Buying a New Rig

[khandu]

Ok Ppl

Time for me to buy a new Rig in 2 weeks

Now I just need the Cabinet part.. I have monitor/Hard Disk

BUDGET : Rs. 35,000 /-

Now My mind is fixed on some things

1) Creative 5200 Inspire : Rs. 5000
2) Creavive Audigy 2 ZS Sound Card : Rs. 6200 ( Will this work on new motherboards ?? )
3) DVD Writer ( Suggest Company and Model No. ) : Rs. 4600
4) CD-Writer ( Suggest Company and Model No. ) : Rs. 1500
5) 512 MB DDR ( already have 1.. so it will make 1 GB ) : Rs. 2800

That totals to Rs. 20100

So I am left with Rs. 15000 approx

What I need in this cash is

1) CPU
2) Motherboard
3) Cabinet

Every1 here likes AMD so I will go for that too..

I already have a Club 3D 9600 Radeon which I am willing so sell ( some1 suggested me to go for new technology )

I can get reserve cash of about Rs. 10,000 ( if needed in extreme cases ), then i will have Rs. 25,000 for the three products ( i do not want to go that far but if needed.. )

As u will see I wont have cash for a PCIe GPU so i hope the motherboard u ppl suggest me will have a good onboard card ..

So all hardware junkies.. get started and build me a rig..

[rajivnedungadi]

hi buddy,

a dvd writer can burn cds as well, so you dont need a separate cd writer.....you can save 1500 bucks right away if you want to...


regs

rajiv

[rohanbee]

Lucky you...........i envy people who get to buy a new computer (even though i assembled mine just a few months back)

I think your audigy will work with any new motherboard. Infact i think you might not need it all.

I think a decent mobo and chipset combo (intel) would be around the 12-13k figure so you have a neat 2k to spend on the cabinet unless you wanna go in for the likes of Antec.

[khandu]

Originally Posted by rajivnedungadi

hi buddy,

a dvd writer can burn cds as well, so you dont need a separate cd writer.....you can save 1500 bucks right away if you want to...


regs

rajiv

ofcourse i konw that :roll:

but i need two drives.. and i would prefer a CD writer instead of a Cdrom

[godzi_85]

hmmm dvd writer get an lg dvd writer... one of my friend`s has is and it hasn`t given any problems as yet...

lg dvd qriter - 4000(white) 4100 (black)
cd rw get a liteon/sony both are pretty good...
cd rw - 1500

512 transcend will cost you 2200
and hynix - 2000

creatvie inspire for 4800

cabinet .. hmm... the solution series from antec cost around 3k. just chk it out if your interested..

[khandu]

hey guys what about the mobo and processor ???

[akshayt]

if you wanna game then you surely don't want to buy this,do you?

[wizrulz]

@khandu- BUDGET 15000 for mobo+proc+cabinet
PRoc-AMD 64bit 3000+/3200+-> 7500 approx.
MOBO-(onboard graphics)-> MSI RS480 (6500 approx)
cabinet-1000 any of ur choice
That should be it in ur budget. but 1more point if ur going for amd u got to have a higher power supply say 400, so do u have one? else more money will be needed to buy that one.

[khandu]

Originally Posted by akshayt

if you wanna game then you surely don't want to buy this,do you?

what does that mean ?

[akshayt]

this means that the config that you are going is not suitable for gaming.

you are not even taking an external graphic card

amd 3000 winnie may be for abt 7.5k though 3200 winnie is abt 9.5+-,i bought for 9250 though

don't take msi rs 480,take a decent mobo ,why not 754 with decent graphic card

also,cabinet without psu will come for 800-1200,up or down,inclusive of fans you should find 800 or up if not lower

[khandu]

how about ASUS boards ??

[shaunak]

if u buy a intel 915 mobo u wont need that sound card. neways it works on all systems.

congo btw on ur new system

[drvarunmehta]

Don't buy that Audigy sound card. You can use the cash for a nForce4 Ultra mobo with integrated 7.1 channel sound.

[King_Niral]

Originally Posted by akshayt

this means that the config that you are going is not suitable for gaming.

you are not even taking an external graphic card

amd 3000 winnie may be for abt 7.5k though 3200 winnie is abt 9.5+-,i bought for 9250 though

don't take msi rs 480,take a decent mobo ,why not 754 with decent graphic card

also,cabinet without psu will come for 800-1200,up or down,inclusive of fans you should find 800 or up if not lower

make up ur mind dude!!!

ur for 754 pin in mid ranged sys or 939 pin???????


ur confused dude !!!!

Guys this is wat akshayt has to say in this thread (AMD ATHLON 64 bit)!!
http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/view...=187246#187246
THEN u might b able to make a descision !!!!!!!

cheers
TAKE CARE

[khandu]

So if i buy a new board with 5.1 sound support then i can save cash on the audigy ZS right ?? which mobo + Processor u ppl suggest for around 20K

[khandu]

oh.. i forgot to ask..

Is the quality of integrated card 7.1 good enough ?? and which mobo has it.. plz mention the model no ... Also i hope it has a good inbuilt graphics card cause i wont have cash for a new card.. if u ppl are suggesting a PCIe mobo..

[drvarunmehta]

I don't know about other mobo's, but the integrated sound in the nForce4 Ultra is really good. The nForce4 itself is one of the best mobo's for socket 939 proccy's. It has pretty much every feature you could want. These boards use the Realtek ALC850 sound chip which is miles ahead of the AC 97 chip used is most mobo's. Get one. You won't be disappointed.

