DarkAngel
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Updated: 21-2-2011
With the Sandy Bridge chipset issues there is not much change in the processor recommedation. But after seeing what the SB is capable of it is very hard to recommend anything else in that price range. So those who have a budget of 50k+ and looking to spend 10k or more on ur CPU's hold on tight and u will get a great upgrade via SB
So the guide has been tweaked with new price update, recommendation based on availabilty and new GPUs in the market
General Purpose Office Machine + 24/7 Downloading(Budget 13.5k)
Processor AMD Sempron 140(2.7Ghz, 1 core) 1500
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-74GMT-S2 2350
RAM 2GB 1333MHz Hynix/Dynet DDRII RAM 900
HDD 500GB Seagate 7200.12 1750
GPU On Board HD2100 -
Monitor Dell E1609 4300
Cabinet Zebronics Kite with SMPS 1100
PSU/SMPS NA -
Key Board Zebronics OEM SET - Optical Blk Mouse+ KB 350
Mouse NA -
ODD L.G./Samsung OEM SATA DVD-Writer 850
Speakers Creative SBS SBS A35 - 2.0 400
Total 13500
- Go for the Gigabyte GA D425TUD board + ATOM 1.8 GHz - 3.45k 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 19k)
Processor AMD Athlon II X2 250(3Ghz, 2 cores, 2MB Cache) 2650
Motherboard Asus M4A78LT-M LE 2600
RAM Corsair 2GB DDRIII 1333MHz VS2GB1333D3 G 1050
HDD 500GB Seagate 7200.12 1750
GPU Raedon HD3000 -
Monitor Dell 1920IN 5500
Cabinet Zebronics Bijili w/o SMPS 1100
PSU/SMPS FSP SAGAII 350w 1500
Key Board Logitech SET - Optical Blk Mouse+ MMKB 700
Mouse NA -
ODD L.G./Samsung OEM SATA DVD-Writer 850
Speakers Logitech R20 2.1 850
Total 18600
- A PSU is the heart of the PC and as price of rest of the components have decresed a decent entry level cabby and PSU can be accomodated even in a 20k budget.
- To give it more gaming prowess add a HD4650 512MB DDRII ~ 2.9k/ HD4670 512MB DDRIII ~ 3.5k depending on the budget.
Intel alternative is the
Processor Intel Pentium Dual Core E5600 3100
Motherboard Gigabyte G41M-T S2 2350
General Purpose Home Machine + Casual Gamer (Budget 26k)
Processor AMD Athlon II X3 440(3Ghz, 3 cores, 1.5MB Cache) 3250
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-US2H 3400
RAM Corsair 2GB DDRIII 1333MHz VS2GB1333D3 G 1050
HDD 500GB Seagate 7200.12 1750
GPU Sapphire HD5670 512MB GDDR5 4400
Monitor Dell IN2020 6550
Cabinet Zebronics Bijili w/o SMPS 1100
PSU/SMPS Gigabyte Super 460 2000
Key Board Logitech SET - Optical Blk Mouse+ MMKB 700
Mouse NA -
ODD L.G./Samsung OEM SATA DVD-Writer 850
Speakers Altec Lansing 2.1 BXR1121 950
Total 26000
- If u want a bit more GPU power u can consider the MSI 1GB HD5750 ~ 6.2k
Low End Gaming Rig (Budget 33k)
Processor AMD Athlon II X3 440(3Ghz, 3 cores, 1.5MB Cache) 3250
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-US2H 3400
RAM Corsair 2x2GB RAM VS2GB1333D3 G 1333MHz 2100
HDD 500GB Seagate 7200.12 1750
GPU MSI Hawk HD5770 1GB GDDR5 8200
Monitor Benq G2220HD 7400
Cabinet CM Elite 310 1500
PSU/SMPS Corsair CX400/SeaSonic S12II 430W SMPS 2400/2600
Key Board Logitech SET - Optical Blk Mouse+ MMKB 700
Mouse NA -
ODD L.G./Samsung OEM SATA DVD-Writer 850
Speakers Altec Lansing 2.1 BXR1121 950
Total 32500/32700
- If u have a couple more thousand to spare then u can consider a PSU upgrade to Corsair VX450
Med End Gaming Rig (Budget 41k)
Processor AMD AthlonII X4 640 4600
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-880GA-UD3H 5500
RAM Corsair 2x2GB RAM VS2GB1333D3 G 1333MHz 2100
HDD 1TB Seagate 7200.12 2700
GPU MSI HD6850 1GB GDDR5 10250
Monitor Benq G2220HD 7400
Cabinet NZXT Gamma 2200
PSU/SMPS Corsair VX 450 3400
Key Board Logitech MMKB 400
Mouse Gigabyte GM6800 650
ODD L.G./Samsung OEM SATA DVD-Writer 850
Speakers Altec Lansing 2.1 BXR1121 950
Total 41000
- If you have a couple of thousands more to spend then opt for the PhenomII X4 955BE ~ 6.25k
- The intel alternative is also an equally good option with i-3 530 and i-3 540.
