Knock Knock! Suggestion for i7 Rig :p

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Hi,

After reading forums, websites for 1 week I am still left with few doubts so posting a thread to clear my doubts altogether.

Please check the following configuration of my new i7 pc and suggest better alternatives. (No Phenom)

Only one request, please don't suggest anything priced 1-2k higher than the price of product I have selected and mentioned.

1) Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EX58-EXTREME - Rs 21k

--> Any idea whether CPU Cooler I have selected will work with this MB ? Since it comes with 2 additional Passive Coolers near CPU.

--> If I use Water Cooling in future, will I have to do seperate cooling for both Northbridge (provided in MB) and CPU ?

--> Please suggest, any less than 10k Water Cooling Kit for 1366.

2) Processor - Intel CORE i7 920, S-spec: SLBEJ, D0 Stepping - Rs 15k

3) Memory - Corsair Dominator TR3X6G1600C8D, 6GB Kit (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 MHz - Rs 14k

--> If less than CAS 8 is there please tell me its price and no import idea, please.

4) Hard Disk - Seagate Barracuda 7200.12, ST31000528AS, 1 TB SATA, 32MB Cache - Rs 5.5k x 3

5) Monitor - Viewsonic VX2835WM 28" - Rs 28k

--> In that price, anything better than this since Viewing Angle not good and may create problem if multiple viewers watch movie on it.

--> Please, keep it more than 24".

6) Graphics Card - Zotac Geforce GTX 275 Amp! Edition, 896 MB DDR3 - Rs 18k

--> I was searching for Native HDMI Card (Powercolor 4890 is there but performs less than GTX275) than using a converter but got only Galaxy Tri-Fan Variant, which isn't easy to get moreover its too big and cover other slots also.

--> Does using DVI-HDMI Converter, makes any quality difference ? And whether HDMI gives more quality display than DVI ?

--> EVGA GTX275 FTW Edition, where to get one ?

7) Cabinet - CoolerMaster HAF 932 - Rs 9.4K

--> 3 HDD and min spacing b/w them, 2 Optical Drives, Water Cooling Compatibility needed Later - I thing more bays are needed.

--> So, please suggest a better alternative.

8 ) Power Supply Unit - CoolerMaster Real Power Pro 1000Watt - Rs 12k

--> I hope it will do fine with all the peripherals (Tri SLI Later) I have mentioned.

9) Blu Ray Drive - LG GGC - H20LK Blu-Ray Disk/HD-DVD Rom - Rs 7k

--> Best one with both Blue-Ray & HD-DVD capability, used everywhere at Toms. But, where to get one ?

10) DVD Drive - LG GSA-H55N - 1.2k

--> I think 22X is the fastest one available now. But, which is the best one available, exact model no ?

11) Keyboard - Microsoft Sidewinder X6, Logitech G15 V2 Gaming Keyboard Second Generation, 19.5" x 10.5" - Rs 4k, Rs 4.4k

--> Is G15 V2 available (released 2007) ?

--> Which one has Soft Keys like Laptops since I am used to them ?

12) Mouse - Logitech G9 Laser, Logitech G5 Laser - Rs 5k, Rs 2.9k

13) Sound Card - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer - Rs 5.5k

--> I have noticed new entrants (like Asus) have come but confused which one is best under 6k ?

--> And moreover, read somewhere that low version of Creative X-Fi are actually Audigy since they don't have the same Chip as higher variants. I hope Gamers Edition has.

14) Speakers - Altec Lansing MX5021E, 2.1, Logitech X-540, 5.1, Creative Inspire T7900, 7.1 - Rs 6.5k, Rs 6k, Rs 6.8k

--> Please suggest one available with remote as I am going to watch movies regularly.

--> Where one can get Harman Kardon Speakers ? I love the transparent Soundstick II but at 12.5k and only 40RMS than 90RMS of Lansing.

15) Printer - HP Photosmart C3188 - 5.5k

--> Any cheap Color Laser alternative ?

--> Are Laser more economical in the long run ? Their Ink cost ?

16) Input Device - Wacom Bamboo 4 "x 6 " Drawing Pen Tablet, Wacom Bamboo Fun 4 "x 6 " Drawing Pen Tablet, Wacom Bamboo 6 "x 9 " Fun Drawing Pen Tablet - Rs 4k, Rs 5.5k, Rs 8.5k

17) TV Tuner Card - Leadtek WinFast PVR3000 Deluxe - Rs 4k

--> Any better one which can be fitted in my MB ?

--> Can TATA Sky work with it ?

