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Hey guys ,

am going to built a new PC for my studio work which is lots of Photoshop , composting in After Effects and other high end 3D and VFX software , Rendering Videos. and i would like to game too . BUT i have a budget constraint too i.e 50K (max 53K) rs including the Monitor. i have a keyboard and mice and DVD rom/writer and UPS from my old PC. i was thinking about going with AMD config. but am a little worried about the power consumption it shows. i would be really helpful if you guys could suggest a configuration , am open to intel too . but it should be future proof too .

PS: i would like to hear some real world experience regarding the power consumption issue . does it really affect the electricity bill ?
the initial configuration i made up is as follows :

processor- AMD FX 8320 black edition
motherboard- Gigabyte 970A UD3
GPU- saphhire R9 270x 2gb boost OC
PSU- Corsair CX500
RAM- Corsair xms3 4 gb
memory- Seagate Barracuda 1TB
LCD- Dell s2240L 21.5 inches
cabinet- Cooler master N400
 
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Think of the stock coolers like the amount of food they give you on a 15h plane ride. Just enough to keep you alive :lol:

Referencing this again
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AgN1D79Joo7tdE9xMUFlMEVWeFhuckJEVF9aMmtpUFE&gid=0

You can see that no MSI board is useable at the price you want.
The good asrocks are overpriced.
Now looking at Asus, the cheapest 970 chipset is the M5A97 LE 5500rs, next up is the Non LE version for 7000rs.
The leaves gigabyte, which there is only the ds3p and ds3. They will both work with the mobo for non overclocks.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1994769/gigabyte-970a-ds3p-good-amd-8320.html

So now we have 2 choices really and I got 2 different answers for it by the same person...
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Well, anything taking up your power will affect your electricity bill :p . If you leave it on 24/7 you will probably notice a bit of a change. If you can shut it down before you go to bed and put it in sleep mode you will notice some savings. ( I did at least)

This is a better PSU for less cost
http://www.flipkart.com/seasonic-eco-500-watts-psu/p/itmddqq8dzqzkzdy?pid=PSUDDQPPZZYAGRWT&srno=b_19&ref=074c56ea-f837-4363-86f4-6eb48bb3d8ff

I can't find the 970A UD3P motherboard on flipkart, but it is sometimes cheaper and is slightly better than that one. It's a minor detail, just thought I'd let you know.

If you can get 2x4gb of ram instead for 2500RS more, I think it would be a good investment. Computers don't need more than 8gb to perform well; at least for gaming. You could always buy the other 4gb later, but it is usually better to buy them paired.
 
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i will buy another 4gb in sometime . for the time being am out of money . is the GPU and Processor good enough ? i've heard corsair PSUs are more reliable . hence i choose that. any other monitor in the same price range as dell ?
 
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Ok sounds good about the RAM.

That looks like the cheapest IPS panel monitor available to you, so stick with it. The others I saw were TN panels which are older technology and aren't as good a quality.

The VS brand of corsair are pretty bad, they aren't even sold in NA/EU. The CX aren't really that good either, but if that's all you can afford they will do.

Edit: after some research, I see the Seasonic ECO 500 isn't sold in NA/EU either, so disregard that from the VS.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2110621/combo.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1995296/seasonic-eco-500w.html
I guess it's a good PSU and should work fine.

This is also another alternative.
http://www.flipkart.com/antec-vp550-550-watts-psu/p/itmd5xz45hr9fyu5?pid=PSUD5XZ4HGGJE5X9&srno=b_24&ref=dda8f89c-aec9-4b08-8616-3b563974b60c
---> important onehttp://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1894370/antec-vp550-550w-sufficient.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2147603/antec-vp650p-fx8320-280x.html

They all have 3 year warranty. I'd go with the Antec VP550 though. You can't do any OCing at all with any of these PSUs.
http://www.pc-specs.com/gpu/ATI/R-200_Series/Radeon_R9_270X/1863/Compatible_PSUs
Here is an interesting site. The CX500 isn't bronze certified while the other 2 are.
 
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hey thanks for all the help . i was researching online when i found this card
http://www.flipkart.com/msi-nvidia-n660-gaming-2gd5-oc-geforce-gtx-660-gaming-2-gb-gddr5-graphics-card/p/itmdt7dhyx2agbr5?pid=GRCDT7DHYX2AGBR5&srno=b_10&ref=76c4da4d-6d0d-4623-ab21-a92ae67b07e3

and

http://www.flipkart.com/msi-amd-r9-270-gaming-2-gb-gddr5-graphics-card/p/itmdv8qbrmyv24e5?pid=GRCDV8QBNGPRP2UC&srno=b_3&ref=800d2858-f5f8-4712-937f-9c01882ab7f1

these both consume low power. are these any good ? which one is better ? and is 270x better than 270 ?
sorry about all the sudden questions , am really confused . would the corsair CX430 w be enough for my setup ? and how many PSUs do i really need. one good PSU would work ? or do i need to a dedicated PSU for the GPU . and one for the rest of the setup
 
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hehe, no worries. Everything is very confusing on the first build :p

Just one PSU is needed to power your whole build.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-750-ti-review,3750-21.html
Your GPU will consume 142w of power. Your 8320 is a power hungry one as far as CPUs go and will take 125w. You could do with a 430w, but I would not recommend it, not worth the risk.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2038571/430w-power-supply.html

Some advice I was told on my first build is never cheap out on the PSU, it's so undervalued to first time builders but if you get a bad one, it can fry your whole build. With the CX430, if you tried to play a intensive game, it would probably overload your system.

