Need Suggestion about this config.....

This is my 1st post in this forum.Need some Help.See I knw that Am2 is around....Conroe is around....but I was thinking about this config:
Amd Athlon 64 3800 X2 939 Proc

Asus A8Ne Proactive SLI dlx mobo

1Gb DDR 1 Zion to begin with (well I have questions about this u see as 939 supports only DDR1 shud I buy this mobo or not?Coz I've hrd that the "industry" is trying to phase out DDR1 and bing in DDR2..hence prices of
DDR1 going up so on and so forth...

Again another issue is the kind of graphics card that I shud go for I chose the Zebronics 512mb DDR2 Nvidia 6800 Xtreme(as it is 512mb , supports SLI and below Rs.10000/-)

Lastly wat monitor do u guys suggest i)Samsung 940bw tft lcd wide OR ii)HCL 19" Tft Lcd square?

I bought a Zebronics "Antibiotic" tower and a Zeb Platinum 500W Smps.................

Go for Sony 17" inches TFT monitor!It's the best I have seen so far.

gaurav_indian said:
Go for Sony 17" inches TFT monitor!It's the best I have seen so far.

I know I've seen that monitor at comp stores but I think it better to spend on a 19" wide 16:9 Tft Lcd than on a 17" square Lcd even more when the price diff is only Rs.2500/-

R

if u r a gamer...........u r better off buying a CRT rather than an LCD

hey wat I actually need help with is my choice of 939 socket (ie.3800X2 and Asus A8Ne SLI Deluxe) coz I was told by the Hardware vendors in Calcutta that the Industry is trying to phase out DDR1 and pave way for DDR2.Hence DDR1 will keep getting obsolete so on and so forth......any suggestions

And

I need a PCIe Graphics card which is pretty decent which is 512mb and supports SLI.Also it has to be under Rs.10000/- as I will buy 2 of them.Hence I decided on the Zebronics Nvidia 512mb 6800 XT......any suggestions

R

get one 7900GT instead of 2 6800XT..........u'll thank me in the future.
dont worry abt DDR2.......u wont get much inc. in FPS(frames per second) in games.Just get a 939 mobo right now.

rahul_becks23 said:
get one 7900GT instead of 2 6800XT..........u'll thank me in the future.QUOTE]

Ha Ha I wish I cud buy a 7900GT but man its tooo expensive and I'am gonna buy 1 6800XT rite nw.But my requirement is that the card has to be 512mb , SLI compatible and within 10 grands

R

ok........then get a 7600GT instead of 6800XT and forget abt the 512MB thing..........they r not worth ur money.
U'll still thank me in the future

rahul_becks23 said:
ok........then get a 7600GT instead of 6800XT and forget abt the 512MB thing..........they r not worth ur money.
U'll still thank me in the future

Do u have any idea hw much 7600GT will cost?Is Zebronics/Leadtek a good company?My earlier card was a XFX Fx 5600 ultra which died within 1yr 1 month of purchase.

R

XFX 7600GT av. ar. 11K
I like only these companies..........
eVGA............my favourite(not av. here though)
BFG............serious OCs
XFX..........always ahead in the battle

ok little changes and more ?s

which looks better:

Option 1
Amd Athlon 64 3800 X2 AM2 Proc with ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Motherboard *in.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=3708
{Latest ASUS Motherboard Delivers Dual-Channel DDR2 Support on New AMD Platform
Specification summary
AMD Socket AM2
NVIDIA nForce® 590 SLI™ MCP
Dual Channel DDR2-800/667/533
2 x PCI-E x16, support NVIDIA SLI at full x16, x16 speed
8 x SATA3.0 Gb/s including two external port / 1 x Ultra DMA
Dual Gigabit LAN
ADI AD1988B 8-CH (HD)/ DTS Connect} and 1 Gb DDR2

Option2
Intel Core2Duo E6700 proc with the Asus P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe AI Lifestyle Gaming Edition
*www.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=227&model=1280&modelmenu=1
{NVIDIA SLI™ Technology
NVIDIA® nForce4 SLI x 16
ASUS two-slot thermal design (ASUS exclusive)
8 Phase Power Design
SATA on the Go (External SATA port on back I/O)
Fanless Design}

and 1 Gb DDR2 ram

Go for option 2 sabret00the!

Monitor (b/w these two) Samsung

But LG is better than Samsung, u'll get price as well as product benifit..
the same type of model will benifit u for abt 500+ Rs. Pls check ur local Service dealers.

hey! have u checked out nvidia 6600 GeForce? it'll cost yu less than 10k

These are awesome motherboards from Asus.Chk these out:
1)P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe (LGA775) supports Core2Duo
2)M2N32 WS Professional (AM2 socket) supports Amd Athlon Dual core and Fx
3)M2N32-SLI (AM2 socket) supports Amd Athlon Dual core and Fx
4)A8N32-SLI Deluxe (939 socket) supports Amd Athlon Dual core and Fx

1)Proc: Intel Core2Duo E6400
2)Mobo: ASUS P5W-DH Deluxe(SLI)
3)1 Gb DDR 2 ram
4)XFX/Leadtek Nvidia 7900GS/GT
5)XFX/Leadtek Nvidia 7900GS/GT (both the graphics cards in SLI mode at 16x full speed)
6)Zebronics Antibiotic tower and Zebronics Platinum 500W smps

At last Trying to build:E6600+Asus P5W DH Deluxe+7900GS+2Gb DDR2+Zebronics Antibiotic+Zeb Platinum 500W PSU

do you know where to get the e6600 proccessor?

