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Suggestion about new PC?(Desktop)

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clerkman1612
clerkman1612 Original post #1
Dec 7, 2010 at 9:04 PM
Guys I m going to Nehru Place Market (delhi) next week.:doublethumb:U Digit Experts have already helped me in making my prefences easier and understandable. But I again want to know which will be best for me seeing VFM n Budget.?
I will be using it for Mid-gaming and also Web Designing(Adobe Photoshop and perhaps Dreamweaver).

Proccessor :- Phenom II * 4 945 3.0 Ghz Quad Core (Rs 6550)

Mobo :- MSI 880GMA-E45 (Rs 5350)(first preference) or
Gigabyte GA - 880GMA - UD2H(Rs 5500)(second preference) or
Gigabyte GA - 880GM-UD2H(Rs 4500)(last choice):unsure:

Hard Disk :- Seagate 1 T.B 7200 R.P.M(Rs 2850)

RAM :- GSkill 2 * 2 GB DDR3 1333 MHZ(Rs 3000)
or
Corsair 2 * 2 GB DDR3 1333 MHZ(I don't remember)

Graphics Card :- MSI R6850 ATI 1 GB Radeon GDDR5(Rs 11700) (a Sweet Deal) :evil:
or
Zotac GTX 460 1 GB GDDR5( RS 12000)

Monitor :- LG LCD 20"(Rs 6600)
or
Benq LCD 20"(around Rs 6000)
or
Samsung LCD 20"(Rs 6500)

DVD-Writer :- LG DVD-RW 22X(Rs 950)

Cabinet :- Cooler Master Elite 430(Rs 2600) (without its local smps)(But with its 3 Fans) :bananana:
or
Cooler Master Elite 310(Rs 1500)(If 430 is not avaible then this one)

Keyboard + Mouse :- Normal Kit

PSU(Power Supply Unit) :- Corsair 550 VX(Rs 4750)(first preference):evil:
or
Corsair 450 VX(Rs 3750)(second Preference)
or
SeaSonic Bronze S12II 520 W(Rs 4100)(last Choice)

UPS :- Normal one (will buy it from a dealer of our home invertor) 1KVA

I prefer AMD based Platform coz its future proof.And since Phenom II * 4 955 3.2 Ghz fans r very noisy so 945 one model is better.
Operating System will be Windows 7 HP 64-Bit
Total Cost will be around Rs 45000:p(without UPS) which is under my budget.
Most of the prices r from SMC website. I will directly go to nehru place to check the prices and then decide.
Plz Digit experts give me advice n suggestions if u wish.:-o
Thanks in Advance
Ishu Gupta
Dec 7, 2010 at 9:20 PM
Looks brilliant
A few suggestions
1) Seasonic S12II 520W is better than VX450W.
2) 1055T instead of 945 for 2k extra would be good investment. Its a helluva overclocker. You can easily hit 3.7 3.8 GHz WITHOUT touching Voltages.
3) A Benq G2200HD for 7.3. For full HD.
4) Get 1600MHz of CL7 RAM for better overclocking. @ 4.2k
clerkman1612
Dec 7, 2010 at 9:34 PM
Looks brilliant
A few suggestions
1) Seasonic S12II 520W is better than VX450W.
2) 1055T instead of 945 for 2k extra would be good investment. Its a helluva overclocker. You can easily hit 3.7 3.8 GHz WITHOUT touching Voltages.
3) A Benq G2200HD for 7.3. For full HD.
4) Get 1600MHz of CL7 RAM for better overclocking. @ 4.2k

Ishu Gupta.
I will never try overclocking:wink:. Of course I prefer a good performance.Since I will never try overclocking so 1600 Mhz Ram will be useless for me. (as we know they r more expensive than the 1333 Mhz ones). Ya Benq 22" monitor will be great for me.:cool: I actually made preference systems right from the beginging coz we don't know wether on the day of purchasing computer parts if suddenly one part is not available then we can select others which we know that those parts r also good by performance and quality too(by reading other digits experts advice) n also will not be a bad choice.:idea: sorry I meant if one brand is not availble on the day of purchasing computer parts then we can opt for other brands which we also knows from digit forums suggestions that these brands r also good or not.
Ishu Gupta
Dec 7, 2010 at 9:40 PM
Well thats upto you. IMO OC is a great thing.

