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[sohancool]

Re: The Official Core i7 (Intel's nehalem) Thread

Hi guys,
This is an excellent thread. I myself am going to buy a core i7 config in 2-3 weeks. I have come up with an approximate config and suggestions are welcome(I am a noobie at this , so forgive me if i make any mistakes). My budget is max 75K. So here goes.All prices are from theitwares.com.Since i reside in Pune, is it safe to buy from here(Prices in pune are a hell lot costlier)

1. Intel core i7 920 - 15300
2. Gigabyte GA-EX58-DS4 Motherboard - 15350
3. 2 GB Zion DDR3 1333MHz x 3 = 6GB RAM - 8550(3GB is sufficient here as i read somewhere, so i can cut down in this.Since 6GB Zion is cheaper, i have gone for this. Else i can go for Crosair or something else.)
4. Western Digital SATA2 640 GB (16 MB Buffer) - 3700(Heard that current seagate drives are problematic)
5. Samsung LCD20 '' 2033 - 7850(Already have a 32" Bravia so i am satisfied with this )
6. Palit HD 4870 Dual Sonic 1GB DDR5 256Bit Dual Slot Cooler -15325(Should i wait for GTX275 or ATI 4890)
7. Corsair TX650W - 7300(Suggest on this, will a 600W Suffice??)
8. Cabinet - Please suggest!! Dont know much about them!! Also suggest if any extra fans needed for cooling.

Grand total till now:- 73375

Can i cut down a little on Cabinet/SMPS Price( I mean can i have both in 8-9K??) so that i can keep the budget in check? I can't go beyond 75K

Speakers,mouse and keyboard not needed..

 

[amitash]

Re: The Official Core i7 (Intel's nehalem) Thread

Let me tell u theres a guy called katmandude (KMD) on techenclave forums....He can get you components from the US much cheaper than here in india WITH warranty...So contact him there for the things i mention.

Get:
1.core i7 920--15k (from itwares)
2.Gigabyte DS4--15k (itwares)
3.OCZ platinum 6gb 3x2gb DDR3-1600 for 6.5k from KMD...give him this link *www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227381
4.segate 640GB 32mb buffer--4k(itwares)
5.Samsung 2033--7.8k
6.eVGA GTX260 core 216--12.5k from KMD (beats 4870 1gb)
give kmd thhis link: *www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130434
7.Keep the corsair TX650--7.3k
8.cabinet get cooler master cm690 for 4.2k

total: 72300Rs

 

[vikrant333]

Re: The Official Core i7 (Intel's nehalem) Thread

Let me tell u theres a guy called katmandude (KMD) on techenclave forums....He can get you components from the US much cheaper than here in india WITH warranty...So contact him there for the things i mention.

Get:
1.core i7 920--15k (from itwares)
2.Gigabyte DS4--15k (itwares)
3.OCZ platinum 6gb 3x2gb DDR3-1600 for 6.5k from KMD...give him this link *www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227381
4.segate 640GB 32mb buffer--4k(itwares)
5.Samsung 2033--7.8k
6.eVGA GTX260 core 216--12.5k from KMD (beats 4870 1gb)
give kmd thhis link: *www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130434
7.Keep the corsair TX650--7.3k
8.cabinet get cooler master cm690 for 4.2k

total: 72300Rs

the x58 ds4 motherboard is listed @ 14000/- at lynx-india and he give u better price then this..
and for psu go with corsiar tx750 @7900/-
and for hdd go with WD 1TB 32 mb = 5200/-@ lynx-india

 

[amitash]

Re: The Official Core i7 (Intel's nehalem) Thread

Prices in lynx are listed without taxes....itwares lists with taxes so it should come up to nearly the same.

 

[sohancool]

Re: The Official Core i7 (Intel's nehalem) Thread

Thanks amitash for your suggestions..i have some questions though..
1) How much time does it take to get the components from the US and is the guy on tech enclave reliable? Since according to the budget i have a more 3K in hand, so can i buy it from India(though it will be costlier)
2) Should i wait for HD4890/GTX275 and order that instead(It will be released to the retailers on the 14th April, as i have heard)

 

[amitash]

Re: The Official Core i7 (Intel's nehalem) Thread

Thanks amitash for your suggestions..i have some questions though..
1) How much time does it take to get the components from the US and is the guy on tech enclave reliable? Since according to the budget i have a more 3K in hand, so can i buy it from India(though it will be costlier)
2) Should i wait for HD4890/GTX275 and order that instead(It will be released to the retailers on the 14th April, as i have heard)

1.He is very reliable, ppl have bought lakhs of stuff from him, you can check on techenclave...It might take a week to get to you.
2.HD4890 and gtx275 are already out in the US....they are the same price so i would suggest the gtx275 which is faster...*www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130475

 

[sohancool]

Re: The Official Core i7 (Intel's nehalem) Thread

1.He is very reliable, ppl have bought lakhs of stuff from him, you can check on techenclave...It might take a week to get to you.
2.HD4890 and gtx275 are already out in the US....they are the same price so i would suggest the gtx275 which is faster...*www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130475

Thanks amitash, i have PM'ed him by registering on the forum.Waiting for his reply now..

