PC Advise

[aniketana]

Hey Guys, I want to buy two PCs. Will open another thread.

1. What is the purpose of the computer? (Note: If you are planning to say multimedia, you will have to be more specific as all types of systems are capable of doing that)
A:Internet, Video/photo editing ( hobby,not serious stuff!) ,

2. Are you open to alternate ideas/products giving similar better performance but offering more VFM/ sellers? If not- why?
A:yes

3. What is your MAX budget?
A:25K( including monitor. + or - 2k )

4. Planning to overclock?
A:No.

5. Which OS are you planning to use?
A:Ubuntu ( I guess!!) and Windows 7

6. How much hard drive space is needed?
A:500 GB (but again there is not much price difference, will go for more)

7. What resolution will the screen run at & whats the size of the screen you want? If you already want have one and want to use it, mention its resolution and size.
A:17

8. How would you rate your hardware knowledge from the count of 1-10? (1 being the lowest, 5 being you are somewhat in sync with the current performers and 10 being the highest)
A:5

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
A:No

10. When are you planning to buy the system?
A:ASAP

11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
A:No, but there should be scope for upgrade

12. Are there going to be any components that you don't want to include in this new rig? If yes, do mention.
A:No

13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states?
A: Bangalore. I prefer bangalore!

14. Mention any other points if deemed necessary
A:Nothing.

[furious_gamer]

Processor : AMD Athlon II x4 640 4600
Motherboard : Gigabyte GA-880GMA-UD2H/Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H/Gigabyte GA-880GA-UD3H 4500
RAM : G.Skill F3-10666CL9S-2GBNQ 1100
HDD : Seagate 500GB 7200.12/ WDC 500GB Blue 1700
DVD Writer : LG 22X SATA DVD 900
PSU : FSP saga II 400W 1700
Case : Zebronics Bijli w/o psu 1100
Monitor : DELL IN2020M 6500
Mouse : Basic Optical Mouse 100
Keyboard : TVS Champ Keyboard 200
UPS : APC 600VA 1800
Speakers : Logitech Z313 1000
Total25200

17" is way outdated. So i prefer a 20"

Taken from PC Buying Guide and modified. Since you said video editing is not your profession, i guess the onboard GPU is more than enuff for your needs. But if you are much into that, the try to get a GPU like 5670 @ 4.5k by switching the following components :

Asus M4A78LT-M LE 2600
AMD Athlon II x3 440 3200
Benq G922HDL 18.5" 5700

Will cut down by 4.2k and add up few more bucks get HD5670, only if you are in desperate need of a GPU. If not then keep the mentioned rig, add up the GPU later.

[Piyush]

AMD Athlon II x4 640 @4.5k
MSI/Gigabyte 880g based mobo @ 4k (non usb 3 and sata 3)
Kingston 2gb ddr3 @ 1.1k
Seagate 500GB /1TB @ 1.7k/2.7k
FSP Saga II 400W/500W @ 1.8k/2.1k
LG dvd r/rw @ 0.9k
zebronics Bijli/CM elite 310 @ 1k/1.5k
DELL IN2020M @ 6.5k <--20" screen....if you still wanna use 17" then LG/Samsung @ 5k
Numeric 800VA @ 2.5k
generic keyboard/mouse combo @ 0.5k
Altec Lansing VS2621 @ 1.7k

[aniketana]

Thanks for the quick update. Will look into that configuration and will come back with queries (if any!).

I Ball /Zebronic ATX Cabinet,
Amd PhenomX2 550 3.1 Ghz Processor,
ASUS78 AM3 Socket Motherboard,
4Gb(2*2) DDR3 1333Mhz RAM,
Seagate/W.D 500Gb Hard Disk,
LG DVD RW,
Logitech Keyboard & Mouse,
Dell Monitor 18.5 inc LCD,
Zebronic/Intex UPS.
Creative/Edifier 2.1 Speakers.

For the above config,someone quoted rs 24,600.Individual price he didn't mention.

[furious_gamer]

Thanks for the quick update. Will look into that configuration and will come back with queries (if any!).

I Ball /Zebronic ATX Cabinet,
Amd PhenomX2 550 3.1 Ghz Processor,
ASUS78 AM3 Socket Motherboard,
4Gb(2*2) DDR3 1333Mhz RAM,
Seagate/W.D 500Gb Hard Disk,
LG DVD RW,
Logitech Keyboard & Mouse,
Dell Monitor 18.5 inc LCD,
Zebronic/Intex UPS.
Creative/Edifier 2.1 Speakers.

For the above config,someone quoted rs 24,600.Individual price he didn't mention.

That is complete bullshit. Try to get what I and Piyush suggested. Get Athlon II x4 640 @4.5k + 880G chipset.

Try online stores like primeabgb or smcinternational for quotes for the exact config given by us.

[aniketana]

That is complete bullshit. Try to get what I and Piyush suggested. Get Athlon II x4 640 @4.5k + 880G chipset.

Try online stores like primeabgb or smcinternational for quotes for the exact config given by us.

Thanks furious_gamer.

[aniketana]

MB 4AMD GigaByte ATI 880G Chipset MA880GM-UD2H Rs.3,999

CPU AMD Athlon II 3.0 Ghz. 640 X4 Rs.4,290

Cabinet Zebronics Bijli without SMPS Rs.1,249

Memory DDR III Kingston 2gb 1333 mhz. (x2) Rs.2,250

HDD Seagate SATA 500gb 16 MB Cache Rs.1,900

Monitor Dell IN2020M 20 inch with DVI LED Rs.5,872

DVD Writer LG OEM SATA Black 22X Rs.943

SMPS FSP 500W Saga II Rs.2,526

UPS APC 600VA BR600CI-IN Rs.1,838


Subtotal: Rs.24,867

I got this price from here:Where to buy Laptops Computers and Components @ All India Lowest Prices @ iTerials (formerly Binary World)

looks better than other online sites.Any final suggestion? :-P

[saswat23]

What i can say is, only the prices of MOTHERBOARD, PROCESSOR, RAM and MONITOR are good.
Other prices are very high.
* Bijli wont cost anything more than 1.1k
* a 500GB HDD wont cost more than 1.7k
* DVD-RWs now cost not more than 0.9k
* APC 600VA UPS dont cost more than 1.7k

But DELL IN2020M at 5.8k is just a steel-still-steal.

[ssengupta]

Prices of 500 GB HDD has gone up lately.