Infinity091 Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 Yes, I would recommend the XFX 650i. Rock solid, and OCs like crazy. But I don't get why so many people are going for quad cores. Unless you are doing some heavy rendering, or encoding HD movies, there is no use in buying quad cores. You can get an E6750 5k cheaper, and gaming performance is the same as quad core. You can probably OC it better as well on stock cooling. Save the 5k, spend more on the GFX card, better PSU, or a bigger hard drive. But im not getting a new computer for 3-4 years after this and i cant change the processor so i might as well get the newest 1 and i can upgrade the rest when i need to. Wouldn't it be better to upgrade the processor when needed? I change my processor almost every 6 months. Even with this processor, it's going to get obsolete withing 2 months. It's always better to buy the 'mid range' processor of each generation (which lasts about 5-6 months), which cost not more than 7k. Just my 2 cents.. I got a 2.4 core 2 duo. http://www.techtree.com/techtree/jsp/artic...&cat_id=556 Building a PC under 20K Version: 10.07 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ CPU - 3,000 Jetway M2A692-GDG (AMD's 690G chipset) - 3,150 Kingston 2 x 512 MB DDR2 667 MHz Memory - 1,500 (Suggest you opt for 2GB + 1,500) VIP ATX Cabinet with 300 Watts SMPS - 1,250 Seagate Barracuda 250 GB SATA Hard Disk - 2,900 Samsung SyncMaster 793S Monitor - 4,500 ATI x1250 onboard Graphics - Onboard Lite-On 20X DVD Writer - 1,500 Onboard Azalia HD 8-channel audio - Onboard Artis S500 2.1 Channel Speakers - 1,300 (Nahh, get headphones instead) Logitech Spill-resistant Standard Keyboard - 300 Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse - 400 Onboard LAN - Onboard -------------------- Total: Rs. 19,800 Not a bad rig, pop in a 8600GT (+ 7-8k) and you can play Crysis (the demo is out, woohooo!) at 1024x768 (medium image quality) comfortably! V That sounds pretty good. Go for the 2gb ram, you wont regret it. As for the speaker, if your into music go for them, otherwise normal speakers would be good enough and you'll save 800 bucks. How many inches is the monitor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightySkate Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 (edited) Guys i'm also planning to buy a pc very soon and wanted to know how much i can get out of my existing rig and add that money to buy the new one. Current rig (3 yrs old): Mobo: Intel 915GAV CPU : PIV 3.2 Ghz HT Graphics : Nvidia XFX 7600GT (256MB) PCI-E 2 Seagate SATA 160 GB + 80 GB HDDs Sony DVD Writer RAM : 2 x 512MB Hyunix New rig : Intel 3 Ghz Core2 quad Mobo: MSI 975 PLATINUM or ASUS P5N32 E SLI Western Digital 2x500 GB SATA II Graphics : 8800 GTX PCI-Ex (if the price comes down to a reasonable level) RAM : 2 x 1 GB DDR2 (667 Mhz) Corsair LiteOne dvd writer OS : Vista Ultimate ->original one this time Monitor : already have a 17" Samsung Syncmaster 173p Sound Card : going to re-use my old Creative SBLive! 24. Edited October 27, 2007 by MightySkate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinitwins Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 ^ opt for an intel g33/p35 chipset based mobo - there are some decent options available for 6-7k V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightySkate Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 (edited) Thanks V. Just checked Intel's site and the ones you mentioned are the latest chipsets. I'm not on a limited budget and don't mind spending close 25k for cpu and mobo. Edited October 27, 2007 by MightySkate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Guys i'm also planning to buy a pc very soon and wanted to know how much i can get out of my existing rig and add that money to buy the new one. New rig : Intel 3 Ghz Core2 quad Mobo: MSI 975 PLATINUM or ASUS P5N32 E SLI Western Digital 2x500 GB SATA II Graphics : 8800 GTX PCI-Ex (if the price comes down to a reasonable level) RAM : 2 x 1 GB DDR2 (667 Mhz) Corsair LiteOne dvd writer OS : Vista Ultimate ->original one this time Monitor : already have a 17" Samsung Syncmaster 173p Sound Card : going to re-use my old Creative SBLive! 24. Avoid the ASUS P5N32-E SLI at all costs. Severely burnt my fingers with that MoFo MoBo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ЯeVeЯse Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 An 8800GTX with a 17 inch monitor? Overkill don't you think.. If it's a WS monitor, then the maximum resolution it's going to be able to handle is 1440 x 900....an 8800 GTX isn't necessary for that. An 8800 GT should be enough. It should land here for around 15k. If you're talking about 20"+ monitors, then maybe an 8800 GTX would make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinitwins Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 ^ yup great advice - you'll mostly be gaming at 10x7 on a 17" screen - at that resolution, a mainstream graphics card would suffice (fcuk crysis, that