gastly
Contributor
Q: What is your budget?
About 10K
Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
CPU - Intel Dual Core E2180
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-I945GCM-S2L
GPU - Zotac Nvidia 9800GT
RAM - 1GB
Monitor - Dell
SMPS - Generic 500W
Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
Monitor - Dell
GPU - Zotac Nvidia 9800GT
RAM - 1GB
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 - AMD Athlon II X4 630
Motherboard - any compatible motherboard
SMPS - Maybe, if the current one cannot handle a quad core
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
Final upgrade
Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
Delhi, Nehru Place
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
Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
None
Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
MW2
GTA IV
Crysis
Prototype
Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
Gaming - 1440x900 (Could go lower if the fps go down
)
Desktop - 1440x900
Q: Are you looking to overclock?
Yes (A little)
Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
Windows Vista 32 bit and Windows XP 32 bit
Linux - Ubuntu OpenSUSE
I think my cpu is bottlenecking my gpu, since I've seen some games (like Bully) run a lot slower, any thoughts?
PS: Is my current PSU worth handling a quad core, or do I need to upgrade that too?
About 10K
Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
CPU - Intel Dual Core E2180
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-I945GCM-S2L
GPU - Zotac Nvidia 9800GT
RAM - 1GB
Monitor - Dell
SMPS - Generic 500W
Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
Monitor - Dell
GPU - Zotac Nvidia 9800GT
RAM - 1GB
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 - AMD Athlon II X4 630
Motherboard - any compatible motherboard
SMPS - Maybe, if the current one cannot handle a quad core
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
Final upgrade
Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
Delhi, Nehru Place
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
Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
None
Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
MW2
GTA IV
Crysis
Prototype
Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
Gaming - 1440x900 (Could go lower if the fps go down
)Desktop - 1440x900
Q: Are you looking to overclock?
Yes (A little)
Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
Windows Vista 32 bit and Windows XP 32 bit
Linux - Ubuntu OpenSUSE
I think my cpu is bottlenecking my gpu, since I've seen some games (like Bully) run a lot slower, any thoughts?
PS: Is my current PSU worth handling a quad core, or do I need to upgrade that too?
