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Krow

Crowman
@ SagarS Get GTS250 512MB as damngoodman999 said and get a better PSU, just to be safe. The GlacialPower 650W is available for Rs. 4.5k. Try www.itwares.com and check for availability, if not, then get it shipped from www.lynx-india.com.

Dell S2409W is available for Rs. 12750 @ techenclave.
Altec Lansing BXR1121 should do the job.
No it doesn't make sense to pay extra for the mobp, unless you are looking for more RAM slots.
 

furious_gamer

Excessive happiness
Re: WorkStation under Rs. 55000/-

2. I am going to use this PC primarily for Work. I would be using softwares like AutoCAD, Revit Architecture, Google Sketchup on almost daily basis. Additionally, infrequent use of Photoshop CS3 and CorelDraw. Apart from these, I will also heavily surf the web and training / flash based videos. An occasional movie viewing might also occur.

For a workstation, get Quadro FX based GPU's. They were specifically designed for 3D Works that you've mentioned and you can extract the full potential of the cards while at work.
A Leadtek Quadro FX380 256MB DDR3 - 6.1k (or)
A Leadtek Quadro FX580 512MB DDR3 - 9k

Source :
*www.lynx-india.com/beta/index.php?productID=6292
*www.lynx-india.com/beta/index.php?productID=6291

3. I will not use 2 GPUs. So, I dont need Crossfire or SLI. Accordingly, Gigabyte GAP55 M-UD2 seems a decent choice. Does it make any sense to go for ASUS P7P55D / Gigabyte GAP55 UD3R and spend another Rs. 3500/-. Or kindly recommend any other Motherboard.

Go for GAP55 M-UD2 as you don't need any SLI or X-Fire.

6. Is Corsair VX450 450W sufficient for this configuration?

No idea, but as a precautionary step, go for What Techalomaniac suggests. A Glacialpower 600W - 4.5k (or) get the Tagan TG600-U37 600W PSU for 4.2k.
 

itisravishankar

tech master
ATI is launching Radeon 5770 and 5750 on oct 13th. 5750 should be priced at $149 and 5770 at $199.

When would they be available in india, and what price in INR should i expect?
 

hell_storm2006

Ambassador of Buzz
GPU - PowerColour HD 4850 512 MB
Monitor - AOC 2436VW / Dell 2409W / Benq G2412
HD4850 wont do justice to your 24 inch screen. HD4850 is good upto 20 inch. More than that would require a better GPU. Something like GTX275 or HD4890.

For a workstation, get Quadro FX based GPU's. They were specifically designed for 3D Works that you've mentioned and you can extract the full potential of the cards while at work.
A Leadtek Quadro FX380 256MB DDR3 - 6.1k (or)
A Leadtek Quadro FX580 512MB DDR3 - 9k
The quadro series have the same xerox copy architecture as the GTX series of nVidia only the drivers are different. So not point wasting money on a Quadro. They are expensive to say the least. Better get GTX 275, would be good for your 24 inch monitor and would suite your work!

SMPS - Corsair VX450 450W
Since I have suggested GTX275 i would suggest a PSU to fit it Corsair TX650.

Also stick with WD Caviar Blue rather than Green. Because Green one's are slower than Blue or Black!
 

hell_storm2006

Ambassador of Buzz
Yes GlacialPower is a potent PSU. Supposed to give 90% efficiency! Only a few PSU's can do that. But not sure about the after-sales-service! If that is good then no problem going for that!
 

sundar07

Broken In
How's this configuration....???
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 2.66Ghz
ASUS M4A785TD-V-EVO
Corsair xms3 1333 MHz (2X2GB)
Corsair VX450W
CoolerMaster 690
WD caviar blue 250 GB
2xSapphire Radeon HD4350 1GB DDR2 (xFire)
Samsung 2233SW
thats all.... :grin:
Any suggestions ???!!
:) :)
 

furious_gamer

Excessive happiness
How's this configuration....???
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 2.66Ghz
ASUS M4A785TD-V-EVO
Corsair xms3 1333 MHz (2X2GB)
Corsair VX450W
CoolerMaster 690
WD caviar blue 250 GB
2xSapphire Radeon HD4350 1GB DDR2 (xFire) :x:lol::grin:
Samsung 2233SW
thats all.... :grin:
Any suggestions ???!!
:) :)

IMO its not worth the money....

