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clmlbx
clmlbx Original post #1
May 25, 2010 at 2:54 PM
so title says all..well I am in doubt too it is even possible or not.

you can exclude monitor...I was looking for AMd as it will be cheapest..but heard about it heating a lott.

processor
motherboard
ram
Hard-disk
dvd writer
cab+smps

if not then what will be the cheapest.
SlashDK
SlashDK #2
May 25, 2010 at 3:31 PM
amd won't heat up a lot
its earlier series had this problem
heres the config-

AMD athlon ii x2 240 ~ 2.9k
MSI GF615M P33 ~ 2.9k
A-Data/Zion 1GB DDR3 RAM ~1.25k
WD caviar blue 500gb ~2k
Zebronics Bijli cabby with SMPS ~ 1.7k
Any good DVD writer frm sony, samsung or lg ~ 1k
Total ~ 11750

Street prices are bound to be lower so go for 2 GB if u can stretch ur budget a little and get good deals

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a ddr3 PC in 12k :D
avichandana20000
May 25, 2010 at 4:07 PM
amd won't heat up a lot
its earlier series had this problem
heres the config-

AMD athlon ii x2 240 ~ 2.9k
MSI GF615M P33 ~ 2.9k
A-Data/Zion 1GB DDR3 RAM ~1.25k
WD caviar blue 500gb ~2k
Zebronics Bijli cabby with SMPS ~ 1.7k
Any good DVD writer frm sony, samsung or lg ~ 1k
Total ~ 11750

Street prices are bound to be lower so go for 2 GB if u can stretch ur budget a little and get good deals

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a ddr3 PC in 12k :D


without monitor of course. So another 4k will be added if someone takes a new PC.
ajai5777
May 25, 2010 at 4:39 PM
amd won't heat up a lot
its earlier series had this problem
heres the config-

AMD athlon ii x2 240 ~ 2.9k
MSI GF615M P33 ~ 2.9k
A-Data/Zion 1GB DDR3 RAM ~1.25k
WD caviar blue 500gb ~2k
Zebronics Bijli cabby with SMPS ~ 1.7k
Any good DVD writer frm sony, samsung or lg ~ 1k
Total ~ 11750

Street prices are bound to be lower so go for 2 GB if u can stretch ur budget a little and get good deals

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a ddr3 PC in 12k :D

Zebronics bijli with SMPS is 1.4k
I am ready to sell my GF615M P33 3 months used with 33 months warranty.
@2k
Check the bazar or PM me if you are interested.
coderunknown
May 25, 2010 at 6:28 PM
@clmlbx, either get 740G/760G based board. from Gigabyte or Biostar. or go for ajai's used board @ 2k. good deal i must say. however a new brand new board based on Nvidia chipset. & that also paying 2.9k. its a sh** deal.
clmlbx
clmlbx #6
May 25, 2010 at 6:50 PM
In amd I am noob

Wht's difference between athlon and phenom
SlashDK
SlashDK #7
May 25, 2010 at 7:20 PM
phenom's got an L3 cache whereas athlon doesn't

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thats why in a performance comparison between a similarily clocked athlon and phenom, phenom will always win
clmlbx
clmlbx #8
May 25, 2010 at 9:38 PM
what is athlon and Athlon II or phenom and phenom II ?

Pls also give alternate to motherboards ?

GA-MA74GMT-S2:--how is this motherboard ..better support for X6 too

any 760 chipset won't come to this price range .. I can not find price of any of Gigabyte products so don't know.
rahul.007
May 25, 2010 at 9:43 PM
athlon and phenom series were the older series of amd offerings.... they used to get heated up....

phenom II and athlon II are the newer series offerings.... they dont produce large amounts of heat and are highly oc'able....
Cool Buddy
May 25, 2010 at 9:59 PM
by oc'able rahul.oo7 means overclockable. However, since you don't seem to have much knowledge of hardware, I would assume you wouldn't overclock. overclocking is a process where PC peripherals are made to run at higher frequencies by applying a higher voltage (please correct if I am wrong).
Phenom II & Athlon II are more power efficient than previous series, You should properly check the box before buying, It should have Athlon II X2 240/245/250 clearly written on it. I'm saying this because just a few days back I overheard a retailer saying that they sell the same C2D processor as C2Q and i3 as the customer's don't check the boxes. They were having a laugh at this, I was just thinking of the poor noobs.
Don't get a 250 GB hard disk as you wouldn't save much. 500 Gb should be available at 1.9-2k as already stated. Athlon II X2 250 (3.0 Ghz) should be available at 2.9k (prices do not include VAT)
clmlbx
clmlbx #11
May 25, 2010 at 10:08 PM
Thanx for info I am known to Hardware but AMd ..yes I am noob for that

here we are talking about X2 .. Is it equal to c2d or better.. Pls give little alternate to MB as msi will be little difficult to find here..
ajai5777
ajai5777 #12
May 25, 2010 at 10:42 PM
Thanx for info I am known to Hardware but AMd ..yes I am noob for that

here we are talking about X2 .. Is it equal to c2d or better.. Pls give little alternate to MB as msi will be little difficult to find here..

