Plz suggest new config.. (update on already referred config)

[Edburg]

hey hd 2900xt is a good card it is not performing becuz of driver problems ..once the new drivers r out it will perform better & for a 400$ card it performs really well

Yeah whatever but it was supposed to overturn the 8800GTX since it came 6 months late and should have properly tuned their drivers in that time period.And it does not perform well if AA/AF settings are used.One would expect to enable them at this card range.
And even the 8800GTS 640 MB is close to this price range.[/QUOTE]

& phenom proccys will be out in september..check all the websites..& its performance is much better than C2D's u will know..if u do some research

Hey only the server versions of these will launch in Sep but desktop versions will be available only during Christmas said a AMD official.And there is no officail and legal benchmarks of these supposed proccies.Remeber the 2900XT was shown to blast the 8800GTX before it came and everyone expected it to do so but unfortunately it was not so.

And I am an AMD fan....mind u

And lets not hijack this thread continuing with this....

 

[xsreality]

oh I have no problem with above discussions.. its good for me too! Though I have no intentions for waiting for anything coz I need to upgrade my comp.. I will have my computer for an year or so.. after that I am sure I will be anywhere but my home.. So I want to enjoy games I love (NFS etc) before finally parting.. that's why waiting for something is out of the question.. whether its Sept. or Dec.!

ok friendz.. i went to one of the better dealers in my city.. and here is what the rates he gave me... plz tell whether they are fine and acceptable.

• Intel C2D 6230 = Rs. 7360
• ASUS P5N-E SLI = Rs. 6590
• Kingston 2GB DDR2 667 MHz (2x1GB) = Rs. 4300
• 320 GB SATAII HDD = Rs. 4100
• LiteOn DVD RW = Rs. 1725
• 19" ViewSonic WS TFT = Rs. 10900
• Keyboard + Mouse (Logitech) = Rs. 740
• Altec 2.1 Speakers = Rs. 1175
• Grfx Card XFX 8500GT 256MB = Rs. 7850

I have a doubt abt the grfx card.. is it good enuf? The vendor said that it is very cheap coz today is month-end.. 2mrw the price might increase.. so plz tel me whether grfx card is a gud bargain or not.. i hv to confirm or reject today itself.

The total is coming out to be Rs. 44540.. which is a just a bit out of my budget.. but acceptable all the same.. stil if there is scope for compromise in any of the abv hardware then i m ready to do it..

Thanks!

*****I gather from the forum that 8500GT is not a gud enuf card for playing games but is gud for vista. From what I understand, waiting for the ATI DX 10 cards is a better option.. but rite now i need to buy a card which is least priced and which will help me play games like NFS Carbon at the best settings & graphics. So plz tell me such a card.*****

 

[kooldude]

Yes go for 8600GT instaed it'll cost a bit more but then its all worth it, dnt go for 8500GT.

 

[ssk_the_gr8]

@xsreality..

if u want to play nfs carbon...go for gecube ati x1300xt....(it has gddr3 memory)
it will cost u around 3000-4000...go for it

 

[xsreality]

just 3k? will it really be gud enuf? as gud as 8600GT?

 

[Edburg]

just 3k? will it really be gud enuf? as gud as 8600GT?

nah cant be that powerful.
In older games,8600GT will be slightly more powerful than 7600GT but in newer shader intensive games like Supreme Commander and Stalker,it should equal to 7900GT ot 7950GT besides being Dx 10 compatible.

So for a gamimg PC,nothing less than 8600GT is recommendded.And if u overclock,it should reach close to 8600GTS and if u do this go for a well branded company like XFX.otherwise just zebronics or similar is enough for lowering the cost.

 

[xsreality]

hmm.. but 8600GT costing around 9k is extending my budget a bit too much... no cheaper alternative to that? how long 8600GT will serve me before I will have to think of upgrading grfx card?

 

[Edburg]

If u will play current and past games only at lower settings,go for a lower end card and upgrade later....but I dont like doing this.

As i told u,nothing less than 8600GT is recommended for gaming.If u can,try to cut costs on ur harddisk by reducing capacity,choosing a cheaper mobo like MSI Neo(i am not sure about these boards - read reviews before).And ask a few other vendors about the prices - the RAM prices appear to be about 400 higher.Alll thses may bring costs lower by about 2-2.5k which will be perfect to get 8600 instead of 8500 in ur budget.

Upgrading depends on u and how muych perfoirmance u feel is enough.But ur config will be nice for aboput 3 years i think.

 

[gannu_rox]

Upgrading depends on u and how muych perfoirmance u feel is enough.But ur config will be nice for aboput 3 years i think.

Huh??? Not valid fer a gamer tho...

M changin ma rig below... Bot las yr...