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Upgrade System Help Needed!!!!

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T
The Day Walker! Original post #1
Jul 5, 2007 at 9:49 AM
pals...i need 2 upgrade my system,,,, so needed help....

1. which processor 2 go 4.....
x2 or c2d???
prices also.....
3800+ or e6300
and wots the price of 4800+ and e6400

2. mobo for either... amd aand intel...
no sli needed... which supports the above rpocesor good..

3. gfx card under 8ks.... for the above mobo....

thanx

angel
Phalanx
Phalanx #2
Jul 5, 2007 at 2:02 PM
It all depends on your budget... If that's flexible then u should go for an Intel based system... C2Ds are way better than X2s, especially when u take their overclocking ability into account...
Here are the approximate prices of the hardware you asked for:
C2D E6320 -- 7500
C2D E6420 -- 8500
X2 3800+ -- 3800
X2 4800+ -- 4800
XFX 650i Ultra (for Intel Proccys) -- 6000
Asus M2A-VM ( for AMD proccys) -- 4000

Also check out the C2D E4300... It costs about 4600 and performance is better than 3800+... In fact there is not much difference in performance between E4300 and E6300... And to top it off E4300 is a better overclocker... So do consider this proccy too... Read the reviews in tomshardware and anandtech.com to know more...

As far as Graphics card is concerned go for XFX 8600GT... It costs about 7K and is an excellent card for its price....:)
Dark Star
Jul 5, 2007 at 2:14 PM
Get this .. E4300 + XFX 650i + XFX 8600 GT = 4.8+6+7 = 17.8 k :) The best VFM else u can wait for 22nd July for price drop :)

Btw no AMD as of now :p
T
Jul 6, 2007 at 9:52 AM
k....

so ill fix the g-card..... xfx 8600gt...
ram takin 2gb crosier....

wots the price of .... asus p5b deluxe and asus p5kc mobos....r they good...
or the xfx 1 is good.....

and for the pro..... ill wait till 22

thanx

angel
T
Jul 8, 2007 at 9:52 AM
hey pals...can i get the price review of the mobo....
posted above??
plz help

angel
Pathik
Pathik #6
Jul 8, 2007 at 12:19 PM
check out overclock3d.net 4 a good review of the xfx 650i.. Good vfm board
Dark Star
Jul 9, 2007 at 8:56 AM
The Day Walker! said:
k....

so ill fix the g-card..... xfx 8600gt...
ram takin 2gb crosier....

wots the price of .... asus p5b deluxe and asus p5kc mobos....r they good...
or the xfx 1 is good.....

and for the pro..... ill wait till 22

thanx

angel

P5k costin bomb now do not get those .. Over priced... Btw get Kingston ram instead of Corsair.. Kingston has newer Elpida Chips rather than older Hynix on Value of COrsair :p
T
Jul 13, 2007 at 2:45 AM
hey pals finally i have decided....
2 go in 4 amd 4800+
mobo:- asus M2N-E mobo
transient 2x1gb ddr2 667
and galaxy 8600gt 256 mb gfx

is it ok?????
and wot should b the ideal price of the above config????
also needed a decent cabinet and 5.1 speaker system???
which 1 should i go in for..and wot is the price???

a bit info needed,, i have 3 pata hdds on my present system... so can i use all of them on my new system or not????

thanx

angel
Phalanx
Phalanx #9
Jul 14, 2007 at 1:03 PM
I would suggest u to go for XFX instead of Galaxy... Even though chipset is same, XFX will surely perform better... Also u can be assured of a better quality product... It costs about 7K...

The prices for the rest of your hardware will be:
4800+ ---- 5.5K
M2N-E ---- 5.5K
2GB 667Mhz ---3500
Zebronics/IBall cabinet----1500

Since M2N-E has only one slot for a PATA device, you will not be able to use all your HDDs here... Although its got 6 SATA ports; which is a high-end feature right now....
Dark Star
Dark Star #10
Jul 14, 2007 at 2:43 PM
^^Eh.. Galaxy 8600 GT rulezzzzz... XFX do not have HDMI :p so u'll be having problem using HD contents ;) Do not go for AMD btw AMD got a price cut so people plz update urself before updating other :p Get Intel 4300 C2D 100 times better than any AMD :D
T
Jul 15, 2007 at 12:12 PM
k..thanx pals.......4..ur review....

by the way...wots the new prices of AMD 5000+ or 5200+...cause i m thinkin of AMD only ...no intel thou it performs better......

cause after the price cuts..i cant jump 2 5000 or 5200....

and a decent cab+smps(500w) under 2500????

