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[Renegade]

Presetly its running off AMD sempron 2500+, a 20GB HDD quantum fireball :ohyeah: and a 17" CRT.

My parents would be using it so dont require anything fancy. Was thinking of building it around E2180 and onboard video. Created a separate thread coz people seem to have forgotten about onboard altogether. :lol:

Wont be requiring HDD and DVDRW as I already have both. Everything else required.
Please give me options in LCD and PSU coz I believe they are going to be the most costly components, and I would like some cost cutting there if the budget doesnt permit.

Budget: as low as possible

[Gannu]

Heh, good to see another want-a-rig thread in the early dawn... :P

Will this do:

1. Intel E2160 [2.7k; not worth spending 600 more for a 200MHz upgrade from E2160 to E2180]

2. abit I-N73HD - [4.1k; A very decent mobo with an onboard Geforce 7100 and an HDMI port + SPDIF optical out]

3. A pair of 1 GB Transcend ValueRams @ 800MHz [2.1k max]

4. Corsair VX450 [3.6k; Virtually no substitutes; unarguably the best PSU in the range]

5. Dell E198WFP [9k;The best TN panel in 19inchers; Period]

:)

[aman.pitbull]

Even I had this Hdd 20GB HDD quantum fireball? Is it a good company??
As low as possible! so here it goes:

1.PROCESSOR : Intel Dual Core E2160 Rs.2650-/-:hap2:

2.MOTHERBOARD : XFXn630i board Rs.3250-/- <this thing will last long>:hap2:

3.RAM : Kingston 2*1gb DDR2800MHz Rs.1050*2= Rs.2100-/- <good and fast service in case of troubles>:)

4.CABINET : Zebronics LAVA+120mm FAN Rs.900+250= Rs.1150-/-:hap2:

5.SMPS : Cooler Master Extreme Power 460W Rs.1700-/-<cheapest VFM for your config> :cool2:


6.LCD : Viewsonic 19'' W VA1926w or VA1912wb wont cross Rs.8800-/-<max>buy the cheaper one :hap5:

7.Keyboard+Mouse : Logitech set Rs.700-/-:ohyeah:

8.Speakers : Creative SBS330 Rs.1050-/-:D

[vivekbabbudelhi]

gannu said:

Heh, good to see another want-a-rig thread in the early dawn... :P

Will this do:

1. Intel E2160 [2.7k; not worth spending 600 more for a 200MHz upgrade from E2160 to E2180]

2. abit I-N73HD - [4.1k; A very decent mobo with an onboard Geforce 7100 and an HDMI port + SPDIF optical out]

3. A pair of 1 GB Transcend ValueRams @ 800MHz [2.1k max]

4. Corsair VX450 [3.6k; Virtually no substitutes; unarguably the best PSU in the range]

5. Dell E198WFP [9k;The best TN panel in 19inchers; Period]

:)

Lolz..gannu..VX450 to run a E2160+geforce 7100 mobo :S ,a CM 390,CM 460 would do the trick:D

[Gannu]

vivekbabbudelhi said:

Lolz..gannu..VX450 to run a E2160+geforce 7100 mobo :S ,a CM 390,CM 460 would do the trick:D

Lol, so a cheaper PSU to run a cheap rig and a high-end one only for powering high-end rigs huh?? :rofl:

I'd never suggest one unless he's hellbent on getting a low-end PSU.. :no:

[Renegade]

:lol: Thanks for the suggestions

@aman - It was perhaps the best brand of its times. Dont have a bad sector even after 8 years of usage.

@vivek and gannu - At present the system is powered by some priya PSU :rofl: I had bought a colorsit for it but it conked out. I dont know if a 3.6K PSU is justified :ashamed: 2K seems more reasonable

I like the points 1 and 2 by gannu. 3rd is quite generic so shouldnt matter which brand I get.

