metalfan
Modern Philosopher
1. What is the purpose of the computer? (Note: If you are planning to say multimedia, you will have to be more specific as all types of systems are capable of doing that)
Mostly gaming and watching movies
2. Are you open to alternate ideas/products giving similar better performance but offering more VFM/ sellers? If not- why?
A:Yes
3. What is your MAX budget?
A:20K and if deemed necessary then 3k more.
4. Planning to overclock?
A:No
5. Which OS are you planning to use?
A: XP 64
6. How much hard drive space is needed?
A:500 GB
7. What resolution will the screen run at & whats the size of the screen you want? If you already want have one and want to use it, mention its resolution and size.
A: Here is my first query, I have a HCL LCD monitor 4 yrs old and it works fine. With max res 1280*1024.But it is having refresh rate of 60 Hz and one of the game (i dont exactly remember the game's name) didnt worked on it and said abt mode not supported. Will the refresh rate bottleneck my rig in anyway.
8. How would you rate your hardware knowledge from the count of 1-10? (1 being the lowest, 5 being you are somewhat in sync with the current performers and 10 being the highest)
A:4
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
A:Assembler
10. When are you planning to buy the system?
A:One week
11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
A:I dont think 20k will get me a future proof rig .But not really need a fut. proof rig as after holidays I'be back to my studies and it'll become a normal downloading pc.
12. Are there going to be any components that you don't want to include in this new rig? If yes, do mention.
A:I Need Mobo, Proccy, Ram,HDD,GPU , DVD writer , Mouse and headphones
The rig which i have finalized is
Proccy - amd athlon 2 x4 640 vs 635 vs amd phenom 2 x4 840 (confusion)
Mobo - Asus M478LT vs GIGABYTE GA-880GM-UD2H
Ram - 2GB single stick
GPU-5670
DVD - LG 22x
Mouse - any MS or logitech
headphones hd 201 sennheiser
I live in delhi so will be buying from Nehru place .....Plz also suggest me a good shop to buy from in NP .......and the prices of the products in Nehru place as the prices in Costtocost are quite higher then the prices mentioned in here
THANX in Advance to all my friends of TDF
Mostly gaming and watching movies
2. Are you open to alternate ideas/products giving similar better performance but offering more VFM/ sellers? If not- why?
A:Yes
3. What is your MAX budget?
A:20K and if deemed necessary then 3k more.
4. Planning to overclock?
A:No
5. Which OS are you planning to use?
A: XP 64
6. How much hard drive space is needed?
A:500 GB
7. What resolution will the screen run at & whats the size of the screen you want? If you already want have one and want to use it, mention its resolution and size.
A: Here is my first query, I have a HCL LCD monitor 4 yrs old and it works fine. With max res 1280*1024.But it is having refresh rate of 60 Hz and one of the game (i dont exactly remember the game's name) didnt worked on it and said abt mode not supported. Will the refresh rate bottleneck my rig in anyway.
8. How would you rate your hardware knowledge from the count of 1-10? (1 being the lowest, 5 being you are somewhat in sync with the current performers and 10 being the highest)
A:4
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
A:Assembler
10. When are you planning to buy the system?
A:One week
11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
A:I dont think 20k will get me a future proof rig .But not really need a fut. proof rig as after holidays I'be back to my studies and it'll become a normal downloading pc.
12. Are there going to be any components that you don't want to include in this new rig? If yes, do mention.
A:I Need Mobo, Proccy, Ram,HDD,GPU , DVD writer , Mouse and headphones
The rig which i have finalized is
Proccy - amd athlon 2 x4 640 vs 635 vs amd phenom 2 x4 840 (confusion)
Mobo - Asus M478LT vs GIGABYTE GA-880GM-UD2H
Ram - 2GB single stick
GPU-5670
DVD - LG 22x
Mouse - any MS or logitech
headphones hd 201 sennheiser
I live in delhi so will be buying from Nehru place .....Plz also suggest me a good shop to buy from in NP .......and the prices of the products in Nehru place as the prices in Costtocost are quite higher then the prices mentioned in here
THANX in Advance to all my friends of TDF