Is my configuration sounds like a gaming rig???..pls help..

[giprabu]

systems never run on full load except while serious gaming, and they are designed for that, so don't worry or if you could increase budget get vx550,

how is hdmi important to you, what will you achieve with it, if you want to hear sound from monitor speakers - which suck highly - what gaming would you enjoy? Just asking out of curiosity........

hey.. i'm not going to use the speakers inbuilt in monitor..
i gonna buy a separate 2.1 channel creative speakers..

hdmi is the purest form of audio and video signals, i saw in an article..
just want to make my visuals appealing..

 

[azaad_shri75]

hey.. i'm not going to use the speakers inbuilt in monitor..
i gonna buy a separate 2.1 channel creative speakers..

hdmi is the purest form of audio and video signals, i saw in an article..
just want to make my visuals appealing..

ok, you will connect hdmi cable from gfx outlet to monitor inlet-where is the question of 2.1 speaker set, as you would connect it sound card output-right.........then how is hdmi helping you, as dvi gives same video output as hdmi.......

 

[asingh]

HDMI = DVI+SOUND. So regarding picture quality there is no difference HDMI vs. DVI.

 

[Chetan1991]

The original conf. Was funny. Hardly any games support 4 cores let alone 6. Number of cores is not like freq. Only those apps can benifit from extra cores which support that much number of cores. And 2gb ram and hd 5770 wont make a gud gaming machine.

 

[Piyush]

The original conf. Was funny. Hardly any games support 4 cores let alone 6. Number of cores is not like freq. Only those apps can benifit from extra cores which support that much number of cores. And 2gb ram and hd 5770 wont make a gud gaming machine.

dude budget should also be kept in mind
5770 is the best card possible in under 10k

but i agree 2gb of ram may be less at some stages

 

[giprabu]

Re: Is my configuration sound like a gaming rig???..pls help..

The original conf. Was funny. Hardly any games support 4 cores let alone 6. Number of cores is not like freq. Only those apps can benifit from extra cores which support that much number of cores. And 2gb ram and hd 5770 wont make a gud gaming machine.

now what you people say ??
you want me to choose 965BE instead of X6 ..?

i wanted my proccy to be a future proof one...

regarding monitor.. asigh's formula "HDMI = DVI + SOUND" took off the misconception from my mind..
so i'll go for g2220hd..

 

[pulsar_swift]

ok when are you purchasing the PC ? All set or still thinking ?

 

[giprabu]

ok when are you purchasing the PC ? All set or still thinking ?

my semester is going on.. i must wait for a week still
and not everything set..
still mind is oscillating between x6 and 965BE as you guys say x6 is not good for gaming..

i'm not going to do any heavy A/V editings or any such stuffs.. its for pure gaming ..

 

[coderunknown]

my semester is going on.. i must wait for a week still
and not everything set..
still mind is oscillating between x6 and 965BE as you guys say x6 is not good for gaming..

i'm not going to do any heavy A/V editings or any such stuffs.. its for pure gaming ..

current games use 2 cores-3cores. 4 cores more than enough. but 6cores? it'll make futureproof, but in encoding arena. better X4. Phenom II X6's turbo core (2-3 cores OC & other cores pinned down in speed) not yet very good, compared to Intel's Turbo Boost. so for games its best get X4 955 + a OEM HSF (keep heat issue away & extend life of the proccy).

 

[giprabu]

current games use 2 cores-3cores. 4 cores more than enough. but 6cores? it'll make futureproof, but in encoding arena. better X4. Phenom II X6's turbo core (2-3 cores OC & other cores pinned down in speed) not yet very good, compared to Intel's Turbo Boost. so for games its best get X4 955 + a OEM HSF (keep heat issue away & extend life of the proccy).

in that case i can go for a 785 chipset board and save some 2k....
will those extra bucks from cpu and mobo yield me a still better gfx card ?

 

[Piyush]

in that case i can go for a 785 chipset board and save some 2k....
will those extra bucks from cpu and mobo yield me a still better gfx card ?

absolutely
4 cores and 785 based mobo will be more than enough in case of gaming
better spend rest of ur money on a good gfx card and not to forget power supply(a good one)

 

[pulsar_swift]

current games use 2 cores-3cores. 4 cores more than enough. but 6cores? it'll make futureproof, but in encoding arena. better X4. Phenom II X6's turbo core (2-3 cores OC & other cores pinned down in speed) not yet very good, compared to Intel's Turbo Boost. so for games its best get X4 955 + a OEM HSF (keep heat issue away & extend life of the proccy).

I repeat, 955BE doesnt overheat, the stock HSF is noisy. The issue is noise,not heat

 

[giprabu]

I repeat, 955BE doesnt overheat, the stock HSF is noisy. The issue is noise,not heat

what cooler you use for yourself ?

