coolcrook
Adept
Q: What is your budget?
25K (If something lower than this is possible , thats great, I can stretch it by 2-3k)
Q: What is your existing hardware configuration
DVD DRIVE - Samsung
HDD- 320gb seagate (both salvaged from friends)
Q: Which hardware will you be keeping
same as above
Q: Which hardware component are you looking to buy ?
Monitor-Dell IN2020M 5900
CPU - Intel core i3 2100k - 6100
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2-B3 - 3450
GPU - ??
RAM-Corsair 4GB DDRIII 1333MHz - 1150
Cabinet Zebronics Bijli W/O PSU 1100
PSU FSP saga II 350W 1500(will this suffice? )
KB & Mouse - Anything will do
Current Total: 19200
prices from TE PC buying guide(not quite updated, hopefully tomorrow) and SP road price updates thread
Special thanks to @DarkAngel- your guide is awesome
Q: Is this going to be your final configuration or you would be adding/upgrading a component in near future.
Yes
HDD:1Tb (as and when prices normalize)
Q: Where will you buy this hardware?
Bangalore/Online/TE
Q: Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market
Yes
Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
working on:
Eclipse
AfterEffects
Photoshop
Browsing
App Development
Casual Gaming(FM 2012,FIFA 2012,NFS)
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?
SPORTS
FPS
all at MED settings at playable framerate will suffice.
Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
not quite sure , been using my 15" laptop from 4 years so anything would be an upgrade
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
This system is actually for(In following order):
1>Mobile Application development, and web app development that I am trying out(esp.for final yr. project, but this shouldn't require much muscle right :huh
2>Also I do some video and photo editing(would the AMD PHENOM XII 955 BE be a better CPU option?)
3>Heavy Browsing with like 20-30tabs open at a time(with a lot of video streaming)AIRTEL 4MBPS:clap:
4>Yeah, I will play games and it does feel better when they work without lagging but I'm not a heavy gamer so please suggest some MEDIUM end gfx card with low power consumption.
-->Also hopefully if the rig can be upgraded in the future and last me 3-4 years, that would be a silver lining.
Planning to buy it after the 22nd of December(exams end then) ,from SP ROAD(Bangalore) most likely.
All advice and suggestions are appreciated.
25K (If something lower than this is possible , thats great, I can stretch it by 2-3k)
Q: What is your existing hardware configuration
DVD DRIVE - Samsung
HDD- 320gb seagate (both salvaged from friends)
Q: Which hardware will you be keeping
same as above
Q: Which hardware component are you looking to buy ?
Monitor-Dell IN2020M 5900
CPU - Intel core i3 2100k - 6100
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2-B3 - 3450
GPU - ??
RAM-Corsair 4GB DDRIII 1333MHz - 1150
Cabinet Zebronics Bijli W/O PSU 1100
PSU FSP saga II 350W 1500(will this suffice? )
KB & Mouse - Anything will do
Current Total: 19200
prices from TE PC buying guide(not quite updated, hopefully tomorrow) and SP road price updates thread
Special thanks to @DarkAngel- your guide is awesome
Q: Is this going to be your final configuration or you would be adding/upgrading a component in near future.
Yes
HDD:1Tb (as and when prices normalize)
Q: Where will you buy this hardware?
Bangalore/Online/TE
Q: Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market
Yes
Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
working on:
Eclipse
AfterEffects
Photoshop
Browsing
App Development
Casual Gaming(FM 2012,FIFA 2012,NFS)
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?
SPORTS
FPS
all at MED settings at playable framerate will suffice.
Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
not quite sure , been using my 15" laptop from 4 years so anything would be an upgrade
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
This system is actually for(In following order):
1>Mobile Application development, and web app development that I am trying out(esp.for final yr. project, but this shouldn't require much muscle right :huh
2>Also I do some video and photo editing(would the AMD PHENOM XII 955 BE be a better CPU option?)
3>Heavy Browsing with like 20-30tabs open at a time(with a lot of video streaming)AIRTEL 4MBPS:clap:
4>Yeah, I will play games and it does feel better when they work without lagging but I'm not a heavy gamer so please suggest some MEDIUM end gfx card with low power consumption.
-->Also hopefully if the rig can be upgraded in the future and last me 3-4 years, that would be a silver lining.
Planning to buy it after the 22nd of December(exams end then) ,from SP ROAD(Bangalore) most likely.
All advice and suggestions are appreciated.