Recent content by swan

thanks to all of you especially topgear,incinerator,cilus,Thetrueblueviking,panwala95 i finally decided to go with I3 3220 AND GIGABYTE motherboard :) A big THANK YOU to all you guys :)

Hehe now this is totally a new one...anyone else would like to add something here

Hmm i know but what to do i have got budget constraints. Then i am not considering upgrading the system for next 3-4years once i am done with this expenditure of 20K except for the graphics card. So if i'll spend on graphics card at present then later on i think i'll have to change the...

No i am not going to encode movies. The system is going to be used by my younger cousin and he has specifically put the requirements to that he should be able to run windows 8 and a few games . Although i am not considering his request for windows 8 but i hope it'd be able to run it in future...

By encoding if you meant encoding movies etc. no i do not need it for these tasks. But gaming, yes, occasionally like GTA not heavy ones like Far cry 3.

Okay changing these components I think total cost would still be approximately same. But bigger question Intel or AMD ? And if Intel then which motherboard ?

This is what i have compe up with. Prices have been taken from flipkart. Asus configuration : ASUS M5A88-M Motherboard - Rs. 5539 AMD 3.6 GHz AM3 FX4100 Processor - Rs. 6046 WD Caviar Blue 500 GB Desktop Internal Hard Drive - Rs. 3439 Corsair DDR3 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) PC RAM - Rs. 1081 Asus...

The Gigabyte motherboard costs Rs. 5433 and the ASUS M5A88-M Motherboard costs around Rs.5539. Which one is better ? What other components do you suggest ? (Considering the AMD processor in mind ; I am tight on budget :cry: )

Here is the processor and motherboard I was thinking of : AMD 3.6 GHz AM3 FX4100 Processor Motherboard Options : Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Motherboard ASUS M5A88-M Motherboard MSI 970A-G46 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-880GM-USB3 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H Motherboard I think all of these are...

What do you think about AMD processors ? From whatever i googled i found them to be cheaper than intel

No it is not a CRT.....It is a good 17'' TFT screen The problem with optical drive is i have to hold the tray when it comes out...otherwise it gets back instantaneouly Do you think i'll be able to use my old cabinet :-D ? It has got only one fan I thought i'll have to get a new Cabinet

I am considering reusing the Monitor i already have. The problem with the optical drive is when i press the button i have to hold the tray when it comes out otherwise it gets back instantly.

I have answered the questions and added them to my first post.

Hello, I want to assemble or get assembled a CPU. My budget is 20K. Please suggest some good configurations. One more question , i have never assembled a CPU. Do you guys think it'll be an easy task to assemble after watching some good tutorial videos from YouTube. If you guys...