Suggestion/advice to upgrade old pc

[anoop_mig25]

Post your Budget bro.. then only we can came into an conclusion

My budget is around 25 to 30k >is it less or high

 

[anoop_mig25]

Hi friends
@Project Dharma @Screambowl @republic_roi97 @SajeevJino

i have searched in local markets

I have got following response.they are ready to following components

1)Intel i5 4 generation(around 15k) /i7 foruth generation(20k to 27k)
2)mother of either asus or gigabyte (they say intep has stooped making motherboard)
3)Ram of kingston.All of them in 2*8 gb config while one is providng in 16 config

due to demonetization drive i donot have cash in hand and all are demanding 2 to 3% on card

Can i buy all this thing online

 

[angeldude13]

Asking geeks about computers
You,my friend have opened a can of worms.

 

[aditya10r]

Hi friends
@Project Dharma @Screambowl @republic_roi97 @SajeevJino

i have searched in local markets

I have got following response.they are ready to following components

1)Intel i5 4 generation(around 15k) /i7 foruth generation(20k to 27k)
2)mother of either asus or gigabyte (they say intep has stooped making motherboard)
3)Ram of kingston.All of them in 2*8 gb config while one is providng in 16 config

due to demonetization drive i donot have cash in hand and all are demanding 2 to 3% on card

Can i buy all this thing online

Buy products from mdcomputers they are great(personal experience).

Buy core i3 6100(6th gen superfast way better than 4th gen i5)
Asus or msi lga 1151 ddr4 Ram.
Kingston hyperx.
Any good 1 tb hdd.
Corsair 450w psu.
Look for cabinet yourself.

All can be summed up in less than 25k.

 

[aditya10r]

Asking geeks about computers
You,my friend have opened a can of worms.

Intel vs amd and nvidia vs amd.

 

[DingDong]

Hi friends
@Project Dharma @Screambowl @republic_roi97 @SajeevJino

i have searched in local markets

I have got following response.they are ready to following components

1)Intel i5 4 generation(around 15k) /i7 foruth generation(20k to 27k)
2)mother of either asus or gigabyte (they say intep has stooped making motherboard)
3)Ram of kingston.All of them in 2*8 gb config while one is providng in 16 config

due to demonetization drive i donot have cash in hand and all are demanding 2 to 3% on card

Can i buy all this thing online

2*8GB will give you slightly better performance compared to 1*16GB. That is because the two DIMMs can be accessed in parallel by the CPU.

4th Generation is dinosaur. Go for 6th generation which offers 30% and upward performance over the 4th generation because of higher memory bandwidth, lower power consumption and better integrated graphics.

But many say that this is a bad time to buy a PC that is because Intel has just released it's Kaby Lake processors for laptops and the desktop CPUs will become available from January 2017. AMD is about to release it's Zen series.

My PC still running on second generation intel requires immediate upgrade, but I have decided to wait.

Amazon seems to be offering the best deals for Computers and Accessories. You can also try mdcomputers.in.

Buy products from mdcomputers they are great(personal experience).

Buy core i3 6100(6th gen superfast way better than 4th gen i5)
Asus or msi lga 1151 ddr4 Ram.
Kingston hyperx.
Any good 1 tb hdd.
Corsair 450w psu.
Look for cabinet yourself.

All can be summed up in less than 25k.

Did you make the online purchase from mdcomputers? I was bit scared to place order with them although they offer very good price for many components like CPU and Motherboard.

 

[anoop_mig25]

Buy products from mdcomputers they are great(personal experience).

Buy core i3 6100(6th gen superfast way better than 4th gen i5)
Asus or msi lga 1151 ddr4 Ram.
Kingston hyperx.
Any good 1 tb hdd.
Corsair 450w psu.
Look for cabinet yourself.

All can be summed up in less than 25k.

I want to install atleast 3/4 vms on it would it work better in i3 series or i should go for i5/i7

 

[anoop_mig25]

2*8GB will give you slightly better performance compared to 1*16GB. That is because the two DIMMs can be accessed in parallel by the CPU.

4th Generation is dinosaur. Go for 6th generation which offers 30% and upward performance over the 4th generation because of higher memory bandwidth, lower power consumption and better integrated graphics.

But many say that this is a bad time to buy a PC that is because Intel has just released it's Kaby Lake processors for laptops and the desktop CPUs will become available from January 2017. AMD is about to release it's Zen series.

My PC still running on second generation intel requires immediate upgrade, but I have decided to wait.

Amazon seems to be offering the best deals for Computers and Accessories. You can also try mdcomputers.in.



Did you make the online purchase from mdcomputers? I was bit scared to place order with them although they offer very good price for many components like CPU and Motherboard.

what would be good for installing 3/4 vms on it

Wont Kaby Lake series processors would be costlier then current generation of i5/i7 series

 

[aditya10r]

I want to install atleast 3/4 vms on it would it work better in i3 series or i should go for i5/i7

You can go for i5(more cores performs better if your budget permits as it will bump the cost by another 5000).

