Basic Guide Purchase a New System

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digitraju

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digitraju said:
My requirements are-

1. Playing latest games at 1600x1200 with all eye-candy turned on.
2. Extensive work in Photoshop
3. Some video editing

A. Processor - I now have E-6300@1.86. How much performance gain can be expected from E8200, E8400, Q6600, Q7600. What are currents prices.

B. Motherboard - a really good stable one with single graphics slot an at least three PCI slots. (I may buy double graphics slot motherboard if prices are nearly similar.)

C. Graphics card - XFX 8800GT Alfa Dog Edition 512 MB. Will it suffice? What are options?

D. RAM - DDR2 it will be. But 667 or 800MHz? Price Vs performance? Also it should be supported by the motherboard.
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Please answer.

Processor - I live in Nagpur and my dealer here says E8400 is not available. He can give me E8200 at Rs.8300/-. If I wait for E8400, it will be available at Rs.8700/-. Are the prices okay?

Motherboard - dealer suggests Asus P5KC @ Rs.8700/- Is it a good board compared with ABit IP-35-E ? Will it bottleneck the CPU (8200/8400)

Graphics - XFX 8800GT XXX 512 MB @ Rs. 14750/- and Nvdia GF 8800GT 1 GB @ 16000/- What will be price of 8800GTS (which brand?) Which one to choose?

RAM- considering that the cpu (E8200/8400) and motherboard both have FSB 1333, should the RAM be 667 or 800? Xeon and Kingston are available. Which one should I choose?

Power Supply - VIP 400 watt golden @ Rs. 2450/- is available here. Anything better but not too costly?

Digtraju
 
rahulmig

rahulmig

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Hi.

Processor : E8400 -8700 /-
Motherboard : ABIT IP35 pro : 9000 /- ( Good Board ) Remember IP 35 -E is Cheaper @ 5408 /-

Graphics Card : EVGA 9600 GT 512 MB : 12000 /- ( contact me if u need 1 )
RAM : Ballastix 2 GB RAM 800 MHZ ( 3500/- )

PSU : Coolent master : 3650 /-

Processor : E8200 /E8400 / E8500 is Avialble with me ..if any 1 needs let me know !!
 
axxo

axxo

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I have a 1x2gb 800mhz transcend RAM(single channel)....as of now I can spend few more on ram upgrade.
Will i get performance boost over existing system if I upgrade with 2x2gb in dual channel...am not into gaming....also expecting atleast 50% increase in performance otherwise i wont go for it
above is recommended or not?
 
dOm1naTOr

dOm1naTOr

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@axxo
what kinda performance boost are u expecting???
2Gb is enuf for almost all windows nd lighter apps. And only few games and heavy apps needs 4GB memory.
nyways ull get a small boost in performace after setting in dual channel.
In games to feel difference b/w 2GB nd 4GB, u need atleast an 8800GT nd a decent proccy.
 
rahulmig

rahulmig

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@ digitraju

Mumbai

@aXXo
I have 2 gb Ballastic Ram 800 Mhz .. Seal Pack intertested in buying @ 3500/-
 
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axxo

axxo

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rahulmig said:
@aXXo
I have 2 gb Ballastic Ram 800 Mhz .. Seal Pack intertested in buying @ 3500/-
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nope..going with the words of dominator..decided not to get additional RAM module atleast for now....dont have high end cpu nor graphic card..
 
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janitha

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dOm1naTOr said:
@axxo
what kinda performance boost are u expecting???
2Gb is enuf for almost all windows nd lighter apps. And only few games and heavy apps needs 4GB memory.
nyways ull get a small boost in performace after setting in dual channel.
In games to feel difference b/w 2GB nd 4GB, u need atleast an 8800GT nd a decent proccy.
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Wont he need 64 bit OS also, to utilize full 4GB?
 
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priyadarshi

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priyadarshi said:
hi all!
plz suggest me proc and ram for my intel dg965ry. this board supports upto 2.66ghz E6700 processor.
*processormatch.intel.com/CompDB/SearchResult.aspx?Boardname=dg965ry
and 8gb of ram at DDR2 667 or DDR2 533 and 4gb at DDR2 800
*www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dg965ry/sb/CS-026602.htm
which one will perform better. 8gb with 667mhz or 4gb with 800mhz.
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hi all!
plz suggest me proc and ram for my intel dg965ry. this board supports upto 2.66ghz E6700 processor.
*processormatch.intel.com/CompDB/SearchResult.aspx?Boardname=dg965ry

and 8gb of ram at DDR2 667 or DDR2 533 and 4gb at DDR2 800
*www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dg965ry/sb/CS-026602.htm

which one will perform better. 8gb with 667mhz or 4gb with 800mhz.
and also plz suggest me a good psu budget upto Rs.3000 and UPS budget upto Rs.4000 for this config.
LG 17" Normal CRT
Intel 2.66ghz E6700 (currently using E2140)
Intel DG965RY
Transcend RAM - yet to be decided (either 8gb with 667mhz or 4gb with 800mhz)
Seagate 500GB SATA 7200RPM
Seagate 250GB SATA 7200RPM
Seagate 80GB SATA 7200RPM (XP and Linux Installed)
Sony DVD RW SATA
Sony DVD RW PATA
Samsung 40GB PATA
UPS currently in use APC 500VA
thanks in advance
 
axxo

axxo

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actually my E2160 which was supposed to run @ 1.8 ghz now running @3.2ghz(357x9)...dd2 800mhz ram running @714ghz..
what does this indicate..my ram is underclocked? what concept plz explain anyone
 
rahulmig

rahulmig

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@ priyadarshi

Go for 4gb RAM 800 Mhz ( dont GO for Transend RAM )
Go for Balastix or Corsair Ram

PSU : 600W Coolent master 3650 Or Buy 4 Months Old Same unused PSU( frm Me ) 3300/-

UPS : VA650 or 600.. name is something like that tht is in ur Budget ¬ 4000
 
channabasanna

channabasanna

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BULLZI said:
I am using Asus Maximus Formula mobo. Its a really good one. I am not getting enuff time to watch out for the board's ocing potential but I will surely do that this weekend.

And yes, the board does support 32 bit OS. I am using XP SP2 32 bit.
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Can i know how much of RAM are you using with the mobo and OS.

I am planning to get 2 2GB 800MHz RAM for my 32 bit XP SP2.

Also do tell me the cost of Maximus Formula board. How much did it cost you.
 
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BULLZI

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I am using 2 GB rite now. But will add another 2 GB soon when I install Vista.

32 bit OS can only detect upto 3 gb ram. Hence, dont go for 4 GB ram if u r using 32 bit XP SP2.
 
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digitraju

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Asus P5KC has ATI's CrossFire technology built-in. Does this mean I can use only ATI graphics cards to build a double card system, and not nVdia?
 
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