- It also brings in more overclock headroom and lowered power consumption.
- The Gigabyte GA-880GA-UD3H is a excellent ATX board and has 8 SATA ports at right angles It addresses the short comings of the smaller 880GMA sibling of SATA ports getting blocked due to a long GFX
Processor i3 - 540 (3.06 GHz, 2 cores, 4MB Cache) 5300
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H 4400
Med End Gaming Rig (Budget 51k)
Processor AMD Phenom II X4 955BE(3.2Ghz, 4 cores, 6MB L3 Cache) 6250
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-880GA-UD3H 5500
RAM Corsair XMS3 CMX4GX3M2A1600MHz C9 2800
HDD 1 TB Seagate 7200.12 2700
GPU HIS HD6950 1GB GDDR5 14500
Monitor Benq G2220HD 7400
Cabinet NZXT Gamma 2200
PSU/SMPS Corsair VX550 4600
Key Board Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 1100
Mouse Logitech MX 518 1250
ODD L.G./Samsung OEM SATA DVD-Writer 850
Speakers Altec Lansing 2.1 VS2621 1650
Total 50800
Med End Gaming Rig (Budget 60k)
Processor AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE(3.2Ghz, 6 cores, 9 MB L3 Cache) 9600
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-880GA-UD3H 5500
RAM Corsair XMS3 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 2800
HDD 1 TB Seagate 7200.12 2700
GPU HIS HD6950 2GB GDDR5 16200
Monitor Benq E2220HD 8600
Cabinet CM 690 4600
PSU/SMPS Corsair VX550 4600
Key Board Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 1100
Mouse Logitech MX 518 1300
ODD L.G./Samsung OEM SATA DVD-Writer 850
Speakers Altec Lansing 2.1 VS2621 1650
Total 59500
- If looking to OC then get a decent cooler like the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus ~ 1.9k.
- If u are planning to CFX later consider the Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H ~ 8k or Asus M4A89GTD PRO/USB3~8.5k
- Alternate ATI option for the GFX is the Sapphire HD6870 1GB GDDR5 ~ 14.5k
High End SLI/ CrossFireX Gaming Rig (Budget 75k)
Components Description Price (INR)
Processor Core i-5 760(2.8Ghz, 4 cores) 10000
Motherboard MSI P55-GD65 7900
RAM Corsair XMS3 CMX4GX3M2A1600MHz C9 2800
HDD 1 TB Seagate 7200.12 2700
CPU Cooler CM Hyper 212+ 1900
GPU 2*MSI HD6850 1GB GDDR5 20500
Monitor Samsung P2350 10800
Cabinet CM RC-690 4600
PSU/SMPS Corsair HX650 7500
Key Board Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 1100
Mouse Logitech MX 518 1300
ODD L.G./Samsung OEM SATA DVD-Writer 850
Speakers Altec Lansing 2.1 VS4121 2900
Total 74200
High End Gaming Rig - Single GPU (Budget 75k)
Components Description Price (INR)
Processor Core i-5 760(2.8Ghz, 4 cores) 10000
Motherboard MSI P55-GD65 7900
RAM Gskill F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM (2Gx2) 1600MHz DDR3 3800
HDD 1 TB Seagate 7200.12 2700
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO 3800
GPU HIS HD6950 2GB GDDR5 16200
Monitor DELL U2311H 13750
Cabinet CM RC-690 4600
PSU/SMPS Corsair VX550 4600
Key Board Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 1100
Mouse Razer Death Adder 2200
Mouse pad RantoPad H3 400
ODD L.G./Samsung OEM SATA DVD-Writer 850
Speakers Altec Lansing 2.1 VS4121 2900
Total 74800- HD6xxx CFX seems to scale well and the performance is equivalent to GTX460 SLI.
