The Personal Computer Thread

[saif71184]

@saif,
Xigmatek..? dont know whether it is available in delhi or not? Can u shed more light on specs, price and performance? Thnx..

techPowerUp :: XIGMATEK 1283 CPU Cooler Review :: Page 1 / 5
check out the review, my friend got it from states so no idea about the availability here, but i've seen few cpu coolers..none come close to Zalman and this in terms of pure performance .

I can vouch for the ATI 4850HD I bought mine a few months back and till today I haven't had any lag whatsoever and i'v been playing at 1680 x 1050 with everything on.

+1, it beats 9800gtx+ hands down!

[adises]

I can vouch for the ATI 4850HD I bought mine a few months back and till today I haven't had any lag whatsoever and i'v been playing at 1680 x 1050 with everything on.

[anvancy]

yie ... sorry guys but am back with my PC config; again.

had been to Ankit at SP market and had a good discussion with him. got the quote for below config:

Monitor - Samsung 22" (this has 15000:1 ration compared to benQ T2000HD which has 10000:1, DVI support etc etc... but comes for rs10,800)
Cabinet - CoolerMaster Elite 334 (changed from 330)
Processor - Intel Q8200
Motherboard - Gigabyte GP45
RAM - Kingston 2x2GB DDR2
HDD - WD 640 (seagate .12 HDD's are not available and there is loads of problems with previous ones. so decided on WD. samsung didnt check)
PSU - Corsair VX650 (jumped from 450 to 650. advisable?)
GPU - Sapphire HD4850 (heard sapphire to be more reliable than palit)
UPS - Yet to decide (maybe APC for 2.5k. any suggestions? anything to look out for when buying one?)

total cost: ~50k

now... problems:
1. the P45 mobos have bad IGP or no IGP rather. so i definitely have to get the GPU.
2. GPU costs are fluctuating big time and they are gonna come down cheaper soon. so will go for GPU only after a month or so.
3. AMD offers better graphics when compared to Intel. Instead of Q8200+GP45 combo, if i opt for 'PII X4 920 + Biostar TA790 GX A2+' (16k), i would have much better speed and graphics speed.
so i guess AMD way to go.

now, if i flip to AMD, with 'PII X4 920 + Biostar TA790 GX A2+' mobo proccy combo, would the other parts blend in well?

suggestions / comments / criticism needed please !!!

well ask him the exact MODEL NO of that GIGABYTE GA-P45.there are many.what these people do is give some mobo that they have purchased in bulk and sell off.what ur job is to check whether the mobo he is giving has any probs posted by reviewers or not.

as of today a dedicated GPU is always 1000 times better than integrated.and if u buy a 22inch and then play in 800*600 or 1024 res,it simply has no point.

for normal resolutions upto 1600 the 4850 will work fine.people say above that 4870 does the job.

regarding prices,on 6th april ATI will be launching 4890 and 4770 which will then again lower prices of 4870,4850 and the newly 4670 to a new low level,where NVIDIA will have to think fast and real.

what NVIDIA did right now is launch 250 which is nothing but a 9800GTX.so rebranding.

for the price to performance ratio,ATI is beating NVIDIA big time.also now many NVIDIAns are facing driver issues.owners here(as in we)will never say.but if u check forums things are on other side.ATI too is facing some issues but those are of game profiles.NVIDIA had serious driver issues.

my 2 p.

anvancy.

[gold_heart007]

@anvancy,
well, water cooling would be an overkill for me.
About Bajaj Cooler, yeah i was planning for it, but for that, i've to keep the rest on top of the cooler. And that would be a scene to watch!! hehe..Anyways, thnx for suggestion.

@saif,
Xigmatek..? dont know whether it is available in delhi or not? Can u shed more light on specs, price and performance? Thnx..

@shadez,
thnx..
well, right now, i've 17" from LG. Plus, i am addicted to 1280x1024 (aka square resolutions) similar resolutions for working and playing games. So, i was planning for square inch TFTs. As for budget, well...i can shell out 10K.

