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Buy New Gaming Pc

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Dinesh S Original post #1
Sep 5, 2008 at 8:45 PM
Hi I will buy a new Gaming Pc under 40k actually, I want to play high configuration games like, crysis, half life 2 etc........ can suggest about that...........:lol:
VarDOS
VarDOS #2
Sep 5, 2008 at 9:07 PM
Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo E8200
Motherboard : MSI P45 Neo
RAM : 2x2GB DDR2 800MHz
Hard Disk : WD Caviar 640GB
Graphics Card: Palit HD4850
Power Supply : Cooler Master 600W
Cabinet : CM Elite 330
Optical Drive : Samsung/Sony/LG/LiteOn
Monitor : Dell 19" LCD/TFT
Keyboard : Logitech Combo
Mouse : Logitech Combo
Speakers : Creative Inspire 2.1 Spkrs M2600
Psychosocial
Sep 5, 2008 at 9:24 PM
E7200 + MSI P35 Neo-F + Sapphire HD4850 + WD Caviar 640GB + 2Gig Transcend RAM + CM ElIte 330 cabby + CM 600W PSU + Dell 1908WFP + Logitech G1 Gaming Desktop + LiteOn LH20A1P drive + Altec Lansing BXR1121/Creative SBS 2.1 speakerrs.
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acewin #4
Sep 6, 2008 at 5:14 AM
650VA APC UPS with KPower's config if you do not have it.

Lower of overall total can be done by getting HD3850/HD3870/9600GT in less than 7K
and Coolermaster 500W PSU in 2.7K

but if you think of keeping HD4850 then you will have to get 600W coolermaster for sure. and a 800VA UPS
desiibond
Sep 6, 2008 at 9:58 AM
E7200 + MSI P35 Neo-F + Sapphire HD4850 + WD Caviar 640GB + 2Gig Transcend RAM + CM ElIte 330 cabby + CM 600W PSU + Dell 1908WFP + Logitech G1 Gaming Desktop + LiteOn LH20A1P drive + Altec Lansing BXR1121/Creative SBS 2.1 speakerrs.


+1. Go for this one. YOu may have to increase the budget to 43k. Go for Dell 198WFP instead of 1908WFP as 1908WFP costs 4k more than 198WFP and for the price of1908WFP you would get 22" display. MOreover, it will shoot the price above 45k.
comp@ddict
Sep 6, 2008 at 7:16 PM
+1. Go for this one. YOu may have to increase the budget to 43k. Go for Dell 198WFP instead of 1908WFP as 1908WFP costs 4k more than 198WFP and for the price of1908WFP you would get 22" display. MOreover, it will shoot the price above 45k.


Agreed, but change to 500GB WD, save money there.
Get DDR2 800MHZ RAM

Rest all fine.
desiibond
Sep 6, 2008 at 11:58 PM
^^difference between 500gig and 640gig is 200 bucks.
amrawtanshx
Sep 7, 2008 at 12:30 AM
640GB is better VFM. :)
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Sep 9, 2008 at 8:04 PM
Thanks to all for the reply.

As Dilip Choudhary said
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Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo E8200
Motherboard : MSI P45 Neo
RAM : 2x2GB DDR2 800MHz
Hard Disk : WD Caviar 640GB
Graphics Card: Palit HD4850
Power Supply : Cooler Master 600W
Cabinet : CM Elite 330
Optical Drive : Samsung/Sony/LG/LiteOn
Monitor : Dell 19" LCD/TFT
Keyboard : Logitech Combo
Mouse : Logitech Combo
Speakers : Creative Inspire 2.1 Spkrs M2600
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Thanks for the instant reply, Dilip.

I think the configuration that you've suggested suits well with the machine config i'm looking for. But can u suggest me what if i'll go with AMD Processor and any other graphic card like nvidia. also kindly know me the price of config.

I've heard maximum people recommends AMD processors when it comes to the gaming.
Psychosocial
Sep 9, 2008 at 8:39 PM
AMD is not upto the mark currently....stick to Intel.
comp@ddict
Sep 10, 2008 at 3:56 PM
^^difference between 500gig and 640gig is 200 bucks.


sorry wasn't aware




And for now, just get 2*1 GB DDR2 800MHZ RAM

Try to settle for a 5.1 speaker set, RAM can be upgraded later and it's prices are constantly falling, especially of DDR2.
amrawtanshx
Sep 10, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Get Creative 5.1 speakers.
For enthralling gaming eXperience.
Psychosocial
Sep 10, 2008 at 8:51 PM
^^Cheap 5.1s are not good and hence a good 2.1 is recommaded.

