Help Me To Choose A Configuration

[skeletor]

Intel Sandy Bridge will not fit in the budget of 25k easily.

 

[abhidev]

AMD is gonna come up with onboard HD6000 series gpu...wonder what the cost will be...

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

ico worth a wait atleast. how can we say without knowing about prices.

ico i see that you suggested 1075t @ 9.3k. i hope i5 2400 or 2500 will be at same price.
you also suggested a 7k mobo, H67 based will comne in that easily IMO.

 

[Piyush]

OP needs a basic rig to fulfill his requirements
the setup aligned by ICO is more than enough except the fact that the needs to be changed
mobo suggested by clius is too good
if availability is an issue then Jerin can look out for gigabyte/MSI 880g based mobo
both have IGP 4250

 

[vickybat]

even i too suggest waiting for sandybridge prices. They are a good option over current crop of processors.

 

[Jerin]

Yes I have decided to wait for sometime. Let us see what will be situation when Sandybridge arrives.

I hope atleast this time around Intel beat AMD when it comes to onboard graphics.

 

[vickybat]

Well amd's llano cores may outperform sandybridge graphics core considering amd's graphics chip making expertise(read ati).

But thats another story.

 

[Jerin]

Vickyji ,I think AMD`s biggest strength is its is price and graphics.

 

[vickybat]

Yes but in graphics department, it only happened after after amd acquired ati. In graphics scenario , the fight will be with nvidia. As far as number crunching is concerned, the fight is with intel.

A person buying a $200 cpu or more has a higher chance of going for a discrete gpu from either vendors( amd or nvidia).

 

[Jerin]

Well which of two MB is better H67 or P67 based ?

 

[coderunknown]

neither are motherboards but chipsets if you can spend on P67, get it with an unlocked processor. but if H67, just avoid the Intel motherboards.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

But sammy i see intel mobos performing nicely. Is their service bad?

 

[Jerin]

Jas Paji , Intel MB's are usually serviced by locals. I have been using Intel board for so many years, it is good , but you have to depend on others for service.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

Ok jerin paji

 

[vickybat]

Intel mobos are pretty good in quality but lack in cpu tweaking. Since h67 chipsets don't allow cpu overclocking, intel based h67 motherboards are a good buy.

They are usually vanilla boards.

 

[coderunknown]

But sammy i see intel mobos performing nicely. Is their service bad?

no idea yaar. but i feel, spending 1k more & getting some good boards from Giggy or MSI or Asus will be better as they are usually fitted with solid caps, power saving & extra VRMs (no use in H67 as you can't OC).

Jas Paji , Intel MB's are usually serviced by locals. I have been using Intel board for so many years, it is good , but you have to depend on others for service.

explain please. what does serviced by local actually mean?

 

[Jerin]

^

It means it will be serviced by somebody else which is not authorized by the company. It could be technician staying in your locality.

 

[ssb1551]

^^Why can't you simply give it to the dealer from whom you bought the piece(& no its not a pun on guns)??

 

[Jerin]

^
I am not here for a debate on Intel MB's , but yes as you said you can give it to the dealer from whom you brought your PC, but he again gives it to some electronic technician and that is the process usually going on at most places.

I am not against Intel MB's they are good , but authorized service centers for it are rare , but for ASUS there is lot of authorized centers that's all.

They are good quality boards and I have used it on various occasions.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

just one post jerin on intel mobo from my side -
sammy see this - Sandy Bridge motherboards from Asus, Gigabyte, Intel, and MSI - The Tech Report - Page 1
intel one has lowest power consumption. a lot of overclocking options. all solid caps.
also the cheaper h67 ones have solid caps around cpu.