TE PC Buying Guide March 2010

DarkAngel

DarkAngel

Skilled
General Purpose Office Machine + 24/7 Downloading (Budget 15k)

Components Description Price (INR)
Processor AMD Sempron 140(2.7Ghz, 1 core) 1700
Motherboard Asus M2N68-AMPLUS 2300
RAM 1GB 800MHz Kingston DDRII RAM 1200
HDD 320GB WD Blue 1975
GPU On Board GF7025 -
Monitor Acer X163(15.6â€) 4400
Cabinet Zebronics Kite with SMPS 1100
PSU/SMPS NA -
Key Board Logitech SET - Optical Blk Mouse+ KB 625
Mouse NA -
ODD L.G. GH22NS30 /Samsung SH-S22F SATA DVD-Writer 1100
Speakers Creative SBS SBS A35 - 2.0 400
Total 14800

  • Go for the Intel D945GCLF-ATOM board + ATOM 1.6 GHz - 3.1k if it is only for 24/7 DLs and browsing.
  • But if you want it for some additional usage too then go for the Sempron. It also gives you more upgrade options. Make a decent first PC for ppl on tight budget.

General Purpose Home Machine(Budget 21k)

Components Description Price (INR)
Processor AMD Athlon II X2 240(2.8Ghz, 2 cores, 2MB Cache) 2875
Motherboard Biostar A785GE 3350
RAM 2GB 800MHz Kingston DDRII RAM 2050
HDD 500 GB WD Blue 2350
GPU On Board Raedon HD4200+128MB DDR3 sideport -
Monitor Dell E1910IN 5850
Cabinet Zebronics Bijili with 400w SMPS 1700
PSU/SMPS NA -
Key Board Logitech SET - Optical Blk Mouse+ MMKB 700
Mouse NA -
ODD L.G. GH22NS30 /Samsung SH-S22F SATA DVD-Writer 1100
Speakers Altec Lansing 2.1 BXR1121 1100
Total 21075
General Purpose Home Machine + Casual Gamer (Budget 28k)

Components Description Price (INR)
Processor AMD Athlon II X2 240(2.8Ghz, 2 cores, 2MB Cache) 2875
Motherboard Biostar A785GE 3350
RAM 2GB 800MHz Kingston DDRII RAM 2050
HDD 500 GB WD Blue 2350
GPU Sapphire 512MB DDR5 HD5670 5200
Monitor Benq G2020HD 6300
Cabinet Zebronics Bijili 1100
PSU/SMPS FSP SAGAII 350w 1450
Key Board Logitech SET - Optical Blk Mouse+ MMKB 700
Mouse NA -
ODD L.G. GH22NS30 /Samsung SH-S22F SATA DVD-Writer 1100
Speakers Altec Lansing 2.1 BXR1121 1100
Total 28575

Low End Gaming Rig (Budget 35k)

Components Description Price (INR)
Processor AMD AthlonII X3 435(2.9GHz, 3 cores) 3900
Motherboard Biostar TA785GE 3700
RAM 4GB(2*2) 800MHz Kingston DDRII RAM 4100
HDD 500 GB WD Blue 2350
GPU Sapphire HD5750 1GB DDR5 8250
Monitor Benq G2020HD 6300
Cabinet CM Elite 310 1550
PSU/SMPS Gigabyte Superb 460w 2200
Key Board Logitech SET - Optical Blk Mouse+ MMKB 700
Mouse NA -
ODD L.G. GH22NS30 /Samsung SH-S22F SATA DVD-Writer 1100
Speakers Altec Lansing 2.1 BXR1121 1100
Total 35250

Med End Gaming Rig (Budget 46k)

Components Description Price (INR)
Processor AMD Phenom II X2 555BE(3.2Ghz, 2 cores, 6MB L3 Cache) 10500
Motherboard MSI 785G-E53 (combo)
RAM 4(2*2GB) 1333MHz Kingston DDRIII RAM 5400
HDD 500 GB WD Blue 2350
GPU Sapphire HD5770 1GB GDDR5 9750
Monitor Benq G2220HD 7600
Cabinet CM Elite 310 1550
PSU/SMPS Corsair VX450 3800
Key Board Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 1100
Mouse Gigabyte GM6880 Laser Mouse 900
ODD L.G. GH22NS30 /Samsung SH-S22F SATA DVD-Writer 1100
Speakers Altec Lansing 2.1 VS2421 2200
Total 46250

Med End Gaming Rig (Budget 66k)

