Time to upgrade :) · DIGIT-ARC

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Budget: 100K (+/- 10K)

Hardware I will be keeping: BenQ G2420 / Samsung 46" 7000

Looking to Buy:

Cabinet - Corsair Vengeance C70: Rs. 9860/-
Motherboard - ASUS Maximus-V Gene: Rs. 15000/-
CPU - Intel i5 3570K: 13400
PSU - Corsair TX850v2: Rs. 7500/-
RAM - G.skill Ripjaws X 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2133MHz: Rs. 5130/-
GPU - ASUS GTX670-DC2T-2GD5: Rs. 30425/-
CPU Cooler - Corsair H60: Rs. 4250/-
Boot Disk (SSD) - OCZ Vertex 4 128 GB SSD: Rs. 7500/-
Hard Disk (Storage) - WD Caviar Green 2 TB: Rs. 5400/-

Total: 98400/-

What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
Gaming (Most of the time)
Browsing
Desktop Processing
Download rig, 24x7 operation
Watching HD movies

Looking to overclock?
Yes

Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
Windows 7 64 bit

Can extend the budget by about 10 K if it is really worth it. Have attached an image which summarizes my detailed research on the prices of all the components mentioned before. Hope people looking for a similar system will find it useful.
Please let me know if I can get any major performance boost by upgrading one of the components. Also, what is going to be the bottleneck in the system? Also, if anyone can recommend better prices that I can get from anywhere else I will be grateful. Thanks.

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Get 680 instead of 670..

Or maybe 2*660Ti.

www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?product_id=3099 This is baaahhhdasss.

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Vish2a9l said:
Get 680 instead of 670..

Or maybe 2*660Ti.

CM Storm Stryker - Cooler Master This is baaahhhdasss.

Yup, have considered Storm Stryker and it is among my Top 2 shortlisted ones.

Also, doesn't 670 performs at the same level as 680? Also, since I am going to do all the gaming at 1080p (unless one fine day, I happen to go to Bangkok and decide to bring one of those awesome 1440p monitors :twisted:

) I guess one 670 would serve all my needs. The more important thing is to decide which brand to go for Asus, Gigabyte, Zotac or MSI for the GPU.

Now that I think of it, a 1440p monitors seems worth it. Gaming @ 2640 x 1440 :shock:

I doubt many people would be doing that here in India. If there is anyone there who does that, please advise. Is it worth it?

Get Asus 670 DCII.

And yeah, there are many members gaming on a multi monitor solution. Worthiness lies in how much it satisfies you ?

almightyrohit said:
Cabinet - Corsair Vengeance C70: Rs. 9860/-
Motherboard - ASUS Maximus-V Gene: Rs. 15000/-
CPU - Intel i5 3570K: 13400
PSU - Corsair TX850v2: Rs. 7500/-
RAM - G.skill Ripjaws X 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2133MHz: Rs. 5130/-
GPU - ASUS GTX670-DC2T-2GD5: Rs. 30425/-
CPU Cooler - Corsair H60: Rs. 4250/-
Boot Disk (SSD) - OCZ Vertex 4 128 GB SSD: Rs. 7500/-
Hard Disk (Storage) - WD Caviar Green 2 TB: Rs. 5400/-

Total: 98400/-

Intel SSD 520 Series 120GB, 2.5in SATA 6Gb/s SSD @ 8950/-

Buy Asus Matrix HD 7970 Platinum Graphic Card in Mumbai India @37k

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37 is too much. You get 7970 for as low as 32..

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Motherboard: Should I go for Maximum-V Gene or P8Z77-V Pro or Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H-WB Wi-Fi. A bit confused here.

GPU: 7970 or 680 or 670. Please help :cry:

WD Cavier Green don't have a good reputation so avoid it. Better get a Black Edition.
If I were you I would go for Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H-WB
As for GPU I am confused myself but still more inclined towards 670 or 7970. Definitely not 680.

V pro gets ma vote and get hd 7970 cause its more better than all the graphivx cards in the whole world!

^^ Ever saw the reviews the 680 and 670 or not ???

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haha.. There are some fanboys.. If 680 doesn't fit in your budget, you can go for 670. BTW, how much is 690?

Its not about fitting 680 in budget. 670 is giving better VFM, 90% performance at 80% price.

7970>670, 7970 GHz Edition>680 and amd is vfm cards with newly driver released.

kapilove77 said:
7970>670, 7970 GHz Edition>680 and amd is vfm cards with newly driver released.

