Q: What is your budget?
Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
Q: Which hardware component are you looking to buy (component name). If you have already decided on a configuration then please mention the (component brand and model) as well, this will help us in fine tuning your requirement.
Q: Is this going to be your final configuration or you would be adding/upgrading a component in near future. If yes then please mention when and which component
Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
Q: Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market
Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
Q: Are you looking to overclock?
Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
A few queries I have:-
- 40 K
Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
- CPU - AMD X4 955 BE
- Motherboard - Gigabyte 785 GMT USB3
- RAM - 16 GB (4x4) Gskill Sniper DDR3 1600 Mhz
- GPU - Ati 5850 MSI Twin Frozr 2 Edition
- Monitor - Dell G2410H
- SMPS - Corsair VX550
Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
- Monitor - Dell G2410H
- SMPS - Corsair VX550
- GPU - Ati 5850 MSI Twin Frozr2
- RAM - GSKILL Sniper 16gb DDR3 1600 kit
Q: Which hardware component are you looking to buy (component name). If you have already decided on a configuration then please mention the (component brand and model) as well, this will help us in fine tuning your requirement.
- CPU - Intel Core i7
- Motherboard - any compatible motherboard Z77
- SATA SSD - 64/128 gb - OS drive
Q: Is this going to be your final configuration or you would be adding/upgrading a component in near future. If yes then please mention when and which component
- Antec - P182
- GPU - to something better later
Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
- Mumbai/Ahmedabad/Delhi/Bangalore (Can pick up hardware from any of these cities as I need travel to these cities for office related work)
- Open to online purchase
Q: Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market
- No
Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
- Gaming
- Browsing
- Desktop Processing
- HTPC
- Download rig, 24x7 operation
- Watching HD movies
- Linux
Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
- Do not want to buy any Asus motherboard as I have heard the after sales service in India is pathetic
Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
- FPS - Maxxed out @ 1080p
- Racing - Maxxed out @ 1080p
Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
- Gaming - 1920x1080
- Desktop - 1920x1080
Q: Are you looking to overclock?
- Yes
Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
- Windows 7 64 bit
- Linux - RHEL/Centos
A few queries I have:-
- I've read that Intel CPUs - the new ones - come with liquid cooling kits from Intel - are these included with the cpu box or do these need to be bought separately?
- Is the Ati 5850 is good enough for gaming at 1080p with all details set to max? I occasionally play games and that too only FPS and racing titles.
- I want my cpu to last me for the next 3-5 years and will not be upgrading unless the system fails in some way. So I need the best performing most energy efficient and cost effective setup.