PC Buying Guide - March 2011

[rajan1311]

also about that adapter that will be required with corsairs american pin plugs ,where to get that in np.

Why you need all that? Just use a normal cable that you had with your old PSU, I have been doing the same for over an year now...

 

[aby geek]

just to be on safe side ghar aakar yeh na pata chale cable fit nahin ho rahi

 

[topgear]

Here you go guys :

Antec BP550 Plus @ 5.3K
Antec Truepower Quattro 850W @ 9.5K
Antec TruePower Quattro 1200W @ 14.5K
Antec EA 430 @ 3.3K

Cooler master GX 650W @ 5.3K
Cooler master GX 750W @ 6.5K

Cooler Master Real Power Pro 850W @ 10.6K
Cooler Master Real Power Pro 1000W @ 12.9K
Corsair CX400W @ 2.4K
Corsair VX 450W @ 3.4K

Corsair TX650W @ 6.5K
Corsair HX620W @ 6.8K
Corsair HX650W @ 7.5K
Corsair HX750W @ 8.8K
Corsair HX850W @ 9.5K
Corsair HX1000W @ 14.5K

CORSAIR AX750 @ 9.9K
CORSAIR AX850 @ 11.4K
CORSAIR AX1200 @ 18K

Gigabyte Superb 460W @ 2.1K

FSP Blue Storm Pro 500 @ 3.7K
FSP Saga II 500 @ 2.5K

Seasonic PS S12II-500 @ 4.4K
Seasonic S12D 750WS @ 6.5K

Silverstone SST-ST50F-ES ( 500W ) @ 2.9K
SilverStone SST-OP650 @ 5.3K
SilverStone SST-ST75F-P ( 750W ) @ 8.2K
SilverStone SST-ST1200 @ 17.5K

Tagan TG900-BZ 900W @ 8.4K
Tagan TG1100-U88 BZ @ 14K
Tagan BZ ESA 1300W @ 17K

 

[vickybat]

^^Thats a complete list and will cover all requirements. Thanks topgear.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

eyefinity and surround -
XFX Radeon 6970 and Radeon 6950 Graphics Card Review - 3-Way CrossFire / Eyefinity vs SLI
XFX Radeon 6970 and Radeon 6950 Graphics Card Review - CrossFire / Eyefinity vs SLI

actually vicky the radeons are better suited for multimonitor high resolution setups + they are cheaper.
F1 2010 - AMD 6970/6950 CFX and NVIDIA 580/570 SLI Review | [H]ard|OCP

their memory advantage speaks here. so eyefinity all the way if multimonitor.

 

[vickybat]

^^ Well that will be debatable as well cause we are getiing more than playable framerates in both the setups. Besides gtx 580 3gb and gtx 560 2gb have been launched by palit and gainward. They will remove the memory bottleneck. Expect to see this from more board manufacturers. See this and this.

Amd has done a great job in this regard. And nice findings from your side.

 

[Skud]

Guys I have one question: is a APC back-UPS RS 500 alright for Corsair HX850 SMPS or I have to upgrade?

 

[rajan1311]

Guys I have one question: is a APC back-UPS RS 500 alright for Corsair HX850 SMPS or I have to upgrade?

if your system will consume more than 250W, you better upgrade your UPS..

 

[Skud]

if your system will consume more than 250W, you better upgrade your UPS..

lets say c2d oc plus 6870 crossfire along with 3 HDD. what about this?

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

^^ Well that will be debatable as well cause we are getiing more than playable framerates in both the setups. Besides gtx 580 3gb and gtx 560 2gb have been launched by palit and gainward. They will remove the memory bottleneck. Expect to see this from more board manufacturers. See this and this.

Amd has done a great job in this regard. And nice findings from your side.

cost is a factor sometimes.

lets say c2d oc plus 6870 crossfire along with 3 HDD. what about this?

800va ups

 

[Skud]

800va ups

Anything lesser? Say, a APC 650VA. First of all, what are repercussions if I continue with this 500VA one?

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

^^0 backup time

 

[Skud]

^^0 backup time

But what about the 650VA one?

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

very little i suppose.

 

[Skud]

very little i suppose.

little=???

5 mins will be enough for me

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

no idea. let someone else reply.

 

[vickybat]

cost is a factor sometimes.

Yes it does but very little in a multimonitor setup. If one can afford 3 or 6 large monitors or lcd-tv's going for a pricier cards is also not a problem for the person. He/she won't hesitate to add a little more amount. Going for eyefinity or nvidia surround doesn't speak value or budget terms at all. Its even expensive than a 3d surround. Thats why i said its debatable.

Talking about 3d surround, i am also preparing a config that can utilize 3 3d monitors in a surround setup. How does that sound buddy?

 

[rajan1311]

lets say c2d oc plus 6870 crossfire along with 3 HDD. what about this?

800VA minimum as Jas said..

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

BTW Skud crysis 2 avatars both

 

[rajan1311]

But what about the 650VA one?

system will switch off if the UPS is overloaded...650VA will give around 400W,but you will get the overload warning at around 300W-350W.