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desiibond

Bond, Desi Bond!
@healerneil, how about 780G based motherboard + GTS250 (rebranded 9800 GTX+).

9800GTX+ leads by thin margin and now it is available for around 9k (9.5k for Palit I think).

Till then 780G should be good for you.
 
hmm...wt ur saying is right...but tell me in case i decide 4 phenom 9850, will it rest on the biostar board??? bcoz i really have a strict budget....bcoz if ther isnt much performance diff btwn P2 & P1 then i can cut down my budget...cud u aslo suggest a site which showcases benchmarks btwn cpus....thanx...n btw m located in MUMBAI...wil b gettin it all frm lamington rd...

there is very huge perfomance diff between PII(Phenom 2) and Phenom. If u want to cut ur budget, then Go for PII920 + 780G from Gigabyte. But i will still prefer Biostar 790GX for 1k more. And in mumbai, there should not be any prob regarding Service for Biostar. And for Benchmarks, go to tomshardware.com
 

spy king

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Hey guys!

I need to upgrade my aging P4 based rig.. Budget 6K
currently this is what I have in mind

GA G31M ES2L --- Cost?
e5200 --- Cost?
Ram suggestions and cost

Please do help!!
 

healerneil

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@ desibond.
Thanks for that suggestion. But then again the same dillema. 780 G has an integrated graphics of ATI Radeon 3200 which is defintiely awesome for the price. Jetway HA 06 too comes with a 780 G but it as a cross fire solution. so in future if i have to add a graphics car, it wold be a ati radeon. There's no point in purchasing a nvidia card 9800 GTX. If i have to choose a nvidia card, i prefer a motherboard having nforce drivers because it does give some boost to the performance. but onboard nvidia graphics just suck big time. 8200 is no match for the radeon 3200, but then things change when it comes to graphics card. Could any one give a good SLI solution for AMD processor. I want a future prof motherboard.. hows the nvidia 750 SLI motherboard. read somewhere it is in the mid 8k range? or should i stick to a cross fire solution and jump on the ati bandwagon??
Tight budget + Big temptations = Mental Imbalance :shock:
 

desiibond

Bond, Desi Bond!
There is one Biostar mobo with AMD CrossfireX support and it costs around 6k.

some TA790X I think. It's a great VFM board but it won't come with onboard graphics.

check Biostar TA790GX with 128M sideport memory and TA790GX with 3300 onboard and crossfireX supporting hybrid crossfire.

forget about crossfire, I would pick AMD HD4850X2 (dual GPU single slot card from ATI)
 

healerneil

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@ desibond.
Geee!! :p now that's a real good suggestion. The single slot solution DUal GPU completely missed my mind. Yeah! Now that's a real valuable idea. Thanks a lot buddy ! Just have to do some homework now regarding biostar motherboards. Getting some very mixed user comments up in my city. Can't say that the majority of them have good knowledge. But sure, here's another guy jumping onto ati wagon..thanx! just a final question..are biostar mobo's good?
 

desiibond

Bond, Desi Bond!
as per digitans response, Biostar is a good brand. I always preferred Gigabyte over any other brands. Just a personal opinion as i ahve been using them for past decade and they never died :)

For ATI, HD4850 X2 is one hell of a card but yes, I too am noticing reports of few issues here and there about drivers.
 
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sid_sh85

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there is very huge perfomance diff between PII(Phenom 2) and Phenom. If u want to cut ur budget, then Go for PII920 + 780G from Gigabyte. But i will still prefer Biostar 790GX for 1k more. And in mumbai, there should not be any prob regarding Service for Biostar. And for Benchmarks, go to tomshardware.com

Alright...will perform a last check on the biostar specs & reviews and just go for it....n regarding CPU, i guess i`ll go 4 P2 920....cuz accrding 2 TOMSHARDWARE tests too, there isnt much diff....last but not the least, THANX A LOT 4 ur timely guidance n suggestions mate, it was really nice talking 2 u....bye
 

desiibond

Bond, Desi Bond!
actually, the biiiiiig difference between 920 and 940 is that 940 is black edition and has unlocked multiplier which make OC'ing much more fun :)
 

j1n M@tt

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ya if I was in this situation, I would hav taken a 940 and a Ausu M3A78-EM mobo..gud combo for overclocking...
 

sid_sh85

EXPLORING!!!!!
hmmm...wt u guys r saying is right but my budget wont allow me 2 go for P2 940 BE...also, my vendor suggested 2 go for Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H board for the tym being since i have a low budget & later on upgrade 2 a better graphics card(currently having 8600gt)...he gave a quotation of AMD Phenom 2 920@Rs.11.5k & GB GA-MA78GM-S2H@Rs.4.5k.....total 16k....any suggestions???
 

spy king

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Hey guys.. need suggestions for a wifi router..

should have atleast 4 lan ports + 1 wan port..
should have enough range for about 2400 Sq feet with couple of walls in between!


thanks!
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Hey guys.. need suggestions for a wifi router..

should have atleast 4 lan ports + 1 wan port..
should have enough range for about 2400 Sq feet with couple of walls in between!


thanks!
 
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comp@ddict

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as per digitans response, Biostar is a good brand. I always preferred Gigabyte over any other brands. Just a personal opinion as i ahve been using them for past decade and they never died :)

For ATI, HD4850 X2 is one hell of a card but yes, I too am noticing reports of few issues here and there about drivers.

Currently only sapphire has HD4850 X2 1GB GDDR3 for Rs. 20,000 which is more than sufficient for running every game maxed out on resolutions upto 1920x1080. It performs much better price/performance compared to a 26k GTX285(way costly!!!).

And CFx is very reliable now, as there is a program, forgot, but I can digg up, which forces CrossfireX onto a game.
 
hmmm...wt u guys r saying is right but my budget wont allow me 2 go for P2 940 BE...also, my vendor suggested 2 go for Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H board for the tym being since i have a low budget & later on upgrade 2 a better graphics card(currently having 8600gt)...he gave a quotation of AMD Phenom 2 920@Rs.11.5k & GB GA-MA78GM-S2H@Rs.4.5k.....total 16k....any suggestions???

the biostar board i mentioned is only 1 k more costly(atmost) than the gigabyte board, and fits ur budget just fine. And its has much better graphics subsystem, additional PCIe slot for Crossfire (2 ATI graphic cards at once), much better overclocking options. But the Gigabyte board is also a good stable board if u r not into Overclocking much.

So if u find Gigabyte board according to ur needs, then its a great board in itself. U cant go wrong with the combo u are getting unless u r into heavy overclocking or looking for a crossfire setup in future.
 

sid_sh85

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the biostar board i mentioned is only 1 k more costly(atmost) than the gigabyte board, and fits ur budget just fine. And its has much better graphics subsystem, additional PCIe slot for Crossfire (2 ATI graphic cards at once), much better overclocking options. But the Gigabyte board is also a good stable board if u r not into Overclocking much.

So if u find Gigabyte board according to ur needs, then its a great board in itself. U cant go wrong with the combo u are getting unless u r into heavy overclocking or looking for a crossfire setup in future.

hmmm.....thnx 4 mentioning the overclocking thing, cuz i really wont b in2 overclocking n stuff like dat...so i guess the GigaByte is the one for me...so finalizing the config (amd P2 920 & gugabyte ga-ma78gm-s2h) in a couple of days....btw, is my existing VIP pure 500w psu sufficient or shud i go 4 more(albeit my budget doesnt allow) or shud i invest 4 a gud cabinet??? cud u suggest a few options...i can allot arnd 3k fr cabby & another 3-4k for the psu....thanx
 
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