My Build with i5-3570K & GTX 550ti-SLI on ASRock Z77 Extreme6

Hi Guys, please take a loook at my new rig. I am runnig all the games on ultra setting at around 60 FPS. Unigine Heaven runs on ultra settings at 40 FPS. Will run complete benchmarks on unigine and 3dmark vantage soon and will post the results.

Specs (all costs are in INR and purchased from flipkart.com / theitdepot.com / ebay.in and Sujata Computers, Pune). Some choices might raise astonishments but I never factored in costs while purchasing the items.... just went with the flow and instinct about he components.
And I'm verry happy with the end result as this rig does work great.

Core i5-3570k == 16000
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO (2 fans in push-pull config) == 2000

Cooler Master Elite 311 == 2400
Cooler Master Ex-Calibur Fan (Exhaust) == 1200
Cooler Master Xtra Flo Fans x2 (Intake and CPU 2) == 1000

G.Skill Sniper 1600 MHz 8GB (2x4GB Dual Channel) == 3800
Corsair Vengeance 1600 MHz 8GB (2x4GB Dual Channel) == 3200

Corsair TX650 PSU == 7000

Zotac GTX 550ti x 2 in SLI == 14000
AOC e2352PHZ Passive 3D Monitor == 12000

Corsair Force 3 60GB SSD == 4200
Seagate Baracuda 6gbps 1TB HDD == 5000
LG DVD Writer == 1000

Razer Arctosa Keyboard == 2500
Razer Death Adder 3500 Mouse == 2500
JBL Creature 3 2.1 Speakers == 4000

Here are the pics of ASRock Z77 Extreme 6 unboxing and then complete build.

Better if you post thumbnails of the images. Really slow on GPRS to view the pics one by one.

Could not figure out how to put images inline in the post.... any hints ? PICASA is blocked in my office so I'm unable to post it there and then link the tumbnails here.

use imgur.com

BTW congos for the new build

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Congrats bro. One question Y GTX 550ti x 2 ?

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WTF! Coolermaster Elite 311? Why buy such a cheap cabinet?

Congrats on your purchase.
Firstly I didn't understood that you made another thread as before.
Secondly, language of my previous post was a bit explicit.

Sorry.

Re: My Build with i5-3570K &amp; GTX 550ti-SLI on ASRock Z77 Extreme6

rahulyo said:
Congrats bro. One question Y GTX 550ti x 2 ?

I already had purchased one 550ti last year... after going through a lot of research decided to pair it with another one for SLI. There are a lot of reviews favouring 550ti in SLI.
In that way I can wait for 600 series and HD 7000 prices to dropdown and then buy a top-end or top-end-1 card like 670.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti SLI Review and Benchmarks - YouTube

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti SLI Review and Benchmarks - YouTube

rajnusker said:
WTF! Coolermaster Elite 311? Why buy such a cheap cabinet?

Bought it to start with... going for a Corsair in a week or two

^^ I was trying to post a constructive criticism. Although it looks like my post ended up as a flame post.
Thus I'm going to edit out my post and request you to do the same (i.e. remove the quoting & replies from your post).
Thanks.

Re: My Build with i5-3570K &amp; GTX 550ti-SLI on ASRock Z77 Extreme6

d6bmg said:
Congrats on your purchase.
Firstly I didn't understood that you made another thread as before.
Secondly, language of my previous post was a bit explicit.

Sorry.

Dont worry man.... Friends dont say "Sorry" to each other... thats why the friends are..

Need your advice for a pair of silent 120 MM Fan with high RPM for intake & exhaust...

rajnusker said:
WTF! Coolermaster Elite 311? Why buy such a cheap cabinet?

Your suggestion for a good cabinet in 5k to 8k range available for online purchase ? Will order it in a day or 2.... was thinking about corsair 400r... you opinion ?