[Gannu]

Renegade said:

I had bought a colorsit for it but it conked out. I dont know if a 3.6K PSU is justified :ashamed:

U sure do have a bad experience with the Colorsit PSU; Trust me, a good PSU will do good to ur system and will last longer than the low-end ones and even get along with some major upgrades. :)

A 1k spent more for ur PSU wont do any harm. :)

Anyhow choice is urs. Suggestions're ours to make. :ohyeah:

[fangface]

gannu said:

U sure do have a bad experience with the Colorsit PSU; Trust me, a good PSU will do good to ur system and will last longer than the low-end ones and even get along with some major upgrades. :)

A 1k spent more for ur PSU wont do any harm. :)

Anyhow choice is urs. Suggestions're ours to make. :ohyeah:

do agree with gannu that a vx450 would be the best psu @ that range.. but might be a bit excessive for a e21xx + onboard graphics

However a vx450 will sure be stable + silent + save you money on power bills due to the higher efficiency! :hap2:

[techie_007]

Theres a seventeam goin in the market for around 1.6-1.8k :P shud be a good option too ;)

[greenhorn]

the problem here is that both your HDD and DVDRW are IDE. most modern boards come with just a single IDE slot. if you put both of them together ,They will work, albeit a bit slowly, and even worse , you wont be able to burn anything. The burn will fail and your HDD will be set to PIO mode the moment you try :( at least thast what happened to me

[kippu]

i thought the 780g onboard graphics kicks intel's onboard not that its entirely necessary wont that work out cheaper?

[techie_007]

greenhorn said:

the problem here is that both your HDD and DVDRW are IDE. most modern boards come with just a single IDE slot. if you put both of them together ,They will work, albeit a bit slowly, and even worse , you wont be able to burn anything. The burn will fail and your HDD will be set to PIO mode the moment you try :( at least thast what happened to me

Its more of a case to case to mobo thing greenie ;) I was running a combo like that for 4 years and nothin happened to it :)

that too on a A7N266VM mobo with a 2000+ :D

So in general no issues. Only in rare cases U might hit a snag.

[greenhorn]

ideally you shouldnt put optical and Magnetic drives on the same channel....

[Renegade]

@kippu - wont those boards be much costlier too

@greenhorn - I would most likely be getting a new 500GB HDD later

[Gannu]

Hey Renegade, any preference among AMD or Intel?? :)

Can suggest a good one from AMD as well else the Intel certainly will kick AMD's a$$ when coupled with a good gfx card. :)

[techie_007]

greenhorn said:

ideally you shouldnt put optical and Magnetic drives on the same channel....

OT: why not? I know transfer speeds are reduced, but if u compensate by reducing those burn speeds, everything goes ok :) Thats my experience anyways, ran for a long time when my 2nd cable was busted. :ashamed: Since it ran fine I saw no need to replace the cable :)

[Renegade]

I dont have any preference as such. I have been on athlon 1700+ and sempron 2500+. And I doubt they will start playing games any time sooner :lol:

Should be able to play 1080p movies though

[Gannu]

Renegade said:

I dont have any preference as such. I have been on athlon 1700+ and sempron 2500+. And I doubt they will start playing games any time sooner :lol:

Should be able to play 1080p movies though

Then Intel FTW... :ohyeah:

[greenhorn]

if you're getting a SATA hdd, then this will do as a stand in, no issues. I had some isssues running a DVDRW and HDD on the same IDE channel. i was writing at 4X and still had issues.
I think a 690G should be better than the 7050 boards :)
you might need a more powerful proccy if you're planning to run 1080i - something like an X2 4800+ or an equivalent intel

[Gannu]

greenhorn said:

I think a 690G should be better than the 7050 boards :)

But the processor E2160 for the price it comes, 2.7k..

No AMD processor can beat that for the price.. :)

A few instances here:
pentium e2160 review

Core 2 Duo E2160 - Budget dual core on review - Page 9 - Rendering Tests

Core 2 Duo E2160 - Budget dual core on review - Page 5 - WinRAR & WinRAR MT

Core 2 Duo E2160 - Budget dual core on review - Page 11 - Doom 3 & Halo

The 2160 @ stocks can render 1080p with ease if my Celeron @ stock 1.6G can do 720p. :lol: