Need some info about latest cabinets/smps

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Guys I've 2.4GHZ Intel(HT) processor running on Intel's 865GBF motherboard and now i want to change my cabinet for better cooling system. now, the first thing i want to know is, which cabinet do i buy(my budget for cabinet and power supply is max 2K ) and how many watts cabinet do i need so that I can add a good graphics card?? and second but the most important question is does these new power supply units have different power plugs from the older ones which might not fit in my Intel's 865GBF motherboard's power socket..

lookin forward to some replies... hope u guys will help me out from this problem of mine

Thanks in Advance
Rockstar

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For hardcore gaming , ur budget is not enough.
Don't go for local made or unbranded SMPS. Look for at least 500 W SMPS from CoolerMaster or Cossair or Zebronics. They are expensive, but worth of it. lLocal made or unbranded SMPS not only affect performance , but can cause damage to ur mobo.
Look for cabinates from Zebronics.Don't fall for small form factor cramped boxes.Look for largest & airy cases with atleast 2 fans (or u can buy fan separately & attach it) or go for a server case.

CoolerMaster iGreen 500W= Rs 6500/-
Zebronics 500W = Rs 3500/-
Crossair 620 W= Rs7200/-

Cabinates:
Zebronics= start from 1500/- to 4500
CoolerMaster = start from Rs 5000/ - to Rs 13500/-

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bharatesh said:
For hardcore gaming , ur budget is not enough.
Don't go for local made or unbranded SMPS. Look for at least 500 W SMPS from CoolerMaster or Cossair or Zebronics. They are expensive, but worth of it. lLocal made or unbranded SMPS not only affect performance , but can cause damage to ur mobo.
Look for cabinates from Zebronics.Don't fall for small form factor cramped boxes.Look for largest & airy cases with atleast 2 fans (or u can buy fan separately & attach it) or go for a server case.

CoolerMaster iGreen 500W= Rs 6500/-
Zebronics 500W = Rs 3500/-
Crossair 620 W= Rs7200/-

Cabinates:
Zebronics= start from 1500/- to 4500
CoolerMaster = start from Rs 5000/ - to Rs 13500/-

Dude, I'm not much into gaming but do play games sometimes and I think I'll look for zabronics as u mentioned, but what about the PSU's power plug, does all these new and high end PSU's compatible with my Intel D865GBF motherboard's power socket.. If anyone could enlighten me on that part of the question, it would be a great help..

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PSU's power plug have not changed in last few years , they would plug the power with standard power cord, mobo gets power supply via PSU converted to 12v so old or new it will power the mobo.

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bharatesh said:
CoolerMaster iGreen 500W= Rs 6500/-
Zebronics 500W = Rs 3500/-
Crossair 620 W= Rs7200/-

Whoa...Corsair (and not Crossair) retails for around 7,500/- on newegg.com and this price varies from 6,500/- to 7,500/- on other international online shops. Does that mean Corsair 620 W is retailing in India on at-par (or better) price than international prices?

dude increase your budget a bit & you can get a Bling-Bling

Cabinet from Zebronics

, the one with Transperant Side panel :wink:

some guys here have this-> Zebronics Peace

i got Zebronics AntiBiotic for Rs. 2400 + taxes (with Zebronics SMPS/PSU)
(exactly Rs.2495/-)
*img127.imageshack.us/img127/3508/dsc04382azs4.th.jpg

About Power Connector - dont worry
the power connector from PSU has 2x2 & 2x10/12 connector, just see the pic, the last part is removable, that is "Backward Compatible"

*img263.imageshack.us/img263/9374/mbld6.th.jpg

btw wat is the form factor of your m/b.
for other zebronics cabinet - *www.zebronics.net/gamingcabin.asp

& please use Bold Letter only where its neccassary (for imp. notes)

^Dirty room

i also have the same mobo ..it doesn't have pci express slot...
why u need to cool this..bythe way..

865GBF dont have Pci-e slots *www.intel.com/products/motherboard/d865gbf/index.htm

he needs cooling it because of games

dude, i took that pic on day b4 my folks were returning from their tour, so its obvious a "MANs" House (not only room) was Dirty

& you know wat i wa goin thru then

, Windows XP Pro, SP2, new m/b & HP Issue

vimal_mehrotra said:
^Dirty room

Show your room then

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s18000rpm said:
dude increase your budget a bit & you can get a Bling-Bling Cabinet from Zebronics, the one with Transperant Side panel

some guys here have this-> Zebronics Peace

i got Zebronics AntiBiotic for Rs. 2400 + taxes (with Zebronics SMPS/PSU)
(exactly Rs.2495/-)
*img127.imageshack.us/img127/3508/dsc04382azs4.th.jpg

About Power Connector - dont worry
the power connector from PSU has 2x2 & 2x10/12 connector, just see the pic, the last part is removable, that is "Backward Compatible"

*img263.imageshack.us/img263/9374/mbld6.th.jpg

btw wat is the form factor of your m/b.
for other zebronics cabinet - *www.zebronics.net/gamingcabin.asp

& please use Bold Letter only where its neccassary (for imp. notes)

Thanks u so much brother .. ur reply helped me immensly as now i can choose a better cabinet for my PC and i want to thank u specially cause u solved my PSU's power connector's problem.. God bless u brother .. thanks once again

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shashank4u said:
i also have the same mobo ..it doesn't have pci express slot...
why u need to cool this..bythe way..

