System upgrade

[prateek_san]

guys finally after 5 yrs i'll be upgrading my system . so require help in choosing the parts .. i havent done much research lately regarding this but im bit confused over AMD's Phenom II or shall i go for quad core ..so help me out ...

Budget 25K-30K
requirement
processor
Motherboard
RAM : 3-4 GB
most important Graphic Card: planning for ATI 4850 512 MB
SMPS: will CM500 will be enough for this rig?

kindly provide ur recomendations ... will buying next week ... and location is New Delhi so if know any Good shops in nehru place who can provide me all the parts and also at a good price will be great ....

The monitor that i have is Acer LCD AL1706 VGA input so, wat saw that 4850 doesnt have a VGA input wat to do in that case ?

thnks


is these 2 mobos good
gigabyte GA-MA78GPM-DS2H http://www.gigabyte.in/Products/Moth...ProductID=2859
Asus M3A78-EMH HDMI http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?mo...49&l3=639&l4=0

[RMN]

you will need CM600watts for HD4850 and don't worry,4850 comes with a DVI-VGA converter.

[prateek_san]

guys i did some searching and seems the AMD Phenom 9950 seems to be a good processor but im bit confused with Mobo .. and is this mobo gigabyte GA-MA78GPM-DS2H compatible with 9950 ? cuz in the amd's site this mobo was not listed under recomended mobo's
pls suggest me a good config guys...

[amitash]

4850--9k
phenom 2 940--14k
both the mobos you listed are good..you can get the asus for 6k and gigabyte for 5k.
that leaves you 1-2k for RAM..get 2gb for now and add 2 more later if you want.

[prateek_san]

i think i have changed my choice ... as i was going through diff pages i found out that core2quad is better than Phenom series ... so most probably will go for C2quad proccy , and guys pls suggest me a mobo ....

[damngoodman999]

off course Core2quad is better than phenom , but not phenom 2

dude phenom 2 reduced the price very low as u can see in NEWEGG

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103471

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103472


phenom 2 920 => 9000/-

phenom 2 940 => 11500/- excluding VAT

if u r choosing only for gaming go for phenom 2 series , if u r using for workstation should go for corei7 but its more than ur budget


phenom 2 will soon hit the whole INDIAN market , then prices will be reduced soon

[prateek_san]

the system will be used for Gaming purpose ....Phenom II hasnt hit the indian markets yet ?
man if i get Phenom II at those price in India i will go that ..... the thing is i will buying the system most probably next monday .....help me in buying the right RIG .... im bit confused over the mobo part though

[damngoodman999]

in such case u can go INTEL , but sure remember one thing 5 years proofing is impossible in the generation like now .

Gaming means go for

core2Duo E8400 => 8700/-
Asus P5q pro => 9500
PAlit HD 4850 =>9000/-

total => 27200

get Thermal right ultima CPU cooler for 2500/- & Overclock to 4 Ghz ,, u ll worth it

[prateek_san]

ok i got the Phenom II prices from nehru place that too from SMC int.

Phenom II 920 :- 11800/-
Mobo: Gigabyte 780 Chipset:- 5000 /-
And ATI MSI 4850:- 9500/- is MSI card's performance good i heard that palit is the best when it comes to 4850.

and Zebronics Antibiotic cab: 2150/-
CM500 : 2750/-

i think the rates are good enough and i can extend my budget for this Rig... probably will go for this rig on next monday

any suggestions from u guys are always welcome....

thnks for the suggested Rigs...

[The Sorcerer]

cm 500 will fry ati 4850. Maybe not immidiately. But in due time. Allready someone paired a cm 500w with 4850 and now complaining that its the card's fault. Better off putting some more money and buying a corsair cx400. Active pfc, much better caps, cooling, MOVs, etc. Prevention is better than cure.

[damngoodman999]

Ya get Cooler master 600 watts extreme or corsair VX450

[damngoodman999]

Originally Posted by ImAClown4

And a packet of Lays to eat while using your computer - 20bucks

WTF?

[damngoodman999]

Originally Posted by ImAClown4

FTW?

the thread starter needs information on the upgrade , if u have any information regarding this one u say .

Dont bring out ur crap here !!!

[prateek_san]

Originally Posted by ImAClown4

And a packet of Lays to eat while using your computer - 20bucks

dude the packet of lays might cost me 20 bucks ... but the experience playing games on the upgraded PC will be priceless ..

** pls no crap here **

[amitash]

Lol spamer....i suggest you get the phenom2 config...those prices are pretty good

[The Sorcerer]

Originally Posted by damngoodman999

Ya get Cooler master 600 watts extreme or corsair VX450

Nocm extreme series at all. Jhonyguru exposed that cm 600w is a low end seventeam 500w. But nokytech exposed that cm 650w extreme is also a low end seventeam 500w. cm extreme 460w for a non oc system. Or else something like corsair cx400 or even better vx450.

[damngoodman999]

Originally Posted by The Sorcerer

Nocm extreme series at all. Jhonyguru exposed that cm 600w is a low end seventeam 500w. But nokytech exposed that cm 650w extreme is also a low end seventeam 500w. cm extreme 460w for a non oc system. Or else something like corsair cx400 or even better vx450.

Dude i am using AMD phenom 9550 with HD 4850 on CM 600watts ,, its ok no problem at all no noise even -- good so only iam recommending ,,, & also corsair is best ,, i dont say neither poor

[The Sorcerer]

^^ Couple of links to read here:
http://thinkdigit.com/forum/showpost...2&postcount=50
http://thinkdigit.com/forum/showpost...2&postcount=55

[prateek_san]

guys hows the MSI's 4850 performance ?
cuz wat i have heard the palit is best .... becuz in nehru place thats the only 4850 available that too at SMC internation shop

and corsair CX400 will that enough for the rig that im choosing.. cuz its only 400 watts?

[damngoodman999]

MSi HD 4850 is ok , but sure check the cooler type , can u post the model which is available cause cooler is the important term in the HD 4850

BTW , Get corsair VX 450 for ur rig ...

[The Sorcerer]

cx400 is enough. Just like vx450, this is a seasonic OEM- but a stripped down version of the vx450. VX450 costs as high as 4.2k-4.5k now and it used to cost 3.2k ages ago. If you can afford vx450- go for it. Or else cx400w for 3.2k.

[prateek_san]

GUys have got my new Rig now, on day before yesterday didnt had much time to sit on the new RIG ......

Phenom II 920 @ 2.8 Ghz
Gigabyte MA78G-DS3H
2 GB OCZ RAM 800 Mhz
Tagan 650 watts PSU
Palit 4850 512 DDR3
Cooler Master Elite 334 cabinet
500 GB WD HDD

thnks for all the suggestion guys....

[amitash]

^You seem to be the first phenom 2 owner here...Why dont you post some benchmarks?

[abhi_10_20]

please quote the exact prices too...