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Looking for a power rig [70-90k]

32 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/looking-for-a-power-rig-70-90k.170450/

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neo240 Original post #1
Feb 20, 2013 at 10:31 PM
1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Stupid answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work. Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.')
Ans: 80% involving Animation tools and Internet based work. 15% Gaming 5% Movies. Planning on running all the games that I can get my hands on but I don't necessarily need all the clocks and bells enabled (Although it will be a plus). Applications are GPU and CPU heavy.

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 70-90k Extendable to 100k at most.

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: I would like that option open although I live in a place with hellish temperatures during summers. And unfortunately no AC.

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: 7 Ultimate and then probably upgrade to 8.

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: 750GB /1 TB is more than enough but 7200 RPM preferred.

6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention which screen size and resolution do you want. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, again mention the size and resolution of monitor you have.
Ans: Planning on getting a Ultrasharp monitor from Dell 24".

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: Not applicable.

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: First or second week of March.

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: I did quite a lot on my school days but its been 5 years. So probably gonna try myself first and then gonna hire a assembler if needed.

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: Kolkata. Open to Online, Offline both.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: Was planning to buy Alienware m18x but decided against it for the moment as my laptop is almost dead and I need a solution pronto.
Feel free to put your views and thoughts. Although I am new to the forum, I was a old regular digit reader. But as usual when you get business and work to do, time is scanty. Looking forward to fellow digitizers comments and configurations.
Cilus
Cilus #2
Feb 21, 2013 at 1:45 AM
Intel Core i7 3770K @ 20K
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB WIFI @ 17.8K/Asrock Z77 Fatal1ty Professional @ 15.5K
Corsair Vengeance Red 2133 MHz 4GB X 2 @ 4.7K
WD Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6 Gbps @ 5.5K
Corsair Carbide 400R @ 4.7K
Seasonic SS-750JS 80+ bronze PSU @ 5.6K
Asus 24X SATA DVD R/W @ 1K
Dell 22" S2240L IPS Panel 1080P Display @ 9K
Logitech G400 Gaming Mouse @ 1.5K
Logitech Keyboard @ 0.4K
Sapphire HD 7970 OC Dual Fan @ 28.5K
APC 1KVA Black UPS @ 4.8K

Total: 103K.

Now the Kolkata prices are cheaper for most of the components and there is a high chance that you will get all the components within 100K budget. FOr Shop, look for Vedant Computer. Currently they're offering the cheapest price for most of the components.
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draco21 #3
Feb 21, 2013 at 7:58 AM
Well just a question...

the i7 supports memory of 1333 mhz right

so why is a memory of 2133mhz required??How does it improve performance??

Pls clarify as i used to think that it is the processor only that uses the ram......
bssunilreddy
Feb 21, 2013 at 8:01 AM
AMD FX 8350 -11400,
Asus Sabertooth 990FX -13500,
Sapphire HD 7970 OC -28500,
Seasonic X660 -7500,
WD Caviar Black 1TB -5500,
Corsair Vengeance 8GB 2133MHz(4GB*2) -4500,
Dell S2240L 22" IPS -8600,
MS Sidewinder X6-2000,
Logitech G400 -1500,
Logitech Z313 -1600,
Corsair H60 Cooler -3700,
CM Storm Enforcer -6300,
CM 200mm RED LED fan -1100,
Asus 24B5ST DVDRW -1000,
APC 1KVA UPS -4500.
TOTAL -1,01,200.
Myth
Myth #5
Feb 21, 2013 at 1:34 PM
Well just a question...

the i7 supports memory of 1333 mhz right

so why is a memory of 2133mhz required??How does it improve performance??

Pls clarify as i used to think that it is the processor only that uses the ram......

Tighter timings. Healthy memory performance boost.


Intel Core i7 3770K @ 20K
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB WIFI @ 17.8K/Asrock Z77 Fatal1ty Professional @ 15.5K
Corsair Vengeance Red 2133 MHz 4GB X 2 @ 4.7K
WD Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6 Gbps @ 5.5K
Corsair Carbide 400R @ 4.7K
Seasonic SS-750JS 80+ bronze PSU @ 5.6K
Asus 24X SATA DVD R/W @ 1K
Dell 22" S2240L IPS Panel 1080P Display @ 9K
Logitech G400 Gaming Mouse @ 1.5K
Logitech Keyboard @ 0.4K
Sapphire HD 7970 OC Dual Fan @ 28.5K
APC 1KVA Black UPS @ 4.8K

Total: 103K.

