PC upgradation request....

[monkey]

1. What is the purpose of the computer? Casual gaming, occasional video editing, office work

2. Are you open to alternate ideas/products giving similar better performance but offering more VFM/ sellers? If not- why? Yes

3. What is your MAX budget? 10,000/-

4. Planning to overclock? No

5. Which OS are you planning to use? Win 7 32-bit, Linux

6. How much hard drive space is needed? Not Required

7. What resolution will the screen run at & whats the size of the screen? 1280 x 1024

8. How would you rate your hardware knowledge from the count of 1-10? 9

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler? Yes

10. When are you planning to buy the system? This week

11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations? No

12. Are there going to be any components that you don't want to include in this new rig? If yes, do mention. Please exclude monitor/cabinet/PSU/graphic card/speakers/keyboard/mouse/HDD

13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states? Delhi

14. Mention any other points if deemed necessary I need just Mobo/RAM/Processor up-gradation as a stop gap solution before I go for a major upgrade next year.

Please Help.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

athlon II x4 630 @ 4.9k
gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-US2H @ 4.6k
2GB DDR3 1333MHz ram @ 2.5k

total - 12k

 

[coderunknown]

@10k, he better off with:

Athlon II X3 435 @ 3.9k
Biostar TA785G3 HD @ 4k
Corsair 2Gb DDR3 1333Mhz CL9 @ 2.7k
----------------------------------------------------
Total: 10.6k

 

[ajai5777]

Its X3 435 not X4

 

[monkey]

@10k, he better off with:

Athlon II X4 435 @ 3.9k
Biostar TA785G3 HD @ 4k
Corsair 2Gb DDR3 1333Mhz CL9 @ 2.7k
----------------------------------------------------
Total: 10.6k

One option given to me for the mobo is Zotac GF-8200. As it is nvidia based MoBo, nVidia's unified drivers would benefit in linux.

Also should I go for 1x2GB RAM or 2x1GB (to use dual-channel)?

AthlonII X3 435 is the processor I am opting for.

 

[coderunknown]

Its X3 435 not X4

thanks. corrected

One option given to me for the mobo is Zotac GF-8200. As it is nvidia based MoBo, nVidia's unified drivers would benefit in linux.

Also should I go for 1x2GB RAM or 2x1GB (to use dual-channel)?

AthlonII X3 435 is the processor I am opting for.

with Nvidia chipset on AMD proccy, many many features on the AMD processor will be turned off. so better stay away from Nvidia or Via or chipsets like that.

opt for 1 single stick. will cost 1k less.

 

[monkey]

with Nvidia chipset on AMD proccy, many many features on the AMD processor will be turned off. so better stay away from Nvidia or Via or chipsets like that.

opt for 1 single stick. will cost 1k less.

Can you please let me know the features I might be devoid of if I choose nVidia chipset?

Also with nVidia chipset I have option of HybridPower which GeForce 8200 MoBo and my video card (9800GTX+) supports. It will help me in saving power while browsing internet or using office applications.

 

[Cilus]

Hybrid Power is only useful if you are using Laptop, which runs on battery. When you are doing non graphics Intensive task, it switches to the on-board graphics to save power. Not really useful in desktop.
This is not with nvidia chipset. if you are using Win 7, it is possible also within the ATI card and and AMD onboard graphics.

Sam is right about the feature thing. For a long time, Nvidia does not release any new chipset for AMD platform. 8200 is an age old Chipset.
For example advance Clock Calibration (ACC) [for core unlocking and smart overclocking], use of AMD Overdrive utility, Hyper Transport 3 support will be disabled.

And go with the Jaskanwar Singh's suggestion. The price of AMD processors and DDR3 ram has been reduced. So probably you will get everything under your budget.