25k budget - pc for office work / movies / music

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bottleHeD

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1. What is the purpose of the computer?
Primary: Office work - excel / word etc.
Secondary: Internet / Movies / Music

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

3. What is your MAX budget?
25-30k

4. Planning to overclock?
No.

5. Which OS are you planning to use?
Windows 7 (will buy an original copy)

6. How much hard drive space is needed?
1 tb (fills up with music and movies rather fast)

7. What resolution will the screen run at & whats the size of the screen you want?
As big as possible within my budget.

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)
0

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Nope, never. This will be assembled.

10. When are you planning to buy the system?
In the next week, hopefully.

11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
Nope.

12. Are there going to be any components that you don't want to include in this new rig? If yes, do mention.
Nope, i need a complete new system.

13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states?
Lucknow

14. Mention any other points if deemed necessary
I need 4 gb of ram.
A good speaker system would help.
 
thetechfreak

thetechfreak

Legend Never Ends
Since you dont want gaming, get this Intel based rig :)


Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i3 2100|5500
Motherboard |Intel DH67VR-B3|4500
RAM |G.Skill F3-10666CL9S-2GBNQ|1100
HDD |Seagate 500GB 7200.12|1900
DVD Writer |LG 22X SATA DVD|900
PSU |FSP saga II 500W|2000
Case |Zebronics Bijli (w/o psu)|1000
Monitor |DELL IN2020M|6200
Keyboard & Mouse |Logitech MK100|500
UPS |Microtek 600VA|1200
Speakers |Logitech Z313|1000
| Total |25800



else this AMD rig with a graphic card :D


Component | Make | Price Processor |AMD Phenom II x4 840|4800
Motherboard |Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H|4000
RAM |G.Skill F3-10666CL9S-2GBNQ|1100
Graphic Card |Sapphire HD6750|6000
HDD |Seagate 500GB 7200.12|1900
DVD Writer |LG 22X SATA DVD|900
PSU |FSP Saga II 500W|2000
Case |Zebronics Bijli (w/o psu)|1000
Monitor |DELL IN2020M|6200
Keyboard & Mouse |Logitech MK100|500
UPS |Intex 1KVA|1800
Speakers |Logitech Z313|1000
| Total |31200
 
MegaMind

MegaMind

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@thetechfreak, since OP is not into gaming, no point in adding a GPU..

Here's my suggestion..

Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i3 2100|5500|
Motherboard |Intel DH67BL-B3|5200|
RAM |Corsair value DDR3 1333MHz 2GB|900
HDD |Seagate 1TB 7200.12|2700
DVD Writer |LG 22X SATA DVD|900
PSU |FSP saga II 500W|2000
Case |Zebronics Bijli (w/o psu)|1000
Monitor |Benq G2220HD|7200
Keyboard & Mouse |Logitech MK100|500
UPS |APC 600VA|1800
Speakers |Altec lansing VS2621|1600
Total ||29300

OR

Component | Make | Price Processor |AMD Athlon II X4 635 |4500|
Motherboard |Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-US2H|3400|
Total ||26500
 
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Cilus

Cilus

laborare est orare
Megamind, the config is good but does he need a i3 2100 for the kind of work he mentioned? A Athlon II X4 640 @ 4K and a 785G based 3/3.5K mobo will serve the Op's purposes efficiently and will come under far cheaper price.
 
MegaMind

MegaMind

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^^Athlon II X4 640 is retailing @ 4.8k in chennai.. Thats why suggested i3..

Are they really 4k?
 
Cilus

Cilus

laborare est orare
Yes they are. At 4.8K, you will get a Phenom II X4 840. Check the smc and theitware prices.
 
vickybat

vickybat

I am the night...I am...
^^ Within 30k, i think a llano can be easily squeezed.

