Budget upgrade for HTPC

Gollum

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1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Stupid answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work. Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.')
Ans: 1080p Video Watching. Should be able to play HEVC x265 video

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

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: no

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans:windows 8/10

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: HDD not required

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: monitor not needed. I use 1080p TV

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: cabinet, PSU, HDD, ODD, monitor, speakers, GPU

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: immediate future

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: yes

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: bangalore - any means ok

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:
This is just an internal component upgrade so I only need suggestion for Motherboard, CPU and RAM:)
 
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Gollum

Gollum

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Bump.

Max budget is 15k
I was hoping for lesser.
My current AMD semi gaming desktop's cpu+mobo was less than 10k.
 
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Gollum

Gollum

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Thank you mate, I am just trying to reduce the budget.
The motherboard that you suggested is awesome!!!
I am just trying to find a cheaper 3+Ghz CPU.
Do you think AM3 CPU's will also work on it?
 

v.Na5h

Off Hook!
Thank you mate, I am just trying to reduce the budget.
The motherboard that you suggested is awesome!!!
I am just trying to find a cheaper 3+Ghz CPU.
Do you think AM3 CPU's will also work on it?
In that case go for Pentium..
G3240/or g3258 is awesome for the price
 
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Gollum

Gollum

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In that case go for Pentium..
G3240/or g3258 is awesome for the price

But its Intel, which means more money, no?

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Update:
I decided on these
CPU: AMD A4 5300 3.4Ghz INR 2700
AMD 3.4G Hz LANO A4- 5300-Computer Warehouse- The Online Tech Store
Sys-BD: MSI A88XM-E35 V2 32GB DDR3 AMD Motherboard USB3 INR 4830
*www.theitdepot.com/details-MSI+A88XM-E35+V2+32GB+DDR3+AMD+Motherboard_C13P24240.html
RAM: kingston fury 8GB INR 3182
Kingston 8gb Hyperx Fury 1866mhz Desktop Ram - Blue - Buy RAM Online @ Best Price on Snapdeal.com
Total : 10712

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Update
Bought the RAM
RAM: kingston fury 8GB INR 3182
 
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