[adises]

whats wrong with theitwares.com? and needing a special ups for the smps ? never heard of such a thing unless your smps is of a higher load than the ups.
I bought my razer mouse from him and some friends have purchased stuff too..not had any problems just your bad luck if you had a compatibility problem.

Anyone playing burnout paradise? it has paradise bikes too you know

[shadez]

@goldheart: price range/inch spec etc for TFT?

BenQ T2200HD is a good buy for 9.5k. its 22"
and then you got samsung 22" for 11k and 20" for 9.5k.
there is one from Dell which is also good i heard. but dont have details ...

[saif71184]

aaah, its been months since i peeked on forum! But always gr8 to see and share something new!
Ok, upgraded my machine too..!
1. MSI P45 Platinum Zilent : 9.5K
2. CM Elite 333 with transparent side panel: 1.8K (The Cabinet is silent as grave.. )
3. WD Passport 320GB: 3.3K
and 4. EVGA 9800GT Superclocked @(725/1025) for 9.5K! (EVGA products are darn costly! but what the heck..they are providing Lifetime warranty on the GPU and 10 yr limited guarantee! )
Ok, did few tweaks with Q6600 and the results were sweet. I overclocked to 3.4Ghz( with FSB:380 and Multiplier:9) on P45 Platinum. Board was able to post successfully. And this all on Air cooling! Ok, shifted back to multiplier 8! (380x8) And here are some benchies results:
-Super-Pi 1M time: 15 Secs
-Intel burn Test Lin-Pack Max Stress: Successfully Passed @ 85 degrees max temp!
-3DMark06 Score: 13,700, GPU Temp: 49 @ idle and 69 @ full load.
-Crysis 1.2 - 1280x1024 @ 2x AA (Ver High) 30fps avg
-Vista Index Score: 5.7
Ok, few things i am looking forward for: A good CPU cooler and a TFT. Any suggestions?

I have almost the Exact same Config, as for the cooler go for Xigmatek 1283, it brought down my temps by 10degs

[shadez]

yie ... sorry guys but am back with my PC config; again.

had been to Ankit at SP market and had a good discussion with him. got the quote for below config:

Monitor - Samsung 22" (this has 15000:1 ration compared to benQ T2000HD which has 10000:1, DVI support etc etc... but comes for rs10,800)
Cabinet - CoolerMaster Elite 334 (changed from 330)
Processor - Intel Q8200
Motherboard - Gigabyte GP45
RAM - Kingston 2x2GB DDR2
HDD - WD 640 (seagate .12 HDD's are not available and there is loads of problems with previous ones. so decided on WD. samsung didnt check)
PSU - Corsair VX650 (jumped from 450 to 650. advisable?)
GPU - Sapphire HD4850 (heard sapphire to be more reliable than palit)
UPS - Yet to decide (maybe APC for 2.5k. any suggestions? anything to look out for when buying one?)

total cost: ~50k

now... problems:
1. the P45 mobos have bad IGP or no IGP rather. so i definitely have to get the GPU.
2. GPU costs are fluctuating big time and they are gonna come down cheaper soon. so will go for GPU only after a month or so.
3. AMD offers better graphics when compared to Intel. Instead of Q8200+GP45 combo, if i opt for 'PII X4 920 + Biostar TA790 GX A2+' (16k), i would have much better speed and graphics speed.
so i guess AMD way to go.

now, if i flip to AMD, with 'PII X4 920 + Biostar TA790 GX A2+' mobo proccy combo, would the other parts blend in well?

suggestions / comments / criticism needed please !!!

