new pc config · DIGIT-ARC

i want to buy a new pc within 40k, so far i selected these items

intel c2d e7400
hd4850 based gpu (didn't selected any manufacturer yet, plz suggest one..)
hard disk wd 1tb

still need to select following items which give maximum performance with above selected
1) motherboard ( i have MSI P45C NEO FIR in mind )
2) monitor
3) ram
4) cabinet & psu

how much power i need for this config?
thank you..

PII X2 550: 5.4k
Asus M3A 78-Em or Biostar 790GX: 4.5k
2*2GB DDR2 800: 2.5k
500Gb HDD WD: 2.8k
Sapphire HD 4850 512: 6.8k
Corsair CX400: 3.2k
cabinet local 1.2k or zebby antibiotic: 1.6k [w/o PSU]
dell 1909: 7.2k
MS k/b and mouse: 0.7k
Logitech X 230: 1.5k
650VA UPS: 2.5k

IMO, M4a78-Pro or M4A78-EM are much better.
CX400 may not be enough for HD4850. Need atleast a 450W PSU.

thanks for your help, can some one tell me a intel config, and did high process power matter in gaming and some designing applications like flash, photoshop

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dOm1naTOr said:
PII X2 550: 5.4k
Asus M3A 78-Em or Biostar 790GX: 4.5k
2*2GB DDR2 800: 2.5k
500Gb HDD WD: 2.8k
Sapphire HD 4850 512: 6.8k
Corsair CX400: 3.2k
cabinet local 1.2k or zebby antibiotic: 1.6k [w/o PSU]
dell 1909: 7.2k
MS k/b and mouse: 0.7k
Logitech X 230: 1.5k
650VA UPS: 2.5k

This config is good for normal use PC
Not exactly a gaming rig........

@Aspire, ROFLMAO. HD4850, X2 550 and a normal rig???

Gaming rig need not have GTX285. This is more than enough for a budget of 40k

Aspire said:
This config is good for normal use PC
Not exactly a gaming rig........

Can u quote the Gaming as ur choice for 40K !!

@damngoodman, look at Aspire's tag. "pawning n00bs since 1993". ROFLMAO.

dare_devil said:
thanks for your help, can some one tell me a intel config, and did high process power matter in gaming and some designing applications like flash, photoshop

i'd suggest you go with amd at this price point...

dare_devil said:
thanks for your help, can some one tell me a intel config, and did high process power matter in gaming and some designing applications like flash, photoshop

dare_devil, AMD based configuration suggested by dOm1naTOr is a real solid one and makes more sense then a Intel powered in your budget range but if you still want to know about Intel powered configuration then it could be like that :-

E7400 @5.7K
Palit P35A @4.2K
500GB WD HDD with 32MB cache @2.7K
Kingston 2X2GB DDR2 800MHZ @1.9K
Samsung 22X SATA @1.1K
Sapphire HD 4870 512 DDR5 @9K
Glacialpower GP-AL650AA @4.5K (yes this will do)
Zebronics Bizli @1.3K(without PSU)
Benq G2200 @9.2K
K+M logitech wired @0.5K

For AMD Powered system

AMD Phenom II X2 550 @5.5K
Biostar A790GX @4.5k

Rest of all same as in Intel configuration. Once more I'm suggesting you to go with AMD powered system.

BTW if you wanna have any other item like speakers or UPS in your budget you can easily downgrade suggested GPU to Sapphire HD4850 512 DDR3 @6.5K(holds more VFM then a 4870) and PSU to Corsair CX400 @3K in case of a 4850. This will allow you to work with 3.5K.

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u get Biostar P43 mobo in less than 5K which would be beter than P35

desiibond said:
@damngoodman, look at Aspire's tag. "pawning n00bs since 1993". ROFLMAO.

Pwning NooBs !! ROFL
:lol:

@Aspire

time to develop , Change to "Pwning geeks since 2009"

AMD config. is better because it is latest & much updated & Intel has same old technology & they r going to revise it Q4 2009 or Q1 2010.

The PII X2 550 is the best performing budget processor!!!

True. forget about Intel for now. PII X2 550 is one hell of a processor.

Some recommendations:

Phenom II X3 720 B.E.
HD4770/HD4870
Corsair VX450W

Get these minimum.

comp@ddict said:
Some recommendations:

Phenom II X3 720 B.E.
HD4770/HD4870
Corsair VX450W

Get these minimum.

Comp@ddict forget about 4770 no VFM there as HD4850 is going for 6.5K nowadays and tell me is it possible a well balanced PC using rest of your recommendations under his budget of 40K?

surinder said:
Comp@ddict forget about 4770 no VFM there as HD4850 is going for 6.5K nowadays and tell me is it possible a well balanced PC using rest of your recommendations under his budget of 40K?

If someone is concerned about the power usage, HD4850 uses more power than HD4770, but if someone is all about performance, then nothing better than HD4850. Personally, i also vote for HD4850!

Get HD4770 or HD4850 whichever you get. Each has it's own advantages.

yup, ejjatly
for a 4850, ull have to spend more on PSU and less on card
whereas 4770, more on card and less on PSU.

the sum of PSU+GPU price remains the same, and 4850 combo has the crown with more performance.

If u are so stern on Intel config, just remember these facts.
*Intel is gonna abandon current LGA775 socket soon.
*U cant upgrade the processor once the transitions happens.
*With an AM2+ mobo, u can upgrade nytime with an Am3 proccy, like a quad after an year when prices of quads fall.

