Upgrading CPU

[amit3987]

I need to buy a new CPU for a budget around 25K which will mainly be used for playin movies,games and photoshoppin ....

i hav selected this config......
proc:i3 i530
mb: Dh55TC
hd: 500 GB seagate
RAm:2 GB kingston
G.P.U: Nvidia Gts 250 or Ati HD 5670
P.S.U and cabinet not decided(pls suggest)......

I have selected this config keeping in mind that I wont have to upgrade my P.C for 2-3 yrs....
I already have a 19' monitor.... but wld be upgrading it in about sixz months time.....also will be adding another 2GB ram later .....

Pls suggest any suitable modifications....
Also I cant cant decide between the G.P.U .... should be able to play current as well as future games.....

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

i recommend the following(you are better off with amd based rig) -

Athlon II X4 630 2.8GHz @ 5.2k
Biostar TA785G3 HD @ 4.3k
Transcend 2GB DDR3 1333MHz C9 @ 2.2k(add 2 gb ram later)
Sapphire HD5750 1GB GDDR5 @ 8.2k
Cooler Master Elite 310 @ 1.5k
Corsair VX450W @ 3.7k

total - Rs. 25100

 

[amit3987]

My budget for G.P.U is around 7K....
also I hav selected Intel i3 and Dh55tc so that i cld easily upgrade to i5/i7 when their prices come down after 2-3 yrs.......

 

[azaad_shri75]

My budget for G.P.U is around 7K....
also I hav selected Intel i3 and Dh55tc so that i cld easily upgrade to i5/i7 when their prices come down after 2-3 yrs.......

you can't do that, as either the chipset would be incompatible of socket as i7 needs 1356 socket.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

the h55 chipset board that you have selected is not powerful enough for games
if you want to enjoy games you should invest in a good gpu
moreover athlon 2 x4 630 is gives you more advantages over the costly core i3

 

[coderunknown]

I need to buy a new CPU for a budget around 25K which will mainly be used for playin movies,games and photoshoppin ....

i hav selected this config......
proc:i3 i530
mb: Dh55TC
hd: 500 GB seagate
RAm:2 GB kingston
G.P.U: Nvidia Gts 250 or Ati HD 5670
P.S.U and cabinet not decided(pls suggest)......

I have selected this config keeping in mind that I wont have to upgrade my P.C for 2-3 yrs....
I already have a 19' monitor.... but wld be upgrading it in about sixz months time.....also will be adding another 2GB ram later .....

Pls suggest any suitable modifications....
Also I cant cant decide between the G.P.U .... should be able to play current as well as future games.....

did you mentioned photoshoppin? provided you not mean shopping for photos , you should go for i5 based config. or maybe AMD based. however if you not professional, you may go with what Jaskanwar has provided. pretty much balanced rig.

& about upgrading, never trust intel so openheartedly. next year Sandy Bridges coming along with a new 6 series chipset. chances are with H55 or even P55 your upgrade road wil have a err ,,,,,,,,, well sad ending.

 

[amit3987]

the h55 chipset board that you have selected is not powerful enough for games
if you want to enjoy games you should invest in a good gpu
moreover athlon 2 x4 630 is gives you more advantages over the costly core i3

Is the i3-Dh55tc combo that bad....
I mean wont it even be able to play games like fifa 10 ,football manager,nfs on medium settings....

Also is the athlon 2 x4 630 reliable... I mean a friend of mine had bought an Amd proc a couple of yrs ago and it gave him problems in just a year

 

[Piyush]

Is the i3-Dh55tc combo that bad....
I mean wont it even be able to play games like fifa 10 ,football manager,nfs on medium settings....

Also is the athlon 2 x4 630 reliable... I mean a friend of mine had bought an Amd proc a couple of yrs ago and it gave him problems in just a year

really?
which cpu model?

 

[Cilus]

There is nothing like AMD processors are bad and Intels are good. The comparison should be done in product level. And normally in lower and middle segment AMD processors are best.

Athlon II 620 is a better performer than Core I3 based system, because i3 is a dual core processor where as Athlon II 620 is a Quad core processor. The extra 2 cores are always going to help.
And Core i3 is having an On-die integreted Graphics processing unit, but if you are going to add an discreate Graphics card, this is no help. And even AMD motherboards (mainly 785G chipset) based all the boards are having Radeon 4200 IGP with 128 MB dedicated DDR3 Gfx memory, a better performer than Intel latest integrated IGP.

So @ 25k budget opt for AMD based rig, as suggested in this thread

 

[coderunknown]

really?
which cpu model?

most probably the original Phenom 65nm craps.they were flops. or maybe his friend brought cheapest possible proccy, like Athlon X2 BE.

Is the i3-Dh55tc combo that bad....
I mean wont it even be able to play games like fifa 10 ,football manager,nfs on medium settings....

Also is the athlon 2 x4 630 reliable... I mean a friend of mine had bought an Amd proc a couple of yrs ago and it gave him problems in just a year

the i3 got inbuilt graphics but it sucks. forget latest games, you can play only last years games at 1024X768. that also at low-medium resolution.

