Re: The Official Core i7 (Intel's nehalem) Thread
The configuration for my pc is as follows:
Processor- intel core i7 P940 2.98GHz or intel Core i7 P920 2.66GHz
Go for Inter core i7 920 at the moment, a core i7 940 will hamper ur other upgrade options as well as ur budget. : )
Price: Rs. 15.5K
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)
If u want OCing capability and that too the safest way, forget both these motherboards and go for EVGA X58 motherboard and also any X58 mobo for the core i7 will definately support 3 way SLi (not the GB DS4, it will support 3 way CFX)
Price: Rs. 22.5K
Memory - CORSAIR DDR3 XMS3 4GB (2 X 2GB) 1600MHz or 1333MHz
U can go for either Corsair or even G Skill or even OCZ, but Corsair is a better option as it wil giv u 10 yrs of warranty for its RAM modules..
HDD- WesternDigital Caviar Blue 1 TeraByte X 2 or 500GB X 2 (Should suport RAID 1)
Go in for 2x500GB WD and set them both as RAID 0 or RAID 1 and one single 1TB WD HDD for backup purpose,
Price: 1TB WD CAviar green Rs. 5100/-
Optical Drive - Blueray/DVDR+RW 2DL Writer
Bluray is jus NOT value for money at the moment, DO NOT spend Rs. 22K for tat bluray drive alone, instead save this money or use it on other parts like GPU..
PSU- Cooler Master 600-eXtreme Power
Get Corsair tx1000 or Tagan bz1100 (the tagan bz1100 will easily support 3 gpu cards, if in case u wanna go in for 3 way SLi or 3 way CFX)
Price: Rs. 14.1K (for tagan bz1100) and Rs. 15K for Corsair tx1000
CPU Cooler - Thermalright CPU Cooler IFX-14 or Thermalright Ultra-90-775
As long as u are NOT OCing ur core i7 920 (on a evga X58 motherboard) the stock (air) cooler of Intel is sufficient, other than that go for TRUE (Thermal Right Ultra Extreme) but beware, wen u install this TRUE cooler, DO NOT buy RAM modules wich hv HEATSINKS (like the ones of OCZ) else one of the RAM slots (closest to the processor i.e the 1st RAM slot) will be unusuable due to the sheer size of the TRUE and the height of the RAM module (With a heatsink on it)...
Cabinate - Antec With transperent side panel must
Get Cooler Master CM 690 for Rs. 4400/- (With Side panel cutout in glass) or if u want other options, go for Antec 900
GPU - Nvdia Quadro Fx 3800 or any Quadro Fx card with SLI support GDDR3 (1GB or 512 Mb)
Dude, go in for wither a nVIDIA gtx275 or gtx280 SSC (
Rs. 22.7K) or straight away, the BAAP of all gpus the gtx295 (
Rs. 33K)
all of these cards are DDR3
Monitor - SAMSUNG 2033SW 20" X 2 SAMsung 22" X 2 (must be full HD 1080p)
TO get a real fullHD experience (if u are getting the gtx295 gpu) go in for a 24" LCD
Keybord - Full multimedia keybord from Logitec
the Logitec g15 will be a good match
But, if at all u wanna go for this one too, get the Razor mouse (i knw its only for gamers).. but still.. lol...
External HDD- Western Digital minimum 500GB or 1 TB
Good option
Speakers - CREATIVE 7.1 or 5.1
also, get the Sound blaster audigy sounce card for those speakers..
it will cost u sumwhere like (not sure though) Rs. 10K
if possible Liquid Cooling for entair system
Well, the TRUE is more than enough for 2 gpus and an OCed core i7 (provided, the surrounding temp is cool, like being in an Air conditioned room.. set at 22 deg C..
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.
Woow woow woow... slow down a bit here buddy.. phew..
there is no such concept of future proofing these days, it all depends on the type of work an individual will do on his/her PC, say for eg: a p3 system is very well futureproof for jus d/loading stuff, music, internet etc..
Btw, if u still wanna go for futureproofing, then it will mean getting all the HIGHEST end stuff (not jus HIGH end) and will will directly hamper ur budget and will easily shoot up to more than 1.75K...
So, my advice, be inside ur budget, the system u build today will last for 2 yrs (as per the software) and for GAMES.. well... u knw it, i knw it, we all knw it that.... games are gonna be more big, will need more processing power etc.etc..and in turn will need more and more costliest of the costliest h/ware...
Coz, jus to giv u a HINT, ppl are today running crysis (this is the only game till date that proves to be a BEAST on system no matter wat the config is..
) at insane resolutions with 3xgtx295 (toital price of these 3 cards approx. 90K) and manage to get 220+ fps whereas the normal human eye can jus see at 30-32 fps (frames per sec)..
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
Yup, hv suggest u the same (for RAM and gpus) aftr reading this point so be rest assured
also, for the products there are 2 sources:
1.) www.theitwares.com
2.) the KMD dude (i hv not contacted him but many ppl say he is good too)
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Please see the reply from katmandude.
GeForce GTX 295 with Backplate - 017-P3-1293-AR ---> Its on special order which means it will take them 4-9 business days for them to process the order once the order is placed.
*www.provantage.com/evga-017-p...r~AEVGA0C8.htm
$562.94 + $6.45 (US Shipping to NY) + $0 (NY Tax) = $ 569.39
Shipping weight = 4lbs
Price = Rs. 38,600/-
Since the item is deactivated on Newegg can't buy from there.
*www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...sr=8-1&seller=
$451.99 + $0 (US Shipping to NY) + $0 (NY Tax) = $ 451.99
Shipping weight = 3lbs
Price = Rs. 30,600/-
Local shipping @ actuals from Mumbai to your place will be extra for both cards.
Let me know what are u planning to do further.
Hey thanx alot lot Sohan for this reply..
really appreciate it buddy..
but yes, these cards are costly, so at the moment i will stick to my gtc280 SSC only..
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Cheers n e-peace.....
and i heard kmd has stopped taking orders nad if not can you give me his contact no or email id