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spikygv Original post #1
Jun 8, 2007 at 10:03 AM
hello,
my friend wants to buy a pc . his budget is not exactly fixed . he wants it for C , solid edge / CAD and engg stuff and absolutely no games . Plz suggest a config.
Sukhdeep Singh
Jun 8, 2007 at 10:08 AM
Without Budget, it makes difficult to decide
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spikygv #3
Jun 8, 2007 at 12:49 PM
i know .its his first comp buy ( he didnt even know how much it might cost ) . he hates games . thats all he says .
nileshgr
Jun 8, 2007 at 12:51 PM
Just tell the approx. rate like 20k or 30k. <20k is impossible for a branded one. If he wants in 10k or <10k, he will have to go for 2nd hand comps. :)
ashisharya
Jun 8, 2007 at 3:11 PM
dont need duo core.....p4 will work
graphic card will be not high spec.......

tbc
nileshgr
Jun 8, 2007 at 5:14 PM
ashisharya said:
dont need duo core.....p4 will work
graphic card will be not high spec.......

tbc
Now who are you. Are you sagargv's friend?
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spikygv #7
Jun 8, 2007 at 6:08 PM
he has max budget of 40k.
nileshgr
Jun 8, 2007 at 6:30 PM
C2D 15k
HDD 80GB abt.... 5k
Mobo abt..... 5k
BOX 3k (cheap also available)
Keyb .5k
Rat .5k
GPU 3k
SPU-- i don't know estimating 2.5k
Win (pirated) 0.05k :D

Total: 34.55k
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Jun 8, 2007 at 6:33 PM
Huh. 15K for CPU when you spend 3K for mobo. That would give you crappy performance and a 40GB hard disk?
nileshgr
nileshgr #10
Jun 8, 2007 at 7:00 PM
mehulved said:
Huh. 15K for CPU when you spend 3K for mobo. That would give you crappy performance and a 40GB hard disk?
Now?
satyamy
satyamy #11
Jun 8, 2007 at 7:26 PM
The Unknown said:
HDD 80GB abt.... 5k
Mobo abt..... 5k
BOX 3k (cheap also available)

why price is this

80GB for 5K
u can get 160GB PATA for 2500

use a good mobo atleas of 8K if proc is 15K

Box 3K :confused: use simple one 1.5K
Pathik
Pathik #12
Jun 8, 2007 at 7:29 PM
^^ thats as general as it can be... atleast give a specific config...
Core2Duo E6300 1.66Ghz
Intel DG965RY
2* 512MB Transcend DDR2 533 MHZ Ram
Sony DRU-830A
Seagate 160GB SATAII
Microsoft Kbd+ mouse
Any case + 400watts SMPS
LG 17" CRT
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spikygv #13
Jun 8, 2007 at 7:37 PM
thanks , i wud like a config that way ( prathiks ), cud u mention the prices as well .thanks .i think for his budget and needs , he can choose tft monitor and he wants a ups as well in the same budget.and why does he need and separate gfx card ? wont onboard do ?
Sukhdeep Singh
Jun 8, 2007 at 7:56 PM
Core 2 Duo E6320 + DG965RY - 13000
2GB Kingston Ram 667 - 3700
250GB HDD - 3000
DVD Writer - 1500
Logitech Mouse and Keyboard combi - 800
500VA UPS - 2100
BenQ TFT 19inch Widescreen - 11500
Cabinet - 1500
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spikygv #15
Jun 8, 2007 at 10:46 PM
thanks.
Dark Star
Dark Star #16
Jun 18, 2007 at 1:13 PM
The Unknown said:
C2D 15k
HDD 80GB abt.... 5k
Mobo abt..... 5k
BOX 3k (cheap also available)
Keyb .5k
Rat .5k
GPU 3k
SPU-- i don't know estimating 2.5k
Win (pirated) 0.05k :D

Total: 34.55k

What kinda config u all sugest dude.. There should be balance ...
Here what you should look for cheap and best price performance :)

AMD X2 3600+ 3.5k
Biostar 690 MG Board 4k
1 Gigs of Ram DDR 667 Kingston 2k
Segate 160 GB Hdd 2.4k
LG H42N DVD RW 1.7k
Cabby 2k any Chieftec
PSU any in budget but make sure its better 1 else system will get kaput :p

Reast normal :) This 1 gr8 for programming and daily stuf will beat E4300 at stock as AMD X2 beat every C2D at stock did not beleive me read review :)
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gannu_rox #17
Jun 18, 2007 at 1:24 PM
^^^ Sony DRU-835A is d latest but dunno if it supports 20x... Heu but then no medias fer dat....

Ther's also DRU-170C dat supp 18x...
Dark Star
Dark Star #18
Jun 18, 2007 at 1:48 PM
Er.. SOny drives are nothing the drive is of Lite o itself the RMA and all are of Lite on so no points in recommending Sony and Lite On get LG H42 N ;)
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kooabs03 #19
Jun 18, 2007 at 11:22 PM
40K PC
Intel E6420 + msi neo ---13.5K
2gb Kingston Ram ---- 4K
zebronics cabinet + powersafe 400w ----2.5K
dvd rw - lite on / lg h42n ----1.65K
seagate sata 250 gb ----3K
keyboard samung pleomax --- 0.21K
mouse logitech optical ---0.35K
speakers atp3 / philps 2.1 ---2.5K
17" lcd samsung / lg / viewsonic ---9K
sparkle nvidia 7100gs graphics card --- 2K

Approx. 39K
spynic
spynic #20
Jun 19, 2007 at 9:41 AM
pathiks said:
^^ thats as general as it can be... atleast give a specific config...
Core2Duo E6300 1.66Ghz
Intel DG965RY
2* 512MB Transcend DDR2 533 MHZ Ram
Sony DRU-830A
Seagate 160GB SATAII
Microsoft Kbd+ mouse
Any case + 400watts SMPS
LG 17" CRT


knowing cad/cam softs.. mm..
u need high ram.. as much as u can.. coz all those complexities in ur design really sucks every MB of ur ram..1GB is ok.. 2GB is good
19+ TFT wide screen is recomended
n gfx card.. atleast a 7600GS if poss..
m tellin frm ma personal experience of cad softs..
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Liggy #21
Jun 23, 2007 at 12:09 AM
Yeah umm if he is using CAD, Will definatley need a Gfx card, I have ACAD 2007 and I have a ATI 256 MB card in there, which is either minimum or recommended, and I have a 3GHz proc with 1GB RAM and running the 3D models, well it chugs and is kind of choppy at times, I even try to disable as many non essential startup/services items as well. The most important thing CAD needs is a vid card So add that into your price tag, I have been told to buy a 512MB vid card, but They ain't that cheap here....