PC Buying Guide March 2013 – 25K to 28K

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People buy new PCs every day. And everyday, we receive the same queries. What PC to buy for this budget? Well, here's a tiny guide that will put a head start to that question and let you buy well researched components put together to build a PC that offers a great mix of performance, as well as value for money. After all, it's your wallet getting lighter!

Note:

• (1k = Rs. 1,000)
  
• Also, not included is a keyboard/mouse combo, a sound system and after market CPU cooler. These, we feel can be bought as per user choice.
  

AMD Ultra Low-End Gaming PC (25K)


CPU: AMD 3.4 GHz FM2 A4-5300 @ 3k
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A55M-E33 @ 3.3k
RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) @ 2k
GPU: Gainward NVIDIA GT630 2 GB DDR3 @ 4k
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500 GB HDD @ 3.2k
Monitor: AOC E943SWNK 18.5 inch LED Backlit LCD Monitor @ 6.5k
Cabinet: Zebronics Singh @ 1.3k
PSU: Corsair VS350 350 Watt PSU @ 2k
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD Burner @ 1k

TOTAL: Rs. 26,300


Intel Ultra Low-End Gaming PC (25K)


CPU: Intel Pentium Processor G630 @ 3.4k
Motherboard: ASRock H71M-DGS @ 3.5k
RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) @ 2k
GPU: Gainward NVIDIA GT630 2 GB DDR3 @ 4k
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500 GB HDD @ 3.2k
Monitor: AOC E943SWNK 18.5 inch LED Backlit LCD Monitor @ 6.5k
Cabinet: Zebronics Singh @ 1.3k
PSU: Corsair VS350 350 Watt PSU @ 2k
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD Burner @ 1k

TOTAL: Rs. 26,900



AMD Low-End Gaming PC (28K)


CPU: AMD 3.4 GHz FM2 A4-5300 @ 3k
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A55M-E33 @ 3.3k
RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) @ 2k
GPU: HIS AMD HD 6670 1 GB DDR3 @ 5k
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500 GB HDD @ 3.2k
Monitor: Dell IN2030M 20 inch LED Backlit LCD Monitor @ 6.5k
Cabinet: Cooler Master Elite 343 @ 1.9k
PSU: Corsair VS450 450W @ 2.4k
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD Burner @ 1k

TOTAL: Rs. 28,300


Intel Low-End Gaming PC (28K)


CPU: Intel Pentium Processor G630 @ 3.4k
Motherboard: ASRock H71M-DGS @ 3.5k
RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) @ 2k
GPU: HIS AMD HD 6670 1 GB DDR3 @ 5k
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500 GB HDD @ 3.2k
Monitor: Dell IN2030M 20 inch LED Backlit LCD Monitor @ 6.5k
Cabinet: Cooler Master Elite 343 @ 1.9k
PSU: Corsair VS450 450W @ 2.4k
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD Burner @ 1k

TOTAL: Rs. 28,900



*Disclaimer: Market prices are subject to change. Also, prices vary from shop to shop. Above listed prices are the highest (and hence, worst case scenario) prices possible for each component.

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— Preetam Nath (@hipreetam93) April 19, 2013​

 

[ayanavish]

Good guide for people on budget

 

[comp@ddict]

yup, made this keeping them in mind.

 

[CapriAnupam]

Thanks a lot for this article . Much appreciated.