[Help Needed] Buying New PC Configuration

[vickybat]

^^ You haven't heard about intel atom based barebones? Intel atom is a low performing and low powered processor line that is used in netbooks and nettops. They are available in both single and dualcore avatars.

Zacate is amd's fusion based cpu which has 2 cpu cores and a gpu core fused together in a single die.They have tdp of 18w and are highly recommended for htpc's due to their ability to stream 1080p content effortlessly owing to the 6310 gpu based on a radeon 5450.

Google a bit to know more about them.

 

[srch07]

Man, why you asked me to go for it.
They are less efficient for my sort of work.

 

[vickybat]

No no don't get me wrong. Thats a secondary rig i asked you to get. Your primary rig would still be sandybridge. If you will use your primary system for downloading and other stuff, it will suck unecessary power as you will be keeping it on for almost 24/7.

So down the line, a secondary rig based on atom or zacate can be used as a download rig or surfing etc. The primary rig will only be used during work.

Thats what most people from different forums i visited suggest.

 

[srch07]

Ah ok...
Power is not a issue, i dnt have to pay electricity bill here
Plus my old rig used to run lyk, 71 hours/3 days.
Just asked my friend to get rate of 6850, 6850 toxic n 6870 in bangalore.
Btw these smc n all online shops bargain on online purchase or not, and will it cost a bit less if i get someone to buy from them and than get couriered.
Am also, considering to buy 2, 4GB corsair ram @4.3 k what you say.

 

[vickybat]

Yaa 8gb modules will be future proof and ram prices are a lot lower now. So go for maximum.

Regarding smc, ordering online will cost you same as someone buying from them and get it couriered. And you cannot bargain with online stores.

If you have a friend in bangalore, tell him to go to sp road and do a bit of bargaining in a no. of shops before purchase. 6850 n 6870 will cost a bit less if you purchase from sp road. Just do some serious bargaining.

I will still suggest you to go for a secondary rig in future to save power and longevity of primary system. Not recommended to keep a resource heavy system always on.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

for mobo look at Gigabyte GA-H67MA-UD2H @ 7.5k or Intel DH67CL @ 6.5k.
change ram to corsair 4GB DDR3 1333mhz @ 2.3k. and 8gb is waste for your purpose. 4gb more than sufficient.

 

[srch07]

Jas, Tell me onething, this turbo boost in SNB, increases basic clock speed right?
So at max it won't be able to use 1600Mhz, But it will Use More than 1333 Mhz, isn't it?

Also, what is with this toxic edition, am unable to find it on any site/shop. I only get 6850 or 6870.

Checked
Intel® Desktop Board DH67CL and GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket 1155 - GA-H67MA-UD2H (rev. 1.0)

Seems like Intel one doesn't support crossfire, which i maybe needing in future, and why does these boards support only upto 1333Mhz memory.. :s

 

[Piyush]

whats the price of i5 2500?

 

[srch07]

Expected to be @ 10.5k
But it isn't available as of now in india.

Also, How is this Tagan PSU/SMPS, better than Seasonic one or...
*www.theitwares.com/computer-hardware-power-supplies-c-101_34.html?options_values_id=34&options_id=6


==> Anyone can let me know their online shopping experience with deltapage.com... Was thinking to order few of the stuffs there.
For theitwares.com and smcinternational.in , there are lots of good reviews on forum, so those seem nice, will order other stuffs from there.

 

[ssb1551]

I have ordered a couple of stuffs from theitwares.They offer prompt service & the parcels are well packaged.You can be rest assured that nothing will happen to your package.

 

[coderunknown]

Jas, Tell me onething, this turbo boost in SNB, increases basic clock speed right?
So at max it won't be able to use 1600Mhz, But it will Use More than 1333 Mhz, isn't it?

as you can see i am not Jassy but still answering on his behalf.

the clock increases, not the FSB (or FSB equivalent) so the frequency of ram stays the same. so will use 1333Mhz. but some manufacturers ship their board with good BIOS that can be tweaked to run the ram at 1600Mhz.

Also, what is with this toxic edition, am unable to find it on any site/shop. I only get 6850 or 6870.

maybe Toxic is phased out in favor of the 6series cards.

Seems like Intel one doesn't support crossfire, which i maybe needing in future, and why does these boards support only upto 1333Mhz memory.. :s

if its cheapest Intel board, it won't support. also its H67 = no OC = ram will run at default stock speed of 1333Mhz. so theres no support for faster ram. further, its Intel which uses lame BIOS. hardly any tweak.

 

[srch07]

Thanks for the update sam..

I ordered
Intel i5 - 2400 @ 9.6K - Deltapage.com
Intel DH67CL @ 6.5K - Deltapage.com
Corsair DDR3 (1333Mhz) 2 * 4GB @ 4.6K - Deltapage.com
Saphire HD 6850 @ 10.8K - theitwares.com
Logitech Mx518 @ 1.2k - theitwares.com
Corsair 450 VX @ 3.8K - theitwares.com

Still gotta order the BenQ G2220HD @ theitwares.com, it is out of stock at the moment.

Delta said, it will take 4-5 days to arrive in bhubaneswar, they would have shipped it today itself.
I made payment to theitwares late, so, they will be shipping it tomorrow, said will be delivered here in 1 day after that.

Hope all goes well

Thanks everyone for support.

Vicky and ssb, can you help me in finding Dell ST2220L in bhubaneswar...
I mean there must be Dell shop or its retailer in Bhubanesware, right?

If not, will order BenQ one online, after stock comes..

 

[Piyush]

are both the brands not available online?

 

[srch07]

Dell ST2220L is out of stock at smc, which is the only shop at the moment to get it listed on site.
BenQ ran out of stock today morning at it wares.

Frankly speaking, i don't wanna waste 600 bucks on shipping of Monitor... lolz

 

[Piyush]

did u asked SMC on phone
because it had happen many a times that they have listed a item on their website as "out of stock" but its vice-versa
so its better to call them when u r dealing with SMC

 

[srch07]

Nope, i haven't talked to smc on phone. Listed price of delta and itwares was lesser, so didn't bothered.
But maybe will ask smc later for monitor.
Still 600-700 bucks for monitor shipping..

 

[Piyush]

at least try once
u can bargain too if u are a good bargainer
if possible try to ask them about the prices of the rest of the components that u are buying?

 

[srch07]

Am planing to get rest of them offline, from local store.
I mean, Harddisk,UPS,Keyboard,Cabinet n all i can get here only..

 

[Piyush]

and what about cpu,mobo,ram....
already ordered?

 

[srch07]

Yup, already ordered them

Check Post Number 33 or click *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/pc-compon...uying-new-pc-configuration-2.html#post1324259