 

[afonofa]

Re: The Official Core i7 (Intel's nehalem) Thread

Incase it hasn't been covered already, Gigabyte has extended SLI support on all their X58 motherboards(I think except the DS4). This after a UD4 owner discovered he could enable SLI by updating the bios of the UD4(previously crossfire only) with that of the UD4P(sli + crossfire). A few days later Gigabyte released new bios versions that enables SLI so people wouldn't have to resort to the bios hack.

IMO this makes the GA-EX58-UD4 the best X58 motherboard from Gigabyte, giving the flexibility of 3 PCI slots by sacrificing the 3rd PCI-E slot, which 99% of the buyers wouldn't have used anyway. I hope Indian retailers get this board in stock soon.

 

[sohancool]

Re: The Official Core i7 (Intel's nehalem) Thread

That's amazing news man, now i should rethink over my config..

 

[coolnikk]

Re: The Official Core i7 (Intel's nehalem) Thread

hey i'm plannig to get a 24'' hd monitor.any suggestions

 

[vikrant333]

Re: The Official Core i7 (Intel's nehalem) Thread

*www.su-kam.com/line-intractive-sine-ups.html#

is this ups of 1000va or 800 va will handle the corair 750 tx
the company claims it is pure sine wave o/p ups
i need only 2-3 min back up time

 

[topgear]

Re: The Official Core i7 (Intel's nehalem) Thread

a 1000VA ups will give you 600W & a 800VA ups will give you 480W.

depending on your needs you should opt for the 1000VA ups.

But a 1500VA apc ups is very much recomended considering any future upgrades but if you don't want to spend Rs. 17K for a ups then the 1000VA su-kam ups is perfectly fine.

 

[vikrant333]

Re: The Official Core i7 (Intel's nehalem) Thread

i got a quote of SU-kam 800va 24 volt =2700/-
and 1000va ~4000/-
i heard frm somone that pure sine wave o/p ups are costly
how they managed to low cost?

 

[ashu888ashu888]

Re: The Official Core i7 (Intel's nehalem) Thread

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Hi everybody,

Well, @vikrant: yup u are right buddy, pure sine wave UPS cost more than stepped sine wave UPSes..

But, i think u shud better go with the APC's SMART UPS range of UPS (they are pure sine wave UPSes).. but yes they are costly too.. (
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@sohancool: buddy, were u able to contact that KMD dude.. ???
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@amitash: THanbx for the PM (on info abt gtx295) dude..

@topgear: hey buddy, how are u ?? (Got ur UPS) ???

 

[topgear]

Re: The Official Core i7 (Intel's nehalem) Thread

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Hi everybody,

Well, @vikrant: yup u are right buddy, pure sine wave UPS cost more than stepped sine wave UPSes..

But, i think u shud better go with the APC's SMART UPS range of UPS (they are pure sine wave UPSes).. but yes they are costly too.. (
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@sohancool: buddy, were u able to contact that KMD dude.. ???
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@amitash: THanbx for the PM (on info abt gtx295) dude..

@topgear: hey buddy, how are u ?? (Got ur UPS) ???

Just fine buddy. I had told you that I will get it on aug 09. Finger crossed

 

[sohancool]

Re: The Official Core i7 (Intel's nehalem) Thread

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Glad u are back!!

