Indrajeet5
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I want to Upgrade my PC retaining my mobo P35 and changing rest that can fit in budget.(US $1500) Processor n cabinet from India rest from US.My father is coming to India from US and I need help selecting the right upgrade for my PC.
My Current PC config is Windows XP
M/B Asus P5K deluxe wifi P35 / Core 2 quad q6600 2.4Ghz / RAM Trancend DDR2 667 GPU NvdiaGF 7900GS PSU Antex NEOpower 500WCabinet: Old Coolermaster wavemaster 4HDDs: WD green 650GBX2 WD Raptor X1 Seagate 7200.8 400GB X1
Use of PC:
1.Speech recognition softwares 2.Watching HD/Blueray rips 3.Ebooks/browsing/MP3
4.Opening 200+ TABS at a time in Firefox/IE (it slows down PC!)
I am a Medical professional not much into games. But good GPU/CPU doesnt hurt.
I want Windows 7 compatibility and DirectX 11 support as a Dual boot system.
I do not wish to change the mobo and HD as I will have to install 100s of softwares again. No OCing (want stable PC). no games.
UPGRADE
1>From C2D Q6600 to---> Core 2 Quad Q9550S 2833 MHz 65 W (from INDIA) Is it worthy upgrade?H ow much qx9650 costs in India or 5000 + black. Is C2Quad extreme's performance good enough to compare with core7i??
2>My M/B has PCI express 1.1
From 7900GS to ---> ATI Sapphire HD 5870 (from US) US $ 400
Is processor going to be bottleneck or the PCIe 1.1 ?
Corsair Products because of international warranty( Sapphire corsair and WD have international warranty , any other brands?)
3>RAM:from US (upto $200)
My MOBO P35 supports DDR III too. DDR II 1066 From DDRII 667 to
Corsair Dominator 4GB PC2-8500 DIMM Memory Kit OR
Corsair Dominator DHX 4GB DDR2 DIMM Dual channel Memory Kit
4>PSU for future proof from Antec 500W to
Corsair HX1000W (US $ 250) , dont think this is available in India.
5>2X 1TB WD black internal HDs
Is solid state drive for laptop worth the price (128 GB US $ 300)
Please comment and advice on my selection and
6>From CM wavemaster cabinet to---> 1.Mid tower easy 2 use cabinet to buy from India ( budget Rs 7500)
7> CPU cooler from US (US $ 150)
Thanx for reading.
Edit Mod Please move this thread to Hardware QnA
My Current PC config is Windows XP
M/B Asus P5K deluxe wifi P35 / Core 2 quad q6600 2.4Ghz / RAM Trancend DDR2 667 GPU NvdiaGF 7900GS PSU Antex NEOpower 500WCabinet: Old Coolermaster wavemaster 4HDDs: WD green 650GBX2 WD Raptor X1 Seagate 7200.8 400GB X1
Use of PC:
1.Speech recognition softwares 2.Watching HD/Blueray rips 3.Ebooks/browsing/MP3
4.Opening 200+ TABS at a time in Firefox/IE (it slows down PC!)
I am a Medical professional not much into games. But good GPU/CPU doesnt hurt.
I want Windows 7 compatibility and DirectX 11 support as a Dual boot system.
I do not wish to change the mobo and HD as I will have to install 100s of softwares again. No OCing (want stable PC). no games.
UPGRADE
1>From C2D Q6600 to---> Core 2 Quad Q9550S 2833 MHz 65 W (from INDIA) Is it worthy upgrade?H ow much qx9650 costs in India or 5000 + black. Is C2Quad extreme's performance good enough to compare with core7i??
2>My M/B has PCI express 1.1
From 7900GS to ---> ATI Sapphire HD 5870 (from US) US $ 400
Is processor going to be bottleneck or the PCIe 1.1 ?
Corsair Products because of international warranty( Sapphire corsair and WD have international warranty , any other brands?)
3>RAM:from US (upto $200)
My MOBO P35 supports DDR III too. DDR II 1066 From DDRII 667 to
Corsair Dominator 4GB PC2-8500 DIMM Memory Kit OR
Corsair Dominator DHX 4GB DDR2 DIMM Dual channel Memory Kit
4>PSU for future proof from Antec 500W to
Corsair HX1000W (US $ 250) , dont think this is available in India.
5>2X 1TB WD black internal HDs
Is solid state drive for laptop worth the price (128 GB US $ 300)
Please comment and advice on my selection and
6>From CM wavemaster cabinet to---> 1.Mid tower easy 2 use cabinet to buy from India ( budget Rs 7500)
7> CPU cooler from US (US $ 150)
Thanx for reading.
Edit Mod Please move this thread to Hardware QnA
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