Alive_Hunter
In the zone
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: Gaming(BF3, Max Payne 3, Metro Last Light, Tomb Raider 2013)
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 15k without monitor OR 20K with Monitor ... can add 1 to 2K more for the monitor.
3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: NO
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Win7 64 bit
5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: already have a HDD - WDC 250 GB Sata + 1 TB WD Portable USB 3.0
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: Yes. 20inch+ LED with HDMI ....
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:
GPU - Sapphire RADEON HD 5670 - 1GB DDR5 - PCIe v2.0 x16
SMPS - Corsair CX 430 V2
Keyboard & Mouse - Logitech Combo MK200 USB
iBall Cabinet. with 1x120mm fan + 1x80mm Fan
HDD - WDC 250 GB Sata
Speakers
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Within a week
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: many times.. not a issue..
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. I am open to buying it from locally as well as online.. will be going to Lamington road, mumbai
suggestions about shops and sites are welcome.
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
The reason for my Upgrade is that my existing MOBO - Intel DG33FB is DEAD
open to intel as well as AMD
Hardware want to Buy:
CPU - Intel or AMD based ( Any of them )
Motherboard - any compatible motherboard.
RAM - 4 GB
Monitor - 21" LED HDMI [ if fits into my budget.. can extend budget by 1to2k more to fit the monitor]
Time period : looking ahead for next 5 years
Existing hardware configuration (for reference)
CPU - Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz - 7 yreas OLD
Motherboard - Intel DG33FB - DEAD- 7 yreas OLD
GPU - Sapphire RADEON HD 5670 - 1GB DDR5 - PCIe v2.0 x16
RAM - DDR2-SDRAM 4 GB [2Gbx1, 1Gbx2]
Monitor - Samsung CRT VGA - VERY OLD 17" - Working Fine
SMPS - Corsair CX 430 V2
Keyboard & Mouse - Logitech Combo MK200 USB
iBall Cabinet. with 1x120mm fan + 1x80mm Fan
HDD - WDC 250 GB Sata
Ans: Gaming(BF3, Max Payne 3, Metro Last Light, Tomb Raider 2013)
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 15k without monitor OR 20K with Monitor ... can add 1 to 2K more for the monitor.
3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: NO
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Win7 64 bit
5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: already have a HDD - WDC 250 GB Sata + 1 TB WD Portable USB 3.0
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: Yes. 20inch+ LED with HDMI ....
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:
GPU - Sapphire RADEON HD 5670 - 1GB DDR5 - PCIe v2.0 x16
SMPS - Corsair CX 430 V2
Keyboard & Mouse - Logitech Combo MK200 USB
iBall Cabinet. with 1x120mm fan + 1x80mm Fan
HDD - WDC 250 GB Sata
Speakers
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Within a week
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: many times.. not a issue..
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. I am open to buying it from locally as well as online.. will be going to Lamington road, mumbai
suggestions about shops and sites are welcome.
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
The reason for my Upgrade is that my existing MOBO - Intel DG33FB is DEAD
open to intel as well as AMD
Hardware want to Buy:
CPU - Intel or AMD based ( Any of them )
Motherboard - any compatible motherboard.
RAM - 4 GB
Monitor - 21" LED HDMI [ if fits into my budget.. can extend budget by 1to2k more to fit the monitor]
Time period : looking ahead for next 5 years
Existing hardware configuration (for reference)
CPU - Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz - 7 yreas OLD
Motherboard - Intel DG33FB - DEAD- 7 yreas OLD
GPU - Sapphire RADEON HD 5670 - 1GB DDR5 - PCIe v2.0 x16
RAM - DDR2-SDRAM 4 GB [2Gbx1, 1Gbx2]
Monitor - Samsung CRT VGA - VERY OLD 17" - Working Fine
SMPS - Corsair CX 430 V2
Keyboard & Mouse - Logitech Combo MK200 USB
iBall Cabinet. with 1x120mm fan + 1x80mm Fan
HDD - WDC 250 GB Sata
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