The Desktop Computer & Configuration Thread

gkrishn · 1st October 2007, 20:43

Any idea how much a mother board with intel 3-series chipset cost?

Also, any idea about bluetooth keyboard/mouse cost?

chetan · 4th October 2007, 11:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikhilb2008

bugger !! Post it in show-off on TE naa

And how much did it cost you ? From where did you buy it ?

waiting for this....i week ago it was 4k+ tax..chaos where did you buy it...i am going to buy one with in this week

and any good 2.1 speakers for a budget of 3k

faraz · 6th October 2007, 05:32

Here is what I use

E6600-4GB-Asus P5Wdh Deluxe-Thermalright Ultra 120 extreme
Nvidia 8800 GTS
ViewSonic VG1930wm
620W Corsair, Cooler Master Stacker 830
8 X Scythe S-Flex (1600 rpm)

and yes, its runs 64 bit OS

Ford_madhan · 6th October 2007, 13:12

I have a

AMD Athlon X2 3600+
MSI board
1GB 667MHz DDR2 RAM
80 + 40 = 120GB HDDs
Viewsonic 19" LCD
xfx 6200 graphics card
Heir 2.1 speakers
Liteon DVD-RW
Antec cabinet+iball SMPS (400W)

hkanitkar · 11th October 2007, 00:03

Got a XFX 8600 GT - 256MB DDR3
And a CoolerMaster Extreme PowerDuo 600W PSU

blue2ki · 11th October 2007, 00:20

Pentium 4 EE, 3.73 GHz
2GB DDR400
Creative Audigy Extreme 24bit 7.1
Aegia PhysX Engine
nVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB - AGP 8X

plan to upgrade the processor and motherboard

kartikkumar · 11th October 2007, 00:53

YES! Finally...I got myself a macbook, Intel dual core processor 2.16 ghz, 120 GB HDD, super drive and 1 GB RAM. The machine simply rocks!! Running parallel desktop so I can work on XP and Mac OS X simultaneously without any trouble.

im_srini · 11th October 2007, 16:47

Ahem, here's what I use at home, assembled it around 2 years ago...

AMD64 3000+
ASUS K8V-MX motherboard
1 GB RAM
Seagate 120GB SATA
XFX 7300GT AGP card
D-Link DWL-G510 WiFi card & ANT24 5Db antenna

I run WinXP SP2b - not a pirated copy

The machine was originally meant for browsing & fooling around, I now use the machine for gaming. The system is starting to show its' age however...

anupmathur · 11th October 2007, 20:49

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Originally Posted by im_srini

The system is starting to show its' age however...

Do go for the Intel processors now.
AMD was OK when you bought the machine.

meghan · 11th October 2007, 22:03

Processor - Intel Pentium D 2.8 GHZ 800 MHZ 1MBx2 L2 Cache
Motherboard - Intel D101 Motherboard
Memory - 1024 MB DDR RAM
Hard Disk - 80 GB Seagate SATA HDD
Graphic Card - On Board 256MB ATi Radeon xPress200
Cabinet - Zebronics
DVD RW Drive - Samsung
Monitor - 15" Samsung LCD
Mouse - Logitech
Altec Lansing 2.1 Speakers

Already finding it slow for gaming.. though free net compensates it a lot!

nosfreak · 11th October 2007, 23:15

i really need a suggestions for either a 5.1 or a 7.1 sound card. i already have a built in 7.1 channel(gigabyte).. im not really happy with the bass and clarity it gives out. suggestions please...

vinee · 11th October 2007, 23:41

Motherboard: Asus Blitz Extreme

Processor: Intel Quad Core 2 Extreme

Hard Disc: Seagate Sata 250 Gb

RAM: 2 X Kingston 1Gb DDR3

Sound: M-Audio Delta 4X4
2 X Behringer B2031A Monitors;
Sennheiser HD280 Pro Headphones

Display: NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS
Compaq 21' CRT

Mouse/Keys: Logitech G5/Logitech G15

External controllers: Logitech G25 Racing Wheel(with analog clutch)
Xbox 360 wireless controller for PC

vinee · 11th October 2007, 23:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by nosfreak

i really need a suggestions for either a 5.1 or a 7.1 sound card. i already have a built in 7.1 channel(gigabyte).. im not really happy with the bass and clarity it gives out. suggestions please...

