PC Peripherals Config Wizards!! Attention Please :)

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wow!! soo many replies:) thanks all for chipping in :clap: well, i guess im going with Aditya's suggested config. only that i checked at theitwares.com, and over there, 19" LCD's are available for some 11-12 k's. are they the widescreen versions? or are they of the traditional 4:3 formats? and what Bikeinstein said in the above post, is the 500W PSU by powersafe sufficient enuf to handle the 8600GT and everything? do reply people :) thanks...
 
else to be on the safer side , get the 600w cooler master extreme 3.3k last time i checked , in btw the POWER SAFE 500w will also work fine.
 
get the viewsonic 1912 wb3 or the 1930wm both are widescreen and should not be over 12.5/13k max ... and the powersafe 500watt will easily power the 8600gt infact it even managed to power funky's 8800gts though if you got the dough you could get the cm 600watt for 3.5/4k:)
 
am sure he can get the CM EXTERME for less than 4k i got one for 3.8k more than a month back now. and now its quoted for 3.3 3.4 k here in nehru place for last wht i have herd.
 
A BENQ FP92W 19" widescreen LCD is for 11.5k all incl or maybe lower now.
Our reputed TE member/exgamer/3D artist Stormblast got that as the viewsonic VG1930wm was unavailable at that time and has found it to be decent enough.

The VG 1930wm has very nice specs and seems better than ,most Samsung
models in that price range.

PM our senior/reputed member Funky- i think he has a brand new POV 8600GT with HDCP for sale.

Get the Coolermaster Extreme power 600 or preferably the Seventeam ST500BKP(confirm the model no. from stormblast or his rig in rig gallery) or something like that with dual 12v rails- should be a better buy than the powersafe 500 that is a single rail psu with just 18A on 12v eventhough a little more expensive.

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OMG!!:O
You are from Chennai- stuff there is way cheaper than Mumbai pal- check rates at Delta Periperals on Ritchie street i think.
PM our beloved mod Saiyan for more details.:cool2:
 
Powersafe 500W is great. No issues there. Itll handle your system easy.

If suggest you squeeze in a Creative SBLive 7.1 too, makes a big difference over onboard sound. If possible a Audigy 2, but there crazy expensive here.
 
BIKeINSTEIN said:
Well, sometimes a little restrain helps too instead of getting the fastest cpu within budget.:ashamed:
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Well sir, let me put a simple question for you.

Consider these factors:

1. OP suggested No overclocking or very little overclocking.

2. Advantage of E4300 over E6300 being highly overlcockable (in excess of 3.2GHz).

3. Disadvantage (ok theroraticaly atleast), lesser FSB and no VT.



Now, considering the above mentioned points, which config would be better?

1. Config no. 1

E4300 - 6000

Asus P5N-E SLi - 7500

Total=13,500

2. Config no.2

E6300 - 7500 (this since you said diff is 1.5k i dont know the actual price right now)

P965Neo2- 5700

Total=13,200

So difference comes out to be (-300) bucks, E6300 based system being cheaper.

Can you suggest which one the best option, considering the requirements that were put up ?

I am asking this because one of my friends is in the same dilemma. I suggested him E6300+NeoF since he wont be doing overclocking, but the TE gurus here have suggested E4300+Asus even for no overclocking PC, so i guess there must be some very valid reasons behind that. Please enlighten.

Thanks :)
 
^I thought u asked why buy 6300- to lose 1.5k? in the first place.
Thats the difference between the cpu prices- don't put the mobo in that coz u never initially asked about the mobo.:bleh:
I never put forth any prices and just said 4300 with a quality mobo with decent OC.:P

And why not the 4300 and the MSI P965!!:ohyeah:
 
BIKeINSTEIN said:
And why not the 4300 and the MSI P965!!:ohyeah:
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But the general consensus here seems to be 4300 + Asus, not 4300+MSI.. isnt it?:ohyeah:

I was only comparing what was being suggested here by TE Gurus.. and what i(the discipile) thought.. :)
 
BTW you didnt answer my question :(

E4300+Asus OR E6300+MSI ?

Requirements same as for the OP of this thread(ie no overclocking etc.).

This is for my friend.

Please reply sir.

