Asking for new PC help? ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FIRST

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A small note for people coming with obscure parts of India. There is nothing like "INTEL SUCKS AND OVERHEATS" or "AMD IS BAD AND USES MORE POWER" or "AMD/ATi Graphic cards ARE NOISY AND DON'T SUIT HUMID CLIMATE" or "NVIDIA RUNS HOT AND BLOWS OFF" ......et cetera.

There is _nothing_ like that. Each company makes quality products and has been on top of the ladder in their history. Each company has released bad products and products not to go for too. Examples, Pentium 4 and Pentium D from Intel were absolutely crap compared to competition from AMD - biggest pile of sh!t ever, only dumb people purchased Pentium 4/D and Intel's monopolistic tactics helped bigtime too. Phenom processors by AMD hugely underperformed and were not power efficient (not Phenom II, Phenom II is nice). Radeon HD 2900 XT graphic card by AMD/ATi ran very hot and used high power. Geforce GTX 465/470/480 graphic cards by nVidia were very very hot, consumed huge power and were priced poorly.

So, what you should buy? The choice of what you should buy depends on how much you can spend. Each company has the best product in their portfolio in different price points. For example, people don't think Intel gives you the best (overall) processor in Rs. 6000. So, people might suggest you an AMD processor. Also, people don't think AMD's processor which costs Rs. 12000 is good compared to that of Intel in that amount. So, people might suggest you the Intel one. This is a hypothetical example. What processor is good for what, it will also depend on what type of applications/softwares are you going to use. Hence, the need of this template.

One more thing, you should be _exact_, absolutely _exact_ when stating your opinions. "I want to buy intel core i3 or i series" or "i want to buy amd athlon or phenom series" - these kind of questions are dumb. Absolutely dumb. Which generation are you talking about? First generation Core i3-540 (obviously outdated now) or second generation Core i3-2100? Which Athlon - Athlon 64 which came back in 2003 or Athlon II which sells now? So, be EXACT.

Now, if you think the 4 paragraphs which I wrote above actually cleared your misconceptions or you gained some knowledge from that - please also go through the following threads before creating a thread in this PC Configuration section.

Best CPUs for money - in India. <--- information about best CPUs for money.

Basic information regarding graphic cards for newbies <--- basics about Graphic cards.
Best Graphic Cards for money - in India. <--- information about best Graphic cards for money.

Power supply blacklist thread for newbies <--- PSU is the heart of your system, yet the most ignored. In India.
Basic guide for the right power supply <--- PSU is the heart of your system, yet the most ignored. In India.

http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/pc-c...e-2012-q3.html <--- ready made configurations to give you an idea.

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Copy these questions as it is while creating a new thread and answer them properly for your own sake and so that we can help you properly. Keep an open mind when someone suggests you an alternate brand/component and don't behave arrogantly - few threads are mentioned in the above posts, read them if you are not confident with your knowledge. Being a fanboy always ends up in your money being wasted.



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.')
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2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
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3. Planning to overclock?
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4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
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5. How much hard drive space is needed?
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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.
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7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
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8. When are you planning to buy the system?
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9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
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10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
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11. Anything else which you would like to say?
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