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RCuber

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^^^ Yea Biostar P35 .. +1 .. But it has one problem with Gigabit lan .. 48% CPU usage.. which I dont think will be a problem cause not many home users use gigabit lan.
 
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gulgulumaal

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Charan said:
^^^ Yea Biostar P35 .. +1 .. But it has one problem with Gigabit lan .. 48% CPU usage.. which I dont think will be a problem cause not many home users use gigabit lan.
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Again..prob is that it's not MicroATX. I have a nice microatx cabinet which I dont want to throw away..thats why I'm insisting on a microatx mobo.
 
lnkrishnan

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Folks, can somebody please help me with a suggestion for an AGP based motherboard preferably supporting AMD 3200+ XP processor??? Thanks for your help.
 
nvidia

nvidia

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Why do you need a AGP supporting motherboard??
I dont think you can get a new motherboard that supports AGP these days..
You need to get a second hand motherboard.
 
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sarulan

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Posting from Hardware Trouble shooting forum.....

I have started building mATX HTPC for my Movie collection.

Here are the specs

mATX case: Antec NSK2400 “Media Center” - Rs 7000
*www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=92400
Review : *www.virtual-hideout.net/revie...00/index.shtml
Price:7000


mATX Mother Board
ASRock 1333FullHD, Intel LGA775, 1333FSB,upto 8GB, ATi X1250, PCIEx16, DVI, 7.1 ch HD audio
*www.asrock.com/mb/overview.as...ORE1333-FULLHD
Review: *www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3072&p=5
Review: *www.virtual-hideout.net/revie...HD/index.shtml
Price:6500

Cpu : Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 stepping
Review: *www.tomshardware.co.uk/Intel-...iew-29731.html
Review: *anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/int...spx?i=3038&p=8
Torn between E6750/6850 v/s Q6600 finally opted for Quad core.
price:11500

Ram: DDR2 2GB PC6400 DUAL C4 OCZ
CL 4-4-4-15 Timing with Heat sinks
price:4000

Harddisk: Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641AS-RK 500GB -
Specs: 500GB, 7,200rpm, 16MB Buffer, SATA 300MBps Interface
price:6500

DVDwriter: Flick from my existing system NEC DVD+-RW/DL
price:Free

Total Price: 35,500

Going to take my time to build this one.

This is mainly for hdtv movies to be played on my LG LCD TV.

I am waiting for ATI HD3850 or Nvidia Geforce8800GT 256MB to come in Rs10,000 price range ( which will happen by christmas), then this system can be used as gaming pc. (Although I dont have much time nowadays to play games, Hl2 ep2 has come, so waiting to play it )

Also waiting for HD-DVD drive to become affordable(Rs 10,000 range)
 
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upendra_gp

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ravi_9793 said:
how about ASUS P5B premium, price 11K
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pathiks said:
@upendra
asus p5n 32e sli
or asus p5k3 dlx or get a asus p5e3 dlx.. But it may be costly
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Thanks for the suggestionjs but I have a budget of only 7-8k.
Rest of my system will be
E6750/Q6600
2GB 667 MHz RAM 3000
160GB hdd 2500
Cabinet 1400
Creative Speakers(may become optional) 1400
I have indicated the costs so please suggest me good one with overclocking capabilities for the proccys and please give the price too!
My budget is 25k. I have old DVD-writer. Also please suggest one with good onboard graphics such that it wud play gaes like crysis atleast at low settings.
 
Ponmayilal

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sarulan said:
mATX case: Antec NSK2400 “Media Center” - Rs 7000
*www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=92400
Review : *www.virtual-hideout.net/revie...00/index.shtml
Price:7000

Instead of NSK 2400 why don't you go for Antec Fusion Black 430?
Quote "The Fusion Black 430 comes with a 430 Watt power supply and features an IR receiver that is compatible with Windows MCE & VISTA and an LCD display and a volume control knob, giving you full control over all your media in just one case."

If it were available when I did my MC PC, I would have gone for this.I have the plain Fusion 430 w/o the built-in IR receiver and hence using an external IR receiver that came with the mediacenter remote.

The black 430 is available in India for around Rs 11000/
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sarulan

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Ponmayilal said:
Instead of NSK 2400 why don't you go for Antec Fusion Black 430?
Quote "The Fusion Black 430 comes with a 430 Watt power supply and features an IR receiver that is compatible with Windows MCE & VISTA and an LCD display and a volume control knob, giving you full control over all your media in just one case."

If it were available when I did my MC PC, I would have gone for this.I have the plain Fusion 430 w/o the built-in IR receiver and hence using an external IR receiver that came with the mediacenter remote.

The black 430 is available in India for around Rs 11000/
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Some how I think It is little costly :) I was looking for Apevia qpack *www.apevia.com/product.php?pid=220 But it was costing around Rs 8000+ with shipping to India.
 
Ponmayilal

Ponmayilal

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^ Look at this! When you are spending as much as Rs.11500/ on an Intel Quad core processor, as if you can't spend another Rs 4000/ on the cabinet. Anyways its all your choice. But one thing is certain. If you are going to take your time, by that time many things would have changed and I am sure you will have to and will revise your configuration:) BTW where will you get the OCZ modules from? Just curious.I do faintly remember that Prime AGGB had them on their website.Not sure though.
 
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frontech

Right off the assembly line
i bought quadcore
intel motherboard
2 gb ddr ram
160 gb hd
liteon dvd writer
creative 2.1 speakers


warehouse
 
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janitha

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Ponmayilal said:
^ Look at this! When you are spending as much as Rs.11500/ on an Intel Quad core processor, as if you can't spend another Rs 4000/ on the cabinet. Anyways its all your choice. But one thing is certain. If you are going to take your time, by that time many things would have changed and I am sure you will have to and will revise your configuration:) BTW where will you get the OCZ modules from? Just curious.I do faintly remember that Prime AGGB had them on their website.Not sure though.
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Corsair, Gskill etc. @ prime and
OCZ, Corsair etc. @ yantra
 
RCuber

RCuber

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frontech said:
i bought quadcore
intel motherboard
2 gb ddr ram
160 gb hd
liteon dvd writer
creative 2.1 speakers


warehouse
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What was the total cost? can you please give us specs of processor and mobo.
 
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sarulan

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Ponmayilal said:
^ Look at this! When you are spending as much as Rs.11500/ on an Intel Quad core processor, as if you can't spend another Rs 4000/ on the cabinet. Anyways its all your choice. But one thing is certain. If you are going to take your time, by that time many things would have changed and I am sure you will have to and will revise your configuration:) BTW where will you get the OCZ modules from? Just curious.I do faintly remember that Prime AGGB had them on their website.Not sure though.
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I have asked one of my friend to buy it from US (app $100 for 2GB)
 
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sarulan

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keith_j_snyder2 said:
Where did u find OCZ so cheap in India!
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I have asked one of my friend to buy it from US (app $100 for 2GB)

sarulan said:
Some how I think It is little costly :) I was looking for Apevia qpack *www.apevia.com/product.php?pid=220 But it was costing around Rs 8000+ with shipping to India.
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I went ahead and bit the bullet. Ordered the Apevia case online & got it shipped. It arrived today with Rs1350 customs duty making the total to be Rs9000 :)
 
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