Basic Guide Purchase a New System

[rahulbalmuri]

i have a pc with following configuration....
Intel P4 1.8GHZ..
Mercury Kobian motherboard..(845 i suppose)
40 GB HDD..Seagate
Samsung keyboard and mouse
CD-RW..LG
Samsung 17" 753s CRT Monitor..

recently i've bought LG-DVD-RW 22x and western digital 500GB 7200RPM Protable
so i dont need these for upgrade....also i dont like to change the monitor
also i have 2200W 2.1 channel altec lansing speakers........

my budget is abt 30000-35000......

I play lotz of games so i need a good graphic card and a processor..
Tell me the motherboard with inbulit graphic card and 8 USB's..
also the best graphic card(obviously NVIDIA chipset)...additonal one
RAM must b 2GB but xpandable upto 8GB..

i'm in a confusion about to buy AMD or intel duo processor which one is the best..

Suggest me a zebronic gaming cabinet...thts it my friends pls give me the details....
so that i can play highend games..like assasins creed..GRID..Bioshock..COD's..NFS Latest games..n some others like DMC 4, Stranglehold, mass effect.....

 

[Psychosocial]

i have a pc with following configuration....
Intel P4 1.8GHZ..
Mercury Kobian motherboard..(845 i suppose)
40 GB HDD..Seagate
Samsung keyboard and mouse
CD-RW..LG
Samsung 17" 753s CRT Monitor..

recently i've bought LG-DVD-RW 22x and western digital 500GB 7200RPM Protable
so i dont need these for upgrade....also i dont like to change the monitor
also i have 2200W 2.1 channel altec lansing speakers........

my budget is abt 30000-35000......

I play lotz of games so i need a good graphic card and a processor..
Tell me the motherboard with inbulit graphic card and 8 USB's..
also the best graphic card(obviously NVIDIA chipset)...additonal one
RAM must b 2GB but xpandable upto 8GB..

i'm in a confusion about to buy AMD or intel duo processor which one is the best..

Suggest me a zebronic gaming cabinet...thts it my friends pls give me the details....
so that i can play highend games..like assasins creed..GRID..Bioshock..COD's..NFS Latest games..n some others like DMC 4, Stranglehold, mass effect.....

CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E7200

Motherboard - Take a look at -- MSI P35 Neo Combo-F and Palit P35A. Almost, no good motherboard has onboard graphics. If you want Oboard grafix than look at the XFX 630i or Galaxy 650i LT though then ,you will have to compromise on some of your needs.

RAM - Transcend 1x2GB DDR2 800MHz RAM

Graphics Card - For your budget, I suggest you get the Palit HD4850.

Cabinet - Zebronics Lava.

PSU - CoolerMaster eXtreme Power 500W

Keyboard - Logitech Multimedia Wired Keyboard.

Mice - Logitech MX518.

 

[rahulbalmuri]

CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E7200

Motherboard - Take a look at -- MSI P35 Neo Combo-F and Palit P35A. Almost, no good motherboard has onboard graphics. If you want Oboard grafix than look at the XFX 630i or Galaxy 650i LT though then ,you will have to compromise on some of your needs.

RAM - Transcend 1x2GB DDR2 800MHz RAM

Graphics Card - For your budget, I suggest you get the Palit HD4850.

Cabinet - Zebronics Lava.

PSU - CoolerMaster eXtreme Power 500W

Keyboard - Logitech Multimedia Wired Keyboard.

Mice - Logitech MX518.

hey i didnt hear abt the graphic card u hav mentioned..i want a motherboard vth 6 or 8 USB's can u gimme d website of relevant motherboard or graphic card

 

[abhi_10_20]

^^whee.. still HD4850 and '70 hasnt been popular.... go for the card.. great one

 

[Psychosocial]

hey i didnt hear abt the graphic card u hav mentioned..i want a motherboard vth 6 or 8 USB's can u gimme d website of relevant motherboard or graphic card

lol HD4850 is the most selling card world-wide right now

MSI P35 Neo-F -->> Official site > *global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&prod_no=1215&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=170
MSI P35 Neo review -->> *www.testfreaks.com/motherboards/msi-p35-neo/

Palit P35A --->> Official > *www.palit.biz/en/products/mb_intel_P35A.html
Palit P35A review --->>*xtreview.com/addcomment-id-3230-view-Palit-motherboards-P35A.html

 

[MetalheadGautham]

Im looking for something of the sort. Something thats a full fledged lappy and not a netbook-ebook kind. Can you enumerate some?