Here you go mate:

Component | Make | Price Processor |AMD LLANO A3650 A-Series APU|5800
Motherboard |MSI A75MA G55 |5500
RAM |G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL9S-4GBRL|2000
HDD |Seagate 500GB 7200.12|1900
DVD Writer |LG 22X SATA DVD|900
PSU |FSP Saga II 500W|2000
Case |CM Elite 310|1500
Monitor |DELL IN2020M|6200
Keyboard & Mouse |Logitech MK100|500
UPS |Microtek 600VA|1200
Speakers |Logitech Z313|1500
Total |29000
 
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MegaMind

MegaMind

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^^But for OP's requirements, SB i3 or athlon would do good than LLANO..

Also Pls change the price of Z313...

Its 1.6k around and at that price AL VS2621 is better..
 
vickybat

vickybat

I am the night...I am...
^^ Yes i3 2100 is a powerful cpu but llano offers a balanced multimedia rig. Since its under op's budget, no harm in going for it.

The llano gpu will provide a good punch if op plans some light gaming in future. No need to add a discrete gpu then.

Yes i will edit the z313. Actually i have these personally and purchased them for 1.5k in my hometown.
 
Cool Buddy

Cool Buddy

Wise Old Owl
MegaMind said:
Right, If OP plans on gaming, llano is good.. Else no point in getting it.. OP's choice..
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I'd say that's not true.

Even if OP doesn't play any games, they will be useful for Full HD movies. Many full HD movies do not play so well without a good GPU.

Secondly, with most people now using windows 7, it is always good to have decent graphics performance, windows 7 needs it. And with Windows 8 due next year, it would be better to be on the safe side and buy a config assuming it will need even better gpu.

If OP can go for Llano, I'd say that's his best bet. Else I'd suggest:
AMD Athlon II X4 640 - 4k
GIgabyte GA-880GM-USB3L - 4.2k
Corsair value DDR3 1333MHz 4GB - 2k
 
MegaMind

MegaMind

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Cool Buddy said:
Even if OP doesn't play any games, they will be useful for Full HD movies. Many full HD movies do not play so well without a good GPU.
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Nope..
AMD Athlon II X4 635
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-US2H

This combination can play Bluray movies w/o any stuttering/hickups.. Tried n tested..
 
vickybat

vickybat

I am the night...I am...
^^ Actually when playing 1080p movies, you would want to enable gpu acceleration in players like media player classic homecinema or s-player etc. So DXVA acceleration will be enabled and a user can apply shaders and a lot of post processing effects to enhance the image quality.

Believe me, watching a 1080p movie with dxva acceleration is totally a different experience and you can make out the rich colours along with extra shaders.

For these effects, onboard gpu of a 785 chipset won't cut it and needs atleast a discrete class gpu higher than lets say a 5450.

Therefore llano with its 5570 class gpu can handle these with ease and totally worth the investment. The x4 config is fine if op plans to add a discrete gpu but if he doesn't , then llano is a better option because it has the same processing power of an x4 but has a much much better embedded gpu.
 
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MegaMind

MegaMind

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^^Agreed, Jus made a comaprison of homecinema vs VLC in Hangover bluray...

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thetechfreak

thetechfreak

Legend Never Ends
Cilus said:
Yes they are. At 4.8K, you will get a Phenom II X4 840. Check the smc and theitware prices.
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Sorry but the prices of x4 635 is 4.8 k even here. the x4 840 costs around 5.1k

The prices in that website is the lowest in the country we should be a bitrealistic

No offence :)
 
vickybat

vickybat

I am the night...I am...
MegaMind said:
^^Agreed, Jus made a comaprison of homecinema vs VLC in Hangover bluray...

*i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww54/mailmemanju/Bench/1.jpg

*i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww54/mailmemanju/Bench/2.jpg

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Yes , that's what i was talking about. The mediaplayer screenshots look way better and in comparison vlc without gpu acceleration looks washed out.

Very nice comparison. The op can actually check them out before making a decision.:smile:
 
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