PC Peripherals Final word on this Core i7 rig, please ?

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alcy

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Well hello again folks. After quite some work, here's what I have shortlisted as the final rig. Please give your suggestions & feedback, for further refining the setup. (And if possible, if you can give latest prices on these, would be great)

CPU - Core i7 920

Motherboard - Intel DX58SO

RAM - Corsair 3X2Gb 1333 MHz 1.5v TR3X6G1333C9

Storage - 2X500Gb Seagate 7200.12 ST3500418AS

PSU - Corsair VX450W

Graphics Card - Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT (not sure of brand)

UPS - APC Back-UPS RS, 660 Watts / 1100 VA,Input 230V / Output 230V
 
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We need to know ur budget before we can guide you & why are u goin for the 9600gt.. rather go for the ati 5xxx series if ur budget allows...
 
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WolVerIn-E-

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dont buy a 450 watt psu.. go for atleast 600... if u ever plan to upgrade.. u wont have to spend on psu...

well if u are spending on GPU too.. then i wont suggest u intel mobo.. u can get a good gigabyte one.. like ud5 or so..or just get a MSI platinum pro mobo... costs cheaper than the intel..and also has Overclocking capabilities... + its a full size board :)
 
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CPU: Intel core i7 920 --14.3k

Motherboard:MSI X58-PRO-E -- 11.1k

Ram: Corsair TR3X2G-1333 XMS3 C9 6GB Kit -- 7.8k

GPU: ATI RADEON HD5770 -- 9.4k(MSI)

PSU:Corsair VX550W --5.5k

Total--48.1k
 
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Core i7 i920 D0 2.66GHz @ 14.4k

MSI X58 Pro @ 10.8k

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB @ 4k

Corsair VX550W @ 5.8k

PowerColour PCS HD5750 1GB GDDR5 @ 8.4k

How's this?
 
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WolVerIn-E-

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^^ +1 nice :)

@hot zubs - WD is just waste of money, until its the black one.. and that too is costly than seagate 7200.12.. thats it...
 
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WolVerIn[E] said:
^^ +1 nice :)

@hot zubs - WD is just waste of money, until its the black one.. and that too is costly than seagate 7200.12.. thats it...
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Stop spreading your FUD and BS everywhere in the forum! With what sort of proofs are you supporting your so called claims of WD being a waste of money?

Just in case you and the OP did not know, Seagate has announced a newer RMA technique for their hard drive line-up thru Accel Frontline. Whereas WD has a door-to-door pickup RMA policy. And you'd still say Seagate is better?

@Hot zubs - They used to. The 7200.11 were a cursed lot. The newer .12 series have no issues AFAIK.

@alcy - The X58S0 board gives you a limited OC options - I hope you do know that! There're other variants from Gigabyte and MSI just in case budget was the concern you chose the Intel over others.
 
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alcy

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Thanks everyone! And sorry that I didn't mention a reference of my previous thread http://www.techenclave.com/pc-peripherals/50k-rig-reccos-core-i7-system-158086.html. This present thread is for making my final decision and as I am witnessing, it has been fruitful to inquire again with you folks. Thanks again.

I have few more things to say:

Sumit05 said:
CPU: Intel core i7 920 --14.3k
Motherboard:MSI X58-PRO-E -- 11.1k
Ram: Corsair TR3X2G-1333 XMS3 C9 6GB Kit -- 7.8k
GPU: ATI RADEON HD5770 -- 9.4k(MSI)
PSU:Corsair VX550W --5.5k
Total--48.1k
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Dude ! Where are you getting these prices from ? These are cheaper compared to what I inquired today from SMC int'l Nehru Place, Delhi. Especially the Corsair RAM price ! I got a quote of 9.5k for that. It would be good to know your source. ;)

comp@ddict said:
Core i7 i920 D0 2.66GHz @ 14.4k
MSI X58 Pro @ 10.8k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB @ 4k
Corsair VX550W @ 5.8k
PowerColour PCS HD5750 1GB GDDR5 @ 8.4k

How's this?
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This pretty much what I had in mind, except that I will go for a cheaper Nvidia card (most probably the 9500 GT). Also there are a lot of WD supporters here (with valid points), so I will consider that too.

I would like to know about the MSI board that you mention. Basically now I have three options...MSI X58 Pro, Gigabyte X58 AUD3R, MSI Pro-E. Everybody's advising against Intel (I don't know why, it has decent OC potential), so that has taken a backseat.

hot zubs said:
Dont go for seagate, buy western digital hdd... And y 500*2... Buy a 1tb hard disc...
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The reason for having 500*2 is that on one disk I need to store all my development/programming/research related data & work on it with probably a lot of tinkering/re-formatting/experiment with a certain risk and on the other one, I would have usual stuff. I know I could do away with partitioning appropriately, but I'd still be worried all the time (since I am an amateur developer at best)

Gannu said:
@alcy - The X58S0 board gives you a limited OC options - I hope you do know that! There're other variants from Gigabyte and MSI just in case budget was the concern you chose the Intel over others.
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Ironically Intel is expensive (or at par, almost) than these ! You know what, motherboard is really a tricky part here ... I haven't a single review anywhere supporting the Intel mobo completely. However, the others have so many reviews that its not easy to pick one ! I hope I am able to make the right choice in the end !:)
 
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Regarding motherboards:

Please understand, no one is advising against Intel motherboards. It is just that, the vanilla Intel boards (made by Intel) -- the BIOS has limited options. It WILL NOT give you OC options, FSB change, base clock change, voltage tweaks, FSB : DRAM ratios. Intel boards are good, and the work really well. Its the nature of the work. To put it in easier perspective, imagine an Intel board like a simple knife. And imagine the Asus/Gigabyte/MSI (listed in alphabetical order) motherboards as swiss army knifes. Both will 'cut' what they are supposed to cut, but the latter will do a lot more. Hope this makes sense.
 
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@asingh: I know what you're saying. And I know I wanted a simple knife only. Also, I know its slightly difficult to tweak settings on an Intel board, but I don't really will be tweaking much, I am not an OC enthusiast. Hence my decision to go for a simple solution. ;)
 
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Okay. Sorry. Was not doubting you. Surprised that an Intel board (extreme) series has OC BIOS opened up. Nice. BIOS seems difficult to work with, but if Intel releases a nice revision, it should be good to go. Thanks for the link.
 
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