basic rig in around 15k

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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:normal stuff.. movies, little bit of office stuff. but yeah, no gaming.

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans:as this is for my friend and he asked me a config for 15k, i think i will stick with budget only.

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans:nah, never.

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans:win 7 64bit

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans:he has 160gb already and to the plus point he dont like to store stuff. so please tell the hdd pricing separately.

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:yes, 20 inch maybe. i know nothing about resolution, so please suggest something. main use will be movies.

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:he just wants CPU+monitor. (CPU= ram, proccey,mobo, psu and cabinet) quote hdd separately as it is not a mandatory thing.

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans:ASAP

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

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:indore, but my friend will be visiting mumbai in a week or so, so he can buy components from there, but bulky items will be ordered online or locally

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:i love TDF, thats it i guess

AMD A6-3500 @Rs.4650
Gigabyte GA-A55M-S2H @Rs.4500
G-skill Ripjaws X F3-10666CL9S-2GBXL @Rs.896
ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD @Rs.1100
Any Generic Case @Rs.500
Dell IN1930 (18.5") @Rs.5300
Corsair CX430v2 @Rs.2200

WDC 250GB Blue WD2500AAKX @Rs.3766

If he's only into multimedia stuff then there's no point getting Win7 x64. Use 2GB RAM and Win7 x86.

HDD: WDC 250GB Blue WD2500AAKX costs Rs. 3766.

For watching HD movies smoothly without a GPU, an A6 would be a better option.

Component Make Price
CPU AMD A6 3500 4108
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-A55M-S2V 3536
RAM Transcend DDR3 2 GB 666
PSU + Case Cooler Master CMP-350 1954
Monitor Philips 20" Widescreen LED 5900
TOTAL 16164

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RiGOD said:
For watching HD movies smoothly without a GPU, an A6 would be a better option.

Component Make Price
CPU AMD A6 3500 4108
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-A55M-S2V 3536
RAM Transcend DDR3 2 GB 666
PSU + Case Cooler Master CMP-350 1954
Monitor Philips 20" Widescreen LED 5900
TOTAL 16164

where did you get that price for an AMD A6 3500 and mobo???

@all thanx for the suggestion guys

guys i was searching for prices... got AMD A6-Series A6-3650 for ~3900
AMD Athlon II X2 260 @~3500...
AMD - ::::::::::The Ultimate IT Solutions::::::::::
are they good?

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better go with A6 3650

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but is the site legit? i mean i cudnt find the same prices anywhere else...

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that price on MDComputers site is wrong.most probably it is for a6-3500.their site maintenance is not of a high order.MDComputers btw is a very big & known shop in kolkata.

bharat_14101991 said:
but is the site legit? i mean i cudnt find the same prices anywhere else...

Its a shop in Kolkata. Most probably not updated. My recommendation is to go for A6 if you can :wink:

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i'm getting this
Processor - AMD Athlon quad-core X4 635,
Mother board - ASRock 890GX Extreme3
in 9k,used. so whats good? the a6 config or this one?

1) This config will be better will be good in long term. the thing is 9k is high for a used product. Try getting the processor only if you can. That processor when it was there in market costed Rs.4500 before going out.
2) The A6 config will be having a lot better IGP(Integrated Graphics Port) so which will give you great performance even while watching HD movies.

bharat_14101991 said:
What is the purpose of computer?
Ans:normal stuff.. movies, little bit of office stuff. but yeah, no gaming.

I dont think you need a Quad core Athlon for that.

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i talked to the seller.. he is ready to sell the proccey in 3.5k.could get a mobo for it separately is it a good deal now?

actually my friend is on a tight budget of 15k.. so going for A6 seems a problem as A6 config you mentioned is nearly 17k. also he wants a 20" monitor & you quoted a 18.5", so that will be some extra bucks.

and simply hes no computer geek, he just wants to play alot of movies(thats reason for 20") and do nothing else(no need to mention FACEBOOK

). so i was thinking is i could get anything to save his money.

bharat_14101991 said:
i talked to the seller.. he is ready to sell the proccey in 3.5k.could get a mobo for it separately is it a good deal now?

go for it

check flipkart and grab the AM3+ board that comes under budget.

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one more thing, the Athlon quad-core X4 635 will be able handle some games at low settings? if ever needed.

btw i found two mobos with dvi port.. which one is good?
Flipkart: Biostar A780L3L Motherboard: Motherboard

Flipkart: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P Motherboard: Motherboard

Get the Gigabyte one and make sure you're getting the Revision 3.1 board. There are other versions of this mobo are available like 1.1 or 4.0. Don't get them.

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please answer my first question too.

the Athlon quad-core X4 635 will be able handle some games at low settings? if ever needed.

the Athlon quad-core X4 635 will be able handle some games at low settings? if ever needed.

Really comes down to which IGP the mobo has :wink:

Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P should handle basic games like Angry Birds etc. Few older NFS at lowest resolution and settings.

But recommended to go for a low end GPU.

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angry birds.. thatz the game he wants to play

thanx alot buddy..and by older nfs you mean nfs mw?

he will upgrade to a gpu if needed by right now he cant afford that.

^^ yes NFS MW. Don't expect to run modern games. its IGP is weak.

well, update drivers else angry birds will throw error. really addictive game

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thanx alot dude... config is decided.. will ask him to add a GPU in future if he gets into gaming.
thanx to everyone... wil post again if some issues surface

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bharat_14101991 said:
one more thing, the Athlon quad-core X4 635 will be able handle some games at low settings? if ever needed.

Nope it will not if you want to play games even at low settings AMD A6 is recommended.

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^^^ this contradicts thetechfreak's and sam's statements... are you sure?

my friend will buy in 2 days time..

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CPU alone is not responsible for a game to run smooth or not, GPU is also a factor.

The Processor is powerful enough for ANY game requirement but you are bottle necked due to a Low End IGP which is restricting you from playing modern games. If You replace it with a HD6850 later you can play ALL games at HD res with decent details ON.

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i dont wanna play much graphic requiring games on it.. just some small ones like angry birds as i mentioned above... so if x4 can handle that its ok with me.

btw my friend searched for a6-3500 in andheri's computer shops, lowest price was 4150.. i'm surprised how can he get such a low price.

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Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2H Motherboard @ 3445
Intel Pentium G620 @ 3233
G-skill F3-10666CL9S-2GBNK @ 700
Corsair CX430 @ 2588
Generic cabinet @ 600
Dell IN2030M (20") @ 5850
Total - 15626

bharat_14101991 said:
btw my friend searched for a6-3500 in andheri's computer shops, lowest price was 4150.. i'm surprised how can he get such a low price.

Check this. Do remember that it includes the shipping cost too.

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Angry Birds is not that heavy I think any IGP can do away with it & A6 will definitely play it.

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coincidently i myself had a trip to mumbai and purchased the stuff with my friend from lamington raod.

AMD A6-3500 + Gigabyte GA-A55M-DS2 @Rs.7200
Corsair ddr3 4gb ram @Rs.1100
Dell IN2030 (20") @Rs.5800
Corsair CX430v2 @Rs.2250
Logitech c310 webcam @Rs.1200

i saw a huge differece in prices mentioned here and real prices.

btw some guy(their worker) at primeabgb suggested me not to buy A6-3500.

now just the cabinet is left, will buy that locally from my place as that will be bulky to transport in train.