PC Configuration Suggestion Please

[khandu]

Hi ppl

Can some1 look at the config and tell me if it looks Ok.. and can some1 quote the price too.. approx.. how much will it come to??

CPU : Intel Pentium IV 3.0 GHz ( 1 MB L2 Cache )

RAM : 512 MB DDR RAM

Mother Board : Intel original 915 series ( WITH AGP SLOT )

Hard Disk Drive : 80 GB to 160 GB SATA ( hardly Rs. 1000 difference )

Floppy Disk Drive : 1.44 MB FDD

Monitor : any 17" to 19" monitor ( Philips )

CD ROM : Pioneer DVR-108 DVD writer 16X ( can write CD also )

Keyboard : MultiMedia Keyboard

Speakers : Creative Inspire S7 or Creative Megaworks 550

Mouse : Microsoft Optical Mouse

Modem : Internal 56.6 Kbps

Printer : Any on your choice

The cost shouldnt come very high.. i dont need a AGP card and RAM as i already have them..

please suggest some changes if u like..

[borg]

hmmm... most of it looks ok, but do u really need that floppy drive. I mean c'mon, its totally outdated. And as far as keyboard is concerned, why don't you try the TVS Gold keyboard. Man I have seen many keyboards but I didn't like any of them as much as this one. Is a bit expensive at about 1350 something. Check it out.

[khandu]

Well

I dont use floopy drive myself... for my dad n all.. some ppl still give him floppys..

i dont wanna spend much on keyb etc.. my intex and iball keyboards i think give a decent workout..

any other suggestions ppl ??

where from U r getting a 915 Motherboard from Intel with an AGP Slot

915 supports PCI-E only no AGP, make sure your dealer isn't making U a fool

rest is fine

[khandu]

Originally Posted by gxsaurav

where from U r getting a 915 Motherboard from Intel with an AGP Slot

915 supports PCI-E only no AGP, make sure your dealer isn't making U a fool

rest is fine

Nono.. actually i wanted to mention that i need a motherboard with AGP slot.. suggestion please.. which 1 to take..


can also some1 estimate the price of this config in market ??

[delhibhai1000]

@khandu:: 915 MObo with AGP will b very hard to find...
Gigabyte offers one model with AGP,but dunno whether its avlbl here or not...
& MORE IMPORTANTLY:: Y not get ATHLON64???
Check out this story:
http://www.techtree.com/techtree/jsp...?storyid=57069

Altho, it refers to a gaming system but inspite of it,they have made a pretty good config...
Buying a Intel soln at this point is not a very good idea IMHO....

[khandu]

actually i typed 915 wrong

i meant 925 series..

or some1 suggest an equivalent chip + mobo in AMD to a P4 3.2 Extreme edition chip + 925 series intel original

915 & 925 both chipsets don't support full agp

the gigabyte model , the G.E.A.R slot is simply a AGP slot cos AGP is also PCI based, so it has a max bandwidth of 133 mbps only

I would suggest if U can pay , go for athlon64 FX 53, with a Asus or gigabyte nforce4 motherboard, select this as there are many models, with different components (RAID or no Raid)

[delhibhai1000]

First of all,let us know ur budget & for wat purpose u wanna use this system for...
No point in ppl giving u suggestions which might fall out or in of ur budget..!

[khandu]

I basically want a rig with AGP slot and gaming purpose.. cause i already have a AGP card so i dont need a new one..

The full system should not go beyond 30k - 40 k

I would like to be on the lower side

[sunmysore]

Originally Posted by khandu

I basically want a rig with AGP slot and gaming purpose.. cause i already have a AGP card so i dont need a new one..

The full system should not go beyond 30k - 40 k

I would like to be on the lower side

915/925 have PCIexpress, ur current AGP wont work on it. Besides, PCIe cards are very rare.....

if u opt for 925, u hav to get DDR2, which is DAAAAMN expensive....

just go for Athlon 64 3000+ and a ASUS K8V-X

[khandu]

Originally Posted by sunmysore

915/925 have PCIexpress, ur current AGP wont work on it. Besides, PCIe cards are very rare.....

if u opt for 925, u hav to get DDR2, which is DAAAAMN expensive....

just go for Athlon 64 3000+ and a ASUS K8V-X

Hmm.. i didnt know that my ATI Radeon 9600 will not work in 925 series.. hmm..

in 925 cant i put my simple DDR ??

lemme see about the athlon 64 3000+

[blade_runner]

Originally Posted by sunmysore

915/925 have PCIexpress, ur current AGP wont work on it. Besides, PCIe cards are very rare.....

if u opt for 925, u hav to get DDR2, which is DAAAAMN expensive....

just go for Athlon 64 3000+ and a ASUS K8V-X

I'll second that, there's a bundled offer for the Asus K8V-X and AMD 2800+ for 10.5k right now. Nuthing will give you better value than this. Think about it khandu.

[Ethan_Hunt]

Originally Posted by khandu

Hmm.. i didnt know that my ATI Radeon 9600 will not work in 925 series.. hmm..

in 925 cant i put my simple DDR ??

lemme see about the athlon 64 3000+

The 9600pro Will Not Work on the 925 Series as The PCI-E Architecture dosent allow it But Rather There Are Some cards Which Run On The Agp-PCI-E Bridge Meaning it will Actually Work On Ur Agp Slot as Well As The PCI-E Board(Acting Like The Agp)

And Nope u Cant Put ur Standard Simple DDR On this board as Both Of These Rams(DDR And DDR2) Have Diff Clock Speeds and Working Mechanisms And also The DDR2 is Said To Be Costly and Not as Fast as The Currently Available DDR SDRAM

Also To Add The AMD 64 Would Do a Breeze For now Dun Go For The Fx As They Are Costiler Pairs and Deliver almost The Same Performance.....And The K8V Mob's Is Always a Winner with This Processor