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Ishu Gupta
Manchester United
First suggestion will be to add a case. 
CM Elite 430 @ 2700
And "Pics speak louder than words" but this is not doing
CM Elite 430 @ 2700
And "Pics speak louder than words" but this is not doing
Piyush
Lanaya
Ishu Gupta
Manchester United
anyways which creature is that?
Red one is - Fourarms
Green one - Diamond Head
He should get Heat Blast.
Processor C2D E6300 1.86 GHz
Mobo Intel DG965RY
RAM (2+1GB in hybrid mode) Transcend 667Hz (Dunno latency)
Monitor LG Studioworks 17 ' (within couple of days I will be replacing it with Dell 23' Ultrasharp LCD)
HDD (Seagate and WD)
Graphics card Intel GMA X3000 (will be adding a dedicated one from GTX 4XX series, it will be either 480 or 470, will my processor throttle down the GPU ?)
Keyboard Logitech Multimedia
Mouse Logitech MX518
SMPS Coolermaster eXtreme 600 (can I trust on 70% efficiency as I have been using it for more than 1 year)
UPS Intext 500mVA (which one to go for within 5k?)
Purpose:
Internet and Gaming.
It's been liek this for 2 long years. I guess case is not in my immediate priority.First suggestion will be to add a case.
CM Elite 430 @ 2700
And "Pics speak louder than words" but this is not doing
The whole room is a case...a case is important if u dont have one
anyways which creature is that?
Ben 10 or some sh!t like that. But I like the colors matching with the PCB (green) and the label (red)
Red one is - Fourarms
Green one - Diamond Head
He should get Heat Blast.
I got Ghostfreak consecutively in a row...damn.
Then Diamond Head and Fourarms.
I will procure some more to fill up the empty spaces.
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Ishu Gupta
Manchester United
Err Gaming on X3000. I have X3100 and it can barely run FIFA 11.
CPU/Mobo - Wait for SandyBridge.
GPU - Probably be bottlenecked by CPU but switching to Sandybridge will solve that.
SMPS - That GPU will need something better.
UPS - APC 800VA.
coderunknown
Retired Forum Mod
@Faun, can you tell us whats your total budget for the upgrade? exclude the price of monitor as you already chosen a good one.
but looking at the config, you should change: processor, motherboard, ram (depends on proccy & mobo but i guiss it'll be DDR3), GPU (your choice but before blowing money on GTX4**, blow some on the proccy, mobo & ram also). do not forget to get rid of the PSU before you get hold of some power hungry card. 70% efficiency for PSU isn't something to worry about but having a CM Extreme Power + a power hungry GPU or any GPU, one definitely needs to worry.
and lastly, get a better UPs depending on your upgrade but get at least the one Ishu suggested.
but looking at the config, you should change: processor, motherboard, ram (depends on proccy & mobo but i guiss it'll be DDR3), GPU (your choice but before blowing money on GTX4**, blow some on the proccy, mobo & ram also). do not forget to get rid of the PSU before you get hold of some power hungry card. 70% efficiency for PSU isn't something to worry about but having a CM Extreme Power + a power hungry GPU or any GPU, one definitely needs to worry.
and lastly, get a better UPs depending on your upgrade but get at least the one Ishu suggested.
I think Faun needs to buy a cabinet at first and give his rig a new home.
Without a cabinet gfx cards like GTX 470/480 will not be able to operate properly in the long run.
@ Yamla - congrats for your new rig and those are really some great prices you have got and even I'm interested to know where from you bought your rig ?
Without a cabinet gfx cards like GTX 470/480 will not be able to operate properly in the long run.
@ Yamla - congrats for your new rig and those are really some great prices you have got and even I'm interested to know where from you bought your rig ?
Jaskanwar Singh
Aspiring Novelist
is there any way to use something like this to suggest configs -
I played borderlands and Call of Pripyat on my X3000
Points noted, I will upgrade UPS (SMPS next month as I will be out of budget).
Waiting for Sandy bridge seems to be a wise decision.
Getting a better UPS this week and SMPS next month. I think I should wait for sandy bridge.
Why GTX 470/480 will require a cabinet ?
skeletor
Chosen of the Omnissiah
We'll see.
I wouldn't suggest going for a GF100 card. Consider ATi's offering in that case.
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Jaskanwar Singh
Aspiring Novelist
^please implement that. looks nice and orderly.
because high end cards like GTX 470/480 is a bit too heavy and long and will shake if it's not attached to some strong base properly ( these cards gets pretty hot and the fans rotates at very high speed ). So in the long run you may face issues.
You may ask then why those benchmark website run them without cabinets ? they run those cards without cabby sometim for testing purpose only and they don't run high cards always without a cabinte but in your case we will use the card always.
You may ask then why those benchmark website run them without cabinets ? they run those cards without cabby sometim for testing purpose only and they don't run high cards always without a cabinte but in your case we will use the card always.
coderunknown
Retired Forum Mod
reviewers run benchmark without cabby cause:
1. hassle free & less time consuming: installing the motherboard, GPU, proccy (along with the HSF), PSU & finally shutting the lid off. it'll take more much time to do the basic assembling.
2. no impact of cabinet: not everyone's cabby same. some may own a highend cabby, some owns some rather crappy cabby. so cooling will be different for everyone's PC. also most reviews are run in AC rooms.
Jaskanwar Singh
Aspiring Novelist
CM 690 II Advanced White - Cooler Master
^^if that is meant for me then the color white is not what I prefer. A black matte look is a killer.
Even I was thinking about the same. But let me try it. If it works then I there will not be a need for cabby.
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Jaskanwar Singh
Aspiring Novelist
no i am just mentioning it here to share the new edition news with other members. not a suggestion
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coderunknown
Retired Forum Mod
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