The Desktop Computer & Configuration Thread

black12rr · 20th November 2007, 11:53

New rig

Abit IP pro 35 + heat pipe mod
Lanfest 2gb 800 mhz +OCZ cooler
Corsair vx450 watts
Thermalright 120e + 120mm synth
E6750 + 3 ghz and increasing
eVGA 8600GT 256 mb
250 gb sata + 80 gb +40gb
ASUS DVD writer+Ausus CD writer
Chieftec case
DELL 22" wide panel LCD.

Blue_V · 20th November 2007, 14:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by anupmathur

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

And Phenom sucks. Got whacked by intel quads.

fx45 · 23rd November 2007, 23:12

MY DESKTOP

INTEL celeron 2.53ghz
asrock 945 mobo
80 gb segate hdd
nvdia geforce fx6200 128mb ddr2 gfx card
samsung cd rom.
samsung 798mg 17 inch crt. monitor

MY LAPTOP
HP PAVillion dv 4000
16.4 inch widescreen display
1gb ddr2 ram
100gb hdd
cd/cdrw/dvd/dvdrw rom
nvdia geforce 7300gt ddr3 gfx.
bluetooth/ wifi.
bought from usa.

ntomer · 7th January 2008, 15:42

Hi,

I am planning to upgrade my desktop and have decided on the following hardware. My primary desktop usage are surfing, gaming (not really high-end) and some photo processing. Will this be OK for that kinda usage -

Motherboard Asus P5B-MX/Wi-Fi-AP
Processor Core 2 Duo - 2.2 GHz 800 MHz FSB
RAM Transcend DDR2 800 MHz FSB - 2*1 GB
GPU Asus 8600GT 512MB DDR2 RAM
Hard-disk Seagate 250 GB Sata2
DVD Writer Samsung 20x

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RandomUsername · 8th January 2008, 13:53

Here's mine:
Apple MacBook Pro Laptop
15.4 Inch Screen
2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
120GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive
8x slot-loading SuperDrive

It came with MAC OS X 1.4 Installed, i upgraded it to 10.5 Later!
This is my first mac, windows sucks after using one!

Blue_V · 8th January 2008, 14:29

ntomer, config looks good.
but, the board supports only DDR2 667. confirm it pls.
save the pennies on DDR2-800, get the 667. not much of a difference for normal usage.

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I bought a new computer.
AMD X2 4000+ Brisbane
Asus M2A-VM HDMI
2 GB DD2-667 Kingston
Liteon DVD writer
i-ball case
Pleomax mouse and keyboard

Rs.17000 !
Currently playing Richard Burns ;-)

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hkanitkar · 8th January 2008, 22:15

Its upgrade time yet again.
2 months back, my gpu was upgraded to XFX 8600GT.
This time, its the mobo and ram. Got myself Abit IP35E and a pair of 1gig DDR2 800MhZ.

So the current config stands at :

Abit IP35E mobo
Intel C2D E6600
2 x 1GB DDR2 800
XFX 8600GT 256MB DDR3
1 x 320GB
2 x 400GB
Sony DVD writer ( SATA )
CoolerMaster ExtremePower2 600W

10th January 2008, 01:19

For the time being, i have my desktop config.

Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz E4500-(2MB L2 cache 800MHz)

Intel DG965RYCK Intel® G965 Express Chip 1066 FSB

Transcend DDR2 2GB (1GB x 2) 800Mhz

Western Digital Sata 2 320 GB (7200.10 RPM)

XFX 8600GT 512MB DDR3

Samsung LCD 19 '' 920 NW

ASUS Writer With Light Scribe

Logitech Wireless Keyboard + Mouse Set

Gaming Cabinate With 500W SMPS

Upgrading soon to Quad Core(Planing for the HardCore Gaming PC)..

cooldude1988765 · 13th January 2008, 17:04

I have a thinkpad r61 Whose config is as follows. Needed a sturdy laptop and power wasnt really that important...

Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz 800MHz 4MBL2)
Operating system: Genuine Windows XP Professional
Operating system language: Genuine Windows XP Professional - US English 1
Display type: 14.1 WXGA+ TFT
System graphics: nVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
Total memory: 2 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)

Pointing Device: UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad) with Fingerprint Reader
Hard Drive: 250 GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm
Optical device: DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer, Ultrabay Enhanced
Wireless cards: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
Bluetooth: Integrated Bluetooth PAN
Battery: 7 cell Li-Ion Battery
Also have an ultra bay battery which is basically a 3 cell battery that can be swapped for the dvd drive when in desperate need of power. Totally i get about 7 hours min battery life with brightness at about 60% and wireless on ...

