PC Peripherals Low , Mid , High End AMD 64 PC Configs for All

[Quad Master]

Low , Mid , High End AMD 64 PC Configs for All

Hi Guys after a lot of research & thinking i have put on these configs
and distributed them in 2 categories do let me know your opinion on it.

Many new people comming always ask for Configs , just point them here.
Also if you feel something more better can be added please let me know.

I have put every thing according to what i feel is ok.
Also i dont know wheich DVD Rom Drive to recommend.
Tech Head Recommends ASUS E616

Low End Config

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Low End Config 1

CPU:- AMD Athlon 64 3000+ S939 Winchester or Venice [1.8Ghz]
Mobo:- MSI RS480 [Non OCable]
Ram:- Hynix D43 2x256 or 2x512MB DDR400 PC3200
GPU:- Onboard ATi Xpress 200
Sound card:- Onboard Audio
HDD:- Segate Cuda 80GB SATA
Monitor:- Samsung 793s 17'
Speakers:- Creative Inspire 2500 2.1
Optical Drives:- Benq DVD Writer DW1640 & DVD Rom of ur Choice
Keyboard:- Any Multimedia Keyboard [Logitech/IKey]
Mouse:- Any Basic Optical Mouse [Logitech/IKey]
HeatSink:- Stock
Power Supply:- Power Safe 400W Gold Plated
Cabinet:- Any Descent Cabby from IBox / VIP / Zebronics

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Low End Config 2

CPU:- AMD Athlon 64 3000+ S939 Winchester or Venice [1.8Ghz]

Mobo:- Gigabyte GA-K8NS-939 [NForce 3 250] [OCable]
7.1 Onboard Audio , Gigabit Lan , 5 PCI , 1 AGP , 8 USB 2.0 , No Firewire
2 PATA / 2 SATA Raid , Voltage Tweaking,1Mhz FSB increment allowed
Cost Rs:- 6400 , Digi Giga Systems

Ram:- Hynix D43 2x256 or 2x512MB DDR400 PC3200 [Orignal]
GPU:- XFX GeForce 6200 128MB AGP
Sound card:- Onboard Audio
HDD:- Segate Cuda 80GB SATA
Monitor:- Samsung 793s 17'
Speakers:- Creative Inspire 2500 2.1
Optical Drives:- Benq DVD Writer DW1640 & DVD Rom of ur Choice
Keyboard:- Any Multimedia Keyboard [Logitech/IKey]
Mouse:- Any Basic Optical Mouse [Logitech/IKey]
HeatSink:- Stock
Power Supply:- Power Safe 400W Gold Plated
Cabinet:- Any Descent Cabby from IBox / VIP / Zebronics

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Mid End Config

CPU:- AMD Athlon 64 3200+ S939 Venice [2.0Ghz] [Can be OCed to 2.5 Easily , if done properly]
Mobo:- ASUS A8N-E Normal or DFI NF4 Ultra-D[Gr8 Overclocker][NF4 Ultra Chipset]

Ram:-
Hynix D43 2x512MB DDR400 PC3200 [Orignal][If in India]
OCZ PC3200 Premier (DDR400)
11x240 (2.64GHz)2.5-3-3-6 2.9V 1T
Or Gskill , Giel
Well there are loads of options depends on ur budget

GPU:-
Gainward / LeadTek / Gigabyte 6600GT 500 1000 OR
Radeon X800 XL R430 256MB DX 9.0b 400 1000 256 bit 16 OR
Radeon X800 R430 256MB DX 9.0b 390 700 256 bit OR

Sound card:- SoundBlaster Live 24Bit / Audigy 2 Value / Onboard Audio

TV Tuner Card:- Compro VideoMate PVR/FM

HDD:- Segate Cuda 80GB SATA & Segate Cuda 120GB SATA[Backup Data]

Monitor:- Samsung 793DF or MB 17' Flat

Speakers:- Altec Lansing 251 or VS3151 5.1 Speakers

Optical Drives:- Benq DW 1640 DVD Writer & DVD Rom of ur Choice

Keyboard:- Logitech / Microsoft / Ikey Based

Mouse:- Logitech / Microsoft based

HeatSink:- XP90 + TT Smart Blue LED 92mm Fan or ASUS Star Ice [Noisy]

