Assembling My Own Rig

y ain't i gettin any replies here??????????

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Hey dude look at my config. i bought last saturday.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
and
ASUS M2NPV-VM : 12900

Kingston 512MB X 2 DDR2 : 1100 X 2

Segate 250 GB : 2900

Zebronics Peace : 2500

Liteon All writer with LightScribe : 2100

Altec ATP3 : 2700

these are cost estimated by shopkeeper ; but actually when buying they chrage 100-300 rs less on each product.

Asus M2A vm..
amd athlon x2 5200+
Transcend 1 gb ddr2 667mhz ram.
Seagate sata 2 250gb

which case is better? Or is there any other which is better than these? & does the the Zebronics case have PSU???

* iBall Gamer (with 400W PSU) - Rs.1,750/-

OR

* Zebronics Antibiotic - Rs 2000

OR

* Zebronics Peace

amd x2 5000+ 5.1k and amd M2NPV NM @ 4.2k !!!

RAM and other stuff u choose

here r some of parts i've thought of :-

RAM ->
Transcend JetRam 1GB PC2-5300 -
Size: 1GB DDR2 667MHz
Latency: 5-5-5-18 (CAS,tRCD,tRP,tRAS)
Function: Unbuffered
Operating Voltage: 1.8v
Warranty: Lifetime
Rs.1,950/-


HDD ->
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB -
Specs: 250GB, 7,200rpm, 16MB Buffer, SATA 300MBps Interface
Rs.3,200/-


Processor ->
AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+
Specs:2.6GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 1GHz FSB, 90nm, Enhanced 3D Now!, NXBit, AMD64, Cool’n'Quiet
Price: Rs. 6,000/-
OR
AMD Athlon64 X2 5600+
Specs:2.8GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, TDP -89W, 1GHz FSB, 90nm, Enhanced 3D Now!, NXBit, AMD64, Cool’n'Quiet
Price: Rs.7,500/-

Help me out with the mobo & is there anything 2 change in the above config????

^^ from where have u got those stupid prices ??

here goes AMD X2 5000+ dont exceed 5300 Rs.........i got this for 5100 rs

ASUS M2NPV NM with HDTV Out for 4200 Rs

and transced 1 GB 800 Mhz RAM for 2100 Rs
while i was offered 1 GB 667 mhz transcend for 1600 Rs.....both 3 yrs warranty...i dont know from u got lifetime warranty !! common for RAM ??

for AMD X2 5600 the price shld be around 6800 Rs dont pay 7.5k !!!

saw the price at a site. anyway should i go for 5000+ or for 5600+ as there is 0.2GHz & the cache difference & also the power consumption. & thanx for the reply.

naa since its a budget 1 5000 will just do fine !! later with a 4k gfx u can watch HD movies @ hig rs no problem

the rest of the money if save keep it for later gfx card money or get some thing good as good speakers if music is alll that imp may be 5.1 if later u can get money ...so save it

you are a 17 yr old guy.........so dont worry this ASUS M2NPV NM has got a onboard gfx...which will let u play the games or else which wont load at all

later add a gfx and get that quality in the display !! like 8500 GT is at 4.5k

hey this mobo has no support for Quad Core as of now !! note this !!

if u go AMD way...there are no quad cores !! yet to be released and that too socket AM2+...

thanx. i'll be going with 5000+ then. i hope imb cache won't make much of a difference & as 5000+ also has power saving it'll really be a good value for money.

well i dont know how its cache affects.....it performance

but when u compare its benchmarks and performance it beats the budget C2D and come to the level of C2d E6420

check out *www23.tomshardware.com/cpu_2007.html?modelx=33&model1=878&model2=928&chart=419

y dont u get the 5200.. 1mb more cache ll boost ur performance.. and get a m2a vm instead of the pv vm..

but hows 5200+ its power consumption??????????????

I dont want to be rude but you guys are just defeating the main purpose of the thread started by choto_cheeta. Fireseeker couldve asked the question there and people wouldve replied.

aks_win,
can i have the name of the shop in bangalore which sells ddr2 800 for 2100.i did ask a store near my place and he said 2400+ 4%.i am from rajajinagar area.

ok then go for 5200 u shld get it for 5700 to 6000 rs dont settle for anything higher

ask any shop in SP road.......they will say 2225-2300rs bargain it

see this post

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=566239&postcount=109

@fireseeker check this out....i suggested 5000 on the basis of CPU charts and benchmarks...and price being about 800 - 1000 rs less then 5200

*www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_9485_13041^13076,00.html

check this out every thing is given...even power supply

for brisbane is 65nm and windsor is 90nm
65nm has less power consumption !!!

go for the following config....
Core 2 duo E6750 - 8700
Intel g33 MB - 5500
Ram 1gb kingston - 1800
Seagate 250gb - 2700
Zebronics lava with 400w PSU - 1300

Total-------------------------20000

after some time u may change the PSU........

