PC upgrade from core2duo E6750 (bought in 2009)

Hi guys,
I have a old desktop which i bought in year 2009, planning to upgrade on tight budget.
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Current configuration of my PC:
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Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz | Socket 775 LGA
Motherboard: P5KPL-AM/PS || Chipset: Intel P35/G33/G31 ||
RAM: Transcend DDR2 2+1GB || PC2-5300 (333 MHz) ||
HDD: 500 + 320 GB Seagate
Graphics Card: Geforce GT210 1GB
PSU: Corsair 450 something, (I forgot model no) bought 6 year ago for Rs.2300
DVD Writer: Dead now
Peripherals: Logitech wireless Logitech kb+mouse combo
Monitor : 22" IPS (DELL S2240L)
Cabinet : DEEPCOOL TESSARACT BF
1. What is the purpose of the computer?
Ans: Heavy Browsing, movies, sometime photo editing.
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans:10-12K (can increase bit further)
3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: I dont know how to do that, so i wont take risk.
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Windows 10
5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: Already have 500+320 Gb but planning for a 120GB SSD also.
6. Do you want to buy a monitor?
Ans: Already have 22" IPS monitor
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: I will reuse Monitor, KB, mouse, speaker, hard disk, Cabinet, PSU
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: within 1 months
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: I have done it before
10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
Ans: PATNA, I can buy locally as well as from online also. (once in a month i visit Delhi also)
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: Do I need latest processor according to my need ? because it takes time to open a browser now. I feel its very old system, and I need new one.

Pentium G4560 - 4200
Corsair 2400mhz 4GB - 3500
Gigabyte H110M H - 4100
This is all you can get in this tight budget.

Note: H110 chipset may need a bios upgrade. Make sure it's Kabylake ready, if not ask the seller to upgrade bios when buying.

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I suggest u should go for used parts ..that's where u get best value..

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nac said:
Pentium G4560 - 4200
Corsair 2400mhz 4GB - 3500
Gigabyte H110M H - 4100
This is all you can get in this tight budget.

Note: H110 chipset may need a bios upgrade. Make sure it's Kabylake ready, if not ask the seller to upgrade bios when buying.

any other better motherboard ? and what is this KABYLAKE ? , I can increase my budget upto ₹15k

89praveen said:
I suggest u should go for used parts ..that's where u get best value..

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Bro, I can increase my budget upto ₹15k

kool said:
any other better motherboard ? and what is this KABYLAKE ? , I can increase my budget upto ₹15k

Can I use my old graphics card with this motherboard ? i.e : Geforce GT210 1GB

kool said:
any other better motherboard ? and what is this KABYLAKE ? , I can increase my budget upto ₹15k

Asus Prime B250M D - 6400
This motherboard supports G4560.

kool said:
Can I use my old graphics card with this motherboard ? i.e : Geforce GT210 1GB

iGPU is more powerful than GT210.

nac said:
Asus Prime B250M D - 6400
This motherboard supports G4560.

iGPU is more powerful than GT210.

Asus Prime B250M D is costly, and I think this MB is for gaming. I would like to stick to Gigabyte H110MH

AMD Ryzen 1200 - Rs. 5550 (4700+ 18% ) - available locally in delhi, costtocost - *www.costtocost.in/list/pricelist.pdf . This is a better CPU than entry level intel suggested.
Motherboard- Get cheapest which has ok iGpu for you. Something like - MSI A320M PRO-VD PLUS Motherboard (Amd Socket Am4/Ryzen Series Cpu/Max 32GB DDR4-3200MHz Memory) AMD® A320 - Rs. 4200
RAM - 8GB is better, but budget only allows 4GB - 3200

Compare bench here- PassMark - AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - Price performance comparison
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EDIT: R3 1200 Requires a separate GPU .
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Total 13k

Optional - SSD 120GB , Rs. 2300 .
Alternative SSD option - Set a SSD cache drive. Basically a 8-32GB SSD disk which is configured to act like a quick access thing for frequently used files. This is not a very known option. Infact most are very ignorant of this option. But IMO this should be explored further by budget users. Google for 'ssd cache' .