First congrats for your purchase.
Now for the fans, get the silverstone ap121 for intake and cm sickleflow 120mm for exhaust. These fans are better than both excaliburs and xtraflows you have

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For cabinet you can get a phantom 410, 400r, 690-2 advanced, haf 912 adv., and 500r.
My advise would be to go for 690-2.

Corsair Carbide 400R is totally vfm for now.
CM 690 Advanced II (USB 3.0 version) is good too. Don't know the price tho

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mandarpalshikar said:
Need your advice for a pair of silent 120 MM Fan with high RPM for intake & exhaust...

Your suggestion for a good cabinet in 5k to 8k range available for online purchase ? Will order it in a day or 2.... was thinking about corsair 400r... you opinion ?

1. Buy the fans after buying new cabinet.
2. Your present cabinet will work until you decide to upgrade graphics card.
Although if your budget is 5-8K for cabinet, there are many options. AMong them,
Corsair 400R @4.5K seems to be a vfm cabinet.
You may also look at CoolerMaster 690II Advanced USB3.0 edition.
Bitfenix Shinobi Window @4.9K is another good option.

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mandarpalshikar said:
Your suggestion for a good cabinet in 5k to 8k range available for online purchase ? Will order it in a day or 2.... was thinking about corsair 400r... you opinion ?

The 500R, will cost you round about 6k OR the NZXT Phantom. Its your choice, make sure to view a lot of videos and details of any cabinet you are buying before purchase. If I were given the choice, I would buy the 500R any day although with a little more budget you can get the famous HAF 932.

500R @6.5K is waste of money when 400R is available @4.5K

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Keeping future expansions in mind which one can I get if budget is 10k..... + or - 2k will do.

How about NZXT Phantom Crafted series... available for 7896 Rs. from primeabgb.com

*www.primeabgb.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=2944&category_id=112&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=53

The ITDepot is offering the Red one at 7845 Rs. plus shipping

*www.theitdepot.com/details-Nzxt+Phantom+Cabinet+(Red)_C5P9202.html

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bump till now.... Planning to order NZXT Phantom Red today from theitdepot.com
Any suggestion before I order ?

If you have 10k, then why not get the silverstone raven rv03 for 9k from primeabgb. Currently Its one of the best air cooling chasis. It will beat the hell out of any case under 10k

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Re: My Build with i5-3570K & GTX 550ti-SLI on ASRock Z77 Extreme6

saikiasunny said:
If you have 10k, then why not get the silverstone raven rv03 for 9k from primeabgb. Currently Its one of the best air cooling chasis. It will beat the hell out of any case under 10k .

Checking it now...

We are talking about model Silverstone RV01B000020 .. right ?

*www.primeabgb.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=1788&category_id=113&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=53

My mistake got the correct one... Silverstone SST-RV03B-W

*www.primeabgb.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=4435&category_id=113&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=53

Is it more spacious than Phantom ?

Its dimensions are smaller than phantom, but has much more space in the motherboard tray area due to its unique psu placement.

My worry is if I add 2 seagate baracuda 1tb hhd's in the case with 1 corsair force ssd.... wont the backplate get heated (rv03 has mounts for HDDs on the backside) ? I suppose this can be solved by adding a 120mm fan at the back.
After looking at phantom and rv03... I'm in favor of rv03 for its 90 degrees rotation thing but some reviews suggest that CM HAF 932 is also a very good one. Will do research overnight and order one in morning.... most probably it will be rv03.

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d6bmg said:
500R @6.5K is waste of money when 400R is available @4.5K

It's like saying HD800 is a waste of money @80k when HD650 is available @29k.

rajnusker said:
It's like saying HD800 is a waste of money @80k when HD650 is available @29k.

What r u thoughts about rv03 ?

rajnusker said:
It's like saying HD800 is a waste of money @80k when HD650 is available @29k.

you are talking about almost 40-50k man :-D

He has a reason to say this. They almost have the same internal frame. The 500r has a removable hdd cage, a side 200mm fan and what else :-|

. Imo its not worth the extra you pay for the 500r. The extra money you spend can be used for better fans instead.