Components Description Price (INR)
Processor AMD Phenom II X4 945BE(3.2Ghz, 4 cores, 6MB L3 Cache) 8100
Motherboard Biostar TA790GX A3+ 6500
RAM 4(2*2GB) 1333MHz Gskill DDRIII RAM 5800
HDD 1 TB WD Black 5450
GPU Sapphire HD5850 1GB GDDR5 15850
Monitor Benq G2420HD 10500
Cabinet CM Elite 334 2200
PSU/SMPS Corsair VX550 5000
Key Board Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 1100
Mouse Logitech MX 518 1500
Mouse Pad RantoPad H3 Silk Gliding – Dark Woods 600
ODD L.G. GH22NS30 /Samsung SH-S22F SATA DVD-Writer 1100
Speakers Altec Lansing 2.1 VS2421 2200
Total 65900
High End Gaming Rig (Budget 80k)

Components Description Price (INR)
Processor Core i-5 750(2.66Ghz, 4 cores) 18500(combo)
Motherboard MSI P55 GD-65 -
RAM Gskill F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL/ 2*2GB 1600MHz DDR3 9-9-9-24 6625
HDD 1 TB WD Black 5450
CPU Cooler ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm 1700
GPU Sapphire HD5850 1GB GDDR5 15850
Monitor Dell S2409W 12400
Cabinet LanCool DragonLord PC-K56W 4500
PSU/SMPS Corsair VX550 5000
Key Board Razer Arctosa 2500
Mouse Razer Death Adder 2500
Mouse pad Razer Sphex World Elite Edition Gaming Grade Desktop Skin 1075
ODD L.G. GH22NS30 /Samsung SH-S22F SATA DVD-Writer 1100
Speakers Altec Lansing 2.1 VS4121 2975
Total 80175

High End Gaming Rig (Budget 116k)

Components Description Price (INR)
Processor Intel Core i7 920 31900(combo)
Motherboard Gigabyte X58A-UD5 (USB 3.0, Sata 3) -
RAM G-skill F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ DDR3-1600 9600
HDD 1 TB WD Black 5450
CPU Cooler Prolimatech Megahalems Rev. B 3500
GPU Sapphire HD5870 1GB GDDR5 23500
Monitor Dell S2409W 12400
Cabinet Cooler Master HAF 932 9400
PSU/SMPS Corsair TX650 6400
Key Board Razer Arctosa 2500
Mouse Razer Death Adder 2500
Mouse pad Razer Sphex World Elite Edition Gaming Grade Desktop Skin 1075
ODD L.G. GH22NS30 /Samsung SH-S22F SATA DVD-Writer 1100
Speakers Altec Lansing 2.1 MX5021E 6650
Total 115975
Ultra High End Gaming Rig (Budget--> Whats That??)

Components Description Price (INR)
Processor Core i-7 920(2.66Ghz, 4 cores,8MB Cache) 34000(combo)
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 -
RAM F3-12800CL6T-6GBTD G.SKILL DDR3 PC12800 6GB (2GB x 3) 6-7-6-18 13000
HDD 2*1 TB WD Black 9900
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler 4750
GPU Sapphire HD5970 1GB GDDR5 38000
Monitor DELL U2410 26000
Cabinet Corsair Obsidian 800D:CC800DW 19000
PSU/SMPS Corsair HX1000 14800
Key Board Razer Tarantula 5500
Mouse Logitech G9 Laser 5000
Mouse pad Razer Sphex World Elite Edition Gaming Grade Desktop Skin 1075
ODD LG 8X BLURAY 8X MODEL WH08LS 20K 11500
Sound Card ASUS Xonar DX 4500
Speakers Logitech Z-5500 5.1Ch 18000
Total 205025


Home Theater Enthusiast

Components Description Price (INR)
Processor AMD Athlon II X2 240(2.8Ghz, 2 cores, 2MB Cache) 2875
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H 5800
RAM 2GB 1333MHz Kingston DDRIII RAM 2200
HDD WD Green WD15EADS 1.5TB 32MB Cache 5500
GPU HD4200 IGP -
Monitor Any Good LCD TV(32†and upwards) 30000+
Cabinet Zebronics Pro Cube mATX 2500
PSU/SMPS FSP SAGAII 350w 1450
Key Board Logitech Wireless Desktop MK250 1200
Mouse NA -
TV Tuner Hauppauge PVR 150 + MCE Remote 2000~
ODD LITEON 4X BLURAY ROM IHOS104- 06 6500
Sound Card ASUS Xonar DX 4500
Speakers Altec Lansing 5.1 FX5051E 8000
I have sticked to certain brands for certain products. These are the reasons for it.

 
Metalspree said:
Congrats once again .I can't i see the rep button in your post :S
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Rep me here if u wanna rep me for the guide :eek:hyeah:
No reps hereafter for this section :no:

Only helping points. That too the first post of a thread will not have option for giving helping points
If you feel i have helped u guys thru this guide give me a thumbs up for this post.

virus32win said:
Nicely compiled buying guide karthi.
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Thanks bro :)
 
Nice effort there! But I would have liked to see a little more respect for Core i3 530 and Core i5 750.

