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Help me choose between the two configs please!

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Posted by: rokza

Hi! Guys,
After a lot of research, I formulated 2 builds for the gaming rig I am planning to buy. Benevolently help me decide (with reasons) which of the 2 configurations is a better option :)
You'll may not be knowing the companies of the cabinet and PSU because they are Indian companies.

[SIZE=3]1 USD = 45 Rs. (Indian currency)[/SIZE]

[B]1st Configuration[/B]
Processor – Intel Core 2 Duo E6300: Rs. 9,000

Graphic Card – GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB: Rs.19,500

Motherboard – MSI P965 Neo-F: Rs. 6,000

Hard Disk Drive (HDD) –160GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 Hard Disk or SATA2 Hard Disk: Rs. 3,000

Sound Card – Included in Motherboard

Local Area Network (LAN) Card – Included in Motherboard

Random Access Memory (RAM) – Corsair Value Select 2x1GB DDR2 667MHz RAM: Rs. 9,000

Mouse and Keyboard – Logitech G1 Gaming Desktop: Rs. 2000

Speakers – Creative Inspire P5800: Rs. 4,000

Monitor – 17 inch, LCD monitor, 4ms, not widescreen, with DVI port: Rs. 10,000

Web Cam – Logitech QuickCam Easy: Rs. 1,500

Microphone – Logitech Microphone: Rs. 500

DVD/CD Drive – LiteON 20x DVD Writer LH-20A1P: Rs. 2,000

Power Supply Unit (PSU) – Powersafe 500W PSU: Rs. 2,500

Cabinet – Zebronics Antibiotic: Rs. 1,700

TV Tuner – Pixel View Play TV Pro (Internal): Rs. 1,600

[U]Total Cost: Rs. 72,300[/U]



[B]2nd Configuration[/B]
Processor – Intel Core 2 Duo E6400: Rs. 11,000

Graphic Card – GeForce 8600 Ultra – supposedly releasing this April, will wait till it comes out

Motherboard – ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP: Rs. 12,000

Hard Disk Drive (HDD) –160GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 Hard Disk or SATA2 Hard Disk: Rs. 3,000

Sound Card – Included in Motherboard

Local Area Network (LAN) Card – Included in Motherboard

Random Access Memory (RAM) – Corsair Value Select 2x1GB DDR2 667MHz RAM: Rs. 9,000

Mouse and Keyboard – Logitech G1 Gaming Desktop: Rs. 2000

Speakers – Creative Inspire P5800: Rs. 4,000

Monitor – 19 inch, LCD monitor, 4ms, not widescreen, with DVI port (ViewSonic VP920B): Rs. 13,000

Web Cam – Logitech QuickCam Easy: Rs. 1,500

Microphone – Logitech Microphone: Rs. 500

DVD/CD Drive – LiteON 20x DVD Writer LH-20A1P: Rs. 2,000

Power Supply Unit (PSU) – Powersafe 500W PSU: Rs. 2,500

Cabinet – Zebronics Antibiotic: Rs. 1,700

TV Tuner – Pixel View Play TV Pro (Internal): Rs. 1,600

[U]Total Cost: Rs. 73,800[/U]

I am kind of confused. I want to play DX10 games so should I buy off the 8800 GTS or wait for the 8600 Ultra? Anyway, tell me which is a better configuration :D



Posted by: rokza

BUMP~
Isn't there anyone who can help me with this?
Please help mann someone!



Posted by: maroon1

The first build will be better for gaming
The second build will be better in anything other than gaming

Personally, I would go with first build.

Anyway the 8600 ultra has not been released yet, but I don't know if they have released it early in India !!



Posted by: rokza

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by maroon1 [/i]
[B]The first build will be better for gaming
The second build will be better in anything other than gaming

Personally, I would go with first build.

Anyway the 8600 ultra has not been released yet, but I don't know if they have released it early in India !! [/B][/QUOTE]
Which country are you from?
I will import it to India ;)





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