The Personal Computer Thread

[avinrichards]

Monitor - BenQ T2200HD ~ 9.5k
Cabinet - Cool Master Elite 330 ~ 1.6k
Processor - Intel Q6600 ~ 10k
Motherboard - MSI P45 Neo-F ~ ?????
RAM - Transcend 2x2GB DDR2 800 ~2k
HDD - Seagate SATAII 7200.12 500gb ~ 3.2k
PSU - Corsair VX450 - ~4k
GPU - Palit HD4850 ~ 8.1k
UPS - APC ~ 2.5k

Already have:
Sony DVD combo drive - IDE
Keyboard and Mouse

hmm ...

i'm seeing a lot of gaming with that spec

i will be dropping in sooooooonn... lol..

cheers
Avin..

[Synn]

True, AMDs don't get heated much these days. But intel processors have regained their advantage with superior L2 cache with their latest mobile processors.

[avinrichards]

a quick question: what are the pros and cons of using intel and amd?

i have heard AMD's are much much better in terms of performance. but it has heating issues and dont hold good in the long run. true ?

bro AMD's heating issues are history !!

i have been using a AMD turion64 x2 on my lappy for the past 3 and half years.
and all i had so far is surprisingly great performance compared to the best intel can offer in the even the latest of its laptops.

Its amazing what it can do with just 512 mb of ram. i'm saying it loads and makes playing games of the level of NFS undercover look easy. !!

cheers
Avin..

[nightwing]

could somebody provide some inputs on these ?
couldnt find much on the net. got this link though:
AMD Certified Power Supplies
but things are still greek and latin to me!

Get a Corsair VX450. Priced at 4500/- it's among the most coveted PSUs on earth.

[shadez]

@shadez: nice config, but i think u need to go for some other PSU. No doubt ,the one u have selected is the best...i too use it.. but as far as i can recollect it does not have a 6 pin PCI-E power connector required to power the powerful card u have selected.

APC ups for 2.5k? wats the output wattage?

could somebody provide some inputs on these ?
couldnt find much on the net. got this link though:
AMD Certified Power Supplies
but things are still greek and latin to me!

[shadez]

@waseem: how much did you shell out ?

[waseem46]

^^Oh great. Cos even I got one CoolerMaster 600W Extreme series. Planning to upgrade to a Corsair or ANTEC and then upgrade my system as a whole soon.

but this cooler master is also works fine with my system..

[Aparajith]

^^Oh great. Cos even I got one CoolerMaster 600W Extreme series. Planning to upgrade to a Corsair or ANTEC and then upgrade my system as a whole soon.

[waseem46]

^^That's one heck of a config and to top of it all the Z5000D is one wicked speaker system!!

yeah mate... they have blasting effects

@waseem: How much did the Blue-ray burner cost ?

8k bro.

Hey Waseem, thats one excellent config but pls pls I pray that u chuck off that CoolerMaser SMPS and get a CORSAIR or ANTEC. The Extreme power series is the crappiest SMPS ever. Its got a bad efficiency, heats up like hell and has blown up a lot of systems. Check online or techenclave.com for more details.

you said well bro.... my next upgrade is Corsiar TX750, i am already on TE bro

[Aparajith]

Hey Waseem, thats one excellent config but pls pls I pray that u chuck off that CoolerMaser SMPS and get a CORSAIR or ANTEC. The Extreme power series is the crappiest SMPS ever. Its got a bad efficiency, heats up like hell and has blown up a lot of systems. Check online or techenclave.com for more details.

[Shadowfax]

@waseem: How much did the Blue-ray burner cost ?

[chicane1879]

^^That's one heck of a config and to top of it all the Z5000D is one wicked speaker system!!

[waseem46]

Upgraded Config!!!

Processor: Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.60ghz (450*8)
Motherboard: Asus P5KC
Ram: Gskill 4GB DDR2 1000Mhz
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Aquagate Mini R-80
GPU: xFx GeForce 9800 GTX
PSU: Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 500
HDD: 1x1500 Gb (1.5TB), 1x500GB
Optical Drive: LG Blu-Ray Disk Burner
Card Reader: Sony
Fans: 5x120mm LED(3 intake, 2 Exaust) 70CFM, 1x80mm 55CFM (Exaust)
Cabinet: Cooler Master CM690 (Modded)

http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/universal-threads/4887-personal-computer-thread-8.html

Monitor: Viewsonic 22" VA2226w
Keyboard: Logitech G15
Mouse: Logitech Mx518
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit
Sound System: Logitech Z-5500.
Lightening: Sunbeam 4 CCFL's with Sound Activated Module

[shadez]

problems with Seagate HDD's... check this:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 drives failing - The Inquirer

[shadez]

damn! i never gave a though on the PSU. though APC comes in budget and is good so quoted it... will re-check... thanks mate. will let know - output wattage...