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TheHumanBot
TheHumanBot Original post #1
Feb 7, 2013 at 7:27 PM
Hello Members.


1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Stupid answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work. Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.')
Ans: Wedding Video Editing. After Effects, Edius, Premier, Pinnacle Studio ( not all but this type of apps.)

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 40k is minimum and max. 45k

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: Nope.

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: XP if possible or Windows 7 doesn't matter 64bit or not.

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: 1TB Western Digital.

6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention which screen size and resolution do you want. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, again mention the size and resolution of monitor you have.
Ans: Yes, 19"

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: Brand New PC so Will Need Everything.

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: in Next 24 Hours.

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: I will assemble them.*

10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
Ans: Mumbai

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: Hmm Yeah, Thanks in advance :D

Last thing. can i get two Configs. 1. Intel 2. AMD
Buying Total 3 PC's ( not sure yet but 1 intel and 2 AMD's)

Budget 1 PC = 40k-45k


Thank you.
Vishal
vickybat
Feb 7, 2013 at 7:41 PM
^^ Is that 45k budget for a single pc or three?
vickybat
Feb 7, 2013 at 7:59 PM
Ok here you go mate:

Processor - AMD FX 8350 - 11.5k
Motherboard - Asus m5A97 - 6.5k
Ram - G.Skill RipjawsX DDR3 8 GB(F3-12800CL10S-8GBXL) - 3.2k
Hdd - WD 1TB Blue - 4.2k
Graphics Card - Sapphire 7750 - 6.5k
Cabinet = NZXT Source elite - 2.5k
PSU - Corsair CX430-V2 - 2.5K
Display- BenQ 21.5 inch LCD - GW2250HM - 9k
UPS - APC 600 VA - 2k
Keyboard - Logitech basic combo - 0.7k

Total - 48.6k


Overshoot the budget a bit , but this config is ideal for any kind of video editing. FX 8350 is the best cpu for this kind of work.
I suggested a fullhd monitor coz you will be handling videos most of the time and you need to view them in their full glory.
Radeon 7750 is more than enough for you as you won't be gaming.

Skip intel and get all three pc's with the above configuration. :)
ASHISH65
Feb 7, 2013 at 8:07 PM
+1^ go for that amd rig.it is very good for your work and also it is one of best amd cpus.
Cilus
Cilus #6
Feb 7, 2013 at 8:10 PM
AMD FX-8350 @ 12K
Asus M5A97 @ 6.5K
Corsair Value Series 1333 MHz CL9 DDR3 4GB X 2 @ 2.4K
Toshiba 1TB 7200RPM SATA Internal Desktop Hard Drive (DT01ACA100) @ 4.4K (Comes with 3 Years of warranty, better than both WD Green and Seagate at the same price point)
Asus HD 7750 1GB GDDR5 @ 7.2K
NZXT Source 210 Elite Cabinet @ 2.6K
Corsair CX 430 V2 @ 2.6K
Acer G205HQ 20" (1600X900) LCD @ 5.1K
Logitech Mk100 Keyboard & Mouse Combo @ 0.4K
Asus 24X SATA DVD R/W @ 1K

Total: 44.2K. This is the best sytem you can get within your budget in my opinion. Don't be fooled by the price tag of 44K. It can easily challenge and even beat a 65K Intel i5 based system for the type of applications you have mentioned.
TheHumanBot
Feb 7, 2013 at 8:12 PM
Thank you man! that was fast.
will get the price in few hours and post it back if i need any changes.
really appreciate the fast response. thank you!

i am AMD guy but was looking for an option in intel but never mind thats fine.
will go for AMD's :D

Thank you again!
TheHumanBot
Feb 13, 2013 at 10:36 AM
1) UPS APC 600 VA - Rs.2250
2) DVD WRITER 24X LG OEM SATA - Rs.. 950
3) AMD FX 8-CORE 8350 CPU BLACK EDITION - Rs. 12350
4) AMD M\B ASUS M5A97 - Rs.6450
5) WESTERN DIGITAL 1 TERABYTE SATA HDD - Rs. 4200
6) DISPLAY CARD PCI EXPRESS 1GB HD7750ATI SAPPHIRE - Rs.6800
7) SMPS COOLER MASTER 600W - Rs. 4000
8) 4GB DDR3 CORSAIR 1333 RAM - Rs. 3200 (4x2)
9) CABINET COOLER MASTER ELITE 310 - Rs. 2000
10) FAN CABINET BIG - Rs. 200
11) KEYBORD+MOUSE LOGITECH COMBO MK 200 USB - Rs. 800

