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Myth_Pharoah

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Intel C2D E7300 - 6k
Gigabyte UD3P - 7.5k (@KMD from what I've read)
Transcend 2x2gb 800mhz - 2.4k
Corsair vx450 - 4k
Palit HD4850 - 10.3k
Antec 300 - 4k

I know all of these prices can be reduced a bit, but meh all online price listing say otherwise.

1) Are all these things compatible? the Gigabyte UD3P says ddr3, will ddr2 800 work fine?
2) Is it worth spending another 1k for getting the g.skill 1066s through KMD? Will there be a considerable performance gain? Not just for gaming, but overall.
3) Is the CPU a major bottleneck? The plan is the overclock it with some extra cooling when it starts falling short for my needs.(current games at medium settings)
4) My current PC runs a Touchmate 450 supply. Will that do?
5) Is it worth spending another 5k for 1gb 4870(KMD possibly)?

It sums up to just a bit over 30k. My plan is to buy this as soon as I can get my head around it and then buy a good 22" display next sal day. Which is the best VFM 22"-24" display for a gamer/compulsive video watcher?

Also any suggestions on a case? I like simplicity of the antec 300 and all the fan placements look right and worth it. I want a stable PC.
 
The most important point, which I conveniently left out.

Where should I go about sourcing these for the best price? I have relatives in mumbai who can get stuff for me, or I can travel there and get it myself.
 
Myth_Pharoah said:
Intel C2D E7300 - 6k
Gigabyte UD3P - 7.5k (@KMD from what I've read)
Transcend 2x2gb 800mhz - 2.4k
Corsair vx450 - 4k
Palit HD4850 - 10.3k
Antec 300 - 4k

I know all of these prices can be reduced a bit, but meh all online price listing say otherwise.

1) Are all these things compatible? the Gigabyte UD3P says ddr3, will ddr2 800 work fine? Yes
2) Is it worth spending another 1k for getting the g.skill 1066s through KMD? Will there be a considerable performance gain? Not just for gaming, but overall. Yes if you intend to do some overclocking. The Transcend RAMs're picky! Some may do a comparatively good job and others plainly wont!
3) Is the CPU a major bottleneck? The plan is the overclock it with some extra cooling when it starts falling short for my needs.(current games at medium settings) Depends primarily on the card you're investing in. A GTX280 could be bottlenecked but not the 4850/4870 IINM.
4) My current PC runs a Touchmate 450 supply. Will that do? Never heard of that PSU before. It'd be worthwhile investing in a better PSU which you've already listed!
5) Is it worth spending another 5k for 1gb 4870(KMD possibly)? What monitor're you intending to hook up with this card? If its a 24incher you'll need a 4870 to ensure better frames. Anything less than that, the 4850 could easily do a good job.

It sums up to just a bit over 30k. My plan is to buy this as soon as I can get my head around it and then buy a good 22" display next sal day. Which is the best VFM 22"-24" display for a gamer/compulsive video watcher?

Depends on your budget. Entry level TN panels cost you 12k upwards. Benq E2200HD/Dell S2209W. Not pretty much aware of the 24inchers on the market.

Also any suggestions on a case? I like simplicity of the antec 300 and all the fan placements look right and worth it. I want a stable PC.

Good enough! The A300 is a good enclosure. You pay for what you get. Cable management's a notch harder compared to the CM590/690 since you may not be able to route the wires from behind the motherboard plate. But the case has a better build quality than the CMs.

The most important point, which I conveniently left out.
Where should I go about sourcing these for the best price? I have relatives in mumbai who can get stuff for me, or I can travel there and get it myself.

Lamington Road? Prime ABGB is a decent shop there. Prices could be +50 bucks than the shop next door but they've a better/reputed customer service.
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1) Are all these things compatible? the Gigabyte UD3P says ddr3, will ddr2 800 work fine?
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Get the Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P (only DDR2) and not the EP45T-UD3P(DDR2 + DDR3), if i'm not wrong. i put up a thread for this, and this is what the Gamers here have recommended. And dude, get it locally (9.2k in Mumbai), unless u wanna spend for Shipping/Warranty.



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2) Is it worth spending another 1k for getting the g.skill 1066s through KMD? Will there be a considerable performance gain? Not just for gaming, but overall.
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Get the G-Skills locally, if they are available. Depends on ur budget. Also, not that VFM either. get 800MHz versions instead.

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3) Is the CPU a major bottleneck? The plan is the overclock it with some extra cooling when it starts falling short for my needs.(current games at medium settings)
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See End.

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4) My current PC runs a Touchmate 450 supply. Will that do?
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Atleast 450-500W from a Good PSU. Wait for others' opinion on this.

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5) Is it worth spending another 5k for 1gb 4870(KMD possibly)?
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For ur medium settings requirement, get the HD4850 or 4870 512MB, if u want some more Performance. Will Suffice.

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It sums up to just a bit over 30k. My plan is to buy this as soon as I can get my head around it and then buy a good 22" display next sal day. Which is the best VFM 22"-24" display for a gamer/compulsive video watcher?
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Get the BenQ E2200HD (12k to 12.5k) or the Dell S2209w (12k-14k). 24" would go out of ur Budget. Now, whatever u save from the Trim-Down, invest in a Good Proccy!

Regds,

Rutvij.
 
Thanks for the replies guys.

Yes if you intend to do some overclocking. The Transcend RAMs're picky! Some may do a comparatively good job and others plainly wont!
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Can you explain the ram overclockability part a bit clearly? Transcend work well with OCing but not as well as g.skills... is that what you're saying?

