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[HELP] My First Gaming PC for under 1500$

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#1 ·
Hello Everyone, I am going to be building my first Gaming PC. I have been playing on a normal factory HP laptop and Xbox but I decided to build a PC. I have been researching for over 3 weeks now about different parts. I need your help with finalizing the build.

CPU: Core i5-4670K

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i

PSU: XFX Pro Series Black Edition 750 Watts (Keeping higher margin on power supply for Future)

MotherBoard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H (Will plan on upgrading to UD4H if I have some margin left)
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Need Clearance in this section

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaw X series-1600MHZ 16GB (My question is 2x8 or 4x4?)(I am a heavy Video editor as well using AE, PS and Premier Pro)
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Case: Corsair Carbide 500R or SilverStone FT20B whichever is available to me first

GPU: MSI Radeon 7970 3GB (Relisted as per WilliBj's suggestion as I will be OCing)

SSD: Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB (ReListed as per WilliBj's suggestion) OR WD Caviar Black 1TB

I own a BenQ RL2455HM monitor that I use for gaming on Xbox 360 and I am planning to get a RL 2450HT monitor for PC.

All suggestions and help are appreciated.

Thanks in advance!
 
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#2 ·
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Originally Posted by XeusGamer View Post

Hello Everyone, I am going to be building my first Gaming PC. I have been playing on a normal factory HP laptop and Xbox but I decided to build a PC. I have been researching for over 3 weeks now about different parts. I need your help with finalizing the build.
CPU: Core i5-4670K

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i

PSU: XFX Pro Series Black Edition 750 Watts

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaw X series 1x8GB

MotherBoard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H (I have read about the MSI Z87-GD65 and the Gigabyte seems to be better than that. Also would you recommend the UD4H or UD5H versions if budget allows?)

GPU: Nvidia GTX 760 2GB - I do have doubts in this area. I want my PC to run graphic intensive games like Crysis 3 at MAX settings. Also there are a lot of different brands that provide modded version of the default Card like MSI, Asus, EVGA.... Which one do you recommend?
Also do you recommend GTX 770 2GB or Raedon 7970 3GB if budget allows?

Case: Corsair Carbide 500R or SilverStone FT20B (Not sure which one is better?)

SSD: Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB

HDD: Not sure if I want to go for one but a suggestion on a good 1TB HDD would be appreciated

Sound card: Creative sound Blaster Z (Not sure if they are necessary but I do like high quality sound and i am using AudioTechnica ATH-M50 headphones)

Optical drive: Dont think I will be needing one but most of the essentials like Drivers are available online.

I own a BenQ RL2455HM monitor that I use for gaming on Xbox 360 and I am planning to get a RL 2450HT monitor for PC.

All suggestions and help are appreciated.

Thanks in advance!
First, G.Skill Ripjaw X series 1x8GB is a problem. You want a pair of matching RAM sticks, so you can run them in dual-channel. A single stick is a mistake.

I suggest going for 2x4gb of the best value RAM sticks with 2133mhz or 2400mhz speed and CL9. They're often only a few bucks more than the 1600mhz CL9 kits, and RAM speed does show small improvements in gaming and load times, particularly minimum frames and responsiveness. For the price, it makes sense.

Get the 7970. It's the best option listed, guaranteed - assuming you will overclock. If not, get the GTX770. The GTX760 is probably going to be too little in the near future, and AMD have big things happening with their drivers - Mantle is seeming like it could open some great doors.

Motherboard is good, but I would up to the UD4H if it were me and I could spare the cash. If not, best to upgrade the GPU.

PSU is larger than you need if you're sticking with single GPU - but if you want the option to crossfire/SLI in future, then it's spot on. A *GOOD* 550watts for a single GPU, a good 750 watts for dual-GPU, and that includes CPU and GPU overclocking.

HDD wise - get yourself a 2TB, 7200rpm drive. WD Blue or Seagate Barracuda are the best bang-for-the-buck. The price difference between 1tb and 2tb is so small now that it make zero sense to get a 1tb nowadays.

Everything else looks pretty good.
 
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Change the sticks for 2x4GB.

UD4/UD5 Certainly yes, do you need it? Not really. MSI's silkscreen on normal boards are so cheap it isn't even black it's more like dark brown which is puke-worthy

7970 is actually cheaper than 770. Ya know. 1 7970 is going to have problems clearing 60fps @ C3 on max, 2 is minimum to clear 60fps

Swap that SSD for a Plextor M5 Pro 256GB if it's cheaper.

