PC Buying Guide - July 2011

Piyush · Jun 5, 2011

in 50k all parts look fine except that zebby UPS
its not that I'm totally against it
but i haven't seen/heard any good reviews of it
even an APC 800VA @ 2.8k is good and reliable enough

vickybat · Jun 5, 2011

@ jaskanwar

Jas change the gskill ripjaw X modules with corsair vengeance. They are lot better and faster than the gskill. Its only 2.5k for a single 4gb modules and ideal for sandybridge considering the default 1.5v.

Check this

*img19.imageshack.us/img19/5469/image010i.png

Jaskanwar Singh · Jun 5, 2011

vickybat said:
@ jaskanwar

Jas change the gskill ripjaw X modules with corsair vengeance. They are lot better and faster than the gskill. Its only 2.5k for a single 4gb modules and ideal for sandybridge considering the default 1.5v.

Check this

ripjaws x is also 1.5v
G.SKILL-Products

moreover in that test g.skill is ahead in every bench except one bench and also it reached 2133mhz.

they gave performance value award to vengeance as it was 50$ cheaper.

Piyush said:
in 50k all parts look fine except that zebby UPS
its not that I'm totally against it
but i haven't seen/heard any good reviews of it
even an APC 800VA @ 2.8k is good and reliable enough

thanks for price info. will add this in 50k

@batman
actually g.skill manufactures very good modules.

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vickybat · Jun 5, 2011

^^ The ones tested in that review have cas latency 7 whereas you had suggested the cas latency 9 version.

So i think vengeance is a better choice here.

nilgtx260 · Jun 5, 2011

^^ yeah vengeance is good than ripjaws

Skud · Jun 5, 2011

nilgtx260 said:
^^ yeah vengeance is good than ripjaws

better...

Jaskanwar Singh · Jun 5, 2011

guys please post a review comparing those or similar kits.

Soumik · Jun 5, 2011

Hi Guys, I need a suggestion as to the best multimedia system that can be created with a budget of around 30-35K.
I was thinking of:

Component Make Price Processor AMD Phenom II x4 840 4800
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H 4000
RAM Corsair CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 2520
Graphic Card - -
HDD Seagate 1TB 7200.12 2700
DVD Writer LG 22X SATA DVD 900
PSU FSP Saga II 500W 2000
Case Zebronics Bijli (w/o psu) 1000
Monitor Benq G2222HDL 8100
Mouse+KB Microsoft Combo 600
UPS - -
Speakers Logitech Z-506 5000
Total 31620

The main requirement for the PC would be movies and hi quality audio along with development and office work like latest MS Visual Studio, IBM RAD, Rational Rose, Adobe Flash Builder, etc. And quite a bit of downloading.

Please let me know if there are anything would get bottlenecked or any alternate suggestions for this budget range.

Graphics card and UPS can be added later if required. As the person will not game at all, i took out the GPU component.

^^ Alright i dont know how to make columns in this table sorry for the mess.

Jaskanwar Singh · Jun 5, 2011

^start a new thread with pc build questionnaire template filled. this one is for members to discuss updates.

guys here is 60k -

Sub 60k (Mid range gaming)

Optional upgrades for 60k -

Component | Make | Price Headset | Steelseries 3H |1500

i made it futureproof for 6870 cfx.
open for changes.
comment on that psu used etc too.

Soumik · Jun 5, 2011

Thank you for the suggestion, i have created a new thread. Please give your comments.

nilgtx260 · Jun 5, 2011

Jaskanwar Singh said:
^start a new thread with pc build questionnaire template filled. this one is for members to discuss updates.

guys here is 60k -

Sub 60k (Mid range gaming)

Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2500k|11000
Motherboard |Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3R-B3|11300
RAM |G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL|2600
Graphic Card |Sapphire HD6870|11200
HDD |Seagate 1TB 7200.12|2700
DVD Writer |LG 22X SATA DVD|900
PSU |Corsair TX650 V2|5200
Case |CM Elite 430|2500
Monitor |Benq G2220HD|7200
Mouse and Keyboard |Razer Cyclosa Gaming Bundle|2000
Mouse Pad |Razer Goliathus|400
UPS |APC 800VA|2800
Speakers |Altec Lansing VS2621|1600
| Total |61400

