The Desktop Computer & Configuration Thread

Nikhilb2008 · 24th December 2006, 02:42

yup..... Bad luck..... You have to upgrade your motherboard if you want to RAID.

johy · 24th December 2006, 10:35

Asus A7N8xDeluxe ver 2.0
AMD Athlon XP 2500+ @1.83 Ghz
1 GB DDR Kingston (in Dual-channel mode)
HDDs: Hitachi PATA 160 GB 8 MB buffer PATA + Seagate PATA 80 GB 2 MB buffer
Optical drives: Liteon 16x DVD-ROM drive and Liteon CD writer.
1.44 Sony FDD
XFX GeForce 440Mx 64 MB DDR 4x - updating to Nvidia 6200 8x 256 shortly
Onboard sound (Nvidia SoundStorm)
Philips 15" 105G7 CRT monitor - updgrading to 19" Samsung widescreen LCD 940BW shortly.
Creative Inspire 5200 5.1 Speaker system (for the occassional games and movies).
Cabinet : Antec SLK3000B with Antec TruePower 480 Watts PS.
OS: Windows XP Professional

Mugen_Power · 24th December 2006, 19:32

I will have to cancel my order and will buy a single Seagate or Hitachi sata 250 Gb.

Thanks LBM and Nikhil.

Mugen_Power · 25th December 2006, 00:30

I want to upgrade another desktop pc so i think i will use Asus p5ld2 vm se mobo for that pc and will get a new for my pc.

I want to setup RAID.
Which mobo should i have to buy ?

Mugen.

Nikhilb2008 · 25th December 2006, 00:40

What is your budget ??

PS: I dont have a cell....

Try t ogo for the gigabyte DS3 or S3.

low_bass_makker · 25th December 2006, 00:43

sir there are two options get a Raid controller to setup raid on the same MB or get a new MB......

the entry level MB with all the min requirments will be around 6-7k range....like MSI K9 Ultra.......for 6.7k

flipsyde · 25th December 2006, 00:50

ASUS K8S-MX MoBo
AMD Athlon 64 2800+ (Overclocked to 2Ghz)
1 GB DDR Transcend
Seagate PATA 120 GB + Seagate PATA 80 GB + Seagate PATA 80 GB Optical drives: Sony 16x DVD-Writer
XFX GeForce FX5200 128 MB DDR
Onboard sound (Realtek AC'97 7.1Ch)
Samsung SyncMaster 740N LCD
Tech-Com 5.1 Surround Speaker System
Cabinet : ibox Cabinet with 350watts PS
OS: Windows XP Professional SP2 + Windows Vista RC1 (Dual Boot)

Mugen_Power · 25th December 2006, 00:58

What is raid controller ? And for how much ?
Or can i buy Asus p5ld3 vm dh ?

merve_extreme · 25th December 2006, 11:15

Buy the Asus P5B i965 chipset based motherboard or you can get a Raid addon Pci card to add raid to your existing motherboard.

just dont upgrade your MB because you want raid,wait and you will get better chipsets at lower prices.

sujaylahiri · 25th December 2006, 16:55

I replaced my onboard Geforce 6150 with an ATI X1900 GT. Now I can max out all games including Quake 4 with my 3800 X2 and the X1900 GT.
Right now I'm looking for a good sound card. I'm keen on trying the Auzentech X-Meridian. Auzentech, Inc.

It's much better than Creative X-Fi when it comes to music and movies. However people say that in games, the X-Fi is a bit better.
What do u guys think?

Nikhilb2008 · 25th December 2006, 17:27

True...... Most Creative cards have much lower CPU utilisation and obviously will give you better framerates.

Also, all creative cards are EAX enabled and most of the new games are also EAX enabled...

sujaylahiri · 26th December 2006, 07:49

The Auzentech is EAX 5 enabled.

Nikhilb2008 · 26th December 2006, 14:24

hmm ok... I dont know abt that card in particular.

Check some reviews (whcih I guess you have already done

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abhibh · 26th December 2006, 14:35

A friend of mine is thinking of buying a PC following is the configuration:

1. Intel Core Duo 2.8
2. Intel original board
3. 80 GB SATA HDD
4. Multimedia Keyboard and Mouse (will be Samsung most probably)
5. JBL Speakers 2.1
6. 512 MB ram 400 MHz
7. 17" LG monitor or 15" LCD or 17" LCD (this is costing 6K more than 17" monitor)
8. DVD writter LG

Can someone give me rough estimate price of the following setup. With 17" LCD...

P.S. This is a secondary computer..

Nikhilb2008 · 26th December 2006, 15:37

there is no Core 2 Duo 2.8 ghz.....

The most basic one is the E6300 which runs at 1.86 ghz.