 

[Screambowl]

Hi friends
@Project Dharma @Screambowl @republic_roi97 @SajeevJino

i have searched in local markets

I have got following response.they are ready to following components

1)Intel i5 4 generation(around 15k) /i7 foruth generation(20k to 27k)
2)mother of either asus or gigabyte (they say intep has stooped making motherboard)
3)Ram of kingston.All of them in 2*8 gb config while one is providng in 16 config

due to demonetization drive i donot have cash in hand and all are demanding 2 to 3% on card

Can i buy all this thing online

yes you can buy this online. And you can also compare on different websites about the price.

i5 is good, but if you wana save some more bucks then i3 would be good too.

 

[DingDong]

what would be good for installing 3/4 vms on it

Wont Kaby Lake series processors would be costlier then current generation of i5/i7 series

For as many VMs you mentioned either go for 6th gen i5 (6400 or 6600) or the much costlier i7 (6700). Your VMs will benefit from more number of physical cores, and you will be able to run other programs without experiencing any serious slow-down.

Skylake i5 is sufficient and future proof for next 4-5 years. Very few programs benefit from Hyperthreading hence i7 will be a overkill particularly if you are on tight budget, instead invest in a good motherboard. Choose motherboard with h170 chipset over h110.

I don't think that there will be a significant price difference between Kaby lake and equivalent Skylake processor.

 

[DingDong]

Finally, bit the bullet .

Was unsure about whether to purchase a Laptop or a Desktop, but settled with a desktop PC. Ordered the components on amazon, plan to assemble on my own.

Major reason behind the decision was that I really needed a new PC and the Kaby Lake doesn't offer significant improvement.

My Configuration
CPU: i7 6700, even though the CPU was released 14 months ago, this will future proof me for at least 2-3 years to come.

Motherboard: Asus Z170-K, was originally planning to purchase Gigabyte H170 Gaming 3 but Z170-K has got better components, surge protection and larger number of USB ports. On the downside the motherboard has got bit lower quality audio and network interface compared to the other one.

RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 2100mhz Single Rank DDR4 RAM 8 GB, I don't feel like needing 16 GB. Did not go for 2400 mhz or better, because higher latency almost compensates for the higher clock speed.

HDD: I will scavenge HDD from my old PC. 300GB HDD on my laptop is only half full hence I don't feel like needing to buy a brand new 1 TB internal HDD.

SSD: Intel 540s 120 GB, this is where my Operating System will sit. Hope to see my OS and IDEs loading blazingly fast.

PSU: Corsair VS450 450 watt. Peak power consumption of my full set up will be around 90 watt including the monitor, 450 watt felt like a sweet spot and most importantly lower wattage PSU is not readily available.

Discrete GPU: None for now, I will primarily use this PC for work and I am a Linux user hence my options with PC gaming are rather limited. However, I have my eyes set on GTX 1060.


Planning to buy a Full HD IPS monitor, preferably 22 inch one from local store. Big enough for comfort, small enough to accommodate in my limited workspace.
Planning to buy an ATX cabinet from local store.

@aditya10r @anoop_mig25

 

[Project Dharma]

I am a Linux user hence my options with PC gaming are rather limited

How out of the loop are you? If it has been a while since you looked at Linux gaming, I bet you'll be very very surprised.

Linux gaming is actually pretty frickin good because of Steam

 

[aditya10r]

How out of the loop are you? If it has been a while since you looked at Linux gaming, I bet you'll be very very surprised.

Linux gaming is actually pretty frickin good because of Steam

Btw what will you recommend ps4 or Xbox one?????

I am a big time halo and forza fan

 

[Project Dharma]

Btw what will you recommend ps4 or Xbox one?????

I am a big time halo and forza fan

I don't play either of those games and I'm a PC gamer but I was talking to a friend yesterday who has both consoles and he recommended the PS4 for graphics quality and xbox for overall experience and HTPC functionality.

 

[republic_roi97]

Btw what will you recommend ps4 or Xbox one?????

I am a big time halo and forza fan

If you are big time HALO fan, go with XBOX one. Otherwise, both are equally good.

 

[aditya10r]

If you are big time HALO fan, go with XBOX one. Otherwise, both are equally good.

Thanks

I was missing you ............................

 

[Navnit Kundu]

Btw what will you recommend ps4 or Xbox one?????

I am a big time halo and forza fan

I've never understood the craze for Halo, I tried to force myself to like it, couldn't do it. Kya kya papad bele, first I installed an emulator, then played Halo on it. The storyline just feels uninspiring. Any Borderlands fans here?

 

[aditya10r]

I've never understood the craze for Halo, I tried to force myself to like it, couldn't do it. Kya kya papad bele, first I installed an emulator, then played Halo on it. The storyline just feels uninspiring. Any Borderlands fans here?

Did you say halo's story is uninspiring.

Play the first 3 halo's.the Bungie ones.

The 343 industry ones are mess

 

[republic_roi97]

Did you say halo's story is uninspiring.

Play the first 3 halo's.the Bungie ones.

The 343 industry ones are mess

I've never played HALO myself, but would definitely give it a go, although I don't have a XBOX or a PS4, but I'll figure a way through emulator. Personally, I am a big fan of Battlefield series and not so much into COD.