18) UPS - APC BR1100VA 660Watt - Rs 6.5k

--> Does UPS need to do same Watt as Power Supply ?

19) Webcam - Logitech Quickcam Messenger - Rs 1.7k

20) Thermal Compound - Arctic Cooling MX-2, 4 gms, OCZ Freeze - Rs 400, Rs 475

--> Which one among the two and won't spill over like Arctic Silver ?

21) CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper N620, - Rs 3.3k

--> Same query as MB one ?

22) RAM Cooler - OCZ XTC Cooler - Rs 1.1k x3

23) Cooling Fan Upgrade - Scythe S-Flex SFF21F 120mm 1600rpm - Rs 850 x3

26) Headphone - Rs 3k

--> Please suggest, I have no idea.

I hope you guys will clear my doubts.

Waiting for reply,
'Arnold'

PS: Pardon me for any formatting error since using mobile.

Sound card ASUS xonar DX @4.6K and for speakers why not a Logitech Z5500 @18K specially when you are going to watch blue ray movies on your system.

stop writing essays for configuration checking!!! It's very difficult to read.

^^+1, I read only the heading

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all are good
get em w/o question

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@ surinder: bro, any idea of price of D2X because I think Essence is headphone dedicated card.

@others : guys, c'mon answer at least one or two points if not all. I know its rather long but your help is what I need.

EVGA X58 classified is more robust than Gigabyte mobo.
and bout the card, Galaxy GTX 275 too is a dual slot even if it got 3 fans. And i doubt if it can run all games at max on a 28" screen which wud be 1920*1200 or 2560*1920.
Better get GTX 275 SLI.
Galaxy one got gr8 cooling compared to reference cooling. You can also look for Palit GTZ 275 dual sonic, which too has a gr8 cooler.

DVDRW, get samsung sata 22X burner. No model no. necessary as there seems only one model of samsung at 22x sata.

For speakers, Logitech Z5500 digital is way better and suits ur system.

And bout cooling fan, CM 120mm 90CFm LEDS fans are good. its bout 1800rpm. costs 500 shipped.

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@dominator: why you were mum when you know so much ?

Anyways, all your suggestion noted. What about Cabinet, is it better than Thermaltake Armour Series n acc. to my requirements ?

One more, what about Monitor ?

1) Get mobo in the range of 16k and put that 5k for GPU or other components.
2) i7 920 is perfect
3) There is no visible performance difference between 1333MHz and 1600MHz. And price difference for 6gig is around 6k.
4) Go for WD Black series harddrive. Blazing speeds.
5) If you are ready to put 28k, how about Dual Dell 2409W?
6) by saving 10k-12k above, you should be able to get GTX285 or HD4870 X2

Speakers: creatvie ones suck these days. Go for LOgitech X-540 for 5.1 or AL MX-5021 for 2.1

arnold991 said:
@ surinder: bro, any idea of price of D2X because I think Essence is headphone dedicated card.

@others : guys, c'mon answer at least one or two points if not all. I know its rather long but your help is what I need.

Asus xonar DX2 should cost you around 9.5K.

For quality headphones Sennheiser HD 4xx series fits in your budget.

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@surinder: dx2 is out of range. I hope DX is better than X-Fi gamer.

Thx for headphone advice. I was also thinking of the same make.

@desiibond: Actually, I was saving money for Gtx 3xx series.

still you can save on mobo+RAM, get GTX275 now (which can easily max out all the games at FullHD and when the time comes, upgrade to GTX3xx

arnold991 said:
1) Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EX58-EXTREME - Rs 21k

--> Any idea whether CPU Cooler I have selected will work with this MB ? Since it comes with 2 additional Passive Coolers near CPU.

--> If I use Water Cooling in future, will I have to do seperate cooling for both Northbridge (provided in MB) and CPU ?

--> Please suggest, any less than 10k Water Cooling Kit for 1366.

Well, 1st of all congrats to u for writing such a long mahabharat type essay and tat too from the COMFORT of ur mobile fone..lol..