Also avoid windows 10 like the goddamn plague! Keeps installing candy crush and facebook apps ALL THE GODDAMN TIME! DAMN@W#@# F@#$!!
Basically it can be bad wrt to performance (specially for 4gb)
Stick to windows 7/8.1

nac said:
Pentium G4560 - 4200
Corsair 2400mhz 4GB - 3500
Gigabyte H110M H - 4100
This is all you can get in this tight budget.

Note: H110 chipset may need a bios upgrade. Make sure it's Kabylake ready, if not ask the seller to upgrade bios when buying.

Bro, I did little research, and u have given best specs. Now I have few query :

1 - GA-H110M-H vs GA H110M -S2 , which one is good ? There is price difference of ₹500 for HDMI port. My monitor is 22" IPS with Hdmi. Would there be any difference in diplay over vga ?

2- Also suggest me 120GB ssd for fast booting up.

3- Is that true, that 7th gen processor doesntd support windows 7 ?

kool said:
Bro, I did little research, and u have given best specs. Now I have few query :

1 - GA-H110M-H vs GA H110M -S2 , which one is good ? There is price difference of ₹500 for HDMI port. My monitor is 22" IPS with Hdmi. Would there be any difference in diplay over vga ?

2- Also suggest me 120GB ssd for fast booting up.

3- Is that true, that 7th gen processor doesntd support windows 7 ?

Don't cheap out because of that. 500 may not be for HDMI only. Components used might differ as well.

Get samsung 860 Evo 250 GB instead.

cute.bandar said:
AMD Ryzen 1200 - Rs. 5550 (4700+ 18% ) - available locally in delhi, costtocost - *www.costtocost.in/list/pricelist.pdf . This is a better CPU than entry level intel suggested.
Motherboard- Get cheapest which has ok iGpu for you. Something like - MSI A320M PRO-VD PLUS Motherboard (Amd Socket Am4/Ryzen Series Cpu/Max 32GB DDR4-3200MHz Memory) AMD® A320 - Rs. 4200
RAM - 8GB is better, but budget only allows 4GB - 3200

Compare bench here- PassMark - AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - Price performance comparison

Total 13k

Optional - SSD 120GB , Rs. 2300 .
Alternative SSD option - Set a SSD cache drive. Basically a 8-32GB SSD disk which is configured to act like a quick access thing for frequently used files. This is not a very known option. Infact most are very ignorant of this option. But IMO this should be explored further by budget users. Google for 'ssd cache' .

Also avoid windows 10 like the goddamn plague! Keeps installing candy crush and facebook apps ALL THE GODDAMN TIME! DAMN@W#@# F@#$!!
Basically it can be bad wrt to performance (specially for 4gb)
Stick to windows 7/8.1

bro, I dont play games. My requirements are : Youtube, Net surfing, MS OFFICE , sometime movie. That's it. I want this PC for my next 5-6 years.

cute.bandar said:
AMD Ryzen 1200 - Rs. 5550 (4700+ 18% ) - available locally in delhi, costtocost - *www.costtocost.in/list/pricelist.pdf . This is a better CPU than entry level intel suggested.
Motherboard- Get cheapest which has ok iGpu for you. Something like - MSI A320M PRO-VD PLUS Motherboard (Amd Socket Am4/Ryzen Series Cpu/Max 32GB DDR4-3200MHz Memory) AMD® A320 - Rs. 4200
RAM - 8GB is better, but budget only allows 4GB - 3200

R3 1200 would need a dGPU. Mobo's don't have iGPU these days. For "Onboard graphics" it would need an AM4 APU like R5 2400G.

kool said:
bro, I dont play games. My requirements are : Youtube, Net surfing, MS OFFICE , sometime movie. That's it. I want this PC for my next 5-6 years.

Replace your 6 year old PSU with a Corsair CX450(new model).

SaiyanGoku said:
Replace your 6 year old PSU with a Corsair CX450(new model).

I already have Cx450, why do I need to replace with newer model ?

kool said:
I already have Cx450, why do I need to replace with newer model ?

