1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Stupid answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work. Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.')
Ans:
1. 2 -3 virtual machines will be hosted on it.
2. FPS games (newwer ones like max payne 3).
3. Will be used as a HTPC but to a lesser extent.
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: Rs 22,000 max (not extendable).
3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: Yes (CPU as well as GPU, but conservatively).
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Windows 7
5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: None (Have a 500 GB SATA hard disk)
6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention which screen size and resolution do you want. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, again mention the size and resolution of monitor you have.
Ans: No. Have a 40" Full HD TV.
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:
1. Processor ( Have a Phenom II X2 550 BE)
2. Hard drive (Have a 500 GB SATA Hard drive)
3. Monitor.
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Immediately
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: Yes many times. Will do it myself.
10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
Ans: Bangalore. Prefer to buy locally but open to buying online as well.
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:
1. Want a AMD 970 chipset based motherboard (as it supports PCI passthrough).
2. Very much confused between HD7770 and HD 6850. My heart falls for HD6850 although its much costlier and seems vanishing from the market.
Thanks in advance guys.
Ans:
1. 2 -3 virtual machines will be hosted on it.
2. FPS games (newwer ones like max payne 3).
3. Will be used as a HTPC but to a lesser extent.
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: Rs 22,000 max (not extendable).
3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: Yes (CPU as well as GPU, but conservatively).
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Windows 7
5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: None (Have a 500 GB SATA hard disk)
6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention which screen size and resolution do you want. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, again mention the size and resolution of monitor you have.
Ans: No. Have a 40" Full HD TV.
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:
1. Processor ( Have a Phenom II X2 550 BE)
2. Hard drive (Have a 500 GB SATA Hard drive)
3. Monitor.
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Immediately
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: Yes many times. Will do it myself.
10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
Ans: Bangalore. Prefer to buy locally but open to buying online as well.
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:
1. Want a AMD 970 chipset based motherboard (as it supports PCI passthrough).
2. Very much confused between HD7770 and HD 6850. My heart falls for HD6850 although its much costlier and seems vanishing from the market.
Thanks in advance guys.