Intel's i3 530 is particularly interesting because it ties with Athlon X4 6XX series, overclocks better and do so by running cooler and consuming less power (very important for people who are casual gamers and not encoding videos all the time) .

It's only disadvantage is in multi-threaded applications and around Rs 2,500 extra money (total system cost ). But I believe with HT, even the multi-threaded argument is not as strong as it is made out to be.
 
hatter said:
Nice effort there! But I would have liked to see a little more respect for Core i3 530 and Core i5 750.

Intel's i3 530 is particularly interesting because it ties with Athlon X4 6XX series, overclocks better and do so by running cooler and consuming less power (very important for people who are casual gamers and not encoding videos all the time) .

It's only disadvantage is in multi-threaded applications and around Rs 2,500 extra money. But I believe with HT, even the multi-threaded argument is not that strong as it is made out to be.
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As you said the i-530 was tempting but decided to go with the PhenomII 555BE for its unlocking potential esp. as in the initial batches. if the gamble pays off then its a free 3000rs worth upgrade :)

As for the i-5 750 decided to go with the phenom and save few bucks and nvest in on the GPU as this is more of a gaming rig.
 
Great guide : )
No SSD in the ultra high end rig.? :p

+1 for the i3 being a very strong contender, not in the least thanks to its admirable overall power efficiency and overclocking potential.

A few Xeon CPU options would've been sweet as well.
 
Amien said:
Great guide : )
No SSD in the ultra high end rig.? :p

+1 for the i3 being a very strong contender, not in the least thanks to its admirable overall power efficiency and overclocking potential.

A few Xeon CPU options would've been sweet as well.
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Thought that SSD's are not that mature to be considered esp. when by the year end we can expect double the capacity drives for the same price and better quality.
Accept that SSD will do nice for that rig as i have seen how quickly the PC boots like it is a fresh install everytime :) One can add SSD if they wanna be amazed.

Was not able to get prices of Xeons from online store price lists :(
 
Think there is a mistake in Phenom II X2 555 price(10.5k). Its more than double the market price.

EDIT: oops... saw that its combo price. Individual price would have helped I think.
 
random2 said:
Think there is a mistake in Phenom II X2 555 price(10.5k). Its more than double the market price.

EDIT: oops... saw that its combo price. Individual price would have helped I think.
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Combi offer frm SMC with free shipping :)

Processor AMD Phenom II X2 555BE - 5.2-5.3k~
Motherboard MSI 785G-E53 - 5.5k~
 
DarkAngel said:
Thought that SSD's are not that mature to be considered esp. when by the year end we can expect double the capacity drives for the same price and better quality.
Accept that SSD will do nice for that rig as i have seen how quickly the PC boots like it is a fresh install everytime :) One can add SSD if they wanna be amazed.

Was not able to get prices of Xeons from online store price lists :(
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Good point. Its still a good guide all things considered, keep up the good work! :)
 
als said:
ram rates have increased

its 2.8k for 2 gb kingston/transcend inc. vat
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Guess it went up in the last 2-3 days. And its 2600rs for 2GB Kingston DDR3 1333MHz in mediahome website. Will update prices after a week or so if this pricing remains stable.

Will have to check with other dealers for their offers before updating it here.
 
Nice work Dark Angel. Keep it up :)

btw I agree with your suggestion on 1 TB WD with 5 yrs of warranty, but Seagate 7200.12 1TB beats WD 1TB in performance. so it's better for people going for performance rigs. They won't be using those HDDs for their new rigs after 3yrs from now.
 
Any particular reason why u have chosen Gigabyte GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H for the Home Theatre enthusiast instead of Biostar TA785G3 which is 2k cheaper?
 
Amien said:
Great guide : )
No SSD in the ultra high end rig.? :p

+1 for the i3 being a very strong contender, not in the least thanks to its admirable overall power efficiency and overclocking potential.

A few Xeon CPU options would've been sweet as well.
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SSD makes sense. But why a Xeon for a gaming rig ?

AFAIK Xeon's are primarily for server applications enabled mostly for virtualization and applications enabled for multi-threading.
 
tush said:
SSD makes sense. But why a Xeon for a gaming rig ?

AFAIK Xeon's are primarily for server applications enabled mostly for virtualization and applications enabled for multi-threading.
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Better binned server grade silicon that will likely OC better at lower voltage with the same base architecture as the desktop counterparts.
1156 = X3440 (HT for just a bit more than the i5 750)
1366 = W3520
 
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