Please assist for PC Config - Budget 75K

[Cilus]

760 will suit 2*460
u'll have no problem dealing them
and thats true for 2*5850 too

but 2*460 is better than 2*5850
its already been proved all over the websites


@topgear
awesome rig bro

There may be one problem if going for Core i5 760. These Lynnfield processors are having their PCI Express controller embedded in CPU die and the max lane support is X16. Now in single card configuration their graphics performance is even better than I7 series as they remove the latency of accessing motherboard PCI X controller. But in case of SLI/Crossfire, there scenario is different. While Core i7 can deliver total 32X lane support for PCI Express controller, 16X for each of the cards, i5 has bottleneck as they can only provide X8 bandwidth to each of the cards.
So if you are planning for multi gpu solution, then i7 is a better choice

 

[toad_frog09]

here what I would suggest :

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Core i5 760 2.8Ghz @ 9.8K
MSI P55-GD85 @ 11K
2x Zotac GTX 460 768MB in SLi @ 21k
Corsair DDR3 2 X 2GB 1333/1600Mhz @ 5K
BenQ G2220HD monitor @ 7.5k
WD / Seagate 1 TB @ 3K
TVS Mechanical keyboard @ 1.2K
Gigabyte GM6800 @ 0.8k
Rantopad mouse pad @ Rs400
Corsair TX750W @ 7.2k
LG DVD RW @ 1K
Cooler master Elite 430 @ 2.6k
Creative 2.1 @ 1.1K
Cooler master Hyper 212+ Cpu cooler ( decent cooler , the stock cooler is worst in case of Core i5 760 ) @ 1.8k
APC 1100VA UPS @ 4.8K

Total : 78.2k - you can skip buying the CPU cooler now and add it later - so total would be 76.4k - also if you buy a logitech MM combo for 0.8k you can save Rs. 1.2k on KB+Mouse and as of now bear with a normal mouse pad and that way you can save 1.6k and it will come under 75k.

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Beautiful, beautiful rig.
Although, I am still worried about i5 handeling 2 x 460.
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While we are at it, 2x Zotac GTX 460 768MB in SLi @ 21k
, shouldnt it be a bit more costlier than 21k, cause as we see it, one GTX 460 768MB @ 10.5 is but too cheap.
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Also, I'l like to suggest gSkill Ripjaws 3 x 2 1333 mhz @ ~7.5
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Also, regarding the 212+ hyper. I have no idea about how good intel stock HSF is, but its I think its better to save 1~1.5k more and going for some better HSF.
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Rest is perfect.

 

[damngoodman999]

No aplogies !
LOL at your p.s. note

The confusion has already begun to start! The processor + motherborad combination is becoming tough choice! i7 950 + x58 will cost around Rs 30000 and i5 760 + P55 is coming around rs 10000. will investing in i7 950 now yield fruitful results for me in coming next 2 years?

And will i5 760 + P55 combo handle two crossfired 5850 ? Will it be too much processing and heat for an i5 proc when crossfired! Does crossfire really make difference while playing games? So guys currently i am stuck at proc+mobo combo. Rest other components I have started finalizing. but all depends on proc+mobo as it will heavily guide the budgeting for rest of my components. Help guys. All ideas welcome

And Mr Jaskanwar seem uninterested in deciding my config?

Wat are talking about i5 760 beats core i7 920,930 in all the games ! it has enough power to handle 2 GTX 460's

I forgot this sli thing before anyway ! i was trying under minimum price requirements !

Close ur eyes and get with TX 750 PSu !

U have one hell of a Rig !

 

[Piyush]

There may be one problem if going for Core i5 760. These Lynnfield processors are having their PCI Express controller embedded in CPU die and the max lane support is X16. Now in single card configuration their graphics performance is even better than I7 series as they remove the latency of accessing motherboard PCI X controller. But in case of SLI/Crossfire, there scenario is different. While Core i7 can deliver total 32X lane support for PCI Express controller, 16X for each of the cards, i5 has bottleneck as they can only provide X8 bandwidth to each of the cards.
So if you are planning for multi gpu solution, then i7 is a better choice

hmmm.....yeah ..thats right
i forgot that on SLIing/Xfiring it will be 8x/8x and not 16x/16x
thanks for pointing that out

 

[Piyush]

@OP
clius pointed a valid point there
there will be some bottlenecking with 2 cards if u use i5 760

so it is better to go for i7 + 2*460 or i5 + single powerful card

 

[Cilus]

What I'll suggest that get core i7 and a single GTX 460 for now and get the other one after some times. Otherwise go for Core i5 760 and HD 5870 or GTX 470

 

[.--=pro[X]YCON=--.]

@Piyush : Thanks for the suggestion!

Today I came across an article telling the release date of AMD 6xxxx GPU to be 19th october!!
AMD Radeon HD 6750, 6770, 6870 and NVIDIA GT 430 Release Dates are Mid October

If thats true , then even if I might not be able to afford the 6xxxx series , the price of 5850/5870 or 460/470 should sink by 20-30 %!!

Wish the Sandy Bridge were releasing this october!

The config you people have suggested above is really wonderful for my budget with i5 - 760!

