Basic Guide Purchase a New System

[forever]

My friend is going to buy Core 2 Duo Processor just for office use
can someone Please tell which motherboard suits best ?

GIGABYTE GA-EP31-DS3L, great board and overclock friendly too. Would cost you 3.4k at lynx.

 

[janitha]

I am having problm in gettin the coolermaster 460watt pcar-a3 psu. Rashi says they dont hav coolermaster.my local dealer is asking me to get him the distributor contact info so that he will source the psu for me. Any info guys who stocks coolermaster in india?
Also whats the model number of seagate 500gig drive with 16mb buffer.

Available @ Prime for Rs.2200+Rs.150 shipping.
*www.primeabgb.com/index.php?page=s...facturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=28

 

[gary4gar]

I am having problm in gettin the coolermaster 460watt pcar-a3 psu. Rashi says they dont hav coolermaster.my local dealer is asking me to get him the distributor contact info so that he will source the psu for me. Any info guys who stocks coolermaster in india?
Also whats the model number of seagate 500gig drive with 16mb buffer.

*www.coolermaster.com/wheretobuy.php?language=in&couSel=India

 

[monkey]

Can try here also: *yantraonline.in/product.asp?CompId=39

 

[topgear]

Its not *really* screwing up. Its just that he has nvidia onboard graphics. To that board he is installing an ATi card. In the end, he needs to install both nVidia ForceWare drivers and ATi Catalyst drivers for his PC, and this will bloat his system. It makes the system heavy.

680 does not have onboard gfx, so ATi card won't hurt.

I don't have any links, but in your friend's case, there is NO PROBLEM at all. (I hope).

for 3.5K, Zotac GeForce 8200 will give much better performance.

Thanks for confirming this.

 

[gary4gar]

Its not *really* screwing up. Its just that he has nvidia onboard graphics. To that board he is installing an ATi card. In the end, he needs to install both nVidia ForceWare drivers and ATi Catalyst drivers for his PC, and this will bloat his system. It makes the system heavy.

680 does not have onboard gfx, so ATi card won't hurt.

I don't have any links, but in your friend's case, there is NO PROBLEM at all. (I hope).

for 3.5K, Zotac GeForce 8200 will give much better performance.

I don't think you need to install onboard gfx drivers, if you are using Extra Graphics card.
just install Graphics driver for your Graphics card.

 

[MetalheadGautham]

I don't think you need to install onboard gfx drivers, if you are using Extra Graphics card.
just install Graphics driver for your Graphics card.

it makes a good practice if you don't intend to game regularly. external gpus draw too much power.

But ofcourse, in 780G's case, all this is not needed. It turns the dedicated card off when a game or similar gpu demanding app is not running. Thats why its recommended for people wanting to save some money in the form of electricity bills.

 

[gary4gar]

it makes a good practice if you don't intend to game regularly. external gpus draw too much power.

But ofcourse, in 780G's case, all this is not needed. It turns the dedicated card off when a game or similar gpu demanding app is not running. Thats why its recommended for people wanting to save some money in the form of electricity bills.

But it isn't practical to switch Display cable from Graphics card port to mobo's Port and vice versa
it is very inconvenient. doing this regularly may damage your cable connector

 

[MetalheadGautham]

But it isn't practical to switch Display cable from Graphics card port to mobo's Port and vice versa
it is very inconvenient. doing this regularly may damage your cable connector

I have a friend who has a tug of war with his dad, who keeps removing his 7800GTX so that he will stop gaming. He has still not lost his card

But anyway, doing so is a part of history now since 780G is in.

 

[gary4gar]

I have a friend who has a tug of war with his dad, who keeps removing his 7800GTX so that he will stop gaming. He has still not lost his card

But anyway, doing so is a part of history now since 780G is in.

are you trying to say 780G IGP will replace all external graphics cards?

 

[MetalheadGautham]

are you trying to say 780G ISP will replace all external graphics cards?

depends on what meaning you use. 780G has a feature which turns off the external GPU when its not needed and when the onboard GPU is enough for the work.

 

[abhisek_bsws]

can anyone tell me what is the current price of ASUS P5K-VM MOTHERBOARD????
.....and is it overclock friendly??? as I am going for a 45 nm intel proccy in the next year and want to overclock it later on.

 

[shantanu]

Gautham : what ? where ? how ? when ?

currently posting with a PIII 450mhz intel Se4400BX-2 mobo and 192 mb ram (

 

[anshul]

Here I am running bonkers to get a decent PC under 30k range with good graphics card and you are telling me to go for a 22" TFT.
Dude I cannot extend my budget any further.

The dealer says that in the past two months the hardware prices have risen(as in budget increase was to be of 12% and if I calculate 21600Re 12% then it is 32000/-approx.

I told another dealer about that config mentioned by Choto Cheeta and he says that these are the prices of Nehru Place DELHI and not Shimla.

