AMD 3500+ or X2 3800+??

[dOm1naTOr]

Got Chip today nd saw DFI Xfinity SLI board for 7k. DO anyone knows can i get DFI boards in Kerala???Also any dealers on Vantec or colermaster in kerala??

Thought dat spare amount could buy some eye candy(UV nd light fans)

 

[samrulez]

hmmm...a SLI mobo for 7k....i think u chould go for the mobo...Will the SLI slots work as 8X each in SLI or as 16X each??

 

[akshayt]

never heard of pci e working in 8x.

 

[akshayt]

i read somewhere of asus mobo sli being for arnd 6900, this was online

theitdepot.com

 

[volmetius]

Hi PPL!!!
please help me providing me a decent gaming configuration (AMD one) along with street price of the required components! my budget is around 27000/-?

 

[dOm1naTOr]

Its(DFI nf4 SLI Infinity) defenitely 8x each in SKI mode. Only nforce4 SLI x32 chipset mobo could run it at 16x *2 nd is very costly nd currently any cards harly needs dat xtra bandwidth as benchs has provded there is only less than 5 to 8% boost in perfomance!!!!!The only downside of the mobo is the onboard sound which is Realtec ALC655 5.1 which lacks HD support but all other competetors has HD 7.1. But the warranty is only 2 yrs nd is hard to get one of those mobos from here.

 

[dOm1naTOr]

@volmetius
Its an idel config for u:
AMD 64 3000+ @ 5300
A8N VM (non CSM) or MSI RS482 M2IL @ 4300 nd 4000
2 x 256 Hynix @2200
160GB sata @ 3600
17" non flat @5400
Cab + 400w @ 1200
6600 256 @5800
DVD ROM@1200
KB + MS@800
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25900

It fits ur budget perfectly nd is the best config for the price.
If u r not a must gamer u can opt for "ASUS A8N VM CSM" nd stick to onboard graphics (Gf 6150) as it is DX 9.0c compatible nd supports HDTV nd allows u to play all current games at low to med level. And u can put that money as follow:
3200+ @ 2000 extra
250GB sata @ 1200 xtra
DVDRW SONY @ 1600 xtra
17" flat@ 1000 xtra
or if u need more G power, then
6600Gt128 @7000 to 7500 ie ~1500 xtra.