CPU under 17k Pls Help..!!

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: Multi-media purposes, Programming and casual gaming .. like skyrim.

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 15-17k

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: No

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Windows 7/8

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: 500GB Minimum

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: No.. Already have one.

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: Planning to buy all components needed for a CPU. Preferably Intel proccy over AMD. Dedicated GPU is a must.

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: 1-2 weeks

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: No..

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: Hyderabad. Yes, buying locally... if possible online.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: This is the first time i'm building a desktop... All i need is a CPU that can come under 17k.. rest of the peripherals like monitor, keyboard , speakers and stuff are already there with me. Please suggest me the best components i can buy at my budget.

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Option 1

Intel core i3 3210 6k
Gigabyte GA-B75-D3H 4k
Corsair Value RAM 4 GB DDR3 1600Mhz 1.8K
Sapphire HD6670 1GB GDDR5 5K
WD Blue 500GB 3K
Asus dvd writer 1K
Corsair cx430v2 psu 2.7k
Local cheap cabinet 0.8K

Total 24.3K

Option 2
Intel G2010 3K
Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2H 3.2K
Corsair Value RAM 4 GB DDR3 1333Mhz 1.5K
Sapphire HD6670 1GB GDDR5 5K
WD Blue 500GB 3K
Asus dvd writer 1K
Corsair cx430v2 psu 2.7k
Local cheap cabinet 0.8K

Total 20.2K

Its better to increase your budget and get that i3 rig.

Hey dikart, thanks for your suggestions..
But my budget is tight and i can't spend more than 20k..
May be 18k will do it.. can u suggest me the best proccy i can get at this price. Any amd proccy which is more or less equal to the intel is also welcomed but the price shouldn't be more.

I would really want to go with the i3 3210 but then getting a cheaper gpu would do it ...
Can all of these components be upgraded in future?? Especially proccy,gpu,ram..

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At your budget thats the best you can get.

G2010 is based on latest Ivybridge.
Sapphire HD6670 1GB GDDR5 is the most vfm gpu available in market supporting Microsoft DirectX v11. So imo you should not cut this out and buy a lower priced gddr3 cards.

Which monitor are you using?Mention its size and resolution.
Which games are you going to play?

how about sapphire hd 6570 1 gb ddr3 gpu?? In FK it costs 4.4k for how much can i get it from local purchase?
The resolution for my monitor is less.. i'm not sure but i'll be getting a new later on.

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Try to find HD5670 1Gb GDDR5 locally.Although it has been discontinued you may be able to get it @ ~4.5K

dikart4 said:
Option 1

Intel core i3 3210 6k
Gigabyte GA-B75-D3H 4k
Corsair Value RAM 4 GB DDR3 1600Mhz 1.8K
Sapphire HD6670 1GB GDDR5 5K
WD Blue 500GB 3K
Asus dvd writer 1K
Corsair cx430v2 psu 2.7k
Local cheap cabinet 0.8K

Total 24.3K

Option 2
Intel G2010 3K
Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2H 3.2K
Corsair Value RAM 4 GB DDR3 1333Mhz 1.5K
Sapphire HD6670 1GB GDDR5 5K
WD Blue 500GB 3K
Asus dvd writer 1K
Corsair cx430v2 psu 2.7k
Local cheap cabinet 0.8K

Total 20.2K

Its better to increase your budget and get that i3 rig.

+1 for both rigs
I'll suggest go for i3 rig leave graphic card now as you mentioned CASUAL gaming can be done with igpu too. you can add graphic card in future.
if you cant extend your budget to 20k
then go for pentium.

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shadow said:
I would really want to go with the i3 3210 but then getting a cheaper gpu would do it ...
Can all of these components be upgraded in future?? Especially proccy,gpu,ram..

Nope....after the launch of haswell (which comes with a different socket type) ivybridges will be phased out and an upgradation of processor should be accompanied by an upgrade in mobo.

So if u want an upgradable pc you should increase your budget and consider amd alternatives with am3+ socket type.

^^ Agreed. If you want future compatibility then AM3+ Motherboard along with a FX series processor is the way to go. But for accomodating those, you need to increase budget.

