Gaming Rig for 60K -- Require a little adjustment

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Guys,
I have finalized the below Rig but would like to cut short few bux where ever possible -

I want to cut short the 5K (@Bangalore) to adjust the price (inc VAT) to round upto 60K (+1K). Please help me out.

Usage - Excessive Gaming
Must Features -
1TB HDD, USB 3.0 and Crossfire, GPU will be unlocked to 6970, RAM will be upgraded later, Full HD LED
Optional Features -
CPU OC (maybe later)
I am spending so much so that my desktop stays upto date for next 2-3 years and most importantly I should be able to plal all awesome games coming till 2014 :razz:

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD55(B3) @8.7K

This will reduce your budget by 3.8K

Also change that chassis, enforcer is very bad at cooling

@jsjs Please explain as how enforcer is "Bad" at cooling , I have heard that it is pretty decent cabinet for gamers

Instead get CM Elite 430 @2.5k or Lancook K58 @around 4k

Got only one 200mm fan or one more 120mm i think, then ive read some reviews also on it which said it behind in cooling dept. cant give a link at present as i m on this old phone

get these -

^^MSI Z68A-GD55(B3)-Rs 9.8K at MD computers

edited.

Jas, I think MSI Z68A-GD55 is a better choice here as it has 2 PCI-E X16 slots for SLI/CF @ X8-X8 mode. THe Asus has 2 PCI-E X16 @ X16-X4 mode. As the Op's requirement is hardcore gaming, the MSI mobo will help him to for multi-gpu setup in future.

GS600 for a a possible 6950xfire config?

well yes. just 300 bucks more. edited again cilus.

abirthedevil of-course he will change it.

Cilus said:
Jas, I think MSI Z68A-GD55 is a better choice here as it has 2 PCI-E X16 slots for SLI/CF @ X8-X8 mode. THe Asus has 2 PCI-E X16 @ X16-X4 mode. As the Op's requirement is hardcore gaming, the MSI mobo will help him to for multi-gpu setup in future.

It would be huge advantage to have PCI-E slots running at X8-X8 mode.

^no, not that much of significant performance loss with x16 x4

but how ??????????

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d6bmg said:
Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD55(B3) @8.7K

This will reduce your budget by 3.8K

Does this MSI have dual bios as I am going to unlock my 6950 GPU?

Also does it support CrossfireX as in near future I am going to push another GPU?

I also need USB 3.0 and Sata 6Gb/s

Please point out the differences between the two mobos.

Thanks!

Tenida said:
^^MSI Z68A-GD55(B3)-Rs 9.8K at MD computers

Have the price been increased recently? :unsure:

priyam1309 said:
Does this MSI have dual bios as I am going to unlock my 6950 GPU?

Also does it support CrossfireX as in near future I am going to push another GPU?

I also need USB 3.0 and Sata 6Gb/s

Please point out the differences between the two mobos.

Thanks!

Buddy, we were talking about motherboard, not Graphics card. It does not matter whether a Mobo has dual, tripple or quad BIOS, you need dual BIOS to your Graphics card to Reset it to the factory value.

d6bmg said:
Have the price been increased recently?

No its not increased.The same price is there from Aug, 2011.

^^ Oh, then I must have missed something somewhere. AFAIK, Vedant quoted somewhere about 9.3-9.5K for that board some time ago. That's why I posted. Anyway, I was wrong. :-(

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Guys, I am in very confused state for the mobos -
I. MSI Z68A-GD55(B3) II. ASUS P8Z68-V PRO III. GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 IV. Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3
I suppose MSI would be best choice for me considering that it has the lowest price among the pack and it supports XFireX, has OC Button. I would be using two GPUs max and hence the limitation of 3rd PCI slot doesn't bother me much. But still need Expert Opinion.

Also, another question in mind - does unlocking a GPU has any dependency on the mobo?

In your case, MSI Z68A-GD55(B3) would be best value for money motherboard.

MSI for me too.

Other thing is MSI After sales Service is also very reliable.

Cilus said:
Other thing is MSI After sales Service is also very reliable.

Do you have any personal experiences with them? In that case please share.

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How about GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3, it has 2 PCIeX16 ports, enough for me. How fairly does it overclock? and what are the limitations?

d6bmg said:
Do you have any personal experiences with them? In that case please share.

he had good experience with his MSI 890GXM G65

priyam1309 said:
How about GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3, it has 2 PCIeX16 ports, enough for me. How fairly does it overclock? and what are the limitations?

its a good board.

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gigabyte ga-z68x-ud3h-b3 is a good board.
Here you can see the overclocking results

Jaskanwar Singh said:
he had good experience with his MSI 890GXM G65

Sounds good for future MSI customers & it will also inspire some other people to go for MSI.