Buying a new PC

[anshul]

Hey friends!
I am going to buy a new PC and I am a bit confused.
This is my wish list of the features I want in my PC:
Motherboard:
Dual/Quad core compatible,
64-bit supported,
DDR-I/II/III compatible,
Onboard Graphics(Geforce chipset),
PCI-E,
Vista compatible
and
Powerful enough to sail me through my next 3-4 years of engineering.
(I have decided to focus on the motherboard particularly,so that there are no compatibility issues in the future if I wish to upgrade)
A decent cooling cabinet,
450W power supply,
2GB DDR 667MHz RAM,
1 50GB (for OS)and 1 250GB(others) SATA-HDD,
DVD RW,
19"TFT.....
My budget is not very high,its about 25000Rs.
Any suggestions?????????????

[chicha]

Hey friends!
I am going to buy a new PC and I am a bit confused.
This is my wish list of the features I want in my PC:
Motherboard:
Dual/Quad core compatible,
64-bit supported,
DDR-I/II/III compatible,
Onboard Graphics(Geforce chipset),
PCI-E,
Vista compatible
and
Powerful enough to sail me through my next 3-4 years of engineering.
(I have decided to focus on the motherboard particularly,so that there are no compatibility issues in the future if I wish to upgrade)
A decent cooling cabinet,
450W power supply,
2GB DDR 667MHz RAM,
1 50GB (for OS)and 1 250GB(others) SATA-HDD,
DVD RW,
19"TFT.....
My budget is not very high,its about 25000Rs.
Any suggestions?????????????

for 25000Rs you will get a decent performing pc.

1. all the cpu's dual core and core 2 duo and later models are all 64bit.
2. mother boards are not back ward compactable with RAMS that is a mobo supporting
ddr3 will not support ddr2. nor they are forward supporting.
3. do you need 2 HDD's or a single one?
this is my suggestion

AMD X2 4000+
Gigabyte mobo(get the one with 4 ram modules)(3-4K)
2*1 GB or 3*1 GB transcend @ 667(1800),(3600)
Asus 8600GT 256MB DDR3 (5-6K)
320 GB WD or seagate(4K)
liton dvd writer(1.2K)
samsung 19" monitor with 1000:1 ratio(10500+ tax) in bangalore.


the prices are very rough estimates. and are old. just to give you an idea thats it.

[anshul]

And could you suggest me a secent performer if I wished to stick to INTEL??

[MetalheadGautham]

And could you suggest me a secent performer if I wished to stick to INTEL??

which PC to buy.. ?

[techtronic]

chicha, FYKI
Intel P35 based Motherboards support both DDR2 and DDR3 RAM.
Best among them are Asus P5KC - http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...94&modelmenu=1,
Gigabyte EP35C-DS3R - http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...ProductID=2740and MSI P35 Platinum Combo - http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?f...=1&cat2_no=170

I own the Gigabyte Board

[MetalheadGautham]

chicha, FYKI
Intel P35 based Motherboards support both DDR2 and DDR3 RAM.
Best among them are Asus P5KC - http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...94&modelmenu=1,
Gigabyte EP35C-DS3R - http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...ProductID=2740and MSI P35 Platinum Combo - http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?f...=1&cat2_no=170

I own the Gigabyte Board

asus http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...94&modelmenu=1
does't it have splashdot ?

the only problem with it is that its onboard sucks.

[chicha]

chicha, FYKI
Intel P35 based Motherboards support both DDR2 and DDR3 RAM.
Best among them are Asus P5KC - http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...94&modelmenu=1,
Gigabyte EP35C-DS3R - http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...ProductID=2740and MSI P35 Platinum Combo - http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?f...=1&cat2_no=170

I own the Gigabyte Board

really???? i did not know that?
but the ram modules are different right? i mean the tiny gap is not in the same place right?

thank you for correcting though.

[techtronic]

Most P35 Motherboards have 4 DDR 2 Slots and 2 DDR 3 Slots.

[chicha]

very interesting.
so is it possible to have 4 DDR3 rams and 2 DDR2 rams say 1GB each that is 4+2GB.
do all have to have the same frequencies?

[Pathik]

I think you can run only one of them at a time.

[MetalheadGautham]

I think you can run only one of them at a time.

+1

and the reason for their existance is that in a few more years, if the mobo is still usable for the then current generation CPUs/GPUs, and when DDR3 will be cheap, you can save some cash by keeping the mobo and just adding some el-cheapo ram and CPU.

I think 945 chipset had the same feature for DDR vs DDR2, and it was successful.

[chicha]

its a really nice idea. i guess this board is good too.

[anshul]

Can I have full config list from you guys,
I wish to play games but the availability restricts me.I wish to download from torrents but my NIT server restricts me......I short I am a bit crippled for now, but I want to be a bit futuristic(err optimistic) so please a decent INTEL solution.
Let me make it easy for you:
Please do mention the approx cost if you can!
Motherboard:
Chipset:
Core:
HDD1(50GB):
HDD2(250GB):
Iwant 2 HDDs indeed.
LCD(17"/19"):
Mouse(an egronomics one):
Keyboard:
RAM:
ram frequency:
cabinet:
PSU:
GPU:
UPS:
DVD-writer:
I'ld prefer to use WIN-XP 64-bit instead of VISTA.

[desiibond]

Can I have full config list from you guys,
I wish to play games but the availability restricts me.I wish to download from torrents but my NIT server restricts me......I short I am a bit crippled for now, but I want to be a bit futuristic(err optimistic) so please a decent INTEL solution.
Let me make it easy for you:
Please do mention the approx cost if you can!
Motherboard:
Chipset:
Core:
HDD1(50GB):
HDD2(250GB):
Iwant 2 HDDs indeed.
LCD(17"/19"):
Mouse(an egronomics one):
Keyboard:
RAM:
ram frequency:
cabinet:
PSU:
GPU:
UPS:
DVD-writer:
I'ld prefer to use WIN-XP 64-bit instead of VISTA.

Motherboard: Intel DG31PR or DG33 or P35. Better one is Abit IP35-E
Chipset: G31/G33/P35
Core: Core2Duo E7200
HDD1(50GB):seagate 160gig sata2
HDD2(250GB):seagate 160gig sata2
Iwant 2 HDDs indeed.
LCD(17"/19"): Dell 198WFP
Mouse(an egronomics one): Logitech laser
Keyboard: Logitech corded
RAM: 2x1Gig DDR2800
ram frequency:
cabinet:
PSU:
GPU: MSI NX8600GT
UPS: APC 650VA
DVD-writer: Sony/Samsung 20x writer

[anshul]

And can you tell me what would be its approximate cost??

[desiibond]

around 37k without cabinet and SMPS.

[paranj]

Hey I dont think the 945 chipset is backwards compatible with DDR. I own one and it isnt. Only DDR2

[anshul]

Dude I already mentioned that my budget is just 25K. So please bear with me.

[paranj]

25k? Read the PMP issue of Digit if not than here, i'll post the specs

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CPU+Mobo - C2D E2140 + D945G Rs.5350
RAM - 1GB Transcend Value DDR2 667 -Rs.850
HDD - Seagate ST380815AS 80GB SATA - Rs1500
Monitor - LG E500 15" CRT
Kbd + Mouse - Logtech multimedia combo with mouse -Rs.550
Cabinet - Zebronics Krissh -Rs.950
PSU - Adcom 450Watts -Rs.700
Optical drive - LiteOn LH20A1H -Rs1350
Speakers - Creative Inspire 245 -Rs.750


hope it helps! Make changes as per need!