Basic Guide Purchase a New System

[Krow]

Yes, of course. I agree with asigh. Now you guys see, why I was for core i5 for new users? Desii had posted a core i5 review roundup in the reviews section of this forum. Please check tat. AMD is owned by core i5, same as C2Q's.

 

[itisravishankar]

Here is the list of Intel Quad Core processors sorted according to performance.

Core i7 975
Core i7 965
Core i7 950
Core i7 870 ~ Core i7 940
Core i7 860
Core i7 920
Core 2 Quad 9770
Core i5 750 ~ Core 2 Quad 9650
Core 2 Quad 9550
Core 2 Quad 9400
Core 2 Quad 8400
Core 2 Quad 8300
Core 2 Quad 6600
Core 2 Quad 8200

i5 750 is an excellent processor. It even surpasses i7 920 in many of the games and some not-so-heavily-multithreaded applications.

 

[thelordrrulzzz]

@rajkumar_pb
Thanks for all the help with AMD config.

@Techalomaniac
Thanks buddy for the AMD config. Just one more question regarding the cabinet and SMPS. What do you think about the iBall Gamer cabinet with VIP 400W SMPS?? Is it a good option as compared to the gigabyte 460W??
Btw my friend won't go for Corsair even though they are the best in the business(I have a Corsair VX450W SMPS so i can vouch for that).

Second Problem
One more question for all of you. I need some help in selecting a good if not the best wireless router or may be modem+router to have a wi-fi connection at home.

I have an ADSL connection by MTNL at home and previously i had used BELKIN F5D7230ak4 Wireless G Router but i had quite trouble with it.
Since it was only a router i had to cascade it with the default MTNL modem to set up a wi-fi and secondly always when i used my torrent client there was an issue of port forwarding. I tried every trick and tip in the book (or from the net) but nothing solved the problem.
Now i am thinking of buying Belkin F5D7632ak4A ADSL Modem with Wireless-G so that i can use it in my room to surf the net on the laptop wirelessly whereas the default MTNL modem will be connected to the desktop in another room with the torrent client running normally.
Any suggestions or advice regarding the above situation will be helpful.
Regards.

 

[desiibond]

1) iball PSU is crap. Better go for gigabyte only.
2) go for Linksys ADSL2+ Gateway.

 

[asingh]

Here is the list of Intel Quad Core processors sorted according to performance.

Core i7 975
Core i7 965
Core i7 950
Core i7 870 ~ Core i7 940
Core i7 860
Core i7 920
Core 2 Quad 9770
Core i5 750 ~ Core 2 Quad 9650
Core 2 Quad 9550
Core 2 Quad 9400
Core 2 Quad 8400
Core 2 Quad 8300
Core 2 Quad 6600
Core 2 Quad 8200

i5 750 is an excellent processor. It even surpasses i7 920 in many of the games and some not-so-heavily-multithreaded applications.

Source..from where you got this.

 

[CATALU/\/A]

Hey, I am considering
AOC 2036Sa widescreen LCD @ 6.8k
as an upgrade for gaming monitor,..........
how is it??
Also, give suggestions for buying a good monitor(max 19" or 20")

 

[furious_gamer]

Hey, I am considering
AOC 2036Sa widescreen LCD @ 6.8k
as an upgrade for gaming monitor,..........
how is it??
Also, give suggestions for buying a good monitor(max 19" or 20")

Dell 19" would be a great deal...
Also Samsung 19" is a good one..

Dont go for 20" as the resolution isn't good for Gaming..

 

[topgear]

Yup, It sports only 1600*900 ( 16:9 - Aspect Ratio ) resolution which I think is kinda weird

 

[Krow]

@Techalomaniac
Thanks buddy for the AMD config. Just one more question regarding the cabinet and SMPS. What do you think about the iBall Gamer cabinet with VIP 400W SMPS?? Is it a good option as compared to the gigabyte 460W??
Btw my friend won't go for Corsair even though they are the best in the business(I have a Corsair VX450W SMPS so i can vouch for that).

As desiibond said, the VIP 400W is bad, not something which I would wanna use with any rig. Gigabyte 460W is a very good SMPS, it is the minimum anyone should be getting IMO. Otherwise, you may look at Corsair CX400W @ 3.2k (I know your friend will not go for this) or Tagan TG-500-U37 @ 3.2k.

 

[CadCrazy]

suggest me configuration. budget 20-25 k

 

[desiibond]

^^what all do you need and what's the main purpose

 

[CadCrazy]

gaming, entertainment

 

[furious_gamer]

gaming, entertainment

Phenom II X2 245 @ 3.5k
ASUS M3A78-EM @ 4.6k
2GB DDR2 @ 1.4k
Samsung 943NWX 19" @ 7.5k
Zebronics Reaper @ 2k
Gigabyte 460W @ around 2.5k / Zebronics Platinum 500W @ 2k
Altec Lansing BXR1121 @ 1.2k

Total - 22.7

Sapphire HD4670 512MB GDDR3 @ 4.3k

Total - 27k (If you game a lot, then go for HD4670, or else the 780G IGP is enuff for moderate gaming)

 

[johnrosswrock]

hi
i want to assemble a pc for gaming and my budget is 35k
please help

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nice post cheeta

 

[CATALU/\/A]

Dell 19" would be a great deal...
Also Samsung 19" is a good one..

Dont go for 20" as the resolution isn't good for Gaming..

Which will be the best 19-inch monitor ::-

Dell UltraSharp 1909W 19-inch Widescreen (1440x900 resolution,16:10 aspect ratio) @ 7.2k
AOC 917F/V 19-inch Widescreen(1440x900 resolution,16:10 aspect ratio) @ 7.2k
Samsung 943NWX 19" @ 7.5k

 

[hell_storm2006]

Dell is the better option out of the one's you mentioned.

 

[itisravishankar]

My friend is planning to buy a system with a budget around 35-40k. I have suggested him athlon x4 620 for cpu but can't decide on mobo. He would be buying a dedicated GPU (ATI 4670 at the least) so onboard grafix is not that important. It should support a mild OC (like 200mhz). What is the best value-for-money board he can get?

 

[desiibond]

Look for 785G based boards from Gigabyte MSI and ASUS. MSI's being the cheapest at 4.5k, gigabyte at 5.5k and asus at 6k (starting prices)

 

[itisravishankar]

Is Athlon X4 620 supported on AM2+ socket or AM3 socket is needed?

And what are the differences between 780G and 785G chipsets?

 

[Krow]

780G chipset is older and has HD3200 gfx, which is inferior to the HD4200 onboard in 785G. Yes, the Athlon II X4 will run on an AM2+ socket as it is AM3 CPU. AM2+ CPU's won't run on AM3 socket boards, but it works vice-versa.