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Discussion by turbopowerdmaxsteel with 10 Replies.
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I have hit a $1000 lottery and am looking for ways to effectively spend it. Actually, its in line as the down payment for a highly customized software for my first client. What better place to get advice than here, amidst the experts?
I intend to upgrade my current machine which has the following specs:-
One of the things I need the most is a means to back tons of data up. Even the DVDs are becoming a handful to manage. Switching to something that allows more storage per disc would be ideal. I don't quite know the capacity and availability of Blu Ray discs. Tape Drives, Hard Disks with 1TB storage space or anything which allows huge stuffs to be backed up would be ideal.
Another thing on my mind, is to finally set the onboard GPU free and get a solid graphics card. Apart from these, I would also like to upgrade the core peripherals to Core to Duo and DDR2s. Better still if Tetra Cores and DDR3s can be afforded along with the above stuffs inside the $1000 margin.
If some cash still remains, I would love to buy some other handy gadgets. I am not much into depositing sums, especially not my first earnings and I know premature celebrations are not the best of things to do. But, that is what makes us human; after all, dreaming ain't that bad.
I intend to upgrade my current machine which has the following specs:-
- Intel Pentium 4, 3.0 GHz HT Processor
- Intel D915GAG Mainboard
- Two 512 MB DDR RAM chips
- 80 GB Sata HDD
- DVD-RAM Drive
- CD-RW Drive
One of the things I need the most is a means to back tons of data up. Even the DVDs are becoming a handful to manage. Switching to something that allows more storage per disc would be ideal. I don't quite know the capacity and availability of Blu Ray discs. Tape Drives, Hard Disks with 1TB storage space or anything which allows huge stuffs to be backed up would be ideal.
Another thing on my mind, is to finally set the onboard GPU free and get a solid graphics card. Apart from these, I would also like to upgrade the core peripherals to Core to Duo and DDR2s. Better still if Tetra Cores and DDR3s can be afforded along with the above stuffs inside the $1000 margin.
If some cash still remains, I would love to buy some other handy gadgets. I am not much into depositing sums, especially not my first earnings and I know premature celebrations are not the best of things to do. But, that is what makes us human; after all, dreaming ain't that bad.
Wed Nov 7, 2007 Reply New Discussion
I would go for:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Edition Dual-Core Socket AM2, 2.6GHz, 512KB x2 L2 Cache, 2000MHz HT, 65nm, WOF
Asus M2A-MVP Socket AM2 AMD 480X CrossFire Chipset + ATI SB600 Dual Channel DDR2 800/667/533 1394a Firewire
Sapphire ATI RADEON HD 2900 Pro 1GB GDDR4 Dual Dual-Link DVI HD Audio Shader Model 4.0 320 Unified Shaders PCI-Express Graphics Card
2 GB DDR2SDRAM
DVD-RAM/RW
I'm not a fan of Intel processors (even though all my systems are Intel. My brother has the AMD and it's a lot better than what I have, even my Macbook's processor, which is an Intel Core 2 Duo, it heats up so badly!)
xboxrulz
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Edition Dual-Core Socket AM2, 2.6GHz, 512KB x2 L2 Cache, 2000MHz HT, 65nm, WOF
Asus M2A-MVP Socket AM2 AMD 480X CrossFire Chipset + ATI SB600 Dual Channel DDR2 800/667/533 1394a Firewire
Sapphire ATI RADEON HD 2900 Pro 1GB GDDR4 Dual Dual-Link DVI HD Audio Shader Model 4.0 320 Unified Shaders PCI-Express Graphics Card
2 GB DDR2SDRAM
DVD-RAM/RW
I'm not a fan of Intel processors (even though all my systems are Intel. My brother has the AMD and it's a lot better than what I have, even my Macbook's processor, which is an Intel Core 2 Duo, it heats up so badly!)
xboxrulz
Thu Nov 8, 2007 Reply New Discussion
I would recommend 5200+, since it's the lowest that comes with 1MB cache. 5000+ and below has only 512k cache.(I'm not that sure what's the Black Edition has)
DDR3 is still not recommended, since the first generation DDR3 is just as fast as the fastest DDR2. The Higher clock rating on DDR3 is just misleading. Hard Disk, go for RAID, with at least 2 HDD, 250GB and above. You can calculate the $/GB ratio, and get the most cost effective one for now.
DDR3 is still not recommended, since the first generation DDR3 is just as fast as the fastest DDR2. The Higher clock rating on DDR3 is just misleading. Hard Disk, go for RAID, with at least 2 HDD, 250GB and above. You can calculate the $/GB ratio, and get the most cost effective one for now.
Thu Nov 8, 2007 Reply New Discussion
Caffeine and cookies are what you will need most. Trust me.
Thu Nov 8, 2007 Reply New Discussion
its only a thousand dollars though, so u cant do much with it.
i my self would use it towards a new computer. i really want a good and expensive computer, lol.
y would u spend a thousand dollars on caffeine and biscuits? lol
i my self would use it towards a new computer. i really want a good and expensive computer, lol.
y would u spend a thousand dollars on caffeine and biscuits? lol
Fri Nov 9, 2007 Reply New Discussion
Well it looks like he is from India, so we have no idea which particular currency he speaks of (perhaps USD) and which country he intends to buy from (I assume his own), where we don't know of the conversion rate.
If your board supports Dual Channel RAM, I would go for that, in either 2x512mb matching dual channel modules or 2x1024mb matching duel channel modules.
Definitely go for a larger Hard Disk (just whack it in for storage I suppose).
As for the main board and processor I am unsure, they don't sound too bad to me. Firstly I would go check out the manufacturer website of the main board and check out it's support CPU list.
If your board supports Dual Channel RAM, I would go for that, in either 2x512mb matching dual channel modules or 2x1024mb matching duel channel modules.
Definitely go for a larger Hard Disk (just whack it in for storage I suppose).
As for the main board and processor I am unsure, they don't sound too bad to me. Firstly I would go check out the manufacturer website of the main board and check out it's support CPU list.
Fri Nov 9, 2007 Reply New Discussion
True, he didn't specifically state what type of currency he was going to spend, so we must wait for his reply. I assumed USD.
xboxrulz
xboxrulz
Fri Nov 9, 2007 Reply New Discussion
Sorry for the late reply guys, I was out for a week's vacation. The amount is in USD which equates to 39,314.99 INR. Its not too much, but certainly good enough for a top quality PC on the Indian market.
Wed Nov 14, 2007 Reply New Discussion
Do you have any general price comparisons in the USD range (as in what might a cpu or graphics card cost in USD where you intend on purchasing).
Just like your average Intel/AMD etc, would give us all a really good idea how far it can stretch.
Just like your average Intel/AMD etc, would give us all a really good idea how far it can stretch.
Wed Nov 14, 2007 Reply New Discussion
Well, its been a while since I last purchased a processor but here's what my friend quotes: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor - 4700 INR.
Wed Nov 14, 2007 Reply New Discussion
So you could probably buy around 8 of those with your cash.
Wow that's not bad at all.....
The cheapest Core 2 Duo's in the AUD range is from $157 to around a grand, so i'd say about what $250 average (Don't think you'd be talking about the top of the line).
Well I would say you certainly do have enough to get yourself some decent equipment, india was it?
Just going to look at what kind of pricing an online indian store has (one in Bharat or however it is spelt here: http://www.itonlinestore.com).
Ok so 39,314.99 INR, let's take a look at their products:
Wow Core 2 Duo CPU's are like minimum 7500 INR here lol, the Pentium 4's are about 3k-4.5k INR.
Allright mobo for about 2300 INR or so.
7300GS 256mb nVidia card for about 4k INR (that's AGP though).
So yeah (well I am unsure if these are INR, it doesn't state that but it looks that way, pity they didn't have a larger product range), but if you buy smartly, and look things out and compare, make a few lists of compatible parts setups and see where you are at.
Ummm in regards to the hardware you originally listed, I think you can get that stuff from the list easily within that budget if I am right about the above mentioned site being in INR currency, EASILY!
If your not heavily after the latest Core 2 Duo and things like that, it looks like you have quite a bit of spending room my friend.
Wow that's not bad at all.....
The cheapest Core 2 Duo's in the AUD range is from $157 to around a grand, so i'd say about what $250 average (Don't think you'd be talking about the top of the line).
Well I would say you certainly do have enough to get yourself some decent equipment, india was it?
Just going to look at what kind of pricing an online indian store has (one in Bharat or however it is spelt here: http://www.itonlinestore.com).
Ok so 39,314.99 INR, let's take a look at their products:
Wow Core 2 Duo CPU's are like minimum 7500 INR here lol, the Pentium 4's are about 3k-4.5k INR.
Allright mobo for about 2300 INR or so.
7300GS 256mb nVidia card for about 4k INR (that's AGP though).
So yeah (well I am unsure if these are INR, it doesn't state that but it looks that way, pity they didn't have a larger product range), but if you buy smartly, and look things out and compare, make a few lists of compatible parts setups and see where you are at.
Ummm in regards to the hardware you originally listed, I think you can get that stuff from the list easily within that budget if I am right about the above mentioned site being in INR currency, EASILY!
If your not heavily after the latest Core 2 Duo and things like that, it looks like you have quite a bit of spending room my friend.
Wed Nov 14, 2007 Reply New Discussion
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