Basic Guide Purchase a New System

[topgear]

Don't get confused after you have finalized something

7050/7100 is better than g31 gfx performance & feature wise.
But intel g31 has more stability than 7050/7100.

But AMD 780G is far more better than both of the above gpus.

Don't even think of Athlon 64 X2 5200+.

Phenom X2 550 is far more better than X2 7850. It gives performance as close to Intel
e8400.

Gigabyte mobos has better power saving techs than any other mobos. So your power bills will be low.

So Stick with Phenom X2 550 & Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H. It can easily handle your HTPC need & you will be able to spend some really good time with gaming on 780G.

 

[blackbird]

Don't get confused after you have finalized something

7050/7100 is better than g31 gfx performance & feature wise.
But intel g31 has more stability than 7050/7100.

But AMD 780G is far more better than both of the above gpus.

Don't even think of Athlon 64 X2 5200+.

Phenom X2 550 is far more better than X2 7850. It gives performance as close to Intel
e8400.

Gigabyte mobos has better power saving techs than any other mobos. So your power bills will be low.

So Stick with Phenom X2 550 & Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H. It can easily handle your HTPC need & you will be able to spend some really good time with gaming on 780G.

1) Phenom config is for friend that is fixed he have that much amount
2) my budget is low Mobo+cpu = 7K
I need LOW POWER CONSUMPTION HTPC 24/7
HTPC specifically includes

*Multiple FLV files (Youtube)
*Heavy browsing (firefox)
*Hardware-based Transcoding (Optional mobo based or gfx card based)
*I do not want to update my SMPS (bite me i don't have cash)

You can suggest

Intel config or amd config
You can also include MOBO + CPU + GFX = 7K i know that is impossible but u might have something


Please do not recommend D945GCLF2 or any mini itx

 

[acewin]

biostar 780G is good enough, though Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H is much better, buying a 780G means u certainly do not need any other low end card to couple into ur system to boost gfx performacne. 780G is lil better in power consumption than G31, so u r better of what u have decided. Also if you buy gigabyte it would be wiser as will run longer.

 

[acewin]

G31 config is never HTPC, u will have to couple a gfx card for gfx performance. If u run mkv which are rips of blu ray they will run with alot jerks, LOL.

what best u can get from intel is a G41 mobo with E5200, I hope this will come total under 7K without any problem

check gigabyte GA-EG41MF-S2H( has 4 DIMM slot), it is priced around 3.4K on theitwares and 4.7K on lynx, and lynx says Gigabyte GA-G41MES2L(has 2 DIMM slot) is cheaper by 1K, being priced at 3.6K, so when u go into market check the prices.

Also do mind, that similar to G31 they may have 2 DIMM slots with max support upto 8GB. so do mind it. buying single chip of 4GB is not much good.

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putting in here only instead of creating a new post
HD4350 is available in 2.5K
also try checking for what price u can get HD4550(do not know its pricing here).
HD4550 is much much better than HD4350

 

[blackbird]

even D945GCLF2 was able to play 1080p content ( a very few shuttering during action scenes) (codec cccp mistype aspected)
I saw and operated with my hand and eyes...
i do thing g31 can handle that things

@acewin
u suggested g41 + e5200
but isn't there g31 + e5200 + gfx ? under 7k

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@ACEWIN
LOL
Gigabyte GA-EG31MF-S2H Intel®G41 + ICH7 Chipset 1333 FSB 3350 *www.giga-byte.com/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2954

lol i didn't noticed that before... thank god you told me that actually i didn't know that g41 will be available on that price..



Will this product be able to OC the 5200 ?

 

[acewin]

yup thats the mistake on the theitwares site but the link goes to G41 board. This board is too good for the price of 3.5K if it is in that price.

sure it will be. doing OC intel original boards is bad idea but gigabyte is good.

 

[blackbird]

yup thats the mistake on the theitwares site but the link goes to G41 board. This board is too good for the price of 3.5K if it is in that price.

sure it will be. doing OC intel original boards is bad idea but gigabyte is good.

