ctrl_alt_del Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 November, right? I should have some money stashed away by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtheK Posted September 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 yup november, and pretty much everything is on sale at that time, so you can really go bananas shopping... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctrl_alt_del Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 /Cancels wife's tickets for Novemeber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landmarktiger Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 /Cancels wife's tickets for Novemeber  I was comparing the prices of CPU/GPU btw here and US recently- the CPU here are very competetively priced 0they are about the same price as US. The GPUs here a little more expenssive and fewer choices. Like 460MSI 1gb is 230$ there and 13250 here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil_angel Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 /Cancels wife's tickets for Novemeber The ghost of christmas past will be all over you during christmas then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-JeRi Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 you disappoint me Son!!!! Â ... Â *sigh* Â But who knows... maybe ill be back with a bang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 (edited) Guyz which is the best PC chassis: The cooler master Haf 922 or NZXT tempest evo..  The main features i'm looking forward is build quality, cable management and good fans...and also will be buying cpu cooler so enough space too...And also looks  Let me know.. i have the 932(not 922) and it's 20+kg..not that bulky for me though i can carry it easily so i bet 922 shouldn't be that heavy since it's a mid-tower but more cooler master cases mid tower ones have arrived which can house cards as big as hd 5970 (i have 5970 and it fits with extra space left ..but that's the 932) and the cooling?? i think HAF means HIGH AIR FLOW so it's self explainatory it has 200+ mm fans ..1 on top 1 on front and 1 on the left side   i'm using the cooler master V10..costed me abt 4.5-5k and it performs as close to water cooling so u don't have to fear about leaks and stuff u know Edited September 24, 2010 by jam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Tigre Chino Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 How big is the v10? Will fit in my CM690 mid tower? Â Also Im planning to setup some lights in my case, anything I should be aware of? Brands/parts I should stay away from etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitaire Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 Can I ask advice for a non-gaming but HD capable PC config here or should I ask it only in the PC Ask the experts thread where no one replies half the time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitaire Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 OK here goes:   One of my Dad's old PCs conked off. Basically some part of his motherboard fried and he has a P4. So he wants to go for a newer machine for his basic needs at home, he has 2 other laptops and another desktop for other stuff, but yeah.  Needs: No gaming Maybe some HD video Mostly browsing the web A fair bit of multitasking Usual word processing and spreadsheets and stuff Backing up data from mobile devices  That's all he really does.  So I was thinking of getting a lower end system with integrated graphics because he does no gaming, but with around 4gb of DDR3 and a decent motherboard and a 1TB HDD. And the Core i3s and Athlon X4s are what I'm having trouble deciding between. Both cost around the same. The comparison here is between the Athlon II X4 635 (or 640 if it's available) and the Core i3 530. Both in the Rs. 5000-5400 range.  Thoughts? Opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 (edited) I haven't tested a Athlon X4, but if you want good integrated graphics then core i3 should be a good choice. It's ig chip is powerful enough to run 1080p videos smoothly and even 2-3 year old games with low - mid res at mid - high settings. Also works rather well with Source games if you are interested. Â Just note that you will need a h55 board to use the integrated graphics. Edited September 25, 2010 by Noctis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitaire Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 I haven't tested a Athlon X4, but if you want good integrated graphics then core i3 should be a good choice. It's ig chip is powerful enough to run 1080p videos smoothly and even 2-3 year old games with low - mid res at mid - high settings. Also works rather well with Source games if you are interested.  Just note that you will need a h55 board to use the integrated graphics.  Thanks   Kinda thought of this:  Core i3 530 ASUS P7H55 Pro Seagate 1TB SATA HDD Zebronics PSU + Cab Microsoft Wired Optical Mouse + KB DDR3 2GB x 2 Samsung 22x DVD-RW Dell 21.5" LED / LCD (similar price around 9-9.5k) Altec Lansing VS2621  Totals up to around Rs 33-34k.  Using prices from Delta Peripherals (deltapage.com) here in Chennai including TN VAT.  i5 650 based would add another 4k to this.  Unable to decide what motherboard would go best (at lowest possible price of course) with an AMD Athlon II X4 635 (vs i3) or a Phenom II X4 955 BE (vs the i5 650). So I haven't come up with possible totals for that.  What would you say? decent config? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 (edited) Yeah, that should fit your needs perfectly. Â I don't see any use with getting a i5 650 here. If you plan on upgrading this to a gaming pc later then get a i5 730 (quad core), otherwise i3 530 is more than enough. Edited September 25, 2010 by Noctis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitaire Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 Yeah, that should fit your needs perfectly. Â I don't see any use with getting a i5 650 here. If you plan on upgrading this to a gaming pc later then get a i5 730 (quad core), otherwise i3 530 is more than enough. Â Thanks, yeah I guess it does fit my needs. Â But i had to do an estimate of that too cos of my dad's inherent belief that an i5 is always better than an i3 for any application. Â You mean 750? The 750 and 760 are nice but there's no GMA chip on them integrated. So I guess i3 is the only choice for the current situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 (edited) guys you can use techshop.in also anyways for the V10, it should fit considering the fact that a hd 5970 fits there XD (that's what they had advertised in the poster of that case) and also that both are cooler master....there should be no reason for that not fitting there and if you got doubt of any RAM fitting below the cooler, don't worry..my corsair dominator RAM fits there like they were made for each other LOL Edited September 26, 2010 by jam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landmarktiger Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 is an core i7 930 and gtxx 460(1 GB) good enough to play all games released so far and in near future at max setting at 1080p at 60+ fps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Assassin Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 (edited) is an core i7 930 and gtxx 460(1 GB) good enough to play all games released so far and in near future at max setting at 1080p at 60+ fps? Â Nope. Edited December 25, 2010 by Ameet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 But it will play most very smoothly. The cpu-gpu combo there is one of the best bang for buck combos now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitaire Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 Why is 60+ fps so important??? Shouldn't it be enough to have a steady 30+ framerate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 Fixed. doubtful - run the 3d mark11 demo on any of today's rigs and it will chew up the system. That's still a single GPU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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