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What is the best config for a home desktop ?

Hi. I want to buy a desktop for my home. The usage will be only for watching movies, download, music, browsing and social networking. I want to know what config to buy?
Which Processor, RAM, graphics card, speakers, LCD monitor to buy? Can you also differentiate the difference b/w the new processors that are in the market now?

For a basic productivity computer like the one you’re asking for, you will need:

A dual core processor.
2GB ram minimum
Integrated graphics – you will not need a separate graphics card for what you plan on doing.

That’s all that is required, everything else is up to you.

If you are building it yourself, I’d recommend the following for your base:

CPU: Athlon II x2 250
MB: AMD 785g chipset motherboard —or— 740g chipset
RAM: 2GB DDR3 1333 MHz

If you want pre-built, any of these should do:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883114084

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883108312

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883114085

Here are the monitors:

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=20&name=LCD-Monitors

As for current-market processors, they are differentiated through brand, family, and model number.

The two major brands are Intel and AMD.

Families within Intel: Atom, Celeron, Pentium, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7.
Within each family, higher numbers usually indicate higher performance.

Families within AMD: Sempron, Athlon II, and Phenom II (simple, right?)
Models are numbered, starting with the Sempron 140, and ending with the Phenom II x6 1090t. Generally, the higher the number, the higher the performance. The number following the x indicates how many cores the processor has. Semprons are single core only.

The only other thing to have to consider is CPU socket. CPUs will only fit in motherboards with compatible sockets.

Intel currently has 3 sockets on the market, with 2 more to be released early next year: 775, 1156, 1366, and next year (1155, 2011). None of these sockets are compatible with each other, meaning a socket 775 CPU will not work in a 1156 motherboard, and so on.

AMD currently has one socket on the market (simple, right?): AM3.
On top of that, AM3 CPUs are backwards compatible with motherboards with socket AM2/AM2+, the previous generation socket. The new socket. AM3+, to be released late next year, will also be backwards compatible with AM3 CPUs.

Intel is currently has the best performance, but they cost much more. Their 6 core Core i7-980x is currently going for $1000.

AMD has the best value. They do not perform as well as Intel, but are very good still. An AMD processor can deliver 70%-90% of the performance of a comparable Intel processor for 40%-60% the price. For a point of reference, the 6 core top of the line AMD Phenom II x6 1090t goes for about $300.

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