Need I3 Processer and Motherboard suggestion

not possible currently because of price rise.i3 will cost ~6600 while a decent h67 mobo will cost ~5000 which will not have a PATA port.in fact i don't think you can get a PATA port in any usually available H61/H67 mobo.better buy an external HDD casing for ~400-500 & use usb port to connect your old HDD.

Buy
Gigabyte GA-A55M-S2H @ 4500
AMD A6-3500 @5000...
This combo should fulfill your needs... A6 have a descent inbuilt gpu...

This mobo doesn't have PATA/IDE port, so you have to buy external hdd casing... There are few mobos left that come with PATA port...

Op can buy PATA to SATA converter ..which are easily available arnd 100-150 rs..

converters are hit or miss type.there is no guarantee that one will work.i have a Rs.130 connector which does not work on my intel atom mobo but someone told me that it works on his older mobo.

akchoudhary24 said:

Hey Guys
I need to buy I3 Processor and Mother+RAM in 10K.
Motherboard must have good onboard graphics because although I hardly use it for game but HD video is must on list. So Please suggest mein good motherboard in this price range. I also need atleast one PATA port so that I can use my old HDD. Please suggest model available in Delhi.

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things you should know:

1. Core i* series have graphics on the processor, not on the motherboard. so you couple a Rs.25,000 Z68 motherboard will offer same performance as you'll get from a 3k H61 based board.

2. most of the board nowadays don't have a PATA slot.

3. at 10k, Intel Core i3-2100 + GIGABYTE H61M-D2 + 4Gb DDR3 = ~11k & its still not worth it. moreover no PATA slot.

4. an AMD setup is much better when you have graphics related works in you to-do list, AMD APU makes sense. AMD A6-3500 + Gigabyte GA-A55M-S2H + 4Gb DDR3 = 10.2-10.3k

if you want a board with a PATA slot, best is to ask the shop keeper himself. cause we can recommend a board. but we can't be sure if you'll find it at the local market.

I tried IDE to SATA converter which fried my motherboard.

How is Intel 3.06 GHz LGA1156 Core i3-540 Processor. It is available at approx 4500 in delhi.

with GA-H55M-D2H

last gen Core i series. discontinued now.

Not to mention, their on-board Graphics were also crap.

akchoudhary24 said:

I tried IDE to SATA converter which fried my motherboard.

How is Intel 3.06 GHz LGA1156 Core i3-540 Processor. It is available at approx 4500 in delhi.

with GA-H55M-D2H

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have you read this?

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/cpu-motherboards/149791-best-cpus-money-india.html

Sam said:

things you should know:


3. at 10k, Intel Core i3-2100 + GIGABYTE H61M-D2 + 4Gb DDR3 = ~11k & its still not worth it. moreover no PATA slot.

4. an AMD setup is much better when you have graphics related works in you to-do list, AMD APU makes sense. AMD A6-3500 + Gigabyte GA-A55M-S2H + 4Gb DDR3 = 10.2-10.3k

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Which one is better SAM.

of-course the AMD setup is better and SAM has also wrote that AMD one is better......

@op,
take a look at this thread,
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/cpu-motherboards/151662-amd-reality-check-fx-gamexperience.html

YA, AMD APU solution is far better than the Intel offering at the price point.

So Here is my AMD llano APU based config:-

AMD A6-3650 (4 cores, 2.6 GHz, 4 MB L2, DX11 AMD HD 6530D Gfx) @ 6.25K
GIGABYTE GA-A55M-S2V FM1 @ 3.5K
G-skill 1600 MHz 4GB X 1 DDR3 Ram @ 1.6K

Total 11.3K. This will offers you far better overall performance, especially in multimedia and gaming fields.

Thanks all of you for the suggestion. I somehow manage to revive my old PC, so shopping for new CPU and MOBO is currently on halt. I will save the money for new Laptop now.

Then locking the thread.