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buying hardware need advice!!!

19 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/buying-hardware-need-advice.125572/

ritvij
ritvij Original post #1
Apr 5, 2010 at 12:13 PM
Hey m gonna assemble a new pc with the following specs :

C2D E8400
MSI P45 Platinum
4 GB Corsair DDRII RAM
640 GB X 2 WD HDD RAID I + 80 GB WD
XFX GTX 260 Graphics
BenQ G2420HD Monitor
PSU 620W Corsair
Altec Lansing Speakers VS2421

can ny1 suggest somthng better...
it will be used for movies, gaming and lots of programming...
RPLY FAST????:p
Jaskanwar Singh
Apr 5, 2010 at 2:34 PM
i suggest this -

Core i5 i750 2.66GHz @ 9.9k
MSI P55-CD53 @ 6.7k
G.Skill F3-10600 1333MHz CL9 2GB @ 2.8K * 2
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB @ 5.3k
PowerColor HD5770 1GB GDDR5 V2 @ 9.6k or Sapphire HD5850 1GB GDDR5 @ 15.8k
Corsair VX550W @ 4.7k
Altec Lansing Speakers VS2421 @ 2.2k

get a good cabinet like NZXT M59 @ 3.8k also
get a good cpu cooler if you will OC like Coolermaster Hyper N520 @ 2.4K

if this exceeds your budget then go for
Phenom II X4 965 3.4GHz B.E. C3 @ 8.6k
ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO @ 6.3k
rahul.007
Apr 5, 2010 at 2:52 PM
Hey m gonna assemble a new pc with the following specs :

C2D E8400
MSI P45 Platinum
4 GB Corsair DDRII RAM
640 GB X 2 WD HDD RAID I + 80 GB WD
XFX GTX 260 Graphics
BenQ G2420HD Monitor
PSU 620W Corsair
Altec Lansing Speakers VS2421

can ny1 suggest somthng better...
it will be used for movies, gaming and lots of programming...
RPLY FAST????:p

if you wanna go intel's way, then go with jaskanwar's suggestion....

under amd:-
Phenom II X4 955 3.2GHz B.E. @ 7.9k(oc it to get 965 perforemance....)
ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO @ 6.3k
Sapphire HD5850 1GB GDDR5 @ 15.8k or MSI HD5770 HAWX 1GB GDDR5 @ 10.2k
Transcend 2*2GB DDR3 1333MHz C9 @ 5.4k
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB @ 5.3k
Cooler Master Centurion 690 @ 4.2k
Corsair VX550W @ 4.7k
BenQ 22" E2220 FULL HD LCD Monitor @ 8.5k
coolermaster n520 @ 2.4k

total:- 60.5(with 5850 and cm 690) else 52k(with 5770 and nzxt gamma).... choice is yours....:smile::smile:
if this exceeds your budget then get nzxt gamma or 5770....

---------- Post added at 02:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:49 PM ----------

if doing decoding stuff, then get phenom else Athlon II X4 630 2.8GHz @ 5.1k would suffice you....
saurabh_1e
Apr 5, 2010 at 2:54 PM
Hey m gonna assemble a new pc with the following specs :

C2D E8400
MSI P45 Platinum
4 GB Corsair DDRII RAM
640 GB X 2 WD HDD RAID I + 80 GB WD
XFX GTX 260 Graphics
BenQ G2420HD Monitor
PSU 620W Corsair
Altec Lansing Speakers VS2421

can ny1 suggest somthng better...
it will be used for movies, gaming and lots of programming...
RPLY FAST????:p



What is your budget and more specific requirements.
ritvij
ritvij #5
Apr 6, 2010 at 3:41 PM
budget is 60000(flexible) and mostly i wanna game on it....
i am a music fan and have lots of albums stored so i need RAID I and a large hard disk...
also thnx for the advice....
Jaskanwar Singh
Apr 6, 2010 at 4:03 PM
i suggest this -

Core i5 i750 2.66GHz @ 9.9k
MSI P55-CD53 @ 6.7k
G.Skill F3-10600 1333MHz CL9 2GB @ 2.8K * 2
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB @ 5.3k
Sapphire HD5850 1GB GDDR5 @ 15.8k
Corsair VX550W @ 4.7k
NZXT M59 @ 3.8k
Altec Lansing Speakers VS2421 @ 2.2k
BenQ 22" G2220 FULL HD LCD Monitor @ 8k

total - 62k

get Coolermaster Hyper N520 @ 2.4K if you will oc
coderunknown
Apr 6, 2010 at 5:27 PM
i suggest this -

Core i5 i750 2.66GHz @ 9.9k
MSI P55-CD53 @ 6.7k
G.Skill F3-10600 1333MHz CL9 2GB @ 2.8K * 2
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB @ 5.3k
Sapphire HD5850 1GB GDDR5 @ 15.8k
Corsair VX550W @ 4.7k
NZXT M59 @ 3.8k
Altec Lansing Speakers VS2421 @ 2.2k
BenQ 22" G2220 FULL HD LCD Monitor @ 8k

total - 62k

get Coolermaster Hyper N520 @ 2.4K if you will oc

he can go for 2 X WDC Blue 1Tb if he takes a bit cheaper cabby. also Benq 22" cost 7.5k now. rest everything good for a gaming & multimedia PC.
ritvij
ritvij #8
Apr 8, 2010 at 9:17 PM
thnx for everything cant i buy an alienware??????????:oops:
Jaskanwar Singh
Apr 9, 2010 at 9:09 AM
you won't get alienware for 60000. they are much costlier.
A
Apr 9, 2010 at 8:51 PM
^ ask him to get some alien ware stickers:idea:
J
Jripper #12
Apr 9, 2010 at 9:08 PM
^
Lol.
Well anyway,the core 2 duo won't work in any case if you want something future proof.
A
Apr 9, 2010 at 9:19 PM
ok and i expect OP to take it humorously, I did not mean to hurt him:)
ritvij
ritvij #15
Apr 10, 2010 at 3:54 PM
not at all funny guyss!!!!!!!!! what would be the exact range...
i can extend the budget???????????????
A
Apr 10, 2010 at 9:20 PM
what you want from alien ware:?:
ritvij
ritvij #17
Apr 11, 2010 at 1:30 PM
aurora mx pc
A
Apr 11, 2010 at 4:09 PM
Go for Below Specs:

Core i5
ASUS P7H57D (Supports DDR3 and USB 3.0)
2GB Transcend DDR3
Saphire ATI Radeon HD 5770
1TB Western Digital Cavar Blue
PSU 650 Watts
Dell Monitor (Any type which you like)
Piyush
Piyush #19
Apr 11, 2010 at 10:14 PM
not at all funny guyss!!!!!!!!! what would be the exact range...
i can extend the budget???????????????
hey bro
listen
the rig that jaskanwar mentioned is a good one
go for that if u are more on intel side

otherwise go for the AMD one that rahul mentioned(if u can then plz change the mobo to 790gx)

and regarding ur ALIENWARE FEVER
i know they looks super cool
but they cost a lot more than what they deserve
believe me!!!


rest of all depends upon you:smile:

---------- Post added at 10:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:04 PM ----------

i have a question
the nzxt m59 supports only one side panel fan
so can a user add an extra one by any method?