Now i highly doubt abt the price for GA-EG41MF-S2H
Techshop.in
*techshop.in/store/product_info.php?products_id=1128
Rs.5,377

Lynx-india
*lynx-india.com/index.php?productID=3971
Rs :4,725

Theitwares (MISTYPO)
*theitwares.com/motherboards/motherboards.htm
GA-EG31MF-S2H Intel®G41 + ICH7 Chipset 1333 FSB
Rs.3350


this mobo was fitting the Budget and specification criteria but now it seems budget failed
Any other option ?

 

[topgear]

Just phone the guy Rahul of theitwares & ask him about it

If you want to go with intel then get Gigabyte g31M-s2l or asus p5kpl-cm Rs. 2.3K + e5200 Rs. 3.2K = 5.5K. Get a 8400GS gfx card with 256MB DDR2 Rs. 1.5K. So it's coming within 7K. Enjoy your HTPC

 

[blackbird]

@topgeasr
thx i will stick with g31 but

GA-G31M-ES2L
GA-G31M-S2L
GA-EG31M-S2

which one exactly ? (i prefer eg31m-s2 any problem with that ? DES ADVANCED)

Will 8400gs consume lot of power ?
which brand exactly ? (palit, xfx,msi etc)
Will it offload video processing from cpu ?

is power cooler 4350 gfx any good comparing to 8400?? (mistypo expected)

 

[damngoodman999]

@topgeasr
thx i will stick with g31 but

GA-G31M-ES2L
GA-G31M-S2L
GA-EG31M-S2

which one exactly ? (i prefer eg31m-s2 any problem with that ? DES ADVANCED)

Will 8400gs consume lot of power ?
which brand exactly ? (palit, xfx,msi etc)
Will it offload video processing from cpu ?

is power cooler 4350 gfx any good comparing to 8400?? (mistypo expected)

8400GS will not consume much power

stick with 8400GS

 

[blackbird]

if i increase some bucks than ?
Any other suggestion vfm? (IMP:LOW power)

ZoTac ZT-84SEH2P-FSR 8400 GS 512MB DDR2 1650
Palit 8400GS 512MB DDR2 PCI With HDMI 1650
XFX 8400GS 512MB DDR2 1800
Sapphire Radeon HD 2400 Pro 512MB DDR2 2050
Power Color HD 4350 AX4350 512MD2-H 512 MB DDR3 2050
Sapphire Radeon HD 2400 Pro 256MB DDR2 2150
Sapphire HD 4350 512MB DDR3 2275
Sapphire HD 3450 512MB DDR3 2400
Palit 9400GT Super 1GB DDR2 - Super W/HDMI 2525
Palit 9500GT Super 512MB DDR2 - Super 2725

 

[topgear]

@topgeasr
thx i will stick with g31 but

GA-G31M-ES2L
GA-G31M-S2L
GA-EG31M-S2

which one exactly ? (i prefer eg31m-s2 any problem with that ? DES ADVANCED)

Will 8400gs consume lot of power ?
which brand exactly ? (palit, xfx,msi etc)
Will it offload video processing from cpu ?

is power cooler 4350 gfx any good comparing to 8400?? (mistypo expected)

They are more or less same mobos. Only with some power saving feature added here & there. So you can get which one is cheaper.

8400GS does not consume much power.
You can go with any one of'em.
Yup, it will offload video processing from cpu.

If you can increase your budget then get 9500Gt without any second thought

It only consumes only 10W more than other low end card you've listed above.

 

[chintan786]

Hi Friends....Want to buy desktop for my cousin sister... she is in class 7th.... budget is 25K. going to use this for next 4 years... basic requirments.. surfing, MS Office... and other usual kids stuff .... like some lite gaming, listening songs and Movies.

Plz suggest the system .. if possible with Price.

 

[tkin]

I need an LCD of 20"/21" size having resolution 1680x1050 specifically, price is max 11k, do not want HD, preferred brands LG, Samsung, Dell, AOC, suggest please.

PS-Does modern games, eg Crysis, GoW and other Unreal Engine based games support 1600x900 resolution? If so then you can suggest that resolution monitor as well. My primary concern is gaming so resolution support is important.

 

[prvprv]

I need an LCD of 20"/21" size having resolution 1680x1050 specifically, price is max 11k, do not want HD, preferred brands LG, Samsung, Dell, AOC, suggest please.

