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vaibhav23
vaibhav23 Original post #1
Mar 22, 2011 at 8:39 PM
1. What is the purpose of the computer? (Note: If you are planning to say multimedia, you will have to be more specific as all types of systems are capable of doing that)
A:gaming,movies.browsing

2. Are you open to alternate ideas/products giving similar better performance but offering more VFM/ sellers? If not- why?
A:YES

3. What is your MAX budget?
A:25K

4. Planning to overclock?
A:NO

5. Which OS are you planning to use?
A:windows xp sp3 or windows 7 ultimate 64-bit

6. How much hard drive space is needed?
A:1 tb

7. What resolution will the screen run at & whats the size of the screen you want? If you already want have one and want to use it, mention its resolution and size.
A:i have a crt monitor with 17 inch screen(HCL HCM 780M)will run it at 1280x1024

8. How would you rate your hardware knowledge from the count of 1-10? (1 being the lowest, 5 being you are somewhat in sync with the current performers and 10 being the highest)
A:6

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
A:done by assembler

10. When are you planning to buy the system?
A:within this week

11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
A:yes

12. Are there going to be any components that you don't want to include in this new rig? If yes, do mention.
A:speakers.monitor,ups,keyboard,mouse

13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states?
A:Asansol , will buy from Dhanbad

14. Mention any other points if deemed necessary
A:i need a pc on which i can play games on high settings for next 2 years easily and later for 1 year at least on low settings.
i have decided this configuration . please tell my about any changes i should make.

Processor - AMD Athlon II x4 640
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-880GMA-UD2H
Memory - Corsair 4GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphic Card - Sapphire HD5750
HDD - Seagate 1TB 7200.12
Optical Drive - LG 22X SATA DVD
PSU - Corsair CX400
Cabinet - CM Elite 310
Jaskanwar Singh
Mar 22, 2011 at 9:17 PM
will you change monitor in future? if yes to which one?
vaibhav23
Mar 22, 2011 at 10:04 PM
no i am not going to change the monitor for atleast 2 yrs.
Jaskanwar Singh
Mar 22, 2011 at 10:09 PM
get a 5770 for 7.5k~. will be more futureproof. and rest everything is fine.
that board wont be available easily. alternate is Gigabyte GA-880GA-UD3H or Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H.
MegaMind
Mar 22, 2011 at 10:24 PM
How about this?
Component | Model | Price
CPU|Phenom II 955|6.3k
Motherboard|Gigabyte 880GM UD2H|4k
RAM|Corsair 2GB DDR3 1333MHz|1.1k
HDD|Seagate 1TB|2.6k
Case|Zeb Bijli|1k
DVD|LG Sata DVD|0.9k
PSU|CX 400W|2.5k
GPU|Sapphire 5770|6.8k
TOTAL ||25.2k
vaibhav23
Mar 22, 2011 at 11:07 PM
i want to get 4 gb ram so please do something to squeeze it in my budget
coderunknown
Mar 22, 2011 at 11:10 PM
^^ simply get X4 640 & FSP Saga II 500W.
vaibhav23
Mar 22, 2011 at 11:14 PM
how much will sapphire radeon hd 5750 will cost and of amd phenom II 945
MegaMind
MegaMind #10
Mar 22, 2011 at 11:15 PM
i want to get 4 gb ram so please do something to squeeze it in my budget

Buddy u can add RAM anytime u need, but procy is a one time investment....
Cilus
Cilus #11
Mar 22, 2011 at 11:36 PM
Sunny10, listen to mailme.manju's suggestion. DDR3 rap price is decreasing and anythime you can add it to your system. So get better processor, say Phenom II 955. It has a large 6 MB of cache and unlocked multiplier. SO can oced to a very extent.
vaibhav23
vaibhav23 #12
Mar 24, 2011 at 4:13 AM
i want help as my friend is also going to buy a new pc for 25k but he wants an intel configuration.so please give some suggestion.
MegaMind
MegaMind #13
Mar 24, 2011 at 10:52 AM
Within 25K, no intel config is as powerful as AMD...
saswat23
saswat23 #14
Mar 24, 2011 at 11:56 AM
Yes, Manju is true.
But if really intel needed then you can go for intel i3-2100 + intel dh67bl combo at 11.5k. Rest config is the same as manju listed above. But i think it will overshoot ur budget by 1k - 2k more.
But though i3-2100 is a dual core but it has HT which means 4 logical cores and it will perform like a quad core. Also in system manager it will show as a quad core proccy. Its is based on latest 32nm platform unlike the AMD 45nm platform so surely lot cooler than former AMDs. But still the AMD Phenom combo suggested above by manju will be a little better as its a real Quad Core.
MegaMind
MegaMind #15
Mar 24, 2011 at 12:12 PM
^yes SASWAT
Model | Rank | Score Phenom ii 955 | 112 | 3939
i3 2100 | 115 | 3886

So Phenom wins....
Piyush
Piyush #16
Mar 24, 2011 at 12:24 PM
@OP
convince your friend to go for AMD here
tell him intel will overshoot his budget and stuff like that
saswat23
saswat23 #17
Mar 24, 2011 at 12:39 PM
^yes SASWAT
Model | Rank | Score Phenom ii 955 | 112 | 3939
i3 2100 | 115 | 3886

So Phenom wins....

Very close results indeed.
But from where did you get that. Can you give the link..
Piyush
Piyush #18
Mar 24, 2011 at 12:44 PM
^^most probably passmark results

PassMark Intel vs AMD CPU Benchmarks - High End
saswat23
saswat23 #19
Mar 24, 2011 at 12:44 PM
But still any links???
Piyush
Piyush #20
Mar 24, 2011 at 12:46 PM
^^that one
MegaMind
MegaMind #21
Mar 24, 2011 at 1:10 PM
Same link as Piyush said...
Cpu Rankings

Press ctrl+f in your browser and type the proccy names.
saswat23
saswat23 #22
Mar 24, 2011 at 1:34 PM
Ooops, didnt see piyus' link.