PLS SUGGEST THE BEST MOBO, PROCESSOR, RAM !!!

[Vishal Gupta]

Guys!

My system configuration is as following:

CPU Type : Intel Pentium IIIE, 800 MHz (6 x 133)
Motherboard Name : Lucky Star 6B810E1/6P2810/6P2A810
Motherboard Chipset : Intel Whitney i810E
System Memory : 256 MB (PC133 SDRAM)
BIOS Type : Award Modular (12/19/00)

Now I want to upgrade my system and want to purchase a new mobo and processor, RAM.

Can u pls suggest me the BEST of all these 3?

Which mobo will be the best and which processor?

I'm planning to purchase 1 GB DDR Hynix RAM (2x512 MB).

[abhijit_reddevil]

Dear Vishal, I don't mean to be rude, but your query should be here.

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

[mohit]

what is your budget ? and do u want an integrated graphics solution or u will buy a separate gpu ?

FOR INTEGRATED GPU

AMD 3200+ SOCKET 939
MSI RS482 M2
1 GB HYNIX

FOR SEPARATE VGA

AMD 3200+
1 GB HYNIX
ASUS A8N-E or DFI LANPARTY UT NF4 - ULTRA D

[Vishal Gupta]

thnx for ur reply!

My BUDGET is max. 15 K.

1.) I want the BEST in this budget.
2.) I want to purchase 1 GB RAM, so pls suggest which will be the BEST and should I go for 2x512 or single 1 GB RAM?
3.) I want Integrated graphics.
4.) I want Intel Pentium processor. Is AMD is better than intel?

So pls suggest the things.
I'll really appreciate all help.
thnx.

[mohit]

I suggest AMD. and for 15k u can go for the following,

AMD A64 3000+ Socket 939 - 6500/-
MSI RS482 M2 - 4900/-
Kingston/Transcend 512*2 DDR 400 - 5500/-

Total around 17k ..dats 2k more than your budget. U can save on RAM by going for HYNIX chipset ram but make sure u get the original ones and get them with atleast 3 years warranty. And go for 2*512 and use them in Dual Channel Mode.

[Vishal Gupta]

thnx a lot buddy

But is AMD is better than intel?
I was planning to go for P4.

is intel costly than AMD?
if not then which specifi model of P4 i shoudl go for?
I mean P4 2 GHz with HT or ne else?

and what about ASUS mobo?
In nother thread ASUS has the highest no. of Votes.
Is it also costly?

[mohit]

AMD is better than Intel in gaming and is almost at par at other stuff such as a/v encoding etc. Intel is costly as well and if u want the latest chipset board in Intel it will be very costly and u will require ddr2 ram as well. AMD is giving u amazing value for money.

[Vishal Gupta]

OK!
And what about mobo?

u suggested MSI, is ASUS very costly?
if not which model i can go for under my budget!

thnx for ur so much help.....

[mohit]

This particular MSI model i.e RS482 is the revised version of the HOT selling RS480M2 ... it has an onboard ati x300 gpu which is capable enough for playable frames at low/medium settings. I dont know if ASUS has any board dats available in India based on the same ATI chipset. I suggest MSI coz its been tried n tested by so many people now.

[Vishal Gupta]

thnx a lot man!

Now I hv decided following 2:

MSI RS482 M2 - 4900/-
512*2 DDR 400 - 5500/-

But not sure about the processor!
Can u tell me which model in P4 is equivalent to AMD A64 3000+ Socket 939 and how mush it cost?

thnx again!

[mohit]

Intel Pentium 4 630 (2mb l2 cache , 800 mhz fsb , 64 bit enabled , ht enabled) will cost around 8300/-

[Vishal Gupta]

What u mean by 630 ?
I hv heard about 2.8 Ghz and 3 Ghz.

How much they cost?

[mohit]

Pentim 4 630 = 3.0 Ghz

[Vishal Gupta]

ok!

So it doesnt fall under my budget.

Can u tell me which P4 models comes under my budget?

I mean of 5K cost approx.?

is 2.8 GHz falls under it?

If not then I think it will be wiser to go for ur suggested AMD processor

[mohit]

You wont get a 2.80 ghz lga-775 processor now. U will get 3.0 ghz or more. Why are u running after Intel man ?? I was using an Intel Pentium 4 520 (2.8 ghz , 1 mb l2 , 800 mhz fsb) + Intel Orig D915GAV board uptil last week. I just upgraded my sys to AMD 3000+ and its amazing. Intel ke bahut saare lafde hai yaar .. ull have to get ddr2 ram if u want the latest chipsets and ASUS/MSI boards based on Intel 945/955 chipsets are damn expensive.

