GTX 660 vs HD 7850...pls help

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Guys i am planning to assemble a desktop of around 35K, and have almost settled into a configuration of:

Proccessor - Intel Core i3 3220
Mother board - Gigabyte GA-B75M-D2H
Hard Disk - Toshiba 1 TB Desktop Internal Hard Drive (DT01ACA100)
Graphics Card - Sapphire HD 7850 2GB GDDR5
Display - BENQ GW2250HM LED Monitor
UPS - APC 600V
Memory - Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) PC RAM (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9R)
PSU - Corsair CX600V2
Cabinet - NZXT Gamma Black Steel Mid-Tower

But now I got some doubts....

1. Gigabyte GTX 660 2GB GDDR5 GV-N660OC vs Sapphire HD 7850 2GB GDDR5
**www.flipkart.com/gigabyte-nvidia-geforce-gtx-660-2-gb-gddr5-gv-n660oc-2gd-graphics-card/p/itmdfbptzcztswrn?pid=GRCDFBPSXQAUPPUJ&ref=1101c1e0-2c90-4150-9351-c9cc2c5795bf

Here GTX 660 is just Rs 600/- more than AMD 7850; and moreover 660 is a OC card while 7850 is at 860Mhz
So, isnt it GTX 660 at this price better than HD 7850? And if i opt for GTX 660 then is there any changes i need to do in my configuration?

2. Gigabyte AMD/ATI GV-R7850OC-2GD 2 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card
If i opt for this card instead of saphire, then is there any connectors i need to buy separately? Both has HDMI output & DVI to VGA connections right?

3. BENQ GW2250HM LED Monitor vs Dell 21.5 inch LED - S2240L Monitor (Black) vs Samsung 21.5 inch LED - S22B370H Monitor

All are full HD monitors; All have HDMi ports also.
Dell is IPS; Benq VA & Samsung LED - Which is better?
Response time is better in samsung (2ms); Benq (4ms); Dell (7ms)
I will be playing all new FPS & Racing games. So in verdict which is better?

4. NZXT Gamma Black Steel Mid-Tower vs NZXT Beta Evo Mid Tower Black Steel Cabinet.
Any added advantages? Both supports upto 6fans, but is 6fans supported in in B75; Corsair 600V2 board? {Dumb question; No idea abt modifications}

Planning to buy by this coming Monday, kindly reply fast.

Go out and get a GTX 660!
btw,GTX 660 is in the league of HD 7870 not HD 7850.

> GTX 660 is better than HD7850.

> Get that Dell st2240L.

> I would get the Gamma.

> Change the PSU to Corsair GS500. 600 W is not required in that rig. Even if you want to got a 600 W PSU, skip the cx600v2 and get TX or GS series.

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harshilsharma63 said:
> GTX 660 is better than HD7850.

> Get that Dell st2240L.

> I would get the Gamma.

> Change the PSU to Corsair GS500. 600 W is not required in that rig. Even if you want to got a 600 W PSU, skip the cx600v2 and get TX or GS series.

Thanks harshilsharma, but if i choose GTX 660 is there any changes i need to make in my rig? And if it is better than HD 7850 why does it cost this musch only in compared to other GTX 660 cards which is usually in 18k range?
Does i3 3220 will bottleneck GTX 660??
And GTX 660 is large; Dimensions 256.3 x 131 x 42 mm. Will it be comfortable inside Gamma cabinet?

And can you tell me why Dell is better than Benq/Samsung?

Gamma has support upto 6fans, but is 6fans power headers present in B75; Corsair GS500 board?

Come on Guys...some one please help me.... :cry:

There will be no bottleneck ... The 3rd gen i3s have a very good architecture.

Gamma is large enough for all cards. 660 will be comfortable, no tension

i3 has a chance of bottlenecking the 660. better go for i5.

Dell's a.s.s. is one of the best. and its monitors are high quality too.

no mobo has 6 chasis fan headers. say the no of chasis fan headers on mobo are 2. then the rest 4 fans are meant to be running either directly off the PSU @12V, or via a fan controller.

btw, more than 4 fans on the chasis will be a waste of money. VFM is good till 4fans. after that there is a fall of only 1-2degrees for evry fan you add..

the cause of the lower price maybe that other 660 models because they have a custom PCB design and custom cooling.

the 660 can run off the CX430V2, but i'd strongly suggest you stay with the 600W psu. if you can,go for the GS600. it'll let you take on future upgrades easily. PSU is not something one changes every year.

gtx 660 wll easily fit in nzxt cabi and your i3 will not bottleneck gtx 660

GS500 will be fine .

> get an i5 3xxx instead of i3 3220, if possible.

