Hello,
I'm looking to upgrade my old P4 rig to a new one, for around 20k.
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: Office, browsing, PDF, P2P.
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 20k.
3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: No.
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Win7 64bit.
5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: I'm using my old HDD.
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. Although, I will be buying a new monitor within 6 months.
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: 500GB Seagate SATA HDD, Sony 22X DVD writer.
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Before the year end.
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: I have built one before, and this will be done by me.
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: Mumbai. Locally or online, either ways is cool.
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:
1) I have an iBall cabinet, and L&C 350/400W PSU. Can I use them for the new rig or will I have to buy new ones?
2) It will be mostly for office, browsing and downloading usage. No gaming at all or graphic designing. Thus, the need for a graphic card is absent.
It'd be great if you'll could help me select my rig, or suggest variations if anything better is an option.
For those who don't have an access to the December 2012 issue right now:
Entry-Level Gaming:
Processor: AMD A8-3850
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A75M-D2H
RAM: G-Skill F3-10600CL9S-4GBNT (I was thinking of using the Corsair of the Mid-Range instead)
PSU: Corsair CX430.
Mid-Range Gaming:
Processor: Intel i5-3450
Motherboard: Intel DB75EN
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 4 GB
PSU: Corsair GS 600.
Looking forward to some help!
I'm looking to upgrade my old P4 rig to a new one, for around 20k.
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: Office, browsing, PDF, P2P.
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 20k.
3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: No.
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Win7 64bit.
5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: I'm using my old HDD.
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. Although, I will be buying a new monitor within 6 months.
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: 500GB Seagate SATA HDD, Sony 22X DVD writer.
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Before the year end.
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: I have built one before, and this will be done by me.
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: Mumbai. Locally or online, either ways is cool.
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:
1) I have an iBall cabinet, and L&C 350/400W PSU. Can I use them for the new rig or will I have to buy new ones?
2) It will be mostly for office, browsing and downloading usage. No gaming at all or graphic designing. Thus, the need for a graphic card is absent.
It'd be great if you'll could help me select my rig, or suggest variations if anything better is an option.
For those who don't have an access to the December 2012 issue right now:
Entry-Level Gaming:
Processor: AMD A8-3850
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A75M-D2H
RAM: G-Skill F3-10600CL9S-4GBNT (I was thinking of using the Corsair of the Mid-Range instead)
PSU: Corsair CX430.
Mid-Range Gaming:
Processor: Intel i5-3450
Motherboard: Intel DB75EN
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 4 GB
PSU: Corsair GS 600.
Looking forward to some help!
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