Definitely the best configuration I cud find,though I wont be able to afford it.
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Quad-Core Processor
(Overclocked to 3.33GHz)

Asus Striker Extreme Motherboard
(NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI - LinkBoost Enabled)

2x1GB Corsair Dominator Twin2X2048-9136C5D
CL 5-5-5-15 - DDR2-1142

2X GeForce 8800 GTX - In SLI
(Overclocked to 625/925)

On-Board Ethernet
On-board Audio

WD1500 "Raptor" HD
10,000 RPM SATA

Windows XP Pro SP2
NVIDIA Forceware v97.02
DirectX 9.0c

sabret00the said:
Definitely the best configuration I cud find,though I wont be able to afford it.
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Quad-Core Processor
(Overclocked to 3.33GHz)

Asus Striker Extreme Motherboard
(NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI - LinkBoost Enabled)

2x1GB Corsair Dominator Twin2X2048-9136C5D
CL 5-5-5-15 - DDR2-1142

2X GeForce 8800 GTX - In SLI
(Overclocked to 625/925)

On-Board Ethernet
On-board Audio

WD1500 "Raptor" HD
10,000 RPM SATA

Windows XP Pro SP2
NVIDIA Forceware v97.02
DirectX 9.0c

Well 1st of all sorry guys for pulling up old junk...but come to think of it....the configuration I had posted back then is still the best config in the market and unfortunately I still cant afford it....
....wat I can afford is no where close to my dream....

A quick glance at my system config:-

Intel Core2Duo E6600
Asus P5N32 e SLI
Transcend Jetram 1GB 667mhz
Samsung 940BW
Zeb 8600GT
Seagate 250GB sata II
16x Sony(OEM) dvd RW
Zeb Anitibiotic & Platinum 500W
Microsoft desktop pro 700
bluesoliel bluetooth dongle
Logitech MX Revolution

Anyways this is not the reason why I dug up this ancient thread....the thing is that a friend of mine needs to buy a comp within 30k and this is wat I suggested to him...

Athlon 64 X2 4000+ AM2
Asus M2N-MX motherboard 7500/- (for the proc + mobo bundle)
Transcend Jetram 1GB 667mhz 2100/-
Cheapest 19" 4:3 (aspect ratio) square LCD 8500/-
Seagate 160GB sata 2100/-
16x Sony(OEM) dvd RW 1500/-
Watever cabby and PSU 2000/-
Watever mouse and keyboard 1000/-

His requirements are usual surfing,word processing,watching movies,playing music and ocassionally playing mid range games (I guess he may add a VGA card later) - any suggestions regarding any better component is always welcome (especially motherboard and proc)

so wats ur point??

get him a
xfx 650i ultra
e4300
1gb ddr2 667mhz
a 2nd hand pci e gfx card 4 1000 bux..
+ other things 4 now if he s goin to get a gpu later..

^^ ok that looks fine but my question is whether e4300 better than a 4000X2?

Ok...

See as now all X2 bellow 4800 comes with 1 MB L2 of same core, so will not be a huge differece between 3600+ and 4000

so, one may thing of 3600 also

AMD X2 3600 + with 1 MB L2 @ Rs. 2700/- + TAX
MSI K9AGM2 / BIOSTAR (AMD 690v / ATi x1200) @ Rs. 2900/- + TAX
Transcend Jetram 1GB 667mhz Rs. 1900/- + TAX
160 GB SATA-II Rs. 2050 + TAX
Liton DVD RW Rs. 1400/- + TAX
Cabi With SMPS (400 Watts, not bad) @ Rs. 1500/- + TAX
LCD (I dont know

), 15" I was quoted ACER 7000 + TAX without bargain.. So i suppose Its Rs. 8500 for 19"
SPK Creative Inspire 5.1 @ Rs. 3600/- + TAX
Microsoft Keyboard + Mouse Rs. 750/- + TAX

Total 25300 + TAX => 26312 Incl TAX

add the Card, XFX 8600 GT Rs. 6800 +

it becomes, 33384 Incl All

Now for C2D

E4400 @ Rs. 5200 + TAX
XFX 650i Ultra @ Rs. 5200 + TAX (Both Procy mobo without bargai, so couple of hundred should drop)
1 GB DDR-II @ Rs. 1900/- + TAX
Liton DVD RW Rs. 1400/- + TAX
Cabi With SMPS (400 Watts, not bad) @ Rs. 1500/- + TAX
LCD (I dont know

