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Guide in building system for Radeon 7950

18 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/guide-in-building-system-for-radeon-7950.168037/

HorrayforPeePee
HorrayforPeePee Original post #1
Dec 25, 2012 at 8:35 PM
Hey friends
I need guide in asembling a pc for Sapphire Radeon 7950 Vapour x edition 3Gb
is these good choice?
Motherboard- intel desktop DH67BL
CPU- Intel core i5 2500k
RAM- Transcend DDR3 1333 4gb
PSU- Corsair GS500
Monitor resolution- 1080p
a Decent case- that would fit 7950 (obviously)
if there is any better suggestion for hardware i can stretch a little bit
pls also give price details for above configuration.
mandarpalshikar
Dec 25, 2012 at 11:59 PM
Rephrase the above requirement in this format.
HorrayforPeePee
Dec 26, 2012 at 6:37 PM
1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run?
Ans:Mostly i will be playing BF3 and upcoming GTA5 on ultra.

2. What is your overall budget?
Ans:31k budget tight.

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans:nope

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans:win7 or Xp

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans:500GB

6. Do you want to buy a monitor?
Ans:I have 21inch monitor will play on 1080p.

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:i already have keyboard, mouse, monitor, speaker.

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans:january 2nd week.

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans:brother will be assembling all this components.

10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
Ans:i'm from Mumbai and would be reliable on buying from locals.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: i would be thankful if i get the right stuff for the radeon 7950 without any problem playing games above 60FPS
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hitman4 #6
Dec 26, 2012 at 6:50 PM
Processor Intel i5 3470 10800
Motherboard MSI ZH77A G41 / Gigabyte H77 D3H 5700
RAM G Skill RipjawsX 2x4Gb 1600 Mhz 3000
Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar Blue 500Gb 3300
Power Supply Corsair Gs600 4400
Cabinet Nzxt Source 210 Elite 2800
Optical Drive ASUS DRW-24B3ST SATA 1000
TOTAL 31000
HorrayforPeePee
Dec 26, 2012 at 8:06 PM
well thank You Hitman these does sound a better configuration
If suppose I get hands on GTX 670 would I have to change anything ? Like PSU ?
Cilus
Cilus #8
Dec 26, 2012 at 8:26 PM
Processor Intel i5 3470 10800
Motherboard MSI ZH77A G41 / Gigabyte H77 D3H 5700
RAM G Skill RipjawsX 2x4Gb 1600 Mhz 3000
Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar Black 1Tb 3300
Power Supply Corsair Gs600 4400
Cabinet Nzxt Source 210 Elite 2800
Optical Drive ASUS DRW-24B3ST SATA 1000
TOTAL 31000

Buddy, where any 1 TB HDD is available below 4K? and WD Black 1 TB is more than 6K. Gee WD Caviar Blue around 3.2K
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hitman4 #9
Dec 26, 2012 at 11:10 PM
Buddy, where any 1 TB HDD is available below 4K? and WD Black 1 TB is more than 6K. Gee WD Caviar Blue around 3.2K

:eeek:typo it western digital caviar blue 500gb

corrected it

well thank You Hitman these does sound a better configuration
If suppose I get hands on GTX 670 would I have to change anything ? Like PSU ?

no gs600 can easily handle gtx 670..
But imo 7950 and 7970 are more vfm as they can be overclocked to reach the same or better performance than gtx 670 and 680 respectively...
HorrayforPeePee
Dec 28, 2012 at 12:12 PM
Hey guys I just went to local dealer here, is this a good deal?
Zotac GTX 660 Ti = Rs. 20,500/-
SApphire Radeon 7950 = Rs. 22,700/-
Zotac GTX 670 = Rs. 27,500/-
and for other brands the price may fluctuate by Rs.500-1000
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hitman4 #11
Dec 28, 2012 at 12:21 PM
Hey guys I just went to local dealer here, is this a good deal?
Zotac GTX 660 Ti = Rs. 20,500/-
SApphire Radeon 7950 = Rs. 22,700/-
Zotac GTX 670 = Rs. 27,500/-
and for other brands the price may fluctuate by Rs.500-1000
is that sapphire 7950 oc with boost.....?
HorrayforPeePee
Dec 28, 2012 at 12:48 PM
yes Sapphire 7950 oc with boost = Rs. 22,700/-
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hitman4 #13
Dec 28, 2012 at 1:13 PM
then go for it
Cilus
Cilus #14
Dec 28, 2012 at 2:55 PM
Ya, HD 7970 Vapor-X OC with boost is better choice than 660Ti.
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hitman4 #15
Dec 28, 2012 at 3:11 PM
Ya, HD 7970 Vapor-X OC with boost is better choice than 660Ti.

that should be 7950...

by the way can anyone tell me the difference between vapor x boost and normal boost cards
gagan_kumar
Dec 28, 2012 at 3:43 PM
according to reviews hd7970 is far more better than 7950
but a little expensive go for it only if u have budget don't cut ur budget in other things because 7950 is more than enough to handle atleast 1 year of gaming IMO.
CommanderShawnzer
Dec 28, 2012 at 4:07 PM
by the way can anyone tell me the difference between vapor x boost and normal boost cards
whenever you hear fancy names like Vapor-X/Direct CU II/Twin Frozr etc in graphics cards you should know that these are advanced cooling systems(better fans and heatsink) for the graphics cards by thier respective companies
Cilus
Cilus #18
Dec 28, 2012 at 5:16 PM
Also couple of cards like Lightning from MSI, Direct CU II from ASUS, come with customized PCB (printed circuit board) design. They offer better build quality with higher VRM (Voltage Regulation Module), high quality components, high tolerance for heat and higher voltage. As a result those cards can be tweaked far better than the reference design cards s well as cards with just better quality coolers.