Cost me about 800 USD after 50% employee discount coupon (Thank god especially after my other laptop :P)

metropolis · 16th January 2008, 14:50

Guys i have a query , Want to go in for notebook Lenevo and i have zeroed on the R Series and my work would be of normal surfing , might have to load softwares pertaining to music files. Whichone i should go in for ??? please help

jaibir · 16th January 2008, 15:14

I have a desktop that I put together myself, with lots of help from a friend.

Processor: Intel® Q6600 (2.4 GHz) with aftermarket cooler Arctic Freezer Pro 7, OCed to 2.8 GHz steady

Motherboard: Biostar TP35D2A7 (Intel P35 chipset)
Monitor: Viewsonic 19 inch
System graphics: ATI X1950 Pro 256 MB (MSI)
Total memory: 2 GB PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz
Hard Drive: 320 GB Seagate Barracuda @ 7200 RPM
Optical device: Liteon DVD Recordable 16x Max
Power Supply: Seventeam 550W
Cabinet: Chieftec
UPS: HP
Operating system: Genuine Windows XP Professional

I built this in September and am planning an upgrade sometime in the next few months. Need to swap the graphics card for a good DX10 card (have the 8800 GT in mind but that may change). Will be be doing that along with an additional 1 GB of RAM. Also need to move to Vista at some point - hate the OS but no DirectX 10 in XP so have to get it

Sam Kapasi · 19th January 2008, 20:24

Well, I just got delivery of my new computer today.

The ubercool top-of-the-line 24" iMac.

The only change I made was upgrade to Apple original 4GB ram.
Sorry about the poor photo, but I will post a better one soon.

Akshay1234 · 19th January 2008, 21:41

very nice sam.. im loving it.. i love that thin keyboard.

low_bass_makker · 19th January 2008, 23:16

I liked the door Bell.

Amey · 22nd January 2008, 10:28

Mac ? Why sam Why ???
When you can get much better stuff at much much lesser price.
Still congrats.Looks sweet !

