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<blockquote data-quote="Argus" data-source="post: 2061262" data-attributes="member: 2459"><p>Hi,</p><p>please suggest a budget Skylake configuration. No gaming, no OC.</p><p>I only need CPU + motherboard + RAM + SSD ... Total budget : 25k</p><p><em><em><em>Since I’d be retaining my old Xonar DX, the mobo should have a PCI slot.</em></em></em> How's <a href="http://www.asus.com/IN/Motherboards/H170-PRO/?SearchKey=H170-PRO/" target="_blank">this one</a> ?</p><p></p><p>Also, I have a seal packed Seagate 4TB internal drive (without warranty) lying unused. I received this from RMA. If possible please give me an idea how much can it fetch in TE market.</p><p></p><p>Thanks <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>What is your budget?</strong><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Around 25K’ish<br /> </em></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em><strong>What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)</strong></em><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em>CPU - Intel C2Q 9400</em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em>Motherboard – Biostar P35 chipset</em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em>RAM - Transcend 4GB </em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em>Monitor - Dell Ultrasharp 2410</em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em>GPU – AMD Radeon 5770</em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em>PSU – Cooler Master 600w</em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em>Cabinet : <em><em>Cooler Master</em> 690</em></em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em>Audio : Xonar DX</em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em>Speaker : Klipsch 2.1</em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em>Storage : 3tb + 2tb + 1tb<br /> </em></em></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em><em><strong>Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)</strong></em></em><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em>Monitor - Dell Ultrasharp 2410</em></em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em>GPU – AMD Radeon 5770</em></em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em>PSU - Cooler Master 600w</em></em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em><em><em>Cabinet : <em><em>Cooler Master</em> 690</em></em></em></em></em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em>Audio : Xonar DX</em></em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em>Speaker : Klipsch 2.1</em></em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em>Storage : 3tb + 2tb + 1tb<br /> </em></em></em></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em><em><em><strong>Which hardware component are you looking to buy (component name). If you have already decided on a configuration then please mention the (component brand and model) as well, this will help us in fine tuning your requirement.</strong></em></em></em><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em><em>CPU – i3 Skylake</em></em></em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em>Motherboard – any budget Skylake motherboard with DDR4 support. I don’t need support for over-clocking. </em></em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em>RAM : 8GB DDR4</em></em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em>SSD 120 GB<br /> </em></em></em></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em><em><em><strong>Is this going to be your final configuration or you would be adding/upgrading a component in near future. If yes then please mention when and which component</strong></em></em></em><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em><em>Final<br /> </em></em></em></em></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em><em><em><strong>Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)</strong></em></em></em><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em><em>Jaipur (Rajasthan)</em></em></em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em>Open to online purchase<br /> </em></em></em></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em><em><em><strong>Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market</strong></em></em></em><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em><em>Yes, but i’m sure no one would be selling Skylake components this early.</em></em></em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em>Don’t mind getting a 120gb SSD from TE market<br /> </em></em></em></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em><em><em><strong>What is your intended use for this PC/hardware</strong></em></em></em><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em><em>Browsing</em></em></em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em>Desktop Processing</em></em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em>Watching HD movies</em></em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em>No gaming</em></em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em>No overclocking<br /> </em></em></em></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em><em><em><strong>Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.