(i pray for ur thumb dude)..lol..
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Now, IF u are NOT into overclocking scene, then tat mobo will be suitable for u

if u wanna go for OVerclocking then EVGA X58 mobo priced at Rs. 22.7K (at www.theitwares.com) will be suitable for u : )

ALso, even if u are overclocking ur CPU (using a Evga X58 mobo) then also a Air cooling system, T.R.U.E (Thermal Right Ultra Extreme) for the lgs 1366 socket is more than sufficient, its only tat wen u OC ur processor to beyond 3.9ghz U NEED SUM SERIOUS WATER COOLING

as of now, i hv NOT seen any separate coolers for the North bridge, its only for the processors, wichever type of cooling tat must be (be it air or water)

2) Processor - Intel CORE i7 920, S-spec: SLBEJ, D0 Stepping - Rs 15k

Yup, core i7 920 is good for u

3) Memory - Corsair Dominator TR3X6G1600C8D, 6GB Kit (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 MHz - Rs 14k

This is good too, but always use the RAMs in Triple channel mode

4) Hard Disk - Seagate Barracuda 7200.12, ST31000528AS, 1 TB SATA, 32MB Cache - Rs 5.5k x 3

Instead, go for WD 1TB HDD priced at 5.1K

5) Monitor - Viewsonic VX2835WM 28" - Rs 28k

--> In that price, anything better than this since Viewing Angle not good and may create problem if multiple viewers watch movie on it.

--> Please, keep it more than 24".

U can go for DELL 2209WA 22" Ultrasharp LCD (e-IPS panel), not launched yet, but will be priced at around 15-16K at launch,

FOr a monitor above 24", u MUST hv a solid GPU (or even say, 2 GPUs in SLi configuration) as the reso will be massive, so be ready to spend on a really good (and i mean a really good GPU) say a gtx295

6) Graphics Card - Zotac Geforce GTX 275 Amp! Edition, 896 MB DDR3 - Rs 18k

Na na, if u gonna get a more than 24" lcd display, this card WONT be able to giv u tat gr8 resolution....get a gtx295 or say 2 x gtx280 or 2 x gtx275

7) Cabinet - CoolerMaster HAF 932 - Rs 9.4K

Get Cooler MAster CM 690, it has better air flow than HAF

(price will be 4.4K),

(plz correct me if im wrong guys) but a Cabinet with water cooling slots/capabilites is jus NOT ,designed yet, we hv to customise it ourselfes, right ???

8 ) Power Supply Unit - CoolerMaster Real Power Pro 1000Watt - Rs 12k

a Trei SLi on jus 1000W and tat too a Cooler master brand ?? aah, u must be joking me... get a 1300W Tagan PSU (mode: tx1300)

UPS - APC BR1100VA 660Watt - Rs 6.5k

A tagan or a Corsair PSU will be an ACTIVE PFC PSU (wich will need a pure sine wave UPS) and since u wanna do a tri SLi (in future maybe) so get a 15ooVA rating APC SMART UPS range of UPS but tat wil lcost u around Rs, 17K (SMART UPS=Pure sine wave,... BACK UPS=stepped/modified sine wave ups from APC)

22) RAM Cooler - OCZ XTC Cooler - Rs 1.1k x3

If u get a RAM Cooler (be very sure) tat if u plan to use TRUE (air cooling for ur processor) the RAM jus wont fit into the 1st top slot.. so be careful wat u wanna buy, RAM cooler or TRUE (proc's air cooler)

23) Cooling Fan Upgrade - Scythe S-Flex SFF21F 120mm 1600rpm - Rs 850 x3

any 120 or a 140mm fan wud do, the Cabinet, CM690 comes witha front blue led fan adn a rear normal fan and has option for 3 more fans

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Cheers n e-peace......

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@ashu888: thx for your time and a informative reply. I was writing the thread for the past many days.

MB: But that isn't the Classified X58 SLI MB.

Gigabyte provides Water Block for Northbridge and not for the CPU. So, my question was, how to do cooling for both CPU and Northbridge ?

HDD: Acc. to Chip June, I thought Seagate new 7200.12 has the best scores though I never checked for the performance of WD.

WD naming system of HDD confuses me ( Color naming ), hard to know which one is for performance.

Monitor: This is where I need really some advice. Please suggest anything more than 24" for less than 28k.

And don't worry about GPU, it will be upgraded later.

PSU: Confused more now, three suggestions and all suggesting three different make.

UPS: Big thanks for the advice here. In Pure Sine Wave range, is there anything less than 1500VA ? Since, 17k is little to much. Less than 10k would suffice.

Please put more insight into ACTIVE PFC PSU, Back UPS ?

Actually, Tagan & Corsair has 8-pin or only 6-pin PCIE connectors whereas some Graphic Cards require both. So, I selected CoolerMaster. Please correct me if I am wrong.

One more thing at Lamington Road, is there any better shop than Itwares to give better bargain ?

Waiting for your advice since I have take a decision in one or max two days.

WD:

Black: high speed
Blue: mainstream market
Green: focus on green computing, slower

When you buy CPU water cooling kit, you should get all the accessories to setup waterblock

In Corsair, you need to pick SLI ready PSU. These will have two six pin PCIe connectors.

