The Desktop Computer & Configuration Thread

ph03n!x · 7th July 2008, 16:29

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Originally Posted by Amey

Correction : The radiator fan will feel ashamed infront of a fan in Prescott specific HSF.

I once thought that my office genset is too loud that I can hear it 5 floors above, that too through all those glasses and cabins - but guess what, it a Dell Optiplex with a faulty fan, and - you guessed it - a prescott CPU!

On second thoughts, I guess the fan became faulty BECAUSE it is running on a prescott!

ImmortalZ · 7th July 2008, 16:34

You mean PressHot?

benkey2 · 10th July 2008, 00:30

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The cabinet was ultra slim, black finish. How reliable are these? Anyone has experience with slim line pcs(mini pc/ultra small factor?)

a year back when i went to ritchie street, where chennai s wholesale and retail elcetronic and computer stores are present,to buy a RAM for my friends laptop. one of the shop owner was using a pc with ultra slim cabinet. when i enquired about it he said the excess heat generated inside will damage motherboard and manufacturers wont replace the motherboard in case if any problem arises if the MB is fitted in these slim cabinets. i am not sure about this.

hkanitkar · 17th July 2008, 17:43

Its update time once again !

My puny 4 x 1GB 667 Mhz Corsair ValueRams were replaced by 2 x 1GB 1066 Mhz Team Extreem Dark rams. Also, on the gfx card front, 2 GeCube 4850s are coming my way by tomorrow.

It is evident that i need to change the PSU from CoolerMaster Extremepower 600W to something better. Which one to go for ??

Amey · 20th July 2008, 11:59

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Originally Posted by hkanitkar

Its update time once again !

My puny 4 x 1GB 667 Mhz Corsair ValueRams were replaced by 2 x 1GB 1066 Mhz Team Extreem Dark rams. Also, on the gfx card front, 2 GeCube 4850s are coming my way by tomorrow.

It is evident that i need to change the PSU from CoolerMaster Extremepower 600W to something better. Which one to go for ??

Waaah ! congrats !

PSU =
Seventeam all the way !!!
its available in Mumbai with Arihant electronics.

Otherwise i Silverstone but that isnt available here.

So here you go,
Corsair HX620 = 6.5k
Corsair TX750 = 7.5k

I have used both and both are just fine.

ph03n!x · 22nd July 2008, 04:39

Ran into bad luck - My GeForce 7300GS that had served me good for a while decided to conk off - its fan stopped working, and made the card act up :(

So am now shopping for a 22" LCD and a ATI based GFX. Maybe an upgrade to my P4 630 workhorse that is way over due for an upgrade...!

Looks like one conked out GFX card is going to set me back by the cost of an entry level computer!

Blue_V · 1st August 2008, 14:03

Guess its ok to keep the thread alive.
Well, graphzilla facing issues with mobos now. Data corruption. Some of the board manufacturers have pulled 790i off their list .

Nvidia 790i board pulled by makers - The INQUIRER

Read on anandtech:

AnandTech

Blue_V · 1st August 2008, 15:36

Nvidia to Enable SLI on Next-Gen Intel Platform, Fails to Get License to Make Chipsets.

Nvidia to Sell Separate Chips to Enable SLI on Intel Nehalem Platforms

X-bit labs - Nvidia to Enable SLI on Next-Gen Intel Platform, Fails to Get License to Make Chipsets.

Samurai · 4th August 2008, 11:43

ph03n!x · 4th August 2008, 13:12

Interesting indeed. Hope this does not add up to AMD's woes!

A.R · 15th September 2008, 16:44

I upgraded by home desktop last weekend.Configuration as below:

Asus AMD chipset MB, ATI Radeon X1250-based graphics on board graphics, 512 MB graphics memory, etc etc slots & drives
AMD Athlon 64 bit 2 Ghz. 2xxx FSB, 2 MB L2 cache
2 GB DDR2 666 Mhz RAM
SONY DVD 20x writer
5.1 SB Audigy soundcard
Fontech multimedia KB
Optical Mouse (forgot brand)
Altec Lansing Speakers

SLK · 16th September 2008, 00:05

I upgraded mine a few months back....

Core2 Duo 3Ghz.
Gigabyte P35 S3G
800Mhz - 4Gbs
250Gb + 160Gb + 160Gb
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS
Etc....

neoonwheels · 16th September 2008, 10:05

Looking at the replies, I guess I ve a very basic configuration and need to upgrade asap. Following is my poor config:

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 bit, 1.8 GHz
RAM: 400 - 1.2 GB
Video: 64 MB nVidia card
Sound: 32 bit Creative sound car
HDD: 80 GB, Barracuda
Monitor: 15 inch LG
DVD: LG dual layer DVD writer
Speakers: SBS A300 2.1 Creative

navin · 16th September 2008, 10:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by hkanitkar

My puny 4 x 1GB 667 Mhz Corsair ValueRams were replaced by 2 x 1GB 1066 Mhz Team Extreem Dark rams.

where did you get the 1066 Mhz ram. neither theitwares nor primeabgb has them in stock. I need 4 x 2GB.