- The PhenomII X6 1090T BE~ 9.6k+ Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H ~ 8k or Asus M4A89GTD PRO/USB3~8.5k provides an excellent alternative for the i-5 760 config
- Alternate single GFX option in case you have 80k budget is GTX570/HD6970 ~ 20-21k
High End Gaming Rig (Budget 1.02L)
Components Description Price (INR)
Processor Core i-7 960(3.2Ghz, 4 cores,8MB Cache) 14500
Motherboard Gigabyte X58A-UD3R/Asus Sabertooth X58 10800
RAM G-skill 1600MHZ F3-12800CL8T-6GBRM (2Gx3) 4200
HDD 1 TB Seagate 7200.12 2700
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO 3800
GPU 2*HIS HD6950 1GB GDDR5 29000
Monitor DELL U2311H 13750
Cabinet CM HAF 922 6600
PSU/SMPS Corsair HX850 9500
Key Board Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 1100
Mouse Razer Death Adder 2200
Mouse pad RantoPad H3 400
ODD L.G./Samsung OEM SATA DVD-Writer 850
Speakers Altec Lansing 2.1 VS4121 2900
Total 102300- Optional Upgrade: Mushkin Callisto Deluxe 60GB SSD ~ 8.7k
- Alternate single GFX option is GTX580 ~ 28k
- Alternate monitor Dell UltraSharp U2711 ~ 40k
High End Gaming Rig (Budget 1.36L)
Components Description Price (INR)
Processor Core i-7 960(3.2Ghz, 4 cores,8MB Cache) 14500
Motherboard Gigabyte X58A-UD3R/Asus Sabertooth X58 10800
RAM G-skill 1600MHZ F3-12800CL8T-6GBRM (2Gx3) 4200
SSD Mushkin Callisto Deluxe 120GB 16550
HDD 1 TB Seagate 7200.12 2700
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler 4800
GPU 2*HIS HD6950 2GB GDDR5 32400
Monitor DELL U2311H 13750
Monitor Dell UltraSharp U2711 40000
Cabinet NZXT Phantom 8400
PSU/SMPS Corsair HX850 9500
Key Board Razer Arctosa 2250
Mouse Razer Death Adder 2200
Mouse pad Razer Sphex World Elite Edition Gaming Grade Desktop Skin 1000
ODD L.G. GH22NS50 OEM SATA DVD-Writer 950
Speakers Logitech 2300 2.1 7500
Sound Card ASUS Xonar DX 4500
Total 136000- Alternate single GFX option is GTX580 ~ 28k
- Alternate monitor Dell UltraSharp U2711 ~ 40k
Ultra High End Workhorse/Gaming Rig (Budget--> Whats That??)
Components Description
Processor 2 * Xeon X5650(6 cores, 12M Cache, 2.66 GHz)
Motherboard EVGA Classified SR-2
RAM GSkill F3-12800CL6T2-12GBPIS
HDD 2*1 TB WD Black
SDD 2*Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC in RAID
CPU Cooler 2*Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO
GPU 2*ZOTAC AMP! GeForce GTX 580
Monitor DELL U2711
Cabinet LIAN LI PC-P80(modded)
PSU/SMPS Corsair AX1200
Key Board Razer Tarantula
Mouse Logitech G9 Laser
Mouse pad Razer Sphex World Elite Edition Gaming Grade Desktop Skin
ODD LITEON 4X BLURAY ROM IHOS104- 06
Sound Card Creative PCI-E Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion
Speakers Logitech Z-5500 5.1Ch
Home Theater Enthusiast
Components Description Price (INR)
Processor AMD Athlon II X2 250(3Ghz, 2 cores, 2MB Cache) 2650
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H 4100
RAM Corsair 2*2GB DDRIII 1333MHz VS2GB1333D3 G 2100
HDD Seagate 1TB 7200.12 2700
GPU HIS IceQ 512MB GDDR5 HD5670 5000
Monitor Any Good Full HD LCD TV(32" and upwards) 30000+
Cabinet Zebronics Pro Cube mATX 2500
PSU/SMPS FSP SAGAII 350w 1500
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.
- For HDD i have stuck with Seagate as it has better A.S.S. against WD and performace per Rupee is also better.
- For RAM i have avoided Transcend ones. http://www.techenclave.com/pc-peripherals/avoid-transcend-products-153868.html
- Also i have avoided most products which are serviced by Rashi as they have loads of -ve feedback in the forum.
- As Asus have taken a few good steps towards better service i have added few VFM Asus mobos in the guide.
- Back up ur important data using external HDD's or DVD's depending on ur budget, as a HDD may fail at any time taking ur precious data with it.
- Ppl how are looking for a gaming plus video editing etc.. can consider the AMD Thubans esp. after the recent price cuts (1055T ~ 8k, 1075T ~ 9k, 1090T BE ~ 10k)
- Prices taken from the following websites
TE Dealer's Paradise
TheITWares -TheITwares Ecommerce, Lamington Road, Mumbai
SMC International - One Stop Shop for all your Hardware Need !, Delhi
TechShop
Delta Peripherals, Chennai
Prime ABGB, Lamington Road, Mumbai
Welcome to Mediahome.in - The best place to buy technology in India, Delhi
- HD6xxx CFX seems to scale well and the performance is equivalent to GTX460 SLI.
