Basic Guide Purchase a New System

[RCuber]

Need HTPC Config.

Hey guys guess what..... my dad wants a comp for himself

Main Use: Watching DVD's, TV and also to record TV shows. He has a Video iPod, so there will be some video ripping as well. I used Computerwarehousepricelist.com as my reference for the prices.

I need a 19" monitor for this. Best of the lot in quality and colour reproduction.I can spend 13K max on this.
Lets see the list mobo and procy last.

Other stuff

RAM - 1 GB DDR 2 @ 800 MHz-- Rs.1920
HDD - 250 GB SATA ----------- Rs.2800
DVDRW----------------------- Rs.1600
KBD+Mouse ( wireless ) ------- Rs.2500
Cabinet should be very slim ---- Rs.2000
Tv tuner ---------------------- Rs.3000

This comes to Rs. 13000

I have two choices in the cabinet one from iBall and other from zebronics
I saw the iBall Baby 306 Cabinet and it was really slim. The other cabinet is the Dhoom Super Slim zebronics, but doesnot look good compared to the iBall baby. Please suggest other slim cabinets.

Now a few items than can go in this new system from my old system.

I have 3 HDD's 80,120 and 250. I can add 120 GB hdd to the new one and save some cost.

I have a frontech Tv tuner card, but this is not compatible with Vista Media center. but it does work with other PVR softwares on vista.

next there is my nVidia 7300GT 256 MB . this can also be moved to the new system if the mobo gfx is not satisfactory.

Now comes Processor. I have to think of 5200+ or E4400, which one is better? I will not be overclocking.

I would like to have a mobo which has DVI output.

Procy+Mobo : I want this to be limited to 10 K

so 13k+13k+10K = 33K max .. I want this to go down to 30K max. I have rounded off the prices to cover the taxes also

Pls suggest

 

[se7en_sg]

Hi, I needed some advice regarding DIMM (RAM) brands;
at present my PC's got 1 GB (ZION DDR2 667MHz) &
i am planning to upgrade the same to 2 Gigs.
First of all, is having DIMMs from 2 different brands but SAME FREQ. OK?
If yes, then which brand should I go for - Corsair, Transcend OR
some other?

I mostly use my PC for various s/w dev. work, with loads of
virtualization so I need more & more RAM. Apart from that,
some gaming (NFS and the likes), movies & multimedia
(audio/video editing), etc.

Present config - AMD Athlon 5600+
ZION 1GB DDR2
ASUS M2N-MX
XFX geForce 8600 GT 256MB
Seagate 160 GB SATA HDD
LG 19’ Wide-LCD
400 Watts SMPS
APC 650 VA

Please quote prices & name some vendors in Kolkata, if possible.

Thanks in advance..

 

[Choto Cheeta]

First of all, is having DIMMs from 2 different brands but SAME FREQ. OK?

Yes...

If yes, then which brand should I go for - Corsair, Transcend OR
some other?

Try transcend its Rs. 1550/- + TAX for 1 GB Last time i asked at Kolkata (chandi)

I mostly use my PC for various s/w dev. work, with loads of
virtualization so I need more & more RAM. Apart from that,
some gaming (NFS and the likes), movies & multimedia
(audio/video editing), etc.

U need a better SMPS... will have stability issueand performance drop if not , I suggest ColorSit 450 / 500 watts.... 500 ColorSit watts will be around Rs. 1200/- + TAX

Note these SMPS which comes with Cabinet are no good... they will promiss 400 watts where in real time expect not more than 275 to 300 watts output

Main Use: Watching DVD's, TV and also to record TV shows. He has a Video iPod, so there will be some video ripping as well.

hmm... that would the reason and target would be 30k, i would say this bellow is my best bet

View Sonic vx1932wm @ RS. 10050/- + TAX

E4400 @ RS. 4800/- + TAX
XFX 650i Ultra @ RS. 4800/- + TAX
XFX 8400 GS @ RS. 2550/- + TAX
2 GB DDR-II 667 @ RS. 3200/- + TAX
DVD RW Lite-on 20x @ RS. 1300/- + TAX
Zebronics Fancy Cabinet + SMPS @ RS. 3000/- + TAX
Keyboard Mouse Microsft Combo @ RS. 700/- + TAX


TAX @ 4% VAT (Kolkata) => Rs. 1216/-

Total Rs. 31616/-

Take the HDD from older system so as the TV Tuner Card... this grfx card will have DVI output ...

thnx..

 

[RCuber]

Thanks for the reply saurav. I want to make some changes to the config you suggested.

Ill go for a 1GB RAM right now, and also I want to drop 8400GD as I already have a 7300GT.

