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Due to availability of the E7200 & Palit9600 GSO, I have changed my config...
Intel C2D E8200 6Mb L2 2.66GHz (I have heard that It is Intels one of the best OC Proccy??)
MSI P35 Neo Combo - F Intel P35 Chipset 1333FSB
Palit 8600GSO 256Mb GDDR3 GFX Card
Kingston 2 x 1GB 800MHz RAM
Seagate 320 SATA-2 16Mb Buffer HDD
AOC 913FW 19" LCD Monitor
Lite-On 20x DVD RW
Microsoft M/m Keyboard + Optical Mouse Combo
VIP Cabinet + 400W SMPS + Cooler Fan
Logitech R-20 2.1Ch Speakers
Intel C2D E8200 6Mb L2 2.66GHz (I have heard that It is Intels one of the best OC Proccy??)
MSI P35 Neo Combo - F Intel P35 Chipset 1333FSB
Palit 8600GSO 256Mb GDDR3 GFX Card
Kingston 2 x 1GB 800MHz RAM
Seagate 320 SATA-2 16Mb Buffer HDD
AOC 913FW 19" LCD Monitor
Lite-On 20x DVD RW
Microsoft M/m Keyboard + Optical Mouse Combo
VIP Cabinet + 400W SMPS + Cooler Fan
Logitech R-20 2.1Ch Speakers
mayanksharma
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^^Everything seems nice.
However, whats 8600GSO?
I think, u meant 9600 GSO with 384MB DDR3...right?
Another thing, if possible...do invest in a good Cabinet along with a descent PSU. They play important role for a good rig.
For example, u can go for Coolermaster Elite series cabinets and Coolermaster extreme series PSU.
Good Luck..
However, whats 8600GSO?
I think, u meant 9600 GSO with 384MB DDR3...right?
Another thing, if possible...do invest in a good Cabinet along with a descent PSU. They play important role for a good rig.
For example, u can go for Coolermaster Elite series cabinets and Coolermaster extreme series PSU.
Good Luck..
MetalheadGautham
AFK
I think you are being ripped off with that 8600 card. Its waaaay too expensive compared to REAL market price.
For gaming on Intel, more CPU cache ==> better performance.
So get atleast Core2Duo E8200. It has very little performance difference compared to higher end CPUs in same series, and you can always OverClock it.
But from most reviews, the performance with 1MB L2 is low, 2MB L2 much higher than 1MB, and 4MB provides a smaller margin of increase over 2MB. So I suppose 3MB can have everything delicately balenced. So if you are on a budget, get Core2Duo E7200. It is *JUST* about right for you.
Since you want mumbai prices, I suggest you check up at *www.theitwares.com/processors/processors.htm for the CPU prices. TheItWares is an online computer store and they ask rather decent prices for their items. They are based in Mumbai.
For gaming, compared to 9600GSO, HD3850 has better performance with AntiAliasing turned off, and both come at the same price. But sadly, in India ATI cards are HIGHLY expensive, and HD3850 costs 10K approx instead of something like 6.5 to 7K. The three cards which are NOT expensive in India relative to outside India are HD4850 and HD4870, which have a huge demand in the market right now, but they are waaay beyond your budget costing 10K and 15K respectively. The third one is HD3450, which is waaay below your budget costing less than 2K and having a poor performance for gaming.
Anyway, this means 9600GSO is the best card available to you. The Palit 9600GSO Sonic is available at 6.5K at *www.theitwares.com/gfxcards/gfxcards.htm which is quite decent.
And yes, a dirt cheap version of the 8600GT 256MB GDDR3 is the Mercury one. Mercury sells it for around 3K, but it has only 1 year warranty compared to the usual 3 years. If you need a high quality CPU, then reduce money allotment for GPU and get this.
Since you are buying in mumbai, try to check if the prices the dealers offer to you are lesser than or equal to theitwares.com prices. If they are higher, it makes a lot of sense to buy from there. ( Me and others in bangalore have such store online and need to run around in the heat at SP Road )
DONT get AMD if you are mainly into gaming and photoshop. Many games are optimised for an even number of cores, so Phenom X3 might have some small issues. And photoshop has difficulty to recoganise the third core as reported by one of our forum members, gx_saurav. Intel also overclocks brilliantly compared to AMD.
For motherboard, P35 is good if you want to overclock the E7200. Its supposed to easily reach 3.0GHz on P35. Search around if you can't find a good one. MSI, ASUS, Abit are all good. BioStar is a nice cheap option.
For gaming on Intel, more CPU cache ==> better performance.
So get atleast Core2Duo E8200. It has very little performance difference compared to higher end CPUs in same series, and you can always OverClock it.
But from most reviews, the performance with 1MB L2 is low, 2MB L2 much higher than 1MB, and 4MB provides a smaller margin of increase over 2MB. So I suppose 3MB can have everything delicately balenced. So if you are on a budget, get Core2Duo E7200. It is *JUST* about right for you.
Since you want mumbai prices, I suggest you check up at *www.theitwares.com/processors/processors.htm for the CPU prices. TheItWares is an online computer store and they ask rather decent prices for their items. They are based in Mumbai.
For gaming, compared to 9600GSO, HD3850 has better performance with AntiAliasing turned off, and both come at the same price. But sadly, in India ATI cards are HIGHLY expensive, and HD3850 costs 10K approx instead of something like 6.5 to 7K. The three cards which are NOT expensive in India relative to outside India are HD4850 and HD4870, which have a huge demand in the market right now, but they are waaay beyond your budget costing 10K and 15K respectively. The third one is HD3450, which is waaay below your budget costing less than 2K and having a poor performance for gaming.
Anyway, this means 9600GSO is the best card available to you. The Palit 9600GSO Sonic is available at 6.5K at *www.theitwares.com/gfxcards/gfxcards.htm which is quite decent.
And yes, a dirt cheap version of the 8600GT 256MB GDDR3 is the Mercury one. Mercury sells it for around 3K, but it has only 1 year warranty compared to the usual 3 years. If you need a high quality CPU, then reduce money allotment for GPU and get this.
Since you are buying in mumbai, try to check if the prices the dealers offer to you are lesser than or equal to theitwares.com prices. If they are higher, it makes a lot of sense to buy from there. ( Me and others in bangalore have such store online and need to run around in the heat at SP Road
)DONT get AMD if you are mainly into gaming and photoshop. Many games are optimised for an even number of cores, so Phenom X3 might have some small issues. And photoshop has difficulty to recoganise the third core as reported by one of our forum members, gx_saurav. Intel also overclocks brilliantly compared to AMD.
For motherboard, P35 is good if you want to overclock the E7200. Its supposed to easily reach 3.0GHz on P35. Search around if you can't find a good one. MSI, ASUS, Abit are all good. BioStar is a nice cheap option.
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solomon_paulraj
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Psychosocial
Violent serenity.
C2D E7200
Abit IP35-e
2GB DDR2 800 Kingston Value
WD 320GB HDD
Palit 9600GSO 320MB
LiteOn LH-20A1P
iBall Gamer
Microsoft M/M Keyboard + Mouse
Dell 19" SE198WFP Widescreen LCD
Logitech R-20 2.1-------------1200
Abit IP35-e
2GB DDR2 800 Kingston Value
WD 320GB HDD
Palit 9600GSO 320MB
LiteOn LH-20A1P
iBall Gamer
Microsoft M/M Keyboard + Mouse
Dell 19" SE198WFP Widescreen LCD
Logitech R-20 2.1-------------1200
Guys here is my Final config *www.chip.in/forums/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif , Thx for the help.
Intel C2D E8200 6Mb L2 2.66GHz (I have heard that It is Intels one of the best OC Proccy? I want to know that how!) Smile - Rs. 7600
Intel Original DG33 Motherboard. - Rs. 5000 *www.chip.in/forums/images/smiles/icon_sad.gif
Palit 8600GT 256Mb GDDR3 GFX Card - Rs. 4500
Kingston 2 x 1GB 800MHz RAM - Rs. 2200
Seagate 400GB SATA-2 16Mb Buffer HDD - Rs. 2800
AOC 913FW 19" LCD Monitor - Rs. 9100
Lite-On 20x DVD RW - Rs. 1200
Microsoft 500 Keyboard+ Mouse Combo - Rs. 650
VIP Cabinet + 400W SMPS + 4 Cooler Fan Smile - Rs. 2000
Logitech R-10 2.0Ch Speakers - Rs. 400
Intex Headphones - Free!
8 GB Kingston Data Traveler - Free! *www.chip.in/forums/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif
Can anyone tell me plz how to Overclock my proccy with this board???
Intel C2D E8200 6Mb L2 2.66GHz (I have heard that It is Intels one of the best OC Proccy? I want to know that how!) Smile - Rs. 7600
Intel Original DG33 Motherboard. - Rs. 5000 *www.chip.in/forums/images/smiles/icon_sad.gif
Palit 8600GT 256Mb GDDR3 GFX Card - Rs. 4500
Kingston 2 x 1GB 800MHz RAM - Rs. 2200
Seagate 400GB SATA-2 16Mb Buffer HDD - Rs. 2800
AOC 913FW 19" LCD Monitor - Rs. 9100
Lite-On 20x DVD RW - Rs. 1200
Microsoft 500 Keyboard+ Mouse Combo - Rs. 650
VIP Cabinet + 400W SMPS + 4 Cooler Fan Smile - Rs. 2000
Logitech R-10 2.0Ch Speakers - Rs. 400
Intex Headphones - Free!
8 GB Kingston Data Traveler - Free! *www.chip.in/forums/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif
Can anyone tell me plz how to Overclock my proccy with this board???
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harryneopotter
Padawan
sorry dude .... but INTEL original Mobo's dont support overclocking AFAIK.
So forget overclocking if u have Original Intel MOBO.
So forget overclocking if u have Original Intel MOBO.
Psychosocial
Violent serenity.
And getting a 8600GT means that your PC is already outdated. Get a 9600GT at the least.
Get a 9600GT at the least.
Psychosocial
Violent serenity.
I am telling you again, get a 9600GT ATLEAST as the 8600GT is already out-dated. Just a suggestion though.
Just a suggestion though.
MetalheadGautham
AFK
See if you can get Biostar P35 mobo. Shouldn't be more than 4.5K or 5K, AND it overclocks the E7200 well. Also, see if you are lucky enough to get a P31 board. They cost 3K, and have only 2 RAM slots, but otherwise they are very similar to P35 in performance.
Wrong. 8600GT still has more life to live. It can play crysis and bioshock at medium settings. With the new price cuts and most <proper> brands like MSI and Palit reducing their 8600GT price to 3.5K, and with the recently released PhysX drivers, its still hot after these years.And getting a 8600GT means that your PC is already outdated.
yup hot and running hard.
and as metal says, if you go lesser priced P31 based mobo you can save up some money to recount your needs. with 2 GB single now u can make it 4GB 2x2GB ater
Try saving wherever you can, as your total config is going up your 40K max limit.
And Dell SE198WFP is much better than AOC even with spending extra 600 bucks.
and as metal says, if you go lesser priced P31 based mobo you can save up some money to recount your needs. with 2 GB single now u can make it 4GB 2x2GB ater
Try saving wherever you can, as your total config is going up your 40K max limit.
And Dell SE198WFP is much better than AOC even with spending extra 600 bucks.
Psychosocial
Violent serenity.
AFAIK, Intel Origianl mobos arent capable of OC'ing. Not even the original P45 chipsets 
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9600GT Xpert Vision @ 5.5k
MSI P45 Neo-F @ 6.3k
E7200 is fine, but if the E5200 comes to India(very soon) then get it cause it will be priced @ 3.5k, that's 2k less than E7200.
And there's no point spending to much on a Core 2 Duo at this time when Core 2 Quads are ruling and Nehalem is just round the corner(but just a little more away)
Psychosocial
Violent serenity.
^^Nice suggestion.
I would like to add 2x2GB DDR2 667MHz (if 4GB 800MHz is out of budget).
I would like to add 2x2GB DDR2 667MHz (if 4GB 800MHz is out of budget).
yyup no way you can OC intel mobo's, besides you can keep a check on your price by choosing Sapphire HD3850 in 6K or HD3650 in 4K both 512MB DDR3 version.
and same as I said earlier. get single 2GB stick not two 1GB stick, will cost you lower and give you better choice of upgradation.
MSI P35 Neo Combo - F is a good choice of mobo, gives option of adding DDR3 RAM later on.
As a whole have made a good choice
and same as I said earlier. get single 2GB stick not two 1GB stick, will cost you lower and give you better choice of upgradation.
MSI P35 Neo Combo - F is a good choice of mobo, gives option of adding DDR3 RAM later on.
As a whole have made a good choice
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and what is ur budget for graphics card ...i have heard 9800 gt prices have come down to 7.5k region ...if u can improve ur budget a bit 9800 gt is better choice ..
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