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ok iv gotta order my new pc sometime this week .... latest friday-saturday.... and this is the config i think im gonna go for ....
need suggestions on whether there is anything better i can add to it ....

intel quad core processor ,intel mobo
4gb ddr2 ram
1tb hdd (500x2)
19" lcd display
sata dvd writer
nvidia gfx card (need suggestions)
blueray player/hd-dvd player (if its cost effective)
will use my old mx518 mouse , razer mousepad , and the usual logitech wireless keyboard....

also i need to know .... is there anything extra i need to buy if i wanna conenct my onkyo hts to the pc ??


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any suggestions welcome ....

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Quad cores are not good for gaming, atleast right now. Most games don't make proper use of additional 2 cores. E6850 is the ultimate for games, unless you want to do video decoding, Photoshop etc more than gaming. Also, 8800GTS is good card but I would say go for GTX, its more expensive but much ahead of GTS in performance. Btw both cards cost 25/30k+ in India. Why don't you tell your uncle to send it from US. E6850/8800GTX is the killer combo for games and should get you through safely for another couple of years, atleast until 45nm becomes mainstream.

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^ thts a huge price difference .... i think il go for tht ver the later more exp one .... (and pc gaming isnt tht big an issue for mew as i decided last year to totally stop pc gaming as the exp were too high in keeping on upgrading the gfx card .... hence il rely on my consoles for gaming .... im just impatient thts why all i want is a super fast pc ....

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Here you go

 

E6750-8k (Overclock to E6850 speed easy. Even more if you want)

XFX 650i Ultra/Abit IP35-E-5-6k

2x1GB Corsair Value RAM-4k (4GB if you are going for Vista)

XFX 8800GTS 320 MB-17-18k

DellE198WFP-11-12k? (Not sure about availability)

or

Viewsonic VG1930WM-10.5k

Sony AWG170S-1.5k

2 X 500GB Wester Digital SATA2-11k

 

Should be around 65k I think

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@ CC my heart lies with pc gaming .... spent god noz how much on it .... but have decided to stop .... hence the gfx card doesnt matter .... mainly i play cs on the pc .... and nowadays rarely .... and tht runs on max settings on a geforce 5200 also .... so i dont really care bout the gfx card.... "D

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Here you go

 

E6750-8k (Overclock to E6850 speed easy. Even more if you want)

XFX 650i Ultra/Abit IP35-E-5-6k

2x1GB Corsair Value RAM-4k (4GB if you are going for Vista)

XFX 8800GTS 320 MB-17-18k

DellE198WFP-11-12k? (Not sure about availability)

or

Viewsonic VG1930WM-10.5k

Sony AWG170S-1.5k

2 X 500GB Wester Digital SATA2-11k

 

Should be around 65k I think

 

Great, thanks for the heads up. Looks like prices have changed a lot in a month's time.

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Here you go

 

E6750-8k (Overclock to E6850 speed easy. Even more if you want)

XFX 650i Ultra/Abit IP35-E-5-6k

2x1GB Corsair Value RAM-4k (4GB if you are going for Vista)

XFX 8800GTS 320 MB-17-18k

DellE198WFP-11-12k? (Not sure about availability)

or

Viewsonic VG1930WM-10.5k

Sony AWG170S-1.5k

2 X 500GB Wester Digital SATA2-11k

 

Should be around 65k I think

 

 

thnxz buddy.... cud u post price of a sata pioneer dvd writer?

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Go for a 22" Screen rather than 19" . LG has these sweet new panels which have 5000:1 contrast ratio and 4ms response time i think. They look pretty sexy. If you are still planning to go with a 19" screen, then get a Samsung. I am currently using a 19" Samsung monitor which is amazing. Performance is brilliant, response time is pretty fast too. Its HDCP Compliant and has DVI too.

