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ninad_mhatre85
ninad_mhatre85 Original post #1
May 13, 2010 at 9:41 PM
Hi
i want to change the processor , mobo & ram of my machine .. there are 2 reasons for it ..
1 ) i use adobe lighthouse which hangs if i select more than 30 photos ... which irritates me
2 ) i am using same hardware for 2 yrs and i guess i need upgrade :)

my budget is 15K

i need at least 2GB ram suggest me which brand to buy ?
rahul.007
May 13, 2010 at 10:17 PM
you haven't mentioned config of your old rig.... please mention it first then only we can suggest possible upgrades....
krishnandu.sarkar
May 14, 2010 at 12:10 AM
As you haven't mentioned your previous configuration so it is hard to suggest sumthing. Coz we need to know the cabinet, and PSU most to suggest something. Other components like Monitor is also necessary somewhere.

BTW with some assumption I suggest this upgrade:

AMD Phenom II X2 555BE + MSI 785G-E53 @ 10.5k
Transcend/Kingston 4GB(2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz @ 5k
coderunknown
May 14, 2010 at 12:21 AM
As you haven't mentioned your previous configuration so it is hard to suggest sumthing. Coz we need to know the cabinet, and PSU most to suggest something. Other components like Monitor is also necessary somewhere.

BTW with some assumption I suggest this upgrade:

AMD Phenom II X2 555BE + MSI 785G-E53 @ 10.5k
Transcend/Kingston 4GB(2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz @ 5k

he into photo-shopping. so a quad core will be best for him. he can go for the X4 635. or 630. if there is a price cut (as X4 640 been released), he should get X4 635 for below 5k. also 4Gb ram will be needed.
ninad_mhatre85
May 14, 2010 at 12:00 PM
old config :
AMD Athlon X2 64 bit ( 2.1 GHz )
Asus Mobo
1 GB ram
circle cabi & PSU ( i am not sure about PSU wattage )
Piyush
Piyush #6
May 14, 2010 at 12:05 PM
old config :
AMD Athlon X2 64 bit ( 2.1 GHz )
Asus Mobo
1 GB ram
circle cabi & PSU ( i am not sure about PSU wattage )
CIRCLE name is enough to predict the future

well u shud go for

AMD Athlon II x4 630 @4.5k or less
2*2gb kingston RAM (1333MHZ) @ 5.5k
MSI or GIGABYTE or BIOSTAR mobo based of 785/880 chipset @5k appx
Piyush
Piyush #8
May 14, 2010 at 12:19 PM
^^lol
hey what about the rig?
is it ok?may be the prices should differ a bit
coderunknown
May 14, 2010 at 12:38 PM
^^lol
hey what about the rig?
is it ok?may be the prices should differ a bit

rig is good. MSI mobo available for 5k & below. but gigabyte? which 1? i not yet seen a 785G/880G based giggy below 5.5k. no online shop or any store. only gigabyte is a 740G based for 2.5k or so. DDR3.
Piyush
Piyush #10
May 14, 2010 at 12:44 PM
i knew smthng was not ok here
i dunno y giga r so costly,just like asus?
krishnandu.sarkar
May 14, 2010 at 1:15 PM
Ya go for Biostar boards. It'll come within your budget. May be Biostar TA785GE @ 3.8k

Or if you can slighly strech your budget g for Gigabyte ones like MA785G-U2SH, MA785G-UD2H @ 6k or so.
ninad_mhatre85
May 17, 2010 at 8:18 PM
i was out of town .. so could not the forum, will have to check for prices here in mumbai

Thanks for your suggestions
SlashDK
SlashDK #13
May 17, 2010 at 9:59 PM
i'd recommend MSI GF615M-P33 its under 3k, has an AM3 socket and it supports ddr3 ram aswell
just a few shortcomings -
CPU max support : phenom ii x4 945
just 2 ram slots
mATX : u can't put any large gfx card in it
its good for the short term if u don't plan any upgrades but i'll have to change it the next time u upgrade