</strong></em></em></em><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em><em>None<br /> </em></em></em></em></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em><em><em><strong>If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?</strong></em></em></em><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em><em>No gaming<br /> </em></em></em></em></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em><em><em><strong>What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage</strong></em></em></em></li> </ol><p><em><em><em> </em></em></em></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em><em><em><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Gaming - none</em></em></em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em><em><em>Desktop – 1920x1200</em></em></em></em></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em><em><em><em><strong>Are you looking to overclock?</strong></em></em></em></em></li> </ol><p><em></em></em></em></em></p><p><em><em><em><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em><em><em><em><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>No<br /> </em></em></em></em></em></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em><em><em><em><em><strong>Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?</strong></em><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em>Windows 10 64 bit</em></em></em></em></em></em></li> </ul></li> </ol></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Argus, post: 2061262, member: 2459"] Hi,[B][/B] please suggest a budget Skylake configuration. No gaming, no OC. I only need CPU + motherboard + RAM + SSD ... Total budget : 25k [I][I][I]Since I’d be retaining my old Xonar DX, the mobo should have a PCI slot.[/I][/I][/I] How's [URL='http://www.asus.com/IN/Motherboards/H170-PRO/?SearchKey=H170-PRO/']this one[/URL] ? Also, I have a seal packed Seagate 4TB internal drive (without warranty) lying unused. I received this from RMA. If possible please give me an idea how much can it fetch in TE market. Thanks :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [LIST=1] [*][B]What is your budget?[/B] [LIST] [*][I]Around 25K’ish [/I] [/LIST] [*][I][B]What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)[/B][/I] [LIST] [*][I][I]CPU - Intel C2Q 9400[/I][/I] [*][I][I]Motherboard – Biostar P35 chipset[/I][/I] [*][I][I]RAM - Transcend 4GB [/I][/I] [*][I][I]Monitor - Dell Ultrasharp 2410[/I][/I] [*][I][I]GPU – AMD Radeon 5770[/I][/I] [*][I][I]PSU – Cooler Master 600w[/I][/I] [*][I][I]Cabinet : [I][I]Cooler Master[/I] 690[/I][/I][/I] [*][I][I]Audio : Xonar DX[/I][/I] [*][I][I]Speaker : Klipsch 2.1[/I][/I] [*][I][I]Storage : 3tb + 2tb + 1tb [/I][/I] [/LIST] [*][I][I][B]Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)[/B][/I][/I] [LIST] [*][I][I][I]Monitor - Dell Ultrasharp 2410[/I][/I][/I] [*][I][I][I]GPU – AMD Radeon 5770[/I][/I][/I] [*][I][I][I]PSU - Cooler Master 600w[/I][/I][/I] [*][I][I][I][I][I]Cabinet : [I][I]Cooler Master[/I] 690[/I][/I][/I][/I][/I][/I] [*][I][I][I]Audio : Xonar DX[/I][/I][/I] [*][I][I][I]Speaker : Klipsch 2.1[/I][/I][/I] [*][I][I][I]Storage : 3tb + 2tb + 1tb [/I][/I][/I] [/LIST] [*][I][I][I][B]Which hardware component are you looking to buy (component name). If you have already decided on a configuration then please mention the (component brand and model) as well, this will help us in fine tuning your requirement.[/B][/I][/I][/I] [LIST] [*][I][I][I][I]CPU – i3 Skylake[/I][/I][/I][/I] [*][I][I][I]Motherboard – any budget Skylake motherboard with DDR4 support. I don’t need support for over-clocking. [/I][/I][/I] [*][I][I][I]RAM : 8GB DDR4[/I][/I][/I] [*][I][I][I]SSD 120 GB [/I][/I][/I] [/LIST] [*][I][I][I][B]Is this going to be your final configuration or you would be adding/upgrading a component in near future. If yes then please mention when and which component[/B][/I][/I][/I] [LIST] [*][I][I][I][I]Final [/I][/I][/I][/I] [/LIST] [*][I][I][I][B]Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)[/B][/I][/I][/I] [LIST] [*][I][I][I][I]Jaipur (Rajasthan)[/I][/I][/I][/I] [*][I][I][I]Open to online purchase [/I][/I][/I] [/LIST] [*][I][I][I][B]Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market[/B][/I][/I][/I] [LIST] [*][I][I][I][I]Yes, but i’m sure no one would be selling Skylake components this early.[/I][/I][/I][/I] [*][I][I][I]Don’t mind getting a 120gb SSD from TE market [/I][/I][/I] [/LIST] [*][I][I][I][B]What is your intended use for this PC/hardware[/B][/I][/I][/I] [LIST] [*][I][I][I][I]Browsing[/I][/I][/I][/I] [*][I][I][I]Desktop Processing[/I][/I][/I] [*][I][I][I]Watching HD movies[/I][/I][/I] [*][I][I][I]No gaming[/I][/I][/I] [*][I][I][I]No overclocking [/I][/I][/I] [/LIST] [*][I][I][I][B]Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.[/B][/I][/I][/I] [LIST] [*][I][I][I][I]None [/I][/I][/I][/I] [/LIST] [*][I][I][I][B]If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?[/B][/I][/I][/I] [LIST] [*][I][I][I][I]No gaming [/I][/I][/I][/I] [/LIST] [*][I][I][I][B]What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage[/B][/I][/I][/I] [/LIST] [I][I][I] [LIST=1] [LIST] [*][I]Gaming - none[/I] [*][I]Desktop – 1920x1200[/I] [/LIST] [*][I][B]Are you looking to overclock?[/B][/I] [/LIST] [I] [LIST=1] [LIST] [*][I]No [/I] [/LIST] [*][I][B]Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?[/B][/I] [LIST] [*][I][I]Windows 10 64 bit[/I][/I] [/LIST] [/LIST] [I] [/I][/I][/I][/I][/I] [/QUOTE]
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