Basic Guide Purchase a New System

[Psychosocial]

ok guys, here is the quote from the computer guy

CPU- E8400-----------------------------------9100/-
Motherboard- INTEL DG33FB ------------------5950/-
RAM- 2 GB DDR2------------------------------1250/-
HardDisk- Segate 250 GB SATA-----------------2200/-
Mouse - Microsoft Optical Mouse---------------400/-
Keyboard - Logitech--------------------------325/-
Monitor 17" Samsung TFT (wide screen)------7825/-
Cabinet------------------------------------1500/-
DVD Writer-LG--------------------------------1100
UPS - APC 500AV-----------------------------2100/-

Windows Vista Business------6500/-

Total - 38250 /- .
Good Enough ?

Go with ASUS P5K PLVM (G31 based) for 2.8k. G33 and G31 dont have much difference and as you are getting 2GB RAM, G31 will be cheaper and better .

 

[RCuber]

ok guys let me know if any other board is available in the same price range i.e., <6K, I will be placing the order in another 2 hrs.

 

[comp@ddict]

got my pc today
Processor- Intel C2D E8500
MOBO - Asus P5Q deluxe
Ram - Transcend 4 gb ddr2
hdd- seagate 750 gb
Gfx- Palit hd 4850
Cabinet- atrix high end cabby with vip 500w smps
monitor- benq e2200hd

price- Rs 56500

Everything perfect, although I wud have preferred the Corsair 450VX

 

[satyamy]

Hi,
I Need Board Suggestions for Running Windows Vista
Processor I have selected is Intel E7200 (5.6k)
Will use 2GB RAM if needed upgrade to 4GB

Application Mostly Using are Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver & Photoshop

 

[Psychosocial]

Hi,
I Need Board Suggestions for Running Windows Vista
Processor I have selected is Intel E7200 (5.6k)
Will use 2GB RAM if needed upgrade to 4GB

Application Mostly Using are Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver & Photoshop

Budget ? I can suggest you a Palit HD4870x2 or an IGP mobo w/out grafix card. So please, tell us your budget. If you just need to run Vista, a G31 board will be enough. So

E7200/Intel DG31PR/2Gb Transcend 667MHz RAM.

 

[abhadi]

Hi all,
Currently I am having P4 2.4Ghz... It takes about 3-4 Hours for encoding videos... I am considering to upgrade my sys... Should I opt for Core 2 duo 3Ghz or core 2 quad Q9450 2.66Ghz ??? Does it reduce time for encoding with greater number of cores.??

Please help...

 

[harryneopotter]

for your work i.e. video Encoding ... Q9450 will be better than C2D 8400 (3 Ghz) as 4 Cores clocked at 2.66 will be much more efficient in encoding than 2 Cores at 3.0.

 

[abhadi]

Thanks harryneopotter.... and another doubt ... does graphic cards help out in encoding work??..and how much performance difference is there in HD4850 and HD4870 ...??

 

[solomon_paulraj]

is this site reliable

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[DigitalDude]

^^^^
the owner of that site is a member here.. don't remember the id though search for his asus xonar review in the 'reviews' section


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[satyamy]

Budget ? I can suggest you a Palit HD4870x2 or an IGP mobo w/out grafix card. So please, tell us your budget. If you just need to run Vista, a G31 board will be enough. So

E7200/Intel DG31PR/2Gb Transcend 667MHz RAM.

I was also thinking for G31 or G33, I found G33 better but their is Big difference in price of G31 & G33

My budget is not fixed
Will be great if can get for Rs. 3.5K, but I dont want to sacrifices the performace so it can Rs. 5-6K
I was wondering if I can get a MOBO with Onboard Graphics

Please Let me have your suggestions
Thanks

 

[satyamy]

is this site reliable

*buygamingstuff.com/shop/

The Site Looks fine, No Problem

but Personally I Like ebay.in

 

[Psychosocial]

I was also thinking for G31 or G33, I found G33 better but their is Big difference in price of G31 & G33

My budget is not fixed
Will be great if can get for Rs. 3.5K, but I dont want to sacrifices the performace so it can Rs. 5-6K
I was wondering if I can get a MOBO with Onboard Graphics

Please Let me have your suggestions
Thanks

IGP = onboard grafix. BTW, there is not much difference in G33 and G31. The most significant is that G33 has 4 RAM slots while G31 has 2. The onboard grafix solution is the same.

BTW, in that budget .. AMD will be the best bet. AMD X2 4600+/ASUS M2N MX-SE/Transcend 2GB DDR2 667MHz RAM will cost around 6-6.5k.

Otherwise E2160/ASUS P5K PLVM/2Gb RAM will be around 6k.

Choose one.

 

[satyamy]

IGP = onboard grafix. BTW, there is not much difference in G33 and G31. The most significant is that G33 has 4 RAM slots while G31 has 2. The onboard grafix solution is the same.