20th November 2007, 11:53	#676
black12rr Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ridin earth now Posts: 1,279 Thanked: 341 Times	New rig Abit IP pro 35 + heat pipe mod Lanfest 2gb 800 mhz +OCZ cooler Corsair vx450 watts Thermalright 120e + 120mm synth E6750 + 3 ghz and increasing eVGA 8600GT 256 mb 250 gb sata + 80 gb +40gb ASUS DVD writer+Ausus CD writer Chieftec case DELL 22" wide panel LCD. Last edited by black12rr : 20th November 2007 at 12:00.
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23rd November 2007, 23:12	#678
fx45 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: mumbai Posts: 1,823 Thanked: 386 Times	MY DESKTOP INTEL celeron 2.53ghz asrock 945 mobo 80 gb segate hdd nvdia geforce fx6200 128mb ddr2 gfx card samsung cd rom. samsung 798mg 17 inch crt. monitor MY LAPTOP HP PAVillion dv 4000 16.4 inch widescreen display 1gb ddr2 ram 100gb hdd cd/cdrw/dvd/dvdrw rom nvdia geforce 7300gt ddr3 gfx. bluetooth/ wifi. bought from usa.
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7th January 2008, 15:42	#679
ntomer BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 645 Thanked: 134 Times	Planning to upgrade Hi, I am planning to upgrade my desktop and have decided on the following hardware. My primary desktop usage are surfing, gaming (not really high-end) and some photo processing. Will this be OK for that kinda usage - Motherboard Asus P5B-MX/Wi-Fi-AP Processor Core 2 Duo - 2.2 GHz 800 MHz FSB RAM Transcend DDR2 800 MHz FSB - 2*1 GB GPU Asus 8600GT 512MB DDR2 RAM Hard-disk Seagate 250 GB Sata2 DVD Writer Samsung 20x \N
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8th January 2008, 13:53	#680
RandomUsername BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 215 Thanked: 174 Times View My Garage	Here's mine: Apple MacBook Pro Laptop 15.4 Inch Screen 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 120GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive 8x slot-loading SuperDrive It came with MAC OS X 1.4 Installed, i upgraded it to 10.5 Later! This is my first mac, windows sucks after using one!
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8th January 2008, 14:29	#681
Blue_V BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 173 Thanked: 67 Times	ntomer, config looks good. but, the board supports only DDR2 667. confirm it pls. save the pennies on DDR2-800, get the 667. not much of a difference for normal usage. -------------------------------------- I bought a new computer. AMD X2 4000+ Brisbane Asus M2A-VM HDMI 2 GB DD2-667 Kingston Liteon DVD writer i-ball case Pleomax mouse and keyboard Rs.17000 ! Currently playing Richard Burns ;-) --------------
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8th January 2008, 22:15	#682
hkanitkar BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: pune Posts: 668 Thanked: 110 Times View My Garage	Upgrade time 2.0 Its upgrade time yet again. 2 months back, my gpu was upgraded to XFX 8600GT. This time, its the mobo and ram. Got myself Abit IP35E and a pair of 1gig DDR2 800MhZ. So the current config stands at : Abit IP35E mobo Intel C2D E6600 2 x 1GB DDR2 800 XFX 8600GT 256MB DDR3 1 x 320GB 2 x 400GB Sony DVD writer ( SATA ) CoolerMaster ExtremePower2 600W
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10th January 2008, 01:19	#683
Nos007 Posts: n/a	For the time being, i have my desktop config. *Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz E4500-(2MB L2 cache 800MHz)* Intel DG965RYCK Intel® G965 Express Chip 1066 FSB Transcend DDR2 2GB (1GB x 2) 800Mhz Western Digital Sata 2 320 GB (7200.10 RPM) XFX 8600GT 512MB DDR3 Samsung LCD 19 '' 920 NW ASUS Writer With Light Scribe Logitech Wireless Keyboard + Mouse Set Gaming Cabinate With 500W SMPS Upgrading soon to Quad Core(Planing for the HardCore Gaming PC)..
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13th January 2008, 17:04	#684
cooldude1988765 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,042 Thanked: 197 Times	I have a thinkpad r61 Whose config is as follows. Needed a sturdy laptop and power wasnt really that important... Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz 800MHz 4MBL2) Operating system: Genuine Windows XP Professional Operating system language: Genuine Windows XP Professional - US English 1 Display type: 14.1 WXGA+ TFT System graphics: nVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M Total memory: 2 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM) Pointing Device: UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad) with Fingerprint Reader Hard Drive: 250 GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm Optical device: DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer, Ultrabay Enhanced Wireless cards: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Bluetooth: Integrated Bluetooth PAN Battery: 7 cell Li-Ion Battery Also have an ultra bay battery which is basically a 3 cell battery that can be swapped for the dvd drive when in desperate need of power. Totally i get about 7 hours min battery life with brightness at about 60% and wireless on ... Cost me about 800 USD after 50% employee discount coupon (Thank god especially after my other laptop :P) Last edited by cooldude1988765 : 13th January 2008 at 17:09.
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16th January 2008, 14:50	#685
metropolis BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 263 Thanked: 57 Times	Guys i have a query , Want to go in for notebook Lenevo and i have zeroed on the R Series and my work would be of normal surfing , might have to load softwares pertaining to music files. Whichone i should go in for ??? please help
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16th January 2008, 15:14	#686
jaibir BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 317 Thanked: 50 Times	I have a desktop that I put together myself, with lots of help from a friend. Processor: Intel® Q6600 (2.4 GHz) with aftermarket cooler Arctic Freezer Pro 7, OCed to 2.8 GHz steady Motherboard: Biostar TP35D2A7 (Intel P35 chipset) Monitor: Viewsonic 19 inch System graphics: ATI X1950 Pro 256 MB (MSI) Total memory: 2 GB PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz Hard Drive: 320 GB Seagate Barracuda @ 7200 RPM Optical device: Liteon DVD Recordable 16x Max Power Supply: Seventeam 550W Cabinet: Chieftec UPS: HP Operating system: Genuine Windows XP Professional I built this in September and am planning an upgrade sometime in the next few months. Need to swap the graphics card for a good DX10 card (have the 8800 GT in mind but that may change). Will be be doing that along with an additional 1 GB of RAM. Also need to move to Vista at some point - hate the OS but no DirectX 10 in XP so have to get it
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19th January 2008, 20:24	#687
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 7,000 Thanked: 2,438 Times View My Garage	Well, I just got delivery of my new computer today. The ubercool top-of-the-line 24" iMac. The only change I made was upgrade to Apple original 4GB ram. Sorry about the poor photo, but I will post a better one soon.
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19th January 2008, 21:41	#688
Akshay1234 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 10,290 Thanked: 12,403 Times	very nice sam.. im loving it.. i love that thin keyboard.
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19th January 2008, 23:16	#689
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 6,815 Thanked: 305 Times View My Garage	I liked the door Bell.
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22nd January 2008, 10:28	#690
Amey BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 679 Thanked: 248 Times View My Garage	Mac ? Why sam Why ??? When you can get much better stuff at much much lesser price. Still congrats.Looks sweet !
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