[jay4u]

My requirements and budget:

Purpose to use:
1. i will use the computer almost 8-10 hours a day
2. Play latest games watch movies do some video encoding and lots of office applications
3. I wanna have fast processor with fast data transfer between different drives
4. Will use CD and DVD writer a lot


Now as per my needs and following budget please suggest.....

1. Processor and motherboard : I wanna go for intel 3.0Ghz with intel original motherboard.. but which one to try i dont know.... some 915 945 i dunno which one... i wanna avoid any heating issues

2. RAm want 512 MB 400Mhz DDR Trancend (2 pieces) - total 1 GB

3. Graphics card wanna go for 6600 GT Geforce but which one to go for AGP 8x or PCIe i do not know... do all games run on PCIe cards... like nfs2 nfs underground, farcry, call of duty, medal of honor, cricket 2004 and ofcourse roadrash... can i get a good graphic card with TV out slot and TV tuner built on it.....

4. Do i need a soundcard or onboard saound will be enough..... i am not very much of a music lover but like surround sound in action movies and games.... dont wanna spend much on it

5. Hard disk i do not know which one o go.... does sata really show speed gain... because its cost is very high... i want around 200 GB space... do sata drives support 3 GB/s specification... Anyways i dont want any bottleneck in transfering data from one drive to another

6. A DVD writer... how much will single layer or dual layer (9 GB) disk writer cost...... and good company

7. A good cabinet.... with as many fans as possible.....

8. Monitor... which one to go for 17" or 19 "... and what is the cost difference... Flat or Round CRT.... Should i go for TFT/LCd if yes which one... i do not want any bottlenecks in gaming.....

9. Speakers... not want to spend much but can i get decent speaker set within 3-4 thousand may be a 5.1 surround..... a decent sound is ok ...

10 . Key board and mouse is decided logitech combo offer 900 rs wala

Please help me out... i am an mba and dont know much of hardware...... please do quote prices or any changes which will be good.....

thanking you all in advance.....

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