I bought this gaming config

[rajatrao]

Thanks to the advice I got on this forum, I just purchased these things for my gaming PC.

Procy- C2D E8400
Mobo - MSI P45 Platinum
Graphics 2 x Palit HD4850 with 512MB-DDR3 in Crossfire
RAM - 4GB (2x2gb) G-Skill 800MHZ DDR2 (4-4-4-12 latency)
Cabinet -CM 690i
PSU- Corsair TX650W
HDD - Seagate 250 B 7200.10 series single platter (2 disks, one for OS+apps and other for data)

Please tell me Which version of Vista I should go for. Will Home Premium 32bit be okay?

What is the performance difference between 32bit & 64bit Vista. Is "Home Premium" available in 64 bit?

Rajat

[darklord]

Congrats on the new rig !
Post some benchmarks and scores when you get time
32 Bit Vista should suffice in my opinion.

[rajatrao]

Thanks darklord. But can you tell me whether there is significant performance difference between 32bit & 64 bit Home Premium Vista? I am getting 32 bit Home Premium for 5.6K. What will a 64 bit version cost?

[monkey]

Check here for original MS prices: http://www.buyoriginalms.com/

[Bandu]

@rajatrao - Please post the benchmarks. And if you dont mind, the prices and the H/w dealer where u purchased from.

Thanks & finally Congrats! for your new purchase.

[amrawtanshx]

Congrats on the new rig !
2*4850 ... Nice !!! (Please post some benchmarks too)

And 32bit Vista Premium is fine.

[comp@ddict]

Originally Posted by rajatrao

Thanks to the advice I got on this forum, I just purchased these things for my gaming PC.

Procy- C2D E8400
Mobo - MSI P45 Platinum
Graphics 2 x Palit HD4850 with 512MB-DDR3 in Crossfire
RAM - 4GB (2x2gb) G-Skill 800MHZ DDR2 (4-4-4-12 latency)
Cabinet -CM 690i
PSU- Corsair TX650W
HDD - Seagate 250 B 7200.10 series single platter (2 disks, one for OS+apps and other for data)

Please tell me Which version of Vista I should go for. Will Home Premium 32bit be okay?

What is the performance difference between 32bit & 64bit Vista. Is "Home Premium" available in 64 bit?

Rajat

For such a budget,why didn't you get a Q9450? Just 5k increase and you'd have got a hell lotta increase in performance. Anywayz, the config looks good.

[acewin]

Q9450 is more than that price around 14K, 5K more than E8400

[Psychosocial]

^lol.

Anyways 32 Bit should suffice.

Windows Vista Home Premium 32Bit is the OS for you IMO.

[cooldudie3]

Lock this thread because of this:
Which Vista version to install?

[Psychosocial]

[cooldudie3]

You see? This guy is weird. Please read rules before posting. And mods close this thread or it turn into spam thread.
UPDATE: reported the thread

[Psychosocial]

SPAM X( . sh1t.

[Rishu]

Config for gaming pc.. URGENT
Hi ...
m even thinkin to buy a gaming pc .....
can u list me the prices of a good gaming config????
n which motherbord would be better 4 Q9450???
as i want to buy a gaming pc under 4.5k.........
plz help me deciding .......
List the config and prices n reasons to plzzzzzzzzz......
thanku......

[amrawtanshx]

^^
Gaming PC under 4.5k or 45k.
cooldudie3 has himself got an excellent rig.
If u are still confused .... Better post a thread.

[Psychosocial]

Under 4.5k

And if u meant 45k then -

Intel C2D E8400 (Ditch the Quads for now)
MSI P45 Neo
Palit HD4850
2x2GB DDR2 800MHz RAM
WD Caviar 640GB HDD
CM Elite 330 cabby
Corsair 520W PSU.

This should suffice.

[Rishu]

when and at what price nehalem processors wud cum???

[Psychosocial]

^^Nehalem proccys are set to release in September at 14-15k mark in India.

[Plasma_Snake]

Originally Posted by rajatrao

Thanks darklord. But can you tell me whether there is significant performance difference between 32bit & 64 bit Home Premium Vista? I am getting 32 bit Home Premium for 5.6K. What will a 64 bit version cost?

Didn't nobody noticed that Dude's got 4GB of RAm and a 32-bit system ain't gonna use it all so he has to go for a 64-bit setup if he wants to get the max out of his system.