Now the Kolkata prices are cheaper for most of the components and there is a high chance that you will get all the components within 100K budget. FOr Shop, look for Vedant Computer. Currently they're offering the cheapest price for most of the components.

Add a cooler to the above config. Start considering from CM Hyper 212 Evo (2.2k) onwards.
Alternate ram: gskill ripjaws x 2133mhz
The Incinerator
Feb 21, 2013 at 2:24 PM
AMD FX 8350 - Rs 11700
Asus Sabertooth 990FX - Rs 13,500
AMD FirePro V5900 2 GB GDDR5 / Sapphire HD 7970 OC - Rs 31,500 /Rs 28500
Corsair TV650V2UK -5500,
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB - Rs 5850
G.Skill RipjawsX(1600MHz)(F3-12800CL9S) 4GB*2 - Rs 3500
Dell S2240L 22" ( 1920 x 1080 IPS LED) - Rs 9000
Logitech G 400 - Rs 1500
Keyboard Logitech - Rs 350
NZXT Phantom - Rs 8100
OPD - Samsung SH-S 223F - Rs 975
APC 1KVA UPS -4500


Total - Rs 96,226 (FirePro)/ Rs 93,175 (HD 7970)


This a config that is apt for your situation and scope of work. now ,I advised you Phantom NZXT only keeping in mind the Kolkata summers and the heat the components will produce. With a side fan the NZXT cools like no other cabinet in its category and beyond.
Cilus
Cilus #7
Feb 21, 2013 at 4:21 PM
Buddy, you can use higher speed Rams like 1600 MHz and higher with unlocked Sandy Bridge Processors, having a default support of 1333 MHz. It is done by overclocking the Memory Controller's speed. The K series processors which can be overclocked, hence can adjust their Memory Controller's speed by reading the XMP profiles stored in the Memory module in use, to make it run at higher speed than 1333 MHz speed. This is done automatically without any manual adjustment. All you need to do is to plug the Memory in the Motherboard.
harshilsharma63
Feb 21, 2013 at 4:36 PM
Intel Core i7 3770K @ 20K
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB WIFI @ 17.8K/Asrock Z77 Fatal1ty Professional @ 15.5K
Corsair Vengeance Red 2133 MHz 4GB X 2 @ 4.7K
WD Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6 Gbps @ 5.5K
Corsair Carbide 400R @ 4.7K
Seasonic SS-750JS 80+ bronze PSU @ 5.6K
Asus 24X SATA DVD R/W @ 1K
Dell 22" S2240L IPS Panel 1080P Display @ 9K
Logitech G400 Gaming Mouse @ 1.5K
Logitech Keyboard @ 0.4K
Sapphire HD 7970 OC Dual Fan @ 28.5K
APC 1KVA Black UPS @ 4.8K

Total: 103K.

Now the Kolkata prices are cheaper for most of the components and there is a high chance that you will get all the components within 100K budget. FOr Shop, look for Vedant Computer. Currently they're offering the cheapest price for most of the components.

+1 for this!
tkin
tkin #9
Feb 21, 2013 at 5:48 PM
Intel Core i7 3770K @ 20K
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB WIFI @ 17.8K/Asrock Z77 Fatal1ty Professional @ 15.5K
Corsair Vengeance Red 2133 MHz 4GB X 2 @ 4.7K
WD Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6 Gbps @ 5.5K
Corsair Carbide 400R @ 4.7K
Seasonic SS-750JS 80+ bronze PSU @ 5.6K
Asus 24X SATA DVD R/W @ 1K
Dell 22" S2240L IPS Panel 1080P Display @ 9K
Logitech G400 Gaming Mouse @ 1.5K
Logitech Keyboard @ 0.4K
Sapphire HD 7970 OC Dual Fan @ 28.5K
APC 1KVA Black UPS @ 4.8K

Total: 103K.