If I downgrade the config from AMD 4800+ to AMD 4400+, then how much performance will suffer?

PC would mainly be used for entertainment, lots of Counter Striking and many times Latest Games.(I am not Die Hard but want the gameplay to be smoothest and without glitches). I like good graphics.

 

[Choto Cheeta]

I told another dealer about that config mentioned by Choto Cheeta and he says that these are the prices of Nehru Place DELHI and not Shimla.

What are the prices you are getting mate ??

Can you please post product by product as some time with while u ship it from Mumbai / Delhi / Kolkata to your local place, it still becomes really cheap

 

[gary4gar]

can anyone tell me what is the current price of ASUS P5K-VM MOTHERBOARD????
.....and is it overclock friendly??? as I am going for a 45 nm intel proccy in the next year and want to overclock it later on.

edited!

damn, i thought you were Choto Cheeta
please choose a unique avaatar, it creates lots of confusion

 

[utsav]

Available @ Prime for Rs.2200+Rs.150 shipping.
*www.primeabgb.com/index.php?page=s...facturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=28

arey loot liya. theitwares.com is selling for 2k +shipping and some guys on other forums have bought it for 1.7 to 1.9k locally

 

[MetalheadGautham]

Gautham : what ? where ? how ? when ?

currently posting with a PIII 450mhz intel Se4400BX-2 mobo and 192 mb ram (

you mean 780G's GPU turn off option ?
Did I forget to mention that its only available if you get a supported hybrid graphics capable card ?

BTW, nice rig. Even MY rig pwns it

 

[Chetz]

Hello Cheetah n others, after readin ur threads i went to the dealer.

Here is the Quotation given by him.

AMD AM2 x2 4800+ Processor
Jetway AMD Chipset motherboard,
1GB DDR 2 Ram
160GB SATA Harddisk
20x DVD Writer
17" View sonic TFT Colour Monitor
Mercury ATX Cabinnet + SMPS
Logitech optical Mouse
Logitech Multi Media Keyboard,
Creative 2.1 Speakers
600 Va UPS V-Gurad with 15-20 Mins Back up.

Total : 24,300

Can u comment on this config ?? Is it good??

I am also planning to replace 1 gb ram in above config with 2gb ram. And 17" monitor with 19". And also will add a TV tuner card. How much more will these extras cost me??

Which TV tuner card is good??

shd i replace 2.1 speakers with 5.1 ???

Watz ur opinion abt Cordless KB n mouse ??

And how is the motherboard. I don have much idea abt mother boards. So i am asking u. I had asked my dealer why he isnt putting ASUS , he told it gives much prob. How is this Motherboard??

Is there any other changes i shd make in the above config?? Let me remind u again. My uses are mainly net surfing, multiledia (TV, songs n movies) and bit of gaming. My budget is max within 30K.

Do u think I need a quadquore system ??

Cheetah n others plz plz help me.. i don wanna end up makin a wrong decision.

Hello Shantanu n Cheetah

i think its too expensive ! all goods might be quoted too much ..

if i calculate your config then :

21600/- tax paid is the costing i get !

the config is for a normal PC , change the motherboard to ASUS or Zotac and ask which chipset he is using.. !

if you have a budget of 30k , you must have 667mhz 2 gb Transcend or kingston
go for a normal TV tuner if you dont want extensive quality..

also try to opt for a good board so that you get good onboard GFX , if not a dedicated card

That guy has quoted 22,100 for the system without UPS.

I verified with diffrent shops in mangalore n also a trusted long time dealer in bangalore . the difference is within Rs 500/-

Actually i don have much clue guys ab buyin a comp. So only i am askin u people.. plz plz guide me..
Wat mother board do u suggest me for AMD AX2 4800 ??
Is on board graphics enough for my uses or shd i go for graphics card??
can any1 tell me abt ATI All in Wonder. Some guy told me itz better than puttin graphics card n tv tuner card sepatetly !! wat shd i do?? watz itz cost??
then is Altec Lans 2.1 better than Creative 5.1 ???
Some one please give me the cost of 22" Viewsonic monitor??

I am to much confused and hve much unansweed questions in my last post n this post as well !! plz plz help me.. I am jus gonna buy things as u people suggest.. i trust u guyz..

 

[blackbird]

@Choto Cheeta

Can u please quote on the machine in the range of 33k ?

Should i go for Intel or AMD ?
Which Mobo ?
Does it support Dual GFX card ? (for upgradability) i think it is crossfire tech.
I want a 17" LCD, Dual Lan for ISP bonding 256k + 256 = 512kbps speed (if possible),
upgradable (cpu, gfx), tv tuner, good vantilation.
Please Quote Immediately because i will go to mumbai tomorrow to buy this stuff from lamington road.
Any one please comment.