game needs a 2009 rig to enjoy it and we're still stuck in 2007) V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 An 8800 GTX would ensure that he can play current and future games (for the next 18 months) at 1024x768 or 1440x900 comfortably with all graphic details turned on. That alone is worth the price of admission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinitwins Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 ^ maybe its better to purchase a 8600gts today (pretty affordable) and switch to another mainstream consumer graphics card 9months down the line - that would also offer acceptable levels of gaming for 18-20months at almost the same price V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ЯeVeЯse Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 I heard that people with quad cores and 8800GTXs had trouble with Crysis and all that. Looks like that game's gonna need some serious horsepower to run at everything maxed out. ^ maybe its better to purchase a 8600gts today (pretty affordable) and switch to another mainstream consumer graphics card 9months down the line - that would also offer acceptable levels of gaming for 18-20months at almost the same price Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. And besides, the next gen mid range cards will probably be more feature rich too. And MightySkate, have you thought about the power supply? If you're going with a 8600GTS/8800GT, then a Corsair 550 Watts should do well. I don't know how much power the GTX consumes though, if you're going through with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 looks like i will have to overhaul my rig completely if i need to play crysis....so it will have to wait ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightySkate Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 (edited) Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions. Appreciate it. I'm definitely going to keep an eye out for issues Crysis has with quad cores once the game reaches the masses. Like you guys said, maybe the 17" won't do it justice and might go for a Dell 22" WD and budget won't be an issue. Since i'm planning to upgrade by mid-nov or sometime in dec i'll keep track of Nvidia's future cards and the whole processor/mobo news. But i'm definitely looking forward to Crysis and Alan Wake next year Edited October 28, 2007 by MightySkate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 ^^ Alan wake will come on X360 as well....if it ever RELEASES ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightySkate Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 (edited) offtopic : What Intel has shown so far, running Alan Wake supposedly on 8 cores is simply amazing and i'm sure this game will be best played on pc But of course there's no news of it releasing anytime next year Edited October 28, 2007 by MightySkate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 ^^ 8 cores ?? I heard about multiple cores requirement for Alan Wake as it is rumoured to use one particular core entirely for the game physics. But from the numerous delays and the absence of any sort of news till date, I doubt if this game would ever make it to the market ! I really hope I'm wrong....the game looks awesome and would love to play it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightySkate Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 ^^My bad. Here is a quote from Wiki: Alan Wake was demonstrated at the Intel Developer Forum in September 2006, running on an Intel Core 2 Quad processor clocked at 3.73 GHz. The demonstration took the form of a tech demo, showcasing engine features such as day/night cycle, volumetric light, weather and physics. It was revealed that the game engine is multi-threaded and able to make full use of all four cores, with separate threads for physics, graphics & sound processing and seamless streaming of world data. It is therefore likely that the Xbox 360 version will also utilize all of the Xenon CPU's three cores which have a total of six threads. LINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 ^^My bad. Here is a quote from Wiki: Alan Wake was demonstrated at the Intel Developer Forum in September 2006, running on an Intel Core 2 Quad processor clocked at 3.73 GHz. LINK The date is of relevance. There has been little made public since then. It should be released net year around April-May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 For 65K, you could probably go for a SLI rig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinitwins Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 if you're stuck on the amd bandwagon, then wait for 2months for the phenom cpus to make their debut. V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Sam, I would really recommend the Core2 CPUs from Intel. They are faster, cooler and quieter than AMD ones per fps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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