TR Budget PC configuration of the month[AMD Based]

[axxo]

hehe. yes. this is not a budget config.

If you need true budget config, remove that extra gig of RAM, replace 19" LCD with a 17" CRT, remove that 5200+ and add 4200+, 320gig with 160gig and you save nearly 10k (2.5k over proccy, 5k over monitor, 1k over ram and 1k on HDD).

Intel E2160-2.5k
Zebronics NF-7050 - 2.1K
160GB HDD
2GB RAM
15"LCD-6.5k

that saves the same(6k on proc+mobo, 1k on HDD, 2.5k on monitor)

 

[Pathik]

^^ Dude.

e2160: Rs.2.5k
P35: Rs.5.5k
8400GS: Rs:2.5k

4200+: 2.4k
780G: 5.5k

that's around 3k price difference. to the AMD config, add 2400XT in hybrid crossfire mode and you get a better gaming setup than with 8400GT.

anyways, for budget PC, you can't beat AMD but when you have extra cash in hand, AMD's nowhere near to Intel.

+1..
But the OP has chosen a 5600+

 

[desiibond]

look at the title. Budget. The lower, the better.

 

[j1n M@tt]

^^5600+ is no gud......paying 1k extra than 5200+ for just a few mhz is a total waste

5000+ Black edition is a gud choice at 4.5k ,but u need to buy additional Cooling kit as they don't provide heat sink and fan along with Black Edition.

 

[desiibond]

yep. and it's better to get E7200 instead of getting 5600+ black edition, heatsink.

 

[Pathik]

The bottom line is. For anything above 20-22k, I wouldnt get an AMD config.

 

[desiibond]

^^ yaar. Make that 30K

 

[narangz]

Hi!

Well that was my first try on hardware & i knew i am not good in that but I tried. To know where I stand I posted it here coz i knew you guys will bash me if it's not good

However, thanks for your input

I'll ask you guys- desiibond, Pathik & others next time for configuration of the month for my site I hop you guys will help

 

[Pathik]

Sure dude. Happy to help.

 

[narangz]

^^Thanks

 

[acewin]

well if budget is the concern, I still prefer intel proccy. 2180 is available in 3K if not a better C2D like E7200 or E8200, lesser power reqs and heat dissipiation than AMD. because in such conditions one is not buying cooling options.

Other than these mobo would really something which is needed to be focussed, because what you wanna do is more based on the features provided by your mobo.

And lastly I do agree if you are only talking about a budget AMD system(which I would not do anytime) the specs given are decent a newer mobo is though which is what would be needed in any case.

 

[j1n M@tt]

^^AMD runs cooler than Intel even at full load man......

 

[narangz]

Yes AMD runs cooler, AFAIK.

 

[MetalheadGautham]

if you need a REAL AMD budget system, here is The Great God Gautham's take:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ - Rs. 2500/-
Jetway M2A692-GDG - Rs. 2500/-
512MB DualChannel DDR2 800 RAM - Rs. 1000/-
Philips easy fit earphones - Rs. 45/-
iBall keyboard/mouse combo - Rs. 500/-
Samsung(not samatron) 17"Flat CRT - Rs. 4100/-
iBall Designer Cabinet with PSU - Rs. 800/-
Seagate 160GB SATA ][ HDD - Rs. 1800/-
Samsung 20X DVD-RAM Drive - Rs. 1250/-

Total: Rs. 14495/-

Add Rs. 500 if you really need speakers. Creative SBS will do.
Even with small increase in price of some components, and with speakers, it can stay below 15k, so my goal is acomplished.

Edit: price may go upto 16k

 

[narangz]

if you need a REAL AMD budget system, here is The Great God Gautham's take:

I believe in only one God, who is there somewhere above us

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ - Rs. 2500/-
Jetway M2A692-GDG - Rs. 2500/-
512MB DDR2 667 RAM - Rs. 450/-
Philips easy fit earphones - Rs. 45/-
iBall keyboard/mouse combo - Rs. 500/-
Samsung(not samatron) 15" CRT - Rs. 3850/-
iBall Designer Cabinet with PSU - Rs. 650/-
Seagate 160GB SATA ][ HDD - Rs. 1800/-
Samsung 20X DVD-RAM Drive - Rs. 1250/-

Total: Rs. 13545/-

Make it Rs. 14000/- if you want to add speakers, Creative SBS 2.0 to the rig.

512 MB RAM?
CRT?

It's not budget PC. You may call it low end PC or rather an antique PC

 

[desiibond]

^^ It is the budget PC dude. Certainly not antique PC. Remember, 512MB of DDR2 667 is much faster than 1Gig of DDR333 or DDR400. And it's a dual core processor. By no means it's an antique. Please please read the basics of computers

 

[narangz]

Then how do you guys define low end PC? Under 10K?
IMO 1 GB is must in budget pc.

Oh wait I don't know anything about PCs. It's my cat typing on this keyboard

 

[MetalheadGautham]

I believe in only one God, who is there somewhere above us



512 MB RAM?
CRT?

It's not budget PC. You may call it low end PC or rather an antique PC

the god part was a joke.

and as for the 512 mb ram, you can always make it 1GB(recomended)
nothing wrong with CRT.

I just over did my attempt to stay below 15k.

and you must be a fool in calling this an antique PC. It is still very powerful. See the configuration. The processing power is quite high. Comparable to E2140's default speed.

 

[blueshift]

512MB DDR2 667 RAM - Rs. 450/-
Seagate 160GB SATA ][ HDD - Rs. 1800/-
Samsung 20X DVD-RAM Drive - Rs. 1250/-

160 GB hdd, DVD RAM but just 512MB RAM?
Comeon...atleast 1GB RAM will do.

Also Asus M2N-VM DVI mobo(@3200/-) should be well enough if not 780 based mobo.

Asus P5N MX mobo for Intel is also good.

 

[MetalheadGautham]

160 GB hdd, DVD RAM but just 512MB RAM?
Comeon...atleast 1GB RAM will do.

Also Asus M2N-VM DVI mobo(@3200/-) should be well enough if not 780 based mobo.

Asus P5N MX mobo for Intel is also good.

OK, OK. I wanted to remain below 15k, so I used 512mb ram. Since I still have lots of cash left, I made it 1GB DDR2 800MHz RAM in Dual Channel. Happy ?
even jetway has an M2N in the same budget, but its GPU is slower than M2A.

P5N MX ? Details please. I only vaguely remember the name.