My friend requires a cpu and motherboard for around 7k. He would be using the system for surfing, downloading, watching movies and basic presentation and billing work. He has an IDE CD-Rom which he intends on using. So, the motherboard would need an IDE slot I guess.
No dedicated graphics card and he won't be gaming. Maybe few flash games but that's it. Also, is a good PSU available under 2k? Also, is it possible to use DDR Ram on this new motherboard? He has a 1GB DDR 400mhz stick.
Cpu Intel G620 - 3.4k
Mobo Asrock h61 hvgs - 2.8k
Total = 6.2k
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Motherboard doesn't have an IDE slot. Would it be better to go with AMD at this price?
Now mobos does not come with IDE. Least you can find is mobo with DDR2 RAM(cost is way high compared to DDR3 , better go for DDR3 based board). Best option is either increase budget or get a second hand combo.
You can use the CD ROM with IDE-SATA converter but i will not recommend those, cause those converters are basically troublemakers & failure rate is high.
If you go for even Intel Dual Core G620 Processor + a h61 mobo, this combo will alone cost you 7k. Add 4GB RAM , another 1200.
Best you can get is Atom based CPU+Motherboard combo . But i find these processor slower compared to G620. Cause if you open multiple tabs in browser system tends to get slooooower.
Alright, skip the IDE slot requirement. What options do I have in AMD? Any combo that would perform better than G620 and motherboard at the same price point?
For Intel, how is Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2H and GA-G41MT-S2?
How is AMD A4 3400 Processor + ASUS M5A78L-M LX combo?
For get AMD, get G620 paired with a H61 board like GA-H61M-D2H.
* Intel PDC G620 -- 3.2k
* Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2H -- 3.3k
Total ---- 6.5k
+
* EVM 2GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM -- 0.54k
Grand Total ---- 7.04k
Perfect for your budget.
Finding IDE ports on motherboards is very hard these days.
To use your old HDD you need an IDE-SATA converter.