Also I think the mother board is Full ATX, any sugessions on Micro-ATX mobos?

 

[cynosure]

Hello guys, Tommorow I will be buying my new PC which I will use primarily for gaming and I want it to last for around 3-4 years. My budget is ~60K.
Since the deadly combination of PC + Internet has been out of my reach for a month now I dont know anything about the new updates in the hardware segment.

Anyways here is my config which I plan to buy, please take a look. I am quoting the prices that were there one month back, please tell me if there is any dep. in the prices::

1) C2Q Q6600 ~13K
2) XFX 650i Ultra ~5K
3) 600W PSU from CM
4) Viewsonic 17" widescreen ~8K
5) Kingston 2x2GB RAM 800MHz ~ 2.2K x 2
6) Altec Lansing ATP3 ~2.7K
7) XFX 7600GT ~ 7K
8) Which UPS will be good enough to run this config??
9) Seagate 320GB HDD SATA 2
10) Anything else which I might have forgotten?

Will this config be good enough for 4 years given the fact that I will be upgrading my gfx card in Q2 2008.

Please reply at the earliest!!

 

[jackal_79]

need some advice.
i have decided on following h/w for my upgradation.i use my systme mainly for gaming.Please advice if this is ok.
mobo: XFX 650i Ultra
Proc: C2D E6550
Grfx: XFX 8600 GT (already bought)
RAM: Will 1 GB be enough?
SMPS: how much is needed?

 

[se7en_sg]

1) C2Q Q6600 ~13K
2) XFX 650i Ultra ~5K
3) 600W PSU from CM
4) Viewsonic 17" widescreen ~8K
5) Kingston 2x2GB RAM 800MHz ~2.2K X 2
6) Altec Lansing ATP3 ~2.7K
7) XFX 7600GT ~ 7K
8) Which UPS will be good enough to run this config??
9) Seagate 320GB HDD SATA 2
10) Anything else which I might have forgotten?

Please reply at the earliest!!

Hi cyno, i would advice you to for a 19'' widescreen
instead of a 17'' one, the difference is about 2K and its WORTH IT !

As for the grfx, 7600 is history, go for 8600GT 256MB (6.8K) or 8600 GTS.

. . .

 

[cynosure]

Hi se7en, I can consider a 19" monitor if my budget allows.
There are still Dx9.0 games coming out and they will still come for about 7-8 months, so I thought why not draw the max juice out of 7600 cards as they are better than 8600 in DX9.0 games. Most of the upcoming games are dx9.0 so this is what I thought.

Moreover the 8700 will be released somewhere in Dec, so why not I buy a decent 7600 card and upgrade to 8700 in the future when it releases?

 

[nishantv2003]

Getting a new pc, guys help me out....

1st of all sorry to bug u all again

guys i want to buy,
a cpu, a mobo, hdd, ram, cd drive, a cabinet and a 17" flat monitor.

currently i have amd athlon 64 and i love amd
but it seems now intel has overtook them with the core 2 duo's...

i have made 2 options for my self but i seriously need help from u guys..

1.INTEL

c2d E6750 -Rs.8200
any mobo supporting p33(onboard vga) -under Rs.5000(u guys tell me, which 1 to take)
seagate sata 2 hdd (16mb) -Rs.2900.
ram kingston/transcend/corsair 1gb 800fsb? - Rs.2200(pls correct me and tell me which 1 to take).
dvd rw sony/liteon -Rs.1500.
any cabinet (with psu 450?) - under Rs.2000.
monitor 17" flat crt philips/lg/samsung or viewsonic - Rs.6000.
Total- approx Rs.28000.

2.AMD

X2 6000+ -Rs7900.
Asus M2A-VM(onboard gfx) -Rs.3650.
seagate sata 2 hdd (16mb) -Rs.2900.
ram kingston/transcend/corsair 1gb 800fsb? - Rs.2200(pls correct me and tell me which 1 to take).
dvd rw sony/liteon -Rs.1500.
any cabinet (with psu 450?) - under Rs.2000.
monitor 17" flat crt philips/lg/samsung or viewsonic - Rs.6000.
Total- approx Rs.26000.

so, guys what do u say???

Rates taken from *www.deltapage.com/

 

[shady_inc]

Re: Getting a new pc, guys help me out....

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66140

 

[ravi_9793]

Re: Getting a new pc, guys help me out....

Ofcourse Intel.

any cabinet (with psu 450?) - under Rs.2000.

Price wil be rs.1200/-

ram kingston/transcend/corsair 1gb 800fsb? - Rs.2200(pls correct me and tell me which 1 to take).

Kinston is good choise

monitor 17" flat crt philips/lg/samsung or viewsonic - Rs.6000.

