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new pc for multimedia

13 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/new-pc-for-multimedia.150398/

billamama
billamama Original post #1
Dec 24, 2011 at 12:49 PM
My cousin bought a pc with the following components and price tag, it is bought from suburb, I just want to verify the price difference (Kolkata and Suburb) and the usability of the components as multimedia PC
the config is as follows :
a. Motherboard Intel DH61WW - 4,475.00
b. Core i5 2320 - 9,350.00
c. Ram Starlite 4gb - 1,450.00
d. HDD Seagate 500gb - 4,450.00
e. LG LED 20" - 5,900.00
f. Zotac Geforce - 2,450.00
g. Sony Dvd - 1,050.00
h. Cabinet E-Spectram -1,650.00
i. Hipstrret Multimedia - 700.00
j. Beetel UPS - 1,250.00
k. I Ball Tarang 2.1 - 1,450.00
l. Quick Heal Antivirus Pro 2011 -750.00
total : 34925
is it capable of doing multimedia tasks and game-play?
skeletor
skeletor #2
Dec 24, 2011 at 12:55 PM
For running movies it is fine. For gaming it is not.

Buying that "Zotac Geforce" <model number?> graphic card was a waste. It is barely faster than Intel HD 3000.

PSU model?
Cilus
Cilus #3
Dec 24, 2011 at 1:41 PM
a. Motherboard Intel DH61WW - 4,475.00
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Very much over priced. By spending 300 bucks extra you could get a Intel H67 motherboard.
billamama
billamama #5
Dec 24, 2011 at 3:00 PM
ico said:
For running movies it is fine. For gaming it is not.

Buying that "Zotac Geforce" <model number?> graphic card was a waste. It is barely faster than Intel HD 3000.

PSU model?
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Zotac GeForce 8400GS DDR3
generic that comes with cabinet.
I'm posting the invoice samples take a look.
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*lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sFq2vvqxC5M/TvWbZhu6kZI/AAAAAAAAAdo/tOsKqF2adRc/s512/Image0013.jpg
Nipun
Nipun #6
Dec 24, 2011 at 3:06 PM
You shouldn't have purchased iBall PSU... :(
skeletor
skeletor #7
Dec 24, 2011 at 3:30 PM
billamama said:
Zotac GeForce 8400GS DDR3
generic that comes with cabinet.
I'm posting the invoice samples take a look.
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hmm your cousin wasted Rs. 2500 on 8400GS for no added benefit over the built-in Intel HD 2000.

I'm also wondering, did he really needed i5-2320 processor for "multimedia"? Overkill.

Now let's take a look at AMD A6-3650 vs i5-2320 in games.

i5-2320 has Intel HD 2000 (not 3000), so its performance should fit in between i3-2120 (HD 2000) and i3-2130 (HD 3000) in games.

You can clearly see how much better A6-3650's built-in GPU is? A6-3650 costs Rs. 6000.

*www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/1655/stalker.jpg
billamama
billamama #8
Dec 24, 2011 at 3:40 PM
I asked on forum and got this:
Component_____Make___________________________Price
Processor______Intel Core i5 2320_________________9300
Motherboard____MSI H67MA-E35 B3________________4600
RAM___________G-skill F3-10600CL9S-4GBNT(4Gx1)__1350
HDD___________Seagate 500GB 7200.12____________4200
DVD Writer_____ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD__________1150
PSU___________FSP Saga II 500___________________2300
Case__________NZXT GAMMA_____________________2000
Monitor________Benq G2222HDL___________________6950
Keyboard_______Logitech Media Keyboard MK200_____700
UPS___________APC 800VA_______________________2800
Speakers_______Logitech Z313____________________1625
Total 36975

I suggested not to buy from local shop and go to g.c.avenue but he just thought shop owner is always right and he ended up with this config!
skeletor
skeletor #9
Dec 24, 2011 at 3:43 PM
^ yup, that config is fine. All you need to do is add a graphic card like HD 5670 or better and that config would fire away.

Infact, if he had gone for a better graphic card and PSU with his current config...it is again fine.
Piyush
Piyush #10
Dec 24, 2011 at 6:20 PM
billamama said:
I asked on forum and got this:
Component_____Make___________________________Price
Processor______Intel Core i5 2320_________________9300
Motherboard____MSI H67MA-E35 B3________________4600
RAM___________G-skill F3-10600CL9S-4GBNT(4Gx1)__1350
HDD___________Seagate 500GB 7200.12____________4200
DVD Writer_____ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD__________1150
PSU___________FSP Saga II 500___________________2300
Case__________NZXT GAMMA_____________________2000
Monitor________Benq G2222HDL___________________6950
Keyboard_______Logitech Media Keyboard MK200_____700
UPS___________APC 800VA_______________________2800
Speakers_______Logitech Z313____________________1625
Total 36975

I suggested not to buy from local shop and go to g.c.avenue but he just thought shop owner is always right and he ended up with this config!
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why didnt he go for the bold items?
unavailability?
vaibhav23
vaibhav23 #11
Dec 24, 2011 at 10:17 PM
The 8400GS your cousin is also overpriced.It is available for 1.5k
billamama
billamama #12
Dec 25, 2011 at 7:34 AM
Piyush said:
why didnt he go for the bold items?
unavailability?
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Shop-owner convinced him not to go for the recommended parts, even he cracked joke on the PSU that is it for Car or PC? I told him to forget about that shop and go for the entire config but he completely ignored me!
skeletor
skeletor #13
Dec 25, 2011 at 10:40 AM
Locking the thread. No point in continuing.