 

[pulsar_swift]

I am using Cooler Master Hyper TX3 @ Rs 1400 including taxes
If you are going for 955BE then wait for 95W TDP version which is expected soon

 

[coderunknown]

in that case i can go for a 785 chipset board and save some 2k....
will those extra bucks from cpu and mobo yield me a still better gfx card ?

with 22" Benq, X4 955 and sub 5k mobo, u maybe able squeeze in a HD5850. and about heat, check if the stock HSF bad. if yes change it, if no, keep it. getting the bad stock HSF, its just like a luck based thing similar to unlocking Phenom X2's. Pulsar got a bad 1 unluckily, same way Cilus's HSF is a good one.

I repeat, 955BE doesnt overheat, the stock HSF is noisy. The issue is noise,not heat

oh sorry. yah thats what i mean. dump the stock HSF & getting a cheap 1.5k cooler will solve everything.

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^^the above msg was for OP, not u Pulsar buddy. i know u brought a CM TX3.

 

[Cilus]

Yes, Sam is right. Don't just buy a Custom HSF without verifying the standard of your default HSF. I am overclocking my Phenom II 955 up to 3.7 GHz with my default HSF without any over heat issue.

Now regarding gaming, Now 4 Cores are OK and a 785G mobo is also good choice. But when it comes to "future proof", probably, this is not ok.
The speed of hardware progress is so much and cannot be predicted completely . Now SATA3 and USB3 is in the horizon, probably the market will be flooded with these products in all of a certain in very short notice.

So better opt for a 890 chip-set based mobo, if not for a 6 core processor. It is lot future proof as you can upgrade the CPU to Hex Core any time you wish, and you also having the eye candy USB3, SATA3 etc from the begining.
Sam.Shab,pulsar_swift, piyush120290 and all the others, please suggest if I am justified.

Your config will be like
Amd phenom X4 955BE (B3 Stepping) @7.7k
PowerColor radeon 5770HD @9.6k (don't buy XFX 5770, I'm a sufferer)
Biostar's 890GXE board @6.5k
Ram 2 X 2 GB Kingston DDR3 1333 MHz (this one is having lower latency than the Transcend one) @ 5.4k
Cooler master elite 342 cabinet @2k
benq g2412HD ~ 10k
seagate's 500GB hdd @ 2.2k (price for Seagate 500 GB has been reduced)
logitech mk250 wireless combo @1.6k
ups + dvd drive @~3k

 

[giprabu]

Yes, Sam is right.............
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Your config will be like
Amd phenom X4 955BE (B3 Stepping) @7.7k
PowerColor radeon 5770HD @9.6k (don't buy XFX 5770, I'm a sufferer)
Biostar's 890GXE board @6.5k
Ram 2 X 2 GB Kingston DDR3 1333 MHz (this one is having lower latency than the Transcend one) @ 5.4k
Cooler master elite 342 cabinet @2k
benq g2412HD ~ 10k
seagate's 500GB hdd @ 2.2k (price for Seagate 500 GB has been reduced)
logitech mk250 wireless combo @1.6k
ups + dvd drive @~3k

why not 965BE ??

 

[Cilus]

Well, If you go for 965BE, then you have to spend 8.6k + taxes.
And then, in a very near future, you will be thinking while looking at the "latest price" section of digit, "I would have bought the Amd phenom X6 1055t. God that was less than 1000 bucks costlier. Now X6 is available at 8.5k. bull Sheet."

Surely, I was suggesting Phenom II 955 so you can save some money. if you can spend 8.6k for a 965BE, why not pay 900 bucks extra to get a hexa core. Don't forget, with a 890GXE mobo, that will be a hell of a overclocker system and you can easily reach 3.2-3.4 GHz speed with very minor tweaking.

 

[giprabu]

Well, If you go for 965BE, then you have to spend 8.6k + taxes.
And then, in a very near future, you will be thinking while looking at the "latest price" section of digit, "I would have bought the Amd phenom X6 1055t. God that was less than 1000 bucks costlier. Now X6 is available at 8.5k. bull Sheet."

Surely, I was suggesting Phenom II 955 so you can save some money. if you can spend 8.6k for a 965BE, why not pay 900 bucks extra to get a hexa core. Don't forget, with a 890GXE mobo, that will be a hell of a overclocker system and you can easily reach 3.2-3.4 GHz speed with very minor tweaking.

so.. should i need to increase my psu (my current plan is corsair CMPSU 550VX)
if i overclock it to 3.4 GHz ?

 

[Cilus]

Your PSU is more than enough to handle it. Overclocking the CPU does not increase the power requirement in a large extent. It is mainly Graphics card, HDD etc. So your current PSu will do just fine.