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CPU+Motherboard+Hard Disk for as low as possible

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Dr.Kumar Original post #1
Jun 13, 2012 at 10:44 PM
1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run?
Ans: Minecraft, Youtube, Some flash games.

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 10k, but if its possible in lower, suggest that too :)

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: Nope

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Windows XP or 7

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: 500GB. Is it cheap?

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: Its really old monitor, I don\'t remember the resolution :p Its not even HD is what I can tell right now, I will check in 2 days.

7. Which components you DON\'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: Only need CPU, Motherboard and HDD.

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

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: ME! :))

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: New Delhi.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: I tried to run minecraft on a C2D without graphics card and it lagged a lot. I don\'t know its processor or graphics card causing the trouble, but I want better performance on this one. Youtube and flash games work well on all computers :p
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Jun 13, 2012 at 10:49 PM
Intel Pentium G620 @ 3.1k
Asus P8H61M-LX @ 3.1k
WD Caviar blue 250 GB @ 3.8k
Total @ 10k
Cilus
Cilus #3
Jun 14, 2012 at 12:32 AM
Currently 500 GB HDD from both Seagate and WD are available around 4K. So better get WD Caviar Blue 500 GB HDD @ 4.1K. This one comes with 2 Yrs of warranty compared to the 1 Yr of Seagate.