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In the zone
Hello fellow members and friends
I need help in buying/building a new PC. My budget and requirements are as follows:
Existing hardware setup:
1. Intel Core2Duo 1.8GHz+ASUS P5B-VM MB+CoolerMaster Processor Fan
2. HDDs- 1 IDE (80GB), 3 SATAII (160GB, 250GB, 500GB), 1 SATAIII (1TB), LG DVD writer
3. 5GB DDR2 RAM (1+1+1+2)
4. XFX HD4700 ATi GPU with 512MB DDR5 RAM
5. SMPS- 460W Dual rail power supply (CoolerMaster)
6. LG 25" IPS monitor
7. JBL speakers
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. General PC usage
2. Extensive use of editing Photos and Videos (I am a professional photographer). So I use resource heavy software like Ps, Lr etc.
3. Gaming - very rare
4. Movie watching
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 50K
3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: absolutely NOT
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Windows 10, 64bit
5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: Not applicable, as I am going to retain my old HDDs, except the IDE one.
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
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: Monitor, SMPS, Speakers, DVD writer, Keyboard, mouse and HDDs (except the 80GB IDE one, as I believe none of the present boards has an IDE port).
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Within a month
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: I did twice earlier
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: Kolkata, would prefer to buy offline, but comfortable buying online if the need be.
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: I would prefer to get a GPU if required and if the budget permits.
I would like to have an ATX MB.
I do not have any strong brand preference but would not like to buy ASUS as I had a poor experience with after sales service. Maybe I am little tilted towards Gigabyte.
I would like to I already have an i5 laptop (HP 15-ay503TX Laptop [6th Gen Intel Core i5- 8GB RAM- 39.62cm(15.6) Full HD- 1TB HDD- 2GB Graphics], but even this is not that fast while processing my RAW files.
I thinking about at least 32GB RAM, a good Graphics Card and Intel Core i7/AMD Ryzen (though I have no idea about this processor as it is very new) processor. I can not compromise on processing power as that would mean longer processing time for each RAW file that I need to edit. So actually, I need a "lightning fast" PC. *m.bestofmedia.com/sfp/images/design/usr/smilies/smile.gif
I intend to retain the Monitor, Speakers and HDDs for sure. Though I may have to ditch the IDE one, as it seems newer MBs do not incorporate IDE ports. I am not so sure about the Graphics card, whether to keep it or not.
Thank you
I need help in buying/building a new PC. My budget and requirements are as follows:
Existing hardware setup:
1. Intel Core2Duo 1.8GHz+ASUS P5B-VM MB+CoolerMaster Processor Fan
2. HDDs- 1 IDE (80GB), 3 SATAII (160GB, 250GB, 500GB), 1 SATAIII (1TB), LG DVD writer
3. 5GB DDR2 RAM (1+1+1+2)
4. XFX HD4700 ATi GPU with 512MB DDR5 RAM
5. SMPS- 460W Dual rail power supply (CoolerMaster)
6. LG 25" IPS monitor
7. JBL speakers
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. General PC usage
2. Extensive use of editing Photos and Videos (I am a professional photographer). So I use resource heavy software like Ps, Lr etc.
3. Gaming - very rare
4. Movie watching
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 50K
3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: absolutely NOT
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Windows 10, 64bit
5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: Not applicable, as I am going to retain my old HDDs, except the IDE one.
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
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: Monitor, SMPS, Speakers, DVD writer, Keyboard, mouse and HDDs (except the 80GB IDE one, as I believe none of the present boards has an IDE port).
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Within a month
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: I did twice earlier
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: Kolkata, would prefer to buy offline, but comfortable buying online if the need be.
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: I would prefer to get a GPU if required and if the budget permits.
I would like to have an ATX MB.
I do not have any strong brand preference but would not like to buy ASUS as I had a poor experience with after sales service. Maybe I am little tilted towards Gigabyte.
I would like to I already have an i5 laptop (HP 15-ay503TX Laptop [6th Gen Intel Core i5- 8GB RAM- 39.62cm(15.6) Full HD- 1TB HDD- 2GB Graphics], but even this is not that fast while processing my RAW files.
I thinking about at least 32GB RAM, a good Graphics Card and Intel Core i7/AMD Ryzen (though I have no idea about this processor as it is very new) processor. I can not compromise on processing power as that would mean longer processing time for each RAW file that I need to edit. So actually, I need a "lightning fast" PC. *m.bestofmedia.com/sfp/images/design/usr/smilies/smile.gif
I intend to retain the Monitor, Speakers and HDDs for sure. Though I may have to ditch the IDE one, as it seems newer MBs do not incorporate IDE ports. I am not so sure about the Graphics card, whether to keep it or not.
Thank you