Is this Configuration Good?

Yes, nice config dude... Just change the P5K PL AM to VM and rest is good....

thanks dude!
but my budget is tight - VM will come around 5000 and AM is costing me just 2600.
What boost will i get if i buy VM?

Thanks

Are u kidding? P5K PL-VM is just 2550 here in Chennai....
Dude open ur eyes and look at the price..

ok... i mistaked it with ASUS P5KVM which was of 5000.

Actually vendor dont have VM model he have AM model. Whats the difference?

wat abt P5K PL-CM??

whats dif in all three -
P5K PL-CM - P5K PL-VM - P5KPL-AM/PS

Just its OCing ability, FSB and Mem frequencies..... thats it...

@j1n M@tt

VM is better than CM....

hmmm....Thanks.... I will ask the vendor for it.

@rajkumar_pb

i hav been out of touch with this hardware field for a while now so can u tell me watz the main additional features dat VM model hav compared to CM; i just brought a CM last week

VM
*www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=1772&l1=3&l2=11&l3=563&l4=0
CM
*www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=563&l4=0&model=2068&modelmenu=2

Just look at these two links..
And sry dude, CM one is better in terms of FSB, but unfortunately it doesnt OC better... In this link they said CM can use CPU upto 1600FSB, by OCing..but AFAIK CM mobos only OC by 25 - 30%.So all the features were not fully utilized. So better stick with VM and it OC similar to CM,but its solid stability..

Another question j1n,
I heard that CM mobos show an temperature error.. Is it so? Coz i bought one week ago for my brother and he used to complaint about that..

no...its not showing any temperature error for me. it shows almost the same temperature reading for mobo and cpu as shown by antibiotic cabinet.

btw...the OC features i found on the mobo r just fine for me; just dat Asus is not providing any dynamic OCing softwares for beginners...everything hav to be done manually, and i found the C.P.R bios feature very useful at this point of view for a low-budget mobo.

Creative SBS 5.1 u listed , dont get that get Inspire instead of SBS

Another suggestion: Go for Samsung DVD writer instead of LG, my personal experience.

^^+1

All those asus motherboards dont have pci express x16 2.0 slots, so you cant add latest graphics card. Also look for 8 audio channel for 5.1 speakers.

^^ PCIe 2.0 Graphics cards run on PCI 1.1 boards without any problem

and PCIe 1.1 cards run on PCIe2.0 boards without any problem.

FYI, there isn't much difference between 1.1 and 2.

but u will not utilize the graphic card fully coz of low data transfer rate

sunny155 said:

Hi guys, I am buying a pc the configuration is-

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 - Rs. 6200-6300
ASUS - P5KPL-AM/PS
Samsung 20 inch TFT
Zebronics Cabinet
250 GB SATA 2 Seagate
2x1 GB DDR2 800 Kingston - 1600
LG DVD Writer - 1100
Creative 5 Channel Speaker - 2800

Please suggest whether is should go for it?

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well u seem to get ur prices wrong

go to www.theitwares.com

j1n [email said:

M@tt;1055820]no...its[/email] not showing any temperature error for me. it shows almost the same temperature reading for mobo and cpu as shown by antibiotic cabinet.

btw...the OC features i found on the mobo r just fine for me; just dat Asus is not providing any dynamic OCing softwares for beginners...everything hav to be done manually, and i found the C.P.R bios feature very useful at this point of view for a low-budget mobo.

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Does it affect u in anyway?
Coz in my bros pc, it just shows the cpu over temp error while booting and it boots to windows w/o any problem. I just browse many forums to found that thats a bug with that mobo.You can fix that by updating your BIOS to the newer version.

my mobo came with newer BIOS version than the old one I think...its not showing any cpu temp. error for me. look at my siggy. i'm running ma system O.C...no temp. problem and its stable in O.Cing

j1n, u oc d e5200 to 3ghz.. nice try man

ya...O.C E5200 to 3GHz, its even stable and stays cool at this point. it can do better, but as it is a new proccy am waiting for sometime till I get a CM Hyper48 cooler.

sunny155 said:

Hi guys, I am buying a pc the configuration is-

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 - Rs. 6200-6300
ASUS - P5KPL-AM/PS
Samsung 20 inch TFT
Zebronics Cabinet
250 GB SATA 2 Seagate
2x1 GB DDR2 800 Kingston - 1600
LG DVD Writer - 1100
Creative 5 Channel Speaker - 2800

Please suggest whether is should go for it?

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use ASUS P5KPL-VM
Use samsung drives
Go for WD HDDs & avoid Seagate

always mention budget when asking for changes or suggestions.

j1n M@tt said:

ya...O.C E5200 to 3GHz, its even stable and stays cool at this point. it can do better, but as it is a new proccy am waiting for sometime till I get a CM Hyper48 cooler.

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Man, this procc goes to 4GHz on stock cooler.

But an aftermarket cooler will help in temps.

^^ ya dats wat I'm concerned abt....either I hav to move this CPU and mobo to my antibiotic cabinet on the other system or hav to get a gud cooler

Stay with the CM Hyper. It's bulky though.

Better wait for graphics card

9800gtx+ is rebranded as GTS250 and is available for $144
HD4850 price is reduced to $129.

Expect similar price cuts here in India.

True, and only the 2GB GTS 250 manages to beat HD4850, and that costs 179$.

The 129$ + tax 512MB GTS250 SUCKS and so does the 149$ 1GB GTS250.

They all suck. But there's hope from GTS240, hopefully it's not a 9600GT rebrand.

^^ All GTS cards are rebranded cards made to bring everything into one naming conventions.

^^so is there price cut for 9600GT, I mean for the new GTS240??

True topgear...very true.

And for 9600GT, you think?

nVidia just need a reason to sell their already 55nm 9600GT at a higher price after Overclocking them(not to mention volt mod for higher clocks).
So they'll sell this card for like 109$ or maybe more, when 9600GT is currently selling for a pathetic 79$!!!!!!

GTS240 is rebranded 9800GT, which was totally eclipsed by HD4850.

THen 9600GT will be GTS 160???

Maybe, but the only nVidia card which I think is worth buying is a 9600GT purely for it's VFM and steroidal Overclocking Potential(i've seen vmod, the shader goes to 2.2GHz, memory to 2150MHz an core to 750MHz).

yep. If price of 9600GT comes down to 5k, two of them on SLI will rip apart HD4850 and 9800GTX+

^^^Absolutely, they just manage to trail behind HD4870. But now HD4870 price cuts are in. So 9600GT's gonna have to wait.