> Get GS500 instead of CX600V2.

harshilsharma63 said:
> get an i5 3xxx instead of i3 3220, if possible.

> Get GS500 instead of CX600V2.

+1 it will guarantee better performance in future

u cant all these in just 35k....can u list all the prices

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0614 said:
Guys i am planning to assemble a desktop of around 35K, and have almost settled into a configuration of:

Proccessor - Intel Core i3 3220
Mother board - Gigabyte GA-B75M-D2H
Hard Disk - Toshiba 1 TB Desktop Internal Hard Drive (DT01ACA100)
Graphics Card - Sapphire HD 7850 2GB GDDR5
Display - BENQ GW2250HM LED Monitor
UPS - APC 600V
Memory - Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) PC RAM (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9R)
PSU - Corsair CX600V2
Cabinet - NZXT Gamma Black Steel Mid-Tower

But now I got some doubts....

1. Gigabyte GTX 660 2GB GDDR5 GV-N660OC vs Sapphire HD 7850 2GB GDDR5
**www.flipkart.com/gigabyte-nvidia-geforce-gtx-660-2-gb-gddr5-gv-n660oc-2gd-graphics-card/p/itmdfbptzcztswrn?pid=GRCDFBPSXQAUPPUJ&ref=1101c1e0-2c90-4150-9351-c9cc2c5795bf

Here GTX 660 is just Rs 600/- more than AMD 7850; and moreover 660 is a OC card while 7850 is at 860Mhz
So, isnt it GTX 660 at this price better than HD 7850? And if i opt for GTX 660 then is there any changes i need to do in my configuration?

2. Gigabyte AMD/ATI GV-R7850OC-2GD 2 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card
If i opt for this card instead of saphire, then is there any connectors i need to buy separately? Both has HDMI output & DVI to VGA connections right?

3. BENQ GW2250HM LED Monitor vs Dell 21.5 inch LED - S2240L Monitor (Black) vs Samsung 21.5 inch LED - S22B370H Monitor

All are full HD monitors; All have HDMi ports also.
Dell is IPS; Benq VA & Samsung LED - Which is better?
Response time is better in samsung (2ms); Benq (4ms); Dell (7ms)
I will be playing all new FPS & Racing games. So in verdict which is better?

4. NZXT Gamma Black Steel Mid-Tower vs NZXT Beta Evo Mid Tower Black Steel Cabinet.
Any added advantages? Both supports upto 6fans, but is 6fans supported in in B75; Corsair 600V2 board? {Dumb question; No idea abt modifications}

Planning to buy by this coming Monday, kindly reply fast.

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 get the gtx 660 it would be better in new games. i would suggest a 500w psu and get the msi gtx 660 twin frozr. no need to buy any separate connectors. all the three monitors are led backlit, i would suggest you go with a tn model with the least response time. [code]

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0614 said:
Thanks harshilsharma, but if i choose GTX 660 is there any changes i need to make in my rig? And if it is better than HD 7850 why does it cost this musch only in compared to other GTX 660 cards which is usually in 18k range?
Does i3 3220 will bottleneck GTX 660??
And GTX 660 is large; Dimensions 256.3 x 131 x 42 mm. Will it be comfortable inside Gamma cabinet?

And can you tell me why Dell is better than Benq/Samsung?

Gamma has support upto 6fans, but is 6fans power headers present in B75; Corsair GS500 board?

Come on Guys...some one please help me....

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 no corei3 wont bottleneck a gtx 660 but if you may, you should get a corei5 3330 as gmes like crysis3 do all their physics on the cpu. gtx 660 does not cost 18k try some other stores.
also just saying you should consider a fan controller for 6 fans. [code]

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Thanks guys for your valuable support!!!!!!!!!!
Opted for GTX 660.... :lol:

And no cant upgrade to i5 3xxx series....my budget doesnt allows that...
It was a real help from u guys as i had so many doubts.... :lol:

0614 said:
Thanks guys for your valuable support!!!!!!!!!!
Opted for GTX 660....

And no cant upgrade to i5 3xxx series....my budget doesnt allows that...
It was a real help from u guys as i had so many doubts....

What about PSU?

A 660 and a corsair cx430v2 is enough. There is no substantial power consumption with an i3 and 660.

Myth said:
A 660 and a corsair cx430v2 is enough. There is no substantial power consumption with an i3 and 660.

Take the cx500v2 to be safe and upgrade-proof.

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GTX660 is a better card than hd7850 but for a little more you can get hd7870 which is considerably better than gtx660.Sapphire Hd7870 -16.4k.If budget permits then get hd7870.

a GTX 660 is better than a 7850 when they're at stock.
change the hard disk to seagate/western digital if possible.

anirbandd said:
i3 has a chance of bottlenecking the 660.

doubt it. most websites recommend an i3 CPU for mid range builds.

anirbandd said:
better go for i5.

