Basic Guide Purchase a New System

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desiibond

desiibond

Bond, Desi Bond!
instead of spending 30k on rig and another 40k on a laptop, why not get a good laptop now itself like macbook pro or Dell XPS or HP HDX. just a thought. with 30k, you won't be getting a monstrous rig.

Penitum Dual Core E5200: 3k or E7500: 6k
G31 mobo: 2.5k or P45 based mobo: 6.5k
2GB DDR2 : 1.3k or 2x2Gb for 2.7k
9800GT: 5.5k or GTX260: 10.5k or HD5850 : 17k
WD Blue 1Tb HDD: 4.5k or 500gig for 2.6k-2.8k

reuse existing components from your existing rig and your system will be set for tasks that you run for another year atleast.
 
Krow

Krow

Crowman
Hmmm... That is one stubborn father. Anyway, the rig mentioned by both above are fine as that's the best Intel can offer at that budget.
 
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~~Big Boss~~

Broken In
hey guys need some help...

Creative EP-630 or SoundMagic PL-11, which one is better??In terms of sound quality...
I read some reviews and ppl have written that EP-630 is a bass heavy earphone...
 
desiibond

desiibond

Bond, Desi Bond!
EP-630 is junk. at a time, it was the only budget in-ear available. donno much about soundmagic pl-11 (i suppose it will be good after looking at specs brandname) but I tried ep-630, mdr-ex32lp, mdr-ex35lp, sennheiser cx-200 and ex35lp and cx-200 are better than the rest.
 
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spikygv

Wise Old Owl
desiibond said:
instead of spending 30k on rig and another 40k on a laptop, why not get a good laptop now itself like macbook pro or Dell XPS or HP HDX. just a thought. with 30k, you won't be getting a monstrous rig.

Penitum Dual Core E5200: 3k or E7500: 6k
G31 mobo: 2.5k or P45 based mobo: 6.5k
2GB DDR2 : 1.3k or 2x2Gb for 2.7k
9800GT: 5.5k or GTX260: 10.5k or HD5850 : 17k
WD Blue 1Tb HDD: 4.5k or 500gig for 2.6k-2.8k

reuse existing components from your existing rig and your system will be set for tasks that you run for another year atleast.
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i've never really liked working with a laptop. .too cramped in my opinion. .i feel its better this way. .desktop + lappy later.

thanks for the config. do i get e5200 + gtx260 OR e7500 + GTS250 ? i'm inclined to the former ..i would like ur opinion.
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Krow said:
Hmmm... That is one stubborn father. Anyway, the rig mentioned by both above are fine as that's the best Intel can offer at that budget.
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more stubborn than u can imagine.
 
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Krow

Krow

Crowman
Well, I think you better settle for E7400 and save some 500 bucks over the E7500. You can always OC it by 0.2GHz. Get it along with the GTX260/GTS250.
 
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manishjha18

In the zone
desiibond said:
EP-630 is junk. at a time, it was the only budget in-ear available. donno much about soundmagic pl-11 (i suppose it will be good after looking at specs brandname) but I tried ep-630, mdr-ex32lp, mdr-ex35lp, sennheiser cx-200 and ex35lp and cx-200 are better than the rest.
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so which among these is the best one and price too-have been using ep 630 since 6 months.
 
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spikygv

Wise Old Owl
Hi ,

Based on the advice you've given i've done a bit of homework. Here's the config that i've listed.

e5300 - 3.3k
Gigabyte GA-G41MES2L - 3.1k
2 x 2GB ddr2 800 MHz - 4k
radeon 4870 512mb - 9k
500 GB HDD - 2.5k
dvd rw drive - 1k
corsair vx450 - 4k
CM elite 338 - 1.8k
APC UPS - 2k
KB + mouse - 1k

This totals to 31.7k. Its slightly crossing the budget but it should be OK.

Here are my Q's.
1. shall i stick to e5300 + 4870 ? Do you guys agree with me that its better than e7400 + gts250 ? there's no way i can get a gtx260 / 4870 + e7500.

