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: Surfing, MUSIC and general multitasking, but very less gaming or encoding.
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: No minimum - but just would like the best BUDGET config, for very nice performance.
3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: Maybe some extent, but if no extra costs come on.
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Win 7 Home premium
5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: 1 - 2 TB
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: Min. Resolution - 1920x1080, Min. size 23"
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: GPU - Will keep old one GT430 if not suggested to upgrade by fellow forum members (as only do not much gaming or encoding)
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Within a week
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: Assembler
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: Near delhi. open to buy from online too
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:
I was thinking of buying an i3, as it's considered quite good in the mid range segment. But would like to get a quad only, for better future proofing.
Would be using the system for mainly surfing, and general usage (some multitasking) - little video encoding and little gaming really ( not the latest games ).
I really would want to buy a quad only still, either a BUDGET i5 config or a amd quad, so please dont say that i3 is enough, as i want to not upgrade for quite some time.
I do have the gpu - nvidia GT430 kept with myself.
Min requirement for the mobo is that it should have -
1. Ram - support for 1600MHZ DDR3 RAM or higher too and i would prefer 4 slots for ram rather than 2.
2. Two SSDs - And also it should also have the sata3 too because i would like to add Sata3 6Gbps ssd as well. If i can put in 2 such ssds would be preferred really.
3. Should have good reviews / acclaim - I dont want the cheapest, but the best performance at a fine rate.
4. Would be adding a tvtuner, and wireless too maybe.
Please suggest me some 2-3 choices of mobos for these some things -
a) Some 2-3 best Budget Mobos for i5 ( sandy bridge or ivy) - which are very good, but has little to fine OC capability. Dont know if LGA1155 mobos are too better than H61.
b) Some 2-3 best budget ones for Amd quads ( I have not decided which Amd cpu to buy but would like a best BUDGET quad CPU of amd - not the cheapest but the much acclaimed amd quad only, falling under budget price )
I would have got the Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 for the core i5, but would have got it if would liked to OC to a big extent. But OC costs total would be too much seeing the 1/4 th performance gain only, that i achieve. costs include buying a premium mobo + good cooler + better psu. And i dont game or video edit / encode much so i think OC will not be worth the small cpu gain.
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Also, i would like to know whats a best-well good performing but BUDGET-Corei5 rig i can make.
So kindly tell me the best i5 configuration that a person can build for a minor gaming and minor video encoding system. The best i5 config at budget (not cheapest config but the best performance at a budget price).
Also if there's a slightly low equivalent amd config too (atleast an acclaimed 4-core or 6-core), but at a more less price, would like to consider that too, but only if costs quite less, but gives only some less performance only.
Ans: Surfing, MUSIC and general multitasking, but very less gaming or encoding.
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: No minimum - but just would like the best BUDGET config, for very nice performance.
3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: Maybe some extent, but if no extra costs come on.
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Win 7 Home premium
5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: 1 - 2 TB
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: Min. Resolution - 1920x1080, Min. size 23"
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: GPU - Will keep old one GT430 if not suggested to upgrade by fellow forum members (as only do not much gaming or encoding)
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Within a week
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: Assembler
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: Near delhi. open to buy from online too
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:
I was thinking of buying an i3, as it's considered quite good in the mid range segment. But would like to get a quad only, for better future proofing.
Would be using the system for mainly surfing, and general usage (some multitasking) - little video encoding and little gaming really ( not the latest games ).
I really would want to buy a quad only still, either a BUDGET i5 config or a amd quad, so please dont say that i3 is enough, as i want to not upgrade for quite some time.
I do have the gpu - nvidia GT430 kept with myself.
Min requirement for the mobo is that it should have -
1. Ram - support for 1600MHZ DDR3 RAM or higher too and i would prefer 4 slots for ram rather than 2.
2. Two SSDs - And also it should also have the sata3 too because i would like to add Sata3 6Gbps ssd as well. If i can put in 2 such ssds would be preferred really.
3. Should have good reviews / acclaim - I dont want the cheapest, but the best performance at a fine rate.
4. Would be adding a tvtuner, and wireless too maybe.
Please suggest me some 2-3 choices of mobos for these some things -
a) Some 2-3 best Budget Mobos for i5 ( sandy bridge or ivy) - which are very good, but has little to fine OC capability. Dont know if LGA1155 mobos are too better than H61.
b) Some 2-3 best budget ones for Amd quads ( I have not decided which Amd cpu to buy but would like a best BUDGET quad CPU of amd - not the cheapest but the much acclaimed amd quad only, falling under budget price )
I would have got the Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 for the core i5, but would have got it if would liked to OC to a big extent. But OC costs total would be too much seeing the 1/4 th performance gain only, that i achieve. costs include buying a premium mobo + good cooler + better psu. And i dont game or video edit / encode much so i think OC will not be worth the small cpu gain.
+
Also, i would like to know whats a best-well good performing but BUDGET-Corei5 rig i can make.
So kindly tell me the best i5 configuration that a person can build for a minor gaming and minor video encoding system. The best i5 config at budget (not cheapest config but the best performance at a budget price).
Also if there's a slightly low equivalent amd config too (atleast an acclaimed 4-core or 6-core), but at a more less price, would like to consider that too, but only if costs quite less, but gives only some less performance only.
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