If the OP has money, well and good, if not, it is better to get an i3 and a better GPU instead of compromising on the graphics card.

lakeport said:
a GTX 660 is better than a 7850 when they're at stock.
change the hard disk to seagate/western digital if possible.

doubt it.

toshiba is perfectly fine. WD' HDD division is now being handled by Toshiba. Additionally, Toshiba's HDD come with 5 years warranty!

I'll take your word for the Toshiba HDD. I recommended SG/WD only because they're well known and reliable. Although one important point NEVER EVER go for Hitachi HDDs...!!

Another thing i'd like to add is that Vengeance DIMMs are notorious for blocking aftermarket heatsinks. Although i don't think the OP plans to install aftermarket cooling.. i'm just giving a friendly reminder..

Other than that the build looks well balanced and capable enough to handle most games at 1080p with decent i-candy and give smooth performance.
Those who are saying that a 660 will be bottlenecked by an 3rd gen i3 running at 3.3 GHZ.. sorry but you dont know what you are talking about..!!

lakeport said:
I'll take your word for the Toshiba HDD. I recommended SG/WD only because they're well known and reliable. Although one important point NEVER EVER go for Hitachi HDDs...!!

Another thing i'd like to add is that Vengeance DIMMs are notorious for blocking aftermarket heatsinks. Although i don't think the OP plans to install aftermarket cooling.. i'm just giving a friendly reminder..

Other than that the build looks well balanced and capable enough to handle most games at 1080p with decent i-candy and give smooth performance.
Those who are saying that a 660 will be bottlenecked by an 3rd gen i3 running at 3.3 GHZ.. sorry but you dont know what you are talking about..!!

> Yeah, Corsair Vengance have large heat psreaders and many times blokck an aftermarket cooler. get G.skill ripjawsx or sniper instead.

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lakeport said:
Another thing i'd like to add is that Vengeance DIMMs are notorious for blocking aftermarket heatsinks. Although i don't think the OP plans to install aftermarket cooling.. i'm just giving a friendly reminder..

I disagree..
Check my signature for the reason.. Although not the monster of a aftermarket cooler, Hyper 212 evo still is huge.

Alternatively ripjaw is smaller in size and they both are equally good.

rakesh_ic said:
I disagree..
Check my signature for the reason.. Although not the monster of a aftermarket cooler, Hyper 212 evo still is huge.

Alternatively ripjaw is smaller in size and they both are equally good.

It depends on space between cpu socket and DIMM slot(s). If you look at my motherboard (intel dh61ww

) I would never be able to fit the evo even with a ripjawsX

harshilsharma63 said:
> Started trolling again

What trolling?
I said, since i don't have a lot of experience with Hard Disks, ill take your word for it.
Are you saying that Seagate/Western Digital disks aren't reliable?
I have a Hitachi Hard Disk and it simply isn't good.. Makes weird scratching noises during disk access. I am speaking from personal experience.

If you disagree with my opinion please post the exact reason why you do instead of posting memes.

rakesh_ic said:
I disagree..
Check my signature for the reason.. Although not the monster of a aftermarket cooler, Hyper 212 evo still is huge.

it depends on the motherboard too.. some boards have RAM slots quite close to the CPU socket..
For example read this page.. look at the second picture and read whats written below it.

lakeport said:
What trolling?
I said, since i don't have a lot of experience with Hard Disks, ill take your word for it.
Are you saying that Seagate/Western Digital disks aren't reliable?
I have a Hitachi Hard Disk and it simply isn't good.. Makes weird scratching noises during disk access. I am speaking from personal experience.

If you disagree with my opinion please post the exact reason why you do instead of posting memes.

it depends on the motherboard too.. some boards have RAM slots quite close to the CPU socket..
For example read this page.. look at the second picture and read whats written below it.

Oh man, I'm extremely sorry. I got pissed off between Toshiba and Hitachi

Sorry man.

harshilsharma63 said:
Oh man, I'm extremely sorry. I got pissed off between Toshiba and Hitachi Sorry man.

Nevermind. It happens.. Looks like you need some of this-

*dcharmedone.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/nescafe_gold_200_g_coffee.jpg

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lakeport said:
it depends on the motherboard too.. some boards have RAM slots quite close to the CPU socket..

I dint see you mentioning about the board when you plainly said that vengeance is notorious of space crunching the coolers.

I know it depends lot on your mobo too.. but here, we already have a mobo model in place and with that mobo and the cooler we are talking about here, my point still holds.

My apologies if that was a puzzle for you to find out that i was hinting towards my vengeance + evo combo on a similar setup that op is targetting upon.