Suggestions about my rig!!

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Hey guys,
I have thought about a gaming rig and going to buy it on this saturday.Suggestions needed if any of this component is being a bottleneck for others or I can get better within the price
Type Name Price

Processor Intel Core i5 2500K | 13000 INR
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3 | 8750 INR
RAM G.Skill DDR 3 1600 MHz 8 GB (2Ã—4) | 3200 INR
Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda 320 GB SATA 2 7200 RPM | 1700 INR
Graphics Card MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition/OC | 15300 INR
Monitor BenQ G2220HD 21.5 Inch | 7000 INR
Power Supply Corsair GS800W 800 Watt | 5100 INR
Cabinet NZXT Source 210 Elite ATX | 2200 INR
Speaker Altec Lansing VS2621 2.1 | 1600 INR
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO | 1900 INR
DVD Writer ASUS DRW-24B3ST SATA | 1100 INR

Total 60850 INR

I need some suggestions regarding this rig.Are the prices OK? I also want to know what are the latest prices, are they matching with this list? I am planning to purchase from supreme(Kolkata). Suggest me any other shop if needed.

Everything seems fair enough. If you could wait for some 1-2 month, you could get HD 7870 @ ~ 18K which performs very good, close to GTX 580 @ 30% less TDP.

also, if you can find Samsung PX2370 LED monitor, grab it, it's the best monitor but commands a premium price.

The basic structure is quite good but need some modification:-

1. Don't get the LCD monitor now. Get BenQ G2220HDL @ 7.4K or AOC 21.5" E2243FW LED @ 7.2K
2. Don't spend 16K on Gfx card of older gene now. Wait until HD 7800 series is made available in India. At this price you can get HD 7850 which is more powerful than HD 6950.
3. Regarding PSU, try to get something from Corsair TX V2 series or Seasonic SS series. Even a 650W or 750W will do the job. You will get better components as well as 5 Years of warranty.
4. Are you sure that 320 GB HDD is available @ 1.7K. Now their market price is around 3.8K

^^Why not GS series from corsair??I didn't purchased the TX650V2 because you told me that GS700 is better than Tx650V2 but that time price of GS700 and Tx650V2 was almost same.I got GS700 for 5.1k and tx650V2 was around 5.3K.
Don't be offended.

tx (v2) series are anyday better than GS series having some quality durable components giving them better efficiency.

dashing.sujay said:
tx (v2) series are anyday better than GS series having some quality durable components giving them better efficiency.

I knew after getting the GS700. The main difference is Tx (V2) is Bronze certified 80+ whereas GS is normal 80+ certified Psu.So, Tx series gives better efficiency in long run

Actually TX series also offers 5 years of warranty. And 800W is not needed for his system, that's a overkill. That's why I've asked to get a TX series or Seasonic SS series to get higher warranty period and better efficiency.

@satsworld get quotes from vedant , MD computers & eastern logica before buying then decide.

price wise i found vedant/ md attractive

stocks wise md is very good

from my personal experirnce in the past (2006-2010) from supreme they sometimes quote way higher than others for the same part.

I would suggest get things from md they are pretty help full(for RMA & stuff) if something goes wrong with any product.

In my opinion MD Computer quote sky-high price to new customer so better cross checked the item you want to buy from other shop before purchasing from MD.

I am using TX and its very good psu no flaws till now n never will i know that

^^ Guys, there is no need to highlight TX series that much, Tenida, a lots of Digit forum members and couple of my friends are also using GS series without any issues till date. It entirely depends upon the budget

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Thanks a lot guys....
So, I should wait for the 7*** series to arrive.BTW Should I go for better mobo & processor like i7 2600k, what is its price now? And any suggestions about better mobo, but the total(processor+mobo) must be within 25-27k. Can I add now a low priced nVidia card to make a basic physics engine right now and then add a hd 7850 2 gb after two months? Will it work?Can nVidia and amd work together?

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satsworld said:
Thanks a lot guys....
So, I should wait for the 7*** series to arrive.BTW Should I go for better mobo & processor like i7 2600k, what is its price now? And any suggestions about better mobo, but the total(processor+mobo) must be within 25-27k.

if your priority is gaming @ HD, Core i5 2500K will be good.

I am not sure i7 2600K gives any significant boost. reviews indicate negligible increase in gaming performance.
AnandTech - The Sandy Bridge Review: Intel Core i7-2600K, i5-2500K and Core i3-2100 Tested
Core i5 2500K and Core i7 2600K review
Benchmark Results: Metro 2033 (DX11) : Intel?s Second-Gen Core CPUs: The Sandy Bridge Review

However if you invested money on more powerful GPU like 6970 or GTX 570, it will boost the performance at high resolutions.

Core i5 2500K, OC friendly mobo and spend as much as possible on GPU. That will make the real difference in gaming performance at 1080p.

^^ Nice suggestion. For gaming 2500K is enough.

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And about the Basic physx engine case? Can I do this? And any better z68 mobo wthin 12k?

satsworld said:
And about the Basic physx engine case? Can I do this? And any better z68 mobo wthin 12k?

Didn't get u.

^^ he wants to add a lowend Nvidia GPU for Physx purpose.

@satsworld, forget Physx, if you can add a SSD. though the recommended SSD will cost twice that of a lowend Nvidia GPU.

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i do not have any intension of buying ssd right now...may be later.. But i want a low end nvidia gpu now to be bought with my desktop that i can use for physx purpose. I will buy 7850 after two months and add it. The two gfx cards can work together, right? How about gt 520 1gb, any better idea?

GT520 would be like wasting money. Don't even think about it.

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then plese suggest a card...

Budget for that ?

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a low end nvidia card that can be used for physx purpure better below 5-4k.

GTS 450 1 GB @ 5.7k.

satsworld said:
a low end nvidia card that can be used for physx purpure better below 5-4k.

Get any 2nd hand 9800gt or gt240 will be cost around 2-2.5k.And don't spend that much money on physx card rather invest on dedicated graphics card.

GTS 450 is not a low end card and might be overkill for it. Get the Zotac GT 240 1 GB GDDR5 @ RS 3352 from Here: Flipkart: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GT240 1 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card: Graphics Card

This card is capable enough to run PhysX of all the current games. I am having XFX version of this card and can play games like Batman Arkham City and Asylum, Alice Madness returns, Metro 2033, Mafia II with PhysX setting set to highest.

Physx is so confusing to me

watch this video. this will clear your idea about how a lowend physx card can slow a highend card down.

This person is from ncix.com.

^^Which card was used in the setup?

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GT 430 or GT 240 which one is better and why?

he used a gtx 580 as main card .

then pared a
1.8600GTS as physx processor
2.same card as physx processor(the same main 580)
3.550Ti as physx processor
4.580 as physx processor
5.560Ti as physx processor

looking at the fps i would say don't bother invest on a new card solely for physx, it is not a cost effective idea. Better go for a single best card you can afford.

@satsworld are you going to use the card as physx processor , if yes then get the gt240.
gt430 uses more power & the gt240(gddr5) has more horse power .

IMO if you can get a second hand card like a GTS450 , get that. Otherwise no use buying these cards(one you have mentioned) new (if budget is not a problem ofcourse).

If you get a 2nd hand card like GTS 450 then you have to invest a lot in a good PSU as it has power consumption higher than a HD 6770. And avinandan012, PhysX with single GPU isn't possible with AMD cards; thats why we need dedicated PhysX card.