Athlon X2 = dual core

phenom X2 = core 2 duo

I have the MSI GF615M P33 just 3 months used.I can give it for 2k.Just look at the thread in bazar.I am not compelling you, if you are interested PM me.
clmlbx
clmlbx #13
May 25, 2010 at 10:52 PM
so now intel c2d 1.8ghz or athlon x2 2.8 ghz (which we r talking about)

So now which is better ?
ajai5777
ajai5777 #14
May 25, 2010 at 11:10 PM
so now intel c2d 1.8ghz or athlon x2 2.8 ghz (which we r talking about)

So now which is better ?

Those have difference in frequency.So Athlon X2 will be better.I was giving a general idea.
coderunknown
May 25, 2010 at 11:17 PM
athlon and phenom series were the older series of amd offerings.... they used to get heated up....

phenom II and athlon II are the newer series offerings.... they dont produce large amounts of heat and are highly oc'able....

you missed a major part. seen their clock speed? 2.2Ghz. 2.3Ghz. 2.4Ghz. these were the clock speeds. & now compare it to your Phenom II X4. 3.2Ghz stock. 3.6-3.7Ghz OC using stock heatsink. X6 OC to 3.8Ghz+. AMD has evolved a lot from what they were 2years back.

Athlon X2 = dual core

phenom X2 = core 2 duo

I have the MSI GF615M P33 just 3 months used.I can give it for 2k.Just look at the thread in bazar.I am not compelling you, if you are interested PM me.

to be precise:

Athlon II X2 = C2D E4*00, E6**0 & Pentium Dual-Core E5*00
Athlon II X3 = C2D E6**0 & Core i3.
Phenom II X2 = C2D 7*00 & 8*00.

so now intel c2d 1.8ghz or athlon x2 2.8 ghz (which we r talking about)

So now which is better ?

look the above comparison & determine. in 1 line, Athlon II X2 will thrash C2D.
clmlbx
clmlbx #16
May 26, 2010 at 9:51 AM
^^wow that has solved a lott

I will just go to Market and let u know all about .. may be tomorrow
clmlbx
clmlbx #17
May 31, 2010 at 10:14 AM
Hey guys still did not got local prices but need to ask something

How will be athlon x4 with all current things u all suggested.

I looking for Gigabyte 740 chipset board.. As I allready have GTs 250

So their won't be any problem or say any compatibility issues.

Comparing Athlon x4 and Phenom X2 as they both come same price range? which is better I think Athlon will beat phenom here.. Just confirming
coderunknown
May 31, 2010 at 1:15 PM
Hey guys still did not got local prices but need to ask something

How will be athlon x4 with all current things u all suggested.

I looking for Gigabyte 740 chipset board.. As I allready have GTs 250

So their won't be any problem or say any compatibility issues.

Comparing Athlon x4 and Phenom X2 as they both come same price range? which is better I think Athlon will beat phenom here.. Just confirming

Athlon II X4 or Phenom II X2. both will run fine. i not sure but Gigabyte's 740G TDP is 125W (should be) so you can even add a X6 (provided new bios available)

Phenom II X2 ---> gaming.
Athlon II X4 ---> everything else. also you won't get a noticeable difference in gaming if toy use GTS250. if theres some lag, simply OC the X4 to 3Ghz+.
clmlbx
clmlbx #19
Aug 6, 2010 at 9:15 PM
bump

I didn't bought this earlier for some reasons.. but now I want to buy it so its three months now so any changes all want to make.. or still that config is good is it posiible to add phenom 2 x4.. in tht config
Cool Buddy
Aug 6, 2010 at 9:24 PM
nope, I don't think any changes. No new launches in the past couple of months. Just go with AMD Athlon II X4 if budget permits. Which motherboard did you finally decide on?
Piyush
Piyush #21
Aug 6, 2010 at 9:37 PM
make it 15k and we'lll try to add a phenom in it
clmlbx
clmlbx #22
Aug 6, 2010 at 9:59 PM
GA-MA78LMT-US2H how is this ? hope it is in my budget ..any1 know it's price

maybe I can go for 15k
clmlbx
clmlbx #23
Aug 7, 2010 at 9:45 AM
guys I am ready to increase budget upto 15k

and I also need a full Hd monitor with best colors(very important). in 7-8k
Jaskanwar Singh
Aug 7, 2010 at 9:57 AM
Athlon II X4 635 2.9GHz @ 5k
Biostar TA785G3 @ 3.7k
2GB DDR3 1333MHz @ 2.5k
WD Caviar Blue 500GB @ 2k
LG H55N DVD @ 1k
FSP saga II 350W @ 1.5k
Cooler Master Elite 310 @ 1.5k