24th December 2006, 02:42	#331
Nikhilb2008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,196 Thanked: 10,138 Times	yup..... Bad luck..... You have to upgrade your motherboard if you want to RAID.
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24th December 2006, 10:35	#332
johy BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Siliguri Posts: 972 Thanked: 622 Times View My Garage	Ageing - but still fast Asus A7N8xDeluxe ver 2.0 AMD Athlon XP 2500+ @1.83 Ghz 1 GB DDR Kingston (in Dual-channel mode) HDDs: Hitachi PATA 160 GB 8 MB buffer PATA + Seagate PATA 80 GB 2 MB buffer Optical drives: Liteon 16x DVD-ROM drive and Liteon CD writer. 1.44 Sony FDD XFX GeForce 440Mx 64 MB DDR 4x - updating to Nvidia 6200 8x 256 shortly Onboard sound (Nvidia SoundStorm) Philips 15" 105G7 CRT monitor - updgrading to 19" Samsung widescreen LCD 940BW shortly. Creative Inspire 5200 5.1 Speaker system (for the occassional games and movies). Cabinet : Antec SLK3000B with Antec TruePower 480 Watts PS. OS: Windows XP Professional
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24th December 2006, 19:32	#333
Mugen_Power Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gujarat 03 Posts: 1,302 Thanked: 18 Times	I will have to cancel my order and will buy a single Seagate or Hitachi sata 250 Gb. Thanks LBM and Nikhil.
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25th December 2006, 00:30	#334
Mugen_Power Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gujarat 03 Posts: 1,302 Thanked: 18 Times	I want to upgrade another desktop pc so i think i will use Asus p5ld2 vm se mobo for that pc and will get a new for my pc. I want to setup RAID. Which mobo should i have to buy ? Mugen.
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25th December 2006, 00:40	#335
Nikhilb2008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,196 Thanked: 10,138 Times	What is your budget ?? PS: I dont have a cell.... Try t ogo for the gigabyte DS3 or S3.
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25th December 2006, 00:43	#336
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 6,815 Thanked: 305 Times View My Garage	sir there are two options get a Raid controller to setup raid on the same MB or get a new MB...... the entry level MB with all the min requirments will be around 6-7k range....like MSI K9 Ultra.......for 6.7k
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25th December 2006, 00:50	#337
flipsyde BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 644 Thanked: 84 Times	ASUS K8S-MX MoBo AMD Athlon 64 2800+ (Overclocked to 2Ghz) 1 GB DDR Transcend Seagate PATA 120 GB + Seagate PATA 80 GB + Seagate PATA 80 GB Optical drives: Sony 16x DVD-Writer XFX GeForce FX5200 128 MB DDR Onboard sound (Realtek AC'97 7.1Ch) Samsung SyncMaster 740N LCD Tech-Com 5.1 Surround Speaker System Cabinet : ibox Cabinet with 350watts PS OS: Windows XP Professional SP2 + Windows Vista RC1 (Dual Boot)
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25th December 2006, 00:58	#338
Mugen_Power Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gujarat 03 Posts: 1,302 Thanked: 18 Times	What is raid controller ? And for how much ? Or can i buy Asus p5ld3 vm dh ?
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25th December 2006, 11:15	#339
merve_extreme Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,359 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	Buy the Asus P5B i965 chipset based motherboard or you can get a Raid addon Pci card to add raid to your existing motherboard. just dont upgrade your MB because you want raid,wait and you will get better chipsets at lower prices. Last edited by merve_extreme : 25th December 2006 at 11:19.
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25th December 2006, 16:55	#340
sujaylahiri BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North America Posts: 960 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	I replaced my onboard Geforce 6150 with an ATI X1900 GT. Now I can max out all games including Quake 4 with my 3800 X2 and the X1900 GT. Right now I'm looking for a good sound card. I'm keen on trying the Auzentech X-Meridian. Auzentech, Inc. It's much better than Creative X-Fi when it comes to music and movies. However people say that in games, the X-Fi is a bit better. What do u guys think?
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25th December 2006, 17:27	#341
Nikhilb2008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,196 Thanked: 10,138 Times	True...... Most Creative cards have much lower CPU utilisation and obviously will give you better framerates. Also, all creative cards are EAX enabled and most of the new games are also EAX enabled...
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26th December 2006, 07:49	#342
sujaylahiri BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North America Posts: 960 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	The Auzentech is EAX 5 enabled.
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26th December 2006, 14:24	#343
Nikhilb2008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,196 Thanked: 10,138 Times	hmm ok... I dont know abt that card in particular. Check some reviews (whcih I guess you have already done )
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26th December 2006, 14:35	#344
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	A friend of mine is thinking of buying a PC following is the configuration: 1. Intel Core Duo 2.8 2. Intel original board 3. 80 GB SATA HDD 4. Multimedia Keyboard and Mouse (will be Samsung most probably) 5. JBL Speakers 2.1 6. 512 MB ram 400 MHz 7. 17" LG monitor or 15" LCD or 17" LCD (this is costing 6K more than 17" monitor) 8. DVD writter LG Can someone give me rough estimate price of the following setup. With 17" LCD... P.S. This is a secondary computer.. Last edited by abhibh : 26th December 2006 at 14:37.
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26th December 2006, 15:37	#345
Nikhilb2008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,196 Thanked: 10,138 Times	there is no Core 2 Duo 2.8 ghz..... The most basic one is the E6300 which runs at 1.86 ghz.
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