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[keith_j_snyder2]

I m confused between AMD & Intel pro, what r the price of these.
Athlon 64 X2 5200+ & Intel Core 2 duo E4500. Which is the best among the 2, regarding performance. And also suggest me the good mobo for these processors along with thier price.

If u are thinking of performance then E4500 is better because of better overclocking and 5200+ is better if ur option is power savings and non-overclocking!

 

[kg_87]

I think hi means Western Digital Caviar (is the spelling correct ?) .............

Thanks

 

[cyberharsh]

Need help !!
I wish to buy a new DVD writer for my pc.
Please suggest the best brand available alongwith price.
(if possible, plz post the reason for the choice too.)

 

[raja2281]

best dvd writer is liteon thats wht i have heard.

but i am using sony and i dont find any problems with it as well.

 

[Jags]

the price of liteon dvd-wrietr was Rs 1200 around a month back
u can also get lite-on with lightscribe technology for i think 200 rs extra

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

Need help !!
I wish to buy a new DVD writer for my pc.
Please suggest the best brand available alongwith price.
(if possible, plz post the reason for the choice too.)

Almost all DVD Writers are same, i used LITE-ON and it was fairly good enough.

Buy only which has a service centre in your city. Even LG and SAMSUNG is also a good choice if it has a service centre.

 

[cluby]

Guys Please help
I have a budget of 10000 and i want to buy the following
1)AMD processor
2)Motherboard
3)Graphics card(integrated is more preferred, if integrated please specify)
4)1 GB Memory
5)160 GB hard disc

please specify the costs(Kolkata's cost is more preferred).

 

[mastermunj]

Hi Guys,

I am new to this core technology, but willing to have a quad core PC at home for working with high end server applications..

Can you all suggest me whether the configuration i have got from a vendor is okie?

Please do suggest add and remove wherever necessary..

Processor: Quad Core Q6600. - 11400/-
Which to prefer? Q6600 or 6700??

Motherboard: DG33. - 5300/-
I have no details about mobo, have read on this forum about DG965RY.
Which one is better to choose?

RAM: 2 GB 800 Mhz Transcend. - 2300/-
Is this good enough? Any other suggestions?

HDD: Seagate 160GB SATA. - 2300/-
Should I go for 250GB? big money diff? Any other good brand in Mumbai?
DVD R/W: Samsung 18X. - 1600/-
Any other better brand? is 18X actually available in DVD?

Monitor: LG 17" CRT. - 4500/-
Monitor: LG 17" LCD. - 8500/-
However I wish to have TFT / LCD, monitor seems a good option for saving on money, is it? Or i can get a good TFT / LCD at lower prices?

Cabinet: I-Ball Cabinet with SMPS (400 watt). - 1500/-
Any other? Should i go for lower watt SMPS to save on elctricity bills? will it affect to PC performance or life by any means?

Keyboard & Mouse: Logitech MM & Optical. - 650/-
Any other good suggestions?

Please also suggest to go for medium cost Speakers and Headphone and PenDrive.

Should this configuration also provide a good gaming experiance? If not then which will be good choice for graphics card??

Awaiting great knowledge source coming to enlighten my stormy brain due to so many confusions .. hehe...

 

[Mr.Satan JR.]

mastermunj,i'm a noob here but will try my best at helping.

about motherboard:
DG33 has official support for 1333 MHz C2D's while DG965 does not.
also DG965's onboard X3000 is better than DG33's onboard GMA 3100.

About Ram:
2 GB should be good enough.

About HDD:
Try to get A Seagate 250 GB Sata around Rs.2800.Check ITwares.com for latest prices.

DVD/RW:
Go for one by Lite-on or LG.

Don't know about the other parts.As for gaming try to get atleast a 8600GT
graphics card.

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

also u should buy a good decent PSU and not to rely on local one which comes with the cabinet!
Zebronics, Powersafe are few of decent PSU makers, just check which one fits ur budget, A 400W-550W is enough!

 

[mastermunj]

Should i go for Intel DG965? or XFX 650i Ultra???

What are Pros and Cons??

 

[s18000rpm]

can someone tell the price of Core 2 Duo E6420?

 

[The_Devil_Himself]

^^I guess they have stopped selling this series.not sure though.

and why are you hell bent on getting a c2d?Quad core q6600gt costs just 11k now boy! go get it IMO.q6600+abit x38 based mobo will kill them all.

 

[napster007]

the creative ep-630 is available for 850/- in the show room!!!! wow

 

[bajaj151]

I have a budget of 15K

So suggest me a descent TFT with approximate price (Will buy from Nehru Place,Delhi)

 

[mastermunj]

Guys,

more i am reading abour mobo on net, more i am getting confused..

Please guide...

Which one is better of DG965 & DG33 & XFX 650i Ultra?????

Please give details about pros and cons...

Also want to ask, whether i should go fot 1X2GB Transcend 800Mhz or 2X1GB Transcend 800Mhz?? and Why???

 

[juggler]

Guys,

more i am reading abour mobo on net, more i am getting confused..

Please guide...

Which one is better of DG965 & DG33 & XFX 650i Ultra?????

Please give details about pros and cons...

Also want to ask, whether i should go fot 1X2GB Transcend 800Mhz or 2X1GB Transcend 800Mhz?? and Why???

out of above three go for XFX 650i
but if u are ready to spend more get a Abit IP35-E motherboard which has good reviews all around

about ram get 2X1GB ram because of following reason:

1. u would be able to take advantage of dual memory channel (leads to slightly better performance)
2. if one of ur ram goes bad u can still run the system while u send for memory replacement .

 

[mastermunj]

Abit IP35-E will be a little more high for my budget!!

however, why will XFX 650i will be better?? does it have all the features of Intel and plus few additional?

And if i go for 2X1GB, will it make any diff in cost??

 

[juggler]

Abit IP35-E will be a little more high for my budget!!

however, why will XFX 650i will be better?? does it have all the features of Intel and plus few additional?

And if i go for 2X1GB, will it make any diff in cost??

From Bjorn3d.com

XFX 650i
Pros:

+ Highly overclockable
+ Supports a wide range of Intel CPU's
+ Supports new 1333 MHz FSB
+ Supports large CPU heatsinks
+ Very stable
+ Excellent value

Cons:

- Internal USB headers too close to bottom PCI slot
- Naming of DIMM slots might confuse some
- No cooling on southbridge

from Overclock3d.net

Pro's

+ Great price
+ Decent overclocking
+ Good performance
+ Not a bad layout

Con's

- Ugly green PCB
- Very basic cooling
- Picky when overclocking at high FSB
- Very low voltage adjustment (especially memory)

XFX 650i has all the features that a Intel based board in the same price range will have

regarding memory a single RAM of 2Gb will be costlier than two 1 gb rams

 

[mastermunj]

That's a great help to me for deciding the mobo...

now i have made up mind to have 650i as mobo and probably a graphics card too..

can anyone tell me, what will be rate for lite on dvd r/w?? does lite on also has diff models?