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@desiibond: bro, I saw Chip June and there is one more performance model of 1TB i.e. RE3.

Western Digital RE3 is enterprise class HDD with reliability as the main design target. Should be lot more costly.

arnold991 said:
@ashu888: thx for your time and a informative reply.

hey, not a problem dude..

since i hv the same Rig specs, so thought att i9 SHUD help other ppl out too..

MB: But that isn't the Classified X58 SLI MB.

Do not worry and Do not doubt the Evga mobo Dude, i tested Sli on it (using my friend's spare gtx280) and believe me it is stable but gets hot (as im on stock cooler) and NOT even on TRUE

Gigabyte provides Water Block for Northbridge and not for the CPU. So, my question was, how to do cooling for both CPU and Northbridge ?

Well, yup i understand ur question, but I dnt think there is any cooling for the north bridge...(as yet) BUT,if u hv got a proper cooling (be it Air or water) for the Processor, its more than enough..believe me..

HDD: Acc. to Chip June, I thought Seagate new 7200.12 has the best scores though I never checked for the performance of WD.
WD naming system of HDD confuses me ( Color naming ), hard to know which one is for performance.

ok, i do not doubt or question the scores of various HDDs, but even WD is the best and stable too..

but i leave tat HDD selection on u (but, if u ask me, go for WD)

Monitor: This is where I need really some advice. Please suggest anything more than 24" for less than 28k.

I think in this department, i will go for DELL Ultrasharp always..

And don't worry about GPU, it will be upgraded later.

Ok, then go for a gpu of ur choice, i think u wanna go for gtx275..

PSU: Confused more now, three suggestions and all suggesting three different make.

ok, on this i am Adament..lol. tat u get Tagan 1300W (if u wanna go for tri sli in future) model: Tagan BZ1300 pleaseeeeeeee..lol.. and its a ACTIVE PFC PSU, so it needs a Pure Sine wave UPS (i got APC, as i knw its the best and stable too)..

UPS: Big thanks for the advice here. In Pure Sine Wave range, is there anything less than 1500VA ? Since, 17k is little to much. Less than 10k would suffice.

Well, yup i too agree with u on tat steep price esp. of APC's Pure SIne Wave UPS

See, this link of all SMART UPS range of APC UPSes from 500VA to 3000VA but since u tell me tat u wanna Tri Sli or even SLi in future, then i think u SHUD go for a 1500VA SMART UPS range of APC UPS

a 1000VA wud be good, but i dunno if it can support Sli cards..

even if it does, there will be jus no Back up time (in case of a power failure)

Please put more insight into ACTIVE PFC PSU, Back UPS ?

Well,

APC has 2 types of UPSes,

1.) SMART UPS: wich are pure Sine wave UPSes
2.) BACK UPS: wich are modified/ stepped Sine wave UPSes

also, Corsair and Tagan PSUs are ACTIVE PFC PSUs and they require ONLY PURE SINE WAVE UPS

Actually, Tagan & Corsair has 8-pin or only 6-pin PCIE connectors whereas some Graphic Cards require both. So, I selected CoolerMaster. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Well, the 8 pin is actually 6+2 pin type of connector so jus dnt worry abt tat connection, those PSUes are designed keeping in mind all the connectors possible, even for future upgrades..

One more thing at Lamington Road, is there any better shop than Itwares to give better bargain ?

Waiting for your advice since I have take a decision in one or max two days.

theitwares.com is the BEST out there, believe me, even i surveyed 2-3shops and also Dealers, and he (theitwares.com guy) gave me the best price...
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@desiibond: thx for info. bro.

@ashu888: thx for reply bro.

Now, after reading few reviews, I am now thinking for Tagan 1300W or Corsair 1000W. Are both Modular ?

And please point me to the link of APC India website of your exact model no. of UPS.

Since, there are many Series under Smart-UPS. So please do this bro ?

Is it necessary that PSU Watt should be equal to UPS Watt ?

Since 1500VA = Around 980Watt

What I need is backup time of only 10min to shut down the PC ? But I think if power consumption at times is more than 1Kw and electricity goes off then 1500VA UPS won't be able to take the load.

arnold991 said:
@ashu888: thx for reply bro.

Now, after reading few reviews, I am now thinking for Tagan 1300W or Corsair 1000W. Are both Modular ?

yup, both are modular but tagan has LED lights with its PSU (which gets lit ON wen PSU is working) So it kida givs a cool effect, check core i7 thread in my siggy for pics on 1st page

And please point me to the link of APC India website of your exact model no. of UPS.

Since, there are many Series under Smart-UPS. So please do this bro ?

