Basic Guide Purchase a New System

[topgear]

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.

I know the reasons why reviewers most of the time don't use a cabby.

By always I meant to say they don't use a particular high end card like HD5970 24*7 without cabby - they keep on changing mobos, cpu, gfx card in every few hours - so testing a rig without cabby is more comfortable to them.

BTW, nowadays they use some open air atx cabinets to test bench new hardwares.

Cage Match: Four Open-Air ATX Chassis : Better Than No Chassis At All?

I told him to buy a cabinet so that he can secure the gfx card firmly. I've not recommended about any high or low end cabby.

 

[asingh]

^^
I totally agree with you. The current crop of graphic accelerators are quite heavy. And leaving the whole load on the PCI.E dock will either break the connector or the VGA gold finger. I remember when I put in my HD4890s, my CM690 is a tool free chassis. I did not trust the plastic push through connectors and tightened each GPU using screws. Not that I move the cabinet, but better safe than sorry.

 

[topgear]

yep, I don't even trust these kind of flimsy plastic locks of CM690 and told one of friend to fasten his gfx card with screws with the cabinet. BTW, he has Gigabyte 7950GX2.

 

[ali.saif.2009]

hey guys, GTX 580 out yesterday...
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Video Card Performance
thinking to buy it. any idea when it will come here???

 

[Gollum]

$500 is quite a price tag. But then, its the fastest gpu.

 

[ali.saif.2009]

yep correct. 500$ is quite a big price tag, but I've been collecting money for a gtx 480 and now i think i should wait a bit longer & put it in good use....

 

[desiibond]

Given that HD5970 is retailing at 600$+, I think 500$ is good price. It's a new product, fastest single GPU graphics card, makes HD5870 looks like a mid-range card

 

[Yamla]

Seriously!!n even :
"Ram .. .Kingston 2 *(2GB ) 1333 DDR3 ---- Rs. 3100 (you can get these in Rs. 1500 each )" where do u get the RAM at these prices?dun think any online shop quotes such a price!!

^^congrats
but..but..but where you live? AWESOME prices man!! 635 for just 3650!!

Sorry for being late.. I was in my hometown Patiala..

I purchased these from new delhi. Nehru place..

Kingston RAM 2GB DDR3 (13333) is selling for Rs. 1500.00 at "Cost to Cost " merchant in Nehru Place. (I dont know online, even dynet was selling there at Rs. 1400.00)

My friends in Patiala says the PC is expensive ( i don't know if i paid more for the motherboard as it was not a choice but had to pick what was available most merchants).

Anyways.. other prices are what I got after comparing with four merchants in Nehru Place. I roamed around with my configuration and collected the prices of everything from (four to five) merchants. Then I just jotted down the list with the minimum prices. The shopkeeper saw it and jotted down his own prices.. ..... i found the prices good and got the pc assembled there.

It still cost me around 24 k.
As i had to buy UPS (intex, 600 VA i guess) Rs. 1400 (it is available at 1175 or 1125 in nehru place. Also a LCD Rs. 6400 (LG- 20 Inch, wide)


I am still sure that if you know how to assemble the PC (I don't know where and how to plug in those wires : P) .. you can bring down the cost of PC substatilly.. better than this..
One of my friends assembled his PC with 4GB Ram, same processor, (i'm not sure abt MOBO), some other cabinet @12700.00 only...

Have a happy bargain..
Thanks once again. for giving me configuration Jaks, Topgear and the Architect.. cilus : )

 

[skeletor]

My friends in Patiala says the PC is expensive ( i don't know if i paid more for the motherboard as it was not a choice but had to pick what was available most merchants).

Nope, I remember your post and overall the prices were decent.

One of my friends assembled his PC with 4GB Ram, same processor, (i'm not sure abt MOBO), some other cabinet @12700.00 only...

Need to know the motherboard. He might have gone for a 740G or a 760G chipset motherboard which cost as low as 2.5k. Hence the difference.

 

[Tenida]

Treat for Eyes-10 Awesome Automotive-inspired Computer Case Mods

 

[smltngs]

please tell me which monitor is better for gaming: benq g2220hd vs dell st2220L

 

[topgear]

the former one is non non LED monitor and the later one is LED monitor. If the price is same consider getting the second one.

 

[ssb1551]

^^Nah..I think Dell one would be atleast 2k costlier than the BenQ.

 

[smltngs]

dell st2220l is around 8.5k - 9k according to review in tech2. what is the advantage of LED. does anyone know where i can buy this monitor online.i can find g2220hd in many online sites but not this.also suggest me any monitors better than g2220hd if available for 9k.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

Smc has dell for 8.7k

 

[Zangetsu]

out of BenQ V2220H & Dell ST2220L...dell is cheaper so a good buy.....

 

[smltngs]

@Jaskanwar Singh : i am not able to find it on smc. can you please post the link.

 

[Piyush]

^^u can call them/email them
they'll notify u with a couple of days max..

 

[ithehappy]

dell st2220l is around 8.5k - 9k according to review in tech2. what is the advantage of LED. does anyone know where i can buy this monitor online.i can find g2220hd in many online sites but not this.also suggest me any monitors better than g2220hd if available for 9k.

LED is 'Light Emitting Diode'. The main advantages are- 1, It produces actual Black which creates the Picture look good and Contrast is superior to any other display, 2- Energy saving technology as the colors it's not showing gets completely turned off.

^NONE TAKEN in case for a Monitor, it's just LED Backlited LCD .

 

[NITIN BHUWANIA]

Can anyone suggest me a good motherboard with four ddr2 ram slots for my c2d e7200 processor(2.53 ghz)????

I am from kolkata so shop location where i could get the motherboard would be appreciated coz most of the shops don't have the motherboards having four ddr2 ram slots..i enquired for these models
gigabyte- ga-g41mt-es2l and ga-eg41mf-us2h
asus-p5qpl vm