Total - 17.2k

as you will get integrated graphics BenQ G2020HD 20" LCD Monitor @ 6.5k is enough..

if not that much then get leave cm elite 310 and fsp saga II 350w and get zebronics bijli with integrated psu for 1.5k(although first one is more nice)
clmlbx
clmlbx #25
Aug 7, 2010 at 10:51 AM
how is that motherboard that I posted.

I am not satisfied with motherboard u said

zebronics bijli is better
clmlbx
clmlbx #26
Aug 7, 2010 at 3:25 PM
ok here is what I Got from local dealer

athlon x4 635 @ 5250
Asus M4n68 @ 3150
2gb ddr3 @ 2600
500gb WD @ 2250
lg dvd writer @ 950
Logitech combo @ 700
zebronics bijli @ 1500

Total 16400

No gigabyte no biostar only Asus Motherboard (has best performance with AMD)

so any better suggestion in Asus MB or any other components

Motherboard :- I need just that can support ddr3 and can support phenom x6 (better future upgrade)..no graphics needed as I will add Nvidia gts250 in it that I already own .
coderunknown
Aug 7, 2010 at 4:01 PM
^^ that board based on nForce chipset. so more than half of the important features turned off (Cool n Quite, HT link is 1.0 & a couple of more). so if going for Asus, get something based on the 740G, 785G.

PS: if you didn't brought it already, you can go for 770 based mobo ~5k. but no graphics. so will require add that card rightway.
clmlbx
clmlbx #28
Aug 7, 2010 at 5:01 PM
No nothing has been bought just got Quotation for all that

5k mb will be out of budget ..no way

I want full hd monitor that has good colors and contrast (that is much needed)

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on a second thought I am gonna compromise on monitor with 19 inch monitor (not full hd)..
and get phenom x4 instead of athlon x4..so suggest me good monitor under 6000
Piyush
Piyush #29
Aug 7, 2010 at 9:17 PM
u can order online
dont go for those parts just because anything else is not available
or better search more shops
clmlbx
clmlbx #30
Aug 7, 2010 at 9:57 PM
ya online order is option but not know as It can take around a week but I am buying this within 2 days.. monday or max tuesday
coderunknown
Aug 7, 2010 at 11:45 PM
ya online order is option but not know as It can take around a week but I am buying this within 2 days.. monday or max tuesday

will you change parts soon? if no, better get a good motherboard online (its the base of the system, don't compromise). if you from the north, near Delhi, than order from SMC. you'll receive parts by tuesday.
clmlbx
clmlbx #32
Aug 8, 2010 at 12:20 AM
so do u prefre gigabyte and biostar only or I should look for asus but with that chipset

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what u all suggest best mb for mine config

phenim x4
motherboard still to decide
2gb ddr3 @ 2600
500gb WD @ 2250
lg dvd writer @ 950
Logitech combo @ 700
zebronics bijli @ 1500

pls suggest monitor with very good colors and resolution of 1600 x 900 and most importantly less then 6k
coderunknown
Aug 8, 2010 at 12:42 AM
so do u prefre gigabyte and biostar only or I should look for asus but with that chipset

with a Nforce chipset, a Phenom II will be slower than a Athlon II X2. trust me. all those features may look useless but in day to day computing they come more handy than USB 3.0, Sata 3.0 or Xfire, all solid caps, etc.

what u all suggest best mb for mine config

phenim x4
motherboard still to decide
2gb ddr3 @ 2600
500gb WD @ 2250
lg dvd writer @ 950
Logitech combo @ 700
zebronics bijli @ 1500

pls suggest monitor with very good colors and resolution of 1600 x 900 and most importantly less then 6k

below 6k? for that resolution, the monitor must be a 20". Dell/LG/Benq/Samsung don't have any under 6.5k (minimum). so AOC or Acer you can try.

for motherboard, take any board based on 785 or 880G (thats will come under 6k). but if going with Asus, get it locally cause Asus have several problems with their boards so if you encounter one, you can change it soon.