And @op yes the harddrives can be cooled by an extra cheap fan. You should add the hdds at the front trays of the backside.

Good news guys.... getting Asus HD 7950 3GB Direct CU II Top Edition as gift from someone special.... It will get delivered to me on Friday. So now I need to order the cabinet immediately. Going ahead with rv03.

hey mandarpalshikar, a very congratulations to you for new rig

. from where you bought asrock mobo and what was the cost?

Re: My Build with i5-3570K & GTX 550ti-SLI on ASRock Z77 Extreme6

Shivam24 said:
hey mandarpalshikar, a very congratulations to you for new rig. from where you bought asrock mobo and what was the cost?

got it from theitdepot.com for 13000

Theitdepot - ASRock Z77 Extreme 6 32GB DDR3 Intel Motherboard

Just ordered sliverstone rv03 from primeabgb... costed 9860 including shipping. They will ship it today evening.

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Great build buddy. Congrats!

Congrats man. I think you are the first person in tdf to use a rv03. And who is this someone special :-D

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What payment method u used to order the cabby?
I will highly recommend you to go through this thread
Silverstone Raven RV03: User review, lessons learned, and build log

paid with credit card... primeabgb did not charge anything extra for CC payment like theitdepot.com does. Contacted them after placing order and they confirmed that they will ship it today evening itself.
Thx for the link... will go through it before starting the build. I'll post unboxing pics of both rv03 and 7950.

Someone special - it really feels funny when you never get old in computing world and still people gift you such things.....

Thanks man

Best of luck for the build man. And don't forget that cabby deserves nice cable management

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saikiasunny said:
If you have 10k, then why not get the silverstone raven rv03 for 9k from primeabgb. Currently Its one of the best air cooling chasis. It will beat the hell out of any case under 10k .

Ah!, @OP, you already bought it? Congrats then on buying a unique cabinet. I hope you will enjoy using it.

mandarpalshikar said:
paid with credit card... primeabgb did not charge anything extra for CC payment like theitdepot.com does. Contacted them after placing order and they confirmed that they will ship it today evening itself.
Thx for the link... will go through it before starting the build. I'll post unboxing pics of both rv03 and 7950.

Can you tell us the amount of shipping cost charged during payment?

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@d6bmg i didn't got you man :-|

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Btw the rv03 costs 9.2k w/o shipping. So the shipping charges should be around 600.

Sorry. My post wasn't properly edited. Some part was meant for other thread of another forum.

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How much of time do primeabgb take usually to ship the items ? I ordered on Thursday morning and had called them. Got updated that it will be shipped same day. But it seems they did not and yesterday was their off-day due to "Dahi Handi" in Mumbai. Nobody is picking up their Web Query mobile number today. So I'm out of clue about the status of shipment.

Update : Got call from primeabgb today after I dropped them a mail enquring about shipping details. They said they will ship it today.

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Latest Update --- Got to know that primeabgb has shipped my RV03 on Sat evening by Fedex.

@d6bmg - sorry... missed on your post so could not reply... As right said by saikiasunny... it costed me 9.2k rs plus 600 rs for shipping.

Got RV03 delivered right now...
Will assemble the rig tomorrow and post complete pics.

Raven looks very good!!

Congrats man, atlast you got hold of your raven

Congrats on the Raven...the Cabby looks Good and sturdy...!

where are the pics :twisted:

congrats on your new rig
i would have gone with cm stryker but SST-RV03 is also good waiting to see the pics

Here are the pics then.....

hey is the 7950 bought from out of india

^^ Nope... ordered it from Flipkart.com
I had very bad experience back in 2004 when I bought Geforce 6800GT from USA (costed Rs. 20K at that time)..... it developed problems after 3 months of use and I had to wait for somebody to go back to USA to handle the RMA. In all I was unable to use it for 3 months :-(

. Since then I've stopped buying expensive items from outside India.