PS-Does modern games, eg Crysis, GoW and other Unreal Engine based games support 1600x900 resolution? If so then you can suggest that resolution monitor as well. My primary concern is gaming so resolution support is important.

Samsung 2043SW

 

[uday9484]

phenom II x2 550 vs phenom x4 9650
does 45nm procy had any advantage over its procedure
price difference is about 1k
does it make any sense

 

[desiibond]

may be 9650 will have slight advantage in apps that use 4 cores but in most, X2 550 is the way to go.

 

[damngoodman999]

The unlocking of cores is stopped !! yesterday my friend purchased X3 720 with Gigabyte 790GX chipset the Unlocking is no where !!

 

[sidkarode]

Hi every1,
I am gonna buy a new pc in place of my dying Pentium 4 pc which is more than 4 yrs old. I had asked my doubts a few months back regarding the same need (i.e. getting a new pc) and I got a lot of help from fellow forum members.
Because of my CA and ICWA exams I couldn’t go forward with my plan of buying new pc in March; but nw dat the exams are over, I wanna finalise the purchase as soon as possible.
I will be keeping this pc for atleast 3-4 years and my primary use will be for watching movies and playing games.
Considering the replies that I got last time around, I have finalized the following parts:
Palit HD 4870 1 GB (14k)
Seagate 500GB HDD(3k)
4GB Ram @ 800Mhz(2.5k)
Coolermaster CM 690 cabinet(5k)
Corsair VX 550 SMPS(6k)
Logitech MX-518 mouse and a basic multimedia keyboard(2k)
Samsung optical drive(1.2k)
Samsung 2233sw Monitor(10k)
Altec Lansing MX 5021 speakers (7k)

I had earlier planned to go for Intel C2D E8400 cpu and Gigabyte GA-EP45C-UD3R mobo (20k). But I was wondering if AMD Phenom X4 940 Black Edition with a good Gigabyte motherboard (pls suggest, don’t know anything about AMD) will be better.
My max budget is 70k. I had thought of going in for a Core i7 rig, but the total cost for the processor + mobo + DDR3 Ram exceeds my budget by quite a lot (keeping all other parts constant).
Kindly suggest whether I should go for intel combination or an amd one.

 

[damngoodman999]

Hi every1,
I am gonna buy a new pc in place of my dying Pentium 4 pc which is more than 4 yrs old. I had asked my doubts a few months back regarding the same need (i.e. getting a new pc) and I got a lot of help from fellow forum members.
Because of my CA and ICWA exams I couldn’t go forward with my plan of buying new pc in March; but nw dat the exams are over, I wanna finalise the purchase as soon as possible.
I will be keeping this pc for atleast 3-4 years and my primary use will be for watching movies and playing games.
Considering the replies that I got last time around, I have finalized the following parts:
Palit HD 4870 1 GB (14k)
Seagate 500GB HDD(3k)
4GB Ram @ 800Mhz(2.5k)
Coolermaster CM 690 cabinet(5k)
Corsair VX 550 SMPS(6k)
Logitech MX-518 mouse and a basic multimedia keyboard(2k)
Samsung optical drive(1.2k)
Samsung 2233sw Monitor(10k)
Altec Lansing MX 5021 speakers (7k)

I had earlier planned to go for Intel C2D E8400 cpu and Gigabyte GA-EP45C-UD3R mobo (20k). But I was wondering if AMD Phenom X4 940 Black Edition with a good Gigabyte motherboard (pls suggest, don’t know anything about AMD) will be better.
My max budget is 70k. I had thought of going in for a Core i7 rig, but the total cost for the processor + mobo + DDR3 Ram exceeds my budget by quite a lot (keeping all other parts constant).
Kindly suggest whether I should go for intel combination or an amd one.

See my siggy !!

Also i use the same AMD 940 with gigabyte board

AMD phenom 2 940
Gigabyte MA790gp-UD4h
4GB corsair / Gskill 800Mhz
palit GTX 275 / Sapphire HD 4890 1GB
Zebronics Peace or reaper cabbinet
Corsair TX650
Benq G2220 HD (is higher contrast ratio than samsung 2233sw ) & 2233SW is nice its ur suggestion

rest is ur wish !!!