@OP; get FX6300 plus m5a97 r2.0 for 13.5k.

harshilsharma63 said:
@OP; get FX6300 plus m5a97 r2.0 for 13.5k.

+1 To this . OP you can buy FX 6300 from WELCOME TO MDCOMPUTERS ::::::::::The Ultimate IT Solutions:::::::::: . I dont think it is available locally.

+1 for fx 6300 if you need futureproof solution.

Okay guys, i'm now also interested in the amd fx series... can u ppl mention all those components now which i will need to make my pc ready.
Well i'm asking for the list of stuff i need to buy along with their local shop prices which will be easy for me to go out and buy them all.
I also wanted to know by how much my budget needs to be increased to accomodate the amd mobo and proccy.

AMD A4 5300 3.4GHz 3k
MSI FM2 A55 E33 3.3k //or cheaper one from gigabyte - hard to find FM2 socket board as its new
Sapphire HD6670 1GB GDDR5 5K //- you can first try HD 7480D that comes with the CPU
Corsair value select 4gb ddr3 1.9k
WD Blue 500GB 3K
Any dvd writer 1K
Corsair cx430v2 2.5k -// you can also look for a cheaper alternative
Local iBall/zebronics Cabinet 1K

total 20k

you can remove cd rom to save 1k and or get a cheaper gpu to shed another 1 and reach around 18k

shadow said:
Okay guys, i'm now also interested in the amd fx series... can u ppl mention all those components now which i will need to make my pc ready.
Well i'm asking for the list of stuff i need to buy along with their local shop prices which will be easy for me to go out and buy them all.
I also wanted to know by how much my budget needs to be increased to accomodate the amd mobo and proccy.

apart from FX 6300 and Asus M5A97R.2.0 you will need Cabinet, HDD, PSU, 1 or 2 cooling fans, Memory Modules ( DDR3 ), DVD Drive, keyboard+Mouse, Headphone/Speaker and to get all those you need around ~12K minimum .

Okay the fx 6300 and the asus mobo seems to be good if i can get both of them for 13k. The rest i will try to fit into my budget somehow.
I will leave the graphics card aside for now..
Also gollum posted the a4 proccy and mobo, i think it's decent enough to support the 6670. However i'll look into the fx since it's only casual gaming . In future can i replace the fx proccy with an intel i3 or i5 on the same mobo of asus?

shadow said:
Okay the fx 6300 and the asus mobo seems to be good if i can get both of them for 13k. The rest i will try to fit into my budget somehow.
I will leave the graphics card aside for now..
Also gollum posted the a4 proccy and mobo, i think it's decent enough to support the 6670. However i'll look into the fx since it's only casual gaming . In future can i replace the fx proccy with an intel i3 or i5 on the same mobo of asus?

get fx 6300 it is best for you and most vfm
IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO USE INTEL PROCESSOR ON AMD SOCKET BASED MOTHERBOARD.
You can upgrade to fx 8xxx series or whichever processor yet to come with am3+ socket type.
remember while buying your PROCESSOR'S SOCKET AND MOTHERBOARD'S SOCKET MUST MATCH.

shadow said:
Okay the fx 6300 and the asus mobo seems to be good if i can get both of them for 13k. The rest i will try to fit into my budget somehow.
I will leave the graphics card aside for now..
Also gollum posted the a4 proccy and mobo, i think it's decent enough to support the 6670. However i'll look into the fx since it's only casual gaming . In future can i replace the fx proccy with an intel i3 or i5 on the same mobo of asus?

if you go with FX 6300 + m5s97 r2.0 then you must have a discrete gfx card.

^Yup . The Proc doesnt have an integrated graphics . So get GT 210 for 1.8k for now and get a new card later

Alright.. I have extended my budget now and can spend 40k for my PC.

I'm getting the monitor too.. Here's the list of stuff i'm buying.