If your pocket allows, get a blind-fold, put your ear plugs on and go get a Creative Soundblaster X-fi Elite Pro.Otherwise, an M-Audio Revolution 7.1

iTNerd · 20th November 2007, 11:17

APPLE MacBook Pro (for graphics design)
Intel Core 2 Dou (2.4 Ghz )
15.4" LED-backlit display with glossy screen (1440x900)
2 GB DDR2 RAM
160 GB 5400 RPM disk
256 MB NVidea Geforce 8600 GT
8X Super Drive
Tiger 10.4.10 pre-installed
Leopard 10.5 DVD

DELL Inspiron 9300 (for pure gaming/development)
Intel Pentium M Sonama 760 (2.0GHz, 533MHz FSB)
2GB (1GB x 2) DDR2 ram at 533MHz
Nvidia Go 6800 256MB
60GB 7200 7K60
WUXGA (1920x1200) Ultrasharp Truelife 17" widescreen LCD
Intel 2200 802.11 b/g wireless card
8 X DVD/RW
9-cell 53 watt/hour battery
2 X 90W ac power supply
Vista Ultimate

DELL Inspiron 700m (one that I carry everywhere I go)
Intel Pentium M 725 (Dothan 2.0 GHz Pentium M Processor)
1GB RAM
12.1” WXGA Widesceen (1280 x 800)
Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 (802.11 b/g) Internal Wireless
80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, 5400 RPM
2 X 9-cell Lithium-Ion Battery
8 X DVD/RW
Windows XP Pro, SP2

Monstrous Custom Built Desktop (Server/development)
Intel Core 2 3.0 GHz, 8MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB
22" LCD Monitor
3GB 2x1GB/2x512MB DDR2 667MHz memory
320GB Hard Drive
16X DVD+/-RW dual layer
256MB x16 ATI Radeon
Windows 2003 SBS server

reignofchaos · 20th November 2007, 11:37

^^Unless the CPU is quadcore, it'll have 4MB of cache. In case of quads its 2x4MB. The new penryns will have 2x6MB.

