PC Buying Guide - July 2011

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Extreme Gamer

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Two people in this forum have spent over 1.8l on a PC. I spent 2L on only core components, and another guy got 2.25l Complete system...

I think over 1.5l rigs should be there.
 

skeletor

Chosen of the Omnissiah
well, I am of the opinion that if someone is actually spending 1.5 lakhs on a PC, he would know his stuff. No need of adding such a configuration just for the sake of it although nothing wrong in adding it if you want to. :)
 

Cilus

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isn't initial setup for using physx card with amd gpu is heck of a deal..it requires some dummy monitor setup and software crack, right?
I think I mentioned earlier that it is a hassle free setup and no dummy dual monitor setup is necessary. SO I am writing how to do it

1. First download the latest nVidia and AMD card drivers. PhysX can also be downloaded from nVidia site.

2. Download the latest PhysX mod 1.04ff from here.

3. Download guru3D Driver sweeper. It is not available in guru3D anymore. You can download it from Softpedia.

3. Now use Driver Sweeper to uninstall all the Display related Driver from AMD and nVidia.

4. Restart your system

5. Now install the AMD card driver, it is gonna be your main gaming card.

6. Now install the nVidia driver and PhysX driver.

7. Use the MOD as Administrator (Right Click -> Run as Administrator) to patch all the necessary files and registry.

8. Extend the display assigned to NVIDIA GPU. Or make sure it is extended already.

Special Notes
1. If you update PhysX System Software after using the mod, you should use it again to patch the updated PhysX files.
2. It is safe to use the mod several times - all needed files will be patched only once.
3. If you still have problems with fake displays and desktop extension, try to delete a fake display and create it again.
4. To let the mod correctly patch all needed files on x64 versions of Windows XP/2003, install KB942589 hotfix first.

Driver Update Guide
The mod is easier to do if you update drivers without uninstalling first. install Nvidia drivers and reboot. Detect Nvidia display in screen resolution settings but do not extend the desktop to it. Run driver install again, do not reboot, update Physx ss if required do not reboot. Run mod and reboot. Enable hw Physx and check it works could not be easier. Check desktops have not automatically been extended just to make sure.

If you want more info, visit here.

Here is the Tomshardware review on Hybrid PhysX setup.
 
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Cilus

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^^Nice one Cilus... But to add physX card with a Nvidia card as the main GPU?

Then just install the nVidia Display driver and PhysX driver. In the nVidia Control panel you wil have the option to chose the PhysX card. No Mod needed.
 

asingh

Aspiring Novelist
Nopes. As long as they are not connected by the SLI Bridge. Also in the Forceware control panel, the GPUs can be designated tasks.
 

Cilus

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Megamind, you are mixing up things. in PhysX, normally the setup is a powerful GPU for main gaming and a standard GPU for PhysX...like GTX 560 Ti and a GTS 450. Now for SLI you need two exactly same cards, otherwise it won't work, no matter you are using SLI bridge or not.
But if you are going for SLI of say GTX 560 Ti, then dedicated PhysX card is not that necessary, two power GPU in SLI mode can easily handle PhysX. Only catch here is that PhysX calculation will not be dedicated to a single card, both of 'em will process both Gaming and PhysX calculation.
 

MegaMind

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Megamind, you are mixing up things. in PhysX, normally the setup is a powerful GPU for main gaming and a standard GPU for PhysX...like GTX 560 Ti and a GTS 450. Now for SLI you need two exactly same cards, otherwise it won't work, no matter you are using SLI bridge or not.
Ya i knew that..
To add a PhysX card, do v need sli bridge connector?
 
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Jaskanwar Singh

Jaskanwar Singh

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a little modification -

Sub 15k (Best for office work,downloading)

Component | Make | Price Processor |AMD Athlon II x2 250|2700
Motherboard |Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-S2|2500
RAM |G-skill F3-10600CL9S-2GBNT|900
HDD |WDC Green 500GB|1900
DVD Writer |LG 22X SATA DVD|900
Case + PSU |Zebronics Bijli (with psu)|1500
Monitor |Acer H163WA|3800
Keyboard & Mouse |Logitech MK100|500
UPS |Microtek 600VA|1200
Speakers |Basic Headphones|100
| Total |16000

what say?
 
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MegaMind

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No. No bridge needed. SLI bridge is used only to communicate framebuffer data.

Rest is done via PCIe slot.
Ok.. i was thinking bridge was needed.. Thats why was bugging Cilus..:))

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a little modification -

Sub 15k (Best for office work,downloading)

Component | Make | Price Processor |AMD Athlon II x2 250|2700
Motherboard |Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-S2|2500
RAM |G-skill F3-10600CL9S-2GBNT|900
HDD |WDC Green 500GB|1900
DVD Writer |LG 22X SATA DVD|900
Case + PSU |Zebronics Bijli (with psu)|1500
Monitor |Acer H163WA|3800
Keyboard & Mouse |Logitech MK100|500
UPS |Microtek 600VA|1200
Speakers |Basic Headphones|200
| Total |16100

what say?

Jassy, Well shrunk..
Basic headphones avail very cheap like,
beetel - 70/-
I-Ball - 100/-(decent for chatting apps.)
Can roundup to 16k.. :) Rest is fine IMO..
 
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Jaskanwar Singh

Jaskanwar Singh

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ok guys, give some ideas on our special - God's Gaming Rig :-D

Ok.. i was thinking bridge was needed.. Thats why was bugging Cilus..:))



Jassy, Well shrunk..
Basic headphones avail very cheap like,
beetel - 70/-
I-Ball - 100/-(decent for chatting apps.)
Can roundup to 16k.. :) Rest is fine IMO..

ok thanks buddy. edited it to 100 bucks.

what to include -
990x + gigabyte g1.killer or 2600k?
BTW from this i remember what about adding a EVGA SR2 Classified :cool:
 

Extreme Gamer

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This one will possibly be greater than ***'s Rig:

SR2 Classified
2x hexa Core Xeon X5600 series CPUs
48GB 2400mhz Corsair Dom GT (8GB kits available at their store, so 6 kits lol)
Silverstone 1500W PSU
GTX 580 3GB 3-Way SLI (scales much better than quad SLI)
Creative X-Fi Titanium HD/Audiophile (Same thing. name varies by region)
Danger Den 29 series super full tower acrylic case(mountain mods cases are also good.XSPC is also an option)
Logitech's replacement for Z-5500 (available in USA but not india atm)
Sennheiser HD 650/800 (different sound signatures completely)
Logitech G19 KB
Logitech G700 Mouse
Razer hydra
3x 27/30" 2560x1600 Monitors (or 1200px 3 3D)
Some desktop headphones amplifier

Add moar to it.
 

vickybat

I am the night...I am...
^^ availability of silverstone psu might be an issue. Corsair AX 1200 is more than enough.
Gpu should be 3 msi gtx 580 lightning 3gb trisli.

Should refrain from using server cpu's. I think sandybridge-e or the socket 2011 will be the ideal platform for this kind of rig.
 

tkin

Back to school!!
This one will possibly be greater than ***'s Rig:

SR2 Classified
2x hexa Core Xeon X5600 series CPUs
48GB 2400mhz Corsair Dom GT (8GB kits available at their store, so 6 kits lol)
Silverstone 1500W PSU
GTX 580 3GB 3-Way SLI (scales much better than quad SLI)
Creative X-Fi Titanium HD/Audiophile (Same thing. name varies by region)
Danger Den 29 series super full tower acrylic case(mountain mods cases are also good.XSPC is also an option)
Logitech's replacement for Z-5500 (available in USA but not india atm)
Sennheiser HD 650/800 (different sound signatures completely)
Logitech G19 KB
Logitech G700 Mouse
Razer hydra
3x 27/30" 2560x1600 Monitors (or 1200px 3 3D)
Some desktop headphones amplifier

Add moar to it.
Ok, I am adding.

For cards, give GTX580 Lightnings or Asus Matrix Platinum
Audio card can be Xonar Essence XTX
For KB go with Steelseries 7GV2
Mouse should be Logitech G9X
3x120Hz panels, for surround 3d, add the nvidia 3d kit.
Since we don't get silverstone smps here give the ax1200 from corsair.
Headphone amp won't be needed cause xonar is good enough.

Cabinet should be Corsair Obsidian D(available in India)
 
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