ramanvemman
Broken In
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)
A: General Purpose, Gaming, Learning, Development (Eclipse, VisualStudio)
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: 45K -ish MAXXX
4. Planning to overclock?
A: not necessary. But if it wont break budget its ok
5. Which OS are you planning to use?
A: GNU/Linux, Windows 7 (64bit), Virtual Machines on VBox
6. How much hard drive space is needed?
A: 0 (Have a Seagate 1 TB & WD Blue 320G)
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: 20" Max
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: 8
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
A: Many (almost none in last 3-4yrs)
10. When are you planning to buy the system?
A: 1 month or so. (I have moved to a new place need to get a bike first)
11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
A: Good for 2-3yrs
12. Are there going to be any components that you don't want to include in this new rig? If yes, do mention.
A: CD/DVD, KBD, Mouse, Speakers, UPS
13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states?
A: Kochi/Thrissur, Kerala. and Yes. How good is ITDepot, Lynx etc. ITDepot prices are close to what is in my locality. has friends in Chennai
14. Mention any other points if deemed necessary
A: Support is extremely important for me. So is warranty
Core i5, GF GTX560Ti (ASUS, MSI, Palit which one),
Mobo (Not interested in SLI. So mATX would be fine) and PSU are the one's I'm finding difficult to fix on.
RAM - 4Gx1 (so that I can add another stick couple of months later)
For cabinets I liked these (Nzxt Beta Evo, NZXT Gaurdian 921 RB)
itdepot.com has combo offer(6.2K/-) on CM 431 & Seasonic 520W (S12II-520) is that good?
A: General Purpose, Gaming, Learning, Development (Eclipse, VisualStudio)
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: 45K -ish MAXXX
4. Planning to overclock?
A: not necessary. But if it wont break budget its ok
5. Which OS are you planning to use?
A: GNU/Linux, Windows 7 (64bit), Virtual Machines on VBox
6. How much hard drive space is needed?
A: 0 (Have a Seagate 1 TB & WD Blue 320G)
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: 20" Max
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: 8
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
A: Many (almost none in last 3-4yrs)
10. When are you planning to buy the system?
A: 1 month or so. (I have moved to a new place need to get a bike first)
11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
A: Good for 2-3yrs
12. Are there going to be any components that you don't want to include in this new rig? If yes, do mention.
A: CD/DVD, KBD, Mouse, Speakers, UPS
13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states?
A: Kochi/Thrissur, Kerala. and Yes. How good is ITDepot, Lynx etc. ITDepot prices are close to what is in my locality. has friends in Chennai
14. Mention any other points if deemed necessary
A: Support is extremely important for me. So is warranty
Core i5, GF GTX560Ti (ASUS, MSI, Palit which one),
Mobo (Not interested in SLI. So mATX would be fine) and PSU are the one's I'm finding difficult to fix on.
RAM - 4Gx1 (so that I can add another stick couple of months later)
For cabinets I liked these (Nzxt Beta Evo, NZXT Gaurdian 921 RB)
itdepot.com has combo offer(6.2K/-) on CM 431 & Seasonic 520W (S12II-520) is that good?