Ne0 Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Hi, My long overdue PC upgrade is well, still overdue Anyway, after some good amount of time on various forums, these are some of the options that interest me: Processor: Intel Core i-5 750- 10.25k Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 - 6.75k or MSI P55-GD65 - 11k or intel DP55WB - 6.7k RAM: 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600MHz - 5k GPU: Palit GTX 260 Core 216 Sonic - 11k or Sapphire 5770 1GB GDDR5(DX11) - 11.3k HDD: Seagate 1TB SATAII 7200.12 series - 4k Cabinet: CoolerMaster 590 - 3.8k SMPS: Corsair TX 650W - 7k And Phenom II X4 955 @ 8.5k MSI 785G E51 @ 5.6k Transcend 4GB DDr3 @ 5k PowerColour HD4870 512MB GDDR5 @ 8.1k or Sapphire 5770 1GB GDDR5(DX11) - 11.3k Seagate 500GB @ 2.4k CM 310 @ 1.5k Corsair VX450W @ 4.1k As you can see, the second config is definitely cheaper, but what I want to know is how much is the performance difference ? Not just for gaming but for other multimedia tasks such as AV encoding etc ? Is the i5 system worth the extra cost compared to the phenom II X4 in the long run (4 years) ? And, how good is 5770 compared to GTX 260+ ? As you can see, with more or less the same price 5770 is definitely attractive with dx11 support and all that. But wanted an experts opinion on which is better among the two, performance wise ? One complaint I read about 5770 is the buggy drivers. So still on the fence. Advice is very much appreciated. PS: It would also help, if you can name a reliable vendor in Blore. I've got some names from friends/relatives etc. But the more options I have, I can negotiate better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 5770 for sure. DX 11 FTW!!! For review check the following Toms Hardware Anandtech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kunallkw Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 just 450w to power a 5770 1gb card , doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 just 450w to power a 5770 1gb card , doubt You are right. Go with a 550W PSU to give yourself some headroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted February 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Also, how important is the cabinet ? For ex: I'm finding a cabinet from a company called VIP for Rs 1000. Is it ok or is there is any advantage of sticking to a branded cabinet like CM which is Rs 2k more ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Dude don't compromise on cabinet , get a good one which has lots of 120mm fans to keep it cool. I invested 8k on Antec 900 cabinet back in 07 to cool of my OC'd 8800GTX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kunallkw Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 most of the time , the cabinet ends up being opened from one side , so does the size matter that much ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted February 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Dude don't compromise on cabinet , get a good one which has lots of 120mm fans to keep it cool. I invested 8k on Antec 900 cabinet back in 07 to cool of my OC'd 8800GTX I'm buying an i5 and a 5770, both of which are "supposed" to be optimized for power consumption. Do I still need all those fans and external cooler and stuff ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 B-b-but PC gaming sucks right? I mean you have to upgrade like every year man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Dont spend more than 2-2.5 on a cabinet. Just make sure its got room for future expansions (2nd GPU/extra HDD/DVD drive slots etc), slots in the front for USB, audio output and good ventilation (a fan on the side is a good idea). Dont bother with branded cabinet unless you have money to burn. Put that money towards your PC components. Get something thats functional. You can easily get a great cabinet with all those features for under 2k. Also dont bother with all those cool blue/red lights. They seem like a good idea at first but wears thin fast. Functionality over appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted February 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 B-b-but PC gaming sucks right? I mean you have to upgrade like every year man! I knew you will come up with that eventually In my defense, console gaming is getting way too expensive for married folks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted February 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Dont spend more than 2-2.5 on a cabinet. Just make sure its got room for future expansions (2nd GPU/extra HDD/DVD drive slots etc), slots in the front for USB, audio output and good ventilation (a fan on the side is a good idea). Dont bother with branded cabinet unless you have money to burn. Put that money towards your PC components. Get something thats functional. You can easily get a great cabinet with all those features for under 2k. Also dont bother with all those cool blue/red lights. They seem like a good idea at first but wears thin fast. Functionality over appearance. thanks, I'll have a look at this local VIP cabby then. Also, one more q: does intel p55 mobos support crossfire ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I knew you will come up with that eventually In my defense, console gaming is getting way too expensive for married folks So your solution to that problem is to build a 50k gaming PC? You often put out fires with gasoline? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted February 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 So your solution to that problem is to build a 50k gaming PC? You often put out fires with gasoline? no 50k, just 40k and i'll save on games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Right Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I think I will build my rig around your config #1, good VFM. Its been pending from some time, but this year I am gonna make it happen. Many good PnC this year on PC, and probably I might get back to RTS too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 no 50k, just 40k and i'll save on games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-JeRi Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Hmm... Get the 5770.. and get atleast a good CM690. nothing more is needed. spend upto 5k for a decent cabby. the PC needs it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted February 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 ^^ Yeah, there is i3 also if you want to look for. But since I won't be upgrading for another 4 years (atleast plan to), I'm going with this. Anyway, there's an option of buying a laptop instead as well. Helps out during powercut and occupies a lot less space ! But in 40k, I doubt if I can get a decent laptop for gaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I am not sure how much sense it makes to get a DX 11 card right now. The current crop put out by ATI isnt that great, the price to performance ratio is very average (the 5770 infact is slower than the GTX 260 in almost every test), there arent many DX11 specific games around to take advantage and with Nvidia working on their own DX 11 stuff the prices of AMD cards are bound to fall when the competition hits the market. If you are buying immediately then I would say get a cheaper DX 10 card and sit tight for a year or so. By this time next year you will be able to pick from the cream of the crop and for 10-11k you would be able to get an excellent card. Edit: Why the hell isnt this in Gaming PCs thread? Neo you should know better than to create duplicate threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted February 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I am not sure how much sense it makes to get a DX 11 card right now. The current crop put out by ATI isnt that great, the price to performance ratio is very average (the 5770 infact is slower than the GTX 260 in almost every test), there arent many DX11 specific games around to take advantage and with Nvidia working on their own DX 11 stuff the prices of AMD cards are bound to fall when the competition hits the market. If you are buying immediately then I would say get a cheaper DX 10 card and sit tight for a year or so. By this time next year you will be able to pick from the cream of the crop and for 10-11k you would be able to get an excellent card. Edit: Why the hell isnt this in Gaming PCs thread? Neo you should know better than to create duplicate threads. So which one would you suggest to play the current games upto the next year at 1440x900 resolution (19" monitor) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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