Recommendation for new pc

lee_what2004 · 27th Jun 2008, 03:06 AM

Well, I'm asking for my friends. Any recommendation for pc, budget MYR3000 / US$1000~

for now, it is
(the price is roughly rounded)

ATHLON 64 X2 5000+ MYR 260
kingston ram 1 GB x 2 MYR 150
NVIDIA 9600 around MYR 600? (which to choose??)
seagate 320 GB MYR 230
DVD writer MYR 90
Power Supply 550W(enough?) around MYR 300?
motherboard around MYR 400?
monitor around MYR 550 - 600(most probably BenQ 19'')
casing Encloxure Wizard should be less than MYR 200
keyboard/mouse/speaker is exclusive from the budget.
total MYR 2630

as for motherboard, I'm really blind how to choose a good one. What do we need to see to determine a good board?

or should I go for intel ?
the most important is future prooft
Thanks

Chai · 27th Jun 2008, 07:48 AM

ATI 4850 is only about RM665!

WD 500GB is only about RM250!

Edit: Crap, I forgot you picked AMD.

Adrian Wong · 27th Jun 2008, 10:11 AM

Future proof? Get an Intel Core 2 processor!!

lee_what2004 · 27th Jun 2008, 10:52 AM

Intel Core 2, which series?

is ATI 4850 better from NVIDIA 9600? because I would like to keep the card around MYR 500 - 600

any idea for the mobo?

p/s. Is it if I choose AMD, I can only go with nvidia, or choose Intel, can go only with ATI? Not sure about this

first time customizing

Chai · 27th Jun 2008, 11:23 AM

4850 is leagues ahead of 9600GT, even better than 9800GTX+ it some cases. Definitely the best bang for the buck you can ever imagine!

iModAMD · 27th Jun 2008, 11:24 AM

HELL YES AN 4850 is better than an 9600

AND answer to your question

If you take AMD you can go both sides

AMD brought ATI 2 years ago

So you have the choice to take

An AMD board with an AMD chipset

An AMD board with an NVIDIA chipset

Or even an AMD board with an VIA CHIPSET

If you go intel you can go BOTH sides too

Intel Chipsets supports CF(Crossfire)

You can take intel motherboards with Nvidia Chipsets too

And you can take intel motherboards with via chipsets too

It's only your choice bro

But i recommand you to take AMD/ATI because videocards are at cheap prices and ROCKS with REALLY GOOD performances

AND CPU'S too

Lacus · 27th Jun 2008, 01:07 PM

C2D outperforms amd proc now ><..even their lower end dual core celeron rocks o_O! hmm for that price, i'll suggest the E2180 >< Well, err if with amd, u can go both nvidia or ati..same goes to intel

4850..best value gpu card now

Chai · 27th Jun 2008, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iModAMD

But i recommand you to take AMD/ATI because videocards are at cheap prices and ROCKS with REALLY GOOD performances

AND CPU'S too

I agree on the graphics card portion only.

Since you are clearly an AMD fan boy, no surprise you said that.

Lacus · 27th Jun 2008, 04:56 PM

Well, amd is cheaper though.... =p... rofl xD

Trinity · 27th Jun 2008, 06:44 PM

You could not go wrong with a p35 mobo, or better a X38, and a E8400 CPU

Newegg.com - ASUS P5K DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - CPUs / Processors

27th Jun 2008, 03:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
lee_what2004 Active Join Date: 28 Dec 2007 Location: Melaka Posts: 600 Reputation: 453 Rep Power: 5	Recommendation for new pc Well, I'm asking for my friends. Any recommendation for pc, budget MYR3000 / US$1000~ for now, it is (the price is roughly rounded) ATHLON 64 X2 5000+ MYR 260 kingston ram 1 GB x 2 MYR 150 NVIDIA 9600 around MYR 600? (which to choose??) seagate 320 GB MYR 230 DVD writer MYR 90 Power Supply 550W(enough?) around MYR 300? motherboard around MYR 400? monitor around MYR 550 - 600(most probably BenQ 19'') casing Encloxure Wizard should be less than MYR 200 keyboard/mouse/speaker is exclusive from the budget. total MYR 2630 as for motherboard, I'm really blind how to choose a good one. What do we need to see to determine a good board? or should I go for intel ? the most important is future prooft Thanks __________________

27th Jun 2008, 07:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,343 Reputation: 3862 Rep Power: 71	ATI 4850 is only about RM665! WD 500GB is only about RM250! Edit: Crap, I forgot you picked AMD. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

