Core i7 Rig Building Help

Jaxx89

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Hi there I am looking to build 2 Core i7 PC's both with similar configurations.
Here are the detials.

Total Budget for both PC's 1.25L INR

Specs already confirmed
XFX GTX 260 896MB [OWNED]
CPU Core i7 920
Power Supply: Tagan 800w


ALL PARTS WILL BE BOUGHT FROM MUMBAI, INDIA


PARTS OWNED
XFX GTX 260 896MB X2
HDD SATA 320GBX3 + 1TB
MAXTOR EXTERNAL 500GB
DVD WRITERS X3
HP ALL IN ONE F4288 X1
USB MOUSE/KEYBOARD X2

BRAND PREFERANCE INTEL, SEAGATE

WILL NOT BE OVERCLOCKING. MIGHT ADD ONE MORE GTX 260

will be used for 3ds max, maya and gaming.

Core Items

1.) Power Supply: Tagan 800w

2.) Case I am confused as the Coolermaster CM690 sounds good.

3.) DX58SO or Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 please help

4.) CPU Core i7 920

5.) Heatsink: Coolermaster V8 or Sythe Mugen 2, whichever available at a reasonable price

6.) Memory: Corsair XMS3 TR3X3G1333C9 1GBx3 or Dominator 1600

7.) HDD : Sata 320

8.) LG DVD-RW+-(Already Own for both PC's)

9.) XFX GTX 260 896MB

10.) Viewsonic 19"(for one pc will be using old one)

11.) Logitech+microsoft(will be using old one)

12.) Vista 64bit


Optional Stuff

1.) HDD SATA 500GB

2.) Liteon Lightscribe(Already own)

3.) Memory card reader(already own)

# External hard drive [OWN]
# USB flash drive [OWN]
# Audio card ON BOARD
# Video-capture card and/or TV-tuner card Need to buy, suggest model.
# Speakers [OWN]
# Headphones [OWN]
# Printer [OWN]
# Scanner [OWN]
# Graphics tablet not needed
# Uninterruptible Power Supply and/or surge supressor [suggest]
 

In2Photos

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To be honest I am having trouble understanding exactly what help you need but I'll try.

Core items:
2) I have the RC590 and am very impressed with it. The 690 also looks good. I went with the 590 due to the placement of the USB ports. I needed them on the front of the case, not the top.
3) The UD5 is very popular and would likely be my choice between the two you mention.
6) No need to go with 1600 RAM since you are not OCing. Get the cheaper memory.
All the rest sounds good.

I prefer APC UPS. I have a couple of their 550VA units at work and a larger 850VA at home.
 

Jaxx89

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Apr 21, 2009
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well actually i was confused about the motherboard PSU and UPS and also the case
i mean is 800w PSU sufficient for my hardware
plus should i go in for any cooling solution or not
like the coolermaster v8 or maybe something else if better.

and which 19" monitor shud i buy
i hear dell monitors are good

and should i go in for the 64bit Vista or stick with my current 32bit
 

theAnimal

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Corsair TX750 or 850 are better quality PSUs; however, GTX260 in SLI is extreme overkill for a 19" monitor (even 1 is overkill). A Corsair VX450 and GTS250 would be plenty.

Since you're not OCing the only reason to get a cooler is for quieter operation. Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 is very quiet, as is the Scythe.

32bit is fine with only 3GB of RAM.
 

krnmastersgt

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Originally posted by: theAnimal
Corsair TX750 or 850 are better quality PSUs; however, GTX260 in SLI is extreme overkill for a 19" monitor (even 1 is overkill). A Corsair VX450 and GTS250 would be plenty.

Since you're not OCing the only reason to get a cooler is for quieter operation. Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 is very quiet, as is the Scythe.

32bit is fine with only 3GB of RAM.

+1 to all of that, though you may want to just opt for the 260 for future games, etc. that'll need just a bit more power (and it beats spending the money upgrading for such a small price difference, but large performance difference). Also helps later on if you upgrade monitor resolution, whether it be 19" or 22", etc. Might want to check out the XFX 260 Black Edition (best factory overclocked card I can think of, plus their dual lifetime warranty if you ever plan on selling it), or instead an EVGA card if you plan to personally overclock it, since EVGA's warranty is second to none really (for the original purchaser anyways :p).