), 15" I was quoted ACER 7000 + TAX without bargain.. So i suppose Its Rs. 8500 for 19"
SPK Creative Inspire 5.1 @ Rs. 3600/- + TAX
Microsoft Keyboard + Mouse Rs. 750/- + TAX
because without VGA so XFX 8600 GT Rs. 6800/- + TAX

Total => Rs. 36244 you may cut the price by opting for ASUS P5B-VM with X3000 GMA, for Rs. 7200 + TAX, So in that case total would be, 31252 incl TAX without the Card

Now, I would prefer the AMD One as if yes, then u can manage the Card too even at 33k

P.S. Did u read this ?? *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63335

See if you can go for Athlon X2 4800+, I think you can squeeze in your friend's budget as well as a 250GB SATA2 instead of the 160GB you recommended.

I use E4300, but honestly I think your friend shouldshell out the premium only if his/her works demand. Otherwise for Gaming and all AMD platform will give far better value for money as pointed out by ছোট চিতা.

rahul_becks23 said:
XFX 7600GT av. ar. 11K

In which world buddy? The average XFX 7600GT is around 7.4k.Are you by any chance refering to the overclocked XXX edition?

allwyndlima said:
In which world buddy? The average XFX 7600GT is around 7.4k.Are you by any chance refering to the overclocked XXX edition?

that was posted way back in 08-08-2006, 06:25 AM :grin:

Choto Cheeta said:
Ok...

See as now all X2 bellow 4800 comes with 1 MB L2 of same core, so will not be a huge differece between 3600+ and 4000 so, one may thing of 3600 also

AMD X2 3600 + with 1 MB L2 @ Rs. 2700/- + TAX
MSI K9AGM2 / BIOSTAR (AMD 690v / ATi x1200) @ Rs. 2900/- + TAX
Transcend Jetram 1GB 667mhz Rs. 1900/- + TAX
160 GB SATA-II Rs. 2050 + TAX
Liton DVD RW Rs. 1400/- + TAX
Cabi With SMPS (400 Watts, not bad) @ Rs. 1500/- + TAX
LCD (I dont know ), 15" I was quoted ACER 7000 + TAX without bargain.. So i suppose Its Rs. 8500 for 19"
SPK Creative Inspire 5.1 @ Rs. 3600/- + TAX
Microsoft Keyboard + Mouse Rs. 750/- + TAX

Total 25300 + TAX => 26312 Incl TAX add the Card, XFX 8600 GT Rs. 6800 + it becomes, 33384 Incl All

Now for C2D

E4400 @ Rs. 5200 + TAX
XFX 650i Ultra @ Rs. 5200 + TAX (Both Procy mobo without bargai, so couple of hundred should drop)
1 GB DDR-II @ Rs. 1900/- + TAX
Liton DVD RW Rs. 1400/- + TAX
Cabi With SMPS (400 Watts, not bad) @ Rs. 1500/- + TAX
LCD (I dont know ), 15" I was quoted ACER 7000 + TAX without bargain.. So i suppose Its Rs. 8500 for 19"
SPK Creative Inspire 5.1 @ Rs. 3600/- + TAX
Microsoft Keyboard + Mouse Rs. 750/- + TAX
because without VGA so XFX 8600 GT Rs. 6800/- + TAX

Total => Rs. 36244 you may cut the price by opting for ASUS P5B-VM with X3000 GMA, for Rs. 7200 + TAX, So in that case total would be, 31252 incl TAX without the Card

Now, I would prefer the AMD One as if yes, then u can manage the Card too even at 33k

P.S. Did u read this ?? *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63335

Thnx to u Saurav for the help...well ur 1st config seems like a winner to me...the Intel config is a little to expensive for him though....

@ src2206 : lemme see if we may do some perm com and get a 250GB instead of a 160GB...

one more request guys can I get a the name of a few good shops...as I think Supreme is no longer V.F.M.

^ROTFL! And I was thinking he was in some parallel universe.Didn't realise this was a old thread bump.

Well, I am the "friend" stated here, and the comp was actually for my sis. I delayed mine fr nw.. to stress test an AMD machine, ie this one.

Here's the final config we came up wid:
AMD 3600 X2
ASUS M2N-MX (need to confirm the exact model#)
Transcend Jetram 1GB 667Ghz
Seagate 160GB SATA
16X LG DVD RW
Zebronics Bijli+Frontech 400W SMPS
Viewsonic VA1903wm 19" widescreen LCD
Microsoft Wireless Desktop Basic
Canon Printer+Scanner Combo
Creative Inspire 2.1

Shop: Supreme, Central Ave. Kolkata.

And we got the entire combi for Rs. 30,700 (incl. the printer at Rs. 3600, which ws not part of the deal initially)
But this baby packs quite a punch! Running Vista Aero butter smooth..
Still to stress test it on a few 'asking' games..

A BIG Thank You!! goes out to all who contributed to this thread and made this happen. Especially Sabret00the for starting it all.

^^^ hey ur wlcm buddy and wlcm to thinkdigit...u may post the above also in the following thread