Also a suggestion for mobo.
The gigabyte MA770T-UD3P is one hell of a mobo, and wont cost above 5.2k
it has got almost everythin a 10k mobo has, like all solid caps, ACC,full ATX, uncompromised OCing, multi phaze power to proccy, HD audio,AM3 support, DDR2 1333+ dual ram support and lot more. With this mobo and a PII 550, ull have the most future proof config in earth next to i7/X58.

*www.guru3d.com/article/gigabyte-ga-ma770t-ud3p-motherboard-review/
*www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboards/display/gigabyte-ma770t-ud3p.html

MA770T-UD3P

79$, it won't even cost 5k, I'm betting on 4.5k And you?

dOm1naTOr said:
Also a suggestion for mobo.
The gigabyte MA770T-UD3P is one hell of a mobo, and wont cost above 5.2k
it has got almost everythin a 10k mobo has, like all solid caps, ACC,full ATX, uncompromised OCing, multi phaze power to proccy, HD audio,AM3 support, DDR2 1333+ dual ram support and lot more. With this mobo and a PII 550, ull have the most future proof config in earth next to i7/X58.

*www.guru3d.com/article/gigabyte-ga-ma770t-ud3p-motherboard-review/
*www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboards/display/gigabyte-ma770t-ud3p.html

i have a little knowledge about hardware, so any more comments on this mobo? i know this support ddr3 but did this ddr2 too? should i go for this one or biostar mobo? and how much power i need?

read both the reviews and ull know what that mobo is capable of.

+1 for the AMD platform suggested here

dare_devil said:
i have a little knowledge about hardware, so any more comments on this mobo? i know this support ddr3 but did this ddr2 too? should i go for this one or biostar mobo? and how much power i need?

Gigabyte Mobo - u can always rely , biostar boards are cheap , but think about the warranty

Gigabyte boards are really strong - :lol:

, cause i strongly dropped my srewdriver on the board the board still works superb

^^you can't test the mobo's quality but dropping a srewdriver...dats pure luck. The breaking of PCB usually occurs while installing HSF, and other components...

if the screw+driver had landed on any critical components like a FET, or a transsistor, everythin might be opposite.

Ants walks on my mobo while working, and not just one. around 1000s of them. And still im working like a charm

ya its true, its even over my ram chips. Dun know+ why are they there. They kick in at rainy season.

nothin real valuable in my PC, so i lov the ants, and my mobo is ASUS [gr8 quality and can even survive ants :razz:

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j1n M@tt said:
^^you can't test the mobo's quality but dropping a srewdriver...dats pure luck. The breaking of PCB usually occurs while installing HSF, and other components...

i just dropped screw while installing HSF - cause AMD HSF installing is really hard
But thats nothing now a days components are much better need not worry , but should not force thats all

dOm1naTOr said:
if the screw+driver had landed on any critical components like a FET, or a transsistor, everythin might be opposite.

Ants walks on my mobo while working, and not just one. around 1000s of them. And still im working like a charm
ya its true, its even over my ram chips. Dun know+ why are they there. They kick in at rainy season.
nothin real valuable in my PC, so i lov the ants, and my mobo is ASUS [gr8 quality and can even survive ants ]

I was using ASUS M3A78-EM before 3 months ago with P9550 - dropped the board down with my processor & GPU HD4850 after that all the games runs nice without game crashing

Before that many crashes in games & reboot happened !! :grin:

wow, need to try that :twisted:

damngoodman999 said:
i just dropped screw while installing HSF - cause AMD HSF installing is really hard
But thats nothing now a days components are much better need not worry , but should not force thats all

I was using ASUS M3A78-EM before 3 months ago with P9550 - dropped the board down with my processor & GPU HD4850 after that all the games runs nice without game crashing

Before that many crashes in games & reboot happened !!

Gosh...dropping your motherboard...and that too with the processor and GPU plugged in....I would have had a heart attack..seriously. And now games are not crashing...I guess..the 'drop' enabled a permanent OC for all three (motherboard, CPU, GPU.)...!

asigh said:
Gosh...dropping your motherboard...and that too with the processor and GPU plugged in....I would have had a heart attack..seriously. And now games are not crashing...I guess..the 'drop' enabled a permanent OC for all three (motherboard, CPU, GPU.)...!

Now also when i play games for more than 4hrs i, turn my cabinet downwards & put my table fan above the cabinet it gives good cooling

Woah -- Please any one start the SHOW OFF PC PICTURES thread , then we can share our pictures of our Computer

they realized, what cud be their fate if they dun deliver what they are meant to be. :lol:

damngoodman999 said:
Woah -- Please any one start the SHOW OFF PC PICTURES thread , then we can share our pictures of our Computer

yea..someone do this...we can post system pictures...some guidelines (we can extend/change these)..

1. Full system should be visible --- not the individual components.
2. System should be 'all plugged in' --- all parts are installed.
3. Good lighting so we can see the parts well.
4. Image size (640 x 470...??)
5. Specifications (components) listed below the image.
6. Anything special used --- Custom Coolers / Ram heat sinks / Fan controllers / Cooling systems / GPU mods...etc...!

????????????

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Well you can go for Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-U2SH 4.5K or Biostar 790GX 4K. I think the Biostar board would a wise choice, since its a 790GX board! *techshop.in/store/product_info.php?cPath=320_21_31&products_id=3260

damngoodman999 said:
Now also when i play games for more than 4hrs i, turn my cabinet downwards & put my table fan above the cabinet it gives good cooling

Woah -- Please any one start the SHOW OFF PC PICTURES thread , then we can share our pictures of our Computer

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