CPU/Mobo Help needed to get a PSU and Processor

faizan123

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Hi All, Im getting a Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4 from a TE member and a XFX 6850 1GB from my Friend and planning to get a Phenom II X4 955 with around 4-6 GB of RAM. Im confused about the PSU. No. of Watts of PSU required for this. I'm not gng to Xfire , i dont think its possible on this board.
So should i get 460W or 500w or a 600w PSU and which brand to go with ? Corsair or Coolermaster and if so any online link to get one.

Also for this board can i go for a Phenom II X6 ? and is there any much difference in performance between X4 and X6 , i will be using this for moderate gaming. Games like COD MW3 , BF3 and NFS RUN.
 
It's better to go with 4 core processor than 6 core this will give you and idea-http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/88?vs=146,you can also oc your phenom ii x4 955 to get better performance.

For psu you should get seasonic s12ii 520w-3.6k or corsair vx550w-4.5k it will suffice for your rig.
 
thegatekeeper said:
It's better to go with 4 core processor than 6 core this will give you and idea-http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/88?vs=146,you can also oc your phenom ii x4 955 to get better performance.

For psu you should get seasonic s12ii 520w-3.6k or corsair vx550w-4.5k it will suffice for your rig.
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Thanks for that info. I'll go with X4 then and about the PSU where i can find one online ? Any links. I dont find it on Primeabgb or flipkart.

All i can find are these .

Corsair 500W CX PSU 5x SATA 2x PCI-Express

Buy Cooler Master Power Supply | Cooler Master 500W eXtreme Power Supply

Will these be ok.
 
Ok. But i m getting a 600W coolermaster near my place for 3800/-

500W isnt available, so i thought of getting one online.The link above with shipping charges comes to almost same price.
 
Which Cm 600W?? If its extreme power plus, then I request you not to go for a Coolermaster Extreme power plus PSU... Rather you can get a Coolermaster Real power pro 460 for 3.3K.... But Seasonic 520W should be your ideal choice. And a seasonic 520 can well deliver beyond what it is rated at...
 
I was going to get a Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4 from a TE member. But the deal dint work out. Anyways , Now I also need help to get a lowcost motherboard and a good processor.

Here is what im looking suggestions for.

If AMD Then

1) MOTHERBOARD :Asus M4A88T-M for 4650/-

Asus M4A88T-M Motherboard

2) Processor : AMD Phenom II X4 955 For 5800/-

If Intel then.

1) Core i5 2500. Around 10,900/- On Flipkart. I can get EMI option.

2) Motherboard : Asus P8H61-M PLUS B3

Asus P8H61-M PLUS B3 Motherboard

Please suggest me Price/Performance wise.
 
See both the combos are perfect price per performance.
the only concern is budget.
If you are willing to pay 15k for mobo and CPU then go for intel.
Else if you have only 10k for mobo and CPU then AMD FTW.

And i think the 600w CM PSU which you mentioned is this..
TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Dont go blindly by seeing the 600w tag.
It is not as good as Seasonic s12II 520.
And s12II is close or even better than corsair vx 450 according to some reviews.

Also if you are looking for a nice,true 600w PSU then
TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

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Sorry for the wrong PSU link (corsair one).
The correct link is below .
eXtreme Power Plus 600W - Cooler Master - Leading Provider of Computer Case | Cooler | Power Supply
 
@faizan123-haven't you read this,do not get cm extreme power+ psu,go for seasonic s12ii 520w,If you are going to get i5 2500k then get a good 11-12k p67 or z68 mobo for it,don't buy p8h61 mobo which would be a waste.
chiragsthakur said:
Which Cm 600W?? If its extreme power plus, then I request you not to go for a Coolermaster Extreme power plus PSU... Rather you can get a Coolermaster Real power pro 460 for 3.3K.... But Seasonic 520W should be your ideal choice. And a seasonic 520 can well deliver beyond what it is rated at...
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@ Nishu. Thanks for the information. It was good. Primarily im thinking about deciding good mobo and processor first then i would go with Seasonic PSU hopefully.

@thegatekeeper and @ nishu. I would like to go with those Z68 boards but im finding them little expensive. I may not be using the SLI or Crossfire . So one PCI X16 slot and will be fine. Although i found this board. Please tell me how it is and if it available in india.