You said it is 6 year old. One shouldn't use a PSU for that long unless it has warranty left over. Also, a faulty PSU may result in a totally dead system.

kool said:
1 - GA-H110M-H vs GA H110M -S2 , which one is good ? There is price difference of ₹500 for HDMI port. My monitor is 22" IPS with Hdmi. Would there be any difference in diplay over vga ?
2- Also suggest me 120GB ssd for fast booting up.
3- Is that true, that 7th gen processor doesntd support windows 7 ?

It has two ports (VGA and HDMI), you can display two monitors simultaneously if needed. With HDMI, you can play 4k. With VGA you can play only FHD.
Samsung EVO series are good, I am using one. I don't see any 120GB version of 860 EVO, so I don't know which one is good from other choices (brand and model)
Yes, it doesn't support. Meaning it will work but not as smooth as Windows 10. And I guess if there is any problem, not a lot of help you will get from MS or from Intel if you use Win 7 on Kabylake.

Also, check for driver support for windows 7. If they haven't made them, you would have a roller coaster ride trying to make everything work fine.

SaiyanGoku said:
You said it is 6 year old. One shouldn't use a PSU for that long unless it has warranty left over. Also, a faulty PSU may result in a totally dead system.

I hardly use my desktop. Most of the time I and family members use laptop, tablet, cellphone only. Its family desktip for light uses.

Wow.. look who's here. It's kool, after such a long time. Where you went underground? :lol:

Well, welcome back.

And don't cheap out on building PC. Increase budget. Even if you hardly game, you should go for quality and future proof PCs.

For your usage, I would recommend the following,
pentium gold g5400 - 5.4k
gigabyte h310m-h - 5k
gskill 4GB DDR4 ram -3.2k
corsair cx450 - 3.3k
Buy Online Intel Pentium Gold G5400 3.70 GHz Processor lowest price in india at www.theitdepot.com
GIGABYTE H310M H Motherboard (Intel Socket 1151/8th Generation Core Series CPU/Max 32GB DDR4-2666MHz Memory)
G.SKILL F4-2133C15S-4GIS Desktop Ram Aegis Series 4GB (4GBx1) DDR4 2133MHz

better go with 8th gen pentium than 7th gen g4560.
I would not recommend using your 6 year old psu as well.

Vyom said:
Wow.. look who's here. It's kool, after such a long time. Where you went underground?
Well, welcome back.

And don't cheap out on building PC. Increase budget. Even if you hardly game, you should go for quality and future proof PCs.

I was busy with chicks.. :emoji_couple:

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kool said:
I was busy with chicks..

How many!!

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kool said:
Bro, I did little research, and u have given best specs. Now I have few query :

1 - GA-H110M-H vs GA H110M -S2 , which one is good ? There is price difference of ₹500 for HDMI port. My monitor is 22" IPS with Hdmi. Would there be any difference in diplay over vga ?

2- Also suggest me 120GB ssd for fast booting up.

3- Is that true, that 7th gen processor doesntd support windows 7 ?

for SSD get this KINGSTON INTERNAL SSD A400 120GB (SA400S37-120G)

whitestar_999 said:
How many!!

6-7 in 5 years

Minion said:
for SSD get this KINGSTON INTERNAL SSD A400 120GB (SA400S37-120G)

suggest me only Amazon link,

Btw I am new to SSD thing, does it support SATA cable ?

And which one is best among these brands?

WD Green 120GB Internal Solid State Drive (WDS120G1G0A) - ₹2515

SanDisk 120GB Solid State Drive - ₹2395

Kingston SSDNow A400 120GB SATA 3 Solid State Drive (SA400S37/120G) - ₹2468

kool said:
suggest me only Amazon link,

Amazon India has bad prices for pc components.

SaiyanGoku said:
Amazon India has bad prices for pc components.

but they have good return policy without any questions asked in 10-15days

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mdcomputers has a good reputation & so far I have yet to see anyone having their ssd died within a month of delivery.Still if you want you can get from amazon at a higher price.As for brand these cheap 120gb ssd are more or less same but kingston seems a bit better than sandisk(history of quite varying quality for same model) & WD(they have a solid hdd reputation but are a new entrant in ssd field).

