Casual Gaming PC for Rs.30000/-

1. What is the purpose of the computer? (Note: If you are planning to say multimedia, you will have to be more specific as all types of systems are capable of doing that)
A: Office 2007, Internet surfing, Photoshop CS4, NFS Carbon, Gears of War.

2. Are you open to alternate ideas/products giving similar better performance but offering more VFM/ sellers? If not- why?
A: Yes.

3. What is your MAX budget?
A: Rs 30000(Strict including all peripherals)

4. Planning to overclock?
A: No

5. Which OS are you planning to use?
A: Windows 7 x64

6. How much hard drive space is needed?
A: 500 GB max..

7. What resolution will the screen run at & whats the size of the screen you want?
A: 19/22" full HD monitor (if comes under budget).

8. How would you rate your hardware knowledge from the count of 1-10? (1 being the lowest, 5 being you are somewhat in sync with the current performers and 10 being the highest)
A: 7

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
A: Yes, many times.

10. When are you planning to buy the system?
A: After Diwali.

11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
A: No, but should be able to play recent titles on low settings.

12. Are there going to be any components that you don't want to include in this new rig? If yes, do mention.
A: No, I want all including UPS, 2.1 speakers.

13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states?
A: Bilaspur Chattisgarh. Can also buy online if some part is not available locally.

14. Mention any other points if deemed necessary
A: Would prefer an AMD build over Intel.

Thanks in advance. :mrgreen:

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^^ thanks for informing him.

@ rahul18348 - post in right section from next time

AMD Athlon II X4 635 - 5k
MSI 785G E53 - 5.3k or u can look into Gigabyte Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H for arnd 4.5k.Only problem being it aint available anywhere except at smcinternational for tht price.Moreover u hv to personally call 'em up n ask for the MoBo as it aint listed on their site.At techshop.in u can get it for 5.1k.
2GB DDR3 RAM - 2.3k
500GB HDD - 1.9k
FSP Saga 500W - 2.2k
CM ELITE 310 - 1.6k
DVD Writer - .9k
Sapphire HD5670 512MB - 5k
LG 2043T 20" - 6.8k

Total = 30.8k(with Gigabyte MoBo)
31k(with MSI MoBo)
Now these r all online prices without shipping.So try finding some of the items at ur local retailer so the cost can come down.

You wont be able to run all new games at full hd 1080p with a slow card. But ssb has mentioned the bare essentials. I would suggest a cheaper motherboard since you don't plan on overclocking. Go for something around 3k or lesser for a mobo. Use the rest of the money to invest in a better graphics card.

Even I too was thinkin of tht but u can't find a MoBo for 3k tht supports DDR3 1333MHz(the cheapest from Biostar was TA785G3 - 4k,Gigabyte GA-M68MT-D3 - 2.8k but based on nVidia chipset,MSI 785GM-P45 - 4k) thats y suggested the aforementioned MoBo in the post!
But if OP finds a MoBo for 3k then he can invest the saved 2k into GPU!!

^^ Gigabyte board based on 740G cost 2.4-2.5k. thats this cheapest bet for a value AM3 DDR3 also cheap.

WOW!!didn't know tht!!Nice suggestion SAM!!

Ya, 740G based mobos are available, but putting a new gen Athlon II or Phenom II processor over it is really not a good idea. 740G is nothing but updated version of older 690G chipset. It only supports PCI Express 1.1 X16 slot and Hyper Transport 1.0 compared to PCI Express 2.0 and Hyper Transport 2.0 in current generation mobos.
Also advance features of overclocking, advance Clock Calibration (ACC) willbe not available @ this chipset.

ssb1551 said:
Even I too was thinkin of tht but u can't find a MoBo for 3k tht supports DDR3 1333MHz(the cheapest from Biostar was TA785G3 - 4k,Gigabyte GA-M68MT-D3 - 2.8k but based on nVidia chipset,MSI 785GM-P45 - 4k) thats y suggested the aforementioned MoBo in the post!
But if OP finds a MoBo for 3k then he can invest the saved 2k into GPU!!

Cilus said:
Ya, 740G based mobos are available, but putting a new gen Athlon II or Phenom II processor over it is really not a good idea. 740G is nothing but updated version of older 690G chipset. It only supports PCI Express 1.1 X16 slot and Hyper Transport 1.0 compared to PCI Express 2.0 and Hyper Transport 2.0 in current generation mobos.
Also advance features of overclocking, advance Clock Calibration (ACC) willbe not available @ this chipset.

ssb- You missed ASUS M4A78LT-M LE ? 3K approx iirc
(Socket AM3, HyperTransport 3.0, 760G, DVI port, EPU for power saving, 6x SATA ports, Anti-Surge protection, Express gate, ...)
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

Cilus- I have mentioned similarly earlier but maybe not many seem to realise that it's very important for all parts of a system to go hand in hand.
Many a times, we become very rigid in fitting everything within the budget when maybe stretching the budget a bit may help significantly.
I do understand that sometimes budgets are already stretched too far.
But i feel it's our duty as a good and responsible member to also atleast mention the better option/s alongside, esp if it increases gains/VFMness significantly.
Just a few thoughts from my side to all- please do not take it personally.

^^Didn't forget dude!!

..Its jus Asus's build quality aint good for lower end MoBos!!Suffered myself too!!Thts y avoided Asus!!

There might have been some issues with entry-level mobos earlier but the mid range and high end ones have always been good afaik.
All the new boards looks very promising in terms of feautures and quality.
ASUS is also offering burnt and corrosion warranty on all motherboards now - E.L.I.T.E. Service
If you guys see any issues, please do start a thread for the same.