Is it necessary that PSU Watt should be equal to UPS Watt ?

here u go ---> *www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=sua1500i

this is wat i also hv, and NO, the VA rating is more important and NOT the wattage, so ur 1300W tagan PSU will work absolutely gr8 with this 1500VA UPS from APC

What I need is backup time of only 10min to shut down the PC ? But I think if power consumption at times is more than 1Kw and electricity goes off then 1500VA UPS won't be able to take the load.

naa, its not the case, infact, the UPS'
s battery gets charged up every time the UPS is in operation and even if electricity goes as soon as u power ON ur rig, then also u will get sufficient amt of back up time to safely shut down ur PC..

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Cheers n e-peace...

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@ashu888: Indeed, your case looks great.

First, thx for keeping patience.

Can Smart-UPS of rating lower than 1500VA give 10min of backup to 1000Watt PSU ?

I think I won't be able to reach Tri-SLI since after release of GTX3xx, GTX275 will be out. And nVIDIA doesn't support great feature of Crossfire i.e. SLI of different range of graphic cards within the same family. Sad!

Any idea of Sound Cards ?

Sound card:

ASUS Xonar DX
Creative X-Fi Titanium or XtremeGamer

arnold991 said:
@ashu888: Indeed, your case looks great.

Thanx..

First, thx for keeping patience.

not a problem dude, come on..really

Can Smart-UPS of rating lower than 1500VA give 10min of backup to 1000Watt PSU ?

Well, to tell u really franky, i haven't tested tat duration of 10mins (on my very own 1500VA+1100tagan PSU) but yes, it gives a stable 7-8 mins of back up time

so be rest assured...

I think I won't be able to reach Tri-SLI since after release of GTX3xx, GTX275 will be out. And nVIDIA doesn't support great feature of Crossfire i.e. SLI of different range of graphic cards within the same family. Sad!

Any idea of Sound Cards ?

yup right, for SLi u hv to hv the same level of GPUs

but, dnt worry so much further down the road dear, get the things tat are in ur budget adn enjoy ur rig,

as it is, its the companies strategy business to phase out (jus for utter competition and NOT keeping in mind, the emotions of users/buyers who spend so much on their rigs jus to see their components PHASE OUT by such companies) components :evil:

btw, no idea of sound card, but desiibond has already replied to ur query..

desiibond said:
Sound card:

ASUS Xonar DX
Creative X-Fi Titanium or XtremeGamer

thanx for this desii, btw, wats the prices ??

as even i wanna get a sound card

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Cheers n e-peace....

xonar DX should costs around 3k and X-Fi XtremeGamer price is around 5.5k and Titanium should be around 7k if I am right.

Also, if you want kickass performance from sound card, check X-Fi Titanium Fatality Pro.

You have an amazing budget and its a sin not to go for a gtx295 with it...
Sacrifice the blu-ray drive, maybe one HDD or a smaller monitor and get the gtx295 and change mobo to evga x58 classified...youll end up with something like what i have.

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@desibond: Between Gamer and DX which one would you choose ?

Does both Titanium and Gamer have processor of X-Fi Series or Audigy ?

@ashu888: 1500VA can give only 7-8min of backup... oops

What is the cost of your UPS battery ?

After reading your philosophical dialogue once I thought not to buy the machine altogether. Lol, but you are certainly right bro.

I think Step Up/Down UPS would be suitable for me because there is lot of voltage fluctuation here but it also might be more costly.

@amitash: Nforce200 759 Classified aint available.

Between, do you have Logitech G15 V2 Gaming Keyboard (2007) Second Generation, 19.5" x 10.5" or old G15 (2005) ? How about its performance ? Does it have a soft keys like Laptop ?

XtremeAudio is the one with audigy chip.

Pick Titanium.

I have the v2 g15...I love it, for gaming its unbeatable but for typing, i can type faster on my laptop, thats mainly because the keys on my laptop are very close together whereas keys are widely spaced in the g15 so that you accidently dont hit the key you were not meaning to hit...

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thx desibond bro.

Does anybody here knows where one can get EVGA X58 SLI Classified ? Even non-nforce200 will suffice.

@amitash: thx for a short review.

Bro, how much is the latency of your DDR3 memory ? I have selected Corsair CAS8 for 14k.

^Its supposed to be 9-9-9-24....But im an Overclocker and the RAM has ALOT more potential than 9-9-9-24 so i run it at 8-8-8-24 with the procy at 3.5Ghz 24x7...the same timings as the dominators you want to buy....IMO those dominators arent worth it...I paid 6k for my RAM and you can get them now from KMD in india for 6.5k, you are about to pay more than double for nothing and even if you dont OC, it will barely give you any improvement...7k is not worth it for an extra 2-4fps if you ask me....save the cash and spend it on a gtx295

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Still no info. regarding Classified X58.