27th Jun 2008, 10:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
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27th Jun 2008, 10:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
lee_what2004 Active Join Date: 28 Dec 2007 Location: Melaka Posts: 600 Reputation: 453 Rep Power: 5	Intel Core 2, which series? is ATI 4850 better from NVIDIA 9600? because I would like to keep the card around MYR 500 - 600 any idea for the mobo? p/s. Is it if I choose AMD, I can only go with nvidia, or choose Intel, can go only with ATI? Not sure about this first time customizing __________________

27th Jun 2008, 11:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,343 Reputation: 3862 Rep Power: 71	4850 is leagues ahead of 9600GT, even better than 9800GTX+ it some cases. Definitely the best bang for the buck you can ever imagine! __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

27th Jun 2008, 11:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
iModAMD Warming up Join Date: 14 Apr 2008 Location: Montréal,Québec,Canada Posts: 145 Reputation: 71 Rep Power: 1	HELL YES AN 4850 is better than an 9600 AND answer to your question If you take AMD you can go both sides AMD brought ATI 2 years ago So you have the choice to take An AMD board with an AMD chipset An AMD board with an NVIDIA chipset Or even an AMD board with an VIA CHIPSET If you go intel you can go BOTH sides too Intel Chipsets supports CF(Crossfire) You can take intel motherboards with Nvidia Chipsets too And you can take intel motherboards with via chipsets too It's only your choice bro But i recommand you to take AMD/ATI because videocards are at cheap prices and ROCKS with REALLY GOOD performances AND CPU'S too __________________ ---Stealth-Box--- Case: Antec Sonata 3 / Mobo: Gigabyte MA790FX-DQ6 / CPU : AMD ATHLON X2 6000+ w/t Zalman 9700 / GPU : ATI 4850 / Ram: (4X2GB) OCZ AM2 Optimised DDR2-667 / PSU: Antec EarthWatts 500W / HDDs:4X Western Digital 250GB 2500 AAKS SATA2 (RAID 0) / Mouse:Logitech MX1000 / Keyboard: Logitech G11 / Speakers: Altec Lansing Satelite 300.1 (2.1) + Creative CS 120 (2.0)

27th Jun 2008, 01:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lacus Active Join Date: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 787 Reputation: 128 Rep Power: 2	C2D outperforms amd proc now ><..even their lower end dual core celeron rocks o_O! hmm for that price, i'll suggest the E2180 >< Well, err if with amd, u can go both nvidia or ati..same goes to intel 4850..best value gpu card now __________________ New Rig a.k.a Celestial Being [CPU=Intel Celeron Dual Core E1200 (3040Mhz) [Cooled By Xigmatek S1283 with Crossbow] \| Mobo=Abit AW9D \| GPU=Gigabyte HD4850 512MB GDDR3/Asus EAH3450 256MB DDR2 \| RAM=4x1gb DDR2 667Mhz Corsair Value \| HDD=Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB \| Soundcard=Doom's Creative X-FI XtremeMusic \| Speakers=Creative Inspire P5800 \| PSU=Silverstone Strider ST56F \| Keyboard=Creative Prodikeys DM \| Mouse=Logitech MX518\| Casing=Lian Li PC-7YCF]

27th Jun 2008, 04:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
Lacus Active Join Date: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 787 Reputation: 128 Rep Power: 2	Well, amd is cheaper though.... =p... rofl xD __________________ New Rig a.k.a Celestial Being [CPU=Intel Celeron Dual Core E1200 (3040Mhz) [Cooled By Xigmatek S1283 with Crossbow] \| Mobo=Abit AW9D \| GPU=Gigabyte HD4850 512MB GDDR3/Asus EAH3450 256MB DDR2 \| RAM=4x1gb DDR2 667Mhz Corsair Value \| HDD=Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB \| Soundcard=Doom's Creative X-FI XtremeMusic \| Speakers=Creative Inspire P5800 \| PSU=Silverstone Strider ST56F \| Keyboard=Creative Prodikeys DM \| Mouse=Logitech MX518\| Casing=Lian Li PC-7YCF]

27th Jun 2008, 06:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
Trinity Little Kiki Join Date: 5 Jan 2003 Location: Ohio,usa Posts: 6,720 Reputation: 5111 Rep Power: 63	You could not go wrong with a p35 mobo, or better a X38, and a E8400 CPU Newegg.com - ASUS P5K DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - CPUs / Processors __________________ E6600, P5B-D, 1Gbx2 Crucial PC2-8500, 7600GT, WD 500GbHDD Conroe Bay-Bee! (\__/) (-. - ) (> < ) Last edited by Trinity : 27th Jun 2008 at 06:53 PM.

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