Hello folks, sorry that my first post on these forums is a query. I need help to decide on my rig.
Well, this is my first serious buy really, in the sense that until now I have been an average desktop user and hence have never really cared about inquiring & reading reviews about peripherals. A local trustworthy PC assembler is who I have relied upon so far. But things have changed and I need a decent system for myself. Rest of the preferences & information is shared under following subheadings.
1. Budget 50K, less is better.
2. Intended Buy
a. CPU - Intel Core i7 920
b. Motherboard - Intel DX58SO (Reccos in similar price range welcome)
c. Cabinet - CM 690 (if budget's exceeded, ready to compromise)
d. SMPS - Corsair VX 450 (not knowledgeable about power supplies, this suggestion and the above one are taken from another thread)
e. Storage - Intel X25-M SSD and 1TB HDD ( Brand reccos please )
f. RAM - 6GB ( Brand reccos again )
g. Graphics card - Any decent low/mid-range card. I do NOT intend to play any games.
h. UPS - Need a good one. (have no knowledge about power-related components)
i. Monitor- LCD with DVI-D port is a must. AOC 22'' is what i was thinking of. 19'' will also do.
Note/Hint: I want this rig to be fairly future proof.
Residence Delhi
Intended use Basically for development & study/research purposes(kernel/OS related) and a bit of music making/multimedia. NO games.
Brand Preferences One thing that is striking about Intel compared with others in case of motherboards is their support & professionalism. I was checking out MSI's Indian website few weeks back & it was simply useless, clicking on any link redirected to the home page with a strange error or a similar issue, I don't remember exactly. But as I said earlier, this is my first serious buy and hence I don't have many brand prejudices. I am welcome to suggestions.
Overclocking
Yes, but only basic tinkering & experiment.
OS Ubuntu 9.10 64 bit.
Well, this is my first serious buy really, in the sense that until now I have been an average desktop user and hence have never really cared about inquiring & reading reviews about peripherals. A local trustworthy PC assembler is who I have relied upon so far. But things have changed and I need a decent system for myself. Rest of the preferences & information is shared under following subheadings.
1. Budget 50K, less is better.
2. Intended Buy
a. CPU - Intel Core i7 920
b. Motherboard - Intel DX58SO (Reccos in similar price range welcome)
c. Cabinet - CM 690 (if budget's exceeded, ready to compromise)
d. SMPS - Corsair VX 450 (not knowledgeable about power supplies, this suggestion and the above one are taken from another thread)
e. Storage - Intel X25-M SSD and 1TB HDD ( Brand reccos please )
f. RAM - 6GB ( Brand reccos again )
g. Graphics card - Any decent low/mid-range card. I do NOT intend to play any games.
h. UPS - Need a good one. (have no knowledge about power-related components)
i. Monitor- LCD with DVI-D port is a must. AOC 22'' is what i was thinking of. 19'' will also do.
Note/Hint: I want this rig to be fairly future proof.
Residence Delhi
Intended use Basically for development & study/research purposes(kernel/OS related) and a bit of music making/multimedia. NO games.
Brand Preferences One thing that is striking about Intel compared with others in case of motherboards is their support & professionalism. I was checking out MSI's Indian website few weeks back & it was simply useless, clicking on any link redirected to the home page with a strange error or a similar issue, I don't remember exactly. But as I said earlier, this is my first serious buy and hence I don't have many brand prejudices. I am welcome to suggestions.
Overclocking
Yes, but only basic tinkering & experiment.
OS Ubuntu 9.10 64 bit.