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kool said:
6-7 in 5 years

Lucky guy!

whitestar_999 said:
mdcomputers has a good reputation & so far I have yet to see anyone having their ssd died within a month of delivery.Still if you want you can get from amazon at a higher price.As for brand these cheap 120gb ssd are more or less same but kingston seems a bit better than sandisk(history of quite varying quality for same model) & WD(they have a solid hdd reputation but are a new entrant in ssd field).

I think there is only ₹100 of price diff. And Sir, I have never bought anything from Mdcomputer site.

Btw, What is the difference between Kingston UV400 and A400 ? Which one is better ?

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Then that's fine.Many members(incl myself) have bought from mdcomputers & I have yet to see a negative feedback about them here.

UV series is a bit costlier & supposedly bit better too but I doubt it as price difference is ~100 only.

whitestar_999 said:
Then that's fine.Many members(incl myself) have bought from mdcomputers & I have yet to see a negative feedback about them here.

UV series is a bit costlier & supposedly bit better too but I doubt it as price difference is ~100 only.

on Mdcomputer its ₹2345 and on anazon ₹2468 for A400 120GB

kool said:
I think there is only ₹100 of price diff. And Sir, I have never bought anything from Mdcomputer site.

Was the same case with me until when I purchased a PSU from them in feb or march. Their packaging is really good.give it a try if want to save some extra bucks.

Btw, What is the difference between Kingston UV400 and A400 ? Which one is better ?

A400 , afaik is a successor to uv400. So even if there is any performance difference among them ,it will be negligible. I would choose the newer a400.

Guys, I am not saying that Mdcomputer site is not trustworthy. Actually Sometime I just buy products from amazon, and If I don't like it, I simply return. But other site has some condition to return untill its damaged, defective, or not working. Thats why I choose flipkart/amazon. Last time I bought a Soundmagic Headphone , and it was so uncomfortable to wear, my ears were hurting. I just called Flipkart and said, its uncomfortable to wear and they refunded my money.

nac said:
Gigabyte H110M H - 4100
This is all you can get in this tight budget.

Note: H110 chipset may need a bios upgrade. Make sure it's Kabylake ready, if not ask the seller to upgrade bios when buying.

Hello Sir,

What about
Asrock H110M HDV R3.0 getting for ₹3300 on Mdcomputer. It has HDMI too.

^ I prefer to stick with ASUS or Gigabyte. Don't know much about other brands.

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kool said:
Hello Sir,

What about
Asrock H110M HDV R3.0 getting for ₹3300 on Mdcomputer. It has HDMI too.

Get this
Asrock B250M HDV

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After sales service of asus & gigabyte is well known with many reviews but not many reviews about asrock or msi mobo warranty support.

whitestar_999 said:
After sales service of asus & gigabyte is well known with many reviews but not many reviews about asrock or msi mobo warranty support.

OK, then I will go with gigabyGi

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Which one you are getting?

whitestar_999 said:
Which one you are getting?

Pentium G4560 -
Corsair 2400mhz 4GB -
Gigabyte H110M H -
Kingston A400 128gb SSD.

Waiting for amazon sale (16 july 2018)

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Don't get H110,it won't work without a bios update(unless the unit is latest & comes with factory installed latest bios but you can not find out about this without actually using it first).
*www.amazon.in/Gigabyte-GA-B250M-D2V-LGA1151-Micro-Motherboard/dp/B01N7MLXOK?tag=googinhydr18418-21
It doesn't have a hdmi port but if your monitor has dvi port then no need.Also you already have a hdmi port in GT210.

It's been 1.5yrs since Kabylake launched. I hope sellers won't have >1.5yrs old stock. But still when buying we gotta check before buying.
Why use GT210 when Intel's iGPU is better.

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^^Gigabyte B250 D2V doesn't have hdmi port so GT210 hdmi port will be used but you are right about it being much slower.Better not use it at all.In that case this one seems better & its description claims it comes with updated bios which should support 7th processors.
*www.amazon.in/Gigabyte-GA-H110M-S2...s&ie=UTF8&qid=1531555954&sr=1-3&keywords=B250