[Vishal Gupta]

Okie!!!!!!!!

So its done now.

Processor will be AMD A64 3000+ Socket 939

thnx yaar!

U really helped me a lot.

Bye & take care...

[Kniwor]

Originally Posted by Vishal Gupta

thnx a lot man!

Now I hv decided following 2:

MSI RS482 M2 - 4900/-
512*2 DDR 400 - 5500/-

But not sure about the processor!
Can u tell me which model in P4 is equivalent to AMD A64 3000+ Socket 939 and how mush it cost?

thnx again!

lol... you cant get a s939 mobo and intel processor....

go for 2*512 Mb ram rather than a single 1Gb stick.... u can run dual channel and that a HELL lot of difference... and let me tell u the word HELL is justified because the difference is too much....

[abhijit_reddevil]

Originally Posted by mohit

I suggest AMD. and for 15k u can go for the following,

AMD A64 3000+ Socket 939 - 6500/-
MSI RS482 M2 - 4900/-
Kingston/Transcend 512*2 DDR 400 - 5500/-

Total around 17k ..dats 2k more than your budget. U can save on RAM by going for HYNIX chipset ram but make sure u get the original ones and get them with atleast 3 years warranty. And go for 2*512 and use them in Dual Channel Mode.

Mohit, the price of A64 3000+ is around Rs.6000 here in Kolkata. So if he checks the market then he might get the best deal on that processor.

[Kniwor]

A64 3000+ with MSI RS482-M2-IL (socket 939) is 9900/- here in kolkata..... latest quote....

[mohit]

Originally Posted by Kniwor

A64 3000+ with MSI RS482-M2-IL (socket 939) is 9900/- here in kolkata..... latest quote....

i dont think that will be inclusive of tax..is it ?

[Vishal Gupta]

Can ne1 tell me what SOCKET 939 means?

Is it related to mobo or processor?

I know nothing about it, so pls tell me!

thnx

[mohit]

socket 939 is the type of socket your processor fits into on the motherboard. a socket 939 processor will require a socket 939 motherboard. there are many different sockets such as socket 754 , socket 478 , socket a etc.

[mohit]

also see this for detailed amd athlon 64 processor specifications,
AMD

[Vishal Gupta]

thnx buddy!
Now pls answer these questions, I know u can

1.) Does these socket no. make ne difference?

I mean Is socket 939 processor is better than socket 754 or 478?

2.) And it means the mobo which support these socket processors, can't support other processors, like P4 ?

3.) And P4 hv HT technology, does AMD hv it?

4.) P4 is available in 3 GHZ , and AMD 3000+ with 939 pins is 1.8 Ghz. Will it make a gr8 difference in speed and performance?

[mohit]

1. ya socket number makes all the diff... socket 754 is dead now and socket 939 is the present one. and socket 478 is for intel man. socket 478 is also dead now , the latest intel processors come in a lga-775 socket.

2. An AMD mobo will not support a P4 and vice versa.

3. AMD has something similar to HT .. i cant recall the name though. Its fine tuned in their E3 revision processors.

4. Gigahertz is not all that counts. If it was all about gigahertz then AMD would have never been able to grab intels market share.

And finally a advice .. stop getting confused dude. just go n buy what u have decided.

[eureca_eureca]

Just read thee conversations and i found this quite informative ...mohit ...i appriciate ur sincere job helping out

[Vishal Gupta]

thnx again mohit

Really that was a gr8 help...

Now all confusions r clear

I'll definitely go for this configuration....

[Kniwor]

Originally Posted by mohit

i dont think that will be inclusive of tax..is it ?

add 4% vat... so that makes it...umm...Rs. 10296/-

something about sockets...

socketF, socket 940, s939 and s754 are the names of sockets...
s939 has 939 pins... socket 754 has 754 pins.. all the sockets i mentioned are AMD platform....
s939 is new... but amd has declared socketM2..

socket defines the type of connection between ur mobo and proc.... so when i say 3000+ s754 is 2.0Ghz and 3000+s939 is 1.8Ghz... what u mean is that a 1.8Ghz proc on 939 is equivalent to a 2.0Ghz proc on 754...

s754 is not dead yet because AMD decided to launch semprons on 754.... which means that 754 is alive... so news about s754 put to death is also false....

s939 semprons are also declared .... this is to keep s939 alive when sM2 is out....

Hope this clears ur doubts about sockets...
and u cant fix a processor of one type of socket into another....

There is no socket that AMD and intel both use so dont get confused about using intel procs on AMD sockets...

[Vishal Gupta]

thnx for ur valuable information