Motherboard + Processor + Cabinet Upgrade - Suggestions needed !

Skyh3ck

Skyh3ck

Cyborg Agent
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: Home Entertainment (Movies, Music ) Photoshop, Word, Excel,

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 10 to 15k

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: No

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Windows 7

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: already have 500 GB HDD

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: Already have 22" Dell FHD monitor

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: HDD, Monitor, PSU, DDR3 RAM, Keyboard, mouse, DVD RW

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: in couple of days

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: yes many many many, i will do it myself

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: Mumbai - Lamington road

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: I just need to buy a Motherboard, Processor and Cabinet. budget is 10 to 15k for all three

read below for details



Hi

I built a computer for my uncle more than 3 years back, his config was this

AMD Phenom 2 Black edition 550 3.1 Ghz - Will Change
MSI GF615M-P33 - Dead
Corsair 2 x 4 GB DDR 3 RAM
Corsair VX 450w
Liteon DVD writer
WD 500 GB HDD
DELL FHD 22" LCD monitor
XFX GTS 250 Core 512 MB graphic card
Logitech Multimedia Keyboard and mouse Rs 700
A Xtech mid tower cabinet - Will Change

The MSI motherboard is dead now, i changed it two times under warranty, as every time it gave problem, now my uncle wants to upgrade his PC, now what should be the good thing to do at this time

should we buy a new PC with DDR4 RAM or should we just upgrade Mobo, proccy and cabinet

Budget - 10k to 15k (mobo + proccy + cabinet)

i am not quite updated with computer hardware so guys pleaese suggest me good upgrade, money is not a problem as he can spend ebough if the product is worth the money and the new system is good for another 3 to 5 years.

or atleast suggest a great proccy with moboard with fits in rest of the part and best quality cabinet
 
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Skyh3ck

Skyh3ck

Cyborg Agent
harshilsharma63 said:
Answer these questions pease: *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/pc-compon...new-pc-help-answer-these-questions-first.html
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brother i am not asking for a total new pc from scrath, almost all major parts i have, i just want to buy Proccesor, Motherbooard and cabinet. i think for that i dont need to fill the questioner
 
rijinpk1

rijinpk1

Aspiring Novelist
Skyh3ck said:
money is not a problem as he can spend ebough if the product is worth the money and the new system is good for another 3 to 5 years.
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money is a problem for us to suggest you a config;-)please do as harshil suggested.

Skyh3ck said:
brother i am not asking for a total new pc from scrath, almost all major parts i have, i just want to buy Proccesor, Motherbooard and cabinet. i think for that i dont need to fill the questioner
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then mention your budget for Proccesor, Motherbooard and cabinet
 
rijinpk1

rijinpk1

Aspiring Novelist
fx 8320- 9.5k
gigabyte ga-970a-ds3 - 5.2k/ECS A970M A-5.5k
local cabinet- 0.7k

if you purchase a local cabinet, you can afford fx 8320,which i think is better. You can upgrade your cabinet anytime later.
 
ankush28

ankush28

Bazinga
dont change cabinet cabinet with local one... what will be the upgrade in that :(
FX 6300 7.3k
Asus M5a97 r2.0 7.5k
nzxt gamma 2.2k
edited:- according to needs
 
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Skyh3ck

Skyh3ck

Cyborg Agent
thanks, i always loved Gamma cabinet,

and though i have graphic card i still want a motherboard with onboard graphic just in case the current graphic card go kapur i can at least stay with onboard graphic, and what are the option from intel side.

and isnt fx6300 power hungery proccy
 
Nighthawk12

Nighthawk12

In the zone
^Yes it is... but according to your budget you could only get i3 3220 which have inbuilt graphics but is a downgrade to FX 6300.
I would suggest you to go with FX 6300. If you gfx fails get a cheap one like GT 520 for 1.8k or any other cheap.(Untill you could afford a good one).
 
ankush28

ankush28

Bazinga
Yes it has HDMI (it is usefull to connect with TV)

cabinet options :- nzxt source elite (2.8k), Coolermaster K380(3k)
 
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Skyh3ck

Skyh3ck

Cyborg Agent
i think for cabinet Gamma is good option,

but i still think there should be option from intel side in this budget

ok so if i want to use my same processor the AMD phenom 550 b, what should be the good motherboard then,

considering i will save the money on processor
 
rijinpk1

rijinpk1

Aspiring Novelist
op, if you go with a cheap cabby, you can afford an fx 8320 which is a better investment over fx 6300..The 2 extra cores will be beneficial for you. you can upgrade to gamma a month or 2 later but not cpu. It is a long term investment. Think yourself.
 
ankush28

ankush28

Bazinga
rijinpk1 said:
op, if you go with a cheap cabby, you can afford an fx 8320 which is a better investment over fx 6300..The 2 extra cores will be beneficial for you. you can upgrade to gamma a month or 2 later but not cpu. It is a long term investment. Think yourself.
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FX 8320 just for Home needs, entertainment and photoshop IMO op is well with his current P2 also.
 
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Skyh3ck

Skyh3ck

Cyborg Agent
what is the price of FX8320 and what motherboard with that,

also why not 3rd gen intel i5 or i3, are they not worth it,

my budget can be increased a bit if its worth to spend extra on better proccy and mobo, and what about APU from AMD are they not good also
 
Garv1386

Garv1386

Journeyman
Skyh3ck said:
what is the price of FX8320 and what motherboard with that,

also why not 3rd gen intel i5 or i3, are they not worth it,

my budget can be increased a bit if its worth to spend extra on better proccy and mobo, and what about APU from AMD are they not good also
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FX8320===>10500
For MoBo==>Asus M5A97 R2.0(6100)/Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0(7100)
U can compare both boards and see which one is better

Well if u want to buy intel based config then go for 4th gen becoz intel 3rd gen u won't have otions for future upgrade Coz 3rd & 4th gen use different socket & in 2 years 3rd gen will be outdated
AMD APU r not that much good i terms of performance, I think FX8320 will be good choice but for ur needs it will be overkill.
I think u should go with FX6300 :)
 
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Skyh3ck

Skyh3ck

Cyborg Agent
what about APU setup, and i think FX8320 would be an overkill machine for the people for whom i am building this, they are not heavy users,

any more mobo with IGP so in case the graphic card die i can switch to IGP

i checked those asus motherboard and they are very feature rich, most of the feature will never be used by the user, also why not any suggestion on intel 3rd gen setup and AMD APU
 
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