Budget PC for home use between 20K to 25K

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babysteps

Right off the assembly line
Hi Everyone,

I need to build a PC for light home use request you for suggestions.

1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run?
Ans:Games - AoE, NFS, Civilization 4, Downlaoding -Utorrent, Watching Movies, Microsoft Office

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans:20k is budget , can maybe extend to 25k

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans:No

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans:Windows XP
5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans:500gb will do fine but 1 tb is better

6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention which screen size and resolution do you want. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, again mention the size and resolution of monitor you have.
Ans:Yes I need a monitor

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, Cabinet, UPS

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Am spreading out the purchase over June and July for financial reasons

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans:Will assemble myself. Am planning to use a lifehacker guide i found online. Please suggest if other guides are available or if it would be better to use a assembler

10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
Ans:Living in Kolkata. Can buy locally or online whichever is cheaper

11. Anything else which you would like to say?

I have done some googling and have found these two configs, please let me know which is better of these two. All prices are from flipkart as on 12th June 2013. Could i get stuff cheaper anywhere locally, please suggest

OPTION I
1. Intel G 2010 @ Rs. 3445
2. Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 Motherboard @ Rs. 2889
3. Galaxy NVIDIA GeForce 210 1 GB DDR3 Graphics Card @ Rs. 1950
4. Transcend DDR3-1333 DDR3 4 GB PC RAM (JM1333KLN-4G) @ Rs. 1866

OPTION II
1. AMD Athlon II X2 270 Processor @ Rs. 2913
2. ASUS M4A88T-M LE Motherboard @ Rs. 3950
3. Transcend DDR3-1333/PC3-10600 DDR3 2 GB PC RAM (JM1333KLN-2G) @Rs. 1095 X 2 = Rs. 2190
4. Sapphire AMD/ATI Radeon HD 5450 1 GB DDR3 Graphics Card @ Rs. 2190

Common Components
1. Antec VP450P I 450 Watts PSU @ Rs. 3140
2. WD Blue WD10EZEX 1 TB Internal Hard Drive @ Rs. 3876
3. BenQ G615HDPL 15.6 inch LED Backlit LCD Monitor @ Rs. 4175

The total cost difference between the two options is 1 k approx so am ok with both options

Thanks and Regards
 
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ASHISH65

ASHISH65

Technomancer
Intel G2010 - rs 3200

Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2h mobo - rs 3000

Corsair value select 4gb ram - rs 1800

Antec vp 450p w psu - rs 2900

Wd cavier blue 1tb - rs 3700

Dell in1930 18.5inch led - rs 5100

Saphhire hd 6670 1gb ddr5 - rs 5000

Total - rs 24,700

This is best rig for you and it can handle games you mentioned easily @720p at med-high settings.

you can get from local store like vedant computers,md comuters store in kolkata

you won't game to much then get hd 6570 1gb ddr3 @rs 3.7k
 
avinandan012

avinandan012

Cyborg Agent
change the motherboard to ASUS P8H61M LE R2.0 ~ 2700.
when you are at it look for P8H61-M LE/USB3(R3.0 B3) same board as above with USB 3.0, if more than 3000 then get the R2.0 version.

Then search for a 6770 if you can find one in budget.
Don't get anything below 6670(ddr5) for that resolution. BTW check the card for ddr5 version people will try to sell you the ddr3 version be careful.
 
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babysteps

Right off the assembly line
Thanks ashish & avinandan.
@harshil coz thats what I have right now.

Could there be an AMD configuration at this price and with better performance.
thanks
 
Sainatarajan

Sainatarajan

Wise Old Owl
There is no AMD processor that can match the performance of Intel G2010 in that price range. So, Intel is the best option for you.
 
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babysteps

Right off the assembly line
Thank you everyone. I am going with what ashish has suggested. Will go the shops tomorrow and will let you know of the final deal i get.

Thanks again all.
 
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babysteps

Right off the assembly line
Went to the shops yesterday.
Checked out E Mall and other adjoining shops in Kolkata, ended up buying from Vedant. The prices and items are as below:

1. Intel G 2010 : Rs. 3175
2. Gigabyte H 61 D2H MoBo : Rs. 3200
3. Cooler Master GX 450 PSU : Rs. 3000
4. Corsair Ram 4 GB DDR3 : Rs. 1900

Will buy the rest of the stuff next month and will then assemble my first PC.
Are there any good guides to assemble PC's you guys recommend. I have come across some on googling. Would those be fine.

regards
 
ASHISH65

ASHISH65

Technomancer
INfact CM Gx series are good one:)

see - Cooler Master GX 450 W Power Supply Review | Hardware Secrets

It is enough for your config
 
avinandan012

avinandan012

Cyborg Agent
GX series is good enough.
We dont recomend buying CM PSUs cause most Indian shops keeps the crappy extreame series and the good GX series are way overpriced compared to similar Seasonic / Corsair PSUs.

How come such extreame crap from CM became popular in India and not Seasonic / Corsair ?
 
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babysteps

Right off the assembly line
I could not find the Antec PSU. Even Vedant did not have it. Plus this CM PSU was 80 + Bronze certified which I assumed would be good enough for me. :-?
I will post a photo of the box tomorrow.
However if suggested I will return it back and get a different one.

Thanks Everyone.
 
ASHISH65

ASHISH65

Technomancer
babysteps said:
I could not find the Antec PSU. Even Vedant did not have it. Plus this CM PSU was 80 + Bronze certified which I assumed would be good enough for me. :-?
I will post a photo of the box tomorrow.
However if suggested I will return it back and get a different one.

Thanks Everyone.
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No need to return at all.It is good power supply :)
 
avinandan012

avinandan012

Cyborg Agent
GX series is very good. I was talking about eXtreame series which most shops sell to new buyers & many people have it.
 
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