want 2 buy a new pc !!!!!!!!!!

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android

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hi
aashish here
i want 2 upgrade my pc . But i have a lot of doubts
first let me give u some backgrnd information -
i am currently using a P3 500 mhz , 40 gb hdd , 128 mb sdram,intel 810 motherboard

now as i said i want 2 upgrade . i will keep my old hard disk in d new config.So tht leaves 3 things -------

1.PROCESSOR - plz advise me whether i should i go 4 an INTEL P4 or an AMD . i have heard tht nowadays AMD r performance wise much better than INTEL P4. Also thr is some 64 bit AMD processor . plz tell me its cost
But is thr some heat problem with AMD. Basically i want 2 play games n little bit of ms-office work . so kindly suggest.

2.MOTHERBOARD- wat motherboard should i go 4 if i take a INTEL P4. my only pre - requirement is tht it should have a graphic card slot . but i dont want 2 buy a graphic card now . i will but nxt yr.

same situation wid AMD . Which mobo + it shld have AGP slot

ps. i want 2 play games basically

3.how much ram shld i go 4 for optimum performance
also which company's

4. also which cabinet shld i go 4 . it shld look good plus have a sturdy smps

I live in mumbai and will mostly buy this new config frm LAmington Road

so kindly suggest configurations and corresponding costs

thnx a lot in advance

AASHISH
 
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imgame

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go for amd 64 ...if u want to go for gaming .....and if u want to buy a graphics card later than buy some nforce2 ultra Mobo with onboard graphics...go for asus or msi depending upon support..i really can't tell the price as i m not from mumbai...

if u want to go for intel u have two options (as u want onboard graphics also ) either go for 86fGBF or 915 ......the diffrence is 865GBF has AGP 8X expansion slot while 915 has PCI -16 x slot ....though pci 16x cards are not common yet but they might become common in a year .....so u can go for 915 if u want to go for intel...
 
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theraven

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depends on ur price range
i suggest an amd 64 with a nforce3 mobo from asus ..
if u can afford it then min 512 mb ddr 400 ram from CORSAIR ... if not ... hynix is a standard ...
( im sayin DDR and not DDR2 bcuz im suggesting AMD and those mobos dun support ddr2 yet)
4) well there are a lot of cabintets ard
with varying prices
for 1500 a good choice is the zebronics lava cabinet
get a min 350W power supply tho i suggest u trade it in for a 400W atleast .... and form a good company like say powersafe ( i would say antec but they are very very costly)
again u have the moolah
go for antec cabinets and PSU's
they wont cost u anythign less than 5k MINIMUM !!

prices shouldnt be much different than these
*business.vsnl.com/deltapage/price.htm
 
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imgame

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the raven he is looking for a motherbord with onboard graphics .....

does nforce 3 mobo has onboard graphics ............no..>!!!!!
 
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blade_runner

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android said:
hi
aashish here
i want 2 upgrade my pc . But i have a lot of doubts
first let me give u some backgrnd information -
i am currently using a P3 500 mhz , 40 gb hdd , 128 mb sdram,intel 810 motherboard

now as i said i want 2 upgrade . i will keep my old hard disk in d new config.So tht leaves 3 things -------

1.PROCESSOR - plz advise me whether i should i go 4 an INTEL P4 or an AMD . i have heard tht nowadays AMD r performance wise much better than INTEL P4. Also thr is some 64 bit AMD processor . plz tell me its cost
But is thr some heat problem with AMD. Basically i want 2 play games n little bit of ms-office work . so kindly suggest.

2.MOTHERBOARD- wat motherboard should i go 4 if i take a INTEL P4. my only pre - requirement is tht it should have a graphic card slot . but i dont want 2 buy a graphic card now . i will but nxt yr.

same situation wid AMD . Which mobo + it shld have AGP slot

ps. i want 2 play games basically

3.how much ram shld i go 4 for optimum performance
also which company's

4. also which cabinet shld i go 4 . it shld look good plus have a sturdy smps

I live in mumbai and will mostly buy this new config frm LAmington Road

so kindly suggest configurations and corresponding costs

thnx a lot in advance

AASHISH
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1. Processor: Definitely AMD 64 since it is cheap and future ready. 64 bit now and has good performance in 32 bit env too.

2. Mobo: Get a Gigabyte GA-K8VM800M it has onboard video. Ur second option wud be a MSI K8MM-ILSR powered by S3 unichrome onboard gfx. Both these mobos are socket 754.

Edit: The ASROCK K8Upgrade-760GX looks good and the best thing is that u can upgrade to 939 socket proccesor in the future.

*www.asrock.com/product/product_K8Upgrade-760GX.htm

3. If u want good performance get atleast 1Gb of corsair, Kingston or Trancend RAM. Though 512 will suffice.

4. Get VIP cabinets or Lava frm zebronics that will suffice ur cabinets needs.
 
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android

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heyy thnx a lot
but still got a few doubts
which os 2 use . winxp chalega ? coz i heard u cant play games in xp coz its made on win nt's platform.is this true.
also zebronics lava cabinet 's smps is of how many watts ?
also wat abt d so called heating problems of AMD
also is hynix and hyundai the same company ??
wat is the price diffrence between INTEL 865GBF and INTEL 915 ?
i access internet via lan . so will my future mobo suffice a lan card as well as a graphic card

plz reply
 
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theraven

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winXP is perfect ... dun use anything else ;)
unless u plan to go for linux
in which case u cant play most games :p
zebronics lava has a 350w smps im quite sure
AMD no more has any heating problems ... its a myth now ..
intel 915 - intel 865gbf = 2k
BOTH INTEL MOBOS WITH NO EXTRA FEATURES !!!!!!
asus boards are ofcourse more expensive ... u get a 915 for 12k .. with wifi ...and a lot of other features ..
u will get lan onboard in most mobos dun worry
all mobos now have an agp 8x slot ... unless u go for an ancient config !!! so thats also not a problem
and infact if u go for 915 ull get pretty good temp graphics till u can afford a good PCI-E Card .. which could be a good norm
dont buy a pci-e card yet tho.. wait till the transition to the next year ... its future ( and also price ) will become more clear

@imgame ... my mistake with the nforce3 sorry !
 
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darklord

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If you go for AMD64 and want onboard grafix then a motherboard based on SIS 760GX is a better choice because the onboard grafix on it is far better compared to VIA.
 
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