Basic Guide Purchase a New System

[damngoodman999]

iam an Animation student and wants to buy a CPU can any one guide me please.. i have budget 45K

If u r animation student then go with AMD + NVIDIA


AMD phenom 2 940 - 10K
Asus M4N78-pro - 6K
Transcend (AXE RAM) /KINGSTON HYPERX - 4GB 3.5K
Seagate 1TB 32MB buffer 4.6K
Corsair TX650 / Cooler master Real power 650watts 7K
Zebronics Reaper cabinet 2K
Palit GTX 260 11K
LG DVD RW 1.1K

45K little

this would be enough for ur animation purpose

 

[topgear]

If u r animation student then go with INTEL + NVIDIA


AMD phenom 2 940 - 10K
Asus M4N78-pro - 6K
Transcend (AXE RAM) /KINGSTON HYPERX - 4GB 3.5K
Seagate 1TB 32MB buffer 4.6K
Corsair TX650 / Cooler master Real power 650watts 7K
Zebronics Reaper cabinet 2K
Palit GTX 260 11K
LG DVD RW 1.1K

45K little

this would be enough for ur animation purpose

But you suggested him a AMD config which is good enough

 

[damngoodman999]

^^ first look in to Intel , but budget goes more than 50K so i forgot to change

 

[desiibond]

also Phenom IIs perform better when put on AM3 and DDR3 mobo. since 785G AM3 boards are already released in USA, it's just a matter of time before we get an affordable 785G board in India.

note: Phenom II X4 920 and 940 are not compatible with am3 boards.

 

[kjd_1122]

Help in config: 45K at MAX budget

Hey all,

Want to configure a PC for 45K at max including TAX/WAX/FAX. Main concerns are

1) Med-end gaming
2) 24 hrs downloading
3) editing ripping
4) all other common tasks

Main thing is I am gonna upgrade this system after 6 months, and gonna convert this in to some serious gaming rig. But right now the budget is 45K at max.
Here are the spec that I have decided so far.
(thanks for Price list , comp@ddict)

• CPU : Phenom II X2 550 BE : 5400
  (Is Phenom II X3 720 better ? Any good Intel option?)
• MoBo : confused ?
  (Want Crossfire and DDR3 support)
• GPU : HD 4770 GDDR5 : 7000
  (Gonna add another HD 4770 for CF after one month)
• PSU : CM VX550W : 5800
  (Sufficient for CF? Any other good-cheap option?)
• RAM : G.Skill F2-6400 CL5D - 4GBPQ : 3000
  (Any better option? )
• HDD : WD 640 GB - 3400
• Case : CM Elite 334 - 2000
• Monitor : Confused?
  (19'' or 20'' or 22'' ?)
• KB/M - Logitech wired combo - May be around 900
• And some UPS supporting at least 20 mins of back-up

help me with the this.
In worst case scenario If I may not be able to upgrade my system after 6 months, this config should be future-proof for at least 1-1.5 year.
Please give me both Intel and AMD configs. I heard i5 is gonna come in some what october also.

I am going to purchase this PC in 10 days at max and from Hyderabad.

Thanks for the support.

PS: Previously I posted for 60-65K gaming PC. And I got awasome reply from desiibond. Thanks for that, but budget has been now 40-45K. So Sorry for asking ance again. Hoping for good help as always.

 

[desiibond]

crossfire+DDR3 mobos are very costly and are around 9k IMO. Go for MSI 770-C35 for 5k bucks. it is a DDR3 based board with AM3 socket.

WD 640Gb should be less than 3k if I am correct

Go for Dell 2209W for 9.2k or Samsung 2233sw for 9.8k

UPS: you need 1100VA UPS (costs around 4.7k)

you better wait for another week or two for AMD 785G chipset based motherboards.

 

[kjd_1122]

I checked the specs of MSI 770-C35. And it is not supporting Crossfire.
Is there any other option ?
If DDR3 is not there, It's ok. but Crossfire is must. Coz gonna purchase another HD4770 after 1 month.

Thanks for the reply though.

 

[desiibond]

two HD4770's cost around 15k and add to that 4-5k extra you need to pay for top brand's CF mobo and huge power draw. Instead one HD4890 costs around 13.5k and is much faster. Remember that not all games support crossfire. My suggestion would be to go for a single HD4890 or GTX275.

anyways, it's your wish

Check these:

1) Biostar 790GX mobo for 5.5k-6k
2) Jetway HA-07 Hummer mobo for similar price
3) Gigabyte/ASUS 790GX/FX mobos for 9k-12k

 

[kjd_1122]

Thanks for the reply once again.

Well Previously I was also going go for GTX 275. this is awesome card man. Also But it is little bit out of budget right now. Coz I am gonna crossfire my rig after 1-1.5 month.

Also HD 4770 CF is beating HD 4890 by 20% in benchmarks
Check out these links.
*en.expreview.com/2009/04/28/first-look-at-radeon-hd-4770-crossfire-benchmark.html/4
*www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-4770-crossfire,2288.html

The thing is, here, my overall config is not as advanced as test rigs in above web-sites. They have used Core i7 setup for testing the cards/ So that can make a difference.

