Suggestions for upgrading

[ADC_Xtreme]

Hi,

I'm upgrading my computer and need suggestions. Please recommend a decent computer configuration with which I can play games like Half-Life 2 and CS Source quite easily, and run Vista.

I don't require RAM, DVD/CD-Rom Drives, Speakers, Keyboard and Mouse.

I need:
[*]A Processor (Core 2 Duo or Quad)
[*]A Motherboard
[*]A decent graphic card (I've heard that Asus 8800GT is good)
[*]A hard drive with decent memory (>=250GB) and good speed
[*]A cooling solution
[*]A LCD Moniter (optional)
[*]A UPS

I have a budget of around Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 45,000.

Thanks.

 

[furious_gamer]

C2Q-Q6600 Procy, ASUS P5N-SLI Mobo, ATi HD4850 and WD250GB HDD...CoolerMaster PSU...Any UPS with long backup time...

 

[topgear]

Mobo : ABit IX38 QuadGT Intel� X38 Exp/ICH9R Chip 1333 FSB Rs. 11450

Processor : Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz E8200 Rs. 7700

Gfx : Palit HD 4850 Rs. 11500

Seagate 500 GB 4000

SMPS : CoolerMaster RealPower 550W Rs. 5000

Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Rs. 2500

APC UPS 650VA Rs. 3300

Total : 45540.

 

[realdan]

08150 - Asus P5Q
05800 - Core 2 Duo E7200 2.53ghz
04000 - Seagate 500 GB (32 MB Buffer)
06350 - Corsair 620W Power Supply (CMPSU620HX)
05400 - APC 800VA
02550 - Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme
00400 - Arctic Cooling MX-2 (4gms)
11950 - XFX 8800GT 512 MB DDR3 PV-T88P-YDF4
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44600
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Prices are subject to vary from place to place. Sourced from itwares

 

[ADC_Xtreme]

I've increased my budget to around Rs. 60000.
I've selected these components:
Processor: Intel Q6600
|-->Price: Rs. 9,000 approx.
Graphics Card: Palit HD 4870 Sonic(Ati Radeon HD 4870)
|-->Price: Rs. 17,900 approx.
Moniter: Dell SP 2208 WFP
|-->Price: Rs. 15,386
Please suggest a Motherboard, Cooling and CPU Case, UPS, HDD( 750 GB), and a keyboard and mouse set(not expensive, basic) keeping in mind my encreased budget.
Also correct any mistakes I made with the prices or any components.
And I can increase my budget in case a component is expensive but worth the additional cost...
And my Thanks to all those who gave suggestions...

 

[skippednote]

If you are not too much into multitasking then you should go for e8500 as it has more frequency than the cores q6600 has

 

[furious_gamer]

@ ADC_Xtreme

Q6600?
If so then ensure that it has G0 stepping..

Mobo : ASUS P5Q Pro - 9k or MSI P45 Neo2 FR - 8.4k
Cooling Thermal Paste: OCZ Freeze - 400bucks
Cabinet : Cooler Master Elite 330 Cabinet - 2k
PSU : CoolerMaster EP500W - 2.3k or PowerSafe Silver 500W SMPS - 1.7k or Corsair VX450W - 3.2k
HDD : Seagate 750GB 32MB Buffer - 5.5k
UPS : APC 650VA UPS - 3.3k
RAM : Transcend/Corsair/Kingston 2GB DDR2 800MHz - 1.7 to 2k(depends on the brand u choose)
KB+Mouse : Logitech Wireless Kit - 1.4k
Speakers : Logitech T6060 - 4.3k or Altec Lansing VS3251E - 3.4k

Did i miss anything else....

 

[comp@ddict]

U've increased to 60k?

Now I seriously ask, increase to 70k, and wait for 2 months.

U'll get Nehalem, and everything u wud want.

Jus my 2 cents

 

[Psychosocial]

^^Nehalem sux in gaming... results are pretty much same as Quads which also suck at gaming.

E8400
MSI P45 Neo-F
WD Caviar SE16 640GB HDD
Palit HD4870 512MB GDDR5
Get a Sunbeam Core Freezer and Panaflo Medium Speed fan for cooling
Antec 850VA UPS
CM Elite 330 cabinet
Corsair HX520W PSU

Monitor :- Dell 198WFP 19" LCD or Dell 228WFP 22" LCD (depends on the bulge of ur wallet ).

 

[ADC_Xtreme]

Thank you guys....

 

[comp@ddict]

^^Nehalem sux in gaming... results are pretty much same as Quads which also suck at gaming.

The same setup, and the E8400 ki jagah i920, u get double frames per second.

 

[Psychosocial]

^^You cant run i920 on MSI P45 Neo-F .

Ok, jokes apart, I again saw the reviews and yup you are right .

 

[comp@ddict]

I know, but u can run it on a 65k budget, although u'll hav to wait 1-2 months for the prices to fall a bit.

^^

Immediate Option:
Q9300
ASUS P5Q
2*2GB DDR2 1066MHz OCZ
Wait for a bit, and get HD4850X2 @ 20k max.

 

[hellgate]

at this point of time its no use getting a LGA775 socket based rig when 1 has a 60k+ budget.its better to wait 4 sometime and get a i7 920 based rig.

 

[comp@ddict]

^^absolutely what I'm tryin' to say

 

[ADC_Xtreme]

ok.....i'll wait for some months (how many???) and buy a i7920 based rig....
my final configuration is wt Psychosocial suggested....

E8400
MSI P45 Neo-F
WD Caviar SE16 640GB HDD
Palit HD4870 512MB GDDR5
Get a Sunbeam Core Freezer and Panaflo Medium Speed fan for cooling
Antec 850VA UPS
CM Elite 330 cabinet
Corsair HX520W PSU

only change tht i'll change get a i7-920 based rig instead of E8400...
my last request.....can any1 provide my final list with all the prices.....thanks

 

[Roadripper]

^^Nehalem sux in gaming... results are pretty much same as Quads which also suck at gaming.

E8400
MSI P45 Neo-F
WD Caviar SE16 640GB HDD
Palit HD4870 512MB GDDR5
Get a Sunbeam Core Freezer and Panaflo Medium Speed fan for cooling
Antec 850VA UPS
CM Elite 330 cabinet
Corsair HX520W PSU

Monitor :- Dell 198WFP 19" LCD or Dell 228WFP 22" LCD (depends on the bulge of ur wallet ).

go wit this or a E8600 instead of 84 and ASus P5Q board instead of MSi rest is fine ...

 

[hellgate]

^^^ afaik E8600 costs a hell lot more than a E8400 for only 300MHz inc in stock speed.

 

[Psychosocial]

^^Which can be achieved by OC.

 

[hellgate]

^^^ that much can be easliy achived thru oc.
just a general info:
any1 getting a E8xxx procy now plz see that u buy the new E0 stepping not the older C0/M0 stepping.
the E0 stepping procies oc well at lower vcore vals as compared to prev C0/M0 ones.