2. how is the mobo ? can it OC atleast mildly and take the e5300 to say 3.2 GHz ? Should i consider buying corsair RAM or shall i get the relatively cheaper transcend.

3. Does the gigabyte G41 mobo have pcie x16 @ 2.0 ? its not mentioned in the spec list. AFAIK G41 has pcie 2.0
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E5200 will severely bottleneck the gtx260. E7500 and GTS250 is a good combination.
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really ?

*www.anandtech.com/bench/default.aspx?p=66&p2=62

i can see that the e5200 is proving to be a bottleneck. hmmm.
Will i gain more by going with e7500 + gts250 than e5300 + radeon 4870 ?
 
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acewin

Point Blanc
get core i5, will be little costlier, but you can manage by using some of your older hardware.

also, with new laptops you wont get cramped IMO, they have better keyboard.
 
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spikygv

Wise Old Owl
^^
thanks for the tip.
even if i did buy a new lappy right now , it would not suffice for 3.5yrs. so i find this better.
i5 is out of the question. cant use hardware from old PC coz dad wants the old pc for his use. he uses it only for internet and ppt.
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thanks for the tip.
even if i did buy a new lappy right now , it would not suffice for 3.5yrs. so i find this better.
i5 is out of the question. cant use hardware from old PC coz dad wants the old pc for his use. he uses it only for internet and ppt.
 
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spikygv

Wise Old Owl
i've found this info

toms december 625$ - e7300 + radeon 4850
*www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-2-overclock,2113.html

toms jan 625$ - e5200 + radeon 4870 512mb
*www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclock-e5200-radeon,2144.html


Comparison is here : *www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclock-e5200-radeon,2144-8.html

looks like e5200 marginally wins while gaming but looses everywhere else.

Whats your opinion guys ?
 
Krow

Krow

Crowman
Pentium Dual Cores suck. Period. Better get Core 2 Duo + GTX 260. It will just cost you 2k more for an E7400. OC it by 0.2GHz to make it E7500. That's it 500bucks saved over the E7500. This way at least you will have a rig that will last some time. The 4870 512MB is a good option only if you are a bit short on the budget and can't buy the GTX260. My suggestion : Get E7400 + 4870 512MB as it will suit your budget, but for performance, get the GTX260. Anyway, Moving on, where do you stay and are you open to buying online? Don't even consider the GTS 250 as it is slower than the 4870 by quite a bit.
 
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spikygv

Wise Old Owl
Krow said:
Pentium Dual Cores suck. Period. Better get Core 2 Duo + GTX 260. It will just cost you 2k more for an E7400. OC it by 0.2GHz to make it E7500. That's it 500bucks saved over the E7500. This way at least you will have a rig that will last some time. The 4870 512MB is a good option only if you are a bit short on the budget and can't buy the GTX260. My suggestion : Get E7400 + 4870 512MB as it will suit your budget, but for performance, get the GTX260. Anyway, Moving on, where do you stay and are you open to buying online? Don't even consider the GTS 250 as it is slower than the 4870 by quite a bit.
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thats settles it. e7400 it shall be. how can i fit the 4870 now ? by going to e7400 , i'll be spending 2.5k more.

I live in Mysore. If you havent heard of it , its quite close to banglore. My dealer will probably buy from b'lore.

Buying online ? skeptical if my dad will accept it. Considering the fact that he is soo opposed to AMD , i doubt he'll accept it.
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desiibond said:
hmm. why not E7400+GTX260/HD4870?
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fit it for 30k and i will go for it.
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e7400 - 5.5k
Gigabyte GA-G41MES2L - 3.1k
2 x 2GB ddr2 800 MHz - 4k
radeon 4870 512mb - 9k
500 GB HDD - 2.5k
dvd rw drive - 1k
corsair vx450 - 4k
CM elite 338 - 1.8k
APC UPS - 2k
KB + mouse - 1k

This totals to 34.1k
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how do i get it down to 30k ?
 
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spikygv

Wise Old Owl
my pop will use the old rig for browsing and ppt.
i doubt if the psu will suffice. its extreme power and not real power.
 
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