Finally...from Intel to AMD

[harish_21_10]

I have been using my p3 sys with a 815e motherboard for about 3 to 4 years
but on 21th october i finnally got an AMD that i wanted,ofcourse for gaming,so wanted to share it with you people out here and wanted to know how good is my pc.Here it goes:

1.AMD Athlon64 3500+ Rs.12500/-
2.Asus A8N-E Rs.6200/-
3. 1GB (512x2)Kingston DDR 400MHZ of RAM - Rs.5900/- for whole 1gb
4.XFX GEFORCE 6600GT,256MB,DDR3 ,two dvi output,tv-out - Rs.12500/- with farcry dvd bundeled
5.Segate 120gb SATA - Rs.3850/-
6.Sony DRU-810A - Rs.3950/-(boxed piece)
7.A beautifull Antec Sonata II cabinet with 450 watt smart power 2.0 SMPS Rs.7000/-
8.PowerCOM 600VA UPS - Rs.1750/-

These are things that are new which i am using with my previous LG 17'' Flatron monitor and Creative 4.1 speakers.
So how is MY NEW RIG?

[Kniwor]

That's graet...u got nothing wrong i mean....

how much did the vid card cost u BTW

[Keith Sebastian]

Intel to AMD ? - Welcome to the club.

That's one cool rig you have there. Great gaming rig, no doubt. The performance difference (up from Intel815) must be mind blowing. Enjoy your honeymoon and don't forget to get some sleep.

Keith

[Kniwor]

Originally Posted by Keith Sebastian

Intel to AMD ? - Welcome to the club.

and don't forget to get some sleep.

Keith

lol....one often forgets to sleep...

[harish_21_10]

It shows i dint make any mistake in buying my AMD machine.Any good suggestion regarding anything in my pc would help.Any tips to get the best of the pc.Tnx

[Ringwraith]

congrats harish..great system indeed..
have fun while it lasts
we have pretty similar systems...different being that i got an SLI mobo, 3200 winnie + 6600GT oced
i think however that u cannot overclock ur system too much, since u got the clawhammer there.
i myself have plans on upgrading to a 7800GT when the prices come down considerably...i want more eye-candy

[infra_red_dude]

hey man, i must say thats a perfect combination of components!!! you wont be disappointed! hope u've bought a good set of speakers.

[djmykey]

dood how much did it cost u I wud appreciate if u wud gimme the details of each component and where do u stay thats it. thanks in advance.

[suhas_sm]

does that card also comprise of tv tuner built ?

[sidewinder]

Originally Posted by harish_21_10

I have been using my p3 sys with a 815e motherboard for about 3 to 4 years
but on 21th october i finnally got an AMD that i wanted,ofcourse for gaming,so wanted to share it with you people out here and wanted to know how good is my pc.Here it goes:

1.AMD Athlon64 3500+
2.Asus A8N-E
3. 1GB (512x2)Kingston DDR 400MHZ of RAM
4.XFX GEFORCE 6600GT,256MB,DDR3 ,two dvi output,tv-out
5.Segate 120gb SATA
6.Sony DRU-810A
7.A beautifull Antec Sonata II cabinet with 450 watt smart power 2.0 SMPS
8.PowerCOM 600VA UPS

These are things that are new which i am using with my previous LG 17'' Flatron monitor and Creative 4.1 speakers.
So how is MY NEW RIG?

Only one suggestion..get 160gb sata.The price diff is very small

[Ringwraith]

he's already bought his system sidewinder IIRC...
and harish to know how good your system is..u need to post benchmarks.

[harish_21_10]

Originally Posted by suhas_sm

does that card also comprise of tv tuner built ?

If talking about a TV-out then i already mentioned it my first post.And if u are asking about a tv-tuner card build in with the vid card then let me tell that no vid card has a tv-tuner built in.

Originally Posted by Ringwraith

he's already bought his system sidewinder IIRC...
and harish to know how good your system is..u need to post benchmarks.

