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    Hello again,This would look much better if I could figure out how to quote people in a Fast Reply...Anyway, I talked to a couple of retailers.I think I'll swap the corsair ram for the equivalent in kingston. It's a little cheaper, and much much easier to get.Also, I realised that a 19" and a 20" TFT cost pretty much the same. But I haven't seen anyone with a 20" screen. Any reason why I shouldn't opt for the 20"?I was thinking of saving up and buying a graphics card next month. I'll have some money then, and in the meantime, I'll just buy the other stuff. Then, I could probably afford the 4670.@ k_nitin_rI was gonna buy a copy of windows 7. Which costs around Rs. 6000. So your recommendation does make sense, but maybe if I buy all the stuff from the same guy, he'll give me a discount. Atleast I hope he does.And whats this about system drivers? Wouldn't I get them with the OS? or with the hardware itself?

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    You don't have to get a Quad core processor though I would recommend it if you are doing this for gaming and multi-tasking, don't listen to people that say you wont need it 75% of them are jealous because they don't have Quad Core...

     

    You will be able to play lots and lots of games with a Quad core and a decent Graphics card, Again it does not matter nViddia or ATI... (Weird spelling for Nviddia please correct me if I am wrong.)

     

    Now do you want to build your own, or are you looking at buying it from a online company where you can customize it? Please answer this hope I helped you a bit more.

    Hey ash-bash!

    Unfortunately, looks like I can't quite afford a quad core.

    And I'm pretty sure they speel it an nVIDIA :D

    I'm "trying" to build my own computer...

    thanks!

     

    For an End-game computer type, here's the specs that you should consider:

     

    Video Card 9500M or higher and capable for 3D rendering would be good.

    A good space for RAM 2GB and Higher is better.

    If you can afford the Quad Core is totally awesome.

    If still got some budget get a good quality Sound card for best result.

     

    Good luck!

    As I said, quad is a wee bit outta range.

    And yeah, I keep tweaking the budget bit by bit :) , maaaaybe I'll throw in a sound card later.

     

    @rvalkass

     

    Make sure the graphics card has an output that matches the input of the monitor (usually DVI now, but check - some monitors only have D-Sub inputs) and that the graphics card can output the native resolution of the monitor. Most modern cards can output easily to 19" monitors, although some of the more exotic widescreen resolutions can cause problems if they're not standard.

    Alright, I'll hunt for the LCD after I get my cpu ready.

    Or should it be the other way round?

     

    So, the build I'd get for Rs. 30k:

     

    Case: Thermaltake Wing RS 101 - Rs. 2100 ( http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ )

    CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 250 - Rs. 4100 ( http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ )

    Motherboard: Still looking...

    RAM: Corsair TW3X4G-1333C9 - Rs. 6050 ( http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ )

    Hard Drive: Western Digital 500GB - Rs. 2750 ( http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ )

    DVD Writer: Sony 20x SATA - Rs. 1350 ( http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ )

    Power Supply: Coolermaster RS550-ACAAA1 Real Power 550W - Rs. 5450 ( http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ )

    Graphics Card: Sapphire HD 4650 - Rs. 3600 ( http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ )

     

    Total so far: Rs. 25400


    Once again, thanks for ALL the effort!

    I love the RAM, and I'm definitely gonna buy this. If can find it, looks rather hard to get here.

     

    I think I will also go with the western digital HD. Saw some pretty nice reviews. Also, the one you mention has a 32 MB cache. (caviar green series). I just might go for the 16MB cache if it's any cheaper. Which it should be since they aren't calling it "environment friendly" :o

     

    The graphics card looks neat. I was gonna say that maybe a 1gb card was too much, but then realised that it wasn't that much more expensive than the 512 MB one. and much cheaper than the one with ddr3. For lack of knowledge, I guess I'll stick with this. Though if I have some extra cash, I could upgrade to the 4670. question, isn't the nvidia 9600 better? it is priced the same as the 4670.

    really, nvidia is all i've been recommended as far as a graph card is concerned. still on the fence for this. help? or should it be ... convince!

     

    the case... I'll just go and blindly ask for this. no questions asked!

     

    um, same for power supply. I wish I knew more... the specs look solid enough to me. Couldn't this get a bit cheaper? And no, I don't want my CPU to blow up. Or crash down.

