Hi, You will find a list of discussions in the Hardware Zone at the TechEnclave. This includes Motherboards, RAM, SMPS, Cabinet, GPUs, LCDs, and offcourse HDDs. Now it is time to put all these parts together into PC buying guide.
We will provide you 2 primary types of PC guides - Need-based and Budget-based. The first is budget driven, i.e. simply fixing a budget and then buying the best components that you can afford for that price. The second is need driven, i.e. deciding on the components that you need and buying them and thus giving the budget a back seat. IMO the purpose for which you wish to use the PC should dictate the budget. I am not entertaining no budget category.
[BREAK=Classify PC users]
We will classify PC users into five categories based on the type of usage.
A. Entry level/Download rig - Word processing, accounting purpose, Internet Surfing , listening to music or watching a movie and doing a bit of coding in C, C++, Java etc.
B. Budget - casual gamer, watching high defination content
C. Power user - 3D animation software like 3D Studio Max or Maya
D. Hardcore gamer - good FPS in the latest games at a high resolution and with all eye candy enabled.
E. Home Theatre Enthusiast
Now that we have defined our users, let's move on to the real thing.
[BREAK=Entry Level]
Motherboard: Asus M2NMX SE 2.2k (AM2)/Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L 2.4k (S775)
Processor: Sempron LE1400 1.4k(AM2)/Intel Celeron 430 1.8k (S775)
Cooling: CPU Retail HSF
Memory: Transcend 2GB DDR2 667MHz kit 1.2k
Video: Onboard
Audio: Onboard
Hard Drive: Seagate 7200.10 160GB SATAII 1.8k
Cabinet: Zebronics Bijli ATX w/ bundled 400W SMPS 1.6k
Power Supply: Included with Case
Optical Drive: L.G. GH22NS30 SATA/Samsung SH-S22F SATA 1.1k
Speakers: Creative SBS 2.0 .5k
Display: ViewSonic VA1616w 5.5k
Input: Samsung Pleomax Keyboard .2k and Logitech Optical Mouse .4k
[BREAK=Budget]
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L 2.4k/GIGABYTE GA-P31-ES3G 3k
Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 3.6k/Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 5.2k
Cooling: CPU Retail HSF
Memory: Transcend 2x2GB DDR2 800MHz 2k
Video: Palit 8600GT 512MB GDDR3 3.5k/Sapphire HD 4670 5k
Audio: Onboard
Hard Drive: Seagate 500GB ST3500320AS SATAII 2.8k
Cabinet: Cooler Master Elite 334 + Cooler Master Extreme Plus 460W (Combo) 3.7k
Power Supply: Cooler Master Elite 334 + Cooler Master Extreme Plus 460W (Combo)
Optical Drive: L.G. GH22NS30 SATA/Samsung SH-S22F SATA 1.1k
Speakers: Creative Inspire 2.1 M2600 1.8k/Altec Lansing VS4121 2.8k
Display: Viewsonic 19" VA 1918 WM / Dell 19" US 1909W / L.G. L194WT / Acer X193HQ
Input: Samsung Pleomax Keyboard .2k and Logitech Optical Mouse .4k
[BREAK=Power user]
Motherboard: Asus P5Q PRO 9k / GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P 8.5k~ KMD
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 9.6k
(AMD Alternative - AMD X4 Phenom II 920 11.5k + Jetway Hummer 790GX 6k)
Cooling: Sunbeamtech Core-Contact Freezer 2.1k
Memory: G.Skill 4GB 800MHz PI Black 3.2k
Video: MSI Quadheatpipe HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 9.8k/MSI Quadheatpipe HD 4870 512MB GDDR3 12.8k
Audio: Asus Xonar 5k
Hard Drive: Seagate 7200.11 ST3750330AS 750GB 4.3k
Cabinet: Antec 300 3.5k/Cooler Master 690 4k
Power Supply: Cooler Master Silent Pro 600W/Corsair HX 620
Optical Drive: L.G. GH22NS30 SATA/Samsung SH-S22F SATA 1.1k
Speakers: Edifier C3 2.1Ch 5.2k/Altec Lansing MX5021 6.5k/Logitech Z-2300 8k/Klipsch ProMedia 2.1Ch 9k
Display: BenQ 22" Full HD E2200HD 12k
Input: Logitech 'Media' Keyboard .5k and Logitech MX518 1.275k
Mouse Pad: Razer Mantis Speed/Control 1.1k
[BREAK=Hardcore Gamer]
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6/ ASUS Maximus II Formula
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
Cooling: Sunbeamtech Core-Contact Freezer 2.1k
Memory: Corsair Dominator 4GB 1066MHz DDR2 5k
Video: eVGA GeForce GTX 295 2GB 31k
Audio: Asus Xonar 5k
Primary Hard Drive: Western Digital 300GB VelocityRaptor
Storage: Western Digital 10EACS 1TB 5.4k
Cabinet: Antec 1200 /Cooler Master HAF
Power Supply: Corsair HX 1000W
Optical Drive: L.G. GH22NS30 SATA/Samsung SH-S22F SATA 1.1k
Speakers: Logitech Z-5500
Display: Dell 24" S2409 18k
Input: Logitech Logitech G15 Version 2 Keyboard and Razer DeathAdder
Mouse Pad: Razer Goliathus Large
[BREAK=Home Theater Enthusiast]
Motherboard: Asus M3A78-EM 4.5k
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.5k
Memory: Transcend 2x2GB DDR2 800MHz 2k
Video: Gecube HD3450 256MB GDDR2 HDMI 2.8k
Audio: Asus Xonar 5k
Hard Drive: Western Digital 10EACS 1TB 5.4k
Cabinet: Zebronics Pro Cube mATX
TV Tuner: Hauppauge PVR 150 + MCE Remote
Power Supply: Corsair VX 450W 4k
Optical Drive: L.G. GH22NS30 SATA/Samsung SH-S22F SATA 1.1k
Speakers: AudioEngine AE2 2.0 9k
Display: Pioneer 50" Plasma
Input: Logitech Bluetooth Dinovo Ultra Flat Keyboard 3.2k and Logitech MX Revolution 5k
[BREAK=Where to buy]
Indian websites from where we can buy computer electronics -
PrimeABGB
TheITWares
Todphod
TechShop.in
XtremeGrafix
Anythinginit
Ebay
Lynx-India
Respawn
V-Street
Theitdepot
NextWorld.in
.:: Yantra Online ::.
AnyThingInIt
Deltapage
Gadgets.in
Consoul.in
[BREAK=Final Words]
My first review in this section. I hope everyone likes it. And suggestions will really help me.
Take care.