Now the Kolkata prices are cheaper for most of the components and there is a high chance that you will get all the components within 100K budget. FOr Shop, look for Vedant Computer. Currently they're offering the cheapest price for most of the components.
The best rig at 100k.
harshilsharma63
Feb 21, 2013 at 7:42 PM
Intel Core i7 3770K @ 20K
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB WIFI @ 17.8K/Asrock Z77 Fatal1ty Professional @ 15.5K
Corsair Vengeance Red 2133 MHz 4GB X 2 @ 4.7K
WD Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6 Gbps @ 5.5K
Corsair Carbide 400R @ 4.7K
Seasonic SS-750JS 80+ bronze PSU @ 5.6K
Asus 24X SATA DVD R/W @ 1K
Dell 22" S2240L IPS Panel 1080P Display @ 9K
Logitech G400 Gaming Mouse @ 1.5K
Logitech Keyboard @ 0.4K
Sapphire HD 7970 OC Dual Fan @ 28.5K
APC 1KVA Black UPS @ 4.8K

Total: 103K.

Now the Kolkata prices are cheaper for most of the components and there is a high chance that you will get all the components within 100K budget. FOr Shop, look for Vedant Computer. Currently they're offering the cheapest price for most of the components.

GTX660 SLI comes at same price as a single hd7970 and gives much better performance, so are SLI issues (microshuttering, scaling) have such a negative impact that one should avoid it for similar priced lower performance solution?
tkin
tkin #11
Feb 21, 2013 at 7:50 PM
GTX660 SLI comes at same price as a single hd7970 and gives much better performance, so are SLI issues (microshuttering, scaling) have such a negative impact that one should avoid it for similar priced lower performance solution?
The Bus, the 660's memory bus will choke it to death once you hit a very high res+8x+aa levels.

And yes, SLI/CF is a big headache due to microstuttering, optimizations issues, negative scaling bug etc etc, sometimes it takes games 3-5 months to bring SLI/CF support.
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neo240 #12
Feb 22, 2013 at 12:33 PM
Intel Core i7 3770K @ 20K
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB WIFI @ 17.8K/Asrock Z77 Fatal1ty Professional @ 15.5K
Corsair Vengeance Red 2133 MHz 4GB X 2 @ 4.7K
WD Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6 Gbps @ 5.5K
Corsair Carbide 400R @ 4.7K
Seasonic SS-750JS 80+ bronze PSU @ 5.6K
Asus 24X SATA DVD R/W @ 1K
Dell 22" S2240L IPS Panel 1080P Display @ 9K
Logitech G400 Gaming Mouse @ 1.5K
Logitech Keyboard @ 0.4K
Sapphire HD 7970 OC Dual Fan @ 28.5K
APC 1KVA Black UPS @ 4.8K

Total: 103K.

Now the Kolkata prices are cheaper for most of the components and there is a high chance that you will get all the components within 100K budget. FOr Shop, look for Vedant Computer. Currently they're offering the cheapest price for most of the components.

Thanks a lot for your help. I was doing some research and have some questions.

What about The Maximus Formula board? And the processor is good. Also I need water cooling as well.
As for cabinets I can go higher till 12k to get one that keeps the components cool.

Also what do you guys think about the GTX 680 Graphics? Costs a bit more but I dont plan on Sli so it should work for me for 1-2 years. Monitor 22' or 24' both are fine with me.

Mouse and keyboard are not needed as I am planning to get some good ones later.

Need Really good ram as well. So don't hold back. From what I saw in the threads the Gskill ones are quite good I suppose. Anyway I leave that to you guys.
Also It seems I need to increase the budget although I will have to wait 1 extra week then. The current budget is 120k extendable to 130k. And this is the last limit.


BOUGHT ALREADY:

1x Set of Screwdriver with 32pc heads.
1x Artic Silver 5.
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neo240 #13
Feb 23, 2013 at 7:56 PM
Any advices guys? Also is nxzt phantom better than CM storm trooper?
tkin
tkin #14
Feb 23, 2013 at 11:17 PM
Any advices guys? Also is nxzt phantom better than CM storm trooper?
Depends upon user choice, I love the phantom, you can get either one, for top cases like these temps do not vary much, so whatever floats your boat.
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neo240 #15
Feb 24, 2013 at 1:41 AM
So should gtx680, i7 3770, M5F sound good? Also which ram is better for this configuration? Gskill or corsair one? As long as it plays dink Smallwood at full eye candy I am happy:D

