PC Buying Guide 2013 - Q4

shivakanth.sujit · Apr 4, 2013

harshilsharma63 said:
Basic / office rig : 25-30k

Processor A10 5800k 8,200
After Market Cooler None N/A
Motherboard MSI FM2 A55M E33 3,500
Memory Corsair Value Select 1600 MHz 8 GB 3,400
Graphics Card Integrated graphics N/A
Power Supply Corsair CX430V2 2,600
Cabinet iBall/Zebronics cabinet without PSU 750
SSD None N/A
Internal Storage WD Blue 500 GB 2,900
Optical Drive Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W 1,000
Monitor Dell IN2030 6,500
Keyboard logitech MK200 Combo 700
Mouse Included in combo N/A
Mousepad None N/A
Headset None N/A
UPS None N/A
Total 29,550

Why 8GB for a Basic RIG!! you suggested 4gb for higher end rigs!! go for 4gb .@ 2k , then you can get a decent cabinet - CM Elite 310

Multimedia cum gaming rig :35-40k

Processor i3 3220 7,000
After Market Cooler None N/A
Motherboard Gigabyte B75M DH3 4,000
Memory Corsair Value Select 1600 MHz 4 GB 1,900
Graphics Card Sapphire HD7850 2 GB 13,000
Power Supply Corsair CX430V2 2,600
Cabinet iBall/Zebronics cabinet without PSU 750
SSD None N/A
Internal Storage WD Blue 500 GB 2,900
Optical Drive Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W 1,000
Monitor Dell ST2240L 8,500
Keyboard logitech MK200 Combo 700
Mouse Included in combo N/A
Mousepad None N/A
Headset None N/A
UPS None N/A
Total 42,350

If you get a GTX 650 ti @10k then you can get a good cabinet - NNZXT Gamma or Source 210

Mid range gaming :75-80k

Processor FX 8350 11,500
After Market Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 2,200
Motherboard Asus M5A97 Evo R2.0 6,900
Memory G.Skill RipjawsX or Sniper 4 GB 2,100
Graphics Card Sapphire HD 7950 Vapour-X 3 GB 22,000
Power Supply Corsair TX 650V2 5,700
Cabinet Corsair 400R 4,900
SSD None N/A
Internal Storage WD Blue 2 TB 5,800
Optical Drive Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W 1,000
Monitor Dell ST2240L 8,500
Keyboard Any gaming KB 1,600
Mouse Any gaming mouse 1,500
Mousepad Razer Goliath Fragged Omega 500
TIM Arctic Silver 5 650
UPS APC 1 kVA 4,800
Total 79,650

for mouse , go for G5

High end gaming:1-1.3lakh

Processor i7 3770k 20,000
After Market Cooler Deepcool Assassin 5,500
Motherboard Asus Maximus V Gene 15,000
Memory G.Skill RipjawsX 1600MHz 8 GB 3,800
Graphics Card Sapphire HD 7950 Vapour-X 3 GB CrossFire 44,000
Power Supply Corsair TX 750V2 5,700
Cabinet Corsair 400R 4,900
SSD Samsung 840 PRO 128 GB SSD 6,200
Internal Storage WD Blue 2 TB 5,800
Optical Drive Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W 1,000
Monitor Dell ST2440L 12,000
Keyboard Any gaming KB 1,800
Mouse Any gaming mouse 1,500
Mousepad Razer Goliath Fragged Omega 500
TIM Arctic Silver 5 650
UPS APC 1 kVA 4,800
Total 1,33,150

This is good!

Shiva

harshilsharma63 · Apr 4, 2013

shivakanth.sujit said:
Why 8GB for a Basic RIG!! you suggested 4gb for higher end rigs!! go for 4gb .@ 2k , then you can get a decent cabinet - CM Elite 310

If you get a GTX 650 ti @10k then you can get a good cabinet - NNZXT Gamma or Source 210

for mouse , go for G5

This is good!

Shiva

> In the basic rig, I didn't include a GPU, so the a10 5800k's IGP will be in action. The APU can use ~3 GB of RAM, so an 8 GB is the one to get as it will be used for complete apu.

> I think compromising on cabinet for a better GPU is justified.

rajeshbhuin · Apr 4, 2013

harshilsharma63 said:
Basic / office rig : 25-30k

Processor A10 5800k 8,200
After Market Cooler None N/A
Motherboard MSI FM2 A55M E33 3,500
Memory Corsair Value Select 1600 MHz 8 GB 3,400
Graphics Card Integrated graphics N/A
Power Supply Corsair CX430V2 2,600
Cabinet iBall/Zebronics cabinet without PSU 750
SSD None N/A
Internal Storage WD Blue 500 GB 2,900
Optical Drive Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W 1,000
Monitor Dell IN2030 6,500
Keyboard logitech MK200 Combo 700
Mouse Included in combo N/A
Mousepad None N/A
Headset None N/A
UPS None N/A
Total 29,550

I want this rig with some high performance MOBO(USB 3.0) and a good Cabinet. My budget is RS. 35000. I have 32bit win 7 OS. and I dont want any GPU

please upgrade it for me

Cilus · Apr 4, 2013

^^ Try the Asus F2A85-M-LE Motherboard around 6K and NZXT Source 210 ELite Cabinet @ 2.6K.