BTW, in that budget .. AMD will be the best bet. AMD X2 4600+/ASUS M2N MX-SE/Transcend 2GB DDR2 667MHz RAM will cost around 6-6.5k.

Otherwise E2160/ASUS P5K PLVM/2Gb RAM will be around 6k.

Choose one.

Thanks for the Suggestion & Prompt Reply

Well seems theri is some confusion
i said my Budget for Board is 5K and not for all 3 component
and I am in need to Upgrade to 4GB RAM in Future

Processor I have already selected

I think I must go for G33

 

[Psychosocial]

Thanks for the Suggestion & Prompt Reply

Well seems theri is some confusion
i said my Budget for Board is 5K and not for all 3 component
and I am in need to Upgrade to 4GB RAM in Future

Processor I have already selected

I think I must go for G33

Dude are you going to use a dedicated grafix card ? If no then AMD will be a better choice for IGPs. For 6k, get a X3 8450 for 5k and Jetway 780G for 5k. The IGP on it rox. Can play new games at medium settings on low resolutions. Will also decode HD movies easily. Still, if you wanna stick to Intel.. get the E7200/P5K VM... but the IGP will be no match to the one on AMD's so you can get yourself a cheap grafix card like HD4650 or be happy with the IGP. Your choice.

 

[abhadi]

Hi guys . . .

am in a big big dilemma . . . am a student of architecture . . relies heavily on graphic and multimedia design software . . . at present am using Intel 2.4 gig processor with 1 GB ram and 256 MB GPU . . i use Adobe Photoshop CS3, 3ds Max 2008 , Revit Architecture and of course AutoCAD Architecture . . . . I generally use 3 of these softwares simultaneously . . and i do a lot of video encoding . . am gonna upgarade now . .

I am thinking of going for ASUS P5Q E mobo, ATI HD4870, 4 GB DDR2 RAM, 500 GB Seagate HDD. . . so . .now the processor . . would it be better if i go for Q9450 or E8400 . . .???? Help me out with this . . . . .

Please give me some very valid and important differences b/w these two . . and which one would be worth . . and i wont be upgrading my system for another 5-6 years......thanks in advance

 

[Psychosocial]

Hi guys . . .

am in a big big dilemma . . . am a student of architecture . . relies heavily on graphic and multimedia design software . . . at present am using Intel 2.4 gig processor with 1 GB ram and 256 MB GPU . . i use Adobe Photoshop CS3, 3ds Max 2008 , Revit Architecture and of course AutoCAD Architecture . . . . I generally use 3 of these softwares simultaneously . . and i do a lot of video encoding . . am gonna upgarade now . .

I am thinking of going for ASUS P5Q E mobo, ATI HD4870, 4 GB DDR2 RAM, 500 GB Seagate HDD. . . so . .now the processor . . would it be better if i go for Q9450 or E8400 . . .???? Help me out with this . . . . .

Please give me some very valid and important differences b/w these two . . and which one would be worth . . and i wont be upgrading my system for another 5-6 years......thanks in advance

Whats your budget ? I highly suggest you wait for 2-3 months and get an i7 proccy which will yield you much benifit than a C2Q or C2D. You GPU choice is good so stick to it. I suggest you wait for 2-3 months and get a i7 920/ECS X58 mobo/3GB DDR3 Tri-Channel. It will cost a lil more than a C2Q/P5Q/HD4870/4GB DDR2 RAM config but it will be worth and will get your boat running for 2-3 years.

BTW, more cores = more performance in rendering/decoding/etc

 

[abhadi]

Thanks for replying . . .
i can shell out 50ks . . . ( including cabby and SMPS)thats the max. . .

so . . considering i7 and X58 mobo . . they wont come in that price for sure . . and most importantly . . i need to get this system in another 15 to 20 days . . .

so . . can u suggest me . . which one to go for . . E8400 or the Q9450....???

 

[Psychosocial]

Thanks for replying . . .
i can shell out 50ks . . . ( including cabby and SMPS)thats the max. . .

so . . considering i7 and X58 mobo . . they wont come in that price for sure . . and most importantly . . i need to get this system in another 15 to 20 days . . .

so . . can u suggest me . . which one to go for . . E8400 or the Q9450....???

ahh... then you already have the answer from the previous post.... more cores = more performance in rendering/animation/etc... so go for the Quad. 4GB DDR2 800 RAM is a must. Also get the ASUS P5Q... and Palit HD4870....get the HX620W from Corsair for the PSU.

 

[raj_v1982]

I have intel DG33FB motherboard and xfx 8400gs. Now I want to upgrade my graphics card. my budget is only 6000 to 8000 not anymore. Suggest me a good XFX graphics card. How about 9600gt or 8800gt ??? is my motherboard compatible ?? (only XFX is available in my village)