Basic Guide Purchase a New System

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ultimategpu

ultimategpu

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tkin said:
No, I have not, this is the latest prices I'm quoting, looks like E8400 and E8500 didn't suffer much price hike as Q6600 did.
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E8400 -------->8600 (superior value right now for money )
E8500------------->9400 (excellent value right now for money )

Q6600 ---------------->10200( no value for money )


this is price with VAT right now
 
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imgame2

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@tkin well above prices should answer u query and moreover ..since vendors know prices are up high ..they are selling things at even higher prices 200-300/- more than it should be ...
 
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redmanc

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So, I've decided go for this -
Intel C2D E8200
MSI P45 Neo F
Palit HD4850 Sonic
WD 250 GB
Cooler Master 500 W eXtreme Power Supply
Cooler Master elite cabinet
2GBx2 RAM - brand ?

Can any changes be made in this ?

IS this good enough to stay for atleast 2-3 years ?
 
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tkin

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redmanc said:
So, I've decided go for this -
Intel C2D E8200
MSI P45 Neo F
Palit HD4850 Sonic
WD 250 GB
Cooler Master 500 W eXtreme Power Supply
Cooler Master elite cabinet
2GBx2 RAM - brand ?

Can any changes be made in this ?

IS this good enough to stay for atleast 2-3 years ?
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Good choice, a few recommendations;

1.Get Cooler Master Extreme Power 600w SMPS, Cooler Master has low efficiency so 500w for your setup is not recommended.

2.RAM- For overclocking Corsair is the best but a little costly, normal use- go with Kingston/Zion/OCZ.

Should last a few years.

ultimategpu said:
E8400 -------->8600 (superior value right now for money )
E8500------------->9400 (excellent value right now for money )

Q6600 ---------------->10200( no value for money )


this is price with VAT right now
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Kolkata;

E8400-----7,950-8,200/-
E8500-----9,300-9,700/-
Q6600-----10,100-10,700/-:shock::shock:

Q6600 SUCKS considering Price:performance now-a-days.
E8400 ROCKS.
 
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ank_panwar

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y do u think q6600 aint gud for gaming??? i mean wats the difference between the core 2 duos and the quad (q6600)???
at places like Nehru Place in new delhi u cn get a max of Rs1k or even 2k (if ur lucky) off on bargaining
my friend jus bought it last week for jus Rs 8k!
 
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imgame2

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ank_panwar said:
y do u think q6600 aint gud for gaming??? i mean wats the difference between the core 2 duos and the quad (q6600)???
at places like Nehru Place in new delhi u cn get a max of Rs1k or even 2k (if ur lucky) off on bargaining
my friend jus bought it last week for jus Rs 8k!
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cos most of the games doesn't require many cores or use them efficiently ..rather they love higher core clock frequency ..hence Q6600 is not good for gaming ..

and no u can't get 1k or 2k bargain only on a CPU .....cos prices are same almost all over india ...and recently due to rupee falling lower and lower against dollar (today it touched all time low its almost 50 rupees a dollar) ..the prices have increased ..

so if ur friend got it last week either it was from old lot from the dealer...
the newer prices for Q6600 are 9.8k and above ...:(

check latest prices anywhere even a E8400 is about 8.5k ..:(
 
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khattam_

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I'm purchasing a new system and have been offered the following alternatives by the vendor at similar prices:
AMD:
Processor: AMD X2 5000
Board: Some board with 256MB OnBoard nVidia 5??? GFX

Intel:
Processor: E7200
Board: ECS 945 GC?-M2

We don't have a large variety of choices here in Nepal, so plz help me choose between these...... The vendor insists me to go for AMD coz it has better FSB and has onboard 256 nVidia.. he also said that the 2 cores in it are 64x2 whereas the intel counterpart has 32x2 which makes it 64bit.. I'm not convinced.. cud somebody plz elaborate??
 