Have you taken a look at the Air 540? I also can recommend the NZXT Switch 810 which costs only a bit more but is a lot larger than a 500R

WD Blue 1TB (WD10EZEX) is fantastic if you want one

Certainly not necessary. ALC898 is pretty fantastic already. I'm on 110dB/mW IEMs and i can't hear the difference between a ALC889a (which is older and weaker in one area compared to the ALC898) and a SB Elite that my friend had around. Left it in my HTPC though. I also tried a Xonar DX, nope, i still don't hear any difference TBH

I can't remember the last time i used a DVD drive
 
#4 ·
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Originally Posted by willibj View Post

First, G.Skill Ripjaw X series 1x8GB is a problem. You want a pair of matching RAM sticks, so you can run them in dual-channel. A single stick is a mistake.

I suggest going for 2x4gb of the best value RAM sticks with 2133mhz or 2400mhz speed and CL9. They're often only a few bucks more than the 1600mhz CL9 kits, and RAM speed does show small improvements in gaming and load times, particularly minimum frames and responsiveness. For the price, it makes sense.

Get the 7970. It's the best option listed, guaranteed - assuming you will overclock. If not, get the GTX770. The GTX760 is probably going to be too little in the near future, and AMD have big things happening with their drivers - Mantle is seeming like it could open some great doors.

Motherboard is good, but I would up to the UD4H if it were me and I could spare the cash. If not, best to upgrade the GPU.

PSU is larger than you need if you're sticking with single GPU - but if you want the option to crossfire/SLI in future, then it's spot on. A *GOOD* 550watts for a single GPU, a good 750 watts for dual-GPU, and that includes CPU and GPU overclocking.

HDD wise - get yourself a 2TB, 7200rpm drive. WD Blue or Seagate Barracuda are the best bang-for-the-buck. The price difference between 1tb and 2tb is so small now that it make zero sense to get a 1tb nowadays.

Everything else looks pretty good.
For the HDD I have updated my List with the Seagate Barracuda 2TB as it has 1TB more space at same cost and same speed as the WD Caviar Black

PSU: I am keeping that for future use whence I might have to upgrade or add another GPU

As for memory, my requirement is actually 16GB and I think the board supports max speed of 1600mhz per ram (I dont really know much about technical stuff). So my question would be 4x4 or 2x8?

As for GPU I have updated the list to 7970 3GB as it does fall within the budget but once again I would like to know what am I really losing if I were to use the GTX 770?

Thanx for your time and suggestions!
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Originally Posted by DaveLT View Post

Change the sticks for 2x4GB.

UD4/UD5 Certainly yes, do you need it? Not really. MSI's silkscreen on normal boards are so cheap it isn't even black it's more like dark brown which is puke-worthy

7970 is actually cheaper than 770. Ya know. 1 7970 is going to have problems clearing 60fps @ C3 on max, 2 is minimum to clear 60fps

Swap that SSD for a Plextor M5 Pro 256GB if it's cheaper.

Have you taken a look at the Air 540? I also can recommend the NZXT Switch 810 which costs only a bit more but is a lot larger than a 500R

WD Blue 1TB (WD10EZEX) is fantastic if you want one

Certainly not necessary. ALC898 is pretty fantastic already. I'm on 110dB/mW IEMs and i can't hear the difference between a ALC889a (which is older and weaker in one area compared to the ALC898) and a SB Elite that my friend had around. Left it in my HTPC though. I also tried a Xonar DX, nope, i still don't hear any difference TBH

I can't remember the last time i used a DVD drive
Once again as for RAM, I require 16GB so should I go for 4x4 config or 2x8?

About the GPUs are you saying the 7970 is less powerful thanx the GTX 770?

As for HDD I have opted for the Seagate Barracuda 2TB since it has 1TB extra than the WD at the same price and same performance.

As for Sound card, I have removed it from list.

Also removed Optical drive option as well since I dont have a reason to use it anytime soon.

As for case I will look into the Air 540, looks like an Interesting cabinet.

Thanx for suggestions and help!
 
#5 ·
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Originally Posted by XeusGamer View Post

For the HDD I have updated my List with the Seagate Barracuda 2TB as it has 1TB more space at same cost and same speed as the WD Caviar Black

PSU: I am keeping that for future use whence I might have to upgrade or add another GPU

As for memory, my requirement is actually 16GB and I think the board supports max speed of 1600mhz per ram (I dont really know much about technical stuff). So my question would be 4x4 or 2x8?