Front & Rear 120mm Fans :-
Panaflo 120x38mm Ultra High Speed
114.7 CFM @ 2750 RPM, 45.5 dBA, 6.12w, 510 mA, 12v DC, 3 pin Panaflo tail to standard 3-pin connector included.
OR
Thermaltake 120mm Blue LED Smart Fan [Color Based]
93.7 CFM at 4800rpm , 46.5 dB at 4800 rpm
OR
Sunon KD1212PMB3 120mm
3pin, 12v DC, ball bearing, 3.2w, 2400rpm, 84cfm, 35dBA
All are low Noise Solutions

Power Supply:- Antec Smart Power 450W PSU
Cabinet:- Antec 3700BQE or AMB or any cabby with front & rear 120mm fans


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High End Config

CPU:-
AMD Athlon 64 3700 San Deigo S939 [2.4Ghz] OR
AMD Athlon 64 FX55 San Deigo S939 [2.4Ghz] Unlocked Multipliers OR
AMD Athlon 64 Dual Core S939

Mobo:- [NF4 Sli Chipset]
DFI LanParty NF4 Sli DR OR
ASUS A8N Sli Delux / Premium[when arrives]
[Not Recommended as 250 1T issue probs but cant be said as Premium might have solved it]
[Premium has Electronic SLi Switch which gives better SLi perf & better HSF than Delux
No Info on 250 1T Issue solved or not]

Ram:- OCZ , GsKill , Patriot [Winbond UTT/BH5 Based] Higly OCable
OCZ DFI Special Edition
DDR466/500/533 2x512MB Dual Channel Kit

GPU:- Gainward / Gigabyte / Leadtek based 6800GT Sli
OR Ati Based
Radeon X850 XT PE R480 256MB DX 9.0b 540 1180 256 bit
Radeon X850 XT R480 256MB DX 9.0b 520 1080 256 bit

Sound card:- Creative Audigy 2 ZS / 2ZS Platinum Pro / Audigy 4 [Depends]

TV Tuner Card:- Compro VideoMate PVR/FM

HDD:- Segate Cuda 2x80GB RAID0 & Segate Cuda 160GB [Backup]

Monitor:- Samsung 997DF 19' or Samsung 793MB 17' [Both Flat]

Speakers:-
Creative MegaWorks 5.1 THX OR
Creative Gigaworks S750 5.1 OR
Artis X10 5.1 OR
Logitech Z680 5.1 OR
[I aint good at recommending High End Speakers]

Optical Drives:- Benq DW 1640 DVD Writer & DVD Rom of ur Choice

Keyboard:- Microsoft / Logitech based [Wireless or Wired]

Mouse:- Microsoft / Logitech based [Wireless / Wired] Gaming Mouse

Cooling:- XP90 + TT Smart Blue LED 92mm Fan or ASUS Star Ice [Noisy]

Front & Rear 120mm Fans :-
Panaflo 120x38mm Ultra High Speed
114.7 CFM @ 2750 RPM, 45.5 dBA, 6.12w, 510 mA, 12v DC, 3 pin Panaflo tail to standard 3-pin connector included.
OR
Thermaltake 120mm Blue LED Smart Fan [Color Based]
93.7 CFM at 4800rpm , 46.5 dB at 4800 rpm
OR
Sunon KD1212PMB3 120mm
3pin, 12v DC, ball bearing, 3.2w, 2400rpm, 84cfm, 35dBA
All are low Noise Solutions
OR a Completely Customised Water Cooling Solution ask SunMysore for more info

Power Supply:- Antec True Power 480/550W

Cabinet:-
Antec SLK 3700BQE/3700AMB OR Super Lan Boy OR Performance Plus AMG Series , P160
CoolerMaster Centurion 5 or Cavalier or Wavemaster [Silver/Black] [Only fancy looks]
VIP ZB-01 Server Cabby
Look for a cabby with front & rear 120mm fan connectors


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Do let me know your valuable opinion on these configs.

Mods if you feel this thread is useful enuf for all Members of TE
Can u plz Stickify it.