Optional upgrades for 60k -

Component | Make | Price Headset | Steelseries 3H |1500

i made it futureproof for 6870 cfx.
open for changes.
comment on that psu used etc too.

change the gpu & add Asus GTX 560 Direct CU II Top (non Ti) as it is 5% faster than HD 6870 & costs around 12K

Jaskanwar Singh · Jun 5, 2011

a 70k -

Sub 70k (Mid range gaming)

i made it for sli or cfx futureproofing.
please comment on psu and case used too.

the msi R6950 TFII oc is 275mm.

nilgtx260 said:
change the gpu & go for Asus GTX 560 Direct CU II Top (non Ti) as it is 5% faster than HD 6870 & costs around 12K

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/graphic-cards/140938-nvidia-gtx-560-non-ti-reviewed.html#post1401603

nilgtx260 · Jun 5, 2011

^^ Hawk is around 13K here & GTX 560 is also 12-13K, where GTX 560 is better

Jaskanwar Singh · Jun 5, 2011

^i am not necessarily talking of 6870 hawk. read whole thread.

nilgtx260 · Jun 5, 2011

also You have posted a reference HD 6870 which doesn't' have so much OC potential like HAWK or doesn't have low power consumption like HAWK, so you should have posted HD 6870 Hawk or ASUS GTX 560 Top Direct CU II

Jaskanwar Singh · Jun 5, 2011

is 6870 hawk available in India?

nilgtx260 · Jun 5, 2011

dunno but ASUS one is surely available

Jaskanwar Singh · Jun 5, 2011

nilgtx260 said:
also You have posted a reference HD 6870 which doesn't' have so much OC potential like HAWK or doesn't have low power consumption like HAWK, so you should have posted HD 6870 Hawk or ASUS GTX 560 Top Direct CU II

wrong.

a 6870 hawk and reference 6870 from guru3d review. same setup used -
MSI Radeon 6870 HAWK review
Radeon HD 6850 & 6870 review

almost same.

tkin · Jun 5, 2011

Jaskanwar Singh said:
wrong.

a 6870 hawk and reference 6870 from guru3d review. same setup used -
MSI Radeon 6870 HAWK review
Radeon HD 6850 & 6870 review

almost same.

Of course same, hawk, lightning are designed for pure oc'ing(that's why they have upgraded power connector), idle is same, loads vary according to clockspeed, but hawk/lightning models have better overall efficiency, so they draw a little less power at load even with higher clocks(the lightning has a 60MHz OC on the charts below)

*tpucdn.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_580_Lightning/images/power_idle.gif *tpucdn.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_580_Lightning/images/power_average.gif

*tpucdn.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_580_Lightning/images/power_peak.gif

Sarath · Jun 5, 2011

Jaskanwar Singh said:
a 70k -

Sub 70k (Mid range gaming)

Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2500k|11000
Motherboard |Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3R-B3|11300
RAM |G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL|2600
Graphic Card |MSI HD6950 2GB Twin Frozr II/OC / MSI N560GTX Ti HAWK|15000
HDD |Seagate 1TB 7200.12|2700
DVD Writer |LG 22X SATA DVD|900
PSU |Corsair TX750 V2|6300
Case |NZXT Lexa S|4400
Monitor |Benq G2220HD|7200
Mouse and Keyboard |Razer Cyclosa Gaming Bundle|2000
Mouse Pad |Razer Goliathus|400
UPS |APC 1.1KVA|4300
Speakers |Altec Lansing VS2621|1600
| Total |69700

i made it for sli or cfx futureproofing.
please comment on psu and case used too.

the msi R6950 TFII oc is 275mm.

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/graphic-cards/140938-nvidia-gtx-560-non-ti-reviewed.html#post1401603

NZXT
Lexa S 28cms
Tempest Evo 33cms

based on many reviews online and a few youtube vids on official NZXT website. I bought the Tempest Evo and this is how a HD 6970 (274mm)looks inside.

*i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc480/sarathmay3/DSC_0165.jpg

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