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Suggest a gud CPU within 15k.

19 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/suggest-a-gud-cpu-within-15k.77631/

PCWORM
PCWORM Original post #1
Jan 7, 2008 at 6:27 PM
Hi all..
im thinking of upgrading to new cpu...pllz suggest the best possible configuation...!
thnx in advance!!
J
juggler #2
Jan 7, 2008 at 6:29 PM
please state the componets u need
anand1
anand1 #3
Jan 7, 2008 at 6:32 PM
Q6600.
PCWORM
PCWORM #4
Jan 7, 2008 at 6:37 PM
please state the componets u need

I want dese components...
1. MOBO
2. Processor
3. Ram
4. HDD
5. Powersupply
6. Cabinet
alsiladka
Jan 7, 2008 at 6:50 PM
Just today i got myself a new machine, AMD X2 5600+, ASUS M2N-VM HDMI, Transcend 2Gb 800MHz RAM, LG 20x DVD Writer, Hitachi 160GB Sata II HD, VIP 820 Cabinet. All in 17K, You can possibly save 1K on the Proc by going for 5200 and 1K on a lower spec MB.

If you want to compare the benchmarks of various Intel and AMD Cpus, you could refer these excellant year end reviews by Tom's Hardware
And for the prices, you can refer TheITWares. The prices in your area may differ by a 100 200 rs plus minus.
PCWORM
PCWORM #6
Jan 7, 2008 at 6:55 PM
Just today i got myself a new machine, AMD X2 5600+, ASUS M2N-VM HDMI, Transcend 2Gb 800MHz RAM, LG 20x DVD Writer, Hitachi 160GB Sata II HD, VIP 820 Cabinet. All in 17K, You can possibly save 1K on the Proc by going for 5200 and 1K on a lower spec MB.

If you want to compare the benchmarks of various Intel and AMD Cpus, you could refer these excellant year end reviews by Tom's Hardware
And for the prices, you can refer TheITWares. The prices in your area may differ by a 100 200 rs plus minus.

thnx man...!! ill see d link 4 comparison....wots the chipset of ur mobo?
dOm1naTOr
Jan 7, 2008 at 7:03 PM
if u want all that for 15k then AMD is the way to go.
go to this thread nd ull get reply
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71700
J
juggler #8
Jan 7, 2008 at 7:08 PM
1. processor AMD X2 5200+
2. Motherboard Asus M2A- VM or M2N-VM
3. Transcend 800 Mhz 2 gb ram
4. seagate sata 2 hdd 160 Gb
5. Zebronics or Vip cabinet
6. Liteon DVD writer 20X

This config would cost around 15 K
PCWORM
PCWORM #9
Jan 7, 2008 at 7:10 PM
Thnx arvind and juggler!!
alsiladka
alsiladka #10
Jan 7, 2008 at 11:35 PM
I would not suggest LiteOn. If any problem, you will have to send it to Mumbai and it will take 15 days.

I just saw you are from pune, even i am from pune. I know the Computer World guy on Karve road. If you want, i would get you a nice deal there, and ya, no hidden incentives for me except a machine from his shop from my friend :D

My MoBo was 4.5K.
keith_j_snyder2
Jan 8, 2008 at 2:33 PM
Yeah u are right!
Always keep in mind about the warranty and service center especially for ROMs and Writers because they get errors easily!
PCWORM
PCWORM #12
Jan 8, 2008 at 7:42 PM
I would not suggest LiteOn. If any problem, you will have to send it to Mumbai and it will take 15 days.

I just saw you are from pune, even i am from pune. I know the Computer World guy on Karve road. If you want, i would get you a nice deal there, and ya, no hidden incentives for me except a machine from his shop from my friend :D

My MoBo was 4.5K.

okay..ill contact u when time comes!
PCWORM
PCWORM #13
Jan 8, 2008 at 8:50 PM
Ive finalised 2 options 4 ma rig..
1. AMD Athlon X2 5600 with ASUS M2N-VM DVI.
2. Intel Core2 duo E6420.