Total : Rs. 43,200/-

they didn't had the AMD + Mobo so i have to wait around 4 hours. and shopkeeper said 430W won't support it will need more power to run this beast so replaced it with 600W it was same price so i agreed LOL. they never heard of NZXT so had to replace it with Coolmaster. and didn't bought the Monitor as i will order it from Muscat/Dubai. there is new monitor launched by LG specially made for GFX things for around 10k so this normal will cost me around 7k so what the heck i dont mind spending 3k more for better one.

so what ya think? good deal ?

this was bought from Bitsy Shop Name, Opp. Indraprasth Mall at Station Road, Borivali
bought it from shop not online.
website: *bitsy.biz/
Cilus
Cilus #9
Feb 13, 2013 at 10:45 AM
Buddy, asap change the Cooler Master PSU. I think the PSU they have provided is Cooler Master Extreme series or Extreme Plus series. There is a reason, we don't suggest CM PSU here, CM extreme series is known as Time Bomb because of their poor build quality and design. The Corsair CX 430 V2 PSU can handle your system with ease and get that model only. Don't be fooled by the total power output of a PSU, there is a lot of factors which affect a PSU's performance but will discuss those later.

Now, get the CM PSu replaced 1st and get the Corsair one. At, Rs 4200, you can get Corsair GS600 PSU which is way better and reliable tha CM 600W PSU.
TheHumanBot
Feb 13, 2013 at 10:56 AM
Thanks man! they have assembled it but i haven't formatted or done anything on it. so gotta email them and ask them. :)

i knew it something i will mess up that why i didn't bought all 2 at this time. bought 1 for trial then will be buyign 2 more.
Thank you again!

so anyone can suggest me any shop near Malad/Borivali area ? or this one is fine ?
TheHumanBot
Feb 16, 2013 at 8:08 PM
some images. and they refused to change my PSU ); billed item can not be replaced or changed. but will make sure to buy the suggested PSU for next 2 pc's
*i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo158/vishalgmistry/th_IMG00092-20130213-1601_zps865f1327.jpg
*i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo158/vishalgmistry/th_IMG00090-20130213-1600_zpsb62f7985.jpg
*i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo158/vishalgmistry/th_IMG00091-20130213-1600_zps43a8f136.jpg

temporary place :p
Cilus
Cilus #12
Feb 16, 2013 at 9:54 PM
You can also start starting a thread to sell of the CM PSU. :)
tkin
tkin #14
Feb 17, 2013 at 2:40 PM
CM PSU? :facepalm:

Please do not buy those, next time get corsair or antec.

Next, LG Drives, these are the worst, next time buy Asus.

And third, that WD Drive is green, it has some reliability issues if its used as boot drive(intellipark, too much parking damages the drive arm), next time pay 1k more and get WD 1TB Black(WD1002FAEX) for 5.6k around.

Other components are good and priced ok :)
TheHumanBot
Feb 18, 2013 at 7:42 PM
running Windows 7 32bit Ultimate version and it's not utilizing the available RAM. my google result says i have to upgrade to windows 7 so ...what you guys say? this sucks again LOL i need Edius which runs on 32bit and After Effects cs6 runs on 64bit so i chose edius so i sticked to 32bit for now. *i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo158/vishalgmistry/th_1_zps4d69e33a.png

i mean it will need 64bit OS to use 8GB but edius doesn't work on 64bit.
tkin
tkin #16
Feb 18, 2013 at 7:43 PM
Wait, 32bit apps will run on 64bit as well: WoW64 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
TheHumanBot
Feb 18, 2013 at 7:51 PM
okie i will try and lets see how it goes. will reply back may be tomorrow :) Thanks man for your input.
anirbandd
anirbandd #18
Feb 18, 2013 at 8:52 PM
you just got fuqed big time by the shop keeper.. CM Extreme is the baddest of the branded PSUs. stay away from it.

