My ~40k PC Config - comments needed

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shadez

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thanks guys for all your comments. the thread was kinda dull earlier so didnt bump in for past 2-3 days ... :)

had been to SP market and talked to the guy in Ankit. he suggested the following config:

Monitor - Samsung 22" (this has 15000:1 ration compared to benQ T which has 10000:1, DVI support etc etc... but comes for rs10,800)
Cabinet - CoolerMaster Elite 334
Processor - Intel Q8200
Motherboard - Gigabyte GP45 (well i guess this. he said something similar! 45 for sure :oops:)
RAM - Kingston 2x2GB DDR2
HDD - WD 640 (seagate .12 HDD's are not available and there is loads of problems with previous ones. so decided on WD. samsung didnt check)
PSU - Corsair VX650 (jumped from 450 to 650. advisable?)
GPU - Sapphire HD4850 (heard sapphire to be more reliable than palit)
UPS - Yet to decide (maybe APC for 2.5k. any suggestions?)

This totals to 50k. i am shooting above budget by 10k so will buy GPU later. and as desiibond said, let the dust settle. so blends in well.

now, i know nothing about mobos so this Giga 45 board is good? or Biostar TA790 GX2 as harryneopotter said? or Q9300? i am going blind on this one so pls help me guys?
enquired about MSI P45 Neo-F. they have Neo-FR actually which has a new cooling sink or something but 1k more costlier. but this didnt have inbuild GPU so dumped the idea.

and if AMD, whats the best combo for PII X4 920? ie, within the price range? :D

now... comments please. i am going down this weekend to buy it. so pls lemme know your comments soon...
thanks a ton.! :)
 
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harryneopotter

harryneopotter

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dude ... wats the mobo and proccy combo is costing u now ( 8200 + GA EP45 ), coz the AMD combo of PII X4 920 + Biostar TA790 GX A2+ will cost u 16k and it will be much better than the intel combo as :

1. PII 920 is much faster thn Q8200.
2. 790GX is better than GA EP45 as P45 chipset does not have integrated Grafix and u will need a Grfx card to even get display. P series chipsets(P31, P35, P45 etc) from intel dont have Onboard Graphics, its the G series chipset ( G31, G35,G45 etc) which have onboard graphics but they are no match for HD3300 series which u can find on 790 GX chipset.


Choice is Urs.
 
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shadez

GaMeR
^ gotcha. the mobo he qouted 7500. proccy i dont remember now (am @office and price list is at home).

am switching for AMD now. i should be a fool to read so many reviews / comments from all and not opt for it! :)

so PII X4 920 + Biostar TA790 GX A2+ it is!
but will the remaining configs blend in good? any comments on the rest of items with this combo?

Bump!!!
 
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shadez

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^ yessir... i was just quoting the list and stats last saturday when i went to Ankit.

am going for 'PII X4 920 + Biostar TA790 GX A2+'. decided.! thanks guys... :)
 
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nikhil_mandlik

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Hi guys I am also in same situation ............plz help me with this config.

AMD Phenom II 940..................................................................12000
Corsair VX 550W......................................................................4500
Coolermaster CM 690................................................................3900
Palit HD 4850 Sonic (512MB)......................................................7500
2 x Kingston 2GB - 800Mhz, @5-5-5-15........................................2200
WD Caviar® Blue™ - 7200RPM,16/8/2MB Cache(WD5000AAKS).........2850
Sony WR 22x BOX.....................................................................1100

Biostar TA790GX 128M motherboard..............................................6000
+Thermalright Ultima 90i/ZeroTherm Nirvana....................................2000

Total : 42K

this config is finalised.....................but I m confused about the motherboard
IS it good enough?

I hv sorted out following mobo...........not sure of price, if it is more then gonna drop cpu cooler.

GA-MA790GP-UD4H
GA-MA790GP-DS4H
GA-MA790FX-DS5
GA-MA790FX-UD5P(not AM3 support)
GA-MA790X-UD4P
GA-MA790X-UD4
ASUS M4A78-E AM2+/AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
M3A79-T Deluxe
MSI DKA790GX Platinum

suggest me nice mobo................. and

1. shld I wait till HD 4850 price get reduced?
2.I currently hv 15" CRT(1024x678...max) gonna upgrade to E2200HD after two months so is HD4850 worth till this period or shld I get GPU with monitor?
3. Is VX450W enough for HD4850+phII-940?

help me with this
 
desiibond

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Bond, Desi Bond!
if you are getting it for 7.5 including tax
I think that is the reduced price.
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if you are getting it for 7.5k including tax. I think that is the reduced price. not sure though. earlier it's price was 8.1k including tax.
 
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desiibond said:
if you are getting it for 7.5 including tax
I think that is the reduced price.
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if you are getting it for 7.5k including tax. I think that is the reduced price. not sure though. earlier it's price was 8.1k including tax.
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these r the prices as on 21st Feb 09.............
and sorry its 7950/- by Mahalaxmi comp from Lamington road
 
comp@ddict

comp@ddict

EXIT: DATA Junkyard
Whoa, HD4850's new price has come into effect already, 129$ it is.

