Pc upgrade

[Shloeb]

My friend wants to upgrade his motherboard, processor and ram. He currently has a p3, 865 mobo and 256 mb ram.
His budget for the motherboard+processor and ram is 10,000. He will use the pc for some gaming and multimedia stuff. Please don't suggest a graphics card. He won't buy it.
One more question is that. Should he go for amd or intel? Which will perform better at this budget? Thanks.

 

[Pathik]

AMD obviously..
MSI K9AGM2
AMD x2 5600+
2*1GB DDR2 667mhz ram

 

[Shloeb]

Any other suggestions? Isn't 1GB RAM enough? And please post the prices of the components.

 

[samus_guild]

help! im gonna upgrade my computer in a few weeks and my budget's like 27000 to 30000...i have to buy a new mobo, processor, 1gb ram, smps, 250GB hdd, graphic card(dx10) and a dvdwriter..what do you guys suggest coz my budget's a lil limited...ill be using the pc primarily for movies, songs and to play games...im willing to sacrificing quality for the games and I'll be happy as long as i can play new games on it...im willing to turn off most of the eye candys as long as its playable...my order of priority goes something like this...mobo, processor and power supply comes first....then its the HDD, graphic card, RAM...if i have a little left over then i wouldn't mind a new cabinet and dvd writer as well...my next upgrade will be like the end of next year so i have to be v careful of what i choose...what do you guys suggest???i have come up with a list of what i plan to buy below...please help me with your suggestions...



1. CPU-> AMD Athlon 5200+x2; Price:Rs.5,625
2. Mobo->Asus M2NPV-VM; Price:Rs.4,275
3. RAM- DDR2 800 Mhz 1GB; Price:Rs.4,000
4. HDD->Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB; Price:Rs.3,800
5. Cabinet->Zebronics peace; Price:Rs.2,300
6. LiteOn DVD writer; Price:Rs.1350
7. Coolermaster extreme power 600W;Rs. 3500/
8. GPU(DX10)???????????? Price:Rs.5150

TOTAL=Rs.30,000

if i spend 30,000 it means that 7,000 comes from my pocket...where can i cut a little cost...help!

p.s. posted this at skoar.com also

 

[spitfire]

help! im gonna upgrade my computer in a few weeks and my budget's like 27000 to 30000...i have to buy a new mobo, processor, 1gb ram, smps, 250GB hdd, graphic card(dx10) and a dvdwriter..what do you guys suggest coz my budget's a lil limited...ill be using the pc primarily for movies, songs and to play games...im willing to sacrificing quality for the games and I'll be happy as long as i can play new games on it...im willing to turn off most of the eye candys as long as its playable...my order of priority goes something like this...mobo, processor and power supply comes first....then its the HDD, graphic card, RAM...if i have a little left over then i wouldn't mind a new cabinet and dvd writer as well...my next upgrade will be like the end of next year so i have to be v careful of what i choose...what do you guys suggest???i have come up with a list of what i plan to buy below...please help me with your suggestions...



1. CPU-> AMD Athlon 5200+x2; Price:Rs.5,625
2. Mobo->Asus M2NPV-VM; Price:Rs.4,275
3. RAM- DDR2 800 Mhz 1GB; Price:Rs.4,000
4. HDD->Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB; Price:Rs.3,800
5. Cabinet->Zebronics peace; Price:Rs.2,300
6. LiteOn DVD writer; Price:Rs.1350
7. Coolermaster extreme power 600W;Rs. 3500/
8. GPU(DX10)???????????? Price:Rs.5150

TOTAL=Rs.30,000

if i spend 30,000 it means that 7,000 comes from my pocket...where can i cut a little cost...help!

p.s. posted this at skoar.com also

Welcome to the forum.
But first of all you should hav looked at and searched the forum first..as the forum is flooded with the same kind of posts.

Secondly You shouls not hijack others thread like these..posting in forum is free so open your own thread to ask questions..

Thirdly your RAM price is extorbitantly high..4000 for 1gb 800Mhz is way too high (Unless you opt for performance rams).

as far as DX 10 cards go..8600gt seems only viable option

 

[samus_guild]

sorry about this and thanks for the reply...will search the forums and will not hijack other threads....and thanks for the info on the RAM prices and graphic card...thats another 1000 bucks saved...

 

[Shloeb]

Can somebody answer me?

 

[arun_chennai]

Intel Core 2 duo E4500 2.2Ghz =4.8k
Biostar 7050 =3.2k
2Gig Transcend =2kk
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Total =10k
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Overclock this baby to 3ghz and it will any AMD offering....

Any other suggestions? Isn't 1GB RAM enough? And please post the prices of the components.

1gb is not enough.....

 

[Pathik]

^^ i think u mean the Biostar 7150..
*www.biostar-usa.com/mbdetails.asp?model=TF7150U-M7

 

[arun_chennai]

^^ i think u mean the Biostar 7150..
*www.biostar-usa.com/mbdetails.asp?model=TF7150U-M7

Actually the model u have suggested is better than what i have suggested (with DVI & HDMI & Better Graphics) ,but it is not yet available in India .the model i have suggested is *www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/mb/content.php?S_ID=307.the only downside of these motherboards are lack of dual channel ram...but for 3.2k they offering Penryn support with a very good IGP....

 

[Shloeb]

The problem is that Biostar may not be available here. Any other popular brand of motherboard?

Btw which is better? E4500 or 5600+?

 

[arun_chennai]

Biostar is distributed by Abacus peripherars & it has branches all over India....

 

[Pathik]

yea man Biostar makes great vfm mobos.. btw @stock the 5600+ is better than the 4500.. but wen OCed e4500 may win..

 

[arun_chennai]

yea man Biostar makes great vfm mobos.. btw @stock the 5600+ is better than the 4500.. but wen OCed e4500 may win..

Thats true....

 

[bikdel]

Intel Core 2 duo E4500 2.2Ghz =4.8k
Biostar 7050 =3.2k
2Gig Transcend =2kk
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Total =10k
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Overclock this baby to 3ghz and it will any AMD offering....

1gb is not enough.....

+1

and as dual channel support isnt available it would be Advisable to invest 800 Mhz ram than a 667 one..

and please dontmiss this sticky now onwards, its dedicated to such queries...


*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71700