Specs for a new comp

[guitarfreak]

I am new to this site and have no idea about the latest in computer hardware. I bought a comp last in 2000 (Celeron 466 , 64 Mb Ram) and haven't upgraded since then. Even XP is too slow on this comp. Plan to buy a new comp. I want advice on the following:
1) Processor: AMD 64 bit or Pentium HT
2) Motherboard: with good upgrade capability. Last motherboard was a mistake, didn't have an AGP slot! Should I go for one with an AGP slot (is this obsolete now??). Heard there is PCI express.
3) Graphics card within 5k - will this graphics card run F.E.A.R ?
4) What is the standard cabinet most people go for nowadays?
5) Hard Disk: Planning on 120 GB. Should i go for SATA? suggest a brand also.
6) A suitabel DVD writer.

I felt HT performed better but heard my friend say '64 bit is an ocean when compared to 32 bit' :) So is 64 bit the future?
I can put off the graphics card for later but most importantly suggest a motherboard which will support future graphics cards.

[Aniruddh]

welcome to the forum,buddy dont mind but from nxt time better search b4 posting as there r many thread goin on related to updrade and all.
1-Go for AMD64 any day better than Intel
2-no i dont think a card less than 5k can handle F.E.A.R.not even 6600GT which costs around 9k is able to handle this game properly in high settings.
3-cabinet is up to u but dont forget to get atleast 400w psu.
4-go for hitachi sata2 HDD,price diff between sata and sata2 is very marginal.
5-Sony or Benq DVD-RW.
6-Asus A8NE or MSI K8N NEO4 Platinum mobo with pcie(but both the mobo dont hav onboard graphics).

[vijay_7287]

check this hardware contacts : http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19005

check this for the pricing:
http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11272

all the gfx story here :
http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13761

on a personal note :

AMD athlon64 3200+
MSI rs48m2-il
XFX geforce 6600gt
120gb SATA from MAXtor

and any cabinet with a 400watt power supply
DVDriter - Lite On

and ideally 1gb RAM from Hynix

the above will give u future proofing of say 2 yrs



Warning:
:twisted: :twisted: "The term Future Proofing is obselete in a Geek's World" :twisted: :twisted:

[Ankur Gupta]

It depends a lot on ur budget buddy :lol: If u can shell out more money do go for AMD 3500+. But opt for AMD only it beats Intel comprehensively :o If u cud tell ur budget v cud advice a bit more :roll:

[digitized]

You can also see this thread:

http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32509

[h_kunte]

AMD Athlon 3200+
MSI RS 482M-IL
512*2 MB DDR 400- Kingston/Hynix/Transcend
120/160 GB SATA HDD- Seagate Baracuda @ 7200rpm
DVD-RW-LiteOn/Sony
17" LCD/CRT Monitor- LG/Sony/Samsung
Microsoft Optical mouse
Microsoft Keyboard
Some cool cabinet
450 W SMPS- Powersafe/ Antec

No need for an extra GFX card...the on board solution is good enough for most games...Do go in for a lot of RAM......

[guitarfreak]

Thanks for the advice.
About the motherboard msi rs... - does it have on board graphics?
My budget by the way is around 30-35k.

[vijay_7287]

yes it does have on board graphics