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[BULLZI]

@choto

I have been delaying my purchase for a while as some of the new products are being launched. I dont want to upgrade my system for at least next 3 yrs. Hence,I need a decent upgrade.

Purpose of the machine : Pure gaming / Occassional net surfing & movies.
Budget : 60 K.
Components wanted : CPU + Mobo + Gfx Card + A good UPS(If possible)

I got good cabby, CPU cooler and Corsair 620 watt psu. They will suffice for me.
I hv a 19 inch LCD from Viewsonic.

Please suggest the best.

Thanks.

 

[spikygv]

better wait for a bit more till the wolfsdale's come to the market

 

[BULLZI]

I also need some suggestions. I found a deal of C2D 8400 for 9K.
Is it worth buying?
I need dual grfx card set up. Which is better - SLI or Crossfire?
There is a chance of getting dual 3870s for abt 20-22K.
Please reply soon.

 

[spikygv]

yep , its a great deal . e8400 is better than e6850 ...

AFAIK x-fire performs little better than SLI .but its a hard task to find ati cards.and if u find them they will be overpriced.so x fire wouldnt be my choice . its better to get a 3870x2 .

BTW , why do u want multi gpu solutions . its not vfm .

i think you should get a single 8800GT 512mb . dont spend the whole 60k , keep a part of it and buy a newer and better card after 6-8 months.

 

[Choto Cheeta]

@BULLZI

what about your present grfx card sell that to me at 3k will u ??

I also need some suggestions. I found a deal of C2D 8400 for 9K.
Is it worth buying?

wait wait another 2 month i would say... 9k sound good deal right now, but if the Q9450 comes at 12k then again that 9k deal for E8400 wont sound that sweet

I need dual grfx card set up. Which is better - SLI or Crossfire?

once again wait... Dual SLi or Three way SLi or crossfire, we still need another 2 or 3 month to have a good picture... ATi RD3870 is hell of a card 2 times the powerful than any present 8800 how ever they lack the support for game developers to make the games use the power of the ATi engine

so please wait another 2 month may be

 

[BULLZI]

@BULLZI

what about your present grfx card sell that to me at 3k will u ??



wait wait another 2 month i would say... 9k sound good deal right now, but if the Q9450 comes at 12k then again that 9k deal for E8400 wont sound that sweet



once again wait... Dual SLi or Three way SLi or crossfire, we still need another 2 or 3 month to have a good picture... ATi RD3870 is hell of a card 2 times the powerful than any present 8800 how ever they lack the support for game developers to make the games use the power of the ATi engine

so please wait another 2 month may be

I cant sell my present card to u at 3K. After all I need gfx card as I dont hv onboard solution.
Besides, getting 7 K for that .
Anyway, another 2 months is a long time. Cant that be made a bit faster?

 

[Choto Cheeta]

I cant sell my present card to u at 3K.

just a joke to make u understand u aready have a gr8 system running

After all I need gfx card as I dont hv onboard solution.
Besides, getting 7 K for that .
Anyway, another 2 months is a long time. Cant that be made a bit faster?

if u want u may buy today as u already have the money and vendors are there to sell but as u asked for a suggestion thats why said wait for 60days

 

[Maverick340]

Hey Choto , if you can final my stuff I can prolly go buy it today.

 

[Choto Cheeta]

u did finalized your self I guess ?? and as its fine to my eyes so i didnt comment

Asus M2A-VM
AMD 4800+
GEforce 8600GT 256M
1 x 2 GB Trancend or Kigston 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM

just few thoughts, if u dont have a certain product in market, or if u dont like the price, then just dont buy today wait, just few days wait will give u the deal

as said by many try for this model, PV-T84J-UDF3 of XFX 8600

 

[Maverick340]

yea sure .. but i called and confirmed, the products are available
Oh i did forget I want a photo printer too. Please do suggest me a good model. Budget ~5k.

 

[BULLZI]

Thanks choto for ur valuable suggestions.
Will wait for another 2 months definitely .
Forget about the CPU but do suggest me a good ups. My present one cant give even 5 mins backup .

 

[dOm1naTOr]

@Maverick340
get M2N VM DVI for 200 bucks more, as its got nvidia chipset[630a] as the card u are getting is 8600GT. I wud prefer M2A VM if only u go for an ATI card.
And ntune utility is cool nd there is no similar for ATI.

 

[juggler]

I also need some suggestions. I found a deal of C2D 8400 for 9K.
Is it worth buying?
I need dual grfx card set up. Which is better - SLI or Crossfire?
There is a chance of getting dual 3870s for abt 20-22K.
Please reply soon.

Where did u find this processor from ??

 

[BULLZI]

Where did u find this processor from ??

erodov forums.

 

[Maverick340]

@Maverick340
get M2N VM DVI for 200 bucks more, as its got nvidia chipset[630a] as the card u are getting is 8600GT. I wud prefer M2A VM if only u go for an ATI card.
And ntune utility is cool nd there is no similar for ATI.

Ok. Will Do,
@Choto , which photo printer should I buy ? (under 5k )

 

[j1n M@tt]

@Maverick

so finally decided for M2N-VM DVI......!!!???........ic u can believe only when senior members says it *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/105.gif

@Maverick340
get M2N VM DVI for 200 bucks more, as its got nvidia chipset[630a] as the card u are getting is 8600GT. I wud prefer M2A VM if only u go for an ATI card.
And ntune utility is cool nd there is no similar for ATI.

!!??*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/35.gif

 

[Maverick340]

The only reason i am going for M2N-VM DVI is because Linux is more NviDiA Friendly ..

 

[rhitwick]

Hi frnds,
I've decided upon this configuration, please review it and give ur precious feedback:-
Core2Duo@2.66-E6550/E6750 (which one?)
Asus P5KVM
Transcend 1GB 800 MHz x 2
Seagate SATA2 250GB
Sony DVD Writer and LiteOn DVD ROM
ViewSonic 19" widescreen(VA 1912W)
SMPS-CooleerMaster 500watt/380 watt(which one?)
Keyboard:TVS gold
Mouse:Optical or Laser? and which Company?
Creative inspire 5.1
UPS: APC@650 VA
Cabinet within 1200/-
Graphix card within 15k to 16k

My budjet is 60k, can go to 65k.
Rivise the config and try to make it within 60k.

And if possoble please suggest me some good shop in Thane(Mumbai)
Thanx.

 

[Harvik780]

Choto....I have posted the 8800GT comparison in the gamerz section.I can't give the link because since the DNS servers are down and i am using a proxy and unable to resolve the address.Couldn't send you a pm.
Even opendns is not working.

 

[Choto Cheeta]

@Choto , which photo printer should I buy ? (under 5k )

professional need or domestic need ??

Forget about the CPU but do suggest me a good ups. My present one cant give even 5 mins backup

APC 800 VA is there what is your present one ?? APC 650 VA gives me 10 to 12 mins at full load with OC so the 800 VA should offer more

but me too is looking for a pro solution for our cafes... problem is better the UPS is, the more problem it has on working at low voltage for example the Generator power or from a Home Inverter !!!!

I see microtek / proview is not that good in terms of performace with APC but they have a good feature I see as compatibility with lower and unstable voltage ...

APC never switch from Battery to those frequency where as Proview / Microteck or these local brands does !!!

Does it harm the system ??

Nah... all those are running at Cafe... no issue at all

@Harvik780

searching

@rhitwick

Check out the 1st page for 65k media center PC config