A very very basic PC

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I need to make a VERY basic PC for my friend who is a accounts person, he will be using it mainly for Tally, MS-Office and some music and nothing more than that. He has already got a CRT monitor and doesn't want to spend more than 10K for new PC which will be future proof for at least 2yrs.

I have decide following config for him (for rough price), but could not get right MB+Processor

160/250GB HDD WD/Samsung 1500
1GB RAM Kingston 1200
ATX Cabinet 1000
KB+Mouse 450
2.0 Speaker 400
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Total 4550
So now I need a MB+Processor that costs about 5500 in total.

Is my decision of getting Intel Pentium Dual Core E5400 2.7Ghz right or should I go for AMD Athlon II 240/245 2.8/2.9Ghz.

Please suggest a suitable Processor and Motherboard.

Thanks in advance.

Get a second hand pc will be better for you
Or
AMD Processor Sempron 140 or AMD Processor Athlon II X2 240

Biostar A780L or Biostar A780G M2+SE

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No DVD Writer needed?
X2 240+cheaper nvidia motherboard should suffice, will set you back by 5k approx
if you go for the above mentioned biostar models, with proccy they will cost about 5.5k

Arun

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If you want something more basic, try the Intel D945GCLF, that's a motherboard + intel atom processor built in, for around Rs 3000. will be more then enough for basic tasks, nothing more though