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Suggestion needed..

13 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/suggestion-needed.156313/

MegaMind
MegaMind Original post #1
Apr 30, 2012 at 3:44 PM
Hey guys, a friend of mine has the following rig for gaming..

CPU - i7 870
Mobo-Asus P7H55-M LX
RAM -Transcend 1*4GB 1333MHz
PSU -Corsair VX550
GPU -MSI 560ti TFII
HDD -1TB 7200.12
Case-CM elite 335

The question is, is it worth getting IVY/SB or get a used P55 & OC the proccy? Purpose is pure gaming..
saikiasunny
saikiasunny #2
Apr 30, 2012 at 4:37 PM
My advice is to go for a better p55 mobo. The i7 is a very capable processor for gaming. It won't be a bottleneck for modern gpus. I don't think the ivys or sandys will provide you with significant fps gains.
RiGOD
RiGOD #3
Apr 30, 2012 at 5:00 PM
Take a look at this buddy. It's better to OC it rather than wasting money on a SNB/IVB. The GPU is awesome and it'll get the job done.
MegaMind
MegaMind #4
Apr 30, 2012 at 5:37 PM
Hmmm will let him know, my advise is the same but he is very curious in urgrading as a whole..
topgear
topgear #5
May 1, 2012 at 3:31 AM
This is a good mobo your friend can get @ 5.3k ;-)
HARDOCP - Introduction - MSI P55-CD53 Motherboard Review
but before that read this :
The Perils Of Overclocking : P55 On A Budget: Five Core i5/i7 Motherboards For $100-$150
MegaMind
MegaMind #6
May 1, 2012 at 9:32 PM
topgear said:
This is a good mobo your friend can get @ 5.3k ;-)
HARDOCP - Introduction - MSI P55-CD53 Motherboard Review
Click to expand...

Is it avail. in India??

Thanks for the Tom's link..

Also, its only 4+1 phase control is it good enough to hold OC'ed 870 stable 24/7?
topgear
topgear #7
May 2, 2012 at 5:14 AM
There's ain't lots of P55 mobo available now but you can get that MSI mobo from flipkart @ ~5.3k and I think most of the mobos under 6k usually comes with 4+1 power phase but if your friend have more than 6k budget for mobo he can opt for good Intel Original mobos like Intel DP55KG at 10k but even this pricey good at ocing mobo comes with only 6 phase power supply modules.
MegaMind
MegaMind #8
May 4, 2012 at 3:37 AM
Seems like Tirupati has last MSI P55A-GD55 left 6K+tax.. What u say?
topgear
topgear #9
May 4, 2012 at 4:43 AM
see for yourself ;-)
MSI P55-GD55: A Mainboard to Forget - X-bit labs
MegaMind
MegaMind #10
May 4, 2012 at 12:02 PM
^^Ya TG checked that before & 2 more cases in OCN..

Its MSI P55-GD55 the one i'm saying is MSI P55A-G55 which is the revised version..
dibya_kol
dibya_kol #11
May 4, 2012 at 11:14 PM
that cpu is still good enough for anything .. No point of change that one ..
koolent
koolent #12
May 5, 2012 at 12:29 AM
^ he is right, no point of getting a new processor. Get a motherboard and OC the processor if you want.

You won't need to do that quite far
topgear
topgear #13
May 5, 2012 at 4:05 AM
MegaMind said:
^^Ya TG checked that before & 2 more cases in OCN..

Its MSI P55-GD55 the one i'm saying is MSI P55A-G55 which is the revised version..
Click to expand...

go for it ;-)

MSI P55A-G55 Unboxing and Benching