PS: why are you going for Phenom IIs? if not into encoding or so, an Athlon II X4 will perform equally good.
clmlbx
clmlbx #34
Aug 8, 2010 at 12:48 AM
will be using that for 3d and editing

motherboard max around 3k

so what's minimum for that monitor? hopefully for samsung
Piyush
Piyush #35
Aug 8, 2010 at 8:48 AM
i didnt knew u also want a 1600 monitor in this config
phenom and monitor.
choose one good and one of lower range
clmlbx
clmlbx #36
Aug 8, 2010 at 9:34 AM
I had saved 8000 for good monitor then decided to get 6k monitor and add 2k to proxy but now if monitor is not possible then it again comes to athlon x4 and good 1600x900 resolution monitor with very best colors .. I will love to have samsung as I am using 1 that is best in monitors
coderunknown
Aug 8, 2010 at 1:16 PM
Samsung is good choice but it got a bad stand problem (20" monitor plagued by it). Dell is good but the price is too dynamic. all retailers tell different price. Dell's website says its 7.*k + carry & tax. Benq is a cheap one & good.
clmlbx
clmlbx #38
Aug 8, 2010 at 3:04 PM
hope stand is at least adjustable .. I watch lott of movies..any specific 1 u all recommend..

tomorrow will look out for motherboards (only this is left ti finalized)

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how is this ?
GA-MA74GMT-S2
coderunknown
Aug 8, 2010 at 4:50 PM
that motherboard is based on 740 chipset. falls between nForce & 785G chipset. both in performance as well as features (HT link is 1.0, where as its 3.0 in 785G & latter).
clmlbx
clmlbx #40
Aug 8, 2010 at 7:35 PM
boards u r talking are they under 4K max if no then they r out of question ...no budget for that

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this is 1 which is possible

Biostar TA785G3 @ 3.7k

will try to find it here if no then will ask my cousin to parcel it for me from mumbai
clmlbx
clmlbx #41
Aug 8, 2010 at 9:39 PM
And I guess this will come in my budget

samsung b2030 or samsung 2033sw
coderunknown
Aug 9, 2010 at 1:00 AM
the 785G3 HD comes as low as 4.1k usually with tax. so keep a look for it too.
clmlbx
clmlbx #43
Aug 9, 2010 at 10:08 AM
^may be but her it will not be priced less then 4300-4400 If i found it.

that biostar 1 too if I found it will around 3900.. here prices are always 200-300 more then we see on that sites.

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well but here will be my final config

Athlon 2 x4 635
mother board still looking
transcend / kingston 2 gb DDR3 ram
Western digital 500gb hard-disk
Lg dvd writer
Logitech combo
Zebronics bijli.
Samsung 20 inch lcd (model still to decide)
clmlbx
clmlbx #44
Aug 9, 2010 at 2:00 PM
Hey guys I found Gigabyte dealer

GA-MA785GMT-US2H will this fit properly in zebronics bijli .. back panel

and gts 250 and tagan 500w too will have no probelm with bijli and that motherboard
clmlbx
clmlbx #45
Aug 9, 2010 at 5:32 PM
m4a785d m pro

how is this ? it 785 chipset but ddr2
Piyush
Piyush #46
Aug 9, 2010 at 9:26 PM
dont go for asus nowadys
in the end u'll be the sufferer
msi/gigabyte/biostar
anyone above will do
clmlbx
clmlbx #47
Aug 9, 2010 at 9:35 PM
Is biostar is good enough ..lot of guys here where against it
Piyush
Piyush #48
Aug 9, 2010 at 9:51 PM
yes it is good
the problem with it is its availability
clmlbx
clmlbx #49
Aug 9, 2010 at 10:04 PM
will gts250,tagan smps and this mb GA-MA785GMT-US2H or Biostar TA785G3 Hd will fit in zebrinics bijli... specially that MB

and hope no compatibility issues with that mb and gts 250
clmlbx
clmlbx #50
Aug 10, 2010 at 10:12 AM
hey guys answer ^this as I am buying it today most probably
Piyush
Piyush #51
Aug 10, 2010 at 10:36 AM
yes they will fit with ease
however u can go for CM elite 310 available at 1.4k
and why tagan?
is this the only brand available?
clmlbx
clmlbx #52
Aug 10, 2010 at 10:47 AM
I already own Tagan and gts 250 so that is

that cm elite does not come with smps and I need smps

see what I am goint to do

I already got

c2d 1.8ghz
Intel d946gzis MB
2gb transcend ram
160 gb hard-disk
gts 250
tagan smps
samsung 17 inch crt monitor
Microsoft keyboard and Logitech mouse

that is all I am using now

Now what I am going to buy now is

Athlon 2 x4 635
GA-MA785GMT-US2H or Biostar TA785G3 Hd (which ever I am going to find )
kingston 2 gb DDR3 ram (kingston bcoz localy support available)
Western digital 500gb hard-disk
Lg dvd writer
Logitech combo
Zebronics bijli.
Samsung 20 inch lcd