AMD inbuilt graphics are: HD3300, HD 4200, HD4290. these 3 can beat the hell out of any Intel graphics till date. even the one i5.

& he may have brought an old proccy. or maybe his problem related to some other parts rather than the proccy.

 

[amit3987]

any other recommendations apart for the psu apart from Corsair VX450W.....as its a bit costly

 

[coderunknown]

any other recommendations apart for the psu apart from Corsair VX450W.....as its a bit costly

Corsair CX400W (easy availability) or Seasonic S12-II 380W (my preference: super silent) else Tagan Stone Rock 500W (last option).

 

[amit3987]

Corsair CX400W (easy availability) or Seasonic S12-II 380W (my preference: super silent) else Tagan Stone Rock 500W (last option).

will these options suffice if i add a gpu like hd 5750/gts 260......also which one is better among corsair and seasonic one

 

[coderunknown]

will these options suffice if i add a gpu like hd 5750/gts 260......also which one is better among corsair and seasonic one

will support anything upto HD5850. but safe limit is HD5770. so surely u can use it. Corsair ---> rebranded seasonic. so. anyone u buy, u getting same stuff.

 

[amit3987]

i have selected this config finally:
i3 530 -5650/-
dh55tc-5450
seagate 7200.12 500 GB-2400
transcend 2 Gb ddr3-3250
corsaIR 450w-3800
NZXT GAMMA -2000
total-22550/-
Further additions after 3 mnths:
ati 5670/5770
21' HD monitor

there is also a similar config been ordered by dell here:
*configure.ap.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=in&cs=indhs1&fb=1&l=en&oc=s241233in8&s=dhs
wid Dell(TM) ST2210 21.5” Full HD Widescreen Monitor which adds arnd 2500/- to the above mentioned price

pls reply as im a bit confused with these 2 choices

which one of these would be a better buy

 

[coderunknown]

i have selected this config finally:
i3 530 -5650/-
dh55tc-5450
seagate 7200.12 500 GB-2400
transcend 2 Gb ddr3-3250
corsaIR 450w-3800
NZXT GAMMA -2000
total-22550/-
Further additions after 3 mnths:
ati 5670/5770
21' HD monitor

there is also a similar config been ordered by dell here:
*configure.ap.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=in&cs=indhs1&fb=1&l=en&oc=s241233in8&s=dhs
wid Dell(TM) ST2210 21.5” Full HD Widescreen Monitor which adds arnd 2500/- to the above mentioned price

pls reply as im a bit confused with these 2 choices

which one of these would be a better buy

with core i3 you just getting is a basic gaming pc with no way u can upgrade in future. H55 is a nonsense chipset & Intel original are odd mobos. for same price u getting a much much better AMD system which can be upgraded in future.

so your choice, you know. ok get 4Gb DDR3 instead of 2. drop that VX450 for CX400W or something equivalent to it.

that Dell is not good at all. it got the GT310 512mb. basically a 9400GT. renamed uncountable times. you better of getting HD5770 if getting CX400W or HD5670 512Mb if getting a little bit cheaper PSU.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

i have selected this config finally:
i3 530 -5650/-
dh55tc-5450
seagate 7200.12 500 GB-2400
transcend 2 Gb ddr3-3250
corsaIR 450w-3800
NZXT GAMMA -2000
total-22550/-
Further additions after 3 mnths:
ati 5670/5770
21' HD monitor

there is also a similar config been ordered by dell here:
*configure.ap.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=in&cs=indhs1&fb=1&l=en&oc=s241233in8&s=dhs
wid Dell(TM) ST2210 21.5” Full HD Widescreen Monitor which adds arnd 2500/- to the above mentioned price

pls reply as im a bit confused with these 2 choices

which one of these would be a better buy

amd is a better option

 

[comp@ddict]

U planning to upgrade to i5/i7 on DH55C?

Well, ATM no more budget i7 planned for LGA1156..... also, if u wanna buy i5, get a core i5 i750 based setup....

else, best option is to go AMD...

 

[coderunknown]

U planning to upgrade to i5/i7 on DH55C?

Well, ATM no more budget i7 planned for LGA1156..... also, if u wanna buy i5, get a core i5 i750 based setup....

else, best option is to go AMD...

what i told him earlier. either Athlon II X4 or pay more & get i5 750 altogether.

 

[Piyush]

i have selected this config finally:
i3 530 -5650/-
dh55tc-5450
seagate 7200.12 500 GB-2400
transcend 2 Gb ddr3-3250
corsaIR 450w-3800
NZXT GAMMA -2000
total-22550/-
Further additions after 3 mnths:
ati 5670/5770
21' HD monitor

there is also a similar config been ordered by dell here:
*configure.ap.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=in&cs=indhs1&fb=1&l=en&oc=s241233in8&s=dhs
wid Dell(TM) ST2210 21.5” Full HD Widescreen Monitor which adds arnd 2500/- to the above mentioned price

pls reply as im a bit confused with these 2 choices

which one of these would be a better buy

dude better go for AMd
its future proog
better than i3
and most of all
value for money

and why r u going for transcend?
u can get 2g ddr3 under 2.7k of a better brand
try ocz/corsair/gskill