NetfreakBombay · 16th September 2008, 12:16

Finally upgraded my PC last weekend. Retained 1.44 MB floppy drive that I bought in 1994

, DVD Writer that I bought 4 years back and various HDDs.

Cabinet was 8 years old, so it was replaced as well.

This is new config :

CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4600+
Motherboard: ASUS M2AVM-HDMI
RAM: Transcend DDR 2 800 MHz - 1 GB
Cabinet: Iball WorkHorse Black + 400 W SMPS
HDD: Seagate 500 GB

Actual cost :

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Thing to do for next few weeks:

Setup this PC as HTPC with Ubuntu. It has S-Video and composite TV OUT and SPDIF audio out. Need to connect it to TV and audio system and setup 5.1 output in Linux.

7th July 2008, 16:34	#902
ImmortalZ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 2,179 Thanked: 488 Times View My Garage	You mean PressHot?
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17th July 2008, 17:43	#904
hkanitkar BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: pune Posts: 668 Thanked: 109 Times View My Garage	Its update time once again ! My puny 4 x 1GB 667 Mhz Corsair ValueRams were replaced by 2 x 1GB 1066 Mhz Team Extreem Dark rams. Also, on the gfx card front, 2 GeCube 4850s are coming my way by tomorrow. It is evident that i need to change the PSU from CoolerMaster Extremepower 600W to something better. Which one to go for ??
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22nd July 2008, 04:39	#906
ph03n!x Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 2,566 Thanked: 5,986 Times	Ran into bad luck - My GeForce 7300GS that had served me good for a while decided to conk off - its fan stopped working, and made the card act up :( So am now shopping for a 22" LCD and a ATI based GFX. Maybe an upgrade to my P4 630 workhorse that is way over due for an upgrade...! Looks like one conked out GFX card is going to set me back by the cost of an entry level computer!
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1st August 2008, 14:03	#907
Blue_V BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 173 Thanked: 67 Times	Guess its ok to keep the thread alive. Well, graphzilla facing issues with mobos now. Data corruption. Some of the board manufacturers have pulled 790i off their list . Nvidia 790i board pulled by makers - The INQUIRER Read on anandtech: AnandTech
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1st August 2008, 15:36	#908
Blue_V BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 173 Thanked: 67 Times	Nvidia to Enable SLI on Next-Gen Intel Platform, Fails to Get License to Make Chipsets. Nvidia to Sell Separate Chips to Enable SLI on Intel Nehalem Platforms X-bit labs - Nvidia to Enable SLI on Next-Gen Intel Platform, Fails to Get License to Make Chipsets.
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4th August 2008, 11:43	#909
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,833 Thanked: 45,651 Times View My Garage	Interesting article: Ahead of the Curve \| Tom Yager \| InfoWorld \| Your server is wasting your CPU \| July 30, 2008 03:00 AM \| Tom Yager
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4th August 2008, 13:12	#910
ph03n!x Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 2,566 Thanked: 5,986 Times	Interesting indeed. Hope this does not add up to AMD's woes!
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15th September 2008, 16:44	#911
A.R BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 151 Thanked: 11 Times	I upgraded by home desktop last weekend.Configuration as below: Asus AMD chipset MB, ATI Radeon X1250-based graphics on board graphics, 512 MB graphics memory, etc etc slots & drives AMD Athlon 64 bit 2 Ghz. 2xxx FSB, 2 MB L2 cache 2 GB DDR2 666 Mhz RAM SONY DVD 20x writer 5.1 SB Audigy soundcard Fontech multimedia KB Optical Mouse (forgot brand) Altec Lansing Speakers
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16th September 2008, 00:05	#912
SLK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: DL XX XX XXXX Posts: 1,635 Thanked: 1,012 Times	I upgraded mine a few months back.... Core2 Duo 3Ghz. Gigabyte P35 S3G 800Mhz - 4Gbs 250Gb + 160Gb + 160Gb NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS Etc....
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16th September 2008, 10:05	#913
neoonwheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 2,065 Thanked: 1,877 Times View My Garage	Looking at the replies, I guess I ve a very basic configuration and need to upgrade asap. Following is my poor config: Processor: AMD Athlon 64 bit, 1.8 GHz RAM: 400 - 1.2 GB Video: 64 MB nVidia card Sound: 32 bit Creative sound car HDD: 80 GB, Barracuda Monitor: 15 inch LG DVD: LG dual layer DVD writer Speakers: SBS A300 2.1 Creative
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16th September 2008, 12:16	#915
NetfreakBombay Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,466 Thanked: 1,021 Times	Finally upgraded my PC last weekend. Retained 1.44 MB floppy drive that I bought in 1994 , DVD Writer that I bought 4 years back and various HDDs. Cabinet was 8 years old, so it was replaced as well. This is new config : CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Motherboard: ASUS M2AVM-HDMI RAM: Transcend DDR 2 800 MHz - 1 GB Cabinet: Iball WorkHorse Black + 400 W SMPS HDD: Seagate 500 GB Actual cost : Thing to do for next few weeks: Setup this PC as HTPC with Ubuntu. It has S-Video and composite TV OUT and SPDIF audio out. Need to connect it to TV and audio system and setup 5.1 output in Linux.
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