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[Edburg]

@choto the penryn processors are due anytime now and are taking the same prices of the e6550(2.33 + 4 MB) and others which the new e8200(2.66 + 6 MB + SSE4.1) and others are taking over.....

so wud the current e6XXX series fall to e4300 prices or they just cease to exist and let e4xxx carry on....

also looking eagerly towards the xfx 630i ultra review from you especially overclocking....but here it says that it does supports ntune utility...

 

[ASH_DSG]

Which Processor & Graphics Card Should I Buy.

Hi Freinds,
I've A Intel Celeron 2.8 Ghz. Processor Gigabyte 945gcm S2c 945 Chipset Motherboard & 1 Trancsend 1gb Ddr2 667mhz & 1 512mb Simmtronics Ddr2 667mhz. Ram. Should I Buy A New Graphics Card So That I Can Play New Games On My Pc And Which Card Should I Buy Nvidia Or Ati. Or Should I Upgrade The Processor Also. I Want To Buy A Dual Core E2140 Or 2200 Processor Is It Ok. Pls. Help Me Which Graphics Card & Processor Should I Use To Play Both New & Old Games And Mention Their Rates Also In Delhi.

 

[j1n M@tt]

Re: Which Processor & Graphics Card Should I Buy.

Hey man, u should buy a new gfx card 4 playing new games.........

but there is another thread dedicated 4 this kinda questions...so u post ur queries in d following link...*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=725937#post725937

 

[j1n M@tt]

hey, everybody says so......Intel stopped E4500..... *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/106.gif

@choto cheeta

hey , hw did d testing of XFX 630i Ultra went?? plz post d benchmarking scores......Is it gud 4 OC ?? My elder bro needs a budget PC @25k. I ws planning 2 take AMD platform, but if xfx 630i is nice I'll go 4 Intel...*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/105.gif....plz suggest a gud config for this Intel platform with current prices. He said he need a gfx card too...*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/40.gif...am confused hw to limit d cost @25k with these demands.*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/18.gif

 

[jeetu]

I need to buy a PC with few fixed specs,
1. Intel Core 2 CPU (budget around Rs 5,500)
2. Mobo with Intel chipset (965 or P 35) (Budget around 5500) with decent overclocking ability.
3. GFX 8600 GT
Along with these I need DD2-667 Ram , and a cabinet with SMPS. At least 250 GB Sata-2 hdd and Dvd writer.
Additionally I need help regarding few things.
Will 450 W SMPS I-ball cabinet be enough.?
Are Transcend Ram any good or should i go for better brand then how much will it cost?

 

[j1n M@tt]

450W SMPS is enough, but check out other brands too other than iball(not dat iball is bad). Try 2 buy a Zebronic cab which comes along with a PSU, they r much stable 4 overclocking.

Transcend RAMs r gud 4 overclocking.......but if u hav more bucks to shell out, try these from Corsair which r available in pairs 4 dual channel :

• Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400 2x1GB 800MHz :3.8K
• Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C5DHX 2x1GB 800MHz :4.5k

*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/67.gifAccording 2 me itz a waste going 4 these......go 4 Transcend 2x1GB 667MHz or take a single stick of Transcend 2GB 800MHz.

 

[mastermunj]

450W SMPS is enough, but check out other brands too other than iball(not dat iball is bad). Try 2 buy a Zebronic cab which comes along with a PSU, they r much stable 4 overclocking.

Transcend RAMs r gud 4 overclocking.......but if u hav more bucks to shell out, try these from Corsair which r available in pairs 4 dual channel :

• Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400 2x1GB 800MHz :3.8K
• Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C5DHX 2x1GB 800MHz :4.5k

*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/67.gifAccording 2 me itz a waste going 4 these......go 4 Transcend 2x1GB 667MHz or take a single stick of Transcend 2GB 800MHz.

Is it good to go for 1X2GB stick rather than 2X1GB stick?

i asked same question 3 weeks back in some thread here..

and got a reasonable answer to go for 2X1GB saying that if any stick fails, i still can work with 1 GB.

would appreciate comments on this...

 

[Choto Cheeta]

@choto cheeta

hey , hw did d testing of XFX 630i Ultra went?? plz post d benchmarking scores......Is it gud 4 OC ?? My elder bro needs a budget PC @25k. I ws planning 2 take AMD platform, but if xfx 630i is nice I'll go 4 Intel.......plz suggest a gud config for this Intel platform with current prices. He said he need a gfx card too......am confused hw to limit d cost @25k with these demands.

It has few of its own down sides, but initial thumbs up from my end ... detailed review will come tonight

 

[j1n M@tt]

@mastermunj

ha ha .....funny idea , 2x1GB ;1 stick fails and using the other!!! *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/35.gif...its true, u can do it dat way.

But in d above thread I mentioned 2x1GB 667MHz RAM(for dual channel u dude), b'coz it has almost the same performance of 2x1GB 800MHz. Its a waste spending dat extra bucks of 800MHz RAMs. Then I mentioned single stick 2GB 800MHz RAM b'coz there is no need for 2x2GB RAM for the above mentioned system, so I prefer 2GB 800MHz RAM over 2GB 667MHz RAM.*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/33.gif

 

[mastermunj]

@mastermunj

ha ha .....funny idea , 2x1GB ;1 stick fails and using the other!!! *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/35.gif...its true, u can do it dat way.

