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masterkd
masterkd Original post #1
May 28, 2011 at 11:54 PM
One of my friend is going to buy his first desktop. He wants a have a gaming config with a very limited budget of 25k 29k.

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: gaming

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: 25k 29k

4. Planning to overclock?
A: no

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

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

7. What resolution will the screen run at & whats the size of the screen you want? If you already want have one and want to use it, mention its resolution and size.
A: depends on the monitor

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: mine 6.5 but his 1

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
A: he is going to do it by an assembler

10. When are you planning to buy the system?
A: within 7 days

11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
A: he is going to hold onto this setup for 3-4 years

12. Are there going to be any components that you don't want to include in this new rig? If yes, do mention.
A: Speakers

13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states?
A: Kolkata and no online buying

14. Mention any other points if deemed necessary
A: I'm thinking of the following config:

Athlon II x3 440
mobo not sure yet
2 gb ram
msi 6670
Zeb bijli
fsp saga ii 500w
seagate 500 gb
lg 22x dvd rw
dell in2020m
basic keyboard and mouse
microtek 600va ups
Jaskanwar Singh
May 29, 2011 at 11:16 AM
Component | Make | Price Processor |AMD Athlon II x3 440|3200
Motherboard |Asus M4A78LT-M LE|2600
RAM |G.Skill F3-10666CL9S-2GBNQ|1100
Graphic Card |MSI HD6670 1GB|5500
HDD |Seagate 500GB 7200.12/ WDC 500GB Blue|1700
DVD Writer |LG 22X SATA DVD|900
PSU |FSP saga II 350W|1400
Case |Zebronics Bijli (w/o psu)|1000
Monitor |Dell IN2020M|6200
Mouse |Basic Optical Mouse|100
Keyboard |TVS Champ Keyboard|200
UPS |Numeric 600VA|1600
| Total |25500

if speakers are needed - Logitech Z313 @ 1k
Piyush
Piyush #3
May 29, 2011 at 11:19 AM
hmmm...the above rig ill do
@OP
though try to convince your friend to go for a better card since he wants it for 3-4 years
masterkd
May 29, 2011 at 1:14 PM
thanks Jas for the config

@ Piyush, I am trying to convince him many things..his first choice was to buy i3 with some graphics card of 1gb worth 3k..i'm trying to convince him buy a rig without gfx within 20-21k now and buy 5770 within 3 months!!
mitraark
May 29, 2011 at 1:19 PM
Just up the Processor a little , you don't want it to become a bottleneck , it is one of the things that are hard to upgrade.
masterkd
May 30, 2011 at 9:59 PM
my friend increased the budget to 29k..what changes should be made??

he also wants a mfd for 4k(not within this 29k).