As for GPU I have updated the list to 7970 3GB as it does fall within the budget but once again I would like to know what am I really losing if I were to use the GTX 770?

Thanx for your time and suggestions!
Once again as for RAM, I require 16GB so should I go for 4x4 config or 2x8?

Above the GPUs are you saying the 7970 is less powerful thanx the GTX 770?

As for HDD I have opted for the Seagate Barracuda 2TB since it has 1TB extra than the WD at the same price and same performance.

As for Sound card, I have removed it from list.

Also removed Optical drive option as well since I dont have a reason to use it anytime soon.

As for case I will look into the Air 540, looks like an Interesting cabinet.

Thanx for suggestions and help!
770? You will. 2GB is not enough for the near future.

Why do you need 16GB?

No. 7970 is just as powerful as the 770 given that you'll OC to 1GHz (Which is only fair) In the end both are just as powerful at more or less the same clocks
I wouldn't be too sure about recommending a Barracuda. I had reliability problems, died one time and the RMA'd drives died another in a month after RMA
 
#6 ·
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Originally Posted by DaveLT View Post

770? You will. 2GB is not enough for the near future.

Why do you need 16GB?

No. 7970 is just as powerful as the 770 given that you'll OC to 1GHz (Which is only fair) In the end both are just as powerful at more or less the same clocks
I wouldn't be too sure about recommending a Barracuda. I had reliability problems, died one time and the RMA'd drives died another in a month after RMA
16GB coz I do a lot of video editing using AE, PS and Premier Pro. Also I would account for multitasking.

About HDD I will reupdate my list with the WD as well and take a look into both
 
#7 ·
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Originally Posted by XeusGamer View Post

For the HDD I have updated my List with the Seagate Barracuda 2TB as it has 1TB more space at same cost and same speed as the WD Caviar Black

PSU: I am keeping that for future use whence I might have to upgrade or add another GPU

As for memory, my requirement is actually 16GB and I think the board supports max speed of 1600mhz per ram (I dont really know much about technical stuff). So my question would be 4x4 or 2x8?

As for GPU I have updated the list to 7970 3GB as it does fall within the budget but once again I would like to know what am I really losing if I were to use the GTX 770?

Thanx for your time and suggestions!
Once again as for RAM, I require 16GB so should I go for 4x4 config or 2x8?

About the GPUs are you saying the 7970 is less powerful thanx the GTX 770?

As for HDD I have opted for the Seagate Barracuda 2TB since it has 1TB extra than the WD at the same price and same performance.

As for Sound card, I have removed it from list.

Also removed Optical drive option as well since I dont have a reason to use it anytime soon.

As for case I will look into the Air 540, looks like an Interesting cabinet.

Thanx for suggestions and help!
Re: memory speed - the listed "max speed" is nonsense. Intel CPU's only "officially" support 1600mhz still I believe, yet the board manufacturers and RAM manufacturers are releasing kits for native support of 2400mhz (XMP overclock). There's no tinkering, you just set the RAM's rated speed in bios, that's it. Just trust my experience and get the faster ram. Point being, don't pay attention to that crap, and you can use the investment in RAM with the work you do too.

It sounds like you want 2x8gb sticks of RAM for your purposes: aim for 2x 8gb 2133mhz CL9 when searching. I can link you to kits if you provide a website where you'll purchase from.

Good choice for the HDD. I have the same one, and it's fantastic.

The HD7970 has a higher overclock potential, plain and simple. At higher resolutions (ie: higher stress load, as in, future games too) the 7970 pulls ahead of the GTX770 due to the wider memory bus and higher processing power. It scales better with overclocks and will have a longer life span in terms of its power, plain and simple.

Also, AMD are releasing new drivers late this year for their Mantle technology, which basically replaces DX (and all its overhead) and lets game developers code "direct to metal" to AMD's GCN chips (7000 series GPU's) similar to how consoles do, which should account to more performance from the same chip. Battlefield 4, its engine, and allegedly a bunch of others will begin supporting it. With AMD chips in all the next-gen consoles, this could be a BIG development in gaming to AMD's favour, and it factors into decision making IMO.

If you were not overclocking, then I would perhaps suggest the GTX770. If you overclock at all, get the 7970.
 