Add 2 K more and get 17" LCD moniter.
This will consume less power.

 

[nishantv2003]

thanx ravi 4 ur reply
i dont want 2 take lcd coz i watch lots of movies and watching movie on lcd is a pain espically when u r seeing lying down on ur bed....
and
the price i have mentioned, r they correct?
and pls tell me more abt which monitor, ram(what fsb) and which cpu and why and which mobo? etc.

thanx

 

[shantanu]

Zebronics flatron is 4500/- so i guess samsung and lg ones would be not more than 5000/-

(17")

 

[Choto Cheeta]

@nishantv2003

There is no P33 Chipset as u said... its G33 what Intel makes, please let me know if any other chipset manufactures has come up with such name as P33...

u do have 2 config in ur mind, before I can comment I would ask you ur full budget and what will be the purpose of the computer

thnx...

 

[ravi_9793]

and pls tell me more abt whic(wh monitor, ramhat fsb) and which cpu and why and which mobo? etc.

thanx

before deciding RAM fsb, make sure your motherboard support it.

CRT Moniter-->> Lg flatron, E700SH,17", flat, black.. Price 5K

Tell me ur budget on motherboard and processor.Than I can suggest you something.

 

[nishantv2003]

@nishantv2003

There is no P33 Chipset as u said... its G33 what Intel makes, please let me know if any other chipset manufactures has come up with such name as P33...

u do have 2 config in ur mind, before I can comment I would ask you ur full budget and what will be the purpose of the computer

thnx...

u r right i wrote that wrong.
it is G33.

and ravi

i think now days almost every mobo(for amd or intel) has support for ddr2 800 ram.

and i want 2 buy:- a cpu, a mobo, hdd, ram, cd drive, a cabinet and a 17" flat monitor under 30k.

 

[ravi_9793]

and ravi

i think now days almost every mobo(for amd or intel) has support for ddr2 800 ram.

and i want 2 buy:- a cpu, a mobo, hdd, ram, cd drive, a cabinet and a 17" flat monitor under 30k.

Processor-->>Intel C2D E4400 ,price 5K
Motherboard-->>ASUS -P5B-VM,price 7.5K
Hard disk-->> Seagate/WD, 250 GB, price 3K
RAM-->> Kingston 800 Mhz, 1 GB, price 2k
Drive, sony DVD r/w-->> Price Rs. 1300/-
cabinet-->> any with 450 watt SMPS, price rs. 1200/-
CRT Moniter-->> Lg flatron, E700SH,17", flat, black.. Price 5K

Total Rs. 25K

 

[The_Devil_Himself]

^^+1 but why save 5k you can buy a better processor like e6750.
RAM:if you can afford corsair RAM buy them they are surely much better than Kingston(and performs better at overclocking).
Monitor:Buy a 19' crt if you can find one.The extra 2' are well worth of purchasing.
Drive:BUY ONLY LITE-ON DVD WRITER.they are the best.
HARD disk:seagate\wd 250gb sata 2 should be around 2.6k.

 

[nishantv2003]

thanx ravi for such good config
but,
can processor b -c2d E6750 :-Rs.8.2k
and mobo - asus or msi with onboard gfx(G33 chipset or better) :- Rs.under 5k.
by this ill have a very good processor and a good mobo and i can add a gfx card later
and ths will b under 30k...

edit:
thanx the devil
ur right bro, that is wat i was saying but said it before me
by the way how much corsai ram will cost 1gb 800hz?
and pls suggest me a good mobo.

P.S. And 1 more thing guys,
is there any point in wating 4 the AMD Phenom x3 processors?

 

[Hulk]

Hi Guys,
Need Help. Thought of upgrading the system. Here thought some configuration.
COnfiguration-1:
1) Processor- AMD X2 Dual Core 5000 -RS5600/-
2) Mother Board- ASUS M2N-PV-VM -Rs4400
3) RAM-Transcend 1GB DDR2 Ram @ 667Mhz -Rs1239
4) Graphics Card-XFX 8600 GT 512MB -Rs6555
5) Hard Disk-250 GB Seagate (7200RPM) -Rs2753

COnfiguration-2:
1) Processor- AMD X2 Dual Core 4400 -RS3650/-
2) Mother Board- ASUS M2A_VM_HDMI -Rs4800
3) RAM-Transcend 1GB DDR2 Ram @ 667Mhz -Rs1239
4) Graphics Card-XFX 8600 GT 512MB -Rs6555
5) Hard Disk-250 GB Seagate (7200RPM) -Rs2753

I am week end Gamer.
Please let me know whihc is best configuration. I am going to buy tomorrow.

Thanks In advance,
Hulk.