Can u help me out in this.I mean what softwares to use,any settings required,etc..

[Ringwraith]

for graphics benchmarks www.futuremark.com
download 3Dmark03 and 3Dmark05

you could dld 3dmark01 also..although it has ceased to be a good graphics benchmark nowadays and is more of a system wide benchmark.

system (cpu/memory/hdd) benchmarks:
pcmark04/05 again on futuremark's website.
sissoft sandra ( http://download.guru3d.com/sandra/ )
everest home edition ( http://www.lavalys.com/ )

some more stuff to do if u havent done so already:
i) enable cool n quiet
ii) download nvidia ntune ( allows u to play around with the clock speeds, doubles up as a benchmarking/tweaking/monitoring utility)

download rivatuner ( http://download.guru3d.com/rivatuner/ ) for monitoring/overclocking ur graphics card. i suggest u monitor all temperatures atleast initially even though u might not plan to overclock...

Something i shud add here is that all of them are synthetic benchmarks... u should obviously care more about real world performance + stability as compared to any benchmarking program!

bench at default settings for every program.

I dont think any additional settings are required.....Play around with the system a bit ...that should help u getting the most out of ur new hardware

[Tech&ME]

Originally Posted by harish_21_10

I have been using my p3 sys with a 815e motherboard for about 3 to 4 years
but on 21th october i finnally got an AMD that i wanted,ofcourse for gaming,so wanted to share it with you people out here and wanted to know how good is my pc.Here it goes:

1.AMD Athlon64 3500+
2.Asus A8N-E
3. 1GB (512x2)Kingston DDR 400MHZ of RAM
4.XFX GEFORCE 6600GT,256MB,DDR3 ,two dvi output,tv-out
5.Segate 120gb SATA
6.Sony DRU-810A
7.A beautifull Antec Sonata II cabinet with 450 watt smart power 2.0 SMPS
8.PowerCOM 600VA UPS

These are things that are new which i am using with my previous LG 17'' Flatron monitor and Creative 4.1 speakers.
So how is MY NEW RIG?

Thats a good rig. Enjoy!
BTW can you please tell us the price for each of this components that you paid.

[harish_21_10]

Hey thanks Anupam,will try out those softwares and will post the benmark results as soon as possible.

Originally Posted by Tech&me

Thats a good rig. Enjoy!
BTW can you please tell us the price for each of this components that you paid.

Thanks.And now i have edited my first post and added prices of all the components.I know for some some components prices might be a bit higher but i dont mind becoz i got what i wanted and also that prices differ from place to place.But still u can comment on that.

[Kniwor]

Originally Posted by harish_21_10

Hey thanks Anupam,will try out those softwares and will post the benmark results as soon as possible.

Thanks.And now i have edited my first post and added prices of all the components.I know for some some components prices might be a bit higher but i dont mind becoz i got what i wanted and also that prices differ from place to place.But still u can comment on that.

good deed...

@harish_21_10

Please tell the individual prices of the components especially the graphics card.

[Keith Sebastian]

Originally Posted by harish_21_10

7.A beautifull Antec Sonata II cabinet with 450 watt smart power 2.0 SMPS rs7000

Can you post a pic of this? I'd like to see how a 7K box looks like. Personally, I haven't gone above 1.5K (equivalent). Just curious.

Keith

[harish_21_10]

Originally Posted by cybermanas

Please tell the individual prices of the components especially the graphics card.

Seems like u dint go through my first post properly,i have edited the post and given the prices too,and it was done before u posted.Might i dint type it clearly.

Originally Posted by Keith Sebastian

Can you post a pic of this? I'd like to see how a 7K box looks like. Personally, I haven't gone above 1.5K (equivalent). Just curious.

Keith

Well here is a link from AnandTech: http://www.anandtech.com/casecooling...px?i=2525&p=13

And here is the link from Antec's site: http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=15138

The finishing of the case is really good and assembling the components in it is real easy thing.FEEL IT TO BELIEVE IT.