Guys, I have updated the *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/graphic-cards/151004-best-graphic-cards-money-india.html thread with the latest release and pricing of the Graphics cards currently available in India. have a look and share your feedback.

rajeshbhuin · Apr 5, 2013

Cilus said:
^^ Try the Asus F2A85-M-LE Motherboard around 6K and NZXT Source 210 ELite Cabinet @ 2.6K.

Guys, I have updated the *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/graphic-cards/151004-best-graphic-cards-money-india.html thread with the latest release and pricing of the Graphics cards currently available in India. have a look and share your feedback.

Thank u Cilus. I am 32 bit os user. is 8GB Ram needed for my OS?? And the cabinet, is it available in chandni, Kolkata??

Xai · Apr 5, 2013

rajeshbhuin said:
And the cabinet, is it available in chandni, Kolkata??

should be. Check with MD computers and Vedant.

Cilus · Apr 5, 2013

You should update to 64 bit to utilize 4 gb or higher ram capacity. In case of AMD APU, they shares the system memory can use up to 3 GB of memory for graphics processing. So getting 4GB+ SIZE is very much recommended.

Sainatarajan · Apr 6, 2013

For a basic and office rig, imo the i3 is more than enough. there should be a choice between i3 and a10 so that office's which use softwares that can use 4 cores can go with A10 and others i3..........

Basic Rig 25k to 30k Intel Configuration

PROCESSOR :- Intel Core i3 3225
Price :- Rs 7000
MOTHERBOARD :- Gigabyte GAB75M
Price :- Rs 4000
RAM :- Corsair Value Select 4 GB
Price :- Rs 1800
HARD DRIVE :- Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB
Price :- Rs 3900
OPTICAL DRIVE :- Asus DRW 24B3ST
Price :- Rs 1000
Monitor :- DELL IN2030M
Price :- Rs 6300
CABINET :- Cooler Master Elite 310
Price :- Rs 1800
POWER SUPPLY :- Corsair CX430 V2
Price :- Rs 2500
KEYBOARD & MOUSE :- Logitech MK200
Price :- Rs 700
TOTAL :- Rs 29,000

Cilus · Apr 8, 2013

Well, lot of suggestions...I think we should start updating the rigs. Changes can be done later.

thetechfreak · Apr 10, 2013

It is Q2 2013 now. Waiting for new thread.
Or can I start one?

Cilus · Apr 10, 2013

Let me check with other Mods.

Sainatarajan · Apr 11, 2013

Starting a new Sticky Thread would be better imo .

skynet · Apr 15, 2013

hi guys
i'm new here
I'm planning to buy new system(with some old components)
my preferred cpu is amd a10 5800k
but i am not able to find any good motherboard
my budget for mobo is 4-6k
please guys help

harshilsharma63 · Apr 15, 2013

skynet said:
hi guys
i'm new hear
I'm planning to buy new system(with some old components)
my preferred cpu is amd a10 5800k
but i am not able to find any good motherboard
my budget for mobo is 4-6k
please guys help

Create a thread here and answer these questions there.

Sainatarajan · Apr 22, 2013

@Cilus
Any news from other Mods??

shivakanth.sujit · Apr 23, 2013

@Cilius

What happened about refreshing thread. I suggest creating a new thread instead of continuing on the old one.please refresh or start new thread quickly. There have been innumerable people making threads without searching older ones, thus we have to suggest the same thing over and over again.

Shiva

Sainatarajan · Apr 23, 2013

shivakanth.sujit said:
@Cilius

What happened about refreshing thread. I suggest creating a new thread instead of continuing on the old one.please refresh or start new thread quickly. There have been innumerable people making threads without searching older ones, thus we have to suggest the same thing over and over again.

Shiva

But that is why forums like these are meant for..... The users will get some idea from this thread and then they ask us abt the things that they dont know and we help them....Just imagine a forum with no threads and only Sticky. It would be horrible.
Pls Start a new thread with Updated configs.

shivakanth.sujit · Apr 24, 2013

Sainatarajan said:
But that is why forums like these are meant for..... The users will get some idea from this thread and then they ask us abt the things that they dont know and we help them....Just imagine a forum with no threads and only Sticky. It would be horrible.
Pls Start a new thread with Updated configs.