Are u serious? 4350 in X-Fire?

Have u bought the system or going to buy it?

If not, then plz dont buy? Just look at Phenom II X4 and 785G combo. It's far more better than what you mentioned...

Go for 4770/4850. No X-Fire for this....
 

furious_gamer

Excessive happiness
^^ Why does everyone down-trod the C2Q's...? They are strong powerful beasts.??

I just want to say that Q9500 will be a better option than Q9400 and the price difference is meagre.Although L2 cache too. Even i too want t buy C2Q once,and still.:grin:
 
Intel Quad Cores (Pre i7-i5 era) like Q6600/Q9450 are not VFM any more after the launch of Phenom II Quad cores from AMD as AMD provides a better and more VFM overall platform. Also LGA 775 is in its last stages, so its not wise to invest that much in a dying platform.

So, all these points are enough to shift the balance to the AMD camp for midrange configs (those who cant afford i5's or i7's).
 

sundar07

Broken In
Have u bought the system or going to buy it?
I'm going to bye this system....
Phenom II X4 and 785G combo
plz explain :)
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I just want to say that Q9500 will be a better option than Q9400 and the price difference is meagre.Although L2 cache too. Even i too want t buy C2Q once,and still.:grin:
plz suggest me a good intel rig as well as a AMD rig@ 40k(mobo+proccy+Ram+psu+cabby+HDD+GPU)
 
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furious_gamer

Excessive happiness
I'm going to bye this system....
plz explain :)
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plz suggest me a good intel rig as well as a AMD rig@ 40k(mobo+proccy+Ram+psu+cabby+HDD+GPU)

AMD : Phenom II X4 920 B.E @ 9.5k + ASUS/Gigabyte 790GX Mobo @ 9k
Intel : Q9550 @ 9.5k / Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R @ 8.2k
2x2GB DDR2 @ 2.6k
Corsair VX450W @ 3.7k
Seagate 1TB @ 4.1k
Palit GTS250 @ 7.4k
Cabinet of your Choice
 

asingh

Aspiring Novelist
Intel Quad Cores (Pre i7-i5 era) like Q6600/Q9450 are not VFM any more after the launch of Phenom II Quad cores from AMD as AMD provides a better and more VFM overall platform. Also LGA 775 is in its last stages, so its not wise to invest that much in a dying platform.

So, all these points are enough to shift the balance to the AMD camp for midrange configs (those who cant afford i5's or i7's).

Still there is not much of a difference between a Q9550 and a P55 combination. We can still safely advice the user both chipsets. And even the AMD Phenom 2 are not way ahead in the race, that they be always recommended. We have to list both pros and cons of both sides to be just to the person seeking advice.
 

Krow

Crowman
^Q9550 competes with the higher end Phenom II series. i5 is way ahead of both of them. Its extreme VFM @ 10.5k. The only disadvantage is that Intel doesn't provide great onboard GFX. But anyway, gamers buy a good GPU. :)

@ sundar07 The rig suggested by rajkumar is good, but I suggested you go for Intel.

Replace proccy to Intel core i5 750 @ 10.5k
Mobo: Gigabyte P55 UD2M @ 7.2k
Rest is great from rajkumar's config. Core i5 performs better,
 

asingh

Aspiring Novelist
i5 is not that much ahead of the Quads. A brief comparison can be read here.

Am not trying to drive a point here...just that we should not be biased and give the information seeker all the ideas.
 

furious_gamer

Excessive happiness
Is this mobo support DDR3 ram like Corsair xms3 1333 MHz ???

Yes, ofcourse.

@Techalomaniac

I have read the article link given by asigh,comparing the i7,i5 and Q9550. And i was shocked to see the i5 and Q9550 was in same line. Nothing but a 2-5% increase in performance and a little bit with WinRAR(a whooping 50% increase).

Also the Power Consumption of Q9550 is lesser than i5's. So as said by asigh, C2Q's were down-trod by us..:lol::grin:
 
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