't have checked about rise in HDD prices.