Newegg.com - ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

If the board is costing me more i will go with the config of NISHU. I like his config. I heard the Board 880GM is around 4500/- . Please provide me some online links for your rig.
 
Can you be a bit more specific? like your MAX budget and requirements?

Coz almost everyone is giving different suggestions and im not sure what EXACTLY you want.

thanks.
 
As for PSU get Seasonic s12II 520w-3500/-
Processor and mobo:
Intel+h67 combo if budget is 15k
intel+p67 or z68 combo if budget is >20K
AMD+880G combo if budget is10k

Asrock mobos are rare in india and the model which you linked is not available AFAIK.
But heard that Asrock is going to launch all their mobo lineups in india by feb 2012.

And My config is in my sig and here are the details about my rig ,here you go i think this thread wil help you.
http://www.techenclave.com/pc-buying-advice/pc-for-around-40k-202498.html
 
Can we ask like

Are you into overclocking?
Are going to use any graphic card and what?
What is your current config?
What is your exact budget and how much can you extend?
What are future upgrade plan??
 
Intel i5 2400+Intel DH67BL B3-16k

Amd phenom iix4 965 BE+GIGABYTE GA-880GM-USB3=12k

seasonic s12ii 520w-3.6k,If you wan't to oc then go with amd combo otherwise choose intel rig if you can stretch your budget.

Here is the comparison between the two-http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/102?vs=363
 
Nishu said:
As for PSU get Seasonic s12II 520w-3500/-

Processor and mobo:

Intel+h67 combo if budget is 15k

intel+p67 or z68 combo if budget is >20K

AMD+880G combo if budget is10k

Asrock mobos are rare in india and the model which you linked is not available AFAIK.

But heard that Asrock is going to launch all their mobo lineups in india by feb 2012.

And My config is in my sig and here are the details about my rig ,here you go i think this thread wil help you.

http://www.techenclave.com/pc-buying-advice/pc-for-around-40k-202498.html
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I will hopefully go with Intel then. I heard that if i go with Z68 boards i'll be having option to go for IVY bridge once they are available.

One question. Some 880GM boards dont support Phenom II X4 955 and 965 processors i heard. Is it true.

Thanks for the suggestion.
sumesara said:
Can we ask like

Are you into overclocking?

Are going to use any graphic card and what?

What is your current config?

What is your exact budget and how much can you extend?

What are future upgrade plan??
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No im not going to overlock. Actually i never tried. I dont try it thinking i might screw it. What softwares do we use to Overclock intel and amd proccy's ??

yes, I'll be going with 6850 or 560.

Right now I am using Core 2 duo 2.33Ghz , 4GB DDR2 800Mhz Ram, 500GB HDD , Intel DG33FBC mobo.

Ill be keeping the HDD for my use and how do u think i can sell the other items

My budget is around Motherboard + Processor + PSU + Ram = 20k.(If RAM doesnt fit in this budget , i can get RAM seperately)

No i dont want to upgrade in near future. I'll be getting a Gaming Laptop in a year (ASUS )
vaibhav1 said:
i5 will be a better choice, and by seasonic its a very good PSU.
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Thanks

thegatekeeper said:
Intel i5 2400+Intel DH67BL B3-16k

Amd phenom iix4 965 BE+GIGABYTE GA-880GM-USB3=12k

seasonic s12ii 520w-3.6k,If you wan't to oc then go with amd combo otherwise choose intel rig if you can stretch your budget.

Here is the comparison between the two-http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/102?vs=363
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Ok So with this Dh67BL can i go with Ivy Bridge when available, does it support ?

What exactly is the difference in core i5 2400 and 2500. Just speed ? or like in Core i5 and Core i7 i can see more no. of threads ?

Also DH67BL is Micro ATX. So will i not be having problem installing a Graphic card ?

Hopefully im planning to go with Intel and also my friend is coming from US so i'm trying to get the ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 board from there.

ok Also on other forum people suggested me to go with 600w Corsair V2 which is 80PLUS bronze certified.

iPwnz said:
CPU+MOBO+PSU= 17k max? Or CPU+MOBO= 17k max and PSU separate? Please confirm.

If budget allows then Yes.
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CPU + MOBO + PSU = 20k .
 
