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[Choto Cheeta]

Hi
My brother has decided to go for an assembled PC basically for movie purpose , some general office use like ppts and Watching TV , NO GAMING
I have suggested him the following config:

Intel Dual Core E2140
ABiT IP35-E
2 GB DDR-II 667 MHz
160 GB SATA
DVD RW Lite-on IDE
Local Cabinet with 500 watts SMPS
Samsung/View Sonic 17inch LCD Moniter
TV Tuner Kit
Logitech Keyboard
Logitech Mouse
APC UPS

Is this config ok ? Plz suggest me the best Tv tunner card that can work for xp and vista

Looks fine Buy XFX 630i 7150 which is Rs. 3450/- comes with onboard nvidia 7150 grfx now the budget should allow u to get a 19" TFT such as ViewSonic va1912wb DVI @ Rs. 8250/- + TAX or vg1930wm @ Rs. 9250/- + TAX

Pinnacle TV tuner kit for Vista is Rs. 1875/- + TAX Kolkata

@Choto, among m2a-vm and the m2n-vm, which one has better onboard gfx for playing games?

Already answered by Arvind and I stick with his answer

 

[j1n M@tt]

M2N-VM HDMI is better than M2N-VM DVI, the HDMI version supports AM2+ procs and HD decoding, similar to M2A-VM

 

[kunaltech]

Hello friends,

my friend's friend is buying a PC and he has the budget for 25,000
can anyone let me know the best configuration in this budget

its for home purpose

a bit urgent

thanks

Kunal

 

[saurabh kakkar]

Looks fine Buy XFX 630i 7150 which is Rs. 3450/- comes with onboard nvidia 7150 grfx now the budget should allow u to get a 19" TFT such as ViewSonic va1912wb DVI @ Rs. 8250/- + TAX or vg1930wm @ Rs. 9250/- + TAX

Pinnacle TV tuner kit for Vista is Rs. 1875/- + TAX Kolkata

^^thanks for ur valuable input saurav highly appreciated .

plz tell me Can i couple Intel Dual Core E4300 with XFX 630i 7150 ?

How good it will be ?

also plz suggest me any good alternative motherboard coz in case XFX 630i 7150 is not available I will be having some backup and

Will Pinnacle TV tuner kit be compatible with windows xp sp 2 ?

 

[dOm1naTOr]

i think u wont get E 4300 in market, and even E4500 is out of production. But u can still find it on some shops, but no E 4300.
And E 4500 is a gud proccy to go with 630i Ultra.
And u can cat the viewsonic VA 1912WB or 1930, but they are bad performers though have decent quality.
But has gud bang for the bucks, and the onboard DVI can easily handle them.

And the Pinnacle card wud be sure compatible with Xp, asmajority of users still have XP.

 

[Choto Cheeta]

plz tell me Can i couple Intel Dual Core E4300 with XFX 630i 7150 ?

its Core 2 Duo which u are talking about and yes it supports the Quads too

How good it will be ?

value for money

also plz suggest me any good alternative motherboard coz in case XFX 630i 7150 is not available I will be having some backup and

Be ware dont buy XFX 610i or there is another 7100 version too... only this is good enough and this boards is widelly available any where in India but in case u dont get, BIOSTAR too have same model from them but try to stick to XFX 630i 7150 as if some one says its out of market or stock or not in india then ask him to search as its really common

Will Pinnacle TV tuner kit be compatible with windows xp sp 2 ?