What I am talking about are NOT "notebook-ebook" kind. They are laptops perfectly capable of running a resource hogging OS like windows vista in its full glory. But since its office work and simple internet use that you want, getting some high end gaming and extreme multitasking laptop would be pointless.

 

[imgame2]

In case of 1440x900 unless and untill you play some true HD you wont make out the difference, when you do you may find the response time and well as quality is better in case of DVI-D interface compare to analog.... But then again you need to have a good graphics card also to make out this difference (8600 GT at-least)

SAMSUNG is fine, only problem is their cost : performance ratio, as under that budget many better displays are available, infact one may get a dell too

But as you prefer samsung, stick with it, SAMSUNG never had much of performance issue, its just the performance : Price ratio is really high compare to other brands

ya i agree with it bought a 943NWX four months ago works like charm for me if u ask...that time i bought it for 9.4k and i preferred samsung over LG and viewsonic because the place i bought had poor service support for them and the cost they were telling for LG and viewsonic were near about same as 943NWX....i can play WOW @ 1440x900 and it looks great....even though optimal settings were 1440x900@60 Hz ...its works fine for me for 1440x900@75 Hz from the date of purchase ........i don't know if these are good enough than available in market ...but i m more than satisfied from it.

one negative point may be ...doesn't have a DVI port!

 

[rahulbalmuri]

lol HD4850 is the most selling card world-wide right now

MSI P35 Neo-F -->> Official site > *global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&prod_no=1215&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=170
MSI P35 Neo review -->> *www.testfreaks.com/motherboards/msi-p35-neo/

Palit P35A --->> Official > *www.palit.biz/en/products/mb_intel_P35A.html
Palit P35A review --->>*xtreview.com/addcomment-id-3230-view-Palit-motherboards-P35A.html

yeah i agree with HD4850 graphic card...wat about the motherboard..cant i go for ASUS..are Palit motherboards available in india.....

lol HD4850 is the most selling card world-wide right now

MSI P35 Neo-F -->> Official site > *global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&prod_no=1215&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=170
MSI P35 Neo review -->> *www.testfreaks.com/motherboards/msi-p35-neo/

Palit P35A --->> Official > *www.palit.biz/en/products/mb_intel_P35A.html
Palit P35A review --->>*xtreview.com/addcomment-id-3230-view-Palit-motherboards-P35A.html

power mania u didnt tell me the processor AMD OR INTEL which is d best???

 

[Psychosocial]

yeah i agree with HD4850 graphic card...wat about the motherboard..cant i go for ASUS..are Palit motherboards available in india.....




power mania u didnt tell me the processor AMD OR INTEL which is d best???

For gaming, Intel eyes-closed. You can go for ASUS boards but they are MOSTLY enthusiast level boards and will cost more for the features that you want. Palit motherboards are available here. If you want to go for ASUS, then buy the new P5Q but then you will have to extend your budget. YOur best bet seems the MSI P35 Neo-F.


Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Official Site -->>*processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SLAPC
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Review-->>*www.legitreviews.com/article/690/1/

ASUS P5Q Official Site --->*www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=709&l4=0&model=2164&modelmenu=1

 

[rahulbalmuri]

For gaming, Intel eyes-closed. You can go for ASUS boards but they are MOSTLY enthusiast level boards and will cost more for the features that you want. Palit motherboards are available here. If you want to go for ASUS, then buy the new P5Q but then you will have to extend your budget. YOur best bet seems the MSI P35 Neo-F.


Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Official Site -->>*processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SLAPC
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Review-->>*www.legitreviews.com/article/690/1/

ASUS P5Q Official Site --->*www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=709&l4=0&model=2164&modelmenu=1

Motherboard i'll go for MSI P35 NEO_F...what about processor cant i get Quad Core Procci..of 2.4 or 2.5GHZ...will there b a diff .. b/w C2D 3.33Ghz and quad core vch is the best.....

