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[Plasma_Snake]

^^^ Yup! 4GB DDR2 800MHz RAM from OCZ, SLi Certified costs 5300 bucks while Patriot DDR3 2 GB RAM costs 5500 bucks, difference is really small. AFA card is concerned, HD4850 can smoke the competition as well as the rig itself too. Friggin' thing runs at 80 degree Celsius at stock values and if u tweak the fan the temperature is taken care of but the fan noise becomes irritating. If u can stretch the budget and manage to lay ur hands on Palit HD4850 Sonic edition, then u got nothing to worry about.
@Solomon
Check the +12V rail ratings of your PSU, if it is anywhere near 20-30A then ur PSU can support HD4850 otherwise get a Corsair VX450 for as low as 3300 bucks!

 

[Cool Joe]

this was where i was gettin to.... i have a great difficulty to choose whether the HD4850 or the xfx8800GT....

Go for PALIT HD4850

 

[imgame2]

this was where i was gettin to.... i have a great difficulty to choose whether the HD4850 or the xfx8800GT....

xfx 8800gt is older card which is about 15% slower than HD4850 ...buy PALIT HD4850 since it comes with a dual slot cooler fan and newer BIOS hence u will not face any problem ...its runs cool and idles @ 49 deg and without any noise

don't even think about buying xfx 8800 at this point of time

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

this was where i was gettin to.... i have a great difficulty to choose whether the HD4850 or the xfx8800GT....

There is nothing confusing. Its simple 9800GT is better than 8800GT as in performance/price.
Also if u can afford an SLI motherboard, then i suggest 9600GT in SLI. It won't cost much more over HD4850 but surely performs better than any other card under 12K!

 

[Cool Joe]

@ganeshravi- Was it a typo or were you really comparing the HD4850 and 8800GT?

 

[solomon_paulraj]

@Solomon
Check the +12V rail ratings of your PSU, if it is anywhere near 20-30A then ur PSU can support HD4850 otherwise get a Corsair VX450 for as low as 3300 bucks!

my PSU shows the following:
+12 V1 - 15A
+12 V2 - 16A

is it ok?

BTW i'm planning for 9600GT.

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

Plait 9600GT @ 6.1-6.3k

4670 is weaker in performance than 9600GT so better is 9600GT

Also 9600GT OCes a lot lot lot.........

Indeed it is weak but look at the specs/price! HD4670 can compared with 9500GT. It actually fills gap between 9500GT & 9600GT.

my PSU shows the following:
+12 V1 - 15A
+12 V2 - 16A

is it ok?

BTW i'm planning for 9600GT.

Yup its absolutely fine. U can even go for HD4850 with that PSU.

 

[earlyman21]

well i ve selected the following as my CONFIG plz do comment on it
E 7200
msi P 45 Neo -F
trasndend 800 MHz 2 gb
palit HD 4850
zebronics Bijli or /Antibiotic
HDD -seagate 250/320 gb (according to budget)
zebronics 600w
APC 650 Va
Dell SE 198wfp
ok KEYBOARD +MOUSE (I ALREADY HAVE)
AND IS THIS MOBO CROSSFIRE ENABLED I MEAN CAN I PAIR 2 HD 4850`S IN THE FUTURE ? PLZ LET ME KNOW
so PLZ comment on it AND PLZ LET ME KNOW WHAT IS THE CHEAPEST P-45 BASED PCI-E 2.O CROSSFIRE ENABLED MOTHERBOARD

guyz plz plz do tell me

 

[imgame2]

well i ve selected the following as my CONFIG plz do comment on it
E 7200
msi P 45 Neo -F
trasndend 800 MHz 2 gb
palit HD 4850
zebronics Bijli or /Antibiotic
HDD -seagate 250/320 gb (according to budget)
zebronics 600w
APC 650 Va
Dell SE 198wfp
ok KEYBOARD +MOUSE (I ALREADY HAVE)
AND IS THIS MOBO CROSSFIRE ENABLED I MEAN CAN I PAIR 2 HD 4850`S IN THE FUTURE ? PLZ LET ME KNOW
so PLZ comment on it AND PLZ LET ME KNOW WHAT IS THE CHEAPEST P-45 BASED PCI-E 2.O CROSSFIRE ENABLED MOTHERBOARD COLOR]

guyz plz plz do tell me

thats an excellent config u have got there ..its performace and gaming powerhouse

and no MSI P45 neo is not a crossfire mobo ...

cheapest crossfire P45 mobo is MSI P45 neo 2 for about 8.4k
and Asus P5Q pro for about 8.9k ...though i m not very sure about it

but the cheapest P35 chipset crossfire mobo is palit P35A at 4.3k

also try to go for seagate 320 gb(16mb) better performer than 250gb (8mb) price difference is just 250/- ...

 

[earlyman21]

thats an excellent config u have got there ..its performace and gaming powerhouse

and no MSI P45 neo is not a crossfire mobo ..

thank u very much

 

[comp@ddict]

@comp_ddict:

I just read that review and it says the direct competitor for HD4670 was 9500GT, and even a 9600GSO will not come closer to VFM of 4670.. And u compare a sub 5k card to pricey 96GT card...

Even the performance diff is not so huge... For the price it will never let us down...

And dont compare OC things.. I talk abt factory settings...