I will add gts 250 and tagan to it ..and that smps which will come with bijli will add that to my old pc..and that will go to my brother which need pc for entertainment... but I need pc for some 3d work.
Piyush
Piyush #53
Aug 10, 2010 at 11:12 AM
I already own Tagan and gts 250 so that is

that cm elite does not come with smps and I need smps

see what I am goint to do

I already got

c2d 1.8ghz
Intel d946gzis MB
2gb transcend ram
160 gb hard-disk
gts 250
tagan smps
samsung 17 inch crt monitor
Microsoft keyboard and Logitech mouse

that is all I am using now

Now what I am going to buy now is

Athlon 2 x4 635
GA-MA785GMT-US2H or Biostar TA785G3 Hd (which ever I am going to find )
kingston 2 gb DDR3 ram (kingston bcoz localy support available)
Western digital 500gb hard-disk
Lg dvd writer
Logitech combo
Zebronics bijli.
Samsung 20 inch lcd

I will add gts 250 and tagan to it ..and that smps which will come with bijli will add that to my old pc..and that will go to my brother which need pc for entertainment... but I need pc for some 3d work.

so make this deal the final one
it looks decent
and CM 310 comes with smps if asked
but that smps is CM extreme series one and should be avoided
clmlbx
clmlbx #54
Aug 10, 2010 at 9:01 PM
Finally I bought

Athlon x4 635
kingston 2gb ddr3 1333mhz
Gigabyte ma785gmt-us2h
Logitech combo
sata lg dvd writer
wester digital green 500 gb 32 mb
samsung b2030
Zebronics circle

but now I am facing few problems

first I was using windows 7 x64 so I installed that only but installtion was damn slow

at time of installation
why ?

my hard-disk and writer(I guess) is working in a ahsci mode what is this?

then at time of installation when I tried to make partition (last1) then no option was enabled all were greyed out.. I made 4 100gb and last 65gb well tried too but that 65 gb did'not work.

then I installed win 7 (took lot of time) pls some1 explain to me this (took almost 20-30 mins) then from windows I tried to make that partition.. then I saw my all 4 partitions are primary and last 1 still gave some message here are screen shots

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after clicking yes

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coderunknown
Aug 10, 2010 at 10:56 PM
congrats on the buy. how much did it cost? for each item. about the above issue, i not sure but are you trying install 64bit windows?
clmlbx
clmlbx #56
Aug 10, 2010 at 11:08 PM
yes it is 64 bit

Athlon x4 635 @ 5150
kingston 2gb ddr3 1333mhz @ 2475
Gigabyte ma785gmt-us2h @ 5500
Logitech combo @ 675
sata lg dvd writer @ 975
wester digital green 500 gb 32 mb @ 1975
samsung b2030 @ 6500
Zebronics circle @ 1050
logitech R-5 speakers @ 400
coderunknown
Aug 10, 2010 at 11:45 PM
price is nice for everything except mobo. anyway 2Gb a bit too less for 64bit. try 32bit. i not seen anyone running 64bit in pc/lappy with less than 3Gb ram. that maybe the culprit. about the HDD thing, will have to look cause my config is exactly same.
clmlbx
clmlbx #58
Aug 11, 2010 at 12:39 AM
that(mobo) is lowest I got.. what should be the price of that mobo .. here I got rates upto 5700-5800..

64 bit is good for computing too... I guess it will show difference in Photoshop,max maya, after fx, premiere..

have u also made 100gb partitions ...specially what have us set in Bios. Is it ahsci only..

maybe becoz I made all partitions in win 7 installation time.

I forgot to mention it seemed in installation that it hanged at few steps .. like after loading files and starting windows logo it hanged (well looked like but keyboard and mouse were working) befor that langauge screen comes up..

In ahsci mode it loads files very fast super fast..like in 20-25 seconds but in othere modes it take around 30-40 seconds
clmlbx
clmlbx #59
Aug 11, 2010 at 9:21 AM
well Whatever the problem was seem to be solved as now I booted from win dvd and thn all when well as it should be.. may be after Partition got converted to dynamic .. It is all going well .

Thanx to all of u guys who helped ..