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[topgear]

Will the CM690 cabby from coolermaster with its default PSU can power HD4850 and probably a phenom2 or phenom 9950be.. and if so what about overclocking..

Which one is better among these two psu's.. zebronics pro 500w or coolermaster extreme 600w..

CM Extreme 600W

 

[spidy333]

So regarding the cabinet+PSU.. which gives best value for money.. and my budget for these two is roughly 5k..

Zebronics Bijli (<--- I'm buying a new system and I'm also not an enthusiast overclocker.. I'll do overclocking if some buggy game gets on my way giving less frames.. Should I be happy with this one)
NZXT Alpha
CM 590
CM 690

if you can give prices also then it would be great... depending on the price i will go with zebronics or coolermaster psu as cm one is more expensive...

I know some cabbies go out of my budget.. but if it is worth i might adjust some other thing to fit them in...

 

[topgear]

CM600W W Ex 3.5K


NZXT Alpha 3K ( Good )
CM 690 4K ( Best - IMO )
Don't Know about CM590 ( is it centurion - then It's 3rd IMO )

Zebronics Bijli ( Best Value Category Cabby For Rs. 1050 W/O PSU )
I am using it

Too Sum up it all go with Bijli + CM 600W Ex
Total Rs. 4500 or so

 

[spidy333]

I'm thinking of this finally...

AMD Phenom 9950BE or Phenom II 920 - 9800
Biostar TA790GX A2+ - 5000
Palit HD4850 - 9000
Dell 1909 - 9100
Seagate 500GB 32MB buffer - 3500
Kingston 2x2GB RAM @ 800Mhz - 2200
Samsung DVDRW - 1200
Logitech Keybd+Mouse - 700
Creative Inspire 2.1 - 1350
Dlink Wireless Adapter - 1100
Numeric UPS 600VA - 1950
Zebronics Bijli (without PSU) - 1050
Coolermaster Extreme 600W - 3450

Total - 49400.

Need some mosfet cooling solution for that motherboard.. any suggestions?

 

[comp@ddict]

Change these:
CM Elite 334 Cabinet @ 2k
Corsair VX450W @ 3.9k
Palit HD4850 SONIC @ 9.5k
Logitech X210 2.1 Speakers @ 2.4k

And the procc, wait for the Phenom II X4 920.

 

[damngoodman999]

CM 600 WAtts is really ok with COrsair VX450 watts ,, & HD 4850 Sonic i heard some problems regarding ???

 

[spidy333]

Change these:
CM Elite 334 Cabinet @ 2k
Corsair VX450W @ 3.9k
Palit HD4850 SONIC @ 9.5k
Logitech X210 2.1 Speakers @ 2.4k

And the procc, wait for the Phenom II X4 920.

In itwares site it shows that it is at 11.5k.. from where I can get it at 9.5k?

Also anything special that Elite 334 cabinet offers compared to Bijli..

 

[comp@ddict]

Much cooler, check local dealers for sonic

 

[spidy333]

I am afraid here in roorkee.. there are no local dealers for palit..

 

[skippednote]

Guys i need the best config for 16-17k. I'll need it for photoshop and gaming. I'll be adding a graphics card later.

 

[IronManForever]

@ironman: For 25 k and ur needs ... i will suggest u AMD rig (if u dont have any problem from AMD )

Because for Virtualisation, AMD quads are better than Intel E series Core 2 duos. And for Encoding and Ripping, more cores are always better. So here it goes...

AMD X4 9550 -- 6850
Asus M2N VM DVI -- 3100
2 x2 GB 800 Mhz -- 2000
Corsair VX450/ CM 500 -- 4k / 3k
Zebronics Bijli Cabby -- 1.1k
Altec Lansing 2.1 Bx sumthing -- 1.2k
9600 GT Palit -- 6k

Total 24250 Rs .... keeping room for unexptected prise rise (if any), or if budget allows than any better cabby from Zebby.

For ur usage, this is the best VFM config.

Thanks. No, no, I aint skeptical about AMD. But the thing is; availability is a question. I'm buying from Siliguri, doubt about the availability of Phenom 9550.

- Will Phenom 9550 work on AM3 Motherboard?
- Will Phenom 2 work on AM2+ Motherboard?

- Is Asus M2N VM(the one you recommended) an AM2+ Motherboard?

- Why 9600 GT? Wont ATi card be better with AMD rig?
- How about HD 4670, doesnt it perform better than 9600GT?

 

[harryneopotter]

Thanks. No, no, I aint skeptical about AMD. But the thing is; availability is a question. I'm buying from Siliguri, doubt about the availability of Phenom 9550.

- Will Phenom 9550 work on AM3 Motherboard?
- Will Phenom 2 work on AM2+ Motherboard?

- Is Asus M2N VM(the one you recommended) an AM2+ Motherboard?

- Why 9600 GT? Wont ATi card be better with AMD rig?
- How about HD 4670, doesnt it perform better than 9600GT?

- Will Phenom 9550 work on AM3 Motherboard? No, neither will Phenom 2.
- Will Phenom 2 work on AM2+ Motherboard? Yes.

- Is Asus M2N VM(the one you recommended) an AM2+ Motherboard? It does support Am2+ CPU's.

- Why 9600 GT? Wont ATi card be better with AMD rig? No, there is nuthing like tht. Only u can save some power using ATI card on AMD mobo becoz of their hybrid power feature.


- How about HD 4670, doesnt it perform better than 9600GT? Nopes.

 

[IronManForever]

- Will Phenom 9550 work on AM3 Motherboard? No, neither will Phenom 2.

So AM3 is for Deneb/whatever? Damn! AMD is so confusing me. And Phenom 2 is for older AM2+ socket?

- Will Phenom 2 work on AM2+ Motherboard? Yes.

So the Mobo you suggested (Asus M2N VM) will support Phenom 2?
Then I guess I'll buy a low end X2 for now. And buy Phenom 2 when it becomes available/affordable.
Or maybe I'll wait till Phenom 2.

- Why 9600 GT? Wont ATi card be better with AMD rig? No, there is nuthing like tht. Only u can save some power using ATI card on AMD mobo becoz of their hybrid power feature.

I know that. But some time ago (2-3 years); Ati cards did not work best on nVidia chipsets. Hence I asked it to be sure. And Asus M2N Vm wont support Hybrid Power AFAIK.

Thanks. Still I'm afraid of availability in Siliguri. Lemme check out. I dont even live in Siliguri, just buying there.


Last question. What's the max processor AM2 supports? Oh! wait, I can google for all that.

 

[harryneopotter]

So AM3 is for Deneb/whatever? Damn! AMD is so confusing me. And Phenom 2 is for older AM2+ socket?



So the Mobo you suggested (Asus M2N VM) will support Phenom 2?
Then I guess I'll buy a low end X2 for now. And buy Phenom 2 when it becomes available/affordable.
Or maybe I'll wait till Phenom 2.


I know that. But some time ago (2-3 years); Ati cards did not work best on nVidia chipsets. Hence I asked it to be sure. And Asus M2N Vm wont support Hybrid Power AFAIK.

Thanks. Still I'm afraid of availability in Siliguri. Lemme check out. I dont even live in Siliguri, just buying there.


Last question. What's the max processor AM2 supports? Oh! wait, I can google for all that.

AM3 is for DDR3 supporting proccy's. Phenom II 920,940 are AM2+, while Phenom II 945 is AM3. But AM3 Proccys will work on AM2+ mobo.

And yes, tht mobo will support Phenom II.

Or u can choose M2A VM with onboard AMD chipset. nd yes, these two dnt support Hybrid power.

And AM2 boards can support Till Phenom II 940.

 

[IronManForever]

So this is what it is.

AM3 is for DDR3 supporting Processors. (Phenom II 920/940 won't support DDR3)
AM2 supports till Phenom II.
AM2+ is for use of AM3 proccies with DDR2 RAM, backward compatibility. Suppose I buy PhenomII 945 and I dont wanna buy a new AM3 board for it, I can use it with AM2+, with DDR2 RAM.

Did I get all of it right?

 

[damngoodman999]

AM3 sockets are same as AM2+ , but the memory controller only differs

there are no reviews about AMD phenom 2 945 & still 945 expected price is $345 @ the end of march the official price is announced

 

[tanmoy_Siliguri]

Coolermaster 690
Coolermaster 590
Antec 300

I have some querys abt these cabinets..plzz answer..

1.Does CM690 have front usbs,headphone jacks just like CM590?
2.Are these two CM cabinets made of Aluminium or Steel?
3.How many front fan does these two CM cabinets have?
4.Afterall,which one is best among these three in respect of COOLING?

 

[topgear]

1. Yes
2. Aluminium
3. CM 590 has one 120mm front fan
CM 690 has one 120mm front fan.
4. CM 690 is the best.

 

[aneek]

Hi,
I want to buy a new external HDD....My budget is about 4k.....Some one told me about the transend hdd....Please tell me what u all think.....Suggest me a good external hdd.....And also Plz state the limitations of thet hdd....

 

[supercow]

Coolermaster 690
Coolermaster 590
Antec 300

I have some querys abt these cabinets..plzz answer..

1.Does CM690 have front usbs,headphone jacks just like CM590?
2.Are these two CM cabinets made of Aluminium or Steel?
3.How many front fan does these two CM cabinets have?
4.Afterall,which one is best among these three in respect of COOLING?

I did not come across any of the cooler master cabinets , but the ANTEC 300 is a no frills all aluminium case and focuses strongly on cooling , it does have front usb and headphone jack but it's not tool free design, the cooler masters are tool free. . . If COOLING is ur priority then ANTEC is the BEST!!!!

ANTEC 300. ONE 120 mm REAR FAN. ONE 140 mm TOP FAN. Both have three adjustable speeds.Front two 120 mm fans (optional).