- Nov 30, 2013
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I want to build a new system in budget with decent parts at low price but not top-notch parts as those are expensive. I am going to buy everything online and will get it assembled by a local computer repair person. My primary reason for upgrade is that my 5400 RPM HDD remains at 100% usage for 30-60 sec. whenever I switch from using one heavy software like Photoshop to another like Visual Studio, Dreamweaver etc. after 10-15 mins. of usage of the first app. In fact when I work for 20-30 mins on Visual Studio, even opening Firefox (that has many add-ons installed) takes 20-30 sec. But once the app is open then it works fast. So, my current system causes problem when switching from one set of applications to another after 10-15 mins. of use. The RAM is 0.5 - 0.8 GB free out of 4 GB when switching the apps, so I believe it is the hard disk that is causing the bottleneck because disk activity is 100% for that duration and my aim is to reduce the start time of apps. Boot time of system is not much of an issue because my PC runs 24/7 and I hardly restart it once in a week, but I do log-off and log-on twice in a day to free some RAM and make it faster for the rest of the day. This activity takes 4-5 mins every time. My usual desktop screen consists of Photoshop, Visual Studio, SQL Server, MS-Access, Dreamweaver, Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer open all the time. Multiple browsers are open all time to check browser compatibility of my website.
Please help me decide on following things:
1. Should I buy a SSHD? or use a 120 GB SSD as boot drive and make my existing 500 GB HDD as secondary? C drive is the one that is mostly used for heavy software and I do no gaming at all. So, I am planning to use 120 GB SSD for C Drive and attach the old HDD as secondary.
2. Core i5 2nd gen. is just fine for me but I don't mind buying an AMD 8-core if the price difference is less, because having 8 cores of AMD seems to be a better bargain than having 4 core Intel CPU, even though Intel might have 15-20% better performance than AMD for same number of cores. What do you say?
3. I want to have a high MHz RAM but not at like double the price of a slightly lower spec RAM. So, a decent speed 8 GB RAM at low price is just fine.
4. I have absolutely no idea of motherboards so I will buy anything that fits well in all the above config at low price. But the question is that will Intex chipset/motherboard work if AMD processor if I choose to buy AMD CPU and Intex motherboard? Otherwise I can buy any other motherboard like Gigabyte etc. I am not brand specific. All I want is that everything should just work fine with no bottlenecks.
Did I miss anything important to consider before buying? Please do let me know.
I already have a lcd monitor, keyword, speaker, mouse. My budget is $400 (Rs. 20K) maximum, but that does not mean I do want to reach the limit. Even $300 (Rs. 15K) PC will be fine if it reduces the bottleneck described above. I have the following parts:
CPU
Intel Core i3 540 @ 3.07GHz 52 °C
Clarkdale 32nm Technology
RAM
4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DH55PJ (XU1) 47 °C
Graphics
SMB2030 (1600x900@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics (Intel)
Storage
465GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKX-001CA0 ATA Device (SATA) 50 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22NS50 ATA Device
DTSOFT Virtual CdRom Device
My current configuration is at: http://speccy.piriform.com/results/j...pgT6Ydcow0lrzb
Please help me decide on following things:
1. Should I buy a SSHD? or use a 120 GB SSD as boot drive and make my existing 500 GB HDD as secondary? C drive is the one that is mostly used for heavy software and I do no gaming at all. So, I am planning to use 120 GB SSD for C Drive and attach the old HDD as secondary.
2. Core i5 2nd gen. is just fine for me but I don't mind buying an AMD 8-core if the price difference is less, because having 8 cores of AMD seems to be a better bargain than having 4 core Intel CPU, even though Intel might have 15-20% better performance than AMD for same number of cores. What do you say?
3. I want to have a high MHz RAM but not at like double the price of a slightly lower spec RAM. So, a decent speed 8 GB RAM at low price is just fine.
4. I have absolutely no idea of motherboards so I will buy anything that fits well in all the above config at low price. But the question is that will Intex chipset/motherboard work if AMD processor if I choose to buy AMD CPU and Intex motherboard? Otherwise I can buy any other motherboard like Gigabyte etc. I am not brand specific. All I want is that everything should just work fine with no bottlenecks.
Did I miss anything important to consider before buying? Please do let me know.
I already have a lcd monitor, keyword, speaker, mouse. My budget is $400 (Rs. 20K) maximum, but that does not mean I do want to reach the limit. Even $300 (Rs. 15K) PC will be fine if it reduces the bottleneck described above. I have the following parts:
CPU
Intel Core i3 540 @ 3.07GHz 52 °C
Clarkdale 32nm Technology
RAM
4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DH55PJ (XU1) 47 °C
Graphics
SMB2030 (1600x900@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics (Intel)
Storage
465GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKX-001CA0 ATA Device (SATA) 50 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22NS50 ATA Device
DTSOFT Virtual CdRom Device
My current configuration is at: http://speccy.piriform.com/results/j...pgT6Ydcow0lrzb
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