Forgot to ask a out smps as well. Please suggest a good one for this configuration. I won't be doing Sli and will use single graphics card.
tkin
tkin #16
Feb 24, 2013 at 12:47 PM
So should gtx680, i7 3770, M5F sound good? Also which ram is better for this configuration? Gskill or corsair one? As long as it plays dink Smallwood at full eye candy I am happy:D

Forgot to ask a out smps as well. Please suggest a good one for this configuration. I won't be doing Sli and will use single graphics card.
Go with Cilus's Rig posted above, for you info, I'm once again quoting it here:

Rig by Cilus:
Intel Core i7 3770K @ 20K
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB WIFI @ 17.8K/Asrock Z77 Fatal1ty Professional @ 15.5K
Corsair Vengeance Red 2133 MHz 4GB X 2 @ 4.7K
WD Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6 Gbps @ 5.5K
Corsair Carbide 400R @ 4.7K
Seasonic SS-750JS 80+ bronze PSU @ 5.6K
Asus 24X SATA DVD R/W @ 1K
Dell 22" S2240L IPS Panel 1080P Display @ 9K
Logitech G400 Gaming Mouse @ 1.5K
Logitech Keyboard @ 0.4K
Sapphire HD 7970 OC Dual Fan @ 28.5K
APC 1KVA Black UPS @ 4.8K

Total: 103K.
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neo240 #17
Feb 24, 2013 at 6:16 PM
Go with Cilus's Rig posted above, for you info, I'm once again quoting it here:

Rig by Cilus:

Yes, I did see it. I am just modifying it a bit. I was thinking of getting Maximum 5 Formula as I got a good deal for it at 18k.
Will the ram work with it? Also is the seasonic one good? Or should I get a Coolermaster or Corsair?
tkin
tkin #18
Feb 24, 2013 at 6:19 PM
Yes, I did see it. I am just modifying it a bit. I was thinking of getting Maximum 5 Formula as I got a good deal for it at 18k.
Will the ram work with it? Also is the seasonic one good? Or should I get a Coolermaster or Corsair?
Yeah, Formula is great, go for it, and fyi Seasonic~Corsair>>>>>>>>>>Cooler Master.
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neo240 #19
Feb 24, 2013 at 6:26 PM
Thanks mate. You are the man as well as cilus. Will update the thread as I get the components.
sam_738844
Feb 25, 2013 at 8:05 AM
@Cilus

Observation : First for me to see you suggesting intel i7 K series over FX8350, where multi core is a factor, even ocing may be. Any specific reason for this change?
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neo240 #21
Feb 25, 2013 at 10:29 AM
A minor update. I got the Maximus 5 Formula. And the bad news is that my laptop finally died. Anyway got a Eeepc which will hopefully last 2-3 weeks till I get the system assembled.
tkin
tkin #22
Feb 26, 2013 at 9:27 PM
@Cilus

Observation : First for me to see you suggesting intel i7 K series over FX8350, where multi core is a factor, even ocing may be. Any specific reason for this change?
FX8350 is good for a value rig, and unless OC'ed high, and on extremely multi theaded environment the intel offerings are significantly better, specially on pure performance basis i7 3770k has no competition from AMD, absolutely none, its highly recommended for rigs like these.
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draco21 #23
Feb 26, 2013 at 11:10 PM
just a friendly advice..
dont call him cil'i'us

remove that i or else he will get mad for sure (100% guarenteed)

also @ cilus thanks for the info didnot know about this feature, so i guess it goes same for i5 3570k too...
Cilus
Cilus #24
Feb 27, 2013 at 1:20 AM
Look. while suggesting, I always try to provide a balance among all the components, especially for the CPU + GPU + Motherboard combination. For higher performance in most of the things like Gaming, CPU intensive works, Multi-threaded workloads, overclocking, these 4 components are going to play the pivot role. So, for a gaming rig, I am not going to suggest a 20K processor by sacrificing the GPU or Motherboard. So normally with the sub 80K builds, FX-8350 + HD 7970 + 990FX Board is the ideal choice as the combo provide very good CPU performance, Gaming performance, feature rich and performance Motherboard, resulting good tweaking potential.

Here since OP has the budget to accommodate an i7 3770K, a very good quality Motherboard and a HD 7970 within his budget, there is no point of suggesting him a VFM processor like FX-8350.