Depends primarily on the card you're investing in. A GTX280 could be bottlenecked but not the 4850/4870 IINM.
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From all the review I read the the 4870 is just a wee bit short compared to gtx280, and the 1gb overclocked matches or outperforms the gtx280. So by what you're saying that the gtx280 will be too much for a e7300, wouldn't the HD4870 be too much too? Have a feeling it'll be Smarter if I spend on the hd4870 1gb(15kish from KMD). (its kinda my fantasy to run a dual monitor setup at some point)
I'm thinking, run this system for 4-5 months in stock condition(geez reminds me of bike mods, RDD expansion chambers anyone?). Get used to it. And then start messing around with it. I've never properly overclocked a system before. But I'd love to. SO whenever I want to, I could spend a bit and get some good cooling and start OCing.

Also, the corsair VX450 can handle HD4850, I know that. Can it handle a HD4870 1gb?

BTW, GUNMAN you a Puneite?

g.skills locally from whatever I've seen cost a bomb. Locally its transcend or nothing.
 
I know I know I post too much in my own threads but bleh, where is the bloody edit button?

Well what rutvijt said makes some sense. So I'll stick to hd4850 and get a q8200 so I when I want to OC the proc, I have a kick ass proc to OC. Reading reviews of the them being OCed to 3ghz+ easy. 4 cores at 3ghz... sounds like fun. :P
 
I've been in the same state as you.. many suggested me to go for e8400 as current games do not offer any advantage over quad processors...

But I'm too inclined to buy quad and then much greater confusion 65nm Q6600 or 45nm Q8200... and finally I've decided to go with Q6600.. I haven't seen many overclocking Q8200 where as Q6600 has a pretty solid base. Finally its our decision.
 
OMFG e8400, q6600, q8200... I'm going numb from all these variables and choices to make. FFS.
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Q8200 would be the best pick from those and its 45nm too. But as long as you dont overclock it, the E8400 makes more sense for gaming. ('not-overclocking' would be a crime, when you have a EP45-UD3P)
Can you explain the ram overclockability part a bit clearly? Transcend work well with OCing but not as well as g.skills... is that what you're saying?
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G-Skills are of course better. From my experiences, memory is one of those components which very rarely fails. You could import a decent 2x2GB kit for close to 2,900 rather than getting transcends at 2,400.
Also, the corsair VX450 can handle HD4850, I know that. Can it handle a HD4870 1gb?
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Easily.

Also, I am pretty sure, you dont need to look any more than a HD4850/9800GTX+ if you plan to play on medium settings. (The nvidia is runs cooler, the ATI does a tiny bit better)
 
Q8200 has lesser cache, higher fsb, lower multiplier... So dont you think its difficult to overclock it when compared with Q6600...
 
It also runs cooler and has lesser power consumption, and it OCs to about 3.2ghz fairly easily. Cooler, stabler, less power consuming 3.2ghz... /shrug

All opinions from excessive googling.
 
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It also runs cooler and has lesser power consumption, and it OCs to about 3.2ghz fairly easily. Cooler, stabler, less power consuming 3.2ghz... /shrug

All opinions from excessive googling.
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You are talking about Q8200 right... What have you decided on finally.. I am buying this weekend.. still not decided on which one to go..
 
I haven't decided. I need a solid answer about PSU. Like will the vx450 suffice a hd4850 and lotsa overclocking the ram, proc, gfx card et all with the extra fans and all that. Want a solid PSU that I don't wanna replace.

I'm almost completely sure I want the following:

mobo: Gigabyte EP45-UD3P

ram: g.skill 2x2gb 1066mhz

gfx card: Palit HD4850 512mb

I'm unsure about the proccy, psu and case.

I want a good proccy that decent at stock and good at OCing too. q6600 seems the right choice for this, but its kinda old tech. Next best seems to be q8200, which apparently isn't too great at OCing. See gaming isn't my only thing, its one of my few important things, but not the main thing. So I'm sure I want a quad.

I want a really good case, practicality wise. I want my hardware to run extremely stable and cool. I live on the 3rd floor, and lotsa construction going on around me, so lots and lots of dust. My current computer keeps restarting because of sheer heat. So when I do start the OCing, I dont wanna fry my proccy and board.

This contant speculating is getting to me...
 
Exactly buddy... You and me are on the same track.. except that for mobo part I'm going only upto GA-EP45-DS3R with CF support..

I am also extremely confused about the processor thing... Q6600 or Q8200.. And Phenom II's are out and seems to be doing a good job.. With that one more variable is added.. I am preferring Intel as I can run OSX86 on it whereas on AMD its a long shot.. but if those are in my budget and performing better then I will surely put them in as OSX86 is just for some fun..

As far as power supply goes you might wanna try this.. PSU Watts and 12V Calculator

It gives how much power you will be needing with the setup and it has fairly updated components.. try once and find out.. you can even overclock your proccy and graphics card and find the overclocked wattage also... try once..
 
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I want a good proccy that decent at stock and good at OCing too.
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Then, you are better off with some E8xxx wolfdale. The Yorkfield quads are mad expensive, right now.
 
Heyy.. I'm thinking of going through with this.. Q6600 + GA-EP45-DS3R.. this total roughly to 17k..

What advantages does P45 chipset offer compared with other ones.. the board is priced at 7.4k... If I can get some board which is good then I can go for Q9400.. does this compromise makes any sense.. Or should I stick to the initial one.. And about Phenom II's.. Can I get them in this budget?

My monitor is a 19'' incher and its max resolution is 1440x900.. Also how much difference the CPU will make here.. So considering all these suggest me some good combination..
 
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