LGA 775 build

[soumikkol60]

due to personal reasons, i am running extremely low on budget and cannot spend so much. hence i have decided to build config around my current intel core 2 duo e4600 until it dies out on me. so please help. my choice of motherboard supporting lga 775 socket is gigabyte ga-g41m . It supports both ddr2 and ddr3 ram so i will utilise my current 4gb ddr2 667mhz ram (2*2gb). Do i need a cooler for optimising performance? also what graphics card will be best for my pc config as mentioned. p.s.- my monitor is dell e1914h (18.5 inch, TN panel type, 1366x768 resolution) ... please help me. It will be best if you can give links to the relevant products in sites accepting Indian currency. Thanks in advance.

 

[Tzn]

for the videocard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487026&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&PageSize=10&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo

 

[Wolfshadw]

Yes, you will need a CPU cooler, but if your current Intel Core2Duo E4600 still has the stock Intel cooler, that will do for now.

We need to know what kind of budget you have to work with as well as what components you need or don't need.

Budget = ?
Case = ?
Power Supply = ?
Motherboard = Gigabyte GA-G41M (Already have or include in your budget?)
CPU = Intel Core2Duo E4600
RAM = 2x2GB DDR2-667
Hard Drive = ?
Optical Drive = ?
Graphics Card = ?

-Wolf sends

 

[smorizio]

for the money have you looked at amd apu chips...they have better gpu in them so you wont need to spend money on a video card.

 

[dasulman]

due to PCI Gen 1e bottlenecks, its doubtful you'll get past anything over a gtx 560.

 

[soumikkol60]

for the money have you looked at amd apu chips...they have better gpu in them so you wont need to spend money on a video card.

Which APU is the best in market today for its price-performance ratio? (Haven't looked at APUs and no idea about them!)

 

[smorizio]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad680kwohlbox
apu like this has amd video card built in.

 

[soumikkol60]

Haven't considered AMD CPUs but now i am checking the prices on internet and they are much lower than intel. How's AMD's performance compared to Intel?

 

[smorizio]

the apu line up with intel newer i3/g line of cpu for performance on the cpu side. it be faster then the older 775 cpu
also have you looked at the prices of the intel g3258 near you. the amd x700 line is an apu chip with the video card not instaleld it also cheaper if you have a video card for your rig.

 

[soumikkol60]

Please check the components I have chosen to buy:-

> Corsair VS550 550 Watt PSU
> Gigabyte GA-G41M Motherboard
> Sapphire AMD/ATI HD 7770 1 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card
> Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO Cooler
> Antec ASK-4000B-U3 Mid Tower Cabinet
> LG GH24NSC0 DVD Burner Internal Optical Drive
> Cisco Linksys E900 Wireless-N300 Router
> HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 3545 All-in-One Wireless Printer (Black)
> Dell S2240L 21.5 inch LED Backlit LCD Monitor (Black)
> Transcend 256 GB SSD SSD Internal Hard Drive (TS256GSSD340)

What I already have:-
> 2 sticks of DDR2 667MHz RAM (total 4 GB) (may buy 2 RAM sticks of GSkill RipJawsX 1333MHz 4GB each as 8GB total is supported by this motherboard)
> Creative Inspire speakers
> Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 2.4GHz processor
> Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
> Western Digital Internal Hard drives (1 TB + 160 GB)