[Psychosocial]

This is a copy thread so further replies arent necessary.

[acewin]

the RAM issue is with XP and not Vista, and 64 bit performance of all OS is more than any 32 bit OS because of more bits accessed each time.

[Plasma_Snake]

Its the OS issue my dear, 32-bit OS whether XP or Vista, can't handle 4GB RAM to the fullest.

[maverick786us]

Originally Posted by rajatrao

Thanks to the advice I got on this forum, I just purchased these things for my gaming PC.

Procy- C2D E8400
Mobo - MSI P45 Platinum
Graphics 2 x Palit HD4850 with 512MB-DDR3 in Crossfire
RAM - 4GB (2x2gb) G-Skill 800MHZ DDR2 (4-4-4-12 latency)
Cabinet -CM 690i
PSU- Corsair TX650W
HDD - Seagate 250 B 7200.10 series single platter (2 disks, one for OS+apps and other for data)

Please tell me Which version of Vista I should go for. Will Home Premium 32bit be okay?

What is the performance difference between 32bit & 64bit Vista. Is "Home Premium" available in 64 bit?

Rajat

for how much did you purchase your PSU, PC Case, Mobo and GPU?

[acewin]

Windows Vista can handle 4 gigs of RAM

[Plasma_Snake]

Yeah, but its gotta be a 64-bit one.

[Psychosocial]

^True.

[toofan]

I don't think that any body need the 64 bit version. Because of compatibility issue and use. Most of the applications are designed for 32 bit. And if you runs a 32 bit app. in 64 bit its of no use. And Having 4 gb ram on a 32 bit machine is currently useless.

So buying more then 2 gb ram is dumping the money. Better use that money to buy good head phones or speakers.
And if anyone is buying 4850 x 2 then is 4gb ram needed?

[Psychosocial]

^^RAM and GPU does not have anything to with each other.

If we go with your point, the 512MB would be enough if we buy 2xGTX280 .

Anyways, if you have 4GB then you have to buy 64-Bit for its full potential to unlock.

32Bit versions will only show 3.5GB of RAM.

[rajatrao]

Thanks for your advice guys. I bought Home Premium 32bit as I need to run many older apps.

And this is not a spam thread as some have remarked. The other thread is SW Troubleshooting Forum is specific for software query. This thread here in HW Troubleshooting Forum is for thanking you guys who have advised me in my choice of hardware. I had posted prices in "Post your latest Purchase" thread (as per instructions in that thread). But as some guys have requested in this thread, I am giving them here too. So don't cry SPAM now! Learn to be patient

Procy- C2D E8400 Rs. 8050/-
Mobo - MSI P45 Platinum Rs.9995/-
Graphics 2 x Palit HD4850 with 512MB-DDR3 in Crossfire Rs. 10450/- each
RAM - 4GB (2x2gb) G-Skill 800MHZ DDR2 (4-4-4-12 latency) Rs. 6100/-
Cabinet -CM 690i Rs. 3875/-
PSU- Corsair TX650W Rs. 6220/-
HDD - Seagate 250 B 7200.10 series single platter (2 disks, one for OS+apps and other for data) Rs. 2345/- each

I will definitely post benchmarks, once I get the system running. But I ran into trouble when I assembled the parts. The system would not boot! After carefully trying various things and going through entire manuals, I deduced that the LED on mobo were telling me that "RAM was damaged". I tried using the two sticks in various dimms 1+3 and 2+4 for dual channel. Also tried putting them in 1+2 and all other combinations. Finally I found that the system would boot only if a single stick was placed in dimm no. 1, no matter which stick. So the problem seems to be the mobo.

With a single stick of memory, the system booted and I installed Vista Home Premium. After several tries, I got the crossfire going (had to download fresh drivers). But now the system hangs or restarts on its own whim.

Then I installed XP Home on a second HDD (again with single stick of RAM). Everything went fine until I reached crossfire stage. I get error message that "Catalyst Control Center has encountered a problem". Games etc run on XP but they too hang. Downloading fresh drivers did not help.

So I am taking the mobo (and the system) to the vendor again. It will take some time as I don't live in Mumbai where I bought the parts.

Shall keep you posted.

Rajat

[Psychosocial]

^^Good luck for your queries.

Definelty seems a mobo problem.

Congrats for your purchase BTW.