Tight Budget Upgrades

Plasma_Snake · 09-09-2008, 01:48 PM

For a budget of 20K, please suggest me:

CPU
Motherboard
GPU

If possible a decent cabinet too!

furious_gamer · 09-09-2008, 03:01 PM

C2D E8400 - 8k
ABIT IP35E - 5.5k or MSI P45 Neo F - 5.8k
Palit 9600GSO Sonic Edition - 6.5k ~ i m not sure but may be upto 7.5k
or
XpertVision 9600GT - 5.5k(KMD Route in TE)

ECE0105 · 09-09-2008, 03:33 PM

@offtopic.

That hardly looks like a tight budget....

I think the processor can be C2D 7200 instead of the above.

furious_gamer · 09-09-2008, 03:36 PM

OK,,,,,
C2D E7200 - 5k
ABIT IP35E - 5.5k/MSI P35 Neo Combo F - 5.8k
Palit HD4850 - 9.5k(in TE

)
20k....
How is this?

imgame2 · 09-09-2008, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rajkumar_pb

OK,,,,,
C2D E7200 - 5k
ABIT IP35E - 5.5k/MSI P35 Neo Combo F - 5.8k
Palit HD4850 - 9.5k(in TE

)
20k....
How is this?

better go for MSI P45 neo F for 5.8k
rest of the config is perfect !!...can't get better VFM config than this !!

furious_gamer · 09-09-2008, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imgame2

better go for MSI P45 neo F for 5.8k
rest of the config is perfect !!...can't get better VFM config than this !!

Are u sure P45 Neo - 5.8k...
If so then sure a sweet deal... Just grab it....

imgame2 · 09-09-2008, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rajkumar_pb

Are u sure P45 Neo - 5.8k...
If so then sure a sweet deal... Just grab it....

yes atleast itwares say that ...here

amrawtanshx · 09-09-2008, 05:19 PM

E7200
MSI P45 Neo
ATI HD 4850
Zebronics Bijli Cabinet

Plasma_Snake · 09-09-2008, 06:01 PM

Well thanks for pouring in the replies but heres the thing, Abit's Gone Out Of Motherboard Business, so no way for any Abit Motherboard as it greatly dampens future resale value of the board. About GPU I'm not set 'cause of 2 things:

Max res I play is 720P so it doesn't has to be such a power horse as HD4850 or it can be if it fits the budget.
I'll upgrade my whole rig fully next June-July with a healthy budget of 1 lac so at that time either this one would be sold off or passed on to my lil' sis who just started here B.E in Computer Science. SO the proccy and MoBo must be good.

AFAIK I think I'll stick to E8400 for Processor even if it means streching budget another 5K, thus total is 20K min, 25K max. Now shoot!

furious_gamer · 09-09-2008, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plasma_Snake

Well thanks for pouring in the replies but heres the thing, Abit's Gone Out Of Motherboard Business, so no way for any Abit Motherboard as it greatly dampens future resale value of the board. About GPU I'm not set 'cause of 2 things:

Max res I play is 720P so it doesn't has to be such a power horse as HD4850 or it can be if it fits the budget.
I'll upgrade my whole rig fully next June-July with a healthy budget of 1 lac so at that time either this one would be sold off or passed on to my lil' sis who just started here B.E in Computer Science. SO the proccy and MoBo must be good.

AFAIK I think I'll stick to E8400 for Processor even if it means streching budget another 5K, thus total is 20K min, 25K max. Now shoot!

E8400 - 7.5k
HD4850 - 9.5k
ASUS P5Q - 8k or P5Q Pro - 9k
MSI P7NSLI PLATINUM - 8k or MSI P35 Platinum - 8k
Mobo choice is upto u....

mukherjee · 09-09-2008, 07:38 PM

get the asus p5q pro!

amrawtanshx · 10-09-2008, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plasma_Snake

Max res I play is 720P so it doesn't has to be such a power horse as HD4850 or it can be if it fits the budget.
I'll upgrade my whole rig fully next June-July with a healthy budget of 1 lac so at that time either this one would be sold off or passed on to my lil' sis who just started here B.E in Computer Science. SO the proccy and MoBo must be good.

AFAIK I think I'll stick to E8400 for Processor even if it means streching budget another 5K, thus total is 20K min, 25K max. Now shoot!

HD decoding also depends on the processor.
With E8400 .... U dont need any graphics to decode HD videos.It can do them single handedly.

I suggested HD4850 ... Cuz of the avid gamer in you.

1 lac .... Cool.
A monster will be unleashed then.