How about the 1055T I suggested. Its a six core processor. Future proof. 2.8GHz. Turbo Boost upto 3.6GHz.

Turbo Boost - when three or less cores are being used, 3 core will go into low power mode and 3 core will go into performance mode. Neat eh? 8)
Cilus
Cilus #5
Dec 7, 2010 at 9:43 PM
1600 MHz Ram is not just good for overclocking, it is a better performer although in an AMD platform the performance difference between a 1333 MHz and 1600 MHz ram is negligible. But 1600 MHz CL7 ram will perform better as they have lower latency compared to the CL9 models. AMD processors are very sensitive towards memory latency and reduced latency will yield definite performance boost.
Regarding processor, go with Ishu's suggestion and get a 6 core AMD. It is better VFM.
clerkman1612
Dec 7, 2010 at 10:11 PM
Well thats upto you. IMO OC is a great thing.

How about the 1055T I suggested. Its a six core processor. Future proof. 2.8GHz. Turbo Boost upto 3.6GHz.

Turbo Boost - when three or less cores are being used, 3 core will go into low power mode and 3 core will go into performance mode. Neat eh? 8)

Ishu Gupta. Phenom II * 6 1055T 2.8 Ghz costs is Rs 9200.(according to SMC International Website) Which makes my budget tight?:(
So Is smc website prices include 5% Taxes?:banghead:
Well I agree Turbo Boost is a good feature.:+1:

So one thing to ask?Is more RAM is better or a better proccessor?I meant instead of 4 GB RAM DDR3 1333 MHZ I can buy 6 GB RAM DDR3 or otherwise as u said instead of Phenom II * 4 945 3.0 GHZ I buy Phenom II * 6 1055T 2.8 GHZ. Personally If u had to choose what u had choose?:?:
Piyush
Piyush #7
Dec 7, 2010 at 10:12 PM
@clerkman
if u have a couple of bucks to spend,then i would suggest u to go for 1055t as suggested by friends above
its more vfm than 945/955
buy this beast and you'll be a part of happy ending :lol:
Ishu Gupta
Dec 7, 2010 at 10:18 PM
For your uses 4GB is enough. And Adding RAM later is so easy, but replacing a CPU is very hectic.

Get it off some other shop. Should be around 8.3 - 8.6k.

I tried adding a CPU to cart and they didn't ask for tax :)
coderunknown
Dec 7, 2010 at 10:39 PM
SMC price inc of tax & even carry charge (written as shipping @ actuals)
vickybat
vickybat #10
Dec 8, 2010 at 12:22 AM
The i5 750 has a got a major price drop Its selling for 8.1k in kolkata as said by a forum member named Mitraark. Check this thread.

If this news is true, then the op here can safely go for it as its a great processor. Pairing it with a h55 chipset based board and using discrete graphics will make the set more vfm as it will be cheaper compared to a p55 board.
vickybat
vickybat #12
Dec 8, 2010 at 11:28 AM
^^

Looks like a better choice. Op can safely go for it.
clerkman1612
Dec 8, 2010 at 10:32 PM
Guys . A great news!:grin:
Today Noon I checked out other forums too.
They have posted updated prices too. So I too will like to post some of it here.
AMD Phenom II * 6 1055T 2.8 GHZ - Rs 8095
Phenom II * 4 965 - Rs 7710
Phenom II * 4 945 - Rs 5900

MSI 880 GMA - Rs 4000
MSI 785 E45 - Rs 3500
MSI 785 GM-E51 DDR3 - Rs 3666
Gigabyte 880GMA - Rs 4500
Kingston 2 GB DDR3 1333 MHZ - Rs 1150
:cool:

I hope that moderators of this forums will not have any complaint against me for posting Prices of computer parts from other computer forums site.:neutral:
Anyway, as u Digits forums experts have suggested me to go for AMD Phenom II * 6 1055T 2.8 GHZ so I will choose it.:reading:
Piyush
Piyush #14
Dec 8, 2010 at 10:34 PM
^^these prices seems to be exclusive of tax to me
any info regarding the source of these prices except the fact that these are from other forums ?
clerkman1612
Dec 8, 2010 at 10:42 PM
Piyush!
Oh yes! 5% has to be added as Tax to them.
yes I remember the source

that is a link for source.
*www.chip.in/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=38521&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=2955#p594411