which 1 should i go for....
Dark Star
Dark Star #12
Jul 15, 2007 at 12:25 PM
*forums.erodov.com/imagehosting/594693afa61314e.jpg
T
Jul 15, 2007 at 3:36 PM
then ill probably go in for a 5200+

any cab+smps..below 2500 (zebronics/coolermaster/antec)
B
BULLZI #14
Jul 17, 2007 at 12:46 AM
The Day Walker! said:
then ill probably go in for a 5200+

any cab+smps..below 2500 (zebronics/coolermaster/antec)

impossible.u can get only iball,novatech stuffs,u ll need min. 400 watt psu,zebronics being the cheapest amongst those three.single cabinet,a decent one ll be abt 1.8-2k.

u can get zebronics lava with 400watt psu @1.5K reference theitdepot.
T
Jul 17, 2007 at 2:51 AM
bro...

wot is the price for zebronics bijli..and marco...

i like those 2 cabs.... and has all the extra fans and other stuff...
r these 2 cabs good enough......???

thanx

angel
Dark Star
Dark Star #16
Jul 17, 2007 at 9:50 AM
U guys think of everything and never think of buying better cabby and PSU which are the main sole life of a CPU.. Invest in Branded CPu like COrsair,CoolerMAster, ANtec and Seven Team if you can else get at leat CM Extreme 600 watt for the sake of your system ;)
B
BULLZI #17
Jul 17, 2007 at 10:54 AM
The Day Walker! said:
bro...

wot is the price for zebronics bijli..and marco...

i like those 2 cabs.... and has all the extra fans and other stuff...
r these 2 cabs good enough......???

thanx

angel

invest some more money n get a better cabby as well as psu.as i hv told ny branded psu(Antec,Coolermaster,Zebronics) with min. 400-450 watt will exceed ur budget.
T
Jul 18, 2007 at 2:49 AM
i cot the prices here in srt....
5000 and 5200+ not available...
5600+ = 8000
asus m2n-e = 5750
xfx 8600gt 256 = 8600++

r these prices ok?????
wot r the pricesif these in mumbai...with address....
in another thread, i read that m2ne is not a good board and has some probs....so can i confirm that ......is there any prob with the mobo or the mobo is good????

thanx

angel
Phalanx
Phalanx #19
Jul 18, 2007 at 11:30 AM
XFX 8600 GT (Standard Version, not the XXX one or Fatal1ty or something) should not cost more than 7.5 K.... I bought it more than a month back from bangalore @7K + VAT...

Moreover if u are going to spend that much for the CPU and Mobo, I suggest u take a look @ C2D6600 and XFX 650i Mobo... This is an awesome combo and its wayyyy better than AMD combo.... The mobo costs almost same as M2N-E so u dont have to spend anything substantial there... The proccy will cost 2K more but its worth it... :)
T
Jul 19, 2007 at 1:56 AM
bro..thats y i m askin the prices in mumbai...as i can buy the stuff from mumbai........and come back 2 srt...
so can any 1 plz help me out with the address and the prices in mumbai....

and as for the stuff... c2d6600 is 2.4 while 5600+ is 2.8
so still does c2d performs better?????? is it true????

thanx

angel
Choto Cheeta
Jul 19, 2007 at 2:01 AM
and as for the stuff... c2d6600 is 2.4 while 5600+ is 2.8
so still does c2d performs better?????? is it true????

E6600 will out performe X2 6000 + with little OC !!! C2Ds are very very much over clockable...

*www.tomshardware.com/2006/07/14/core2_duo_knocks_out_athlon_64/
T
Jul 19, 2007 at 2:22 AM
so wots the price of e6600 before 22nd and after 22nd.....
as the prices r goin 2 fal...

adn price of xfx 650i mobo....

thanx

angel
Choto Cheeta
Jul 19, 2007 at 2:24 AM
E6600 retails right now around 10.5k + TAX i would say P5N-E SLi over that XFX 650i, but anyway, 650i SLi is at Rs. 6.5k + TAX in Kolkata Market !!!
T
Jul 19, 2007 at 2:38 AM
bro,,i dont need an sli board...
plain will do..
wots the price of p5n-e mobo?
Choto Cheeta
Jul 19, 2007 at 3:14 AM
Well Its 7.2 k + TAX !!!
T
Jul 19, 2007 at 3:26 AM
oh....
bro my max budget is 14 ks...for mobo+proc
cant spend anything more then that......
so ill stick 2 5600+ m2n-e (i think so)...

wot u say???
Choto Cheeta
Jul 19, 2007 at 8:09 AM
E6420 @ Rs. 7.8 + TAX
XFX 650i Ultra 6.5k + TAX !!!
T
Jul 20, 2007 at 2:20 AM
hey my mumbai friends...
can any1 give me the lowest mumbai prices 4 my prods...
5600+, m2n-e, 8600gt
and the exact location cause ill come 2 mumbai 4 1 day just 2 purchase these prods....and come back...

plz help guys..

angel