But in d above thread I mentioned 2x1GB 667MHz RAM, b'coz it has almost the same performance of 2x1GB 800MHz. Its a waste spending dat extra bucks of 800MHz RAMs. Then I mentioned single stick 2GB 800MHz RAM b'coz there is no need for 2x2GB RAM for the above mentioned system, so I prefer 2GB 800MHz RAM over 2GB 667MHz RAM.*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/33.gif

sorry.. my writing mistake ..

what i meant was that if in 2X1GB .. some memory problem comes, pc will go off till new ones are not pushed in...

and in case of 1X2GB, if one stick fails, other can still help keeping work to go on.... coz.. the show must go on

guys, please say, which one to go for? 2X1GB or 1X2GB... let memory parameter be another issue of decision... its about physical functional components..

 

[j1n M@tt]

I prefer 1x2GB 800MHz RAM..........memories r coming cheaper everyday. So when u hav time later add one up with d already purchased 2GB stick ....!!

 

[jeetu]

450W SMPS is enough, but check out other brands too other than iball(not dat iball is bad). Try 2 buy a Zebronic cab which comes along with a PSU, they r much stable 4 overclocking.

Thanks man , do you whats the cost of this Zebronics Cabinet. I don't want to go above Rs. 1,500.

Could you help me also regarding overclockable motherboard (based on intel 965 or newer chipset) with preferablely x3100 on budget of Rs. 6,000?

 

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

what's future proof ??

if now buy 1x2 GB 667 ... later i hope i can add 2 GB 800hz more
i hope that will work.. 2 of 667 and 2 of 800.
if will be happy if it works... mean it will work as 4 GB 667 speed right ??

coz am worried later no 667 RAM might be available.. only 800 Mhz might be available for sale..!!


667 Ram can now save money .. and moreover almost same performance .. right ?? as matt is saying !!

 

[janitha]

I prefer 1x2GB 800MHz RAM..........memories r coming cheaper everyday. So when u hav time later add one up with d already purchased 2GB stick ....!!

But can 32 bit XP or Vista make use of > 3.2GB?

 

[dOm1naTOr]

There are patches for XP x86 to address more than 4G mem. Dun know bout XP.
U can get dual channel with 2x667 and 2x800 pairs. And with transcent modules u can easily get the 667mhz module to run @ 800.

But 800 ones will be better as the price difference is bout only 100~200 for 1G stick.

And i wud anyday recommend only 2*800Mhz transcent for 1.1k*2=2.2k
And u can pair another sticks with them in future without disturbing dual channel.

And bout cabby, Zebronics Elegence is a gud one. It has enuf room and comes with 2*80mm fans on side panel and u can have one on rear too[not bundled].
It has moderate build quality, better than iball,mercury etc and decent looks, and comes with Zeb 400W PSU with 17A on 12v rail.
Also it has thumb screws for one panel, nd the other is a sealed one. So u can't go BTX.
Its price is 1150/- incl of tax.

 

[hellgate]

There are patches for XP x86 to address more than 4G mem. Dun know bout XP.

r the patches available for Vista x86 or XP x86?
plz clarify.
if patches r available for Vista x86 then cud u plz post links?

 

[Edburg]

hey choto was waiting eagerly for your review on xfx 630i ultra....but could not resist trying agai for googling it though it failed before.....

to my surprise your review on your site came up as the first result.....congrats choto....

 

[Choto Cheeta]

by the way, on my personal opinion (which can be different with many) unless u are thinking of a performance ram like 800 MHz Corsire or such, for price factor, I prefer 2 GB Single Stick 667 over 1 GB x 2 800 MHz format as later on it will allow me to add another 667 MHz 2 GB (which would be more cheap) few months later to run at dual Channel with 4 GB ...

Once again its just my personal opinion as I have felt that system is running better with more RAM rather high speed (value) ram...

This idea completelly changes when I have used any performance RAM or 800 MHz or 1066 MHz (SLI RAMs) they are really really expensive, so, out of question...

@choto cheeta

hey , hw did d testing of XFX 630i Ultra went?? plz post d benchmarking scores......Is it gud 4 OC ?? My elder bro needs a budget PC @25k. I ws planning 2 take AMD platform, but if xfx 630i is nice I'll go 4 Intel...*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/105.gif....plz suggest a gud config for this Intel platform with current prices. He said he need a gfx card too...*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/40.gif...am confused hw to limit d cost @25k with these demands.*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/18.gif

Why would u need an onboard grfx if u plan to run GRFX card ??

 

[hellgate]

Re: Which Processor & Graphics Card Should I Buy.

buy only a gfx card now.also dont buy anything above 8600GT else ur procy will be a bottleneck in ur pc.

 

[j1n M@tt]

I'm prefering xfx 630i not b'coz of onboard gfx but since it costs only 3.6k..*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/78.gif