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Go for a 22" Screen rather than 19" . LG has these sweet new panels which have 5000:1 contrast ratio and 4ms response time i think. They look pretty sexy. If you are still planning to go with a 19" screen, then get a Samsung. I am currently using a 19" Samsung monitor which is amazing. Performance is brilliant, response time is pretty fast too. Its HDCP Compliant and has DVI too.

 

 

im not going for the 22" for the simple reason tht my pc is gonna be right next to my tv which is anyways 40" and its not necessary and will be a bit too much .... (was gonna go for a 17" lcd but the diff in price between 17 and 19 is like 1-1.5k

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I'll tell you what I've done on the graphics card front. In May this year, I assembled a Core2Duo based PC with a SLi capable motherboard (Asus) and bought a 8600GTS for approx 9K from Malaysia. (This was the top of the line MSI 8600GTS Overclock edition that came with Company of Heroes free :jumpy: ). I am now planning to buy another MSi 8600 GTS in December and SLi my rig. The performance would be quite staggering without the blow to my bank balance that the 8800 series would have been, plus I get to stagger the expenditure thanks to SLi.

 

Oh and if you want to connect the sound output to a HT receiver, then you should use the optical out port on the sound card. Most new MoBos have high quality onboard sound processors so they should have an optical out somewhere below the PS/2 ports.

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^^intresting .... but i dont care bout gfx card .... im happy with a mediocre one .... atm thts one of my last priorities ....

biggest issue for me will be to find the pioneer sata drive i want here in india .... :D

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with the feedback from you'll iv come up with this rig.... temme wat ul think bout it ....

 

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 -

Specs: 2.4GHz, 8MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB, EM64T, EIST, iAMT2, LaGrande, 65nm

Rs. 10k

 

mobo - 8k (wich model??)

 

MSI GeForce NX8600GTS-OC -

Specs: 256MB GDDR3, 700MHz/2.1GHz, 128-Bit, DX10, OpenGL v2,

DVI/HDTV/TV-Out, HDCP, SLi Ready

Rs.12k

 

Kingston ValueRAM 1GB PC2-5300 –

Size: 1GB DDR2 667MHz

Latency: 5-5-5-18 (CAS,tRCD,tRP,tRAS)

Function: Unbuffered

Operating Voltage: 1.8v

Warranty: Lifetime

Rs.8k (for 4gb)

 

Seagate Barracuda ST3750640AS-RK 750GB -

Specs: 750GB, 7,200rpm, 16MB Buffer, SATA 300MBps Interface

Rs.13k

 

ntec “EarthWatts” EA380W -

Specs:

+3.3V: 20AAntec “EarthWatts” EA380W

+5V: 20A

+12V1: 17A

+12V2: 17A

-12V: 0.8A

+5VSB: 2.5A

20/24Pin ATX12v

Rs.3.9k

 

Antec Nine Hundred - “Gaming Chassis” -

Drive Bays:

External 3 x 5.25″; Internal 6 x 3.5″ for HDD, or

External 6 x 5.25″; Internal 3x 3.5″ for HDD, or

External 9 x 5.25″

- 1 top 200mm TriCool fan with 3-speed switch control

- 1 rear 120mm TriCool fan with 3-speed switch control

- 2 front 120mm special black TriCool blue LED fans with 3-speed switch control to cool HDDs

- 1 side (optional) 120mm fan to cool graphic cards

- 1 middle (optional) 120mm fan to cool CPU or graphic cards

Front USB 2.0 x 2, FireWire and Audio In/Out Ports

With PSU: No

ATX

Rs.7.8k

 

Creative Sound Blaster 5.1 CMSS

Specs: 5.1ch, CMSS 3D, EAX HD Audio, 96kHz/16-Bit

Connectors: Line Level Out (Front/Rear/Center/Subwoofer),

Line-in / Mic-in

Aux-In

Rs.1,050/-

 

samsung/viewsonic monitor

10k

 

pioneer 212 - sata dvd writer

3k max

 

total 75k approx....

 

 

P.S - +1 h3lios :D

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