Please Suggest Config -- Bangalore

[Jayanth.M.P]

Processor -- 1.E8400 or 2.Q6600
Ram -- 2GB x 2 Transcend DDR2 800
Motherboard -- Abit IP35-E
G.Card -- Nvidia 8600GT(512 MB/ 1GB DDR2) Any brand recommendations ?
HDD -- WD Caviar WD5000AAKS (optional)
DVD Writer -- Sony/Samsung
Cabinet + SMPS -- Some Zebronics

NO monitor,NO KB/M, NO Speakers


Any Improvements ? Price MAX == 35K

I am not much into gaming but i need a high performance (not high gaming performance) system. Please give your valuable suggestions.....





So wait till April 20th ?

[hellgate]

Processor -> E8400 ->8.3k
Ram -> 2GB x 2 DDR2 800 -> 4k
Motherboard -> IP35-E -> 5.6k
GPU -> MSI 8800GT 512MB -> 12k
DVD-RW -> Samsung -> 1.1k
Cabinet -> 1.5-2k
SMPS -> CM 690W - 3.9k

Total comes to 36.9k.u can always save 2k by getting 2*1GB DDR2 now and lateron add another 2GB.

[ring_wraith]

Originally Posted by hellgate

Processor -> E8400 ->8.3k
Ram -> 2GB x 2 DDR2 800 -> 4k
Motherboard -> IP35-E -> 5.6k
GPU -> MSI 8800GT 512MB -> 12k
DVD-RW -> Samsung -> 1.1k
Cabinet -> 1.5-2k
SMPS -> CM 690W - 3.9k

+1, but get 2 gigs of RAM. You don't need 4, and it's incompatible with 32 bit OSes.

[nish_higher]

if its a high performance PC for some 3d \ other workstation work go with a Quad core only , forget the rest
Other part of the config as hellgate said..
and go for a CM 330 elite cabby for that price range

and 4gb ram works with both XP and Vista 32bit..its only that in XP it will show around 3gb ram , which is normal.

[acewin]

32 bit OS do not work well with 4 GB RAM (better say more than 3 GB RAM).
Even the performance can go down with $GB XP-32.

[nish_higher]

they do work and theres no negative impact on performance
here's my own screenie with 4gb ram-

[Jayanth.M.P]

Originally Posted by hellgate

Processor -> E8400 ->8.3k
Ram -> 2GB x 2 DDR2 800 -> 4k
Motherboard -> IP35-E -> 5.6k
GPU -> MSI 8800GT 512MB -> 12k
DVD-RW -> Samsung -> 1.1k
Cabinet -> 1.5-2k
SMPS -> CM 690W - 3.9k

Total comes to 36.9k.u can always save 2k by getting 2*1GB DDR2 now and lateron add another 2GB.

8800GT is way to high end graphics card for my needs....i dont do too much of rendering work.

My main day to day apps are:

UT3 (10-15 mins) to Warm up
Photoshop CS3
Flash CS3
Visual Studio 2008
Movies (Lot of WinRAR)

So i am not looking for a card as powerful as 8800GT, Processor Q6600 is what i am bending towards. I prefer having a lot of RAM, 4GB or 8GB something like that......will having more than 4 GB of RAM cause performance problems ? (bcoz of software ?)

Hey anyone knows when Q9450 Series will be released by intel ?

I also heard that Intel is cutting the price of processors (65 nm) by some 50% form 20th of april. Anyone heard this ?
http://www.nordichardware.com/news,7353.html

[QwertyManiac]

Get 8600GT if that's the case, its around half that price. The remaining value can be added for the RAM. RAM > 4 GB would be good and wouldn't give issues, but its wise to use a 64 bit OS along with it.