Which 1 shud i go for???
Pathik
Pathik #14
Jan 8, 2008 at 9:22 PM
Get the 5600+ with the m2a/m2n vm.
keith_j_snyder2
Jan 9, 2008 at 2:58 PM
Yeah 5600+ is great processor for non-overclockers!
Keep in mind that u only buy those 65 watt brisbane core!
Those are less power hungry!
PCWORM
PCWORM #16
Jan 18, 2008 at 11:46 AM
I just saw you are from pune, even i am from pune. I know the Computer World guy on Karve road. If you want, i would get you a nice deal there, and ya, no hidden incentives for me except a machine from his shop from my friend :D
Well,, sorry bro,, i got ma config from the "IT mall" guy, near agriculture-coll ground... my dad knows him,,, we didnt consider him bfore, but got into a deal when he gave a reasonable estimate...i got got d machine for 17.5k..
neways thanks 4 ur help regarding th computer world guy...

Just today i got myself a new machine, AMD X2 5600+, ASUS M2N-VM HDMI, Transcend 2Gb 800MHz RAM, LG 20x DVD Writer, Hitachi 160GB Sata II HD, VIP 820 Cabinet. All in 17K,

.
hey,,i jus got d same config as u,,, jus telme which games uve tried on the machine...ive tried only NFS_Carbon for now...nd it played well,,,wid medium settings...
alsiladka
alsiladka #17
Jan 18, 2008 at 2:03 PM
Well,, sorry bro,, i got ma config from the "IT mall" guy, near agriculture-coll ground... my dad knows him,,, we didnt consider him bfore, but got into a deal when he gave a reasonable estimate...i got got d machine for 17.5k..
neways thanks 4 ur help regarding th computer world guy...


hey,,i jus got d same config as u,,, jus telme which games uve tried on the machine...ive tried only NFS_Carbon for now...nd it played well,,,wid medium settings...

Hey no probs, congrats on the new machine.
Just one downside :( The onboard GFX card aint too great!! I am playing C&C - Generals, it plays all well.
All the new games lag a bit, and you cannot run them on high quality GFX settings. If you are into games a lot, i suggest you get yourself a dedicated GFX card.

You got the same cabinet? I added 3 additional fans to it :D
PCWORM
PCWORM #18
Jan 18, 2008 at 2:33 PM
Hey no probs, congrats on the new machine.
Just one downside :( The onboard GFX card aint too great!! I am playing C&C - Generals, it plays all well.
All the new games lag a bit, and you cannot run them on high quality GFX settings. If you are into games a lot, i suggest you get yourself a dedicated GFX card.

You got the same cabinet? I added 3 additional fans to it :D
No ive got d same system as u except the cab....
As far as the graphics card is concerned,, it wil b okay 4 me coz i dont play much games on mah pc...i do hav an x360 for that... the only thing i expected
this machine to do well was at 3D softwares like 3ds max, inventor, and sum
engineering related ones like PRO-E, CATIA.....and to my surprise,, it blowed
them all wit no frills....!!!!!!
Hav u got any new driver for the mobo and the processor?...ive installed amd-dual core optimiser.
alsiladka
alsiladka #19
Jan 18, 2008 at 7:45 PM
No ive got d same system as u except the cab....
As far as the graphics card is concerned,, it wil b okay 4 me coz i dont play much games on mah pc...i do hav an x360 for that... the only thing i expected
this machine to do well was at 3D softwares like 3ds max, inventor, and sum
engineering related ones like PRO-E, CATIA.....and to my surprise,, it blowed
them all wit no frills....!!!!!!
Hav u got any new driver for the mobo and the processor?...ive installed amd-dual core optimiser.

Are you using XP? I have Vista so maybe drivers and softwares would be different. Vista does not need (or has) the DUal Core Optimiser from AMD. As for the drivers, i used the Cd's drivers for the Mobo and downloaded the Latest GFX drivers from nVidia.com