[anvancy]

aaah, its been months since i peeked on forum! But always gr8 to see and share something new!
Ok, upgraded my machine too..!
1. MSI P45 Platinum Zilent : 9.5K
2. CM Elite 333 with transparent side panel: 1.8K (The Cabinet is silent as grave.. )
3. WD Passport 320GB: 3.3K
and 4. EVGA 9800GT Superclocked @(725/1025) for 9.5K! (EVGA products are darn costly! but what the heck..they are providing Lifetime warranty on the GPU and 10 yr limited guarantee! )
Ok, did few tweaks with Q6600 and the results were sweet. I overclocked to 3.4Ghz( with FSB:380 and Multiplier:9) on P45 Platinum. Board was able to post successfully. And this all on Air cooling! Ok, shifted back to multiplier 8! (380x8) And here are some benchies results:
-Super-Pi 1M time: 15 Secs
-Intel burn Test Lin-Pack Max Stress: Successfully Passed @ 85 degrees max temp!
-3DMark06 Score: 13,700, GPU Temp: 49 @ idle and 69 @ full load.
-Crysis 1.2 - 1280x1024 @ 2x AA (Ver High) 30fps avg
-Vista Index Score: 5.7
Ok, few things i am looking forward for: A good CPU cooler and a TFT. Any suggestions?

how about a water cooler??

or better,remove the case,put a bajaj cooler beside and blow AIR!!lol

ill say check on new egg the best sellers regarding coolers and ull find what u want.

[gold_heart007]

aaah, its been months since i peeked on forum! But always gr8 to see and share something new!
Ok, upgraded my machine too..!
1. MSI P45 Platinum Zilent : 9.5K
2. CM Elite 333 with transparent side panel: 1.8K (The Cabinet is silent as grave.. )
3. WD Passport 320GB: 3.3K
and 4. EVGA 9800GT Superclocked @(725/1025) for 9.5K! (EVGA products are darn costly! but what the heck..they are providing Lifetime warranty on the GPU and 10 yr limited guarantee! )
Ok, did few tweaks with Q6600 and the results were sweet. I overclocked to 3.4Ghz( with FSB:380 and Multiplier:9) on P45 Platinum. Board was able to post successfully. And this all on Air cooling! Ok, shifted back to multiplier 8! (380x8) And here are some benchies results:
-Super-Pi 1M time: 15 Secs
-Intel burn Test Lin-Pack Max Stress: Successfully Passed @ 85 degrees max temp!
-3DMark06 Score: 13,700, GPU Temp: 49 @ idle and 69 @ full load.
-Crysis 1.2 - 1280x1024 @ 2x AA (Ver High) 30fps avg
-Vista Index Score: 5.7
Ok, few things i am looking forward for: A good CPU cooler and a TFT. Any suggestions?

[nightwing]

This is a warning stay away from THEITWARES.COM guys.
When shopping for a SMPS make sure that it does not require pure sine wave UPS to operate.These ups r damn expensive.I learned it the hard way .

What did you buy?

[sarbanoxley]

This is a warning stay away from THEITWARES.COM guys.
When shopping for a SMPS make sure that it does not require pure sine wave UPS to operate.These ups r damn expensive.I learned it the hard way .

[waseem46]

question

suppose i want to purchase computer parts from US.

what are my options?

if my bro couriers me ill have to pay duty right??how much??

if somebody brings in bag is it safe??will customs steal it??

i can arrange if u want any product from US

[anvancy]

Two years back,I got my Crucial Ballistix RAM as a gift from my brother which he bought from the USA in his luggage. Shouldn't be a problem if someone can allow his luggage space to your PC parts. But then everything is a bomb in the Priusland these days. So you may wanna play safe.
Correct me if I am wrong,anyone.

ram is a component which looks like a comb!

the matter comes when u try to bring mobo graphics card PSU etc..so at these times what are the chances??

the customs and security can think two ways..

either it has explosive material.

or diamonds in capacitors!!

so in this case is it safe bringing in baggage?

[nightwing]

question
suppose i want to purchase computer parts from US.

if somebody brings in bag is it safe??will customs steal it??

Two years back,I got my Crucial Ballistix RAM as a gift from my brother which he bought from the USA in his luggage. Shouldn't be a problem if someone can allow his luggage space to your PC parts. But then everything is a bomb in the Priusland these days. So you may wanna play safe.
Correct me if I am wrong,anyone.