Kazekage Gaara Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Need a new system to use with Lcd TV. Main purpose for storage and HTPC Intel G3240 Corsair 4gb vengeance 2TB Seagate barracuda Zebronics 450w psu Motherboard - asus h81 vs @3320 or gigabyte b85m-d3h @5600 The latter has hdmi port. Any suggestions? If money is not a constraint and you want a sexy small looking HTPC, then I would suggest you look into MicroATX mobos and cabinets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Need a new system to use with Lcd TV. Main purpose for storage and HTPC Intel G3240 Corsair 4gb vengeance 2TB Seagate barracuda Zebronics 450w psu Motherboard - asus h81 vs @3320 or gigabyte b85m-d3h @5600 The latter has hdmi port. Any suggestions? Go for the GIGABYTE board and uprate the PSU to a Seasonic 430W. That Zebronics dabba would be the undoing of the entire system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Yeah get the Gigabyte with the HDMI out. Makes things much less painful instead of going through convertors and messing about with the audio outputs etc. Also get the PSU Alpha says. Rest of it is fine. I have the same processor for my HTPC. Its fantastic, low power draw, fan is insanely quiet and it can easy chew through 1080p content without even breaking a sweat. Put windows 8.1 on it for the faster boot. Get XBMC (its called Kodi now) to launch at boot. Add some plugins for Genesis, youtube, twitch etc. And you are good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazekage Gaara Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 No expert advice on my question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_BIG_J Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Hey guys, A friend of mine is coming from the US, and I am thinking of getting a GTX 970. Can you guys tell me which brand provides INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY on their GTX 970 cards? I read somewhere that EVGA and ASUS provide it, but am not 100% sure on it. Anyone has any experience on this? Well, I bought the eVGA version, for warranty I would have to ship the card to Taiwan. As for the Asus, I dont believe there is international warranty, you would have to ship it back to the country of purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbksabhi Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Yeah get the Gigabyte with the HDMI out. Makes things much less painful instead of going through convertors and messing about with the audio outputs etc. Also get the PSU Alpha says. Rest of it is fine. I have the same processor for my HTPC. Its fantastic, low power draw, fan is insanely quiet and it can easy chew through 1080p content without even breaking a sweat. Put windows 8.1 on it for the faster boot. Get XBMC (its called Kodi now) to launch at boot. Add some plugins for Genesis, youtube, twitch etc. And you are good to go. I have decided on MSI B85M G43 it's little cheaper than gigabyte and has Hdmi. Power supply is very expensive the seasonic one, any alternatives? I have CM690 cabinet from last system, Any cool. Suggestions on cabinet to save space of use cm690 only? Go for the GIGABYTE board and uprate the PSU to a Seasonic 430W. That Zebronics dabba would be the undoing of the entire system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_BIG_J Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 I have decided on MSI B85M G43 it's little cheaper than gigabyte and has Hdmi. Power supply is very expensive the seasonic one, any alternatives? I have CM690 cabinet from last system, Any cool. Suggestions on cabinet to save space of use cm690 only? Please do not skimp on this component, it is probably the most important piece of your build and it is something that will be with you through multiple builds. I am not sure what your system config looks like, but from the choice of mobo, looks like mid level. I would suggest the Seasonic S12II 430/520W or the Antec VP450/550p, the Antec is relatively reasonable, but a decent PSU nevertheless. Again, for the cabinet, if you could list your entire config and budget, could better help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbksabhi Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Please do not skimp on this component, it is probably the most important piece of your build and it is something that will be with you through multiple builds. I am not sure what your system config looks like, but from the choice of mobo, looks like mid level. I would suggest the Seasonic S12II 430/520W or the Antec VP450/550p, the Antec is relatively reasonable, but a decent PSU nevertheless. Again, for the cabinet, if you could list your entire config and budget, could better help you. Intel G3240 @3800Msi b85m-g43 @5500 Seagate 2tb @5500 Corsair vengeance 4gb @2300 Antec vp450@2500 Is the seasonic worth 1700 more? Purpose is 24*7 on, storage and HTPC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 I have decided on MSI B85M G43 it's little cheaper than gigabyte and has Hdmi. Power supply is very expensive the seasonic one, any alternatives? Yeah! That board is cool too although it lacks any sort of cooling around the CPU and its associated power-delivery system but as you are not over-clocking or gaming it should do fine. Power supply is probably the most important component if you plan to run the PC 24 x7, I would recommend the Seasonic over anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbksabhi Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Yeah! That board is cool too although it lacks any sort of cooling around the CPU and its associated power-delivery system but as you are not over-clocking or gaming it should do fine. Power supply is probably the most important component if you plan to run the PC 24 x7, I would recommend the Seasonic over anything. If the gigabyte is better I will get that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbksabhi Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Yeah! That board is cool too although it lacks any sort of cooling around the CPU and its associated power-delivery system but as you are not over-clocking or gaming it should do fine. Power supply is probably the most important component if you plan to run the PC 24 x7, I would recommend the Seasonic over anything. Btw seasonic 430w or economic series 430w? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 If the gigabyte is better I will get that? Naah! You should do fine with the MSi piece as well. Performance would be more or less at par. Btw seasonic 430w or economic series 430w? This one. Better topology, better efficiency, longer warranty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbksabhi Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 (edited) Naah! You should do fine with the MSi piece as well. Performance would be more or less at par. This one. Better topology, better efficiency, longer warranty. Will this power supply fit in smaller cabinets, sleek HTPC types? Later I may wanna use that and now gigabyte and mis are same price. which one should i pick ? any difference and what is the preferred one? Edited May 29, 2015 by hbksabhi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 ^ It should fit in cabinets which accommodate an ATX standard PSU, you might have to dig deeper in your pocket for a pico power supply or something from that school of thought otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyoyaHibari Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Hey Alpha.. Can you please suggest PC for around 50k? Maybe on the lines of GTX750 or 760 graphic card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harjas Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Hey Alpha.. Can you please suggest PC for around 50k? Maybe on the lines of GTX750 or 760 graphic card. what all is required Whole pc with monitor keyboard and mouse ? And what purpose will the pc be serving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyoyaHibari Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Normal usage with a bit of gaming. Need details about Motherboard, processor, GPU, container etc. I think i5 Intel, gtx750-60, 8gb ram config would be ideal. If possible would be great if its easy to handle without any hassles, kind of like Mac mini. Monitor, KB/m etc arnt necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 ^ Can you be a bit more specific with what applications you will be running and where are you getting all this hardware in Hyderabad, will you go to CTC or online? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyoyaHibari Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Nvm. It's for a friend. He's going for Mac mini as I initially suggested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Quick reply please - S6 edge vs S6. which is better? There's this lightning deal going on in Amazon for S6 edge at 49k. I currently have a S5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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