But you are absolutely right about gaming support for CF.
And the main thing is I am gonna upgrade this rig after 5-6 months, so I was thinking I would buy a good future-proof Mobo and a single GPU for right now. And letter on upgrade CPU to Phenom II X4 (Any AM3) and would add another GPU for CF.

As far as PSU is concerned, Right now CM VX550W is good enough, I think for CF also.
Or else I can go with 650W for CF.

 

[desiibond]

if you are going to upgrade in 5-6 months, you better get an AM3 mobo now. And later all you need to do is change the processor.

So, why not wait for 785G based motherboards (should be available in a week or two).

since you are saying that you are going to upgrade in 5 to 6 months, here is what I suggest:

1) AMD Athlon II X2 250: 4.5k
2) MSI 770-C35: 4.5K Or wait for 785G boards
3) 2Gb DDR3 1333MHz Transcend RAM: 2.2k
4) Palit GTX275: 14k
5) PSU: GlacialPower 650W: 4.5k
6) HDD : WD 640 GB - 2.8k
7) CM Elite 335: 2.5k or zebronics cabinet with PSU for 1.5k
8) Monitor : Dell 2409W : 9.2k
9) KB/M - Logitech wired combo - May be around 900
10) APC 1.1kVA for 4.7k

some adjustments here and there and you will get inside 45k

 

[desiibond]

Reason why I put Athlon II X2 is because of your thoughts on doing an upgrade. you can also check Phenom II X2 550 for 5.5k

 

[kjd_1122]

Thanks for the config Desiibond.
Yes I was gonna get the system in 10 days. So I am going to wait for 785G based motherboards. Then, will buy according to your given suggestions.

Also If share-market does well in the mean time , then will sell some shares, and add more 10-15 K and will get more decent config in 60K. He he.8)

Genuinely Thanks once again for the help man.

 

[desiibond]

^^anytime

 

[kjd_1122]

For 60K previously you suggested me this config.

• CPU - Phenom II X4 940 BE - 10500
• MOBO - GA-MA790GP-DS4H - 9400
• GPU - Palit GTX 275 - 14300
• RAM - G-skill CL4D 4(2X2)GB - 4000
• PSU - Corsair TX 650 - 7000
• Case - CM Elite 334 - 2200
• HDD - WD 640 GB - 2800
• Moni - BenQ G2410HD 24'' - 13000
• KB/M - Logitech Wired Combo - 900

Now This Mobo is not SLI supported, (Am I right?). It is CF supposrted though.
So If I want 2 GPUs I will have to go for CF.
Query -1 But What If I add another GTX 275 for SLI after 1 or 2 months? Then this system will blow away everything. ? Zomb Zomb Zomb ?
Query -2 So, Can you suggest me some good Mobo for SLI also?
Query -3 Or How about I go with HD 4890 right now, and add another HD 4890 for CF after some time? Will do the same Zomb Zomb Zomb as SLIed GTX275?
Query -4 And If I am not gonna OC this machine, Do I need Custom cooler in that case also?

Well You suggested me this Config before 3 months I think.
kindly quote for any upgradation required here in overall also.

Thanks.

 

[desiibond]

a1) yes, along with your power meter . to put GTX275 in SLI, you need a CPU that feed that config and you won't notice much difference as GTX275 is powerful enough to drive all the games at FullHD without any effort. It only will be useful if you have a dual monitor or really huge monitor setup

a2) not sure about that. you might have to check your local vendors

a3) yes. will do but one thing that I learned is to rely more on single powerful card than two cards in CF/SLI.
a4) nope. not required. AMD Phenom II X4 955 comes with terrific copper heat pipe cooler now.

 

[acewin]

a4) nope. not required. AMD Phenom II X4 955 comes with terrific copper heat pipe cooler now.

X4 940 or X4 955, anyhow the amd provided stock cooler is quiet good(infact you can use the work awesome )

to utilize true CF you will need a board which runs on x16 for both cards than getting into x8 mode when crossfire is done. boards similar to intel X48 and X38 chipset, do not know such boards for CF or SLI in intel.

buying GTX 275, you are already doing boom, what new boom boom do you want

and in such case you will have to think of next level PSU too I just hope TX750 suffices in putting CF/SLI setup.

wth is this man(excerpt from itwares site),
Power Color HD 4870
AX4870 1GBD5 1 GB DDR5 11250

Power Color HD 4890
AX4890 1GBD5-HM 1 GB DDR5 9350

HD4890 costing less than HD4870, is it right

 

[desiibond]

that is a mistake HD4870 is 9.3k and HD4890 is around 12k

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

• HDD - WD 640 GB - 2800

Since when the WD 640GB getting sold for 2.8K? I believe it is 500GB?

 

[kjd_1122]

Yup, by mistake wrote that.
640 GB is 3400 i think.
500 GB is 2700.

 

[raj_v1982]

i wanted to buy psu for my computer, i can't find crosair or coolermaste psu
where can i get coolermaster psu in madurai ???
I asked in premier systems , but they don't have it
they have only zebro pro 500w only that to , they give only by order
madurai people help me


(sorry for my bad english)