Re: The Official Core i7 (Intel's nehalem) Thread
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appreciate ur comments on the thread dude..
now, lets get back straight to ur queries.. ..shall we ?? ..lol..
1.) Processor: good choice (shud be around Rs. 15.3K to 15.5K
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2.) Mobo: if u are into Overclocking (OCing in short) then go for Evga X58 mobo for Rs.22750/-
else, go for ONLY Gigabyte's UD5 (not DS4 or Extreme) and if u wanna ask me abt Asus p6t, then
yes, NO DOUBT (sorry for writing in caps..but i really mean it tat its a gr8 mobo too, but abit
on the higher side wen compared to price.. so better go for Evga x58 (for extreme ocing) or be
safe and sound w'out OCing with gigabyte's UD5 (Rs.16.5K) : )
Performance wise, Evga X58 as well as Asus p6t, both are better, way better than
UD5 (wen u OC them) apart from tat on general terms, all are same i.e evga x58, asus p6t adn
ud5 (see the order, evga has top priority than UD5) : )
but, as ur budget is 90K (+10K if at all needed in emergency situation)..then i wud recommend u
to go for UD5 (non OCing board) and spend the rest on gpu..
(still, decision is urs, to OC
or not.. hope u got the point) : )
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3.) PSU: corsair 750tx can support 2 gpu cards easily, but ppl tend to be on the safer side
(incl. me) so if i were u, i wud hv gone for tx850 and NOT tx750 and yes, it (tx850) will
easily support 2gpu's+OCed processor (on a OC capable board like evga x58 as i said above) ...
Tagan is also gr8, (i hv tagan 1100W, model:bz1100) but tagan becomes a bit cheaper (in price
only) wen the wattage increases, say a corsair 1000W is costly than a tagan 1100W and corsair
has PSU only till 1000W whereas tagan has 1100w and 1300w too.. : )
but here the most important point is tat IF U WANNA hv sum kinda light bling with
cool LEDs then go for TAgan psu (see the screenshot of psu on 1st pgae of this thread) and u
will knw y.. )
also NOTE: both, corsair as well as tagan PSU are ACTIVE PFC PSU's so if u use a
UPS, get a PURE SINE wave UPS from APC wich is "APC Smart UPS" range of UPS and NOT "APC Back
UPS" range as its stepped/modified sine wave UPS..
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4.) GPU: hmm... let me getinto this battle again (dnt worry, no one will harm either u or
me..lol..) well, see buddy here like everywhere else there are 2 schools of thought and ppl
are very much divided on this gpu war.. : )
Im an nVIDIA fan and also many ppl (incl. me) will tell u to get a gtx260 216 or a gtx280 ssc
(super super clocked edition) or gtx285 or gtx 295 (dnt get this, as its jus total waste of
money at 34K) ...
but i can tell u one thing, tat i play Crysis at gamer (high) setting (4 settings as low, mid,
high and ultra) and i get the smoothest of gameplay in all battles and levels..along with top
notch graphics and really stable framerate and frames per second
my verdict (and suggestion) to go for an nVIDIA card, say gtx280 ssc edition at Rs.22750/- i
knw its costly (as ur gpu says 14K price of ATi) but believe me its worth it.. (hey all other
users, plz plz.. dnt pounce on me yaaron come on.. lol..)
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5.) RAM: yup, corsair is gr8 as well as OCZ and G skill too..
but watever u buy (take corsair, i recommend it too).. get 3x1GB modules instead of 2x2GB
ones.. as 3x1gb (3 sticks) will perform really well as compare to 2 sticks
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6.) monitor: excellent choice, its fullHD, but if u buy this one then
(plz note really
important) get a nVIDIA card preferebly a gtx280 SSC for that reso and size of 21.5"
LCD...
(i dnt recommend u goin for 24" instead spend the money on nVIDIA gpu)
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7.) CAbinet: bhai mere, go ONLY for CoolerMAster as the 690's build is really solid and rugged,
the whole system (wen assembeled) will weigh as much as 12-13KGs.. yup, dnt get shocked..lol...
so wat i feel is tat a CM 690 (Rs.4200/-) is reallt suitable and looks abit cool too with a
single BLUE LED fan (at the front) and regular fan at the rear...
