Q: What is your budget?
15k (+/- 1k)
Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
A:-AMD Athlon II X4 640
Biostar TA 790 GX motherboard
2x2 GB Kingston RAM (DDR2)
AOC F22 21.5-inch Monitor
Altec Lansing MX 5021 Speakers
Logitech Cordless Mk320 kit
Cooler Master Extreme Plus 500 W PSU
Palit GTX 260 Core 216 sonic edition
Samsung 1 TB + Samsung 500 GB HDD
Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
All except motherboard, processor and RAM
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)
A:- I want to buy a processor that supports AES encryption instruction set (AES-NI). The thing is that my external HDD is encrypted with Truecrypt and it is giving me low performance with AMD Athlon X4 processor. I've decided for Intel Core i5 2400 processor or upcoming AMD Fusion APU. No idea about motherboard though. No need of multi-gpu setup. But if budget permits it, then its welcome.
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
A: Yes. But I may upgrade to a DX 11 based graphics card. Although this card is giving me awesome performance
Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
A:- Himachal Pradesh or Chandigarh.
No online purchase
Q: Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market?
A:- No.
Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware?
A:- Running & experimenting with GNU/Linux distros.
Gaming.
Transcoding videos for my mobile
Downloading
Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
Aersonally, I don't like Intel 
. Have been with AMD for a long, long time. But AMD has poor support of graphics card on Linux. So, it's a mixed bag
Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
A:- First Person Shooters.
Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage?
A: Gaming - 1600x900, 720p
Desktop - Full HD
Q: Are you looking to overclock?
A:- Maybe.
Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
A:- Arch Linux (primary)
Windows 7 (only for gaming)
15k (+/- 1k)
Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
A:-AMD Athlon II X4 640
Biostar TA 790 GX motherboard
2x2 GB Kingston RAM (DDR2)
AOC F22 21.5-inch Monitor
Altec Lansing MX 5021 Speakers
Logitech Cordless Mk320 kit
Cooler Master Extreme Plus 500 W PSU
Palit GTX 260 Core 216 sonic edition
Samsung 1 TB + Samsung 500 GB HDD
Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
All except motherboard, processor and RAM
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)
A:- I want to buy a processor that supports AES encryption instruction set (AES-NI). The thing is that my external HDD is encrypted with Truecrypt and it is giving me low performance with AMD Athlon X4 processor. I've decided for Intel Core i5 2400 processor or upcoming AMD Fusion APU. No idea about motherboard though. No need of multi-gpu setup. But if budget permits it, then its welcome.
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
A: Yes. But I may upgrade to a DX 11 based graphics card. Although this card is giving me awesome performance
Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
A:- Himachal Pradesh or Chandigarh.
No online purchase
Q: Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market?
A:- No.
Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware?
A:- Running & experimenting with GNU/Linux distros.
Gaming.
Transcoding videos for my mobile
Downloading
Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
A
ersonally, I don't like Intel . Have been with AMD for a long, long time. But AMD has poor support of graphics card on Linux. So, it's a mixed bag Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
A:- First Person Shooters.
Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage?
A: Gaming - 1600x900, 720p
Desktop - Full HD
Q: Are you looking to overclock?
A:- Maybe.
Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
A:- Arch Linux (primary)
Windows 7 (only for gaming)