Plz have a look at it.
mukherjee
mukherjee #16
Dec 12, 2010 at 8:02 PM
^ Prices look a little higher than in Kolkata!!!! WOW

And I used to think Kolkata took the cake in high pricing!
Also we have 4% VAT here...
Cilus
Cilus #17
Dec 12, 2010 at 10:39 PM
mukherjee, what is the 2 GB Kingston DDR3 price in Kolkata? is it below 1.15K?
Reaper_vivek
Dec 13, 2010 at 4:33 PM
@clerkman
i doubt u will get 1055t for that price at smc..they cost a lot more when it comes to proccy..they were selling i7 950 at 16.5 k when the price was around 14k..

@topgear
the prices are inclusive of tax but not shipping.."shippin at actual" means the normal price will apply for shipping..i asked when i was at smc
clerkman1612
Dec 13, 2010 at 6:23 PM
@clerkman
i doubt u will get 1055t for that price at smc..they cost a lot more when it comes to proccy..they were selling i7 950 at 16.5 k when the price was around 14k..

@topgear
the prices are inclusive of tax but not shipping.."shippin at actual" means the normal price will apply for shipping..i asked when i was at smc

@keviv . I m going to Laxmi Nagar Computer Market(delhi) directly on tuesday or wednesday. :doublethumb:I will collect all information about prices of the computer parts which I m planning to buy.:unsure: I think U r right. The real prices might be a higher than what I expected.:chinscratch:
vickybat
vickybat #20
Dec 13, 2010 at 11:42 PM
Well thats upto you. IMO OC is a great thing.

How about the 1055T I suggested. Its a six core processor. Future proof. 2.8GHz. Turbo Boost upto 3.6GHz.

Turbo Boost - when three or less cores are being used, 3 core will go into low power mode and 3 core will go into performance mode. Neat eh? 8)

Amd calls that turbo core. Turbo boost is intel's technology.
clerkman1612
Dec 15, 2010 at 6:43 PM
Guys Today I went to laxmi nagar computer market(delhi).None of any shop(which I visited for price checking) knew about Corsair Brand as a PSU!:rofl:
His prices were as follows:
Kingston 2 GB DDR3 1333 MHZ RAM(Rs 1800):x
MSI R6850 ATI 1GB GDDR5 Graphics Card (Rs 8800)(of course He must not have known anything about that graphics card):rofl:
HD 5750 (Rs 7000):?:
CM Elite 310 (Rs 1800):x
1 T.B Seagate 7200. R.P.M (Rs 3200):x
and None of any shop which I visited for checking prices knew anything about Corsair PSU (Let alone have it!):cool: All of them were pushing me for Cooler Master PSU.Even then also I requested them for Corsair PSU rates.

Thanks Heaven I didn't bought anything there or else I would have been ripped off.:-D
Now I will go tommorrow or day after tommorrow to Nehru Place (Delhi) Computer Market directly.
Faun
Faun #22
Dec 15, 2010 at 6:57 PM
^^get the one you have finalized on. Do not fall for the lures.

Show your build some love and get a good UPS too (PSU is already aptly chosen). I suggest APC 1.1KvA.
Ishu Gupta
Dec 15, 2010 at 6:59 PM
Yeah just get the metro. BTW remember the building numbers for good shops, its impossible to find them otherwise. SMC/C2C etc are in 92/94.
clerkman1612
Dec 15, 2010 at 7:05 PM
^^get the one you have finalized on. Do not fall for the lures.

Show your build some love and get a good UPS too (PSU is already aptly chosen). I suggest APC 1.1KvA.

Yes of course Faun.;-) I will buy this finalized pc but only with a good deal and safety of computer in case of Genuine parts is also necessary. That why I m careful in seeing any deal?
And I will first of all look for SMC International in Nehru Place Computer Market when I will go there.
Reaper_vivek
Dec 16, 2010 at 8:17 AM
Even most of the shopkeepers in Nehru place(including SMC) push for CM PSU..but you can get Corsair one if you ask for at SMC..

I've been there and so can say that SMC is the only(or one of few) store that can get you stuff from any brands..