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Originally Posted by DaveLT View Post

I wouldn't be too sure about recommending a Barracuda. I had reliability problems, died one time and the RMA'd drives died another in a month after RMA
Lol ... you can't use that kind of specious, conjectural, anecdotal argument. There's a near infinite amount of potential reliability problems with ALL mechanical HDD brands. Tons of WD users will have had EXACTLY the same experience. I've had WD, Seagate and Samsung HDD's all die on me over the years. I've also had a bunch of them last for ages. If they're going to die under normal use in a short time period, you'll most likely experience it within the retailer's RMA window of 30 days or so. If they pass all usual tests in a new build, then for all intents and purposes, expect at least 2 solid years of normal, careful use. If you treat it like hell, then you'll have issues.

There's NO way of knowing if or when this is going to happen. The only things between the drives worth noting are:
  1. The Seagate is great value, and has served me along with thousands of others perfectly.
  2. The WD Blue drive is as fast (or faster) than the WD Black drive and is great value.
  3. The WD Black drive has 3 years more warranty than the other two, for more expense and less or equal performance.
OP - With HDD's ... just get the best value, name branded drive with a decent user rating on the component websites like newegg. The Seagate Barracuda is a fine drive for the price and also in comparison to any other mainstream drive. The WD Black is only worth it for the warranty (not forgetting all the troubles with warrant that can occur too). If you're concerned with failure, you need an array for redundancy. Multiple HDD's in RAID. There's nothing else you can do to ensure prevention. Nothing.
 
#9 ·
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Originally Posted by willibj View Post

Re: memory speed - the listed "max speed" is nonsense. Intel CPU's only "officially" support 1600mhz still I believe, yet the board manufacturers and RAM manufacturers are releasing kits for native support of 2400mhz (XMP overclock). There's no tinkering, you just set the RAM's rated speed in bios, that's it. Just trust my experience and get the faster ram. Point being, don't pay attention to that crap, and you can use the investment in RAM with the work you do too.

It sounds like you want 2x8gb sticks of RAM for your purposes: aim for 2x 8gb 2133mhz CL9 when searching. I can link you to kits if you provide a website where you'll purchase from.

Good choice for the HDD. I have the same one, and it's fantastic.

The HD7970 has a higher overclock potential, plain and simple. At higher resolutions (ie: higher stress load, as in, future games too) the 7970 pulls ahead of the GTX770 due to the wider memory bus and higher processing power. It scales better with overclocks and will have a longer life span in terms of its power, plain and simple.

Also, AMD are releasing new drivers late this year for their Mantle technology, which basically replaces DX (and all its overhead) and lets game developers code "direct to metal" to AMD's GCN chips (7000 series GPU's) similar to how consoles do, which should account to more performance from the same chip. Battlefield 4, its engine, and allegedly a bunch of others will begin supporting it. With AMD chips in all the next-gen consoles, this could be a BIG development in gaming to AMD's favour, and it factors into decision making IMO.

If you were not overclocking, then I would perhaps suggest the GTX770. If you overclock at all, get the 7970.
I will be doing some OCing for the GPU so I will be going with the 7970 3GB. Also there are many variants of this card, which one is better?

For the RAMs I still dint understand what you mean but here are two websites I might be able to purchase from if they are available there.

EBAY India
FLIPKART
 
#10 ·
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Originally Posted by XeusGamer View Post

I will be doing some OCing for the GPU so I will be going with the 7970 3GB. Also there are many variants of this card, which one is better?

For the RAMs I still dint understand what you mean but here are two websites I might be able to purchase from if they are available there.

EBAY India
FLIPKART
Which 7970 is better depends on the options and the price. From a quick look, get these:

http://www.flipkart.com/msi-amd-ati-radeon-r7970-tf-3gd5-oc-3-gb-gddr5-graphics-card/p/itmdmhfpdat4zdjz?pid=GRCDMHFZZMSM9AJG&ref=a6773d76-5624-4d4d-8bee-0615ff4ba6b4

http://www.flipkart.com/corsair-vengeance-ddr3-16-gb-2-x-8-gb-pc-ram-cmz16gx3m2a2133c10/p/itmdgc3gkpmz2hpf?pid=RAMDGC3G3YZBP4ZU&ref=22477a17-291d-4b80-b71c-0b4c0e7adc63
 
#11 ·
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The memory thing is kinda killing me now. I have updated the list once again for the GPU and thats cleared now.

You wouldnt go for G.Skill Ripjaws? I kinda read certain negative things about the Corsair Vengeance
 
#12 ·
youll find postive and comments for parts all the time, nvdia vs adm/ati, all the diff brands of psu's, etc. i like corsair memory but it really comes down to what you want to pay for. 99% says youll be fine either way.
 
#13 ·
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Originally Posted by XeusGamer View Post

The memory thing is kinda killing me now. I have updated the list once again for the GPU and thats cleared now.