Psychosocial · 10-09-2008, 09:15 PM

E7200 + MSI P45 Neo-F + XFX 9800GT 512MB + CM 330 Elite cabby

acewin · 11-09-2008, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KPower Mania

E7200 + MSI P45 Neo-F + XFX 9800GT 512MB + CM 330 Elite cabby

KPower, plasma says he is in tight budget

so it does not means u should recommend him E7200, he already said he wants E8400
Plasma your budget is no tight when you are really spending 20K and can extend upto
mate you really are spending good amount of 20-25K which can get a good powerful rig in current max of 25K without monitor

E8400(as you wanted) + MSI PF Neo-F Combo + CM 330 Elite cabby + 512 MB 9600GT + PSU around 3K. Besides this HDD and burner are not included

8K + 5.8K + 1.6K + 7K + 3K this is when u would be spending 4-5K for the cabby and PSU.
if you can go upto 25K you can easily consider HD4850, otherwise get 9600GT in 7K and put that in money in good mobo or stick with MSI P45 mobo to keep it near 20K budget

Plasma_Snake · 11-09-2008, 01:37 PM

Dude I got my Corsair TX750W today my budget of 20-25K is only for MoBO,CPU,GPU and Cabinet! I already have 2 DVD Writers(Samsung and ASUS[Lightscribe]), 400and 160GB Seagate HDD and Creative T6060 5.1 Samsung 26" LCD and Logitech Keyboard + mouse!
If I'm able to sell my current rig successfully THEN only are thse upgrades possible otherwise its just 5K for GPU and I have decided for HD4670 already in that matter but for higher things I'm still totally clueless.

amrawtanshx · 11-09-2008, 01:56 PM

^^
Then go for HD4670.

Psychosocial · 11-09-2008, 02:08 PM

ok, E8400 + MSI P45 + ATi HD4670

Plasma_Snake · 11-09-2008, 02:29 PM

Lemme make it clear to all ya folks. I'm selling my current Processor, motherboard and GPU for around 7K max. If its sold then I can invest 20-25K for aforementioned and Cabinet as I'm giving away my Cabinet+PSU for free to anyone who buys all 3. I already have a Corsair TX750W PSU! Now if the rig isn't sold then I will have only 5K for GPU upgrade and for that matter it would be HD4670. For the bigger upgrade the card's gotta be bigger too, I have kept aside 10-12K for GPU from my budget of 20-25K.

Hope now all of you catch my drift and I made this thread in advance 'cause once my rig's sold I won't be able to get online any longer.

VarDOS · 11-09-2008, 05:16 PM

Go For This :

Proccy : Intel Core2Duo E8200 - 7500
Mobo : MSI P45 Neo F - 5800
GFX Card : Palit 9600GSO Sonic - 6350

Psychosocial · 11-09-2008, 05:26 PM

E8400 + MSI P45 Neo-F + HD4850 is the way to go.....

R2K · 11-09-2008, 05:29 PM

@plasma_snake

the link in ur siggy My Rig:http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=myrigyv8.jpg

is not working....

imgame2 · 11-09-2008, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R2K

@plasma_snake

the link in ur siggy My Rig:http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=myrigyv8.jpg

is not working....

its working for me ....

Psychosocial · 11-09-2008, 05:44 PM

^^I saw it too.

R2K · 11-09-2008, 05:50 PM

^^
really... then I think the proxy server over here is blocking it

Plasma_Snake · 11-09-2008, 06:25 PM

HD4850 runs hot and no 3rd party cooler has been able to keep this pitbull cool, yet!
Final Budget is 21K min. and 27K max. Shoot Off your suggestions BUT remember;

Processor will be E8400 as there's lil difference between its and E8200's price and since this rig is going to be handed down to my lil sis probably, I want something that should last next 3 years for her.
Cabinet, I've Decided for CM Elite 330 but if you any in same price bracket and better than this then please do tell!
I might have to buy RAM too.

MoBo,I'm confused what to look for, P45,X48 or what. Would seriously love one having both DDR2 and DDR3 option or DDR2 upto 16GB.

Psychosocial · 11-09-2008, 07:31 PM

hmm......the MSI P35 Neo-F support both DDR3 and DDR2 but its a P35 based mobo........MSI P45 Neo-F is a nice mobo......for other P45 based mobos, look at ASUSTek's P5Q which is a solid mobo.....for X38, Abit IX38 Quad.... Get 4GB Transcend DDR2 800Mhz RAM (Kingston is also good)....2x2GB dual channel......Get the NVIDIA 9800GTX+ GPU and E8400 CPU

.

toofan · 11-09-2008, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plasma_Snake

HD4850 runs hot and no 3rd party cooler has been able to keep this pitbull cool, yet!
Final Budget is 21K min. and 27K max. Shoot Off your suggestions BUT remember

No its not true. New HD4850 released after 31 july are coool. You can look here Lets discuss our newly bought ATi Radeon HD 4850 here

And you have 24 inch tft then don't you think that you must buy an HD4850 or even HD4870.

And what will you do with 16GB RAM

? For a 32bit system more then 2GB Ram is useless. Am I right guys?

imgame2 · 11-09-2008, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plasma_Snake

HD4850 runs hot and no 3rd party cooler has been able to keep this pitbull cool, yet!

buy a palit HD4850 with latest BIOS runs idles at 45-49 deg and on load 67 deg ....with no extrra cooling required with about six people hre in forum have already bought the card including me ...never have any heating or noise problem ...so things have changed for HD4850 ...u can buy it peacefully ....make sure buy the one with latest maufacturing date ...and u can get the palit HD4850 for 9.5k to 9.7k ...