Your budget for mobo+proccy is 20,000. An Athlon 3000+ 939 and a nForce4 Ultra mobo will come for much less than that.

[khandu]

I cant seem to find this model on net.. can any1 specify the model number. ???or the link itself..

[khandu]

Do u ppl mean

ASUS
A8N-E
or
A8N SLI

or something else like MSI / Gigabyte?? which 1 u ppl suggest.. ?? hows the inbuilt graphics/sound???

some1 tell me expected price of 3000+ AMD and the mobo prices..

[drvarunmehta]

Yes. Asus A8N-E is the right one. The A8N SLI is the same mobo but with SLI. You can buy any nForce4 Ultra mobo. They are all pretty much the same. But Asus, MSI and Gigabye have better availability than other companies.

These mobo's have better integrated sound than most other mobo's, but no integrated graphics. If you want integrated graphics for a socket 939 proccy, the ATI RS480 is your best bet.

[khandu]

isint nforce ultra a good graphics card..


and which is better A8N-E or SLI ??

cause in future i will add a graphics card.. not at moment..

suggest some ATI RS480 mobo also..

[akshayt]

Hi

How can you compare onboard sound to external sound card?

However if you are on a tight budget and music ,sound, and all the sort etc are not that important and the onboard sound is acceptable then you might miss on the sound card or increase your budget by abt 2k or higher or upgrade sound card later.

Also,what is the diff b/w 2sided and 1 sided memory modules?

[drvarunmehta]

Originally Posted by khandu

isint nforce ultra a good graphics card..


and which is better A8N-E or SLI ??

cause in future i will add a graphics card.. not at moment..

suggest some ATI RS480 mobo also..

nForce Ultra is not a graphics card. It is a chipset for a motherboard.
You have to add a dedicated graphics card yourself.

Both are the same except for the latter supporting SLI. If you are intrested in SLI you can consider the latter.

MSI RS480M2-IL is a good mobo.

[King_Niral]

Hey a 7.1 onboard card is more then sufficient for home use !!!

There is only one difference !!!

THAT WITH excatly the (e.g:- SAME model SOUND CARD like on ur board is added externally !!!! then u get a 10-20% BETTER PERFORMANCE !!! )
BUT THEN PRICE HAS TO BE CONSIDERED !!!

so ACCORDING 2 me U WON'T NEED AN EXTERNAL SOUND CARD!!!(I MEAN A SEPERATE CARD ADDED IN UR PCI SLOT !!!!)

Cheers !!!

[khandu]

Ok, So if i dont buy a Audigy ZS i will save 6K

Please suggest a proc+Mobo for 20K ( can be less )

I cant put a graphics card at moment cause no cash.. so suggest a good mobo with a slot and a good inbuilt card.. the one which can sustain some games..

Also how much will a decent PCIe AGP card cost?? which one ??

Should I go for SLI or non-SLI? ?

[akshayt]

nforce 4 ultra supports pci-e and nforce 4 sli supports sli

msi rs 480 may not be too good,why do you want low performance,oc etc

onboard graphics render entire system useless,no oc

external sound card=better bass and probably quality

you an take creative sb live 24bit i boguht for 1900
beware of fakes

according to digit
anything around 1400 might be

asus a8n-e and sli are different mobos, read a8n-e to be better oc than asus a8n sli dlx

sli comes by asus in 3 might be
asus a8n sli
a8n sli delux
asus a8n sli premeium might be


If you wanna game the very minimum recommedned solution will be over 10k for graphic card

but if you don't have money take a card geofrce 6200 pci-e,NOT TC

you may take 128mb

ask others for price
maybe 5-6k

upgrade when next gen comes up


then:
amd 3000 939 winchester - abt 7500
3200 939 winnie-abt 9500,i bought for 9250

asus a8n-e , i boguht for 9400,thoguh ppl in mumbai might get for 8.1-8.6k approx.

total-abt 16k

abt 5k for card
abt 21k

upgrade card after 6-10months

sli is much more expensive than your budget and if you want to take it take atleast 2 6800gt 256mb pci-e,the setup may be abt 50k> or higher or the graphic card s

[khandu]

Good suggestins dude.. will keep in mind..

Right now i m thinking about
AMD 3200+
ASUS A8N-E ( i think this sound will be sufficient for me.. read reviews.. can same 6K on Audigy ZS and go for a Geforce card )

Geforce 6200 ( PCIe ) ( ? which company )

any one with alternatives ??

[akshayt]

geforce 6600 you may find for 7.5-8k,how abt hynix chips?

[King_Niral]

Go in for the cheapest Graphics Card u get !!
Transcend or Hynix Ram !!!

i think the cash u save on ur sound card can b invested in ur graphics card !!!

Cheers !!!!

[khandu]

So this is final by u ppl ?

AMD 3200+ = Rs. 9000

ASUS A8N-E Mobo = Rs. 9000

Geforce 6600 PCIe Card = Rs. 7000

Creative Inspire 5200 = Rs. 5000

512 DDR RAM = Rs. 2300

iBall iBenz Cabinet = Rs. 1800

DVD Writer : Liteon/Sony = Rs. 4500

CD Writer : Sony = Rs. 1500

Total = Rs. 40000 Approx