You wouldnt go for G.Skill Ripjaws? I kinda read certain negative things about the Corsair Vengeance
I personally dislike Corsair Vengeance memory based on prejudices. I had a 1600mhz CL9 kit that wouldn't overclock a budge, at all, and another kit which were DOA. It's not corsair's fault - they buy their RAM chips in, just like the rest, and it's luck of the draw.

I would prefer Gskill, all things being equal. But they're not - of those RAM kits in that website, the best bang for the buck is the Corsair Vengeance kit. For the budget minded who wants the best performance within a little wiggle room for price, it's what I would get. It you have more money to burn, then get a better kit for sure.

With that Corsair 2400mhz kit, I would expect to have to tinker to get 2400mhz running perfectly, but you will be able to set it at 2133mhz and leave it, guaranteed. The struggle for higher speeds does start being affected by the motherboard and requires setting and testing a bunch, manually.
 
#14 ·
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Originally Posted by willibj View Post

I personally dislike Corsair Vengeance memory based on prejudices. I had a 1600mhz CL9 kit that wouldn't overclock a budge, at all, and another kit which were DOA. It's not corsair's fault - they buy their RAM chips in, just like the rest, and it's luck of the draw.

I would prefer Gskill, all things being equal. But they're not - of those RAM kits in that website, the best bang for the buck is the Corsair Vengeance kit. For the budget minded who wants the best performance within a little wiggle room for price, it's what I would get. It you have more money to burn, then get a better kit for sure.

With that Corsair 2400mhz kit, I would expect to have to tinker to get 2400mhz running perfectly, but you will be able to set it at 2133mhz and leave it, guaranteed. The struggle for higher speeds does start being affected by the motherboard and requires setting and testing a bunch, manually.
Ok so if I can find a G.Skill Ripjaw X series kit with 2x8GB 2400Mhz should i go with that or stick with Corsair?
 
#15 ·
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Originally Posted by XeusGamer View Post

Ok so if I can find a G.Skill Ripjaw X series kit with 2x8GB 2400Mhz should i go with that or stick with Corsair?
It's your call. What is important, IMO, is that it's 2x4gb sticks, running at 2133 or 2400 mhz, and CL9 or CL10 if possible, and at 1.5v.

The rest of the details are largely irrelevant, and it comes down to price and brand loyalty.
 
#16 ·
Quote:
Originally Posted by willibj View Post

Lol ... you can't use that kind of specious, conjectural, anecdotal argument. There's a near infinite amount of potential reliability problems with ALL mechanical HDD brands. Tons of WD users will have had EXACTLY the same experience. I've had WD, Seagate and Samsung HDD's all die on me over the years. I've also had a bunch of them last for ages. If they're going to die under normal use in a short time period, you'll most likely experience it within the retailer's RMA window of 30 days or so. If they pass all usual tests in a new build, then for all intents and purposes, expect at least 2 solid years of normal, careful use. If you treat it like hell, then you'll have issues.

There's NO way of knowing if or when this is going to happen. The only things between the drives worth noting are:
  1. The Seagate is great value, and has served me along with thousands of others perfectly.
  2. The WD Blue drive is as fast (or faster) than the WD Black drive and is great value.
  3. The WD Black drive has 3 years more warranty than the other two, for more expense and less or equal performance.
OP - With HDD's ... just get the best value, name branded drive with a decent user rating on the component websites like newegg. The Seagate Barracuda is a fine drive for the price and also in comparison to any other mainstream drive. The WD Black is only worth it for the warranty (not forgetting all the troubles with warrant that can occur too). If you're concerned with failure, you need an array for redundancy. Multiple HDD's in RAID. There's nothing else you can do to ensure prevention. Nothing.
Of course I know. I had 5 of them in RAID 5 and i hardly accessed it. Worst of all those were in my BACKUP SERVER.
Quote:
Originally Posted by willibj View Post

I personally dislike Corsair Vengeance memory based on prejudices. I had a 1600mhz CL9 kit that wouldn't overclock a budge, at all, and another kit which were DOA. It's not corsair's fault - they buy their RAM chips in, just like the rest, and it's luck of the draw.

I would prefer Gskill, all things being equal. But they're not - of those RAM kits in that website, the best bang for the buck is the Corsair Vengeance kit. For the budget minded who wants the best performance within a little wiggle room for price, it's what I would get. It you have more money to burn, then get a better kit for sure.

