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Hey ya'll! Thanks for checking into this thread of mine.

In my last thread i needed your help to configure a system for my girl. Thanks to all who suggested the config :) . And in this thread, i need all you wonderful people's help to configure a system for me :D . Budget is a measly 60 Grand. Cant stretch it more than that due to severe financial constraints :ashamed: . Anyways, let me give you people the specs of the system that i have thought about.

Usage would be mostly gaming, thoda internet, music+movies(HD stuff wud be watched definitely), Vista capable, thoda office work time to time, and a little headroom for the future would be appreciated too :)

LCD is a must 17 " preferred as i wouldn't be using it to play games at very high res, Speakers should be good(Altec Lansing/Logitech/klipsch/ stuff like that)

I dont know much about OC'ing, so it would be of no use getting a highly OC'able system, but of course, i wouldnt mind tinkering a bit here and there :ohyeah: . So please feel free to decide accordingly.

Here is a small idea of a system that i have decided upon.

C2D 6300
Asus P5B
Cpu Cooler ???? :huh:
Corsair/Transcend 2Gb
Seagate SATA2 320 Gb
Zebronics Cabinet with 400/500W SMPS :huh:
XFX 8600GT/7600GT:huh:
Viewsonic 17" VA7103
Altec Lansing MX 5021
Logitech KB+Mouse
APC UPS 650 VA

I guess all the above components should come within 60 k's.

Anyways, please do give your valuable suggestions for this moderate gaming rig of mine :)

Thanks once again peeps.

:clap: TE ROXX :clap:
 
Okie.. First of all, 4get the E6300, for with a E4300.

C2D 4300

Asus P5B

Cpu Cooler - Pick up a Thermalright from Prime...

RAM - Transcend 2Gb DDR2-667

Seagate SATA2 320 GB

Whatever cabinet, but Buy a Seperate PSU, a Powersafe 500W.

XFX 8600GT

Viewsonic 19" LCD

Altec Lansing MX 5021

Logitech KB+Mouse

APC UPS 650 VA

If you want it for Gaming, I suggest you buy a good mouse too. Like A MX518 or something. Its barely Rs.2300 or something now.
 
You are better off with E6300 rather than E4300, since you are not into overclocking much.
 
oh and by the way for "tinkering here and there" E6300 is more than enough.. the 1.86 stock can go upto 2.86 even on stock cooling!
 
thanks for replying guys :) . Well, the 4300 would be a better choice i guess, if its for OC'ing right? And since i wudnt be OC'ing it much, i dont suppose it would be of much use to me. Or would it? and would i be able to squeeze in a 19" in this budget as suggested by Aditya? do keep the comment coming guys . thanks.. :)
 
^^ I think you are a bit confused. Let me try to clarify.

At stock speeds (no overclocking), E6300 is better than E4300

The difference between E6300 and E4300 is that E4300 is MUCH more overclocakble. I guess it goes above 3.2GHz while thats the maximum limit for E6300.

Someone correct me please if i am wrong.

Conclusion: Unless you plan to HEAVILY overclock, E6300 is much better for you compared to E4300

BTW i have E6300 overclocked at 2.0 GHz. I dont need more than that.. :hap5:
 
if ur gonna be spending 60k and ur main interest is gonna be gaming i suggest u get the following rig
intel core2duo e4300(5.9k)
2gb transcend ram(5k)
asus p5b-vm(7.8k)
seagate 320gb (4.2k)
decent cabinet with a powersafe500w psu(4k)
xfx 8800gts 320mb(18.5k)-not sure about the price on this,saw it in another thread on te
samsung 17"" 740n lcd(9.3k)
Lg dvdrw(1.7k)
logitech g1 mouse 1.1k
samsung pleomax 250
atp 3 speakers(2.4k)
APC 650(3k)

total comes to about 63k im sure u can arrange for another 3k from somewhere its gonna be totally worth it.if u wanna save some money buy 1gb ram now and another gb a little later,and regarding the gfx if xfx is not available at the mentioned price u can get a zebronics i suppose
 
the ASUS P5B-VM doesnt have any overclocking headroom at all. That is why I fought and got the P5B vanilla myself.

