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mantahn Original post #1
Mar 16, 2006 at 12:33 PM
I need to buy a pc for Heavy Graphics & Gaming.

Suggest Changes in the following config.

AMD Athlon 64 4000+
512*2 RAM
160 GB sata Hdd


Which mother board should buy

I want to go for Nvidia 6600GT .

also suggest which ATI card would be go along the nvidia 6600gt.

Which is a Good 4.1 Speakers system.
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mantahn #2
Mar 16, 2006 at 12:44 PM
Sorry Forgot about AMD Athlon 64 X2.

Please mention the price diff between
AMD Athlon 64 4000+ and
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
T
Mar 16, 2006 at 10:52 PM
hi

X2 3800+ ===> 16500Rs
expect 4000+ a little bit high.... but i will suggest u buy dual core..
y dont u go for X2 4200+ for 19000Rs in chennai n18500 in delhi nehru place!!!!
bye
T
Mar 16, 2006 at 10:58 PM
dont go for 4.1 speaker
go for 5.1....
1) creative inspire 5.1 ==== 3900 Rs
2) altec lansing 251 === 3800Rs
3) logitec X 530 (dual driver speakers) ===6900Rs
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mantahn #5
Mar 17, 2006 at 12:54 PM
Hey guys. tell me which MOBO would go good with PCI-E graphics card.. like ATI x550, Geforce 6800 GC or so..
john_the_ultimate
Mar 17, 2006 at 1:19 PM
mantahn said:
Hey guys. tell me which MOBO would go good with PCI-E graphics card.. like ATI x550, Geforce 6800 GC or so..

I would suggest ASUS A8N-E for non-SLI and ASUS A8NE-SLI PREMIUM for SLI setup.
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mantahn #7
Mar 18, 2006 at 6:44 PM
hey
Cant I get ATI graphics card with TV capture and same performance as Geforce 6600Gt within 10 k budget??
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mantahn #8
Mar 20, 2006 at 11:32 AM
Hey guys come on reply fasssssttttttttt.. I need to make decision in 2 days..
john_the_ultimate
Mar 20, 2006 at 12:16 PM
Don't think so. 6600gt in it's class doesn't have any competition from ATI.
Maybe ATI has same price range but not the same performance. If u could raise ur budget to about 14K u could buy 6800gs.
Both 6600gt and 6800gs has the best price to performance ratio but 6800gs is the latest so if possible go for it or settle for 6600gt.
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mantahn #10
Mar 20, 2006 at 5:17 PM
Decided the followin config. Suggest Commets accepted.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+/4200+
512*2--> 1GB DDR 400 RAM
ASUS A8N-VM Motherboard
160 GB SATA Hdd.
Graphics: XFX Geforce 6600GT /PowerColor x800 GTO
Altac Lansing 251
Sony DVD RW DRU 810A
Samsung 17" Flat CRT Monitor
Logitech MM Kbd
Logitech Optical mouse
Antec Cabinet with 400 W PS (Which other less costly is acceptable??)
FDD Sony


Quote the price for the same..
Thanks
MysticHalo
Mar 20, 2006 at 8:29 PM
If u r interested in ATI, then u should prefer buying a MOBO that supports Crossfire mode---
*www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=697
==OR==
*www.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=3&l2=15&l3=268&model=1042&modelmenu=1

The ASUS motherboard supports the newer CrossFire Xpress 3200 chipset but would be costlier. (recommended)

Get either PowerColor X800 XL or PowerColor X1600 XT for gfx cards.
The former should be cheaper but Powercolor availibility in India is a problem ;)
Ankur Gupta
Mar 21, 2006 at 12:47 AM
well if u r going for a graphix card y r u buying ASUS A8N-VM mobo.
go for ASUS A8N-E.
it is cheap and has gr8 performance!