@Cilus

Observation : First for me to see you suggesting intel i7 K series over FX8350, where multi core is a factor, even ocing may be. Any specific reason for this change?

It is not at all the 1st time. I hope you know about GamerAnand's 1500K configuration... I am the guy who made him opt for i7 3770K.
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neo240 #25
Mar 4, 2013 at 12:43 AM
Purchased almost all the components.

Corsair H100i cooler -7500
i7 3770k 3.5ghz -19900
Gskill Ripjaws 2133mhz ram 8Gb (2x4) -4850
Nzxt Switch 810 -10600
Dell 22"IPS -8800
Corsaid HX750 -8950
APC 1KVA UPS -6600
1TB WD Black -5500
. (Graphics left till next week)
. ( Keyboard left...have a temporary one)
. (Mouse left.. same as above)

I think thats all. Will edit it later if I missed something. Changed apartments today so not really energetic. Just thought to update you guys. Thanks a lot for your help.

As for mouse I will probably get a G9x and a Decent gaming as well as working keyboard (still in decision). Graphics card is GTX 680 although Vedant did press me for buying the 7970s.

Nighty Night.
Myth
Myth #26
Mar 4, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Purchased almost all the components.

Corsair H100i cooler
i7 3770k 3.5ghz
Gskill Ripjaws 2133mhz ram 8Gb (2x4)
Nzxt Switch 810 (or swatch....cant really remember the name and too tired to go check it)
Dell 22"IPS
Corsaid HX750
APC 1KVA UPS
1TB WD Black
. (Graphics left till next week)
. ( Keyboard left...have a temporary one)
. (Mouse left.. same as above)

I think thats all. Will edit it later if I missed something. Changed apartments today so not really energetic. Just thought to update you guys. Thanks a lot for your help.

As for mouse I will probably get a G9x and a Decent gaming as well as working keyboard (still in decision). Graphics card is GTX 680 although Vedant did press me for buying the 7970s.

Nighty Night.

Congrats on the purchases.
Please post prices for the items. Thanks.
sam_738844
Mar 4, 2013 at 1:10 PM
Look. while suggesting, I always try to provide a balance among all the components, especially for the CPU + GPU + Motherboard combination. For higher performance in most of the things like Gaming, CPU intensive works, Multi-threaded workloads, overclocking, these 4 components are going to play the pivot role. So, for a gaming rig, I am not going to suggest a 20K processor by sacrificing the GPU or Motherboard. So normally with the sub 80K builds, FX-8350 + HD 7970 + 990FX Board is the ideal choice as the combo provide very good CPU performance, Gaming performance, feature rich and performance Motherboard, resulting good tweaking potential.

Here since OP has the budget to accommodate an i7 3770K, a very good quality Motherboard and a HD 7970 within his budget, there is no point of suggesting him a VFM processor like FX-8350.

It is not at all the 1st time. I hope you know about GamerAnand's 1500K configuration... I am the guy who made him opt for i7 3770K.

Of course... Point made and noted. Any info is welcome from Cilus the great :) Dint know about i7 3770K from this point of view. i5 3570K is a different story
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neo240 #28
Mar 5, 2013 at 12:04 PM
Guys I have a question. Anyone know how to share a local cable internet connection? It seems I cannot do that from the Adsl modem router. Any advice will be appreciated. Also the cable is given with RJ45 and probably comes with MAC restrictions.
tkin
tkin #29
Mar 5, 2013 at 12:38 PM
Guys I have a question. Anyone know how to share a local cable internet connection? It seems I cannot do that from the Adsl modem router. Any advice will be appreciated. Also the cable is given with RJ45 and probably comes with MAC restrictions.
You need a normal router, not an ADSL router, these routers has ethernet port input.
anirbandd
anirbandd #30
Mar 5, 2013 at 1:18 PM
congo for the purchase!! one monster rig coming up!!

post prices and pics :)
Cilus
Cilus #31
Mar 5, 2013 at 2:14 PM
neo240, congratulation on your purchase.
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neo240 #32
Mar 5, 2013 at 2:46 PM
Thanks lol. Purchase was easy... Fitting them and over clocking not so much. It's way too different from the local ones that I practiced with years ago. And biggest issue is it doesn't fit my computer table..... After a lot of searching I came to the conclusion the table of this size isn't available. Will let you guys know when I assemble it ( more like try to assemble it haha.)