and the CX430v2 is more than enough to handle your rig.. you dont have a power hungry GPU.. the 430W with 80% efficiency is more than you need.
TheHumanBot
Mar 5, 2013 at 3:32 PM
guys is it okay if i add up more 8GB to this mobo?
total of 16GB RAM will be fine to handle by this mobo.
checked the mobo config it says max. 32gb but you know just asking :p
theserpent
Mar 5, 2013 at 3:52 PM
32 bit os can't use more than 3 gb ram..
Myth
Myth #21
Mar 5, 2013 at 5:24 PM
32bit OS can use a max of 4gb. If you want more ram, use a 64bit OS.

Since you have a discrete gpu, minimize the ram allocated to the onboard graphics from the bios.
You should be able to get around 3.5gb usable ram.
Cilus
Cilus #22
Mar 6, 2013 at 1:26 AM
I think if you have a discrete GPU, the IGP will be automatically turned off.
Myth
Myth #23
Mar 6, 2013 at 1:39 AM
I think if you have a discrete GPU, the IGP will be automatically turned off.

Even when I had a discrete gpu, usable was around 3.5gb. I couldnt figure out who had the rest. Enabling/disabling the igpu from the bios didnt change anything.
TheHumanBot
Mar 7, 2013 at 10:35 AM
guys i got 64bit win7 ultimate now. it shows 6.90GB using of 8gb ram.
harshilsharma63
Mar 7, 2013 at 11:47 AM
guys i got 64bit win7 ultimate now. it shows 6.90GB using of 8gb ram.

Check this page : The usable memory may be less than the installed memory on Windows 7-based computers

Note The amount of usable memory in the examples are not exact amounts. Usable memory is a calculated amount of the total physical memory minus "hardware reserved" memory.


​It's nothing to worry about.
TheHumanBot
Mar 30, 2013 at 7:34 PM
okay so there is things now happening, and now i am worried );

so installed everything i needed. Grassvalley Edius6.64bit After Effects cs6.64bit etc. etc.
so first BSOD was like 20 days ago. i thought it must be heated up the GPU and caused so i ignored it.
as after effect was rendering some heavy shits like full 1920 2minutes compositions since last 4 hours when this happened.


now all of my softwares even system utilities like AMD Center or something. and GPU Control settings
everything is corrupted i get direct this following errors.
1.jpg


i think it can be faulty RAM so trying to run memtest thing from USB drive and it was interrupted 6 times.
it takes time for running scan over *GB so i thought i should remove 1 RAM Stick and run scan on 1 stick first then 2nd one.
so when i remove 1stick it just doesn't bootup? nothing CPU, fan GPU starts i can see fan spinning but nothing on screen.
when i put both sticks it boots up just fine. (still gets above errors though)

tried pressing mem ok button on mobo but nothing happens.
please continue to this thread. :p

Thanks in advance. really annoying and need to solve this asap.
harshilsharma63
Mar 30, 2013 at 7:39 PM
okay so there is things now happening, and now i am worried );

so installed everything i needed. Grassvalley Edius6.64bit After Effects cs6.64bit etc. etc.
so first BSOD was like 20 days ago. i thought it must be heated up the GPU and caused so i ignored it.
as after effect was rendering some heavy shits like full 1920 2minutes compositions since last 4 hours when this happened.


now all of my softwares even system utilities like AMD Center or something. and GPU Control settings
everything is corrupted i get direct this following errors.
View attachment 9731


i think it can be faulty RAM so trying to run memtest thing from USB drive and it was interrupted 6 times.
it takes time for running scan over *GB so i thought i should remove 1 RAM Stick and run scan on 1 stick first then 2nd one.
so when i remove 1stick it just doesn't bootup? nothing CPU, fan GPU starts i can see fan spinning but nothing on screen.
when i put both sticks it boots up just fine. (still gets above errors though)

tried pressing mem ok button on mobo but nothing happens.
please continue to this thread. :p

Thanks in advance. really annoying and need to solve this asap.
You should start a new thread in the Software Q&A section. You'll get better replies.