I am too interested in overclocking esp. 4Ghz. I got interested in EVGA when I read many reviews that you can easily go to stable 4ghz even on air.

I read here someone got Classified from Phoenix for 19k. But, what is the address of his shop ?

Please help since I need to cancel my Extreme order which I have already done.

EVGA is gr8 for OCing...I got mine to 4Ghz stable on water.

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amitash said:
EVGA is gr8 for OCing...I got mine to 4Ghz stable on water.

Please tell how much water cooling kit (block, radiator, pump) cost you and its make ?

For tri sli and water cooling which cabinet would be good ? I am inclining towards Antec 1200 ( I hope its good for water cooling ) because Cosmos S doesnt have much space. Can Side Panel Transparent modding done to it ? Does EATX for Evga sli necessary ?

For air cooling, how is CoolerMaster V8 ? How much overclock I can achieve with it ? I hope there is enough space around the cpu to accommodate it.

^I was on a bidget so i bought the cooler master aquagate s1 for only 4k...Only, because of the large PWM heatsink on my evga board, i had to mod my antec 900 cabby by removing a front intake fan and replacing it with the radiator...The aquagate s1 is a decent cooler for its price and although i can get stable 4Ghz, temps go upto 80C so i cant keep it 24x7...I can manage 3.7-3.8Ghz with <75C though...curently i keep it at 3.4Ghz 24x7....frankly you dont even need to OC the procy if your gaming as its not a bottleneck for ANY gfx card....If you are new to OCing and case modding i suggest an air cooling kit...get the prolimatech megahalem for 3.7k here: *www.lynx-india.com/index.php?productID=6058...that can take you to 4Ghz.

As for cabby, even i like the antec 1200, take a look at the CM HAf's too. and EATX is not reqd....And anyway, i dont recomned tri-sli...its a huge waste of cash, and scaling is low....Try to get a gtx295 or gtx275 sli which gives slightly better perf than a single gtx295.

Look at the slight W/C case moding ive done in the showoff thread in chit chat section

desiibond said:
xonar DX should costs around 3k and X-Fi XtremeGamer price is around 5.5k and Titanium should be around 7k if I am right.

Also, if you want kickass performance from sound card, check X-Fi Titanium Fatality Pro.

Thanx for the prices dude..

amitash said:
You have an amazing budget and its a sin not to go for a gtx295 with it...
Sacrifice the blu-ray drive, maybe one HDD or a smaller monitor and get the gtx295 and change mobo to evga x58 classified...youll end up with something like what i have.

I agree with u totally,

to Arnold: do away with the BLU RAY drive, its jus unnecessary and buy a LCD upto 24"

arnold991 said:
@ashu888: 1500VA can give only 7-8min of backup... oops

What is the cost of your UPS battery ?

Well, i hv NOT purchased a battery separately (or an extra batt for tat matter, but u can certainly buy extra (external) batteries from APC for tat UPS to increase ur back up time)

Also, i hv really not tested the exact back up time of the UPS dude, if u want i'll test it adn post back here.. but im sure its in excess of 10mins..

After reading your philosophical dialogue once I thought not to buy the machine altogether. Lol, but you are certainly right bro.

I think Step Up/Down UPS would be suitable for me because there is lot of voltage fluctuation here but it also might be more costly.

thnax, for reading all my lengthy dialogues..lol...

for tat PSU (tagan or corsair, wich are Active PFC PSUes) do get a PURE since wave UPS and NOT a step up-down (stepped or modified) UPS please....

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@ arnold: dude, once u hv built up ur core i7 system , do post ur config here ---> *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1067701#post1067701

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how much temperature range is safe for 24/7 overclock ? I was very much sanguine about Water Cooling ability but 4Ghz at 80C is way too much.

^^

well, initially, run ur system at its stock speed (i.e 2.66Ghz fora corei7 920) coz its also way too fast adn smooth, i play all my games (GRID, DIRT, Crysys, Bioshock, Mass effect) with max settings adn the system is really stable in delivering top notch performance

so, jus do not OC it jus coz every1's been doin it..