 

[Darklord]

Mobo:- Gigabyte GA-K8NS-939 [NForce 3 250] [OCable]
7.1 Onboard Audio , Gigabit Lan , 5 PCI , 1 AGP , 8 USB 2.0 , No Firewire
2 PATA / 2 SATA Raid , Voltage Tweaking,1Mhz FSB increment allowed
Cost Rs:- 6400 , Digi Giga Systems

You would like to rethink this option.

Ram:- OCZ , GsKill , Patriot [Winbond UTT/BH5 Based] Higly OCable
OCZ DFI Special Edition
DDR466/500/533 2x512MB Dual Channel Kit

For Asus,Winbond chips dont make any sense.TCCD would be better suited i guess.

@ Quad, your attempt is good and the intention noble
but most of the items you have recommended are not available in India.

Please clarify whether this is intended for really helping members in BUYING stuff or just to state,what would a be a real great config ? :huh:

 

[Quad Master]

Most ppl going for High End Configs have someone in US to get them the Hardware
or they suerly get will get it ne how. [Assumption]

Darky any other Low cost solution , S939 and OCable instead of this
Gigabyte GA-K8NS-939 [NForce 3 250] [OCable]

TCCD Manufacturing have been stopped by Samsung
So cant suggest it.
Any other solution for Ram which can OC higher at Low Volts for the Mid Range.

These configs are not theorotical its practical for purchase.
So please post ur views if any changes are needed.

 

[Anish]

Great post Quad ! Awesome !

Though indiactive pricing would be highly appreciated...

 

[Quad Master]

wud have posted the prices but most of the costs might vary with time &
some products are available abroad so havent posted the prices.

 

[Darklord]

Most ppl going for High End Configs have someone in US to get them the Hardware
or they suerly get will get it ne how. [Assumption]

Darky any other Low cost solution , S939 and OCable instead of this
Gigabyte GA-K8NS-939 [NForce 3 250] [OCable]

TCCD Manufacturing have been stopped by Samsung
So cant suggest it.
Any other solution for Ram which can OC higher at Low Volts for the Mid Range.

These configs are not theorotical its practical for purchase.
So please post ur views if any changes are needed.

Darky any other Low cost solution , S939 and OCable instead of this
Gigabyte GA-K8NS-939 [NForce 3 250] [OCable]-----> MSI K8N Neo2 Plat is a good alternative.Also i specifically pointed out this gigabyte board because if this model is made in India, then stay miles away,these are horrible boards,only look attractive.Frankly they are nothing but piece of s**t.
If its made in china/taiwan by gigabyte and not Dlink,then its ok, i have no comments.

TCCD Manufacturing have been stopped by Samsung
So cant suggest it.
Any other solution for Ram which can OC higher at Low Volts for the Mid Range.---------> Hmmm,well a worthy succesor to the TCCD is yet to be found.I would recommend Crucial Ballistix,great RAM although expensive.

These configs are not theorotical its practical for purchase.
So please post ur views if any changes are needed.-----> If these are practical,meant for purchase configs then suggesting hardware not available here doesnt make sense to me.Whoever wants can order from US but this obviously cant be an option for all. :hap5:

 

[Chaos]

Well darky, the ballistix does work well at low voltage but doesn't mind upto 3.2V. The best micron chips are 5BC and 5BG(I have 5BD which supposedly sucks ) which scale very well with voltage and most will reach 260-270 at really tight 2.5-2-2 latencies and 2.8-2.9V. However if you do pump in 3V+, they can scale upto 290-300 at the same latencies. (ppl have managed that with OCZ 3700EB)

 

[Darklord]

Well darky, the ballistix does work well at low voltage but doesn't mind upto 3.2V. The best micron chips are 5BC and 5BG(I have 5BD which supposedly sucks ) which scale very well with voltage and most will reach 260-270 at really tight 2.5-2-2 latencies and 2.8-2.9V. However if you do pump in 3V+, they can scale upto 290-300 at the same latencies. (ppl have managed that with OCZ 3700EB)

Huh ????
I didnt get the purpose of this post. :huh:

I know what the Ballistix can do,thats why i siggested it. :bleh:

 