     

    the processor!

    ok, so core 2 duo looks slightly better than the x2 250, but then this is a little cheaper.

    Yaknow, I find myself agreeing with everything you say... that config is pretty much bang on exactly what I want and can afford.

    As for the motherboard... how about an Asus M3A78. Priced at Rs. 4150. But would this support all the hardware I'm getting? I read something about getting AM3 support, which I believe this has.

     

    Finally, do I need a cooler unit?

     

    I can't stress this enough... thank you!

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    Hey rvalkass, thanks a huge lot!
    Now, I did some more research.
    I'm looking to buy the stuff in a day or two.
    For reference, I got the price, in Rupees, from here and here.

    A budget that should get you a decent PC. Are you getting a new monitor too, or just the PC? If you want to get a monitor too then that could take a sizeable chunk out of your budget, and it might be worth saving up a little bit more to get a decent PC and screen.

    Yeah, I was considering putting in some more dough and buying a 19" LCD. But that would seriously screw up my budget. Will try and scrape up some more money. I hear dell is THE best option in this case. any thoughts? Also, would I need some specific graphics card for this?

    For most people a fast dual or triple-core processor is a better buy than a slower quad-core processor. If you do a lot of video encoding, rendering tasks and generally intensive multithreaded applications then a quad-core can be beneficial, but for most people at the moment 2 or 3 cores is plenty.

    Indeed. How about a core 2 duo, 2.9 GHz? around Rs. 5.5k. would a 3Ghz make a huge difference? it costs another 3k.

    ATI and nVidia both have some decent low-cost graphics cards out at the moment, especially as the new DX11 cards are released, forcing the prices of DX10 cards down. If you're not bothered about playing DX11-exclusive games, coming out in the next few years, then this is a great time to pick up a DX10 card, such as ATI's HD4xxx series. They'll be able to play games released now, and new DX10 releases.

    This is something I know absolutely nothing about. I heard that Nvidia 9600 is good. I can get that for under 5k. I believe it has directx10 support. ATI looks a bit more expensive, though I couldn't get too much info on that... what say? And I saw some ddr2 and ddr3 on the graphics cards too... should they match with the RAM?


    RAM, I was thinking of 4GB(maybe 2 2GB or whatever) DDR2. Again, kingston would cost about 4.5-5k. Anything else I need to look for in RAM?

    A 500GB sata Seagate hard drive costs around 3k. I expected it to be much more expensive... although I do remember seeing lots of horror stories wrt seagate here at Xisto. Any alternate suggestions?

    Motherboard... I hear it should have plenty of PCI(I dont recall anyone telling me to buy a PCI card, though), firewire slots, and support for ddr3. anything else needed? or any recommendations?

    And which company should I buy the DVD drive from? Anyone I should Definitely stay away from? (2-3k)

    I have absolutely no idea about the Case, CPU cooler and power supply. I'll just blindly get what you tell me to.

    I'll take a look online and see what components I can find, and come up with a build for you :)

    Woohoo! Thanks very much!

    Pick something that will give you enough power for all your components, and any foreseeable upgrades, along with a little overhead. Also get something that is 80%+ efficient to save on your electricity bill. Buy from a good name and check reviews to make sure it has been thoroughly tested - you'd be surprised how many PSUs don't actually meet the ATX standards they claim.

    And one more time, any personal recommendations? :o Honestly, any brand recommendations would be most helpful.

    Looks like I could get a pretty decent system in my budget!
    hooray.

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    Hello people, So, I got a little money (no no, don't check yer pockets, I didn't steal anything) and decided to buy a new computer with it. The problem is that I have no idea what I should buy. My budget is in the vicinity of Rs.30k, which comes up somewhere about $640. Now I asked around, and quickly got lost in an AMD v/s intel debate. Someone told me that I MUST get a quad core processor. On the other hand, I was told that a quad core was only needed if you have to run multi-user apps. I nodded my head knowingly at all times. My requirements are simple enough... I need it for home use. At most, I'll want to play some high requirement games. If that makes it too expensive, I'll happily settle for games that came out a year or two ago. I'll maybe run some stuff on MATLAB, but that shouldn't be any worse than the games. So, any suggestions? processor, mo-bo, ram, graphics card, sound card... is there anything else? Oh and if someone could tell me how to pick an SMPS, that would be excellent! Thaanks!