It will kill any AMD offering at the stock speed itself....if u have graphics card buy XFX 650i instead....

not interested in Intel right now.

& plzz help me choose a good amd mobo. i'm really confused which 1 to choose. so many options.

ƒire$eeker said:

not interested in Intel right now.

& plzz help me choose a good amd mobo. i'm really confused which 1 to choose. so many options.

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Not going with Intel....ha ha ha....
shows ur brand(AMD) Loyalty...
Its not wise....only u r going to lose....
go with a brand which gives u a better product....(currently it is Intel-the situation may change when Barcelona comes out)...fanboyism and brand loyalty are absolutly rubbish....

i've never used AMD before but i wanted to try it out. i no intel is better but with my budget AMD would suit me more.

& can any1 post a good amd based mobo with its features. need to go & get it 2moro.

i find ASUS M2NPV NM great AMD budget motherboard !! Me and My friend got this mobo 3 days bck for 4.2k

its got Geforce 6150 onboard !! with Shader Version 3.0 !! this shader version should allow u play games coz i have seen many games ask for shader v 3.0 !! that's why edge over M2A !!

its got HDTV out !! connect ur comp to ur TV and enjoy !!
its also comes with firewire port !!

has 1 PCI ex slot !! u can later add gfx card !!

You Can easily connect your old ide hdd and new sata hdd with no problems just see that u read the manual nicely !! that's all !!

Processor, Motherboard, HDD, Cabanite, RAM, PSU

if this all you need ???? then do an intel man !!!


Core 2 duo E6750 - 8700
Intel g33 MB - 5500
Ram 1gb kingston - 1800
Seagate 250gb - 2700
Zebronics lava with 400w PSU - 1300

sounds good for me..........E6750 being 8k actually and if you are in mumbai or b'lore then good....u can get the above parts cheaper then mentioned

or go for E6550 @ 1k cheaper price........common this is like the best will beat ur AMD 5000+ hell

AMD 5000+ was for 15k budget upgrade dude not 20k

but i dont know if this onboard gfx is good !! and if u can play games on it !!

if not get 1 for jus 4k or may be 3k in dec....tht shld allow u play games nicely

if u r not goin to game then get a m2avm.. Cos the 690g outperforms the 6150se in normal gfx rendering.. The only plus of 6150 is sm3.0.. As clear as that

i'll be playing games. & isn't Transcend better than Kingston?????? Isn't WD better than Seagate????????? & i was thinking to take Zebronics Peace or Antibiotic. aren't these 2 better than Zebronics lava????????

yes to all above questions but isnt 30k better than 20k

yup it is but u should be having it too. LOLz!!!!!!!!

i'm putting all of my pocket money that is 15k into it. & rest is given by mom & dad.

^^ hmm so it means total of 35k ??

aks_win said:

^^ hmm so it means total of 35k ??

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nope. it means total of 25K. but the other 5K i'm going to put it in buying a cell. so 20K left for the comp. but if neccesary i'll put some from the 5K into the comp buget.

oohh ya. 1 more thing. the mobo u suggested is ATXu form. i wanted a ATX form. i'm thinking to buy the mobo from ASUS.

sorry abt it......its actually ASUS M2NPV-VM not M2NPV NM !!

its link is here *www.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=3&l2=101&l3=0&model=1138&modelmenu=1

check it out !!

but why not uATX form factor ?? it will fit nicely into any ATX cabinet !!
btw what do u study ??

dude in 5k u arent getting any good cell.. Rather get a bw cell for 2k and give 23k for the pc..

dude in 5k u arent getting any good cell.. Rather get a bw cell for 2k and give 23k for the pc..

5k what features cell phone u wanted ??

pathiks said:

dude in 5k u arent getting any good cell.. Rather get a bw cell for 2k and give 23k for the pc..

dude in 5k u arent getting any good cell.. Rather get a bw cell for 2k and give 23k for the pc..