Again, I recommend getting the VP550p, for $12 more you are much more likely to have less/no problems. It is too bad flipkart doesn't stock EVGA or XFX PSU as they are higher quality like the some Seasonic ones. The one I'm recommending is the cheapest/best quality one available to you.

There isn't much difference between the 2 GPUs, I would get the r9 270x because it's cheaper and the X means it's slightly overclocked already.
http://www.flipkart.com/sapphire-amd-ati-radeon-r9-270x-boost-oc-2-gb-ddr5-graphics-card/p/itmdtp5j69ssu9gj?pid=GRCDTP5J69SSU9GJ&otracker=from-search&srno=t_1&query=r9+270x&ref=4aca6989-9101-4cb9-a22b-3c44069eeeab

660 vs r9 270x. Just for your info, the r9 270 is a rebranded 7850 and the r9 270x is a rebranded 7870.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2002583/geforce-gtx-660-radeon-270x.html
 
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hey thanks for all the help i feel relieved . i got a nice deal for GTX n660 . suggest me a motherboard under 5500 for my setup :)
i will buy seasonic vp550 you mentioned or any other good 500w PSU
 
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Hey, it's the antec vp550 actually :p
http://www.flipkart.com/antec-vp550-550-watts-psu/p/itmd5xz45hr9fyu5?pid=PSUD5XZ4HGGJE5X9&srno=b_24&ref=dda8f89c-aec9-4b08-8616-3b563974b60c

There is only one option I can recommend for 5500rs and it won't give you the option to OC. ASUS M5A97 LE
http://www.flipkart.com/asus-m5a97-le-motherboard/p/itmdkzrdgyysrfeh?pid=MBDDKZRDGYYSRFEH&srno=b_11&ref=d336d2bb-6827-4562-bec3-e58e0e87d24d

This would be better ASUS M5A97 r2.0
http://www.flipkart.com/asus-m5a97-motherboard/p/itmd5ppvjzs6g5eu?pid=MBDD5PPVJZS6G5EU&srno=b_16&ref=d336d2bb-6827-4562-bec3-e58e0e87d24d

This would be best cheap one on flipkart MSI 990FXA-GD65
http://www.flipkart.com/msi-990fxa-gd65-motherboard/p/itmdh4fnasefwzqz?pid=MBDDH4FNASEFWZQZ&srno=b_18&ref=d336d2bb-6827-4562-bec3-e58e0e87d24d

You only have Gigabyte/Asus/Msi/Biostar on flipkart
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AgN1D79Joo7tdE9xMUFlMEVWeFhuckJEVF9aMmtpUFE&gid=4
Check each of them on here if you want. All 5500rs board won't have heat sinks and will have low VRM/Phase count.

If you look at the ASUS M5A97 LE vs MSI 990FXA-GD65, Asus has 4+2 VRM and not heat sinked, while the MSI has 8+2 and heatsinked. The MSI is also a newer chipset which means the bios will be more up to date. For you budget the m5a97 LE is fine though.

Think of VRMs as lines that carry power to your CPU. The less lines you have, the more power each line has to take, making them hotter and hotter. For a CPU that has 8 cores like yours, it's going to need a lot of power and is at risk of overheating.

Infact, Do you have a cpu cooler? It is necessary for the 8320
This is the cheapest one I can recommend. It's 2000.
http://www.flipkart.com/cooler-master-hyper-tx3-evo/p/itmd5xzprhxvefrj?pid=COLD5XZPV75JZAEZ&srno=b_4&ref=942d6935-45be-4114-8832-5aa9b8ab61f6
 
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Think of the stock coolers like the amount of food they give you on a 15h plane ride. Just enough to keep you alive :lol:

Referencing this again
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AgN1D79Joo7tdE9xMUFlMEVWeFhuckJEVF9aMmtpUFE&gid=0

You can see that no MSI board is useable at the price you want.
The good asrocks are overpriced.
Now looking at Asus, the cheapest 970 chipset is the M5A97 LE 5500rs, next up is the Non LE version for 7000rs.
The leaves gigabyte, which there is only the ds3p and ds3. They will both work with the mobo for non overclocks.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1994769/gigabyte-970a-ds3p-good-amd-8320.html

So now we have 2 choices really and I got 2 different answers for it by the same person lol
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2140165/gigabyte-970a-ds3p-asus-m5a97.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2134635/gigabyte-970a-ds3p-asus-m5a97.html

Because one thread says that it's ok to keep the stock fan in, and I can see your budget is getting pressed, I would go with the Asus m5a97 LE. I would however, buy a CPU cooler as soon as possible. The nice thing is that if you make sure the inside of your computer doesn't gather with dust, the Hyper t3 or 212 might last you 10 years or more :p
 
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hey thanks for your support . so its ASUS mobo am going for , i will upgrade my mobo in a year or two . so which one from these ? R2.0 or the LE version ? am confused is the xtra money i spend on R 2.0 worth it ?
 
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