Low end Sandy Bridge system?

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Seeing as I am getting a home server, my friend also wants a secondary PC. He, however, wants to stick with Intel.

Q: What is your budget?

About 15k.

Q: Which hardware component are you looking to buy?

CPU - Core i3 2105 (one with HD 3000 GFx) if possible, Sandy Bridge Pentiums if not. Are the Pentium G620, G840 or G850 available here?

Motherboard - VGA + DVI for video. Gigabit Ethernet. Wake on LAN. Optional - regular PCI slots, SATA 6Gbps, USB 3.0

RAM - 2/4 GB

HDD - 1 TB or more

PSU - Efficient, low noise/heat producing and reliable, with clean power output. Should be able to handle a mid range GFx cards and extra HDDs later.

Q: Is this going to be your final configuration or you would be adding/upgrading a component in near future?

Will probably add these things later:

Graphics card

Extra HDDs

RAM (who doesn't?)

Q: Where will you buy this hardware?

Delhi. Please recommend a shop.

Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware?

Home Media Server

24/7 Download Box

Low end gaming - onboard will do for now, will add graphics card later

Watching movies once in a while.

Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.

Preferring Intel in this case. Just because he's comfortable with it and I advised him to go Sandy Bridge, as it's a recently released platform. I personally would prefer a current low-end over yesterday's mid-range, which is why I'm recommending SB.

Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage?

Should support 720p to 1080p.

Q: Are you looking to overclock?

No.

Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?

Windows and Linux dual boot.
 
joel.monty said:
I know your friend wants to stick with intel ,but an apu seems like the better choice.
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Performance at this price range? These Sandy Bridge processors, even the low enders, can take on mid range AMD processors. More so when it's about transcoding media upto mid-bitrate 1080p.

Also, he is concerned about power consumption and noise as will run it 24/7. I heard AMD stock fan makes more noise than Intel's. Perhaps the current crop of AMD still runs a bit hotter than the latest Sandy Bridge.

I felt that 15k should be able to get him a low end Sandy Bridge, which is why I recommended that to him. If there is a comparably performing AMD configuration that is also recent and will take upgrades later, please let me know.
 
The Pentium G620 is available for 3.5k

Go for a Sandybridge over AMD as it is a newer architecture & has lot of improvements.
 
You could look at the MSI MSI H67MA-E35 which is around 5k along with the G620 and a Corsair 400W PSU
 
harishgayatri said:
The Pentium G620 is available for 3.5k

Go for a Sandybridge over AMD as it is a newer architecture & has lot of improvements.
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I'd really appreciate if you could advise on a configuration, in accordance with the parts that I am looking for.

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AMD A6-3650 2.6GHz Llano APU Review - Resident Evil 5 - Legit Reviews check this review,these chips are slower but they have better on board graphics.
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Could you recommend the whole setup? My knowledge on PC hardware is pretty outdated.
 
^^

AMD A6-3650 ~ 5900/-

Gigabyte GA-A75-S2V ~ 5900/-

Corsair XMS3 1600MHz 4GB x 1 ~ 1550/-

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB ~ 2700/-

Cooler Master eLite 310 ~ 1500/-

FSP Saga II 400W ~ 1900/-

all these components should be available @S.M.C. International, Nehru Place. I'm recommending the AMD Llano as it has a great onboard GPU and if your friend isn't into high-end games it should handle his requirements with ease. Also core-to-core in high load operations like your video transcoding, more cores = faster encoding, here is a review -- AMD A6-3650 APU/Processor | TechwareLabs.

bikalpapaudel said:
Performance at this price range? I heard AMD stock fan makes more noise than Intel's. Perhaps the current crop of AMD still runs a bit hotter than the latest Sandy Bridge.
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AMD HSF packages are noisy but keep the system cool, but the Intel cooler is not adequate at its task. http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/cpu-motherboards/142397-cpu-cooler-guide-sandy-bridge.html

bottle said:
You could look at the MSI MSI H67MA-E35 which is around 5k along with the G620 and a Corsair 400W PSU
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That motherboard Sire, has had a nasty propensity for bursting into flames [I mean the chokes / MOSFET's fail], that is why I'm not recommending OP a H67 based solution and H61 is a crippled solution in my views. I remember Hades Sire had a field day on TE related to the same can contact him for more details.
 
Processor AMD Phenom II x4 840 4800

Motherboard Gigabyte 880GM-USB3L (AM3+) 4200

RAM G.Skill Ripjaws 1600MHz CL9 1x4GB 1600

GPU Onboard HD4250

HDD Seagate 7200.12 1TB 2750

PSU FSP Saga II 350w / Gigabyte Superb 460w 1500 / 1900

Total 14850 / 15250


A dual core for a server would be a really huge step down... i know that your friend wants to build a homeserver for which a dual core should suffice but a quadcore would be much more better as he is building a server not a client desktop... And now its really on him to decide whether he wants to build a powerful rig or a less power consuming rig... AMD processors consume less power too when in idle mode... but yeah a 45nm old architecture AMD quadcore would consume more power at full load than a new architecture sandybridge quadcore processor which would cost him a fortune... Plus the motherboard that i've suggested is an AM3+ motherboard so in future if your friend would like to upgrade to an 8 core processor to make his home server more powerfull then he would be able to do so as AMD bulldozer processors would be compatible with AM3+ 7xx/8xx chipset motherboards... Plus i have suggested only 1TB HDD for now... he can add more HDDs later as he is on low budget...
 
ALPHA17 said:
That motherboard Sire, has had a nasty propensity for bursting into flames [I mean the chokes / MOSFET's fail], that is why I'm not recommending OP a H67 based solution and H61 is a crippled solution in my views. I remember Hades Sire had a field day on TE related to the same can contact him for more details.
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Is there a thread for this?
 
viralbug said:
Is there a thread for this?
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There isn't because it didn't happen. Gave me a shock too for a second :P

Seems he was exaggerating because his MSI GPU had issues.

bikalpapaudel said:
These Sandy Bridge processors, even the low enders, can take on mid range AMD processors. More so when it's about transcoding media upto mid-bitrate 1080p.
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You get the G620 here for about ~3.2K. Not spotted the G8xx yet. However do note these do not have Intel's Quick Sync (for media transcoding) enabled.
 
^ Exactly what I was wondering. :|

@ALPHA17 - Your help is very much appreciated. But please do read/research/check prices before posting. Have seen quite a few posts of yours with wrong info.
 
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^^ Roger that Sire, sorry for slander, will not repeat as for prices they fluctuate so wildly [as bad as the electricity in my locality] that I find it hard to verify with the latest prices always.
 
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