PC Buying Guide 2013 - Q4

[vickybat]

Budget Z77 boards are here and asus is really into the party:

ASUS P8Z77-M Motherboard @ 8.2k

Isn't the pricing really sweet guys even though this one sports m-atx form factor?

 

[RiGOD]

^^So true buddy. 4 RAM slots, internal USB 3.0 header, OC'ing support and all that at a wallet-friendly price. Consider the current scenario I really think MSI will come up with an even cheaper counterpart

 

[saswat23]

Now price increased by 2k

 

[dfcols71]

Buy Asus P8H77-M PRO Intel H77 Motherboard in Mumbai India

 

[RiGOD]

^^The price is obviously high, after-all its a H77 motherboard . Let's see if Intel/MSI will come up with a cheaper option.

 

[d6bmg]

Buy Asus P8H77-M PRO Intel H77 Motherboard in Mumbai India

Price fail for mATX board.
I think Asus is trying to sell off their H67 & Z68 boards at existing price.

 

[Cilus]

Jas, I think it's time to update the configs. Currently there are lots of changes in the hardware markets: Couple of AMD Processors are not available any more, all the HD 7000 series Gfx cards are available, HDD prices are updated. So need to update it quickly.

 

[RiGOD]

^^Time to update this sticky too I guess

 

[thetechfreak]

Guys. I think we should also help Jas by updating a bit. He is busy with exams[entrances]

Will be posting a update of 20k config soon.

 

[Cilus]

Then you guy's time starts now. I'm also working on couple of configs.

 

[thetechfreak]

Found this perfect configuration posted by RiGOD in one of threads. Perfect for 60k budget imo.

Component Make Price
CPU Intel Core i5 2500k 12300
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3 9500
GPU Radeon HD 7850 15000
RAM G.Skill Ripjaws 4GB 1550
HDD WD Caviar Blue 500 GB 4270
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B3ST 1110
Case NZXT Source 210 Elite 2400
PSU Seasonis S12 II 620 4620
Monitor Benq G2222HDL 7600
KB + Mouse MS Desktop Wired 600 760
Speakers Altec Lancing BXR1221 1100
UPS Intex 1KVA 3500
Total 63710

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I tried fitting a Llano A6 on the 20k rig but the budget would be grossly overshot. Should it be moved to 25k?

 

[Cilus]

That config is really good.

 

[RiGOD]

This is the 20k config I have in mind friends.

Component Make Price
CPU AMD Athlon II X2 260 3270
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2P 2530
RAM Transcend 2GB DDR3 670
HDD WD Caviar Blue 250GB 3750
Optical Drive HP dvd1260i 1050
Case Generic 600
PSU FSP Saga II 500w 2300
Monitor BenQ GL930A 5200
KB + Mouse Amkette Classic Duo 380
Speakers F&D V620 790
UPS Intex 600VA 1400
Total 21940

 

[thetechfreak]

How about using a even cheaper monitor like Benq G610HDAL @3.9k
and including a basic card like HIS Radeon H645F1G HD 6450 1 GB (64bit) DDR3 DVI (HDCP) HDMI VGA PCIe X16 2.1 Graphic Card

 

[Cilus]

RiGOD, in your configuration, we can go with Pentium G620 and a H61 motherboard combo as it performs way better than Athlon II.

 

[RiGOD]

^^Okay buddy, which motherboard will be better?
MSI H61M-P21 (B3) @ 2860
ASUS P8H61-M LX @ 3050
Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2H @ 3450

@thetechfreak : It's a rig of office work nah buddy, a GPU won't be necessary I guess

BTW the 25k configuration

Component Make Price
CPU AMD A6 3500 3980
Motherboard Gigabyte A55M-DS2 3290
RAM G.Skill Ripjaw DDR3 4GB 1550
HDD WD Caviar Blue 250GB 3750
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B3ST 1110
Case Intex/iBall/Frontech 1000
PSU FSP Saga II 500w 2300
Monitor Dell IN2030M 6100
KB + Mouse Amkette Classic Duo 380
Speakers Altec Lansing BXR1221 1100
UPS Intex 600VA 1400
Total 25960

 

[thetechfreak]

@thetechfreak : It's a rig of office work nah buddy, a GPU won't be necessary I guess

I think the GPU can alo be made optional as many people want to get a low end basic rig too ;p

@Cilus I think we should recommend the Msi H61 board. What you say?

 

[RiGOD]

Sub 30k configuration

Component Make Price
CPU Intel G620 3340
Motherboard ASUS P8H61-M PLUS V2 3340
GPU GIGABYTE HD 6770 6450
RAM G.Skill DDR3 4GB 1150
HDD WD Caviar Blue 250GB 3750
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B3ST 1110
Case Intex/iBall/Frontech 1200
PSU FSP Saga II 500w 2300
Monitor Dell IN2030M 6100
KB + Mouse Amkette Classic Duo 380
Speakers Altec Lansing BXR1221 1100
UPS Intex 600VA 1400
Total 31620

 

[Cilus]

RiGOD, from now on we should move to 500GB Seagate/WD Blue HDD which are available at 4.3K in most of the Online shops and around 3.9K to 4K locally.

 

[RiGOD]

^^Done buddy. And what about the low end H61 motherboard?

MSI H61M-P21 (B3) @ 2860
ASUS P8H61-M LX @ 3050
Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2H @ 3450

Which one for G620?