Low bugdet rig :|

[Ajs]

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.')

HTPC and some gaming prolly

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

15k can extend to 18k

Planning to overclock?

Maybe not sure yet

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?

Xp/Ubuntu

5. How much hard drive space is needed?

I have a 500gb WD

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.

No I have a LG monitor 21 inch

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?

Keyboard, mouse, monitor, cabinet, hdd, optical drive

8. When are you planning to buy the system?

In a week or 2

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

Yes I will build it myself

10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?

Punjab. Will buy locally and if needed will shop online

11. Anything else which you would like to say?

I shortlisted 3 processors
AMD FX 4100 @ 6.4k
AMD phenom II 960T @ 7k
Intel i3 2100 @ 7k

Which one would be better and will Asus M5A88-M mobo be good with those AMD's?

 

[Utkarsh Sharma]

Go with the i3 as you are noot going to do any cpu intensive tasks. It will give you a cool and equally good perfoming system.

i3 2100: 7k
Gigabyte H61M-D2H: 3k
RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz: 1k
Get this one it will be good. And if you need a UPS then get the APC 600VA for around 1.3k.

 

[Sainatarajan]

APC 600 VA is 1.9K .

 

[Minion]

Go with the i3 as you are noot going to do any cpu intensive tasks. It will give you a cool and equally good perfoming system.

i3 2100: 7k
Gigabyte H61M-D2H: 3k
RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz: 1k
Get this one it will be good. And if you need a UPS then get the APC 600VA for around 1.3k.

Mate days are gone when AMD processor runs hot.Current AMD quad core runs even cooler than i5 processors.
I am currently using AMD Phenom X4 945 it Idles around 25-30 goes upto 50-55 under load.

 

[Ajs]

Mate days are gone when AMD processor runs hot.Current AMD quad core runs even cooler than i5 processors.
I am currently using AMD Phenom X4 945 it Idles around 25-30 goes upto 50-55 under load.

Should I go for AMD then? IF yes which one? Heard that the bulldozers are not that good

 

[skeletor]

^ no one has suggested you Bulldozer. You've been suggested a Phenom II.

 

[Ajs]

^ no one hasn't suggested you Bulldozer. You've been suggested a Phenom II.

I asked about the bulldozer in the first post So I was asking again just in case someone missed it. What mobo should i go for?

 

[skeletor]

ok sorry.

Gigabyte 880GM-USB3 is fine. Should be around 4.4k.~
There is Gigabyte 970A-UD3 which is around 5.8k.~

 

[desiJATT]

Ok here is a suggestion -

AMD Phenom II X4 960T - 7k
Gigabyte G880GM-USB3 - 4.5k
Gskill Ripjaws 4GB 1600MHz - 1.8k
HD6670 - 5k

Also, before finalising any config, specify which Power Supply do you have? The actual Model Number, wattage and company.

 

[Minion]

Should I go for AMD then? IF yes which one? Heard that the bulldozers are not that good

Yes,go with phemon.