boogeyman
Explorer
Hello All,
Now that the festive season is here and the old-workhorse needs a face-lift, I would request for some suggestions. Template below:
Q: What is your budget?
10K Can increase by 1-2K if needed
Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
All of the above except cabinet. RAM can be discarded if necessary
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.
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 for 1-2 years
Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
Mumbai
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
Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
Racing - at low to medium settings
FPS - Low to medium settings
Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
Gaming - 1280x728
Desktop - 1920x1080
Q: Are you looking to overclock?
No
Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
Now that the festive season is here and the old-workhorse needs a face-lift, I would request for some suggestions. Template below:
Q: What is your budget?
10K Can increase by 1-2K if needed
Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
- CPU - AMD Phenom II x 4 925 2.8GHz,
- Motherboard - MSI 785G-E53
- GPU - ATI Radeon HD5670 1GB DDR5
- RAM - 2x2GB DDR3 GSkill 9-9-9-24
- Monitor - Samsung 2233
- SMPS - Corsair CX400W
- Cabinet - Circle :ashamed:(remnant of an old PC )
- HDD - 1x Seagate ST2000DL003 2TB
- 1x WD WD10EARS 1TB
- CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper TX3, single fan
Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
All of the above except cabinet. RAM can be discarded if necessary
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.
- Cabinet with USB 3.0 support. Need a bigger one with good cable management and cooling features. Looks not *that* important. I know that my motherboard does not support USB3.0 now but later on when I upgrade 1-2 years down the line, I dont wanna spend on another cabbie again.
- RAM - Looking to upgrade to 8 or 16 GB if good deals available
- HDD - Please suggest a stable 1 or 2 TB HDD for having the OS. I'm also open to buy an SSD if a good deal is available. However, I would be running the system 24x7. So I prefer stability over performance
- Thermal Cooling Compund - Won't be over-clocking but I still need a suggestion to apply and forget and keep temperatures cool
- Open to any other suggestions as well
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 for 1-2 years
Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
Mumbai
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
- Download rig, 24x7 operation
- Browsing
- Desktop Processing
- HTPC
- Light Gaming
- Watching HD movies
- Running GNS3 and VMWare as well
- All-in-one PC
Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
- NZXT Gamma. However it doesnt have USB 3.0
- Corsair. Even GSkill to match the existing RAM
- Seagate for the HDD
- Open to suggestions for all of the above, though
Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
Racing - at low to medium settings
FPS - Low to medium settings
Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
Gaming - 1280x728
Desktop - 1920x1080
Q: Are you looking to overclock?
No
Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
- Windows 7 64 bit
- GNS3 and VMWare