1st October 2007, 20:43	#661
gkrishn BHPian Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 645 Thanked: 139 Times View My Garage	Any idea how much a mother board with intel 3-series chipset cost? Also, any idea about bluetooth keyboard/mouse cost?
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6th October 2007, 05:32	#663
faraz BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 65 Thanked: 5 Times	Here is what I use E6600-4GB-Asus P5Wdh Deluxe-Thermalright Ultra 120 extreme Nvidia 8800 GTS ViewSonic VG1930wm 620W Corsair, Cooler Master Stacker 830 8 X Scythe S-Flex (1600 rpm) and yes, its runs 64 bit OS
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6th October 2007, 13:12	#664
Ford_madhan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 148 Thanked: 24 Times	I have a AMD Athlon X2 3600+ MSI board 1GB 667MHz DDR2 RAM 80 + 40 = 120GB HDDs Viewsonic 19" LCD xfx 6200 graphics card Heir 2.1 speakers Liteon DVD-RW Antec cabinet+iball SMPS (400W)
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11th October 2007, 00:03	#665
hkanitkar BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: pune Posts: 668 Thanked: 110 Times View My Garage	Upgrade time !!! Got a XFX 8600 GT - 256MB DDR3 And a CoolerMaster Extreme PowerDuo 600W PSU
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11th October 2007, 00:20	#666
blue2ki BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: city of ghosts Posts: 185 Thanked: Once View My Garage	Pentium 4 EE, 3.73 GHz 2GB DDR400 Creative Audigy Extreme 24bit 7.1 Aegia PhysX Engine nVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB - AGP 8X plan to upgrade the processor and motherboard
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11th October 2007, 00:53	#667
kartikkumar BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore...not Bengaluru Posts: 214 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	YES! Finally...I got myself a macbook, Intel dual core processor 2.16 ghz, 120 GB HDD, super drive and 1 GB RAM. The machine simply rocks!! Running parallel desktop so I can work on XP and Mac OS X simultaneously without any trouble.
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11th October 2007, 16:47	#668
im_srini BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Portland Posts: 1,010 Thanked: 490 Times View My Garage	Ahem, here's what I use at home, assembled it around 2 years ago... AMD64 3000+ ASUS K8V-MX motherboard 1 GB RAM Seagate 120GB SATA XFX 7300GT AGP card D-Link DWL-G510 WiFi card & ANT24 5Db antenna I run WinXP SP2b - not a pirated copy The machine was originally meant for browsing & fooling around, I now use the machine for gaming. The system is starting to show its' age however...
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11th October 2007, 22:03	#670
meghan BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountain View Posts: 114 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Processor - Intel Pentium D 2.8 GHZ 800 MHZ 1MBx2 L2 Cache Motherboard - Intel D101 Motherboard Memory - 1024 MB DDR RAM Hard Disk - 80 GB Seagate SATA HDD Graphic Card - On Board 256MB ATi Radeon xPress200 Cabinet - Zebronics DVD RW Drive - Samsung Monitor - 15" Samsung LCD Mouse - Logitech Altec Lansing 2.1 Speakers Already finding it slow for gaming.. though free net compensates it a lot!
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11th October 2007, 23:15	#671
nosfreak BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hyd Posts: 265 Thanked: 28 Times View My Garage	suggestion for a good 7.1 or 5.1 sound card. i really need a suggestions for either a 5.1 or a 7.1 sound card. i already have a built in 7.1 channel(gigabyte).. im not really happy with the bass and clarity it gives out. suggestions please...
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11th October 2007, 23:41	#672
vinee Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: sofia Posts: 8 Thanked: 0 Times	Motherboard: Asus Blitz Extreme Processor: Intel Quad Core 2 Extreme Hard Disc: Seagate Sata 250 Gb RAM: 2 X Kingston 1Gb DDR3 Sound: M-Audio Delta 4X4 2 X Behringer B2031A Monitors; Sennheiser HD280 Pro Headphones Display: NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS Compaq 21' CRT Mouse/Keys: Logitech G5/Logitech G15 External controllers: Logitech G25 Racing Wheel(with analog clutch) Xbox 360 wireless controller for PC
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20th November 2007, 11:17	#674
iTNerd Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Imphal/Noida Posts: 1,242 Thanked: 1,215 Times View My Garage	APPLE MacBook Pro (for graphics design) Intel Core 2 Dou (2.4 Ghz ) 15.4" LED-backlit display with glossy screen (1440x900) 2 GB DDR2 RAM 160 GB 5400 RPM disk 256 MB NVidea Geforce 8600 GT 8X Super Drive Tiger 10.4.10 pre-installed Leopard 10.5 DVD DELL Inspiron 9300 (for pure gaming/development) Intel Pentium M Sonama 760 (2.0GHz, 533MHz FSB) 2GB (1GB x 2) DDR2 ram at 533MHz Nvidia Go 6800 256MB 60GB 7200 7K60 WUXGA (1920x1200) Ultrasharp Truelife 17" widescreen LCD Intel 2200 802.11 b/g wireless card 8 X DVD/RW 9-cell 53 watt/hour battery 2 X 90W ac power supply Vista Ultimate DELL Inspiron 700m (one that I carry everywhere I go) Intel Pentium M 725 (Dothan 2.0 GHz Pentium M Processor) 1GB RAM 12.1” WXGA Widesceen (1280 x 800) Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 (802.11 b/g) Internal Wireless 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, 5400 RPM 2 X 9-cell Lithium-Ion Battery 8 X DVD/RW Windows XP Pro, SP2 Monstrous Custom Built Desktop (Server/development) Intel Core 2 3.0 GHz, 8MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB 22" LCD Monitor 3GB 2x1GB/2x512MB DDR2 667MHz memory 320GB Hard Drive 16X DVD+/-RW dual layer 256MB x16 ATI Radeon Windows 2003 SBS server Last edited by iTNerd : 20th November 2007 at 11:24.
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20th November 2007, 11:37	#675
reignofchaos Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,548 Thanked: 2,493 Times View My Garage	^^Unless the CPU is quadcore, it'll have 4MB of cache. In case of quads its 2x4MB. The new penryns will have 2x6MB.
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