[Chaos]

Huh ????
I didnt get the purpose of this post. :huh:

I know what the Ballistix can do,thats why i siggested it. :bleh:

Hehe what i meant was that ballistix uses micron chips (specifically 5BG) which do respond to high voltage

 

[Shripad]

I more suggestion.
Centurion5 and Cavalier, superlanboy are not good choices for high end or any powerful machine.
Their price structure dosent make them high end
They are all cramped.
Wavemaster is good, has removable mobo trey, chimney attachments all aluminium. P160 is also good choice. Better than wavemaster. bigger, has 120mm fans. And its too all aluminium alloy.
CMstacker is also here now. The best performer case to be honest.
Completely modable, extra attachments. Big, roomy, 120MM fans. And huge space to work with.

 

[Chaos]

Any clue how much they are charging for the stacker?

 

[Switch]

10500 in delhi... I posted some price update on the hardware prices thread... check it out...

 

[Quad Master]

Thanks for ur replies , keep them comming after all i cant think of such things alone.

Darky the MSI K8N Neo2 Plat , is it a S939 Mobo [I dont have any idea]
Also how much does it cost for a Low End PC it shudnt be more than 6.5-7K

These configs are not theorotical its practical for purchase.
So please post ur views if any changes are needed.-----> If these are practical,meant for purchase configs then suggesting hardware not available here doesnt make sense to me.Whoever wants can order from US but this obviously cant be an option for all.

Agreed.

@ Funky - So u suggest Following cases for Hign End Rig.
Wavemaster , CMStacker , Antec P160

Will add it to me configs.

Guys it was a small effort on my part to help the people looking for Rigs.

 

[Shripad]

K8N neo2 is s939 AGP board but its very expensive. Still costs around the 9K mark.
Gigabyte board is damn good choice for those building a low or mi budget AGP system. It overclocks really well. many reviews have indicated that.
CHIP made a mistake in their magazine review. I mailed them regarding that. They were unaware of the fact that advanced bios options can be accessed using Alt+F1 in that board and so they gave it bad overclocker and poor memory performaner rating.
How ignorant they can be? I think they made a note regarding that. You can still fine my post at Chip forums and reviewer accepting their mistake there.
I used this board for 10-15days and it was very good.
Performance was also very good. But it needs lots of tweaking in bios, specially memory tweaking to get it running perfectly.

 

[Chaos]

I more suggestion.
Centurion5 and Cavalier, superlanboy are not good choices for high end or any powerful machine.
Their price structure dosent make them high end
They are all cramped.
Wavemaster is good, has removable mobo trey, chimney attachments all aluminium. P160 is also good choice. Better than wavemaster. bigger, has 120mm fans. And its too all aluminium alloy.
CMstacker is also here now. The best performer case to be honest.
Completely modable, extra attachments. Big, roomy, 120MM fans. And huge space to work with.

Agree with you completely. The lowend coolermasters are too cramped and the (super)lanboy even more so. You wouldn't wanna put a high end rig into it. The thing that turned me off about the P160 is the looks. It couldn't be any uglier . After all when your are dumping 8-10K on a case, you'd expect it to look atleast half decent. Made me go for the wavemaster. If the stacker was available then, it'd easily have been my first choice. The stacker has one downer though... the insides are painted SECC . Makes it extremely heavy. However the new stacker 831(or whatever the number) is all aluminium and looks cool too.

 

[Quad Master]

Thanks for the info Funky , So Gigabyte is ok for Low End Rig compared to MSI

 

[Darklord]

"if this model is made in India, then stay miles away,these are horrible boards,only look attractive.Frankly they are nothing but piece of s**t."

I guess nobody took this seriously or noted it ^^

 

[TechHead]

K8N Neo2 Plat is a S939 AGP mobo based on the NF3-250 Ultra chipset. Looks like a good board, limited VDIMM settings though.

 

[Quad Master]

But still i am confused which will be my Mobo for Low End Config 2.
ASUS A8V Delux how is it costlier than MSI.

 

[Darklord]

But still i am confused which will be my Mobo for Low End Config 2.
ASUS A8V Delux how is it costlier than MSI.

What are you talking about ? :huh: