Basic Guide Purchase a New System

[damngoodman999]

Hi, I have a 3 yr old branded IBM pc. I am currently thinking of upgrading my system. I don't want to change my motherboard as changing this one will lead to change my cabinet as well as processor . ( Do current motherboards support P4 processors??? ). Is there anyway of increasing the gaming performance without adding an internal graphics card. My motherboard does not have any PCI-e slot. I have read in the net about some external graphics card. Are these available in India???

Really sorry to say If there is No PCI-e slot nothing is possible for Gaming

If ur processor speed is below 3Ghz then u cant get the mobo , 3Ghz Ht is non pin type processor , the mobo are there

 

[Rajdeep Banik]

Really sorry to say If there is No PCI-e slot nothing is possible for Gaming

If ur processor speed is below 3Ghz then u cant get the mobo , 3Ghz Ht is non pin type processor , the mobo are there

Yep, my processor speed is 2.93 GHz with LGA 775 socket, pls suggest some good IGP motherboards.

 

[amitjha]

Hey all,
I want to replace my current mobo+cpu+ram setup(gigabyte845/P4/1GB DDR 333MHz) ,which is pretty old and am sick of its sluggish performance, with a new setup and my budget is limited to 10k(max 12k). I am basically a software guy and not much into hardware so I request the experts to help me in choosing a right combo.Some of my requirements and concerns are:
1)The machine would be used for heavy-duty programming and development, and animation work and video conversions and occasional gaming so the performance and response time should be very fast.
2)I will be using all the hardware in stock mode and no overclocking, so the system should perform well in stock mode.
3)The config should be a cool one, i.e., shouldn't overheat much, as the place where my system sits is already very hot and my current system dies after 2-3 hours of work.

So please help and suggest the possible configs with prices(possibly delhi prices).

Thanks in advance to all those who reply....

 

[surinder]

AMD Phenom II X2 550 @5.5K
Bioster A780G @3.3K
RAM Corsair TWIN2X4096-6400C5 4GB Kit @3K

or

AMD Phenom II X2 550 @5.5K
Biostar TA790GX 128M @5.5K
Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C5 2GB Kit @1.8K

 

[desiibond]

how about:

E5200+G31 boased board+4gig ram: 8.5k maximum and get a better cabinet for extra 2.5k and a good side fan for 500 bucks?

 

[damngoodman999]

Yep, my processor speed is 2.93 GHz with LGA 775 socket, pls suggest some good IGP motherboards.

Intel is poor in IGP !! without PCI-E cant do anything sorry

 

[Rajdeep Banik]

Ok, I wan't to change the motherboard and so I need to change both the cabinet and the CPU cooler. I need an Intel motherboard that supports my Pentium 4 processor (LGA 775). I can go for the graphics card a few months later. Anyone please suggest some motherboards with a compatible cabinet and a CPU cooler. My budget is 10K.
Please............

 

[desiibond]

What is your processor model number?

 

[Rajdeep Banik]

CPU Type -- Intel Pentium 4 516, 2933 MHz (22 x 133). [Codename: Prescott]

Motherboard Chipset -- Intel Grantsdale-G i915GV.

 

[desiibond]

any new mobo should support. if you are on a budget, go for G31 based boards or MSI P45 Neo-F will be a good one but this one won't have onboard GPU.

 

[damngoodman999]

Ok, I wan't to change the motherboard and so I need to change both the cabinet and the CPU cooler. I need an Intel motherboard that supports my Pentium 4 processor (LGA 775). I can go for the graphics card a few months later. Anyone please suggest some motherboards with a compatible cabinet and a CPU cooler. My budget is 10K.
Please............

Dont worry if 10K is budget then u have good option - sell the pentium 4 & mobo too

make budget around 13 then get

Intel E5200 + G31 mobo + 9600GT

 

[blackbird]

i decided to go with
gigabyte G31 mobo (ofcource the energy saver edition) for my self
And want to purchase a AMD based system for a close friend
so decided
processor - athlon II x2 250
And motherboard - CONFUSED

Which mobo should i go for ?
780G
or
790GXB / GX (only biostar in budget ver listed below)
and which company Gigabyte or Biostar (biostar mobo are cheap i can save some but are they reliable ? three years target)

Biostar 790 Series (in range)
Biostar TA790GX 128M
Biostar TA790GXB A2+

Biostar 780G series
Biostar TA780G M2+


Gigabyte
Gigabyte GA-MA78GPM-DS2H
Gigabyte GA-MA78GMUS2H
GA-MA78GM-S2HP
etc

Please answer

 

[Reaper_vivek]

Dont worry if 10K is budget then u have good option - sell the pentium 4 & mobo too

make budget around 13 then get

Intel E5200 + G31 mobo + 9600GT

Yeah i totally agree wit this....

But if u still don'w wanna change the processor then you can get gud mobo with PCI ex16 slot and supporting your proccesor at around 5-6k....

 

[Reaper_vivek]

Please answer

The GA-MA78GM-US2H is good with a PCI e2.0 x16 slot.
Gigabytes have better durability and service so u should choose reliability over price
even the DS2H is good

 

[Reaper_vivek]

Ok, I wan't to change the motherboard and so I need to change both the cabinet and the CPU cooler. I need an Intel motherboard that supports my Pentium 4 processor (LGA 775). I can go for the graphics card a few months later. Anyone please suggest some motherboards with a compatible cabinet and a CPU cooler. My budget is 10K.
Please............

Go for gigabyte or MSI and you can choose from various options for the 775 socket on their websites.
You can get a good cabinet for around 1-1.6k and a nice CPU cooler for 600-1.5k.

 

[Reaper_vivek]

glacial tech makes good CPU coolers

 

[blackbird]

Thx for replying keviv219

But actually would it worth considering 790g chipset over 780g ?

 

[desiibond]

@blackbird, yes. 790FX/GX is better than 780G.

 

[Reaper_vivek]

Thx for replying keviv219

But actually would it worth considering 790g chipset over 780g ?

Yup....790G is a good choice over 780G

780G is 500MHz GPU core, 790GX is 700MHz.
780G supports single-slot x16 PCIe only, 790GX supports an x8/x8 Crossfire-friendly split as well.
780G had an optional 128MB "SidePort" expansion, 128MB of memory that was dedicated to the GPU in additional to the system RAM. Few manufacturers implemented this feature. As a result, 790GX requires it.
also 790g has HD3300 and 780g has HD3200

 

[archnemesis666]

Power Supply

Im assembling a PC with the following configuration :

Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Monitor ell Ultrasharp 2209WA
Motherboard : MSI P45 Platinum
Graphics Card : Palit Nvidia Geforce GTX 285
Hard Disk : 500 GB
Cabinet : Cooler master 690
RAM : 4 GB DDR2 RAM

Will 650 watt power supply be enough for this configuration or do I need more??