If u have a good opinion abt 96GT and wants to suggest to someone, Do it. Dont spoil the brand name......

5k 4670
6k 9600GT

9600GT outperforms 4670 in every turn(and crash) and i'm talking about factory(4670 OC is not impresive)

ANd WTH do u mean by spoiling BRAND NAME? I guess u din hav a luk at the performance charts, cause 5670 isn't compared to 9600GT at all(it is too weak in front of 9600GT) and the performance gap between 9600GT and 9500GT is similar to that between 9600GT and 8600GTS(wich is a good 15 places)

 

[ganeshravi]

ok guys.... this is goin to be my final config.... pls comment...

intel c2d e8400
msi p45 neo
sapphire/msi/palit hd4850
CM 600w or corsair VX450W (comment)
transcend/kingston 800MHz 1x2GB(comment)
seagate 250GB

and what would be a good cabinet... i want one which is sturdy and heavy.... budget is around 3k...

 

[imgame2]

ok guys.... this is goin to be my final config.... pls comment...

intel c2d e8400
msi p45 neo
sapphire/msi/palit hd4850
CM 600w or corsair VX450W (comment)
transcend/kingston 800MHz 1x2GB(comment)
seagate 250GB

and what would be a good cabinet... i want one which is sturdy and heavy.... budget is around 3k...

for Hd4850 make sure u go for dual slot cooler model from any of those,and try to get one with latest manufacturing date to avoid any heating and other problems.

my suggestion buy this- *techshop.in/store/product_info.php?cPath=4_272&products_id=2437

to avoid any heating problem and other issues! at least works fine for me and about 10 other forum members ..

get corsair vx450W better performer than CM600W

why not buy 2 Gb stick now and add another 2Gb later(personal choice) ..go for kingston if possible.

why not go for 320 GB ? costs only 250/- more for 70 gb..

 

[furious_gamer]

5k 4670
6k 9600GT

9600GT outperforms 4670 in every turn(and crash) and i'm talking about factory(4670 OC is not impresive)

ANd WTH do u mean by spoiling BRAND NAME? I guess u din hav a luk at the performance charts, cause 5670 isn't compared to 9600GT at all(it is too weak in front of 9600GT) and the performance gap between 9600GT and 9500GT is similar to that between 9600GT and 8600GTS(wich is a good 15 places)

Enough arguing things.. I am tired of it....So please stop this and let others help...

 

[ironfreak]

Looking for mobo around 10-10.5k

Requirement- PCIe 2.0

According to theitwares,
I've came across MSI P45 Platinum. Hows this mobo? Anybody using? I read on many forums that Asus mobos aren't much reliable, unstable. Is this true?
Any other suggestion? Anything there from Intel?

(obviously for Intel procy. Don't suggest Evga 750i sli, as its out of budget. Not going to use either sli or crossfire).

Thanks in advance.

 

[furious_gamer]

Looking for mobo around 10-10.5k

Requirement- PCIe 2.0

According to theitwares,
I've came across MSI P45 Platinum. Hows this mobo?

Yep, very nice and solid performance.. Just dont have second thought to pick that....

Anybody using? I read on many forums that Asus mobos aren't much reliable, unstable. Is this true?

You must be joking... ASUS were one of the reliable Mobo manufacturers and well known for stability and feature rich..

Any other suggestion? Anything there from Intel?

(obviously for Intel procy. Don't suggest Evga 750i sli, as its out of budget).

Thanks in advance.

Dont think Intel.. At the same price point boards from other manufacturers beat it black and blue...
IMHO, Just go for MSI Board u choose or get a ASUS P5Q or P5Q Pro.... U Wont get disappointed.....

 

[ironfreak]

^^^
Thanks for reply dude. Well may be Im wrong about Asus but I remember many told me no go for P5N-D Sli.

But hows P5Q pro compared to P45 platinum?

 

[imgame2]

Looking for mobo around 10-10.5k

Requirement- PCIe 2.0

According to theitwares,
I've came across MSI P45 Platinum. Hows this mobo? Anybody using? I read on many forums that Asus mobos aren't much reliable, unstable. Is this true?
Any other suggestion? Anything there from Intel?

(obviously for Intel procy. Don't suggest Evga 750i sli, as its out of budget. Not going to use either sli or crossfire).

Thanks in advance.

its very good mobo for ur budget go for it...for performance review look here

*www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-p45-motherboard,2001-50.html

AFIAK ...asus mobo are very solid and robust mobo's ... who said they are not reliable ?

in ur budget mobo from intel doesn't overclock ...

 

[manishjha18]

Hell no.. XFX 630i supports only upto 2GB RAM. How can they, now if only there was some other board with good onboard graphics and similar pricing I would have opted for it. I mean the board should be future proof, anyways got no option.
@betatesting - this mobo doesn't support dual channel RAM.

who told you guys--
i have xfx 630i mobo.though right now i am using 2 gb ram right now--but i am dam sure it supports 4 gb ram--i have even confirmed from xfx support website

 

[ironfreak]

its very good mobo for ur budget go for it...for performance review look here

*www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-p45-motherboard,2001-50.html

AFIAK ...asus mobo are very solid and robust mobo's ... who said they are not reliable ?

in ur budget mobo from intel doesn't overclock ...

Okies man.... I got it.

Hows Asus P5Q pro compared with MSI P45 platinum?