[geekysage]

Originally Posted by harish_21_10

suhas_sm wrote:
does that card also comprise of tv tuner built ?

If talking about a TV-out then i already mentioned it my first post.And if u are asking about a tv-tuner card build in with the vid card then let me tell that no vid card has a tv-tuner built in.

what the heck? have u never heard about ATI All-in-Wonder series? there are many other video cards that have a TV tuner built in.

[harish_21_10]

Originally Posted by geekysage

what the heck? have u never heard about ATI All-in-Wonder series? there are many other video cards that have a TV tuner built in.

I never heard of them.How will be the reception quality of these tv-tuner's?any link to get some good information on them?

[choudang]

GOOD rig for the gaming

[vishalbhatia]

Great, congrats man for your new gaming rig and whats about pics? have fuN!

[Tech&ME]

Originally Posted by harish_21_10

I never heard of them.How will be the reception quality of these tv-tuner's?any link to get some good information on them?

Here is the link
http://www.ati.com/products/radeonx8...0xl/index.html

Can someone tell me if this card is available in India or not.
And can someone also tell be if this card is better then XFX 6600GT or not.

Do anyone here recommend this card ?

[geekysage]

If it counts, take my recommendation for that card. One of my friend runs his rig on that card and believe me, the card is as smooth as honey

haven't done any benchmarks but afaik x800xl would beat the crap out of 6600GT.

[Tech&ME]

Originally Posted by geekysage

If it counts, take my recommendation for that card. One of my friend runs his rig on that card and believe me, the card is as smooth as honey

haven't done any benchmarks but afaik x800xl would beat the **** out of 6600GT.

I don't know if you are really from USA or India. But if you are in India and if your friend is using it then can you tell me the price of this card in Indian Rupees please. And possibly where can I buy this card in India.


And for other members in this forum please let me know your suggestions on this

For Admin and Modarators : Should I start a new topic on this for better results in the Hardware section of the forum, Can I do so ?

[blade_runner]

Originally Posted by Tech&ME

I don't know if you are really from USA or India. But if you are in India and if your friend is using it then can you tell me the price of this card in Indian Rupees please. And possibly where can I buy this card in India.


And for other members in this forum please let me know your suggestions on this

For Admin and Modarators : Should I start a new topic on this for better results in the Hardware section of the forum, Can I do so ?

A powercolor x800xl is around 18.5k while a sapphire non-vivo x800xl is around 16.5k i think. take your pick.

[geekysage]

Originally Posted by Tech&ME

I don't know if you are really from USA or India.

Well, i am ofcourse from India but presently *kinda* settled in states.

@blade_runner: geez, that's costly! The original* ATI X800XL all-in-wonder sells for $300 here, that is Rs.13.5K @ 45rs./$.

*original=ATI branded, not the powercolor or sapphire lower quality stuff.

[blade_runner]

Originally Posted by geekysage

Well, i am ofcourse from India but presently *kinda* settled in states.

@blade_runner: geez, that's costly! The original* ATI X800XL all-in-wonder sells for $300 here, that is Rs.13.5K @ 45rs./$.

*original=ATI branded, not the powercolor or sapphire lower quality stuff.

Haha i know we have to bear the brunt of greedy distys here. Plus not a lot of people go in for hi-end stuff which makes it easier for distys to charge a premium since the volumes are low.

Btw Sapphire makes all the BBA (Built By ATi or Original) cards If u din't know. Also sapphire is known for good quality control. As for powercolor the quality is ok but not on par with sapphire plus the price is a high as well.

[geekysage]

@blade_runner: man, i know sapphire is good but the ati all-in-wonder is muchos better than the sapphire one...that's what i meant by lower quality. In fact, i recently bought the sapphire x800 gto2 ( plan to unlock it to full 16 pixels, making it equal to an X850 )