[SumitBahl]

I recently made a few changes to my home computer.
Here is a list of the components installed:
Case / Chassis
Cooler Master RC-690-KWN1-GP RC-690 with Transparent Side Panel Mid Tower Computer Case
A total of 8 fans. 3 120MM LED fans, 2 120MM fans, 1 on processor, 1 in GPU, 1 in PSU.
PSU (Power Supply Unit)
Corsair CMPSU-450VX 450W Power Supply - ATX 12V v.2.2 450 Watt
Processor
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield
2.83GHz Quad-Core Processor
12MB L2 Cache
45nm
1333Mhz
LGA 775
95W
Mainboard
Intel® Desktop Board DP35DP
GPU (Graphic Processing Unit)
Nvidia GeForce XFX GTX 260 Core (216 Processor Cores) 896MB 448-bit GDDR3
Memory (RAM)4GB (Dual Channel) Transcend 2X2GB
HDD (Hard Disk Drives)
1 X 500GB Hitachi
1 X 500GBSeagate
1 X 320GB Seagate
Optical Drives
Sony Internal DVD Writer DVD±RW 20X SATA Lightscribe
Display
Dell S2409W Full HD 1080p Monitor with HDMi (TN - Twisted Nematic Panel)
Native resolution: 1920X1080 (Full HD)
Keyboard
Apple Aluminum Thin Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Mouse
Apple Mighty Mouse (Wired)

Here are a few photographs:

[SumitBahl]

A few more photographs:

[mnhegde]

Sumit, thats a fantastic configuration you have. Man, am like . one of the best. Can you please post the price of each upgrade???

[SumitBahl]

Originally Posted by mnhegde

Sumit, thats a fantastic configuration you have. Man, am like . one of the best. Can you please post the price of each upgrade???

Thanks for your comments.
Here is the price:
Case / Chassis
Rs. 4990 for the case
Rs. 974 for 2 additional LED Fans.
PSU (Power Supply Unit)
Rs. 4100
Processor
Rs. 14500
Mainboard
Rs. 5250
GPU (Graphic Processing Unit)
Rs. 14000
Memory (RAM)
Rs. 4000
HDD (Hard Disk Drives)
1 X 500GB Hitachi
Rs. 3800
1 X 500GBSeagate
Rs. 3600
1 X 320GB Seagate
Rs. 3000
Optical Drives
Sony Internal DVD Writer DVD±RW 20X SATA Lightscribe
Rs. 2200
Display
Dell S2409W Full HD 1080p Monitor with HDMi (TN - Twisted Nematic Panel)
Native resolution: 1920X1080 (Full HD)
Rs. 21000
Keyboard
Apple Aluminum Thin Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Rs. 2200
Mouse
Apple Mighty Mouse (Wired)
Rs. 2150

Total = Rs. 85764

The total does not include the list of other peripherals i have:

1. 500va UPS
2. Linksys WRT-54G a/b/g Wireless Router
3. Beetel 220BX ADSL Modem
4. Western Digital 120GB Passport 2.5″ Black external USB hard drive
5. Kingston 16GB Pen Drive
6. Logitech Gamepad
7. Creative 2.1 Channel Speakers
8. All-in-one card reader (supporting SDHC)
9. Bluetooth 2.1EDR Adapter
10. Sony noise canceling headphones (MDR-NC6)

[akshay4587]

Thats an amazing system you got there
never knew you were into gaming

we can have a chd team bhp gaming tourament at your place

[maverick555]

Simply superb config...
i was not aware that you also love games
Do share some game titles with me once we come for next meet.

[muneemmk]

When did you purchase this Components ? Excellent choice of equipments there. But the Dell Display might give you some trouble while playing older games and even some new titles as the native resolution is not totally supported by many games.The Display that you got is an awesome one nonetheless .And give us a review about how good the Keyboard and mouse are , comfort levels and all.

And you haven't mentioned what RAM you are using and why 3 Hard Drives ?

[jithudigitised]

thats a cool system mate.

may i ask why did you prefer that motherboard when there where others which offer much more feautures?

Cabin looks Drool.

[abhibh]

Very nice config Sumit. Loved the keyboard and Mice

And i think you just provided us with the next CHD meet idea.

BYOC (Bring your own computer) Chandigarh meet!!!!

We can play games like
- Counter strike
- NFS U2 / MW
- BMW M3 Challenge
- Unreal Tournament
- AOE

[Nikhilb2008]

Massivley underpowered!! You are nuts to try to run that from a 450W PSU!! Change it ASAP. Get at least an HX620.
Otherwise, nice config!

Anyway, my turn to showoff

C2D E8400
Asus P5Q Deluxe mobo
4GB Transcend DDR2 1066
2x250 GB Seagate
2xWD640 GB
1x500 GB Verbatim

Logitech G7 laser mouse and MX518 optical.

G15 keyboard

ATI HD4870 512MB GPU

Dell E248 full HD. 1920x1200 native resolution

Microsoft Sidewinder forcefeedback pro joystick for flight sims

Logitech Momo Force feedback for raving games.

Cambridge Soundworks 5.1 500 THX certified speakers(for games and movies)

Grado SR325is for music.

X-fi Titanium soundcard.


