Basic Guide Purchase a New System

[asingh]

^^
Thanks.

I guess a basic HTPC rig combination. He needs a DVD-ROM also now. Just told me.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

U are welcome
for dvd get lg or liteon 22x sata.
So why u mentioned 2 grids? To separate i5 2400?

 

[asingh]

Basically wanted a rig with basic GPU and one with IGP and would choose...!

 

[azaad_shri75]

friends....
my p4 is not satisfying me...........which is more than 6 yrs old, and ups is dying and my spike's plug and ups socket got short and fused together....... realized after some burning smell was sensed by my nostrils..........

and am not in position for another i7 rig.........

please suggest me a decent m/b(with on-board powerful gfx as of now........if necessary would add discrete card after wards) + ram(ddr3) + cpu.......amd or intel..... powerful ( offcourse not as i7s or sb's) and economical ............ mid range ...... suggest those which does not have heating issues as temp here shoots to 45C........forgot to add a suitable ups........

would like to use the setup for another 6-10yrs......... only changing dying things as when it happens........

psu......... would change after some time........ 550w min preferred.......... as of now last yrs cme 600w is working......... yeah the same one called atom bomb.......

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

Basically wanted a rig with basic GPU and one with IGP and would choose...!

but now you are settling with i3, right?

friends....
my p4 is not satisfying me...........which is more than 6 yrs old, and ups is dying and my spike's plug and ups socket got short and fused together....... realized after some burning smell was sensed by my nostrils..........

and am not in position for another i7 rig.........

please suggest me a decent m/b(with on-board powerful gfx as of now........if necessary would add discrete card after wards) + ram(ddr3) + cpu.......amd or intel..... powerful ( offcourse not as i7s or sb's) and economical ............ mid range ...... suggest those which does not have heating issues as temp here shoots to 45C........forgot to add a suitable ups........

would like to use the setup for another 6-10yrs......... only changing dying things as when it happens........

psu......... would change after some time........ 550w min preferred.......... as of now last yrs cme 600w is working......... yeah the same one called atom bomb.......

Intel Core i5 2500k @ 11k
Intel DP67BG @ 8k

minimum if you want to stay futureproof actually.

 

[Piyush]

@azaad shri
ur atom bomb is 6 years old too?

 

[azaad_shri75]

^ hahaha nope its just 1 yr old..........

any thing else.........if not I could settle for i5 2400(k)........ 2k less to 2500k...... what's K suffix suggest...I think 2400 is without K.
so these cpu's don't have hyper threading ( is it really helpful).......
are the boards avl for this cpu....... as I don't see on any website , any link for the board......... I would check intel site.......

what about amd phenom II 955be + gigabyte GA-880G-UD3H = 12k...?

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

k edition means you can overclock. and this is needed if you want to be futureproof. and no 2400 has no k edition.
hyperthreading isnt needed until and unless you do some heavy rendering works. but 2500k is no slouch. its just a little behind 980x!

Intel® Desktop Board DP67BG - Overview
i have seen reviews of that board and its very vfm.

but you need a gpu with p67. get a cheap one like 8400gs for 1.5k 'to run the system' till you get descent graphics card.

and no 2500k is much better than that phenom and much more futureproof.

 

[azaad_shri75]

ok , then, how is this board different from the one you mentioned
Intel® Desktop Board DP67BA - Overview

and for 2500k the info is not clear, as some features are not avl and again those same are avl ......... compare the links below....

Intel Core i5 Sandy Bridge 2400 CPU


Intel® Core™ i5-2500K Processor (6M Cache, 3.30 GHz)with SPEC Code(s)SR008

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I meant was those features which are in 2400 are not in 2500k........ how would it effect.......

 

[asingh]

Jaskanwar, just give me a basic HTPC rig greater than LGA775 and Intel.

 

[vickybat]

^^ Try building one using the amd zacate platform. They are the best in htpc usage.

 

[topgear]

Jaskanwar, just give me a basic HTPC rig greater than LGA775 and Intel.

Intel Core i3 540 @ ~5.5K
Gigabyte GA-H55M @ ~3.5.
2x2 GB Corsair DDR3 Ram @ ~2.2K

get a pci/usb wifi card around ~1k

for a pure HTPC combi get Lian-Li PC-V351B cabinet @ ~7k and Zotac H55 mini ITX mobo @ ~8k along with other components.

 

[rajan1311]

^^ Try building one using the amd zacate platform. They are the best in htpc usage.

they are pretty expensive....start off at 7.9k....but then, that aint an issue for asingh

 

[tkin]

Jaskanwar, just give me a basic HTPC rig greater than LGA775 and Intel.

What about the Zacate barebone from Zotac, or gigabyte??

 

[asingh]

^^ Try building one using the amd zacate platform. They are the best in htpc usage.

It not an exact HTPC but similar in terms of GPU/board/CPU. Since my friend never games.

Intel Core i3 540 @ ~5.5K
Gigabyte GA-H55M @ ~3.5.
2x2 GB Corsair DDR3 Ram @ ~2.2K

get a pci/usb wifi card around ~1k

for a pure HTPC combi get Lian-Li PC-V351B cabinet @ ~7k and Zotac H55 mini ITX mobo @ ~8k along with other components.

Thanks, will look into this.

they are pretty expensive....start off at 7.9k....but then, that aint an issue for asingh

For a friend..!

What about the Zacate barebone from Zotac, or gigabyte??

Not pure HTPC, but similar in nature.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

ok , then, how is this board different from the one you mentioned
Intel® Desktop Board DP67BA - Overview

and for 2500k the info is not clear, as some features are not avl and again those same are avl ......... compare the links below....

Intel Core i5 Sandy Bridge 2400 CPU


Intel® Core™ i5-2500K Processor (6M Cache, 3.30 GHz)with SPEC Code(s)SR008

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I meant was those features which are in 2400 are not in 2500k........ how would it effect.......

the board i mentioned is crossfire or sli compatible. good for futurerproofing. and i dont know of price of the board you mentioned. please tell??

and no. get a 2500k. clear choice if you will oc.

Jaskanwar, just give me a basic HTPC rig greater than LGA775 and Intel.

topgear mentioned a ecxellent core i3 one.

 

[asingh]

Intel Core i3 540 @ ~5.5K
Gigabyte GA-H55M @ ~3.5.
2x2 GB Corsair DDR3 Ram @ ~2.2K

get a pci/usb wifi card around ~1k

for a pure HTPC combi get Lian-Li PC-V351B cabinet @ ~7k and Zotac H55 mini ITX mobo @ ~8k along with other components.

Okay, Jas. Singh, will look into this one.

 

[azaad_shri75]

okay Jas........ and what is a good mid range gfx card.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

azaad shri a 6850 is good one. for 9.5k. below it is HD5770 for 7.5k.

 

[asingh]

Jas also an i5 rig with 4 GB RAM, and minimal GPU which can run on one PEG. I seem to find i5 more future proofed than an i3. Will compare yours and TopGear's suggestions then.

Thanks.!