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[spikygv]

But his budget is only 7-8K. 5K for the card means only 3K for Mobo and Ram. And he has already opted for 2GB. Why add one more GB.

i think 7-8k is too low for a gaming rig upgrade.

i aksed him to dump the xfx mobo and ddr2 idea he had. i suggest keeping the same mobo,proccy . add some ram and buy 8600 for the same rig .

 

[janitha]

i aksed him to dump the xfx mobo and ddr2 idea he had. i suggest keeping the same mobo,proccy , add some ram and buy 8600 for the same rig .i think 7-8k is too low for a gaming rig upgrade.

That is true and the suggestion is good.
The confusion would not have occurred if the second sentence was given first.

 

[joy.das.jd]

Upgrade blues

I know the budget is very low for a gaming upgrade. But i need to upgrade the motherboard as i do not have a pci-express slot on my motherboard. Moreover i need to keep the processor till july only after which i will do a better upgrade of my computer.
The only thing that i have on my mind is that i do not have to invest in the motherboard again at that time. So i wanted a motherboard which has support for both the intel P4 and the C2D processors. I think the onboard graphics nvidia 7150 should be decent for some old dx9 games such as doom 3, GTA SA.

As for the jetaway [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]M2A692-GDG , I think it is for AMD[/FONT]. So no chance of getting it.
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[spikygv]

but the xfx 630i has only single channel memory which will certainly affect ur performance later. i dont think its a wise choice to go4 630i now and then a g-card.

 

[gxsaurav]

Choto, how is the combination of Core 2 Duo E2140/2160 with Intel DG33TL motherboard for home use? Performance wise is it equal to Athlon64 4200+ or less? Which would be a better buy

 

[Pathik]

Yuck^^. Get a e2140 only if you plan to OC it.

 

[Choto Cheeta]

@gx_saurav

On stock (default inter cooler), without any heat paste, in a close uATX cabinet XFX 630i 7150 can drive an E2140 at 2.2 GHz 24x7 stable on load

I know you may say, you dont like over clocking, but when its done right (very simple for a tech guy like u ), u would like it better than any one

I agree with pathiks, as without OC E2140 isnt a good deal as the E2140 or such is hell of over clocker, better over clocker than C2Ds

 

[Pathik]

hey choto wen do we get the read the n200 review?? and for how much did ya get it??

 

[Choto Cheeta]

hey choto wen do we get the read the n200 review?? and for how much did ya get it??

I need little time to complete the review as I like to test all capabilites from all possible mean so that takes a little time

with 1 GB RAM its Rs. 30500/- incl all

 

[janitha]

@gx_saurav

On stock (default inter cooler), without any heat paste, in a close uATX cabinet XFX 630i 7150 can drive an E2140 at 2.2 GHz 24x7 stable on load

I know you may say, you dont like over clocking, but when its done right (very simple for a tech guy like u ), u would like it better than any one

I agree with pathiks, as without OC E2140 isnt a good deal as the E2140 or such is hell of over clocker, better over clocker than C2Ds

I hope you meant with stock/default Intel TIM.

or without anything between the processor/heatspreader and HSF?

 

[gxsaurav]

@gx_saurav

On stock (default inter cooler), without any heat paste, in a close uATX cabinet XFX 630i 7150 can drive an E2140 at 2.2 GHz 24x7 stable on load

Cool, means with my 450 W VIP SMPS, I can safely reach 2.2 GHz, not bad....i will over over clock

Any idea how much Asus P5K-VM costs?

 

[upendra_gp]

is logitech x540 a good speaker system?

 

[Choto Cheeta]

I hope you meant with stock/default Intel TIM.

or without anything between the processor/heatspreader and HSF?

Yes, Default Intel HSF... nothing extra used

Cool, means with my 450 W VIP SMPS, I can safely reach 2.2 GHz, not bad....i will over over clock

Any idea how much Asus P5K-VM costs?

8k without bargain in Kolkata way out of ur budget as far as I see , it would be better to buy IP35-E + 8400 GS than same priced P5K-VM

 

[mehaman]

how is xfx630i mobo?,what about india price?Is it a choice for a faster system?I mean I dont want gaming thing

 

[Choto Cheeta]

^^

read, this,

*www.chotocheeta.com/2008/01/20/qui...or-a-budget-yes-performance-quad-core-system/

 

[rhitwick]

Hi guys....
Suggest me a good Motherboard comparable to AbiT IP35 Pro but has onboard gfx.
Budget till 13k.
Thanx.

 

[gxsaurav]

I was in the market today to inquire about the price myself. I am getting Intel Pentium E2160 + Intel DG31PR motherboard for a combination price of Rs 6,400, is it worth it?

I may not be able to over clock, but that's not a necessity anyway. Intel DG31PR has most of things I need. It lacks Intel clear video technology but if I start to look at those things then it is better to buy a GeForce 8600 instead. I m not much into HD Movies, & GMA X3100 should suffice for my "OS only" needs. What say you guys?

One more thing, I am also buying a new Harddisk. 160 GB SATA 2.0 with 8 MB Buffer & 5 years warrenty, the brands are Seagete & Western Digital, which one to go for?

 

[mehaman]

@choto:well,Is this board(630i) available for buy online I asked dealers in coimbatore today,they dont have any idea

 

[MetalheadGautham]

I was in the market today to inquire about the price myself. I am getting Intel Pentium E2160 + Intel DG31PR motherboard for a combination price of Rs 6,400, is it worth it?

I may not be able to over clock, but that's not a necessity anyway. Intel DG31PR has most of things I need. It lacks Intel clear video technology but if I start to look at those things then it is better to buy a GeForce 8600 instead. I m not much into HD Movies, & GMA X3100 should suffice for my "OS only" needs. What say you guys?

not worth it, as the mobo is rather expensive. I would suggest an AMD based solution instead.

 

[gxsaurav]

not worth it, as the mobo is rather expensive. I would suggest an AMD based solution instead.

AMD solution available here is even more costly . Athlon64 4200+ Asus M2N motherboard = 8k