arsenalfan001
Arsenal Fan
As the title suggests, I will be upgrading my system after 6 long years.
Currently my rig is running on a Intel P4 2.8Ghz, single core, 1GB DDR2 RAM and 160GB hard disk. My laptop is not good enough for gaming except the FIFA and F1. And frankly, I am scared to run too much demanding games on my laptop.
So, my search for a desktop begins.
Lets start with the usual Q-A part first suggested by ico.
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:
I will mostly be gaming on this one.
I would like to play racing simulations like - F1 series and NFS Series
Sports simulations - FIFA, PES and Football Manager
Action games - Black Ops, Max Payne 3, Far Cry 3, LA Noire
Also I will be running informatica 9.5, OBIEE 11G, Oracle 11G, BOXI R4 softwares for learning purpose(no huge amount of data processing is required)
Apart from that, usual net surfing and watching movies is also on the to-do list.
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans:
70K at max. Can not extend at all.
3. Planning to overclock?
Ans:
Now, no. later, yes.
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans:
Win7 is good so far. Will try win 8 later.
5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans:
500GB is enough.
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:
I have a LCD TV which I am planning to use as a monitor.
Details can be found Here
If you have some opinion about this, kindly let me know.
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:
I will be using my keyboard and mouse. And also the TV as monitor.
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans:
Hopefully next week.
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans:
No. It will be done by assembler.
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:
I am from Kolkata. And will be buying from Chandni Market. I do not want to purchase online.
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:
I would like to have a mainboard with wifi and bluetooth (if possible within my budget)
Regarding graphics card, I have checked the AMD HD7950 model. I want your opinion about which variant to take.
Also, for HD7950, I would require atleast a 500W power supply. I am planning for Corsair GS600 (valued around 5.1K)
It will be good to have 16GB RAM (2*8GB) also
Cant remember anything else right now. Will update if I have anything else to add.
Thanks,
an arsenalfan
yup, got something. How far are we from Haswell? 2-3 months? Then I can wait. Else lets go ahead with a Sandy / Ivy based config.
Currently my rig is running on a Intel P4 2.8Ghz, single core, 1GB DDR2 RAM and 160GB hard disk. My laptop is not good enough for gaming except the FIFA and F1. And frankly, I am scared to run too much demanding games on my laptop.
So, my search for a desktop begins.
Lets start with the usual Q-A part first suggested by ico.
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:
I will mostly be gaming on this one.
I would like to play racing simulations like - F1 series and NFS Series
Sports simulations - FIFA, PES and Football Manager
Action games - Black Ops, Max Payne 3, Far Cry 3, LA Noire
Also I will be running informatica 9.5, OBIEE 11G, Oracle 11G, BOXI R4 softwares for learning purpose(no huge amount of data processing is required)
Apart from that, usual net surfing and watching movies is also on the to-do list.
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans:
70K at max. Can not extend at all.
3. Planning to overclock?
Ans:
Now, no. later, yes.
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans:
Win7 is good so far. Will try win 8 later.
5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans:
500GB is enough.
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:
I have a LCD TV which I am planning to use as a monitor.
Details can be found Here
If you have some opinion about this, kindly let me know.
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:
I will be using my keyboard and mouse. And also the TV as monitor.
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans:
Hopefully next week.
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans:
No. It will be done by assembler.
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:
I am from Kolkata. And will be buying from Chandni Market. I do not want to purchase online.
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:
I would like to have a mainboard with wifi and bluetooth (if possible within my budget)
Regarding graphics card, I have checked the AMD HD7950 model. I want your opinion about which variant to take.
Also, for HD7950, I would require atleast a 500W power supply. I am planning for Corsair GS600 (valued around 5.1K)
It will be good to have 16GB RAM (2*8GB) also
Cant remember anything else right now. Will update if I have anything else to add.
Thanks,
an arsenalfan
yup, got something. How far are we from Haswell? 2-3 months? Then I can wait. Else lets go ahead with a Sandy / Ivy based config.