With that Corsair 2400mhz kit, I would expect to have to tinker to get 2400mhz running perfectly, but you will be able to set it at 2133mhz and leave it, guaranteed. The struggle for higher speeds does start being affected by the motherboard and requires setting and testing a bunch, manually.
Any RAM kits that don't OC = garbage. This applies to almost all Corsair kits that are on sale. Not sure about Pro but haven't read up on them
 
#17 ·
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Originally Posted by willibj View Post

It's your call. What is important, IMO, is that it's 2x4gb sticks, running at 2133 or 2400 mhz, and CL9 or CL10 if possible, and at 1.5v.

The rest of the details are largely irrelevant, and it comes down to price and brand loyalty.
I need 16 GB- So 2x8 or 4x4 running at 2400 or 2133 CL9/CL10?

This is probably gonna be my last question! Sorry for giving you guys trouble
 
#18 ·
The Cooler Master V700/850 is the same PSU as the XFX 750

So whatever one is chepaer

You can find better if you want to spend the money
 
#19 ·
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Originally Posted by shilka View Post

The Cooler Master V700/850 is the same PSU as the XFX 750

So whatever one is chepaer

You can find better if you want to spend the money
Thanx! I was waiting for you to reply here with regards to the PSU. The thing is I will be waiting till for a while and see if there are price drops. I am not really in a hurry. Wanna do as much homework as possible for building a really good PC for cheap (Within 1500$ ofc)
 
#20 ·
I will suggest following things as per availability in India.Buy from local shop's as prices on flipkart are horrible...
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GPU - MSI TF3 7970 or Sapphire 7970 ## Best would be to wait for a month or so to see the pricing of AMD's latest card's which might push 7 series prices a bit low hence bargain buying for them.
Mobo - UD3H ( UD4H is not available in India as per my knowledge and UD3H is perfect for everything that you need in mobo )
RAM - 16 GB Kit from Gskill 2133Mhz in 2x8Gb form.If you find CL9 then better or else get CL11 time kit.
PSU - Seasonic S12II 620W or M 12II 650 W ( Modular )
Case - Corsair 300r/400r / CM 912 Haf combat / NZXT 410 switch.
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#21 ·
If you want the best PSU money can buy the Antec High Current Pro Platinum is it

There already is an 850 watts but there is a 750 watts on the way
 
#23 ·
H100i has some issues, it seems with the 'i' part. Check around on Corsair website or wherever. H100 would do as well, albeit CoolerMaster (Eisberg 240L, for ex.) has some tempting offers that can be expanded (to video card), less noisier fans... worth checking - albeit about 50% more expensive than H100.

Dig around for 2x8 vs 4x4 RAM benchmarks: you might be getting more bandwidth on all slots with 'small' sticks but it's risky to have all 4 matched - 2 kits 2 sticks each? 2x8 kit would probably be safer.
 
#25 ·
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Originally Posted by Johny Boy View Post

I will suggest following things as per availability in India.Buy from local shop's as prices on flipkart are horrible...
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GPU - MSI TF3 7970 or Sapphire 7970 ## Best would be to wait for a month or so to see the pricing of AMD's latest card's which might push 7 series prices a bit low hence bargain buying for them.
Mobo - UD3H ( UD4H is not available in India as per my knowledge and UD3H is perfect for everything that you need in mobo )
RAM - 16 GB Kit from Gskill 2133Mhz in 2x8Gb form.If you find CL9 then better or else get CL11 time kit.
PSU - Seasonic S12II 620W or M 12II 650 W ( Modular )
Case - Corsair 300r/400r / CM 912 Haf combat / NZXT 410 switch.
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Yeah I am gonna talk with local dealers for a cheaper deal ofcourse. I posted FLipkart and Ebay links for reference. About the GPU I am gonna try and wait for the R7 series that will be announced soon. R9 290x was already announced and its priced at 700$!
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Originally Posted by shilka View Post

If you want the best PSU money can buy the Antec High Current Pro Platinum is it

There already is an 850 watts but there is a 750 watts on the way
I will certainly take this into consideration and get one if it falls within the margin. Thanx
 
#26 ·
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Originally Posted by XeusGamer View Post

Yeah I am gonna talk with local dealers for a cheaper deal ofcourse. I posted FLipkart and Ebay links for reference. About the GPU I am gonna try and wait for the R7 series that will be announced soon. R9 290x was already announced and its priced at 700$!
I will certainly take this into consideration and get one if it falls within the margin. Thanx
Where in India ?
R9 290X will be overkill in my opinion.
 
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