1)Most AMD boards support 955BE even if it wont, then there will be a bios update by which this isssue can be solved.
2) To OC CPU bios is helpful,for GPU there are various softwares like after burn and most GFX are bundled with software.
3)Yes you can use INTEL DH67BL B3 board to use Ivy Bridge CPUs.
4)Just speed no performance benifit.100MHZ difference and that isnt notable at all.
5)No you wont have any issue as i too have a mATX borad as i have no issue.But your cabinet might cause some issue.

As for Corsair CX 600w V2 1 thing i will say,it has got only 3 years warranty against that of Seasonic with 5 years warranty.
And Seasonic can do much higher than what it is rated.

As you wouldnt be OC the below config would serve you well

CPU- Intel i5 2400 - TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!Intel Core i5 2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52400
MOBO- TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!Intel DH67BL LGA 1155 Micro ATX Motherboard
PSU - seasonic s12II 520(As you wont OC) TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
In this intel mobo as you wont be OC at all so seasonic s12 II 520w can handle the config with GFX like GTX 560Ti/HD 6950 at stock settings.

If you are very much interested to OC or want to know about OC and to play with it then AMD is the the only way .
If so then get the following
AMD-phenom 2x4 955BE
Mobo -Gigabyte GA 880GM USB3
PSU- seasonic s12II 520(only if GFX is HD 6850 and Also for GTX 560Ti/HD 6950 if not intended to OC CPU and GPU)- TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
PSU- Seasonic s12II 620(If GFX is GTX560/HD6950 And if you OC Both GPU and CPU) - TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
If you are getting GFX like GTX560Ti/HD6950 then get 620w ,as it would help you OC both CPU and GPU.
And 520 is recommended if you are getting GFX like 6850 then 520 would be OK for OC 955 BE +HD 6850.

Ram -As you wont be OC get Coarsair XMS3 1333mhz 4gb- 1250/-
 
Nishu said:
1)Most AMD boards support 955BE even if it wont, then there will be a bios update by which this isssue can be solved.

2) To OC CPU bios is helpful,for GPU there are various softwares like after burn and most GFX are bundled with software.

3)Yes you can use INTEL DH67BL B3 board to use Ivy Bridge CPUs.

4)Just speed no performance benifit.100MHZ difference and that isnt notable at all.

5)No you wont have any issue as i too have a mATX borad as i have no issue.But your cabinet might cause some issue.

As for Corsair CX 600w V2 1 thing i will say,it has got only 3 years warranty against that of Seasonic with 5 years warranty.

And Seasonic can do much higher than what it is rated.

As you wouldnt be OC the below config would serve you well

CPU- Intel i5 2400 - TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!Intel Core i5 2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52400

MOBO- TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!Intel DH67BL LGA 1155 Micro ATX Motherboard

PSU - seasonic s12II 520(As you wont OC) TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

In this intel mobo as you wont be OC at all so seasonic s12 II 520w can handle the config with GFX like GTX 560Ti/HD 6950 at stock settings.

If you are very much interested to OC or want to know about OC and to play with it then AMD is the the only way .

If so then get the following

AMD-phenom 2x4 955BE

Mobo -Gigabyte GA 880GM USB3

PSU- seasonic s12II 520(only if GFX is HD 6850 and Also for GTX 560Ti/HD 6950 if not intended to OC CPU and GPU)- TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

PSU- Seasonic s12II 620(If GFX is GTX560/HD6950 And if you OC Both GPU and CPU) - TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

If you are getting GFX like GTX560Ti/HD6950 then get 620w ,as it would help you OC both CPU and GPU.

And 520 is recommended if you are getting GFX like 6850 then 520 would be OK for OC 955 BE +HD 6850.

Ram -As you wont be OC get Coarsair XMS3 1333mhz 4gb- 1250/-
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Thanks for that detailed explanation. Reall very clear.

1) Ok But over here on this thread http://www.techenclave.com/cpu-mobo-and-ram/motherboard-msi-880gm-e41-almost-new-203523.html

A Guy is selling Mobo as 955 and 965 doesnt work for him.

2) Oh great , So to overclock i have to go with AMD. But i want to give a try. :)

3) What are the issues with mATX ? Cabinet? What exactly.

4) Ok i'll stick to Seasonic 520. But im sure i wont be going beyond 6850 and if i go with AMD i'll surely overclock.

5) Regarding RAM . My friend is not using his 2GB DDR3 1600mhz CORSAIR XMS3. But i see the GA-880GM Board supports 1800/1666/1333 but no 1600. Will it be ok if i put this Ram.
 
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