Basic Guide Purchase a New System

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sachinmu.1995

sachinmu.1995

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here is what i,ve selected for my gaming comp's parts
intel core 2 duo e8500 - cpu
asus p5k - mobo
2gb ddr II 667mhz - ram
250 GB SATA-II 16MB Buffer (WD Cavire 16SE) - hdd
DVD RW LG - dvd drive
Cooler Master 600 watts eXtreme SMPS - power
zebronics cabinet - cabinet
logitech keyboard + mouse
dell tft 22" - monitor
creative 5.1 - speakers
UPS

i am confused of whether to go for the zotac gts 250 amp! 1 gb or the zotac gtx 260. which will be more cost efficient and which will have more memory? and my budget for the graphics card is only 11000. i really dont want to go above this. please suggest
 
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Someone pls suggest a config for me @25k don't include monitor, graphics card and speakers.
doesn't matter if its amd or intel,need the best within that budget.
 
sachinmu.1995

sachinmu.1995

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sachinmu.1995 said:
here is what i,ve selected for my gaming comp's parts
intel core 2 duo e8500 - cpu
asus p5k - mobo
2gb ddr II 667mhz - ram
250 GB SATA-II 16MB Buffer (WD Cavire 16SE) - hdd
DVD RW LG - dvd drive
Cooler Master 600 watts eXtreme SMPS - power
zebronics cabinet - cabinet
logitech keyboard + mouse
dell tft 22" - monitor
creative 5.1 - speakers
UPS

i am confused of whether to go for the zotac gts 250 amp! 1 gb or the zotac gtx 260. which will be more cost efficient and which will have more memory? and my budget for the graphics card is only 11000. i really dont want to go above this. please suggest
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oops sorry instead of the e8500, im going for the Phenom II x4 945 . and ill get the gts 250 amp! from zotac itself. these fit in my budget. and is the tv tuner card really necessary??????????
 
desiibond

desiibond

Bond, Desi Bond!
@sachinmu, look for PixelView and winfast series tv tuner cards. for cheap stuff, look for zebronics, tech-com and intex. And yes, win7 will be the perfect OS for the new hardware. It is super clean, fast and aesthetically pleasing

coming to config, seriously, why are you trying to get E8500. Core i5-750 is priced at 10.5k and even a 5.5k Phenom II X2 550 competes with E8500.

It's like you are paying more money for yesteryear hardware than that on current gen and faster hardware.

Phenom II X2 550 with MSI/Gigabyte/ASUS 785G board + DDR3
or
Core i5-750+P55 chipset based board+DDR3

is the way to go
 
sachinmu.1995

sachinmu.1995

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@desiibond-
here is what i've configured now
Phenom II x4 945
asus p5k - mobo
2gb ddr II 667mhz - ram
250 GB SATA-II 16MB Buffer (WD Cavire 16SE) - hdd
DVD RW LG - dvd drive
Cooler Master 600 watts eXtreme SMPS - power
zebronics cabinet - cabinet
logitech keyboard + mouse
dell tft 22" - monitor
creative 5.1 - speakers
UPS
zotac gts 250 amp!

i dont think the motherboard will work with the amd cpu will it? i cant shell out more money to go for i7 or i5.and what's the use of a tv tuner card?
thanx in advnce
 
desiibond

desiibond

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I would pick Core i5-750 processor over X4 945 because it will be around 1k cheaper.

Only problem is the price of p55, which has not yet settled down in the market.

Can you wait for another week??

Reason is that i5-750 trumps high end Phenom II X4 965 and all mobo manufacturers are going to release sub 7k P55 motherboards soon.

for the time being, here is the AMD config for you:

AMD Phenom II X2 550: 5.5k
ASUS AM4A785TD-V EVO: 7k (crossfire enabled)
Transcend 1333MHz DDR3 2x2Gb : 2k-2.2k for each stick (for non-overclockers)
OCZ 1333MHz DDR3 2x2Gb kit: 6k for kit
500Gb Western Digital Caviar Blue/Green sata2 HDD: 2.5k
DVD RW LG - dvd drive
Zebronics reaper/bijli cabinet
Corsair VX450W: 4k
Palit GTX260 Sonic: 10k or Radeon HD4770: 7k (since the mobo has cf, you can add another HD4770 in the future). go for GTX260 if you are going for 22" FullHD display. Upcoming games will bully anything less than GTX260 on a fullHD display.
Logitech X-540 5.1 for 5.5k or Altec Lansing VS4121 for 2.5k or Logitech Z-4 for 4k
APC 650VA or 800VA UPS
Logitech k/b and mouse
Samsung 2233SW or Dell 2209W: 9.2k-9.5k
 
sachinmu.1995

sachinmu.1995

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@desiibond
yes ill be geting my comp only after 2 weeks
and i want this comp mainly for gaming
but u still didnt answer y the tv tuner card is useful.
here's my email id - sachinmu.1995@gmail.com (please email me if you get the proper specifications)
my specifications are for a fast comp able to play gta 4 with high settings.
im ready to spend upto 14k on the processor.
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o n btw, i can spend upto 65k on the entire comp as of now. i might think of upgradin it later
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o n btw, i can spend upto 65k on the entire comp as of now. i might think of upgradin it later
 
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desiibond

desiibond

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in that case, just wait for Core i5.

let's see what we can get for 65k.

Core i5-750: 11k
Gigabyte/ASUS P55 motherboard: 7k-8k (let's wait for release)
OCZ 1333MHz DDR3 2x2Gb kit: 6k for kit
500Gb Western Digital Caviar Blue/Green sata2 HDD: 2.5k
DVD RW LG/samsung - dvd drive: 1.1k
Zebronics reaper/bijli cabinet: 1.5k without PSU
GlacialPower GP-AL650AA : 4.5k or Corsair VX550W: 5.7k
Palit GTX260 Sonic: 10.5k
Logitech X-540 5.1 for 5.5k
APC 650VA or 800VA UPS: 2.7k
Logitech k/b and mouse: 1k
Samsung 2233SW or Dell 2209W: 9.2k-9.5k
xbox 360 controller for windows: 1.2k-1.7k
 
sachinmu.1995

sachinmu.1995

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ill wait for the i5.can the i5 b able to play gta4 in high res?. o n btw i also have a 500gb seagate freeagent go portable hdd wich i got fr my dell inspiron 1525 laptop. so should i get the 500gb or the 320gb hdd for the comp
 
sachinmu.1995

sachinmu.1995

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my friend was asking how he could upgrade his comp. his curent specs are-
p4 cpu 3.0ghz
1gb ram
160gb hdd
128mb graphics(integrated)

he wanted to upgrade his GPU and ram to 512mb and 2gb respectvly. his budget is 7k. isuggested the nvidia geforce 9600gt and a 1gb ram of his choice
 
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sachinmu.1995

sachinmu.1995

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the xbox 360 controller for windows is a wired controller and costs 2.2k . will the wireless controller work with a pc?? the wireless one costs around 2.9k
 
sachinmu.1995

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i checked it on the xbox website and its 2.2k for the wired and 2.8k for wireless. and i checked it that the wireless one will need an extra reciever for the pc which's cost i donno.
 
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