fistea
Disciple
Have an old desktop rig connected to my 32" as a gaming +HTPC @ 1080p resolution via vga and 3.5mm cable.
Its quite old now (original setup in Dec 07) and I want to upgrade it. I have the old monitor and wired keyboard/mouse which i use sparingly with my laptop. I have gone through the recent threads on upgrades/fresh builds, wanted some more inputs.
I have a call to take between selling/giving away the rig and building a fresh one or cannibalizing the existing dabba.
and keeping the monitor/keyboard/mouse
Primary use would be as a HTPC and as a gaming rig with the TV with the wireless keyboard/mouse.
Im in Mumbai. This will probably be the last upgrade to the system.
- Q: What is your budget?
- 20-30k,
- Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
- CPU - Intel C2D E4400 2.2Ghz
- Motherboard - Intel 945GCNL
- GPU - XFX nvidia 8800 GT 512 MB
- RAM - Transcend ram 2x1gb 666 Mhz
- Monitor - Viewsonic 19"
- SMPS - Zebronics z600W / have an old generic smps which i replaced for more sata connecters
- Keyboard - wired Iball set + logitech wireless mk250
- X-Tech generic cabinet
- HDD- have enough to cover my requirements
- DVD writer- lg
- Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
- SMPS - Yes ( have the old one as a spare, just in case)
- GPU - Depends on cost of suggested/new graphic card
- Wireless keyboard/mouse
- Old Monitor - Yes (Unless selling the entire desktop makes sense)
- 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 i5 3450
- Motherboard - Gigabyte D75m b3h - heard good things about this motherboard, but doesn't have optical out as a port to feed my amp, also would prefer hdmi out
- [FONT=tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif]GPU - (Can hold on to existing GPU card, or buy a new one)[/FONT][FONT=tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif] [/FONT]
- RAM - Corsair 1600 MHz 4gb X1/ X2
- Cabinet (not looking to plunk too much cash here, any decent brand will do
- DVD writer (last time i used one was in 2009, so dont really need it)
- 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
- [FONT=tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif]Will [/FONT][FONT=tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif]definitely[/FONT][FONT=tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif] bring RAM to 8gb [/FONT]
- Graphic card, if I dont upgrade now.
- Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
- Mumbai
- Open to online purchase
- Q: Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market
- Would prefer new, but open to second hand.
- Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
- Gaming
- Browsing
- HTPC
- Download rig, 24x7 operation
- Watching HD movies
- Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
- As long as brand/after sales service is good, im fine with anything.
- Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
- Mainly FPS, and action adventure, some racing
- Borderlands 2, Batman - AC are the current ones
- Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
- Gaming / Desktop - 1920x1080
- Q: Are you looking to overclock?
- Yes/No - Havent done it before, but yes.
- Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
- Windows 7 64 bit
- [FONT=tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif]Very ,Very remote possibility of booting linux/hackintosh[/FONT]
[FONT=tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif]Thanks in advance for your time and consideration.[/FONT]