sorry for the typo rajan1311! i've never really looked at graphic cards seriously enough to know what specs will suffice my requirements. Anyways still i would require a tv tuner but no one has suggested anything yet. I looked up & found that most high end tv tuners are not available here in chattisgarh (hauppauge etc). What tv tuner should i get for 10k max and from where? It should be compatible with xbmc or mediaportal as i intend to record late night champions league matches. Is Gigabyte U8300 tv tuner available in india? (where? price?) You also suggested that i don't need an i7 for my requirements. i visited tom's hardware and saw a lot of review about i5-750/760. what sort of configuration will be good with that one? also is there a motherboard+software that will let me make overclock/underclock profiles and switch between them automatically? Sorry for so many questions. As my dad used to say when you will earn your own money you will develop a habit of nitpicking.