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You can get this:
Athlon II X3 455 ~3.3k
Asus M4N68T-M LE V2 ~2.5k
4GB Value RAMs ~1.2k
Total= 7k.
There are a lot of entry level mobos to choose from.
Yes, of course.
Intel DC E5600/5700 ~3.1k
Gigabyte G41 Combo ~<3k
RAM~ Value RAMs 4GB-DDR3-1333MHz ~1.2k
Total= 7.3k
That mobo also has 2x DDR3 and 2x DDR2- RAM slots so you can still use your old RAMs.
Or get the new Pentium G620 Sandybridge processor and club up with a affordable mobo and 4GB RAMs and you are good to go! I hope it'll come to under 8k
The G620 is available for just 3.5k online.
For basic system, AMD pwnz Intel. (sandybridge and cpu for 5k above not counting)
d6bmg
BMG ftw!!
Yes, of course.
Intel DC E5600/5700 ~3.1k
Gigabyte G41 Combo ~<3k
RAM~ Value RAMs 4GB-DDR3-1333MHz ~1.2k
Total= 7.3k
That mobo also has 2x DDR3 and 2x DDR2- RAM slots so you can still use your old RAMs.
Or get the new Pentium G620 Sandybridge processor and club up with a affordable mobo and 4GB RAMs and you are good to go! I hope it'll come to under 8k
The G620 is available for just 3.5k online.
This config based on E5600/5700 is EOLed some time ago. So, no use of buying these processor. AMD is the way to go & future-proof too.
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So? Also, OP asked for an alternate Intel system. It fits in the budget and its still available.
and why is "no use of buying"? Do look in the budget.
OP
Cool Buddy
Wise Old Owl
didn't really want to buy Intel, I though might be a 2nd gen i3 will fit in 10k, with RAM prices so low.
And Athlons are no longer available in Kol, only Phenom.
not for long, I would say. Once Phenom II X4 is stopped, I don't think AMD will stand in competition to Intel at any price range. They are making a huge mistake stopping Athlon II X4 in favour of bulldozer
And Athlons are no longer available in Kol, only Phenom.
not for long, I would say. Once Phenom II X4 is stopped, I don't think AMD will stand in competition to Intel at any price range. They are making a huge mistake stopping Athlon II X4 in favour of bulldozer
For an Intel Based config you will have to spend a bit more than 10k 
Core i3 2100 @ ~6.2k
Intel DH61WW @ ~3.2k
4GB Value Series 1333Mhz DDR3 Ram @ ~1.1k
@ OP - but going with a Phenom II X4 840 makes more sense for you IMO as you will run 10 or more apps simultaneously 4 physical cores will be more helpful
Athlon II X3 435 @ 3.6k
Athlon II X3 440 @ 4k
These are the prices of Athlon II X3 cpus - checked it a couple of days ago.
Core i3 2100 @ ~6.2k
Intel DH61WW @ ~3.2k
4GB Value Series 1333Mhz DDR3 Ram @ ~1.1k
@ OP - but going with a Phenom II X4 840 makes more sense for you IMO as you will run 10 or more apps simultaneously 4 physical cores will be more helpful
Athlon II X3 435 @ 3.6k
Athlon II X3 440 @ 4k
These are the prices of Athlon II X3 cpus - checked it a couple of days ago.
OP
Cool Buddy
Wise Old Owl
For an Intel Based config you will have to spend a bit more than 10k
Core i3 2100 @ ~6.2k
Intel DH61WW @ ~3.2k
4GB Value Series 1333Mhz DDR3 Ram @ ~1.1k
Not bad for around 10-11k, but I will stick to Phenom for now.
But as I said earlier, once Phenom goes out from the market, this will be the choice for low budget PCs. It's time I paid more attention to Intel processors and motherboards. I hardly have any idea about those.
OP
Cool Buddy
Wise Old Owl
Bought the following:
AMD Phenom II X4 840 - 5300
Gigabyte 78LMT S2P - 2550
Corsair 4GB 1333 Mhz RAM - 1120
A fairly good upgrade for a total of Rs. 8970 including VAT
Feeling nice, a more than 3 fold increase in performance.
Thanks everyone
AMD Phenom II X4 840 - 5300
Gigabyte 78LMT S2P - 2550
Corsair 4GB 1333 Mhz RAM - 1120
A fairly good upgrade for a total of Rs. 8970 including VAT
Feeling nice, a more than 3 fold increase in performance.
Thanks everyone
Jaskanwar Singh
Aspiring Novelist
congrats. enjoy performance boost.
d6bmg
BMG ftw!!
OP
Cool Buddy
Wise Old Owl
Thanks everyone. Might not be able to post pics as digicam is not working.
What's the normal temperature for Phenom 840. Mine is running below room temperature, hovering around 22-24C. Never seen a processor run that cool, room temp is around 23-24C. Asking because I want to make sure that the temperatures are being reported correctly.
What's the normal temperature for Phenom 840. Mine is running below room temperature, hovering around 22-24C. Never seen a processor run that cool, room temp is around 23-24C. Asking because I want to make sure that the temperatures are being reported correctly.
^^ I think the temp reading is correct and it's due to winter season I guess - my Phenom II 955BE @ 4Ghz with 1.5v vcore is idling at 26-28c under Hyper 212.
The temps are so low due to low cpu vcore in your case - just load the cpu with something like Cinebench 11.5 - the temps will go up for sure
BTW, post a cpu-z and temp reading screenshot using Hwinfo of your rig.
The temps are so low due to low cpu vcore in your case - just load the cpu with something like Cinebench 11.5 - the temps will go up for sure
BTW, post a cpu-z and temp reading screenshot using Hwinfo of your rig.
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Just thought of posting this.
I bought a whole system and Individual price of the cpu with 5% tax comes to approx. 3455rs.
Where do you live? In 4th nov. (i think) I got the X3 455 at just 3290 (excl. tax) for a friend from Nehru Place.
I bought a whole system and Individual price of the cpu with 5% tax comes to approx. 3455rs.
^^ These prices are from Kolkata and here AMD Athlon II X3 and X4s are not easily available right now - after a lot of searching I found these two X3 models only though availability of Phenom II is still good - but the thing is most of the customers just wants Intel still now and the shops have good stock of Intel cpus only at reasonable rates
OP
Cool Buddy
Wise Old Owl
Athlon is not available in Kolkata any more. I wanted to buy that only, asked in many shops, but they weren't available. In the end went for Phenom 840. This one also will not be available in a few days.
The next cheapest option as of now in 955 BE. Their availability is good
The next cheapest option as of now in 955 BE. Their availability is good