Help building a gaming rig

[vicky2008]

I am going to build an i7 gaming rig and want advice . Please feel free to give suggestions.

Budget: Rs.55,000~ Rs.60,000

Processor:i7 920 ori7 930 (please suggest)
Motherboard:Gigabyte ex58 ud5 or Gigabyte ex58 ud7 (please suggest)
Ram:Kingstonor Corsair 4x1 1333 mhz
Graphics Card:XFX Radeon HD 5850 1GB GDDR5
Case:HAF 922


I cannot find a suitable power supply as I don't know how much power it will require. Please suggest a suitable power supply.

I already have a computer which I am upgrading so there is not need for UPS, Keyboard,etc.

[azaad_shri75]

go for
1. cpu- i7 930 - 14.7k
2. m/b - x58a ud5 - 18-19k or x58a ud7 - 21-23k
3. ram - u need tri-Channel - so 3x1gb or 3xgb sticks -6-12k(corsair/gskill)
4. gfx - hd 5850 16k
5. psu - 550w minimum - if budget permits go for 650-750W- corsair vx550 - 5k.

[Cilus]

Processor: Core i7 i930 2.8GHz @ 14.8k
Mobo: MSI X58 Pro @ 10.8k
Graphics card: Sapphire HD5850 1GB GDDR5 @ 15.8k
Ram: Corsair 4GB DDR3 1600MHz C9 Titanium @ 5.8k
PSU: FSP Everest 80 Plus 800W @ 7.3k
Cabinet: NZXT M59 @ 3.8k

Total 58.3k. I did not suggest Gigabyte USB3/SATA3 based boards because they are basically waste of money. By just offering USB3 and SATA 3 they are asking pricewhich is almost 6k higher than their standard mobo. 1st of all USB 3 and SATA 3 product will take time to be mainstream product. Right now they cost a fortune. And Add-on cards are available for just $30 to add SATA 3 or USB 3 functioality.
Processor go for 930. It has some minor upgrades over 920 and price is almost same.
For ram, you can add 2 GB more in future. As i7 is having tripple channel memory controller, you will have some performance benifit.

[Sam]

Originally Posted by azaad_shri75

go for
1. cpu- i7 930 - 14.7k
2. m/b - x58a ud5 - 18-19k or x58a ud7 - 21-23k
3. ram - u need tri-Channel - so 3x1gb or 3xgb sticks -6-12k(corsair/gskill)
4. gfx - hd 5850 16k
5. psu - 550w minimum - if budget permits go for 650-750W- corsair vx550 - 5k.

23k for mobo? for that much money i can build a whole pc from ground up

also 550W will be hard. 750W little too much. Corsair 650W fits best. rest everything good.

Originally Posted by Cilus

I did not suggest Gigabyte USB3/SATA3 based boards because they are basically waste of money. By just offering USB3 and SATA 3 they are asking pricewhich is almost 6k higher than their standard mobo. 1st of all USB 3 and SATA 3 product will take time to be mainstream product. Right now they cost a fortune. And Add-on cards are available for just $30 to add SATA 3 or USB 3 functioality.
Processor go for 930. It has some minor upgrades over 920 and price is almost same.
For ram, you can add 2 GB more in future. As i7 is having tripple channel memory controller, you will have some performance benifit.

nice point here . cheap mobo + add-on card (USB 3.0 & Sata 6Gbps) = futureproof mobo @ cheap cost. rather than selling 6k more only to add things which OP uncertain to use in future. that extra money will get him HD5870.

[vicky2008]

Yes Gigabyte ex58 ud7 is to costly but the MSI x58 pro doesn't support SLI. I am thinking about Gigabyte x58 ud5.

[asingh]

^^
It does support SLI.

[vickybat]

@vicky2008
Buddy go for the msi x58 pro. Its a great board with all the important features.Its also gonna cost you a lot less.

[Jripper]

Hmm...how much do add-ons for USB 3 and Sata 6Gbps cost??

[vicky2008]

Thanks for the suggestions. I am in a bit of confusion right now.

The June 2009 or July 2009 edition of Digit tested X58 platform motherboards and there it was mentioned that MSI x58 PRO does not have SLI.

I wanted to buy the motherboard (MSI x58 pro) the moment I saw the review but I want my motherboard the be both SLI and CrossfireX. Was it fixed through a bios update or it is a completely different motherboard ? Are you talking about MSI x58 pro E ?

[asingh]

Below are the official specification for the MSI boards.

MSI X58 PRO
MSI X58 PRO-E

They have the licensed nForce chip so will support SLI x16 x16. And Crossfire is default at same link widths. Hope this makes sense.

[vicky2008]

What is the difference between MSI X58 PRO and MSI X58 PRO-E ? I read that MSI X58 PRO has some voltage irregularities. Do these boards have any spacing problem ? Please state if there are any problems releated to these cards.

What is the difference between the Gigabyte ex58 ud5 and gigabyte ex58 ud7 ? (I am hardly going to overclock my system.)