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did i mention that i already have cell & i'm going to sell it. in total i'm going to have a buget of 9K for my cell.but i won't mind decressing it. (aslo my dad is giving some money specificly for the cell ).

i was thinking to take this 1:-


ASUS M2N-E -*priceguru.in/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/asus-m2n-e.jpg
Specs: nVidia nForce 570Ultra, AMD Athlon 64 X2/Athlon64 FX/Athlon64/Sempron, Socket 940 AM2, 8GB DDR2 533/667/800MHz, 1GHz FSB, SATA RAID, ADI 1988 7.1ch HD Audio, Gigabit Ethernet (1Gbps), PCI Express x16, AMD Cool’n'Quiet, ATX
Rs.4,700/-
*www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=101&l3=308&l4=0&model=1181&modelmenu=2

instead of this:-

ASUS M2NPV-VM -*priceguru.in/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/asus-m2npv-vm.jpg
Specs: nVidia GeForce 6150/nForce 430, AMD Athlon 64 X2/Athlon64 FX/Athlon64/Sempron, Socket 940 AM2, Onboard nVidia GeForce 6150 DX9 (1080p Ready), 8GB DDR2 533/667/800MHz,1GHz FSB, SATA RAID, ADI AD1986A 7.1ch HD Audio, Gigabit Ethernet (1Gbps), PCI Express x16, AMD Cool’n'Quiet, uATX
Rs.4,350/-
*www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=101&l3=296&l4=0&model=1138&modelmenu=2

*event.asus.com/vista_ready/list.htm

Can u tell me how is ASUS M2N-E?????

ƒire$eeker said:

i was thinking to take this 1:-


ASUS M2N-E -*priceguru.in/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/asus-m2n-e.jpg
Specs: nVidia nForce 570Ultra, AMD Athlon 64 X2/Athlon64 FX/Athlon64/Sempron, Socket 940 AM2, 8GB DDR2 533/667/800MHz, 1GHz FSB, SATA RAID, ADI 1988 7.1ch HD Audio, Gigabit Ethernet (1Gbps), PCI Express x16, AMD Cool’n'Quiet, ATX
Rs.4,700/-
*www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=101&l3=308&l4=0&model=1181&modelmenu=2

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clearly NO Onboard GFX !!! Unless u plug in a Gfx card forget gaming.........so add a 8500GT @ 4k or find out how does 8400GS performes........if u want dx10 that is...also this low end card wont really perform well in dx10 games.....they will only fail

so check out some dx9 cards !!

i won't be playing any dx10 games now. will it be able to run small games & some good games at low settings????????? & how is its performance??????? otherwise is it oky??? is it better then the other1????

ƒire$eeker said:

i won't be playing any dx10 games now. will it be able to run small games & some good games at low settings????????? & how is its performance??????? otherwise is it oky??? is it better then the other1????

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if u wont play dx 10 games now........then go for 7300GT @ 4k good one
or better go for 8400GS only man !! or for 4k-4.5k u get 8500GT

dont worry 8400GS will do well for all your games !! enjoy !! u will like it and surely enjoy ur games !!

btw u better talk to Gfx experts on the forum..am bad at this !!

u mean that i should go with this mobo???????

which ?? ASUS M2N-E ?? *www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=101&l3=308&l4=0&model=1181&modelmenu=2

naa its got some over clocking options that's all...and that too no onboard gfx

and also only 1 PCI-E 16x u see............so what's the use

overclocking an amd is not recommended....again u need to pay for fans good powersupply..all add to cost !!

so its a bad option !!!! i jus recommend ASUS M2NPV VM for some time now seriously games ask for shader model 3.0..play with this till jan 08

Golden Tip : Save Money and buy a 5k gfx card in Dec-jan when prices will look good !!

yeah...what aks win says is true.......but my suggestion is dat u also consider ASUS M2A-VM....cuz my friend bought this board jst 2 days back coupled with a 4400+ processor n 512*2 ddr667, n tell u wht....the board rocks big time...we played nfsmw at 800*600 with all options turned on(xcept AA), n jst to test for any overheating issues, we played continuosly for abt 6hrs n still it didnt cross 39-41 degrees(under load)....so overall its really gud for decent gaming....think abt it...for the review chk dis out...*www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=376&type=expert

bro what abt ur 12th std studies ?? that's more dead important..........now say no to games and study nicely later u can buy a may be GeForce 16 16800 GTX when released after 6-7 yrs !! this sounds much greater option to me then any 8600 GT or 8800GTS for now

may be if u do well in 12th ur dad might buy u a 9800GTX or better..u can game in 1st year engineering....lots of time u will get...in 1st year !!

u might wanna hav a look at dis too..."final thoughts" frm pcperspective site...
*www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=376&type=expert&pid=13