PC Buying Guide 2012 - Q4

[Jaskanwar Singh]

And, Biostar is cr@p brand considering the quality.

Now, does amount of phases have everything to do with a motherboard? Usually, but this is where brand name gets taken into account. For example, The majority of 2010-released MSI AMD motherboards with 4+1 phase or similar, heatsinked or not, were far from good quality. This is due to the utilisation of transistors that may not be properly rated, and driver chips not properly rated. However, take the Biostar TA890FXE, it comes with a similar 4+2 power phase. High amperage rating per transistor; completely rock-solid.

About VRMs & Mosfets / Motherboard Safety with 125W+ TDP processors

[Extreme Gamer]

I would like to list the manufacturers that the thread will suggest in this post, so if I miss any brands, please do tell me.

Gigabyte //UD3 and UD4 is not a gimmick. PCB quality in the low-end is actually as good as its mid-range counterpart.
MSI //The quality of the boards is very good in terms of price to performance
Asrock //These guys have the best mobo design team IMHO. Best features for the price.
Biostar

Unsure:

ECS
Jetway
Assus (double s on purpose. I hope we are not including this brand)


BTW is EVGA still selling mobos here?

[Jaskanwar Singh]

the boards mentioned above in spreadsheet will never be mentioned here or their revisions after proper research will be mentioned, example Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H (rev. 3.1).

[d6bmg]

BTW is EVGA still selling mobos here?

No. But you can get it via Tirupati on pre-order. But price would be very high.
Better option is to get evga motherboard via relatives staying in usa.

[Extreme Gamer]

I am not buying. Just asking Y/N.

[Jaskanwar Singh]

D6bmg sorry for my previous comment

[MegaMind]

Spoiler:

Thats interesting, only 1 Asus & 2 Asrock boards...

[Cilus]

JAS, regarding the 53K config based on Phenom II X6 109T I have two different type of suggestions for you.
1st One: Provide a better motherboard with slight increase in price:

BIOSTAR TA990FXE Motherboard @ 8.5K. Armed with 990FX chipset, 3 PCI Express X16 slots @ X16-X16-X4 setting, this board actually offers tremendous value for money. Also all the reviews for this board is actually positive, so no need to start the fight again

Here are the two reviews:
Biostar TA990FXE AM3+ Review - Page 1/13 | techPowerUp
BIOSTAR TA990FXE AMD 990FX Motherboard Review - BIOSTAR TA990FXE - Legit Reviews

Check it and you'll find it is a definite recommendation over the Asus board.

2nd one: Suggest a little cheaper motherboard and upgrade the Graphics card to a GTX 560 Ti level, I guess stock versions are available around 13K.

So
Phenom II X6 1090T BE @ 8.8K
ASUS M5A97 AM3+ @ 6.6K (Flipkart: ASUS M5A97 Motherboard: Motherboard)
Palit GTX 560 Ti 1 GB GDDR5 @ 13.46K (Palit NVIDIA Geforce GTX560 Ti 1GB 256 bit GDDR5 Graphic Card -)

What do you say?

[ico]

Check out the price - LG BH12LS38 Optical Media - Internal SATA 12x Super Multi Blue LightScribe - LG Electronics IN

[d6bmg]

^^ But where is the price?

[ico]

[Tenida]

Check out the price - LG BH12LS38 Optical Media - Internal SATA 12x Super Multi Blue LightScribe - LG Electronics IN

Flipkart: LG BH12LS38: Internal Optical Drive

[d6bmg]

Oh! In my case while browsing I accidentally clicked on that side-pane and that's why I couldn't see the price.

Flipkart: LG BH12LS38: Internal Optical Drive

^^ Hmm, clearly overpriced. May be it is almost same as the price quoted in LG website in local market, specially considering the fact that it goes like this in every other product.

[ico]

Flipkart: LG BH12LS38: Internal Optical Drive

It must be imported from outside or something.

[Tenida]

^^Its 6.7k at primeabgb too

Buy LG BH12LS38 Blu-ray Optical Media in Mumbai India

[Skud]

Blue-Ray drives are not cheap, not till date.

[Jaskanwar Singh]

Phenom II X6 1090T BE @ 8.8K
ASUS M5A97 AM3+ @ 6.6K (Flipkart: ASUS M5A97 Motherboard: Motherboard)
Palit GTX 560 Ti 1 GB GDDR5 @ 13.46K (Palit NVIDIA Geforce GTX560 Ti 1GB 256 bit GDDR5 Graphic Card -)

this!

[Cilus]

^^ Didn't get you.

[Skud]

Me too.

[vickybat]

^^ Didn't get you.

He meant he chose the 2nd one you suggested.

[Cilus]

^^ Looks like Vicky and JAS share some kind of Telepathic bond for which origin is still unknown.

[faraazbh]

i need help buying a graphic card for my desktop pc.

pc's current configuration is :

intel core 2 quad Q8300
2gb ddr3 ram
Gigabyte G41M-Combo motherboard

[Cilus]

i need help buying a graphic card for my desktop pc.

pc's current configuration is :

intel core 2 quad Q8300
2gb ddr3 ram
Gigabyte G41M-Combo motherboard

Create a new thread in the section Graphic cards - Digit Technology Discussion Forum
by mentioning
1. Your budget
2. What current PSU or SMPS you're having and its power rating and brand name

Also have a look at the following thread for an overall understanding:
Best Graphic Cards for money - in India.

[commsanjay]

Motherboard Notes -
1. rev 3.1 of Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P is better for overclocking. rev 4.0 cuts on phases to 3+1 instead of 4+1. Also rev3.1 hits its capability threshold with an x6 at 1.45V protective shutdown at this point despite cooling. And rev3.1 supports 140w processors instead of 95w support of rev4.0. So try to find rev3.1 of that board.

2. Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H also has same case. rev3.1 is better. has 4+1 phase design and supports 140w processors and oppsoed to 95w support and 3+1 phase of rev4.0.

Sub 20k (Best for office work,movies,downloading)


Optional upgrades for 20k -

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Sub 25k (Best for office work, multimedia)


Optional upgrades for 25k -

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Sub 30k (Casual gaming,multi media)


Optional upgrades for 30k -

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Thanks and congratulations on building an informative and reliable forum.

In above configuration instead of Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2-B3, can we consider including GIGABYTE GA-H61M-USB3-B3 (Rev.2) price Rs.4400 since it has USB3 and HDMI support? Just wanted to know
pros and cons from you.
Regards

sanjay

[Jaskanwar Singh]

^thanks,
yes you can get that.

[avichandana20000]

what is price of HYPER 212 PLUS?

ITWARE : 1850/-

MD COMPUTER : 2340/-

[Jaskanwar Singh]

^get a Hyper 212 evo for 1.9k from here -
Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler - TechEnclave

CILUS, updated the 50k rig.

[avichandana20000]

^ That is a forum and u need to be member for a certain time?

can u get 1 for me ?

[Jaskanwar Singh]

^just become a member and pm primeabgb there.

otherwise get it from their website for 2k.

Buy Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler in Mumbai India

[grv750]

Guys.....i wanted to ask if the sub 50k rig is tested.....ie all the components are compatible with each other or not.....
Also i wud like to ask if i change the case with coolermaster elite 310 wud there be any problem??