I think its better to buy a genius Ergo 525 than the Logitech G1 because the Ergo has more buttons and is only slightly more expensive.
 
oho, so thats the funda :D well,thanks for clarifying it :) .like i said i wont be OC'ing it much, but then even if i OC it somewhat, will there be performance difference between the 6300 and the 4300 ? and what about cooling? will the stock cooler be able to cope with the OC'ing and how much of a difference will the Thermalright make?

Do reply people. Thanks :)
 
sourav9385 said:
oho, so thats the funda :D well,thanks for clarifying it :) .like i said i wont be OC'ing it much, but then even if i OC it somewhat, will there be performance difference between the 6300 and the 4300 ? and what about cooling? will the stock cooler be able to cope with the OC'ing and how much of a difference will the Thermalright make?
Do reply people. Thanks :)
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This is from Techspot.com reviews
The only real difference between the E6300 and E4300 is that the slower E4300 does not include Intel's Virtualization Technology. Ultimately this means almost nothing, as it will not affect the processor's performance or overclocking abilities. The E4300 core is not crippled in any way, so you can expect the same performance out of the E4300 if you were to lower the multiplier to 7x and raise the FSB to 266MHz. Having said that, the E4300 is essentially just an E6300 or even E6400 with VT disabled.

Also, i guess E4300 is cheaper here, but not by much. So E6300 Seems to fit your reqyurements perrrrrrrfectly.

The cooler is needed only if you want to go above 2.86 on E6300. Otherwise, on stock cooling, its just fine overclocking upto 2.86Ghz. BTW would you go overclocking that far anyways?
 
If you can raise a liitle bit in the budget for Motherboard then go in for: MSI P965 Platinum or Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard. They both are great in performance and Overclocking.
 
The E4300 and E6300 have barely any difference at stock.

Youll save like 2k by going for the E4300 and you can squeeze in a 19" LCD for i think 15k now.

On the stock cooler, with the E4300 you should be able to get to 2.6 - 2.9G no issues.

Since your going for local RAM, which wont do High Mhz's to cope up with your high FSB,youll have to get for overclocking the E6300 even mildly.

Ask any1, the E4300 is a better choice no doubts.

Why spend 2k more? When you get a better CPU for cheaper?
 
^^ So Aditya you mean to say Overclocking or No-overclocking, E4300 is better than E6300. Than why do people buy E6300? To loose 1.5k bucks?
 
ermm, 2.8Ghz??? hehe... :ashamed: me is a total n00b when it comes to OC. well, my priority is only gaming,and i dont suppose it has much to do with the proccy, and 8600GT would be a fairly good card. I dont intend to turn up the resolutions too much so i was thinking of the 17" display rather that the 19". anyways, moot point is 4300 is cheaper, and performs the same at stock levels, It only oc's much more than the 6300,and goes above 3.2 Ghz, which apparently is the limit for the 6300 as said by you people. Since i dont intend to push is that high, but i will OC it a bit, so i guess i would be going for the 4300. And with the spare cash, i would think of a better Ram or something :) Anyways, do keep them replies coming guys :)
 
People dont buy the E6300 anymore :P. Atleast sensible people dont.

There was no E4300 earlier. So on a budget, no1 had a choice.

E6300 = 1.86 Ghz (266x7) 2MB L2 Cache

E4300 = 1.80 Ghz (200x9) 2MB L2 Cache

Go figure.

Every1 knows those 2 extra multi's are worth everything.
 
hmm, thanks Aditya for clarifying :) so i am pretty sure i will be going for the 4300. What about the motherboard? I dont know much about Gigabyte or Msi. Any suggestions?
 
Aditya said:
People dont buy the E6300 anymore :P. Atleast sensible people dont.
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OK Sir!

May be I am not sensible. But E4300 was not released when i bought the E6300.

:thanx:

BTW if you are not much into overclocking you can very well save money by going for MSI P965 Neo F motherboard. Just for 4.2k, its one of the cheapest C2D MB around. And with that, you can very well go for E6300 and combo will cost you around 12k. So you get the Extra 266Mhz, Virtualization technology without spending morend without having to compromise on a *slightly* slower E4300.
 
guys guys :) please dont get excited over this :) its just a suggestions thread. No need to be hyper in this case. Please calm down :)
 
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