Cooler Master RC-690-KWN1-GP RC-690 with Transparent Side Panel Mid Tower Computer Case
A total of 8 fans. 3 120MM LED fans, 2 120MM fans, 1 on processor, 1 in GPU, 1 in PSU. This is same as OP's.

Corsair HX 620W power supply.

BenQ 1650 DVD writer. Writes everything except blu-ray

In addition, have the usual stuff like wi-fi router, 1kva UPS, 16GB Voyager GT pendrive, etc....

And I've seen sooooooooooo many better configs that mine in India itself.

[mnhegde]

MODS sorry for the double post, please delete .

[mnhegde]

Thanks sumit. Nikhil can you post the details of the cambridge 5.1 , grado and x-FI titanium please??

[aaggoswami]

Man, what a system!
I am shocked by the no. of fans.
Thanks for putting up the cost.

1) From where did you procure these parts ?
2) Your graphic card is not giving out any HD port, right or wrong ? I thought that HDMI port would be available in XFX GT 260.
3) I appreciate the wise choice of Dell. ViewSonic is something I would avoid and you have bought a quality product.

[SumitBahl]

Originally Posted by aaggoswami

Man, what a system!
I am shocked by the no. of fans.
Thanks for putting up the cost.

1) From where did you procure these parts ?
2) Your graphic card is not giving out any HD port, right or wrong ? I thought that HDMI port would be available in XFX GT 260.
3) I appreciate the wise choice of Dell. ViewSonic is something I would avoid and you have bought a quality product.

1. Mostly from Chandigarh. Some from USA, Delhi and Bombay.
2. It does give out HDMi signal. There are 2 DVI ports at back and I was provided with on DVI to HDMi adapter by the company (XFX ).
3. Thanks, I did quite research before choosing the display. I was choosing between BenQ 2400HD and the dell one. Finally went with dell. I have always used Samsung in past. Samsung are tooo bright, and it was taking the toll on the eyes now.

Originally Posted by Nikhilb2008

Massivley underpowered!! You are nuts to try to run that from a 450W PSU!! Change it ASAP. Get at least an HX620.
Otherwise, nice config!

I know.... :(
A lot of components were installed after the PSU upgrade.
PSU is due for an upgrade.
I will get something in 800W.

You have got a great system as well.
I love Cambridge Soundworks.

Originally Posted by abhibh

Very nice config Sumit. Loved the keyboard and Mice

And i think you just provided us with the next CHD meet idea.

BYOC (Bring your own computer) Chandigarh meet!!!!

We can play games like
- Counter strike
- NFS U2 / MW
- BMW M3 Challenge
- Unreal Tournament
- AOE

Thanks Abhi.
It would be BYOG (Bring Your Own Games) as well.
I dont have too many games.

Originally Posted by jithudigitised

thats a cool system mate.

may i ask why did you prefer that motherboard when there where others which offer much more feautures?

Cabin looks Drool.

The upper models were all supporting DDR3 RAM.
When I purchased the board DDR3 RAM were very very expensive.
So, I wanted a board with DDR2 support.
I was little more inclined towards Intel, as this is what I have used from start.

Originally Posted by muneemmk

When did you purchase this Components ? Excellent choice of equipments there. But the Dell Display might give you some trouble while playing older games and even some new titles as the native resolution is not totally supported by many games.The Display that you got is an awesome one nonetheless .And give us a review about how good the Keyboard and mouse are , comfort levels and all.

And you haven't mentioned what RAM you are using and why 3 Hard Drives ?

I keep on upgrading something or the other with time.
Its a never ending process.
Dell display is great otherwise, except most games dont support the resolution.
Movieslook great on full HD displays.
But you have to be future proof I guess.
Displays are not something that you would upgrade frequently.
So, I went with the best I could find for the money I had.
Keyboard and mouse are amazing.
Mouse will take sometime getting used to. But once you get used to it, its pretty comfortable to use.
Keyboard is well laid out. It has a chiclet type design.
Their are 2 USB 2.0 ports which are hidden, but still convenient to use.
Built is simply superb as with all apple products.

I forgot the RAM. I have 4GB RAM 2X2GB. DDR2 800MHz Transcend RAM.
As I said earlier, I keep on upgrading various components with time.
I started with one 160GB HDD, then as content grew, I put on 320GB one. Then it grew some more, I purchased on 500GB. A one more 500GB after that. I sold 160GB. I am now planning for one 1.5TB and one SSD to run OS.

Originally Posted by maverick555

Simply superb config...
i was not aware that you also love games
Do share some game titles with me once we come for next meet.

Thanks.
I do not play many games.
CS, NFS, WSC 09, Far Cry 2 are some I have right now.

Originally Posted by akshay4587

Thats an amazing system you got there
never knew you were into gaming

we can have a chd team bhp gaming tourament at your place

Thanks Akshay.
Sure man, anytime. I am fond of building the system. Not a hardcore gamer.

[bharti22shresth]

Originally Posted by abhibh

Very nice config Sumit. Loved the keyboard and Mice

And i think you just provided us with the next CHD meet idea.

BYOC (Bring your own computer) Chandigarh meet!!!!

We can play games like
- Counter strike
- NFS U2 / MW
- BMW M3 Challenge
- Unreal Tournament
- AOE

Yeah, good idea
These games will run on my 2 yr old crankcase too.