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arshadmajeed
arshadmajeed Original post #1
Jan 26, 2013 at 8:02 AM
i7 3770
msi zh77a g41
corsair value ram 4*2
WD blue
Antec VP 550W
sapphire hd 6670

cabinet -antec one s3
for friend,his dad wanted an i7 ,so no changing that
total budget of cpu around 44,000.

what difference will it be between WD green/blue

*Home PC,no oveclocking,gaming,movies
thetechfreak
Jan 26, 2013 at 8:15 AM
Fill this up *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1542846

Side note: avoid that Antec PSU. Pick up a Corsair CX430v2 or a CX500 instead.
harshilsharma63
Jan 26, 2013 at 8:50 AM
Dont go for wd green, they tend to give many problems, go with wd blue or a seagate drive. And get a corsair psu, they are high quality products. And instead of corsair value select, get a pair of gskills or kingston hyper which have 1600 MHz fsb instead of the lower 1333 MHz.
arshadmajeed
Jan 26, 2013 at 9:10 AM
avoid that Antec PSU. Pick up a Corsair CX430v2 or a CX500 instead.

i heard CX and VS series for corsair is like extreme and GX series for cooler master,have efficiency problems.

there wont be any overclocking,so 1600 wont run at that mhz until u set the clocks for that rt? its home use ,and on a tight budget,so i assumed corsair can be trusted.

im still open.buying system on tuesday.
i have never used blue or knew anyone who did,i personally have used 2 1tb greens for past 2 years.and we cant afford a black on this budget.
i would like to know the difference between the blue and green.is it really worth spending that extra cash,or can i put that money into a better gpu?
harshilsharma63
Jan 26, 2013 at 10:23 AM
^ Cavier green drives are made to consume less power, they keep on throttling down to minimize their power consumption whereas blue'd keep spinning at their max speeds (7200 RPM).
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Naxal #6
Jan 26, 2013 at 7:28 PM
*Home PC,no oveclocking,gaming,movies

Since NO OC and more towards gaming, in the mentioned hardware, make few changes.

You really dont need i7, rather chose a i5 or even i3 too would have done.

I would suggest since no OC,

Core i5
Intel DH77EB
ATI HD7850

chose a better screen also :)
gameranand
Jan 26, 2013 at 10:07 PM
@ OP
First fill up the template for a new RIG, your first post is confusing at best.

As for suggestions
1. Get Mobo from Asus or Gigabyte
2. Get a better PSU, preferably a 600W from Corsar
3. Get a better GPU, the one you stated is one generation old. Get a 7xxx series card.

For your budget I guess AMD setup would better, it had better VFM. :)
thetechfreak
Jan 30, 2013 at 8:28 AM
i heard CX and VS series for corsair is like extreme and GX series for cooler master,have efficiency problems.
I guess you heard wrong. It works fine for most. Many forum members are using CX and VS series of their PSUs without issues.
anirbandd
Jan 30, 2013 at 9:26 AM
firstly, fill out the damn template. :evil:

i7 3770
msi zh77a g41
corsair value ram 4*2
WD blue
Antec VP 550W
sapphire hd 6670
*Home PC,no oveclocking,gaming,movies

:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:
what is a home PC with i7 3770 + discreetGPU for if its not going to be used for gaming,movies along with other things??

i heard CX and VS series for corsair is like extreme and GX series for cooler master,have efficiency problems.

there wont be any overclocking,so 1600 wont run at that mhz until u set the clocks for that rt? its home use ,and on a tight budget,so i assumed corsair can be trusted.

dont go on Hearing stuff. plenty of members here use CX. i use one. its GOOD.
and atleast get a 7770 in that budget.
1600Mhz for home use?? :facepalm:
Sainatarajan
Jan 30, 2013 at 3:56 PM
The best thing for OP to do is to fill up the Template......
Cilus
Cilus #11
Jan 30, 2013 at 4:37 PM
^^ Yes, no suggestion before that please.