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my friend's friend is buying a PC and he has the budget for 25,000
can anyone let me know the best configuration in this budget

its for home purpose

a bit urgent

AMD X2 4200 @ Rs. 2700 /- + TAX
ASUS M2A-VM @ Rs. 3200 /- + TAX
2 GB DDR-II 667 MHz Kingstone 667 single stick @ Rs. 1875 /- + TAX
160 GB SATA @ Rs. 1975 /- + TAX
DVD RW ASUS / Liteon / LG @ Rs. 1300 /- + TAX
Cabby + 450 watts default @ Rs. 1200 /- + TAX
19" View Sonic 1912wb DVI @ Rs. 8250 /- + TAX
Local Keyboard Mouse @ Rs. 500 /- + TAX
UPS Local Brand @ Rs. 1400 /- + TAX
2.1 Creaitve @ Rs. 1000 /- + TAX


TAX @ 4% VAT Rs. 936 /-
Total Rs. 24336 /-

 

[kunaltech]

its Core 2 Duo which u are talking about and yes it supports the Quads too



value for money



Be ware dont buy XFX 610i or there is another 7100 version too... only this is good enough and this boards is widelly available any where in India but in case u dont get, BIOSTAR too have same model from them but try to stick to XFX 630i 7150 as if some one says its out of market or stock or not in india then ask him to search as its really common



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AMD X2 4200 @ Rs. 2700 /- + TAX
ASUS M2A-VM @ Rs. 3200 /- + TAX
2 GB DDR-II 667 MHz Kingstone 667 single stick @ Rs. 1875 /- + TAX
160 GB SATA @ Rs. 1975 /- + TAX
DVD RW ASUS / Liteon / LG @ Rs. 1300 /- + TAX
Cabby + 450 watts default @ Rs. 1200 /- + TAX
19" View Sonic 1912wb DVI @ Rs. 8250 /- + TAX
Local Keyboard Mouse @ Rs. 500 /- + TAX
UPS Local Brand @ Rs. 1400 /- + TAX
2.1 Creaitve @ Rs. 1000 /- + TAX


TAX @ 4% VAT Rs. 936 /-
Total Rs. 24336 /-

thanks a lot

 

[rollcage]

^
I get the quote of 3.3K .. for Asus M2N VM DVI, this is a better board. Buy this instead. It has 7100 graphics .. and it is available at Rashi.


@Choto Cheeta
you say AMD chipset over nvidia?

 

[ankushkool]

now the budget should allow u to get a 19" TFT such as ViewSonic va1912wb DVI @ Rs. 8250/- + TAX or vg1930wm @ Rs. 9250/- + TAX

is AOC a better choice 4 gaming??? sud we go 4 widescreen LCD?

 

[Choto Cheeta]

@Choto Cheeta
you say AMD chipset over nvidia?

not really but which ever u find cheaper , as for gaming though on paper SM 3.0 and SM 2.0 but on real time both runs game the way if one cant run another too cant I like M2A-VM over M2N-VM as I feel the AMD one is better platform to upgrade on

is AOC a better choice 4 gaming??? sud we go 4 widescreen LCD?

Look for post sales service as all these are same unless u are running the games with SLi 8800 as thats only when crysis or such would run at max reslution with full effects

and WideScreen is now days better choice I feel

 

[vivekbabbudelhi]

depends upon ur intentions & configuration.It would be better if u post ur rig specs..

Thinking of this..
AMD Athlon64 X2 4000+ or 4400+
ASUS - M2N VM DVI (7100 - 630a)/
2*512MB 667 now and 2*1GB 800FSB latter (to make it 3Gb dual channel)
HDD->160GB * 2 or 320GB SCSI
DVDRW-> Liteon/Moser Sata 20x
Cabinet -> Navtech with good powersupply
Neon Light & UV cables
..
Already Have these-
Microsoft Wireless Desktop Elite
ViewSonic 17" Widescreen
APC 650 VA
..
and will be adding 8800GT or 8600GTS DDR3 after 3 months or so.