 

[Psychosocial]

Motherboard i'll go for MSI P35 NEO_F...what about processor cant i get Quad Core Procci..of 2.4 or 2.5GHZ...will there b a diff .. b/w C2D 3.33Ghz and quad core vch is the best.....

Quad will exceed your budget buddy. AFAIK the E7200 costs 5k and the cheapest Quad Core (Q6600) costs 8.5k . And for that C2D vs C2Q, C2D will be better for gaming as of now and C2Q will be better for multi-tasking.

So, now its upto you. If you extend your budget, you can get the Q6600 Quad but still I will suggest that if you extend your budget, get a faster C2D (E8400) because C2Ds are better for gaming. Now its your choice.

 

[MetalheadGautham]

power mania u didnt tell me the processor AMD OR INTEL which is d best???

there is no such thing as a definite best here, depending on your need, either amd or intel will win.

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

lol HD4850 is the most selling card world-wide right now

MSI P35 Neo-F -->> Official site > *global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&prod_no=1215&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=170
MSI P35 Neo review -->> *www.testfreaks.com/motherboards/msi-p35-neo/

Palit P35A --->> Official > *www.palit.biz/en/products/mb_intel_P35A.html
Palit P35A review --->>*xtreview.com/addcomment-id-3230-view-Palit-motherboards-P35A.html

Dude! Where is the review? Its just plain specs sheets!

 

[MetalheadGautham]

Dude! Where is the review? Its just plain specs sheets!

Wrong place to look for a review
Its some kind of online shop or something.

 

[Psychosocial]

Wrong place to look for a review
Its some kind of online shop or something.

lol, my bad . Sorry guys avoid that link.

 

[rahulbalmuri]

Quad will exceed your budget buddy. AFAIK the E7200 costs 5k and the cheapest Quad Core (Q6600) costs 8.5k . And for that C2D vs C2Q, C2D will be better for gaming as of now and C2Q will be better for multi-tasking.

So, now its upto you. If you extend your budget, you can get the Q6600 Quad but still I will suggest that if you extend your budget, get a faster C2D (E8400) because C2Ds are better for gaming. Now its your choice.

thats cool...about processor..what about RAM dude transcend or kingston..and frequency...of RAM...vch company's HD i can buy...seagate or Western digital???????/

 

[Psychosocial]

thats cool...about processor..what about RAM dude transcend or kingston..and frequency...of RAM...vch company's HD i can buy...seagate or Western digital???????/

Let's see...... Transcend and Kingston both are good. Both give good performance at an affordable price. Kingston is priced a little higher (50-60bucks ). Now its upto you. Buy 2GB DDR2 800MHz.

As for HDD, go blindly with the Western Digital Caviar 640GB. It has a 16MB Buffer but will suffice. It is some serious value for money at Rs.3.6k .

 

[rahulbalmuri]

Let's see...... Transcend and Kingston both are good. Both give good performance at an affordable price. Kingston is priced a little higher (50-60bucks ). Now its upto you. Buy 2GB DDR2 800MHz.

As for HDD, go blindly with the Western Digital Caviar 640GB. It has a 16MB Buffer but will suffice. It is some serious value for money at Rs.3.6k .

thanks dude....gr8 work...for helping me.........

 

[acewin]

i need a laptop mainly for office work - internet,emails,word,excel etc.
budget upto 55k.
Pls suggest
also if possible give the prices in Jaipur

check compaq models in any of showrooms or retail shops. Compaq as usual gives good bundle of hardware in decent price. little more spending and wanna choose what you want in your lappy check Dell Inspiron and Dell Studio.

Most of the current models priced 40K+ will suffice any of your needs, and keep on working upto 2-3 years without any tension.

 

[skippednote]

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Originally Posted by rishabh_s View Post
i need a laptop mainly for office work - internet,emails,word,excel etc.
budget upto 55k.
Pls suggest
also if possible give the prices in Jaipur
check compaq models in any of showrooms or retail shops. Compaq as usual gives good bundle of hardware in decent price. little more spending and wanna choose what you want in your lappy check Dell Inspiron and Dell Studio.

Most of the current models priced 40K+ will suffice any of your needs, and keep on working upto 2-3 years without any tension.

I think acer aspire 4520 would be a better choice as its better than the Compaq Lappy in Performance as well as in looks