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    Yep, these are good gaming sites.

    But I usually rely on aggregators for my gaming needs.
    Probably the most well known example would be jayisgames, which is an online community where people post all the newest games on the internets!

    Another site is lazylaces, but they tend to concentrate on Point and click games.

    And when talking about online gaming, you just can't forget newgrounds or kongregate.

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    That looks like you put some hard work into it!It looks good, but I can't read the text on the left, below the music player, completely.It just gets cut-off midway and there's no way to scroll down.I'm using Firefox 3, with a 1024x768 display.Also, I personally don't like it when websites start playing music on their own. One, I have limited bandwidth.And two, it really sucks when I have my own music playing in the background.So, maybe have the music paused when the site loads up.otherwise, looks good.

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    hey Nameless_, I think it would be even more abnormal if the bra strap was hanging loose from a guy's shoulder... but hey, that's just me. ;)

    It might just be perfectly normal in some cultures.

     

    And this list would make pretty much everyone in the world abnormal.

    I am definitely not normal according to this.

     

    So, yay! I always wanted to be one of those weird, eccentric guys with lots of smarts.

    Spwcially the last part. :P

     

    hey Nameless_, I think it would be even more abnormal if the bra strap was hanging loose from a guy's shoulder... but hey, that's just me. :P

    It might just be perfectly normal in some cultures.

     

    And this list would make pretty much everyone in the world abnormal.

    I am definitely not normal according to this.

     

    So, yay! I always wanted to be one of those weird, eccentric guys with lots of smarts.

    Specially the last part. :P

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    Of course it's not "bad" to want to be a Podiatrist. Listen, if you've figured out what you want to do in your life, disregard everything anyone else says. Er, I hope you don't decide to become a mass murderer.One of the best thing that could happen to anyone is to realise what they want to do in life.So, I say, go ahead and do it!Oh and beware of smelly, moldy, wrinkled feet. With snails stuck between the toes.

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    Hey, this is a rather good idea and I think we should definitely do this.And er, I think I agree with inverse_bloom about not participating if the book-of-the-week(month) is something I don't like reading. And right now, "self-motivational" books are the only ones I can think of which fall into the category.As far as the question of the availability of books is concerned, we could always pick a book which is available online, for free. And legally...http://www.gutenberg.org/ is a good source.Then there is http://www.baen.com/ , but it deals only with Science Fiction and Fantasy stories.I'm sure there are many more options out there, only an internet search away!Of course, many people don't like reading on the computer. So, I guess we could hold 2 parallel readings. One, the conventional hold-me-in-a-hand type and the other, the electronic variety.Just saying.

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    Wow Happyhippie, that's almost like a super power!I don't even remember the dreams I have. Probably because I'm such a heavy sleeper.I only remember vague snatches of the things I was dreaming about if I someone wakes me up while I'm still dreaming.And I'm not sure if any deja vu I experience isn't just a dream I had sometime. If that is so, I guess my dreams do come true! :)

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    Hehe. You just answered all your questions and then asked them again. :)I guess you should either put all your eggs in one basket or keep them safe with you. No point in distributing an egg or two to lots of baskets.Er, that was a rather horrible analogy.Anyway, um, advice... try and do new things together. Discover stuff together. But at the same time, don't suffocate each other. Plan surprises for him. All the things people normally tell couples to do, but which are so very hard to do on a regular basis.All the best!

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    I really don't think regional humour works in other languages... so I would stick to watching comedy in whatever language I know. Unless I'm trying to learn another language. :)Yeah, Monty Python is good. Also, search youtube for Rowan Atkinson. And no, don't click on the Mr. Bean videos, there are other, much better options available.Whenever bored, I watch clips of "whose line is it anyway" on youtube.And Colin Mochrie is a canadian too! (Er, so is Ryan Stiles, I think)

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    I don't use yahoo answers, but yes, facebook definitely takes a loooooot of time while loading.And on top of that, I keep getting stupid requests and when I get exasperated and confirm something, it takes me to a whole new page and asks me to invite other friends.It is rather frustrating.Or maybe I just have idiot friends.Or, even more likely, I am the idiot for not seeing the point of all this. :|

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