final candidate for 15k rig

[neeru_igi]

hey its me again http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/hardware-q/88434-e2180-e4500-post843903.html
i've narrowed out the competition to this final list of candidates:-

e2180 3200
gigabyte g31 2850
2gb (800mhz) x1 2100
250 gb seagate sata 2350
nvidia 8600(512mb) 4200
atx cab+psu 1250
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16,590(incl tax)

i think the "tax" is retailers cut :0 suggestions for improv are welcome
anyway, is 2GB 800 mhz single stick overkill for this rig?i was gonna go for 4gb in dual channel.but adding the 4 gb, total becomes 18775/- so MAYBE i'll get it.they said 2Gb 667mhz is not avilable.is it true?
i think the board is GA-G31M-S2L.Is it any good?eagerly awaitin a reply!!

[desiibond]

Get two Kingston 1Gb sticks and put them in dual channel mode.

G31 is a decent chipset and Gigabyte is trustworthy.

Google for reviwes of that board.

but try to get a board that has PCIe 2.0

[hellgate]

u wont find a PCI-e 2.0 mobo in that budget.

[johnjjx]

Btw dun get 8600 512mb ddr2. Instead get mercury 8600gt 256ddr3 for 3k.

Saves u 1.2k get e2160 at 2.5k n get biostar tp35d2-a7 board. U can ovrclk upto 3ghz on tht. Also rams wudb 1.8k

[neeru_igi]

how bout e7200 + gigabyte g31 + 2gb x1 + 250G hdd + nV8600gt(512)ddr3 +case=19390?
ie 6000+2850+2100+2350+4100+1250+tax=19390

how much does 512 mb 8600gt ddr3 cost?i'm not sure if mine is ddr3
also does the g31 board support e7200 ?

[johnjjx]

Get dis
E7200 6k
Abit ip35-e 5.4k
Gskill 2gb 2.4k
Mercury 86gt 256ddr3 3k
Wd 250gb 2.1k
Cabby 1.2k
Total 21k bt worth every buc.
Note:86gt 256ddr3>86gt 512ddr2.

[keith_j_snyder2]

U are going above ur quoted price. If u wanna stay under 15-16K budget then stick to E2180 and 8600GTGDDR3.

[neeru_igi]

yeah i know im just pointing it out to people who're buyin a 20k rig

does anyone know how much 8600gt 512 mb ddr3 cost?

Will u stop acting foolish again and again? THERE IS NO 512MB VERSION OF 8600GT WHICH HAS DDR3 MEMORY. ONLY 256MB VERSIONS HAVE DDR3 AND THEY PERFORM FAAAAAAAAAAR BETTER THAN 512MB DDR2 VERSIONS. If u want our suggestion get what johnjix says and get a Mercury 256MB GDDR3 8600GT as he pointed. Than its upto u but please dont post again and ask the price of 512MB GDDR3 for god's sake

[sonicspeed]

sir there 8600gt also comes in 512mbddr3 edition.

here is a list of all cards on sale

[johnjjx]

Yep they r bt nt Popular here. Neva saw ny1 with perhaps its coz theres no pt in goin 4 512mb coz 86gt cnt handle games at very high res wer more ram cme into play.

^^true. 8600GT is just a small upgrade from a 7600GT. It cant handle 512MB.

[Hrithan2020]

Originally Posted by paranj

Will u stop acting foolish again and again? There is no 512mb version of 8600gt which has ddr3 memory. Only 256mb versions have ddr3 and they perform faaaaaaaaaar better than 512mb ddr2 versions.

Really,i am pretty sure that 1 of my friends bought an xfx 8600 gt 512 MB GDDR3 overclocked 1,from Mumbai i think.Will check if u want to know th model.Yeah a 256 MB GDDR3 would beat 512 MB DDR2(why the heck do they release it neway,have even heard of 1 GB models,maybe to fool ppl who dont know much abt gpu's?)any day.But i think if u overclock 512 MB GDDR3 may prove useful for playing at a higher resolution.

[johnjjx]

^^these r to fool noobs.....n get market....i remember ppl askin to dealers i want to buy a graphic card.....(dunno nythin abt series n specs)....they wud jus say more memory wala....der u go 1gb stuff sold at cheap price both buyer n dealer happy

[bikdel]

^^ ROFLMAO

n i was one of those noobs who was fooled to buying a 256 mb ddr geforce fx 5200 some 2.5 years back. N i dint even know its gpu.. Lolz. Even vendor dint kno anything. it was one of the most pathetic cards of that time. though cud play most games of that time @ low in it. Haha

[johnjjx]

no dud....fx5200 was infact very nice card......in fx series
it was my first card.....i had 128mb version....3yrs back

[desiibond]

Originally Posted by johnjjx

Btw dun get 8600 512mb ddr2. Instead get mercury 8600gt 256ddr3 for 3k.

Saves u 1.2k get e2160 at 2.5k n get biostar tp35d2-a7 board. U can ovrclk upto 3ghz on tht. Also rams wudb 1.8k

No offense meant but why is crappy mercury product advised for a Graphics solution. It may be cheap but you never know when it is going to fail. Support is pathetic, you should be lucky to get good fps out of games.

So, please. Don't go for inferior card just to save few bucks.

[neeru_igi]

sorry y'all for the belated reply.
got the 20k rig with the e7200 ,unfortunately its the ddr2 version(couldnt get the dealer to change since I'd already paid the advance b4 i got the "ddr3 is better" reply) but heres a real shocker- it worx better than the ddr3.i found only minimal (if not none) perormance differnces bet ddr2 & ddr3.in fact it runs rainbow6 vegas even better than ddr3 ver-almost 5-10fps better.
heres the final rig

c2d e7200 :6000
gigabyte g31 2850
2gb (800mhz) x1 2100
250 gb seagate sata 2350
nvidia 8600(512mb)DDR2 4100
atx cab+psu(zeb) 1150
+tax totls around 19350/-

i pitted it against this rig:-
amd X2 5200+ ,asus m2n mxse ,4g ram ,nV 6800 256 ddr3
we both used the same xp x86 (so he removed the extra 2Gig) and to my absolute amazement there was minimal performance difference bet both setup.ddr2 maybe a bit slower but it still dosent run outa breath easily.

on a final note i'd recomend the ddr3 ver to all coz of the simple logic of future proofin. ddr3 256 mb retalis around 4-5k in our parts not around 3k.johnjx check your prices.yeah my previous card was 5200fx.gud card.and paranj watch your language.xfx has 512 mb ddr3 @ around 6k.