I know it doesn't have a PCI Express slot buddy but is PCI Express card is the only reason which makes a PC heat up (think about it

) .. Anyway u guys have been a great help in solving my prob .. thanks

Zebronics Platinum 500W is bout 2k nd its the Diamond one thats up at 3.5~4k.
As of ur needs a platinum would do nd Diamond is for some serious worx like SLI of high end cards.
Platinum is also their high end ones, but with less features.
U can get Zeb antibiotic for about 1.8k without its 400W SMPS.

Room

vimal said:
my room's even dirtier

*img246.imageshack.us/img246/8383/dsc04400ww0.th.jpg

is this Clean enough now

@always there to help

so the problem here is Solved

, can we get this thread locked

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Re: Room

s18000rpm said:
*img246.imageshack.us/img246/8383/dsc04400ww0.th.jpg

is this Clean enough now

@always there to help

so the problem here is Solved, can we get this thread locked

Your room is clean

. My computer table is filled with paper and paper and lots of paper. Iam getting mad everyday. It is getting dirty everysingle day.

one thing..
if at this time u go for the agp card ..then also
u ll not be able to play most of the games...
of coolling..when i play some heavy games..i prefer to open the cabinet..
then keeping it closed..some people have probs with open cabinets..
they have some fear ..dont knw of what...those noobs..

also after updating the graphics drivers u ll be able to most of the games..
like i m playing pop nwadays,and i ve played nfs mw,doom3,nfs u,nfs u2,farcry..and many games without graphics card.

so why to waste money in agp card when they r on the verge of
becoming extinct..hope u get what i m trying to say..

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shashank4u said:
one thing..
if at this time u go for the agp card ..then also
u ll not be able to play most of the games...
of coolling..when i play some heavy games..i prefer to open the cabinet..
then keeping it closed..some people have probs with open cabinets..
they have some fear ..dont knw of what...those noobs..

also after updating the graphics drivers u ll be able to most of the games..
like i m playing pop nwadays,and i ve played nfs mw,doom3,nfs u,nfs u2,farcry..and many games without graphics card.

so why to waste money in agp card when they r on the verge of
becoming extinct..hope u get what i m trying to say..

No, They are not.

Nvidia plans DirectX 10 cards for AGP slot

*www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37790

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Get Powersafe 500W Gold PSU @2500-3000 (On 3 Feb it was 2.7k) with 3 yrs Warranty.

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Stick said:
Get Powersafe 500W Gold PSU @2500-3000 (On 3 Feb it was 2.7k) with 3 yrs Warranty.

How is powersafe quality?. Are they reliable?. Seems like a local company to me.

thunderbird.117 said:
No, They are not.

Nvidia plans DirectX 10 cards for AGP slot

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thanx for the update but still i say ..why to adopt old technology
when new is available..also that agp card will be priced high..thats for sure..
also the bandwidth of agp is lower than pci-e..so at this time investing in
the agp is not worthwhile...

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thunderbird.117 said:
How is powersafe quality?. Are they reliable?. Seems like a local company to me.

See specs here

Just do not hate all Local Products before testing them. If your counsumtion is as per specs given by Kunhar than none can beat it in this price range and quality too.

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Stick said:
See specs here

Just do not hate all Local Products before testing them. If your counsumtion is as per specs given by Kunhar than none can beat it in this price range and quality too.

Though i have faced problem with local products such has intex,techcom and frontech. So i asked.

thunderbird.117 said:
Though i have faced problem with local products such has intex,techcom and frontech. So i asked.

Brush up ur knowledge, and powersafe can not be bracketed with Intex & Frontech etc. VIP/Powersafe can be compared with Antec & Coolmasters

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powersafe is very reliable.
its from same guys who gave us VIP!!

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premsharma said:
Brush up ur knowledge, and powersafe can not be bracketed with Intex & Frontech etc. VIP/Powersafe can be compared with Antec & Coolmasters

What is knowlege got to do with the products?.

@Stick
The ratings of all PSUs other than PS nd VIP in that page is utter bull $%!t.
The rating of a normal 400W Zebronics is +3.3@28A, +5@40A, +12@17A,-5@0.3A,-12@0.8A,+5vsb@2A.
Ive seen a review of the same product at techtree nd they said the real output is not that different from rated, only15~20% tolerance.
Its the site of VIP nd PS dealers, so they are giving the rated outputs of their products as real ratings.
Im not saying that Zeb nd other brands are better than PS , but they are not that bad but definitely not good as VIP nd PS>

hmmmm Zeb makes very nice cabs surely... and the SMPS is also vey good..

*www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp
This site rated my system at 570W nd it runs cool on my Zeb 400W one, the only problem is its looks. Its just very odd.