Need advice for a new AMD system

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sevensins

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As per the template I have provided the answers.

1. Q: What is your budget?
1. 30K max

2. Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
1. CPU - Intel P4 1.7GHz
2. Motherboard - Asus P4-P800VM
3. GPU - Onboard
4. RAM - Transcend 2X1GB PC3200
5. Monitor - Dell 2209WA
6. SMPS - CM 600W Real Power

3. Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
1. Monitor - Dell 2209WA

4. Q: Which hardware component are you looking to buy (component name). If you have already decided on a configuration then please mention the (component brand and model) as well, this will help us in fine tuning your requirement.
1. CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 955BE
2. Motherboard - 890GX or 790GX based board??
3. GPU - nVidia card supporting Hardware acceleration (VDPAU)
4. RAM - 4GB : make and model??
5. Optical Drive : which one ??
6. SMPS : would be running minimum 4 HDD + 1 optical (wont be doing SLI or CrossFire)
7. Cabinet : anything that should be good for air cooling and should last me atleast a minimum of 5 years

5. Q: Is this going to be your final configuration or you would be adding/upgrading a component in near future. If yes then please mention when and which component
1. Yes, will upgrade the following within 6 months
2. RAM - 8GB (if the need arises)

6. Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
1. Kolkata
2. Open to online purchase with hassle free shipping to Kolkata

7. Q: Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market
1. No

8. Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
1. Desktop Processing
2. Browsing
3. HTPC
4. Watching HD movies
5. Lots of Virtual Machines

9. Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
1. None that I can think as of now.

10. Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
1. FPS : Medium Settings
2. Racing : Medium Settings

11. Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
1. Desktop - 1680 x 1050

12. Q: Are you looking to overclock?
1. No

13. Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
1. Linux - Ubuntu ( might try something other also)
2. Windows XP in Virtual Machine
 
Hey dude your config looks pretty solid I will recommend the following

AMD Phenom II 955 - 8 K

Mobo is your choice recommend go for ASUS or GIGABYTE instead of MSI - ??

G Skill 4GB Kit Ripjaws 1333 MHz - 6 K or Transcend 4GB - 3.5 K ( DDR 3 )

ATI Radeon HD 5770 - 9 K

NZXT Gamma - 3K or Zebronics Bijli - 1500

Bro try to save your Cooler MAster PSU if it Real Power

Reason for buying 1333 MHz RAM AMD Phenom II X4 810 and X3 720 BE Review - CPUs and Memory Reviews - TrustedReviews



With the above config the price should be btw 23 K and 30 K
 
ALPHA17 said:
Hey dude your config looks pretty solid I will recommend the following

AMD Phenom II 955 - 8 K

Mobo is your choice recommend go for ASUS or GIGABYTE instead of MSI - ??

G Skill 4GB Kit Ripjaws 1333 MHz - 6 K or Transcend 4GB - 3.5 K ( DDR 3 )

ATI Radeon HD 5770 - 9 K

NZXT Gamma - 3K or Zebronics Bijli - 1500



With the above config the price should be btw 23 K and 30 K
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Where do you get 4GB Transcend DDRIII for 3.5k :S The minimum price now is ~5-5.5k depending upon the place.

Also the NZXT Gamma sells for ~2k in most metros like Mumbai and Chennai.
 
Would going with a 890GX chipset make much sense now??
Or considering the USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gbps features I should go for it??

Btw no more configs from anyone else??

ALPHA17 said:
ATI Radeon HD 5770 - 9 K
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As i said i want something from the nVidia camp since the H/W video acceleration is much better implemented in linux than for ATI cards.

Also since gaming is not a priority I am not looking for a very high end card.
 
Since you wont be gaming, a 9600GT (~ 4.5k) should be enough (though take care that its not a green edition)

And i dont think you need SATA3/USB3 now since it'll take a couple of years before they become mainstream. You can always get an add-on PCI-e (x4) card for about ~1.5k which will enable both.

Try getting an intel i5 750 (~10k) with a gigabyte P55-US3L (6.6k). 2x2GB DDR3 1333Mhz corsair/transcend rams cost ~ 5.5k. Get the NZXT gamma (~2k) and a corsair VX450 (~4k). Then get yourself a GTS250 ( ~7k) with any LG/Sony/Samsung SATA dvd writer (1.1k).

This should last and has quite some upgrade potential. :)
 
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