But I want a good board .. this board is a basic one .. but at the same time dont find any flaw in it .. what u suggest. what is the good board as per your thoughts.
is there any board with 2LANS n wifi-

regards

@rollcage i think now this is a better place

for amd based rig
AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+
ASUS - M2N VM DVI (7100 - 630a)/M2A VM
2*1GB 800FSB kingston value cl5(no need of 3 gb & its better to have same frequency modules in both memory banks to have optimal performance)
HDD->250gb sata2
DVDRW-> SONY NEC 20X sata
Cabinet -> Navtech with good powersupply

as for psu if u plan on adding a 8800GT then don't look below corsair VX 450w, this psu easily out performs coolermaster 600w & seventeam 500w psu.now reason for this is corsair vx450w has efficiency of 85% at 50 degree whereas cm 600w has 70% at 50 degree.


i would suggest better think of this
pentium dual core E2160
abit IP-35E
patriot 2x1 gb 2.2v 4-4-4-12 800mhz

now oc this procc. & it would outperform any amd x2 based system

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

^^ Thats true and if in future you want to upgrade then buy a Penryn after few months when INTEL go for another price slash!

 

[janitha]

@vivekbabdudelhi
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"now reason for this is corsair vx450w has efficiency of 85% at 50 degree whereas cm 600w has 70% at 50 degree."

I think you meant @ 50% load instead of 50 degree since the Corsair site shows 85% efficiency @ 50% load and also the efficiency isusually specified @ 25 degree C.

Further 85% efficiency for Corsair450 means 382.5W and 70% for CM600 means 420W! So how can the earlier one outperform the latter one as per your logic?

Of course I am not saying that CM is better.

 

[vivekbabbudelhi]

@vivekbabdudelhi
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"now reason for this is corsair vx450w has efficiency of 85% at 50 degree whereas cm 600w has 70% at 50 degree."

I think you meant @ 50% load instead of 50 degree since the Corsair site shows 85% efficiency @ 50% load and also the efficiency isusually specified @ 25 degree C.

Further 85% efficiency for Corsair450 means 382.5W and 70% for CM600 means 420W! So how can the earlier one outperform the latter one as per your logic?

Of course I am not saying that CM is better.

oh sorry sir, i think i have messed up with my words there

The Corsair VX450W power supply supports the latest ATX12V v2.2 standard and is rated for a combined, continuous output power of up to 450 watts at 50°C operating temperature. That’s important as some less reputable manufactures limit their power supply’s advertised capacity by specifying a lower operating temperature (25°C) in the fine print.

source*www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=438&type=expert&pid=2

 

[pushkaraj]

@arvind and choto, so m2a-vm is a better performer in games, inspite of m2n-vm having sm 3.0 ....hmmm..... Well, thats what i wanted to know

Btw, to which port is an lcd monitor connected. i mean both the m2a-vm m2n-vm hav dvi port but there is one more model: the m2a-vm hdmi. so does connecting an lcd monitor to hdmi port give better picture quality(sorry but m completely noob about those interfaces )

 

[saurabh kakkar]

its Core 2 Duo which u are talking about and yes it supports the Quads too



value for money



Be ware dont buy XFX 610i or there is another 7100 version too... only this is good enough and this boards is widelly available any where in India but in case u dont get, BIOSTAR too have same model from them but try to stick to XFX 630i 7150 as if some one says its out of market or stock or not in india then ask him to search as its really common



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Thanks buddy thanks for the help Highly admirable

 

[Pathik]

U can connect ur lcd monitor to a dvi port or a vga port. In case either ur gpu/board or monitor wont hav dvi u ll hav to use a converter.

 

[dOm1naTOr]

@pushkaraj
to use HDMI, u need to have an HDMI input waala TV set which will set u back with at least 60k.
HDMI has not much improvement over DVI in picture quality for displays upto 22LCD monitor or 32"LCD HDTV. But it has digital HQ audio incorporated to same connection and is useful for TV. But why audio signal to monitor?
So stick to DVI as far as u use a monitor - CRT or TFT.

 

[spikygv]

how is cooler master extreme power 500W ? i asked my vendor for a 600W , he cudnt find it .. so he's brining me a 500W for 3k . will this be enough for the config in my siggy.

but i suppose i'll have to change the smps when i next change my pc.

 

[janitha]

how is cooler master extreme power 500W ? i asked my vendor for a 600W , he cudnt find it .. so he's brining me a 500W for 3k . will this be enough for the config in my siggy.

but i suppose i'll have to change the smps when i next change my pc.

No HDD even?