(later if u wanna run graphics intensive apps) then only go for OC..

as u will be surprised with the sheer speed and smoothness of a i7

Was getting bored and so, wrote down this rig:

1) Processor: Core i7 920: 14K
2) Motherboard: Gigabyte Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5: 16K
3) RAM: G-Skill 3x 2GB DDR3 1333MHz
4) Western Digital Caviar Black 1tb hdd : 6K
5) Logitech G15 Keyboard: 5K
6) Razer Deathadder mouse: 4k or Lachesis: 5.5k
7) XBOX 360 wireless controller
8) Dell 2409W: 14k-15k
9) Cooler Master HAF 922 for 6.5k or Sniper for 9k (HAF 922 is better than HAF932 though 932 is costlier)
10) Tagan BZ800 for 7.5k or Corsair 750TX for 7.5k
11) DVD burner
12) Creative SB X- Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatality Pro with 64MB RAM: 9k or ASUS Asus Xonar D2X for 9.5k
13) Onkyo HT-S3200 (*www.intl.onkyo.com/products/system_components/home_theater/ht-s3200/index.html): 17k-19k
14) Palit GTX275: 13k-14k
15) Cooler master Aquagate S1(RP) for 5k or Aquagate max for 13k + Coolermaster Glacier 600 GPU water block for 2.5k
16) APC 1100VA UPS: 4.5k-5k

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@amit: how much temperature range is safe for 24/7 overclock ? I was very much sanguine about Water Cooling ability but 4Ghz at 80C is way too much. So no use of Evga SLI when one have to keep the Cpu always at less than 3.5Ghz. :-/

@ashu: now you are here bro.

What cabinet do you use ? How is antec 1200 ?

Please see the reply I have posted in page1.

@desibond: nice config bro. That link you gave under one product aint working.

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@amit: how much temperature range is safe for 24/7 overclock ? I was very much sanguine about Water Cooling ability but 4Ghz at 80C is way too much. So no use of Evga SLI when one have to keep the Cpu always at less than 3.5Ghz. :-/

LOL i7's can handle easily upto 85C...I can easily keep mine at 4ghz 24x7, but there is no point...Intel recomends 75C and i can keep it max under 75C at 3.8Ghz....Do you think 4ghz is a joke? its extremely hard to even get it stable at that speed without extreme over-volting... The evga board has the best possibility of even reaching 4ghz....and anyway there is no point in 24x7 4ghz...why do u need so much power? I get 35+fps in crysis with 16xAA at 1680x1050 and 8xAA at 1920x1080 at stock i7 speeds...

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yes there is a point bro. And of course more overclock means more voltage and more bill.

Suppose you have to choose between Cosmos S and Antec 1200, which one you would agnose?

Hmmm tough one, but i would incline towards the 1200

arnold991 said:
@ashu: now you are here bro.

What cabinet do you use ? How is antec 1200 ?

Well, i hv CoolerMaster's CM690 buddy..

with Side panel (of glass) and a side panel fan too apart from 2 more fans (one BLUE LED fan in front and one nornal 140mm fan at the rear)

for me its preety good and efficient, but yes the GPU hots up like hell..lol.. wen i play crysis or even GRID but there;'s nothing to worry..

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Cheers n e-peace....

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thx amit and ash for a reply.

Few suggestions needed acc. to the budget mentioned.

1) Sound Card - 10k

2) Speaker - 20k ( 2.1 wont be good for movies ? )

3) Primary Hard Disk - 20k ( Single/Two low capacity SSD or RAPTOR in Raid )

4) Secondary HDD - Two Seagate 7200.12 1TB (no confusion regarding its choice but after doing two raid in primary can raid also be done to secondary ? )

4) UPS - 20k ( Need Step Up/Down to tackle voltage variation with Pure Sine Wave ability )

5) Graphics Card - 20k

6) Cabinet - 15k

7) Blue Ray Drive - 15k ( One LG drive has both Blue and HD-DVD ability, dunno its price )

Please reply guys and dont forget to mention the price.

1.) As per ur choice and budget

i, think wat desiibond suggested was really good,

2.) to say it simply, 2.1 sucks..lol. but face this fact

3.) 20K ???

4.) Seagate is good, but i wud hv again suggested u to go with 2x1TB WD SATA-II HDDs (neways, tats also good choice)
WD 1TB SATA-II HDD---> Rs. 5.2K

5.) UPS: i dunno y u wanna go with a stepped/modified sine wave UPS ?? if 20K is ur budget then u shud DEFINATELY go for PURE SINE wave UPS.. as ur PSU needs that "PURE SINE WAVE" O/p UPS..
APC SMART UPS (modeL SUA1500i) Rs. 17K

6.) GPU: ok, i see ur budget is 20K, but wich GPU u wanna go for.. ?? a gtx280 SSC Edition will cost u Rs.22.7K where as u can (i think) go for gtx275 or even in SLi