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imgame2

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khattam_ said:
I'm purchasing a new system and have been offered the following alternatives by the vendor at similar prices:
AMD:
Processor: AMD X2 5000
Board: Some board with 256MB OnBoard nVidia 5??? GFX

Intel:
Processor: E7200
Board: ECS 945 GC?-M2
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go with intel E7200 proccy and a G31 based mother board ...which will be hell lot better combination than the AMD one u told us ....

intel E7200 is a great proccy ...for its price

We don't have a large variety of choices here in Nepal, so plz help me choose between these...... The vendor insists me to go for AMD coz it has better FSB and has onboard 256 nVidia.. he also said that the 2 cores in it are 64x2 whereas the intel counterpart has 32x2 which makes it 64bit.. I'm not convinced.. cud somebody plz elaborate??
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ur vendor is a fool and doesn't know anything about computer architecture ...

go for E7200 ..and u will not regret ..:)
 
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khattam_

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imgame2 said:
go with intel E7200 proccy and a G31 based mother board ...which will be hell lot better combination than the AMD one u told us ....

intel E7200 is a great proccy ...for its price
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cud u suggest me a few g31 based boards?? we don't have much choices here... One I cud find was Intel DG 33 and its a bit costly.. shud I go for it??
 
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imgame2

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khattam_ said:
cud u suggest me a few g31 based boards?? we don't have much choices here... One I cud find was Intel DG 33 and its a bit costly.. shud I go for it??
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if u are not into overclocking go for intel DG31PR ...is asus available there ?
get Asus P5KPL-CM mobo ..in india both of them are available for about 3000/-

DG33 doesn't give u anything special performance gain over G31 ..but it would help to suggest u better ..if u tell us what are the mobo's available there ...
 
comp@ddict

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EXIT: DATA Junkyard
Final rig

E7200 @ 5.5k
Gigabyte G31 @ 3k OR MSI P43 NEO-F @ 4.5k(much better)
2*1GB DDR2 800MHz @ 2.2k
HD 4850 @ 10k(yes 10k now) OR HD4830 @ (shud be) ~7.5k-8k
ViewSonic 1916wm 19" @ 8.5k OR VX1940 @ 10.5k
Creative R-20 @ 1k OR AltecLansing BX1121 2.1 @ 1.3k
Logitech kbd/mouse combo @ 0.8k
Zebronics Krish @ 1k
Corsair VX450W @ 3.2k
Seagate 500GB @ 3.5k OR Seagate 320GB @ 2.5k
 
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Neeraj Sahai

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acewin said:
:cool::eek:

Golcha prices are generally higher.
Check for Premier Computers they are better in pricing. also Railton are good in pricing. There are 2 railtons, check the 2nd one.

Also I ahve seen better pricing on the side road. the road which links SP road and main road cannot say exactly which lane.
Also I think MG road and brigade road prices are also higher than SP road prices.

desi I am going tomorrow to SP Road, so I would really wanna know about the HD3850 model, though I will try a search for it but if you tell me which company it is it would be easier.

As per my say HD3850 512MB DDR3 is huge bargain than any of the models:D
There performance would be better than Palit 9600GT 384 MB DDR3 which I think is good option in 6.5K.

Please, please tell me the exact model :mad::cool:
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check out www.bwindia.com before you buy - prices i find are lowest of all sp road etc.

ganeshravi said:
thanks....
n by the way... i can spend upto 9k on m graphics card.... so can i jus hav some more options in tat range....???
n i'm in confusion with motherboards.... i donno which one to go for.... n the exact board which i had quoted was.. ASUS P5KC P35/1066/DDR2 DDR3 n its around 9.5k... could u comment on that board..?? or does any other board in that price range outperform it...?? n i hav no idea of difference between a P35 and a G45... help me there too... :D
n i hav a dvd rw... so there is no need of that too... and yes i had forgotten about the PSU and the cabinets.... thanks for the help there too..:)

are all these prices the same throughout india...??? am from chennai... what do u think the price difference would be....??:confused:
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You can check latest prices on www.bwindia.com they update it everyday and most competitive across india.
 
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