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8.) HDD: go for WD 1tb for Rs.5100/-
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9.) Cooling:
(a,1) CPU Cooling (air only): the stock intel heatsink+fan is more than enough fora basic
system of 1gpu+no OCed processor, anything above that say 2 gpu's+OCed processor, will hv to
get a T.R.U.E (thermal right ultra extreme) heatsink (google for the same plz), and yes, air
cooling will be sufficient using true..
(a,2) CPU Cooling (water only): well, afaik (plz correct me if im wrong) there is no such water
cooling system available for core i7 based processors, watever is present are modified and
rebuilt versions of sum other cooling systems.. but, yes u will not need water cooling unless u
OC ur processor to sum insane level, say from 2.66 stock to 3.2ghz
(b,1) cabinet Cooling (air only, ofcourse..lol.: with CM690 u get 2 fans, 1 regular fan at the
rear and 1 blue LED fan at the front, u can add 3 more fans (2 top) and (1 bottom) for better
air flow..
(wat i generally do is, i open the side panel of cabinet for the system to be stable, as its
summer time and u knw tat Indian summers are alot more humid and hot too..)
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So, ur config will be like this:
1.) Processor: Core i7 920 (2.66Ghz) ---------------------> Rs. 15.5K
2.) Motherboard: EVGA X58 (since u wanna go for OC) ------> Rs. 22.7K
3.) RAM: Corsair TR3X3G-1333C9 (3gb kit) 1GBx3 sticks ----> RS. 8.2K
4.) GPU: nVIDIA gtx280 SSC -------------------------------> Rs. 22.7K
5.) PSU: Corsair tx750 -----------------------------------> Rs. 8.5K
6.) Monitor: Samsung 2233SW 21.5" (FullHD) ---------------> Rs. 10.5K
7.) Cabinet: CM690 ---------------------------------------> Rs. 4.2K
8.) HDD: WD Caviar Green 1-TB ----------------------------> Rs. 5.1K
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Total: Rs. 97.4K
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but, if u wanna accomodate a UPS too, then keeping the same budget (90K+10K) in mind here will
be the config:
1.) Processor: Core i7 920 (2.66Ghz) ---------------------> Rs. 15.5K
2.) Motherboard: Gigabyte UD5 (no OC kinda board) --------> Rs. 16.5K
3.) RAM: Corsair TR3X3G-1333C9 (3gb kit) 1GBx3 sticks ----> RS. 8.2K
4.) GPU: Sapphire HD 4870 1GB DDR5 -----------------------> Rs. 14K
5.) PSU: Corsair tx750 -----------------------------------> Rs. 8.5K
6.) Monitor: Samsung 2233SW 21.5" (FullHD) ---------------> Rs. 10.5K
7.) Cabinet: CM690 ---------------------------------------> Rs. 4.2K
8.) HDD: WD Caviar Green 1-TB ----------------------------> Rs. 5.1K
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Total: Rs. 82.5K
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Now, u can either:
1.) ADD a OC capable board in ur 2nd config of Rs. 82.5K, so ur budget will be
82.5K-16.5K (for removing UD5) +22.7 (for adding EVGA X58 mobo)= Rs. 88.7K and then get a APC SMART UPS range of UPS (pure sine wave) for approx. 12-13K (yup, those are costly UPS)
or
2.) have the same (non OC board, i.e UD5) but add nVIDIA gtx280 ssc (1 GB) instead of Sapphire HD 4870 (1 GB) in the above config ofRs. 82.5K, so ur budget will be
82.5K-14K (for removing HD4870) +22.7 (for adding EVGA GTX280 SSC gpu)= Rs. 91.2K
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Hope, i was clear in all my explainations dude...
post, anything if u hv more doubts..
Cheers n e-peace......
]? Can u suggest any other boards, he gave me the options of MSI and XFX, but i hear XFX board is also not that good..