7.) cabinet: 15K ??? omg... u shud reduce this budget seriously and spend sum more on ur GPU dept dude..say, keep Rs.4- 4.5K for cabinet and the rest spend on a gtx295 or 2xgtx275 (for SLi)...a Coolermaster CM690 (with side panel of glass) for Rs.4.4K is really good... believe me.. (it looks basic and ugly in pics but in reality, its build quality is really good..

but... if u still wanna keep tat budget of 15K then i think the CoolerMaster's nVIDIA Edition HIGH Tower is really awesome..(but i guess its above 15K..maybe 18K)

8.) Blu RAY: naa..do not spend tat much (now at this moment) ona blu ray player, instead wait for 4-5months adn the prices will reduce drastically.. instead (i again suggest u to, save and spend cash on a really good GPU)..

REMEMBER: its the GPU which decides how gr8 a system works (in terms of graphics).. so...do not lose on this point..

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Cheers n e-peace....

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thx ashu for your reply and suggestions. But brother after release of Gtx3xx I will buy the top end version so I aint interested in graphic atm.

Whatever prices I have specified I need advice in that range only so pls dont deduct or add budget from one product to another. Since I have certain priorities in mind.

And about UPS I got your point. I read in Apc website that Smart Ups can regulate low and high voltage.

Does that mean it will keep the voltage to constant 230V ? You can only tell me since you own it.

arnold991 said:
thx ashu for your reply and suggestions. But brother after release of Gtx3xx I will buy the top end version so I aint interested in graphic atm.

ok sure.. tats a good choice too..

Whatever prices I have specified I need advice in that range only so pls dont deduct or add budget from one product to another. Since I have certain priorities in mind.

lol.. ok ok i promise NOT to deduct and prices..

And about UPS I got your point. I read in Apc website that Smart Ups can regulate low and high voltage.

Does that mean it will keep the voltage to constant 230V ? You can only tell me since you own it.

yup, it does keeps the voltage (from the mains) to a constant level, there are LED's tat indicate adn light up wen ever there is any under voltage or over-voltage load..

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thx bro. So ups is finalised now. Please check the model no again.

"APC SUA1500I Smart-UPS 1500VA/980Watt USB & Serial 230V Pure Sine Wave"

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thx bro. So ups is finalised now. Please check the model no again.

"APC SUA1500I Smart-UPS 1500VA/980Watt USB & Serial 230V Pure Sine Wave"

1) Asus D2X or Azuen Prelude or Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series (not getting price for last two, pls someone tell me)

2) LG Blue Ray and HDDVD Drive not a writer or any good speed drive to watch blue ray movies (price not getting).

arnold991 said:
thx bro. So ups is finalised now. Please check the model no again.

"APC SUA1500I Smart-UPS 1500VA/980Watt USB & Serial 230V Pure Sine Wave"

1) Asus D2X or Azuen Prelude or Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series (not getting price for last two, pls someone tell me)

2) LG Blue Ray and HDDVD Drive not a writer or any good speed drive to watch blue ray movies (price not getting).

yes my dear brother, the UPS model is perfectly fine..

(i think i'll hv to charge u consultation fees for the amount of time u hv asked me abt UPS, Active PFC, pure sine wave etc..etc..) ...lol.... :))

1.) if u get prices of those sound cards then tell me also (by posting here)...

btw, y dnt u call up theitwares.com guy and ask him abt the prices and availability ?? try it..

2.) i dnt remember, but there was a SONY BLU RAY drive also, i cant exactly rem'br the brand, was it sony or samsung...

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Cheers n e-peace....

for 20k gfx card get a gtx275 or a hd4890 now...and as you said, this will easily hold until mid next year when the new cards come out.

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decided not to take blue ray or ssd till it becomes viable and mature.

Hey ashu.. no consultation fee only jadu ki jhappi.

amitash said:
for 20k gfx card get a gtx275 or a hd4890 now...and as you said, this will easily hold until mid next year when the new cards come out.

yup, rightl;y said..

offtopic: replied to ur wallpaper query in showoff thread.. :))

arnold991 said:
decided not to take blue ray or ssd till it becomes viable and mature.

Hey ashu.. no consultation fee only jadu ki jhappi.

thank god, tat u NOT taking blu ray player as of now... phew.... :))

also, tat jaadu ki jhappi i take only from girls.. lol..
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so, wen is ur new system gonna come ?? (wenever it comes, plz post ur config in the core i7 thread, link in my siggy)

tc dude...

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hehe. Ok, bro I will do that.

^^

yup, thanx..will be waiting for ur rig config..