When will HD4870's 149$ come into effect, man!!!!
 
desiibond

desiibond

Bond, Desi Bond!
here's is brief specs on chipsets available:

Northbridge:
790FX:

HyperTransport 3.0 with support for HTX slots [10] and PCI Express 2.0
ATI CrossFire X
65 nm CMOS fabrication
Will pair with SB750 southbridge with support up to six SATA ports and enhanced Phenom processors overclocking via ACC functionality

790X:

HyperTransport 3.0 and PCI Express 2.0
ATI CrossFire
Can pair with SB750 southbridge with support up to six SATA ports and enhanced Phenom processors overclocking via ACC functionality

790GX:
Integrated graphics: Radeon HD 3300
ATI Hybrid Graphics
Side-port memory as local frame buffer, supporting DDR2 and GDDR3 modules
Two physical PCI-E x16 slots at x8 bandwidth
HyperTransport 3.0 and PCI Express 2.0
Hybrid CrossFire X
55 nm CMOS fabrication process

780G/780V:

Integrated graphics: Radeon HD 3200 (780G), Radeon 3100 (780V)
ATI Hybrid Graphics
One physical PCI-E x16 slot
HyperTransport 3.0 and PCI Express 2.0
55 nm CMOS fabrication process


Southbridge:

SB700:

Support up to 6 SATA 3.0 Gbit/s hard disk drives, with RAID 0, 1, 10 support
Support up to 14 USB ports

SB710:

All features from SB700
Advanced Clock Calibration for enhanced CPU overclocking
Direct communication channel composed of six data pins which were previously reserved between the CPU and the southbridge
Advanced Clock Calibration (Option available with AMD OverDrive software 2.1.1 and later)
Increase CPU overclocking potential via altering internal settings
Allow separate settings for each of the CPU cores
Allowed range: -12% to +12% with ACC enabled

SB750:

All features of SB700
RAID 5 support [5]
Super I/O
Enhanced CPU overclocking for K10-based processors only, originally named "OverDrive 3.0" [37]
Direct communication channel composed of six data pins which were previously reserved between the CPU and the southbridge
Advanced Clock Calibration (Option available with AMD OverDrive software 2.1.1 and later)
Increase CPU overclocking potential via altering internal settings
Allow separate settings for each of the CPU cores
Allowed range: -12% to +12% with ACC enabled
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790X+SB750 should be your choice since you are going for PCI-E graphics card.
 
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nikhil_mandlik

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How is GA-MA790GP-UD4H for phenom II940?
or biostar is better than this? (Biostar TA790GX 128M)

In terms of OC and gaming with HD4850(512)

Biostar TA790GX 128M - 5.5K
GA-MA790GP-UD4H - 8.8K
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How is GA-MA790GP-UD4H for phenom II940?
or biostar is better than this? (Biostar TA790GX 128M)

In terms of OC and gaming with HD4850(512)

Biostar TA790GX 128M - 5.5K
GA-MA790GP-UD4H - 8.8K
 
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shadez

GaMeR
errr.....
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errr..... any comments?
and also on HD4850 GPU + T2200HD full HD screen.
 
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comp@ddict

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EXIT: DATA Junkyard
1. Go for Biostar A2+ (790GX + SB750) - - Rs. 5300
2. Palit HD4870 1GB GDDR5 - - Rs. 15000
2. Phenom II 920 - - Rs. 10500
 
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nikhil_mandlik

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so I m gonna buy this next week

AMD Phenom II 940............................................... ...................12000
Biostar TA790GX 128M motherboard....................................... .......6000
Thermalright Ultima 90i/ZeroTherm Nirvana....................................2000
Corsair VX 550W/Coolermaster xtreme 600W.............................4500/3450
Coolermaster CM 690............................................... .................3900
2 x Kingston 2GB - 800Mhz, @5-5-5-15........................................2200
WD Caviar® Blue™ - 7200RPM,16/8/2MB Cache(WD5000AAKS).........2850
Sony WR 22x BOX............................................... ......................1100

which one is better Coolermaster xtreme 600W or VX450W?
VX 450W does not support crossfire and HD4870 :x
n VX550W was not available.
 
desiibond

desiibond

Bond, Desi Bond!
for HD4870, VX450 won't be able to provide enough power.

cooler master 600W is pseudo-600W with actual max load being 500W. I would say Corsair 550W Power Supply (VX550W)
 
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shadez

GaMeR
i am going for the same actually. but without thermalright cooler and VX650W PSU.

nikhil: PII 940 - better performer than 920 i bet. but the rest(config) holds good right?
just a doublecheck.
 
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nikhil_mandlik

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shadez said:
i am going for the same actually. but without thermalright cooler and VX650W PSU.

nikhil: PII 940 - better performer than 920 i bet. but the rest(config) holds good right?
just a doublecheck.
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VX650W? ..............I think its TX650W/HX620W
*www.corsair.com/products/power_supplies.aspx


I m not sure of motherboard.................but gonna use this only for 2 years..........so no prob ............i heard this one is good overclocker.......:-D

Rest of config is great..............gonna get HD 4850/HD 4870......:p
 
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