Thanks in advance. :)
 
Well if you afford it, the P5NE as its a better chipset at the same price range of 965 based decent mobos.
I am not so sure about the C2D stuff- i was just cost-cutting when i said 4300+MSI P65 and it seriously ain't bad as a stock performer or even with OK OC coz one of my good friends had a 6300 with MSI P65 with a decent 24x7 OC on it.:)
Others who have C2D rigs are beter off advising.:cool2:

Looking at the requirements of this guy- i would have actually recommended the config Aditya is building on a very "TIGHT' budget (and maybe an X23800 instead of the 3600 if he wants)- if he hadn't already mentioned his interest in C2D :lol:- And 8800GTS 320 to complement it instead of the 8600GT..:ohyeah:

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He did mention 'mostly gaming' after all.:rofl:
Stumped eh... Bikey is the official TE NooB my friend.:lol:

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Thanks 'theX'- 3800 kicked out- the brissy 3600 OCes so easily to 2.47G and doesnt even demand a aftermarket cooler.:)
A mobo and cpu for the price of a decent C2D mobo- and if one has to OC- a cheaper combo is relatively riskfree.
And even with a bloody cpu bottleneck the 8800GTS should perform wonderfully i think- i need clarifiation on this.:ashamed:
Coz then i plan to do the same for my friend.:D
 
BIKeINSTEIN said:
Looking at the requirements of this guy- i would have actually recommended the config Aditya is building on a very "TIGHT' budget (and maybe an X23800 instead of the 3600 if he wants)- if he hadn't already mentioned his interest in C2D :lol:- And 8800GTS 320 to complement it instead of the 8600GT..:ohyeah:
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Exactly ... the 8800gts will be so much better since he'll be gaming ... though he will have to oc the 3600 to avoid any bottleneck (the 3800+ is old windsor core so not recommended :) )
 
whoa!! :o now where are we going? C2D or X2's??? so should i go for 8800gts and the X2's? or shud i stick with C2D and the 8600GT?
 
if in budget constraints me 2 wld suggest x2 3600+ jetway/asus and a 8800GTS...if u r a gamer.....if u wanna work on video encoding, graphic intensive work etc stick with c2d imo
 
Hmm, thanks man :) well, what do the Guru's have to say about this ??? Should i re-configure my system to AMD X2's? or shud i stick with C2D???? And if u suggest AMD, then which one? Please give the details. Thanks :)
 
I'm no guru but I'd think it would be better to get the 3600+(1.9Ghz Brisbane core) and asus m2n mx (since the 8800gts will block the sata ports and almost both the pci slots on the jetway :P) for 7.3k odd and add a 8800gts ... even if you oc to 2.4ghz i.e 4600+ speed it should be enough .

also check out these benchies the processor doesn't make as much of a difference as a better gpu ... check out the links

AnandTech: Intel's Core 2 Extreme & Core 2 Duo: The Empire Strikes Back
CPU Charts | Tom's Hardware

AnandTech: 8600 GT/GTS Follow-up Performance
 
if you plan to game your better off if a better GPU , the 8800 over the 8600 any day , infact any night also incase of gaming. set your priorities as to you want more of encoding , decoding zippin etc or gaming . and choose wisely .
 
well, as i said, i dont have much use for the system other than gaming :) so, encoding, decoding, zipping etc stuff like that are of no use/priority. Question i want to ask is, Is it worth spending some 18 Grands or something for just gaming for a couple of hours? My weekdays are usually spent in my stupid miserable office from 9 to 7. Weekends i mostly hangout with my girl in the city, even though there are very few spots to hang out :p. So i might just get 5-6 hours on the weekends and 2-3 hours on weekdays. Simple question aint it? :) do reply...
 
well then i feel you should spend at extra cash on gaming as those few hours of gaming should be at the best possible level , resolution & of comfort . you would not want to be cribbing to your self about a new game that launches 6 months from now and you dont enjoy it fully just because of your GPU. else the other way your C2D rig is very balanced for both moderate gaming and other stuff.
 
Stick with a C2D. You will regret going for AMD with such a high budget.

You can save 2k on the Motherboard, and get a 8600GTS.

An 8800GTS 320mb with a 3600+ is a serious bottleneck!
 
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