Ah...Good to know. Care to share some benchmarks with new drivers if there are any ???

Gameranand, there are certain performance improvements with the CATALYST 12.8 driver and now HD 7970 normal one performs similar to a GTX 680 in many of the games, however there is no clear winner. But now a days MSI HD 7970 is available around 29K whereas GTX 680 is still 32K and above and that is the reason for considering 7970 as a more VFM solution.

Also HD 7950 now performs same as GTX 670 in most cases with the driver update and with the new BIOS update and available below 25k.

Actually I have also to buy a new rig, so could you please give me a link for MSI 7970 at 29K. And TG said that GHz edition with stock cooler makes a hell lot of noise and is considerably hot so whats your say in this.

Ya, rather than buying the GHz edition, get the custom Cooler versions with moderate factory overclock and then overclock them manually. Check smcinternational.in where two MSI cards are available at below 30K price point.

Yeah I have seen that but which one I should chose the non OC version or the OC version as the model number is same. :-?

GET NON OC as u can save some bucks and overclock it manually and as far as cooling is concerned non oc cards have the same coolers !

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Went to Chandni Chowk (Kolkata) today. Will be getting my system within 4 weeks as my Graphic card is currently being imported from Taiwan

Finalized following:
All prices are exclusive of 4% VAT:

i5 - 3570K: 13500/0
Asus Sabertooth Z77 MB: 18500/-
GSKILL 1600 Mhz 2*8 GB: 5100/-
ASUS MATRIX 7970 Platinum: 32800/-
CM Storm Stryker: 10500/- (Will be in stock in 3 days)
Corsair H100: 6600/-
Corsair TX850-M: 7200/-

SSD's seem to be a bit expensive in Kolkata. Got a quote of ~19K for 256 GB OCZ Vertex 4. Thinking of buying a Samsung 830 Series 256 GB from onlyssd.com.

Thanks for your help guys. Any last minute suggestions are welcome :-D

well then dont get the i5 3470 cause it heats up very fine so get the i5 2500k or the i7 2600k or 2700k cause there the best overclocker for mobo its fantastic and for the cabby dont get stiker(personal opinion ) cause its white color get the haf x either...............

Everything is looking great except for the PSU. Dont get the TX850M a CWT design and not as good as the Seasonic made TX850V2 which has way better ripple suppression ,voltage regulation and is cheaper! Your cabinet can very properly manage the cables of the TX850V2 or if you cant do cable management better get the better CWT design that is the HX750/850.

Get a better thermal paste and a good AirCooler. Less Hassle. "Almost" same cooling as a Water Cooler if you are not looking at clocks over 4.5 Ghz.

Two 4 GB sticks totaling at 8GB is more than enough. 16 GB is overkill.

i5 3470K?!

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i5 3570k ^^

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Bought it last week. Pics coming soon

Final Config:

Chasis: CM Storm Stryker
Processor: i5 - 3570K
Cooler: Corsair H100
Graphic Card: Asus Matrix 7970 Platinum
RAM: GSKILL Ripjaws 2*8 GB @1600Mhz
SSD: OCZ Vertex 4 128 GB
HDD: WD Black - 2 TB
PSU: Corsair TX850 v2

Congratulation! and a nice config

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almightyrohit said:
Bought it last week. Pics coming soon

Final Config:

Chasis: CM Storm Stryker
Processor: i5 - 3570K
Cooler: Corsair H100
Graphic Card: Asus Matrix 7970 Platinum
RAM: GSKILL Ripjaws 2*8 GB @1600Mhz
SSD: OCZ Vertex 4 128 GB
HDD: WD Black - 2 TB
PSU: Corsair TX850 v2

Awesome config.Which mobo did u buy?Pics pics pics plz.

almightyrohit said:
Bought it last week. Pics coming soon

Final Config:

Chasis: CM Storm Stryker
Processor: i5 - 3570K
Cooler: Corsair H100
Graphic Card: Asus Matrix 7970 Platinum
RAM: GSKILL Ripjaws 2*8 GB @1600Mhz
SSD: OCZ Vertex 4 128 GB
HDD: WD Black - 2 TB
PSU: Corsair TX850 v2

Good decision..... that PSU! Great purchase. Momboard?

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Asus Maximus V Formula

^^Again an excellent choice, congratulations yet again