New Rig. Budget: 50k

[kalpik]

may be u shud rethink about ur dvdwriter option-choose either asus or samsung octoedge.

I take my words back.. Heard good things about Samsung SH-S203 So the DVD Writer is finalized

 

[The_Devil_Himself]

Hmm.. Thanks! Ok now one more thing.. Are there any specific models/revisions/brands etc i need to look out for? Like i've been told to get a G0 revision Q6600.. And i also heard there are some problems with some revisions of the Nvidia 8600GT.

yep, get the G0 stepping q6600.b3 stepping q6600 runs hotter(about 10c!!) than G0stepping one.this is a makesure point before you buy.
The G0 stepping Quads Product Id's end in SLACR and the B3 ones end in SL9UM.

One Advice kalpik, get 8800gt instead of 8600gt if budget permits.8800gt is more value for money.

Yea xfx 8600gt's(one which ends udf7) have severe heating problems.Better stay away from xfx 8600gt's.

 

[kalpik]

^^ Thanks a LOT man! These were the things i was looking for Anyone else have some advice like this?

 

[zyberboy]

Asus EN 8600gt is a good card , i hav one, temp less than 50 in idle,but price will be 1.5k more than xfx