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@sohancool: buddy, were u able to contact that KMD dude.. ???
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Ya i PM'd him and got the prices. I'm definately buying the RAM from him since he quoted the following,
OCZ Platinum Rs. 7,600/-
*www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227381

Also,
EVGA 896-P3-1170-AR GeForce GTX 275 896MB 17350 /-
*www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10010332&prodlist=froogle

Now should i buy the 275 Locally or what , im Confused And how's the MSI x58 PRO motherboard, should it suffice since if i buy the card locally[costs around 19K], i have to re-adjust my budget a bit(The max budget for me now is 80K)

BTW i have almost finalized my config, going to buy it next week..here we go:-

Core i7 920 2.66Ghz 15300
Gigabyte GAEX58 DS4 15350 OR (MSI X58 Pro) OR Gigabyte GAEX58 UD3R(For both SLI and Crossfire?)
Crosair TX 750W PSU 8200(Some say 650W is not good)
OCZ Platinum 6GB DDR3 RAM (3 x 2GB)via KMD 7600
Zotac Nvidia GTX275 18000
Western Digital WD 640GB 3700
Samasung SW 2033 20" LCD 7850 (Enough for me )
CoolerMaster CM 590 3700

Total 79700

 

[ashu888ashu888]

Re: The Official Core i7 (Intel's nehalem) Thread

@ topgear: ok, thanx for the update, it had slipped my mind.. lol..
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@ sohancool: well, go for DS4 motherboard instead of MSI... as for PSU, yup, go for TX750 Vorsair, even i hv heard of tx650 giving problems..

 

[amitash]

Re: The Official Core i7 (Intel's nehalem) Thread

Go for the DS4 mobo.

 

[ashu888ashu888]

Re: The Official Core i7 (Intel's nehalem) Thread

@ sohancool: buddy, did u get the price update from KMD (for the PM) i sent u ?? coz im not able to access my PM inbox here.. so maybe u can post it here instead..
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Cheers n e-peace.....

 

[zenis]

Re: The Official Core i7 (Intel's nehalem) Thread

Hi Guyz ,
I am planing to join a famous multimedia institution for being a pro in the field of vfx and animation so i will gonna runn maya 3dmax apple final cut Apple shake Adobe Photoshop Adobe Premire etc and as we all know they are resource hungry software so i had plan to buy a Machine for them.
The configuration for my pc is as follows:

Processor- intel core i7 P940 2.98GHz or intel Core i7 P920 2.66GHz

Motherbord ASUS P6T DElux Or gigabyte bords ( it should have Full upgrade option and future proof 2 way SLI is a must 3 way would be better)

Memory - CORSAIR DDR3 XMS3 4GB (2 X 2GB) 1600MHz or 1333MHz

HDD- WesternDigital Caviar Blue 1 TeraByte X 2 or 500GB X 2 (Should suport RAID 1)

Optical Drive - Blueray/DVDR+RW 2DL Writer

PSU- Cooler Master 600-eXtreme Power

CPU Cooler - Thermalright CPU Cooler IFX-14 or Thermalright Ultra-90-775

Cabinate - Antec With transperent side panel must

TV tunner card internal Pinacle

GPU - Nvdia Quadro Fx 3800 or any Quadro Fx card with SLI support GDDR3 (1GB or 512 Mb)

Monitor - SAMSUNG 2033SW 20" X 2 SAMsung 22" X 2 (must be full HD 1080p)

Design Tablet - WACOM 8" X 6" or any good one

Keybord - Full multimedia keybord from Logitec

'NOMOUSE plese'

External HDD- Western Digital minimum 500GB or 1 TB

Speakers - CREATIVE 7.1 or 5.1

Headphone - ANY Good Quality that give every detail of soung for both high and low pitch...

if possible Liquid Cooling for entair system

I NEED THE SYSTEM TO BE FUTURE PROFF AND ATLEAST RUN ALL THE GRAPHIC DESIGNING SOFTWARE LIKE MAYA 3 D MAX and LATEST GAMES ATLEAST 6YEARS WITHOUT ANY ISSUE THEN THE SYSTEM CAN BE UPGRADED SO IT SHOULD HAVE LOADS OF UPGRADE OPTION TOO AND AFTER ALL VALUE FOR MONEY SHOULD BE ALSO KEPT IN MIND.

ONE MORE THING STRICKLY IF THE RAM IS IN DDR3 THE ENTIRE SYSTEM SHOULD BE in DDR3 THERE SCOULD NOT BE ANY COMPATIBILITY ISSUE LIKE ONE COMPONENT AT DDR3 THE OTHER ONE AT DDR2

The Bold are my must have or first preference feture ok so now its YOU who gonna help me to take decission is my config match edge to edge? is there any loop hole ? if then where?
give me your views MY budgect is 1.25lac +- 25k and Do tell me can i buy
this " Nvidia 3D vision Kit "
and as i stay in kolkata where i will get all this stuff as every shope here dosent keep such things please help me my Digitian Brothers and sisters i will also like to hear from digit team members though they are too busy but i will be very thankfull if they spare a part of there most valluable time and help me to choose my components for my Dream mashine....