Can anyone put a config with 75k budget with i7-930/950 processor?(I am considering the upgradability with GPUs and x58 motherboard features.. )
All ideas welcome

 

[coderunknown]

i5 has bottleneck as they can only provide X8 bandwidth to each of the cards.

i not fully agreed. X8 won't post bottleneck to GTX460. cause GTX460 isn't the highest card that needs whole X16 bandwidth. X8 will offer enough bandwidth to move the whole data. X16 better for cards like GTX470-480 or HD5870.

 

[topgear]

yep, x8 mode is enough for 2x cards in sli and even if they are high end like GTX 480 and unless someone is going for tri or quad sli config bandwidth more than x8 sli is not needed.

Just check out this article and you will get the idea :

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*media.bestofmicro.com/T/7/256363/original/image041.png

Source

and that mobo is really special in handling gfx cards

MSI P55-GD85 has two PCI Express x16 slots using this configuration. Another small but very important detail is that MSI added a PLX PEX8608 PCI Express switch chip on this motherboard, which adds eight more PCI Express lanes to it. The presence of this chip allows you to run two high-end video cards, SATA-600 hard disk drives and USB 3.0 devices at the same time without any drop in performance

Source

 

[pegasus]

You seem very keen on a dual GPU setup and a bit inclined towards core i7 too.
i7 950 + ASUS TUF Sabertooth X58 (Approx 14K, 5 years warranty)
ASUS TUF Sabertooth X58 review

 

[.--=pro[X]YCON=--.]

@pegasus : You got my mind bro! Actually, one major thing I am taking into consideration is Direct X 11.0 . And games driven with DX 11 next year will get more demanding. So for smooth gaming experience, 2GB V memory might become standard. Most probably tonight I will be considering all cost factors and wil post a config tonight for critical review .

@topgear : Awesome pointer for SLI dude! thanks . It helped. I have started considering components and will get quotation from dealers in 1-2 week.

<Office sucks on friday!>

 

[topgear]

You seem very keen on a dual GPU setup and a bit inclined towards core i7 too.
i7 950 + ASUS TUF Sabertooth X58 (Approx 14K, 5 years warranty)
ASUS TUF Sabertooth X58 review

I'm not inclined towards core i7's - actually I've suggested core i7 config to few members of this forum earlier with evga x58 classified mobos.

I suggested OP just what would be the very best for him and his budget - he wants HD gaming so he will be more benefited from dual gpu setup and as he is not going for a tri or quad gpu setup it's pointless to get a x58 mobo.

And 1536 MB vram more than is enough for even the heaviest game available today - infact games can hardly use vram more than 1GB ( most uses upto ~800MB ) at HD resolution.

 

[.--=pro[X]YCON=--.]

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Hi All, After many speculations I am about to finalize the configuration of PC. Please criticize the components which i have considered for my my build : All ideas welcome.

Intel Core i7-950 8M Cache, 3.06 GHz Rs. 15,000.00
MSI X58 Pro-E Motherboard Rs. 11,300.00
Corsair 3X2GB 1333 MHz DDR3 RAM VS2GB1333D3 Rs. 6,150.00
Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.12 SATA 3Gbs Rs. 1,850.00
Corsair TX750W CMPSU-750TX Rs. 7,000.00
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 460 1GB 256-bit Graphic Card Rs. 13,000.00
Coolermaster 90 CFM Blue LED Silent Rs. 485.00
Logitech G1 Gaming Desktop Rs. 1,670.00
APC Back-UPS RS 800VA 540 Watts/800 VA Rs. 5,350.00
LG IDE DVD Writer, high performance Rs. 1,000.00
BenQ G2220HDL 21.5 inch LCD Monitor Rs. 9,500.00
CoolerMaster Elite 360 Mid-Tower Chassis Rs. 1,950.00
Altec Classic Audio BXR1220 Rs. 700.00

Subtotal: Rs. 74,955.00
Points to be considered for criticizing - Future SLI, PSU rating, GPU, UPS VA Rating, Cooling

 

[coderunknown]

^^ UPS should be little high, that way you'll get descent backup (5min or more). also such a rig & Cooler Master Elite 360? at least get yourself the 430. if possible get something better.

 

[topgear]

Better get MSI GTX 460 HAWK 1GB gfx card by spending 1k more.
Get a 1TB HDD Instead.
Gte a SATA DVD writer.

 

[.--=pro[X]YCON=--.]

@SamShab : Initially I was considering 600VA UPS. But I changed it to 800VA APC after reading about the power consumption that dual SLI setup might eat up. Will i really need 1000VA rated APC coz its very costly ! Guys help in UPS..
And earlier I considered CM HAF 922 - but it was too much costly// <If I made last minute change to i5 760 it will be CM HAF 922 >
Thanks for suggestion

@topgear : Appreciate your suggestion.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

get numeric 1KVA ups @ 4.2k
change hdd to western digital ones.
get cm elite 430 @ 2.6k.

 

[rahul.007]

Go with apc 1kva as jas suggested.. Dual gpu setup will obviously eat a lot of power..

 

[topgear]

@ .--=pro[X]YCON=--. = get CM 690 Advanced II cabinet - it's Rs. 5.2k

lynx-india has APC 1100VA ups at only Rs. 4.8k - get that.

APC Back UPS 1100VA Model BR1100CI-IN ? Lynx - The Audio , Electronics And Computer Online Store In India