Buying a New PC, Need Suggestions

[gandhifollower]

So far I have decided the following :

Gigabyte / Asus Normal DDR3 Supported MB
AMD Phenom x4 Quad Core
2 GB DDR3 at 1066 MHz
1 TB Sata II HDD
ATI Raedon HD 5500
20" samsung LCD
iBall 550 Watt PSU
Creative X-Fi
Altec Lancing Speakers
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
APC 650 Watt UPS

Now I am confused about some of these config, because a frnd of mine said it would be better to use 2 Nvidia 9500 GT as SLI than any 9800 GTX or ATI HD 5500
Another One Said not much speed difference b/w Athlon x2 5500 Black Edition & Starting Level Phenom

So anybody have any ideas ? or give me a better config for my pc ? overall price shuld be same. Oh and my main criteria is gaming.

 

[Himura]

How much do you wanna spend? You may be able to save $$$ by just building one all by yourself.

 

[gandhifollower]

I am building myself
and spending is like 30k in Indian Money ($700)

 

[ahsanalishahid]

Go for 9800 GT . Its a good budget card. I am using it.

 

[gandhifollower]

My salesman said it doesn't come in GT
he said gtx only <_<
and said Price 8k in Indian Money ($200)

 

[Gaurav]

You dont need that GFX if u're not a die hard gamer or use Rendering applications..

 

[duality99]

Are you planning to buy Windows 7 Ultimate x64 license? ) ,and to stay on topic : 2GB i not enough for gaming , buy 3 or 4 at 1333 and take a cheaper 19' lcd monitor.

 

[gandhifollower]

I am not buying 7
telling for reference only
and ya may be good advice but 19" will take 400-500 less only where as 3 or 4 1033 will take 1500-2000 extra

 

[Allan]

Hey,
You can go for - XFX ATI RadeonHD 5770] 1 GB DDR5...pwns all,

also 2 Gb ram is too Less man,

 

[l0calh0st]

2gb memory is too low so go for at least 4gb, then dont go for a nvidea card, go for the latest ati hd 5000 series, then finally go for the amd phenom x4 955 be.

 

[drlove]

You can go for - XFX ATI RadeonHD 5770] 1 GB DDR5...pwns all

Pwns all? In what matter?

But, yes, 2Gb is insufficient.

 

[Cheetah]

mate go with core i3 2.93ghz , 4gb ram , 9800gtx and cool master 500w psu.

Also take LED screen. it gives good visibility from all angles. and prices are near 6.5k INR only

 

[gandhifollower]

Hey,
You can go for - XFX ATI RadeonHD 5770] 1 GB DDR5...pwns all,

also 2 Gb ram is too Less man,

2gb memory is too low so go for at least 4gb, then dont go for a nvidea card, go for the latest ati hd 5000 series, then finally go for the amd phenom x4 955 be.

Those latest cards will cost some extra, let's see.
and nobody is clarifying my questions about SLI

 

[Spy]

Intel Core i7 980 Xtreme
and Nividia GTX 480
Two Kingston 6GB Rams
Hitachi 2TB HardDrive
and a Samsung 22X DVD-RW.
^Buy one with these specs it will run the next 5 years

 

[xTreme]

Go for a 22' Monitor.Hardly any difference in cost.

 

[gandhifollower]

Intel Core i7 980 Xtreme
and Nividia GTX 480
Two Kingston 6GB Rams
Hitachi 2TB HardDrive
and a Samsung 22X DVD-RW.
^Buy one with these specs it will run the next 5 years

I didn't ask what is latest in market

Go for a 22' Monitor.Hardly any difference in cost.

will see to that, thanks

 

[Exel]

Get a Mac

 

[champ_007_bond]

Intel Core i7 980 Xtreme
and Nividia GTX 480
Two Kingston 6GB Rams
Hitachi 2TB HardDrive
and a Samsung 22X DVD-RW.
^Buy one with these specs it will run the next 5 years

next 5 yrs or 10???

 

[CM]

Seeing as nobody is offering any real advice, I'll pitch in.

- I'ld buy maybe 2 more GB of RAM (It'll go a long way)
- I can't seem to find the 5500 online. Do you mean the 5570? Also, why not invest in something better since you're into gaming and IF your budget allows it?
- You don't really need the sound card for your gaming purposes. The inboard should do fine
- I'ld also invest into a bigger PSU for the near future when you add more components. This site should help: http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html


Your setup is nice but it's not how I would do it. I would go for an i5 setup with the highest 5xxx series card my budget would allow and wouldn't buy a sound card.

 

[wtg]

Similar thing - Different cards.

If it helps:

I run a pair of stock SLI'd 1Gig 8500GT's (For graphics rendering, not gaming) & the difference is obvious compared to the 1Gig 9500GT I used before - Even when it was clocked!

Some of these cards are dirt cheap now, so if you can afford a pair with decent specs I'd be tempted to do so. You could always clock a couple of lower spec'd ones & share a bit of system RAM if you've any to spare