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[blueshift]

Thanks.
I have shortlisted these two mobos.
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
Asus M2N - VM DVI

 

[gxsaurav]

Go for gigabyte

 

[phuchungbhutia]

I had gone to a hardware shop asking for new mobo asus m2n they said its not avail they had some meeting with asus ppl and shopkeepers abt issues with mobo . . .is it so does asus have such prob with customers . . . They use msi now . . .

 

[priyadarshi]

There are very little chances that u will find a new Q6700, but still it would cost u much and doesn't make any good.
Who told u my friend that Q6700 is the only option. U can go for E6600 (Still pricey)!
Try E4500 - 2.2GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2Cache ( Somewhat around 5000/-), best according to me ( If gaming is not the top Priority)

I don't know what to say u about the expensive motherboard, but technologically speaking, loose the board and get a P35 chipset (A-bit IP35-E or Biostar TP35D2A7) and use any processor u want which supports 1333MHz FSB!

Your choice!

thanks u janitha and keith for ur suggestions...
@ keith
i didn't said that q6700 is the only option for dg965ry, i said that 36700 is the highest compatible processor for my board according to intel's site. please refer to my link.

the latest processor that supports my motherboard i found is e4600 2.4ghz, 2mb l2cache, 800mhz fsb. this cost me rs.5350. i'm not into gaming so its better using it for next 2-3 years with e4600 rather than loosing it. may be get a new computer (without monitor) when according to budget later on.

thank u once again for ur valuable suggestions. hope u people will continue helping we forum members with ur knowledge and suggestions.

 

[doyouthink]

..can anyone tell how the Intel Dual Core E2160 will do ?

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

^^ Check the review!

 

[Gigacore]

Hi guys,

I'm planning to buy a 22" Samsung Widescreen LCD Monitor after a month or two. But the problem is, I have nVidia GeForce MX 400 graphics card that do not support 1680 x 1050 resolution which the monitor does.

So I am planning to get a new AGP graphic card before buying the monitor. So can anyone tell me which one to buy ? My max budget for gfx card is ~4k. It must support 1680 x 1050 resolution. And I've read somewhere that 6600 GT will do the job, but whats the price ?

Hmm.. waiting for replies..

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

^ now days u barely get a new AGP card, there are very few options.
ATi still launch AGP cards timr to time but nVidia has stopped the AGP production after 8-series graphics card.

U may get a used 6600AGP and within that price range even 6600GT or may be a 6800 too. Have a look at BAZAAR section too.

 

[?doubtfire?]

Guys

I really want ur help here

Budget Excluding Monitor is INRs 15k

Purpose of rig
Office Applications ,Tally,Browsing,Occasional Music & Movies

Main considerations
Onboard Graphics
Low Power Consumption
Low heat generation

AMD Config:

Processor--AMD X2 5600+----=5675
Mb --ASUS M2A-VM-----=3400 or M2M-VM----confused ????
RAM --1gb DDR2 667Ghz Transcend or 800 Ghz.....?????
HDD --320GB Sata2 Seagate or WD....?????
Cabinet & PSU---Zebronics entry level models
Kb & Mouse combi ----Logitech

The monitor i intend to use is Samsung 19'' LCD 920 NW which i currently use

The Intel counterpart is also welcomed here Budget can be extended to 18 k if it is intel

Please pour ur ideas ...intend to buy in a week ...else will wait if new models come in

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

^ Entire config. is good enough but change that board. Now days various brands offer AMD 7-series 780,790 chipsets which sports Hybrid graphics.
Choose AMD 780G or higher chipsets.

E2180, IP35-E rest will remain same.

 

[?doubtfire?]

^^
Thanks keith....

Cue me in
1) Model no of AMD 780G....from ASUS....
2) 800 or 667 Ghz DDR2 Ram
3) WD or Seagate 320Gigger

Will the mobo onboard graphics support DELL 24" LCD....for videos

Waiting for reply

 

[gxsaurav]

^^^ Yes

 

[dushi23]

Hiiii tech greeks..
My cousin wants a decent multimedia desktop in the budget of 35k!!
The main use wlll be watching movies,surfing internet,making audio video presentations,listning music,playing occasional games etc etc.

the config. i suggested is:
Processor:Intel c2d e4600
Motherboard:intel dg33(abit ip35 e is nt available )
Ram:Kingston 2gb(1gbx2) @800mhz
Hard Disk:Segate 250gb sata 2
Optical drive:Sony 20x sata dvd writer
cabinet:Iball benz with 500 watt smps
Lcd:Samsung 943nw
Keyboard+Mouse:Logitech wireless
Graphic cardfx 8600gt ddr3
speakers:altec lansing vs2421(atp 3 is nt available)

Is it fine or should i alter it??
Plz give ur valuable feedbak
Nd also 1 more thing i need a inkjet printer in da budget of 2k(just 4 home stuff) plz suggest da best 1!!

 

[batsD1]

Thanks keith. You are right of course. If I am going to spend that much money it does make sense to wait for a couple of weeks. Even my vendor says the same. Both Nvidia and ATI are going to launch in June. Makes sense to wait till then. Thanks for the input.

Keith just saw this new config from dell

The XPS 420 with following options

Quad Q6700
Intel X38 Mobo
Vista ultimate
22" Panel
4 GB dDDR 2 800Mhz
500 GB SATA raid 0
nVidia 8800 GT 512 Mb
Speakers, onboard sound etc

Total cost approx 1,12,000/-

XPS 730

Core 2 quad 9450
NVIDIA® nForce 790i Ultra SLi
DellTM E228WFP 22" Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor
2GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz
750 GB SATA
Dual 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GT / HD 3870 x 2
H2C liquid cooling

Approx cost 1,61,000/-

What is your opinion. Can I assemble cheaper or should I still wait?

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

^ Dude! Both are over priced rigs. But if i have to choose one, it 'de be the second one because of more future proofed.
Even 2nd didn't utilize the full potential, 790i and 8800GT SLI, now that would be raping 790i all the way.
I bet u can assemble a better config. than this in same price!

I still suggest u to wait or go with the one i told u earlier!

Hiiii tech greeks..
My cousin wants a decent multimedia desktop in the budget of 35k!!
The main use wlll be watching movies,surfing internet,making audio video presentations,listning music,playing occasional games etc etc.

the config. i suggested is:
Processor:Intel c2d e4600
Motherboard:intel dg33(abit ip35 e is nt available )
Ram:Kingston 2gb(1gbx2) @800mhz
Hard Disk:Segate 250gb sata 2
Optical drive:Sony 20x sata dvd writer
cabinet:Iball benz with 500 watt smps
Lcd:Samsung 943nw
Keyboard+Mouse:Logitech wireless
Graphic cardfx 8600gt ddr3
speakers:altec lansing vs2421(atp 3 is nt available)

Is it fine or should i alter it??
Plz give ur valuable feedbak
Nd also 1 more thing i need a inkjet printer in da budget of 2k(just 4 home stuff) plz suggest da best 1!!

Processor - E7200 (better VFM)
Motherboard: Try any other brand but P35 is worth since he is buying a graphics card and G33 is a waste of money.

Rest of the config. is great.

 

[?doubtfire?]

Guys Help

Cue me in to choosing among these mobo
1) M2A-VM HDMI 690G Chipset
2) M3A78-EMH HDMI AMD 780G
3) M3A78-EH AMD 780G

Or else should i go for Abit mobos

I dont OC these as these are not meant for games

 

[desiibond]

For AMD, go for the 780/770/790 boards. Go for Gigabyte or ASUS or MSI, whichever has more features and whichever is cheaper.

also look for Socket AM2+ and phenom support so that you can upgrade to AMD's next gen processor without changing mobo and ram.

 

[?doubtfire?]

exactly am confused as ...what to choose over the models above

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

^M3A78-EMH HDMI is the best of all because it has VGA, DVI and HDMI, all 3 on one board so u have multiple outputs.

 

[batsD1]

^ Dude! Both are over priced rigs. But if i have to choose one, it 'de be the second one because of more future proofed.
Even 2nd didn't utilize the full potential, 790i and 8800GT SLI, now that would be raping 790i all the way.
I bet u can assemble a better config. than this in same price!

I still suggest u to wait or go with the one i told u earlier!



Processor - E7200 (better VFM)
Motherboard: Try any other brand but P35 is worth since he is buying a graphics card and G33 is a waste of money.

Rest of the config. is great.

Will do. Thanks for the tip keith.