Altec Lansing MX5021
amrawtanshx
Sep 10, 2008 at 10:26 PM
^^
Who says go for cheap ones :confused:
I am talking about the better ones ....
Psychosocial
Sep 10, 2008 at 10:34 PM
^^Oh!

Creative are nice.....

Logitech Z5500d ftw....:D
VarDOS
VarDOS #16
Sep 11, 2008 at 5:36 PM
As KPower Mania Said, AMD is not upto mark currently so better go for INTEL. As they give the best proccy's. The brand PALIT is good for GFX card. So better go for PALIT HD4850, which is the root design of ATi, and many of them here suggest HD4850 GFX card, as it is very FTW.

Anyways if u want to go with NVIDIA go for 8800GT or 9800GT or 9600GSO Sonic.

But betterway u go for PALIT HD4850 only.

Thanks,
Varad
Psychosocial
Sep 11, 2008 at 5:42 PM
^It's not FTW.....it's VFM :|.

Anyways, Sapphire will be a better buy rather than Palit :).

If you want to go NVIDIA than the new 9800GT is surely a g00d card.
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imgame2 #18
Sep 11, 2008 at 7:45 PM
^It's not FTW.....it's VFM :|.

Anyways, Sapphire will be a better buy rather than Palit :).

If you want to go NVIDIA than the new 9800GT is surely a g00d card.

why is sapphire better ???
Psychosocial
Sep 11, 2008 at 9:47 PM
^^Bcoz its got a better customer support and runs cooler than the Palit's basic HD4850 model (not the Sonic+)
comp@ddict
Sep 11, 2008 at 10:14 PM
So these components are for sure:

E8400 or E7200
HD 4850
2*1GB DDR2 800MHz
Creative 5.1
Psychosocial
Sep 11, 2008 at 10:44 PM
^^ya.....

E7200 + MSI P35 Neo-F + HD4850 + 2x1GB RAM + Creative T6060 :D.
mukherjee
mukherjee #22
Sep 11, 2008 at 11:00 PM
^^Bcoz its got a better customer support and runs cooler than the Palit's basic HD4850 model (not the Sonic+)

yaar,u r not entirly right here.
the new palit hd4850 model features a better cooler and newer bios,hence runs far cooler than the sapphire...well....cant comment about warranty,but if u source ur part from the right place,there shouldnt be any worries! :)
and FYI,i m talkin abt the reference 4850 model.
refer here
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imgame2 #23
Sep 11, 2008 at 11:02 PM
^^Bcoz its got a better customer support and runs cooler than the Palit's basic HD4850 model (not the Sonic+)

not so much is the case with HD4850 i know two of my friends at different places bought sapphire HD4850 a week before ..and face the problem of heating ...i bought the palit near about then along with many fellow digit members here ...they don't face any heating problem...

even before ...most of the heating problem that ever came.....came from sapphire HD4850 ...just check the net ....now the sapphire has come up with a dual slot cooler model ..which might run cool ...but again that costs 11k ...while palit HD4850 costs about 9.7k ...

so sapphire here is not as good as palit ....atleast in this case...it has better name cos it the oldest ATI partner ...support at my place in bad for sapphire but good for gecube/palit cos they are distributed by tirupati ..and their serivces are more or less same..and in general quite good compared to other distributors... wherever they have offices ...

and yes even the new palit comes with a dual slot cooler fan ....
Psychosocial
Sep 12, 2008 at 6:06 AM
yaar,u r not entirly right here.
the new palit hd4850 model features a better cooler and newer bios,hence runs far cooler than the sapphire...well....cant comment about warranty,but if u source ur part from the right place,there shouldnt be any worries! :)
and FYI,i m talkin abt the reference 4850 model.
refer here

I heard about the new Palit model after making that post and didnt know about it :razz:

Now, Palit is good to buy.
comp@ddict
Sep 12, 2008 at 12:43 PM
But just one notification, the Nvidia cards perform much much better in games like CRYSIS, GRAW2, while in GRID and COD4 and MASS EFFECT, AMD rulez.

So, even a 9800GT will perform well vis-a-vis thee 4850 but 4850 IMAGE QUALITY is WAY WAY better.
Renny
Renny #26
Sep 12, 2008 at 6:23 PM
Does the HDD suggested here for this config have 32mb or 16mb buffer and whats the capacity and price?
Psychosocial
Sep 12, 2008 at 8:58 PM
Does the HDD suggested here for this config have 32mb or 16mb buffer and whats the capacity and price?

It is a 7200RPM drive with a 16MB buffer.

It costs around 3.5-3.6k and has a whooping capacity of 640GB :).

BTW, its Western Digital Caviar 640GB :)).