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[coderunknown]

If he goes for Micro ATX then NZXT Gamma is more than enough. Immediate savings of 1.7K on the cabinet

whats the difference between gamma & M59 anyway? M59 = gamma + 1 LED fan + transparent side panel. & a NZXT premium badge. anything else? also after running for 2 weeks or so, all his liking to those cool sexy looks will b left alone.

i just dont like these small mobos
and i once read an article on ATX vs mATX
ATX won there on the basis of performance and features and lifetime(believe it or not)

i would rather go for 785 ATX mobo

i think you are kind of right. ATX = better materials + low heat generation (why i not know).

on availability
1.biostar 880g/890gx else
2.MSI 785 E53 else
3.biostar 785g

get this one. ATX + is pretty good one. actually a 890GX - some of the cooling stuffs & also the memory. moreover the PCIe X 16 lane been cut & shortened to X1.

i've been searching for my PC parts since 2 months man!!
and still not 100% complete

sad to hear just kidding

 

[pulsar_swift]

Its a mATX
thats y....

i saw this mobo on SMC around 3 weeks ago
it was priced at 6k exact
today its price dropped by .2k

i've been searching for my PC parts since 2 months man!!
and still not 100% complete

Hhm. There are no boards in that range then, atleast online. You can check offline though. Krow already told that it will take atleast 1 yr before we can use USB3.0 and SATA3.0 in a cost effective manner. I suggest you go for a MSI 785-E53. We can add a addon card later.

 

[coderunknown]

Hhm. There are no boards in that range then, atleast online. You can check offline though. Krow already told that it will take atleast 1 yr before we can use USB3.0 and SATA3.0 in a cost effective manner. I suggest you go for a MSI 785-E53. We can add a addon card later.

with so many strict rules for just choosing a motherboard, i doubt he'll get any.

 

[dixit8611]

Hey guys,
I want to upgrade my system for gaming.My current config is
AMD X2 4000+, 2 GB DDR2 RAM, 250 GB HDD, M2N-MX-SE mobo and Palit GTX 260 Sonic.

My budget is 14k ( flexible to 2k extra if necessary ) , please suggest a good config.
Thanks in advance.

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Hey guys,
I want to upgrade my system for gaming.My current config is
AMD X2 4000+, 2 GB DDR2 RAM, 250 GB HDD, M2N-MX-SE mobo and Palit GTX 260 Sonic.

My budget is 14k ( flexible to 2k extra if necessary ) , please suggest a good config excluding PSU as i already have Tazan 600 watt PSU.
Thanks in advance.

 

[coderunknown]

Hey guys,
I want to upgrade my system for gaming.My current config is
AMD X2 4000+, 2 GB DDR2 RAM, 250 GB HDD, M2N-MX-SE mobo and Palit GTX 260 Sonic.

My budget is 14k ( flexible to 2k extra if necessary ) , please suggest a good config excluding PSU as i already have Tazan 600 watt PSU.
Thanks in advance.

all you need is to change motherboard, processor & ram. as your GPU & PSU still got lot to offer.

processor: Athlon II X3 440 @ ~4k
motherboard: Biostar TA785G3 HD @ ~4k
ram: 2X2Gb A-Data/Kingston/Corsair @ ~5.3/5.6/5.8k.

now for the above, if possible, change processor to X4 630. a very good one.

 

[dixit8611]

What about 550 BE. I read several reviews that it is more powerful than 630 in gaming, video encoding, compression- decompression ?

 

[pulsar_swift]

Go for PhII X2 555 BE, best for gaming.

 

[coderunknown]

Go for PhII X2 555 BE, best for gaming.

yup. get X2 555 BE. best for gaming @ a budget.

 

[dixit8611]

ok,
One more thing, what about Gigabyte MA78GM-US2H. It is priced at 2900 only.
Is it fine or should i need something better to draw full performance out of my processor.
I mean little bit overclocking ?

 

[pulsar_swift]

Get a good Core Unlocker board. You can unlock dormant cores on your 555BE. Sam what board would it be ?

 

[dixit8611]

Do you know any gigabyte board for that as biostar core unblocker mobo do not support DDR3 ( under my affordable price tag )

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i got it.Biostar TA785G3 supports core unblocking. Thanks guys.....

 

[pulsar_swift]

Ok so you are good to go ?

 

[coderunknown]

Get a good Core Unlocker board. You can unlock dormant cores on your 555BE. Sam what board would it be ?

with the gigabyte he can reuse the 2Gb modules. my choice is simple: Biostar TA785G3 HD. excellent OC board for dirt cheap price.

Do you know any gigabyte board for that as biostar core unblocker mobo do not support DDR3 ( under my affordable price tag )

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i got it.Biostar TA785G3 supports core unblocking. Thanks guys.....

Gigabyte GA785GMT-uD2H @ 5.5k (heard price fell below 5k). for Biostar get the HD version.

 

[dixit8611]

What is the advantage of HD version over normal one as i already have GTX 260 for HD playback ?
I don't want to bottleneck my GPU so will 555 BE do the job or i need to buy something better which is future proof too ?

 

[coderunknown]

What is the advantage of HD version over normal one as i already have GTX 260 for HD playback ?
I don't want to bottleneck my GPU so will 555 BE do the job or i need to buy something better which is future proof too ?

GTX260 won't b bottlenecked. X2 555 is a really fast processor.

HD: more OC potential, nice layout, better quality heatsinks, 4DIMM slots & price difference is just 300-400 bucks.

 

[dixit8611]

ok thanks,
but do suggest some DDR3 mobo too.

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I mean DDR2 mobo

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I mean DDR2 mobo

 

[coderunknown]

ok thanks,
but do suggest some DDR3 mobo too.

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I mean DDR2 mobo

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I mean DDR2 mobo

DDR2 is gigabyte GA785GM-UD2H or biostar have a few. forgot the names. you may visit biostars website to find out more. BTW, don't go for Asus. they have numerous problems. strictly avoid them.

 

[dixit8611]

okkkk thanks

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Is there any performance difference between DDR2 800 MHZ and DDR3 1333 MHZ or the difference purely lies in timing of the RAM ?
I am not talking about 2-3 % performance difference which is not even noticeable.
What is the effect of DDR3 or DDR2 or with changed timing on gaming?
I mean, should i go for DDR2 or DDR3 ?

 

[Cilus]

The performance difference between DDR2 800 MHz and DDR3 1333 MHz is very less, you are right about it. In fact if you are not going for a 1600 MHz DDR3, there is no earth shattering price difference. But there are other things, need to be considered while purchasing a system. One of the most important thing is future upgrade capability. DDR2 to DDR3 transition is almost finished, probably after 1 year, DDR2 price will be extreme costly (like DDR rams now), and their availability will also be low.
2ndly most of the DDR2 based mobos (except 790G chipset, almost costs same as DDR3 mobos) support some of the advance features like Advance Clock Calibration or ACC, which helps to overclocks/Optimize system better.

So forget about DDR2 and embrace DDR3

 

[dixit8611]

Then i will go for DDR3. But, should i buy 785 G3 HD or 790 GX mobo. What is the effect of chipset on the performance of a processor? I don't want my processor to be bottlenecked due to some chipset limitation or something like that. Suggest a good mobo.