PC upgrade - 20 k budget (may be stretched slightly)

[info4rage]

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: - Downloading (extensively). Machine will be on for days
- Viewing HDrip movies (my old pc had issues playing .mkv files)
- A little bit of gaming (still play AOE), no plans to play any new generation computers
- use as a media centre and connect to xbox and my TV

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 20 k. can extend by 2-3 k.

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: No

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: XP or windows 7

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: Reuse old hard disk

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: No, 22-inch diagonal size, with max resolution of 1680x1050

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: - Monitor
- Hard disk; have 250 GB hard disk (WD caviar blue - WD2500AJS)
- DVDdrive
- CD drive
- keyboard + mouse
- speakers

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: 7th April

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

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:Nehru place. can buy online if needed

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:
- I want good quality reliable components and a good power supply. I have had issues with the heating and the fans over the cpu stopping before
- Also it would be good to have current generation components with new features like HDMI ports

 

[ico]

need HDMI port?

 

[info4rage]

need HDMI port?

yes would be good to have

 

[rajatGod512]

Component | Make | Price Processor |AMD A6-3650|6500
Motherboard |Gigabyte GA-A55M-S2H|4800
RAM |Corsair 4GB DDR3 Value RAM|1200
PSU |Corsair CX430V2|2300
Case |NZXT Source 210 Elite|2300
Keyboard & Mouse |Logitech MK200|700
Speakers |Logitech Z313|1600
| Total |19400

You can get Better Speakers if you want .

 

[Shah]

@rajatGod512: AFAIK, AMD APUs support only 1600MHz RAM or higher.

 

[d6bmg]

^ ? From where did you get this info?

 

[info4rage]

Component | Make | Price Processor |AMD A6-3650|6500
Motherboard |Gigabyte GA-A55M-S2H|4800
RAM |Corsair 4GB DDR3 Value RAM|1200
PSU |Corsair CX430V2|3200
Case |NZXT Source 210 Elite|2300
Keyboard & Mouse |Logitech MK200|700
Speakers |Logitech Z313|1600
| Total |19400

You can get Better Speakers if you want .

I should have mentioned, i don't need speakers or keyboard/mouse or UPS

CPU AMD Phenom II 960T 6960
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-880GM-USB3L 5150
RAM 2 x G.Skill Value DDR3 4 GB 2300
GPU Sparkle GeForce GT 520 2646
Case CM Elite 310 2300
PSU CORSAIR CX500 3200
TOTAL 22556

How is this config. i think i need at least a 500w supply and a good case. what is the best 3-4 k range case that can be bought?

 

[VVG]

how about this ?

CPU i3 - 2100 / 3.1 GHz 6600
Motherboard Gigabyte H61M-S2P-B3 - 16x, S,L, VGA 3250
RAM G-skill F3-10600CL9S-4GBNT(4Gx1) 1200
GPU Sapphire HD 6770 1GB GDDR5 7260
Case CM Elite 310 2300
PSU FSP Saga II 500W 2200

TOTAL 22810

 

[Minion]

For your kind of job I would say stick with APU as suggested by rajat low TDP(100 watts) as your pc will used for downloading and watching movies and this can handle games too at medium to low settings.
AMD has better quality in video than both intel and nvidia.
you are getting a Quad core CPU+good IGP for 6,000

 

[coderunknown]

Intel G620 | 3233
ASUS P8H61-M LX | 3180
Corsair DDR3 4 GB | 1187
HIS HD6450 | 2537
Cooler Master Elite 310 | 1826
Corsair CX430W | 2563

TOTAL: 14,526.

add a 1Tb HDD with the rest. you don't need a performance breaking PC for downloading. also this config is sufficient for most task except gaming. HD6450 is faster than GT520.

 

[rahul.007]

g620 would be hard to find in np.. but try to go with sam's config..
cost from here:-
Theitdepot - Intel Pentium G620 2.60 GHz Processor

 

[coderunknown]

i have already given links to all the parts. he can assemble it himself. or any computer shopkeeper will do it for 500.

 

[rahul.007]

Oh yeah.. didn't notice that.. my bad..

 

[info4rage]

Component | Make | Price Processor |AMD A6-3650|6500
Motherboard |Gigabyte GA-A55M-S2H|4800
RAM |Corsair 4GB DDR3 Value RAM|1200
PSU |Corsair CX430V2|2300
Case |NZXT Source 210 Elite|2300
Keyboard & Mouse |Logitech MK200|700
Speakers |Logitech Z313|1600
| Total |19400

You can get Better Speakers if you want .

Is the GA-A75M-D2H available in the market and does it make sense to use it. i would like to have some USB 3 ports

 

[Minion]

Yes,you can easily get GA-A75M-D2H. it is recommended to buy better motherboard when buying new components for building pc.you get more expansion slot better power management better feature.if possible buy A75 based motherboard for your pc.