I didn't mean that, I meant that people must search before posting. Otherwise it becomes a headache to post the same config over and over again. If they search and post, we can modify it to suit them. This thread is also instrumental in such stuff , people can get a basic idea here and make a thread. I also suggest changing the thread title to " best assembled configs for the money"

Shiva

Sainatarajan · Apr 24, 2013

shivakanth.sujit said:
I didn't mean that, I meant that people must search before posting. Otherwise it becomes a headache to post the same config over and over again. If they search and post, we can modify it to suit them. This thread is also instrumental in such stuff , people can get a basic idea here and make a thread. I also suggest changing the thread title to " best assembled configs for the money"

Shiva

If you meant in that way , then its Ok. Cheers. :-D

ankush28 · May 25, 2013

Budget Multimedia/Multitasking rig :20-25k

Processor	i3 3210	6,000
After Market Cooler	None	N/A
Motherboard	Gigabyte B75M DH3	4,000
Memory	Corsair Value Select 1600 MHz 4 GB	1,800
Graphics Card	INTEGRATED	N/A
Power Supply	Corsair CX430V2	2,600
Cabinet	iBall/Zebronics cabinet without PSU	750
SSD	None	N/A
Internal Storage	WD Blue 500 GB	3,100
Optical Drive	Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W	1,000
Monitor	Dell IN1930	5,100
Keyboard	logitech MK200 Combo	700
Mouse	Included in combo	N/A
Mousepad	None	N/A
Speakers	Creative 2.0	400
UPS	None	N/A
	Total	25,550

Processor	A10 5800k	8,200
After Market Cooler	None	N/A
Motherboard	MSI FM2 A55M E33	3,500
Memory	Corsair Value Select 1600 MHz 8 GB	3,400
Graphics Card	Integrated graphics	N/A
Power Supply	Corsair CX430V2	2,600
Cabinet	iBall/Zebronics cabinet without PSU	750
SSD	None	N/A
Internal Storage	WD Blue 500 GB	2,900
Optical Drive	Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W	1,000
Monitor	Dell IN2030	6,500
Keyboard	logitech MK200 Combo	700
Mouse	Included in combo	N/A
Mousepad	None	N/A
Headset	None	N/A
UPS	None	N/A
	Total	29,550

Processor	i3 3220	7,000
After Market Cooler	None	N/A
Motherboard	Gigabyte B75M DH3	4,000
Memory	Corsair Value Select 1600 MHz 4 GB	1,900
Graphics Card	Sapphire HD7850 2 GB	13,000
Power Supply	Corsair CX430V2	2,600
Cabinet	iBall/Zebronics cabinet without PSU	750
SSD	None	N/A
Internal Storage	WD Blue 500 GB	2,900
Optical Drive	Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W	1,000
Monitor	Dell ST2240L	8,500
Keyboard	logitech MK200 Combo	700
Mouse	Included in combo	N/A
Mousepad	None	N/A
Headset	None	N/A
UPS	None	N/A
	Total	42,350

Processor	FX 8350	11,500
After Market Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO	2,200
Motherboard	Asus M5A97 Evo R2.0	6,900
Memory	G.Skill RipjawsX or Sniper 4 GB	2,100
Graphics Card	Sapphire HD 7950 Vapour-X 3 GB	22,000
Power Supply	Corsair TX 650V2	5,700
Cabinet	Corsair 400R	4,900
SSD	None	N/A
Internal Storage	WD Blue 2 TB	5,800
Optical Drive	Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W	1,000
Monitor	Dell ST2240L	8,500
Keyboard	Any gaming KB	1,600
Mouse	Any gaming mouse	1,500
Mousepad	Razer Goliath Fragged Omega	500
TIM	Arctic Silver 5	650
UPS	APC 1 kVA	4,800
	Total	79,650

Processor	i7 3770k	20,000
After Market Cooler	Deepcool Assassin	5,500
Motherboard	Asus Maximus V Gene	15,000
Memory	G.Skill RipjawsX 1600MHz 8 GB	3,800
Graphics Card	Sapphire HD 7950 Vapour-X 3 GB CrossFire	44,000
Power Supply	Corsair TX 750V2	5,700
Cabinet	Corsair 400R	4,900
SSD	Samsung 840 PRO 128 GB SSD	6,200
Internal Storage	WD Blue 2 TB	5,800
Optical Drive	Asus DRW 24B3ST DVD R/W	1,000
Monitor	Dell ST2440L	12,000
Keyboard	Any gaming KB	1,800
Mouse	Any gaming mouse	1,500
Mousepad	Razer Goliath Fragged Omega	500
TIM	Arctic Silver 5	650
UPS	APC 1 kVA	4,800
	Total	1,33,150

PC Buying Guide 2013 - Q4

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