Hi All,
My old PC suddenly stopped booting a couple of days ago and after a lot of troubleshooting it looks like mobo is DOA. So I am in the market for a upgrade.
I am looking for CPU+Motherboard+GPU+RAM+PSU. Would also be interested in a good cabby with space and better cable management.
My old PC suddenly stopped booting a couple of days ago and after a lot of troubleshooting it looks like mobo is DOA. So I am in the market for a upgrade.
I am looking for CPU+Motherboard+GPU+RAM+PSU. Would also be interested in a good cabby with space and better cable management.
- Q: What is your budget?
- 20K to 25K
- Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
- CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 940
- Motherboard - Biostar TA790Gx 128M
- GPU - ATI Sapphire HD 4850
- RAM - Mushkin 2x2 GB DDR2
- Monitor - Dell 2412m
- SMPS - Antec Earthwatts 500W
- SDD- Kingston SSDNow 64GB SATA II
- HDD- WD Caviar Black 1 TB
- ODD- Moserbaer DVDRW
- Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
- Monitor - Dell 2412
- SDD- Kingston SSDNow 64GB SATA II
- HDD- WD Caviar Black 1 TB
- ODD- Moserbaer DVDRW
- 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 Core i3 2120 or if possible ivy bridge replacement for it
- Motherboard - Any decent mid range (full size preferred due to fat finger issues)
- rest of it I have no idea and would welcome advice
- 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 Config At Max i might get a higher speed SSD a year or so down the road
- Final Config At Max i might get a higher speed SSD a year or so down the road
- Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
- Bangalore
- Open to online purchase
- Q: Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market
- No
- Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
- Moderate 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.
- Am a bit leery towards ASUS as I hear that aftersales form them is very bad
- Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
- Strategy - Civilization 4
- Simulation - Simcity 4 with lots of mods and 5 when it launches
- Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
- Gaming - 1920x1080
- Desktop - 1920x1200
- Q: Are you looking to overclock?
- No
- Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
- Windows 7 64 bit
- Linux - Ubuntu (rarely)