AMD fx 4100 @ 5900
ASUS M5A97R2.0 @ 7000
Corsair value select 4gb ddr3 1600MHz @ 2100
Corsair value select 2gb ddr3 1600MHz @ 1100
AMD Radeon HD 7750 Asus 1gb gddr5 edition @ 6900
WD Cavier Blue 500gb @ 3500
Asus DVD burner @ 1100
Corsair cx430v2 PSU @ 2700
Cooler Master cabinet elite 361 @ 2000
Asus Monitor 19" LED VE198T 1440x900 HD @ 5200

Total comes close to 37500. fx 4100 is enough for me.. since the performance it provides is satisfiable and 4 cores are good. fx 6300 is way better for a little more with advantage of 6 cores but still.. i'll keep the mobo to upgrade later to a newer fx series.
What else do i need to complete my pc? I have keyboard,mouse. Do i need a soundcard for my cpu or an external speakers connected to it will work?? Also what about network card, bluetooth and other stuff .. need to buy them seperately again?
Please help me with the missing stuff i need to build my computer, this is the first time i'm doing so..

shadow said:
Alright.. I have extended my budget now and can spend 40k for my PC.

I'm getting the monitor too.. Here's the list of stuff i'm buying.

AMD fx 4100 @ 5900
ASUS M5A97R2.0 @ 7000
Corsair value select 4gb ddr3 1600MHz @ 2100
Corsair value select 2gb ddr3 1600MHz @ 1100
AMD Radeon HD 7750 Asus 1gb gddr5 edition @ 6900
WD Cavier Blue 500gb @ 3500
Asus DVD burner @ 1100
Corsair cx430v2 PSU @ 2700
Cooler Master cabinet elite 361 @ 2000
Asus Monitor 19" LED VE198T 1440x900 HD @ 5200

Total comes close to 37500. fx 4100 is enough for me.. since the performance it provides is satisfiable and 4 cores are good. fx 6300 is way better for a little more with advantage of 6 cores but still.. i'll keep the mobo to upgrade later to a newer fx series.
What else do i need to complete my pc? I have keyboard,mouse. Do i need a soundcard for my cpu or an external speakers connected to it will work?? Also what about network card, bluetooth and other stuff .. need to buy them seperately again?
Please help me with the missing stuff i need to build my computer, this is the first time i'm doing so..

Fx 4100 is really not reccomended.as it has poor single threaded performance.

Better add rs 1500 and get fx 6300 @7.4k.you will never regret later.

Wd blue hd 500gb price is @rs 2900

Add rs 400 and get Nzxt gamma cabinet ,much better than cm elite 361

Get antec vp 450w psu @rs 2.7k instead of cxv2 430w

Rest is fine.

Ah Okay changed my mind.. I'll not be getting fx 4100. Suppose the fx 6100 is a little more cheaper than fx 6300... then i'll get fx 6100 or else 6300 if there's not much difference in price.
I'll keep the 4gb ram and don't bother to buy 2gb one now.. i think it's sufficient.
I like the cm elite 361 cabinet, looks cool.. may be it will work well too.
About psu, cxv2 430w can be bought for even less. Will 430w be sufficient for all of them or is it really required to get antec 450w?

Final changes to my config
AMD fx 6300 @ 7300
ASUS M5A97R2.0 @ 6500
Corsair value select 4gb ddr3 1600MHz @ 1900
AMD Radeon HD 7750 Asus 1gb gddr5 edition @ 6900
WD Cavier Blue 500gb @ 2900
Asus DVD burner @ 1000
Corsair cx430v2 PSU @ 2500
Cooler Master cabinet elite 361 @ 2000
Asus Monitor 19" LED VE198T 1440x900 HD @ 5000

Total cost ~ 36k

Do i need anything more?? What about network card to connect internet and speakers/sound card for audio??

Check the FX 4300 too though FX 6300 is more vfm...

shadow said:
Do i need anything more?? What about network card to connect internet and speakers/sound card for audio??

Motherboard does the job...

sbnaul said:
Check the FX 4300 too though FX 6300 is more vfm...

Motherboard does the job...

Oh i see.. the fx 4300 is slightly better in single threaded apps while fx 6300 is way better in multi threading. I also see both are priced the same.. so fx 6300 would be the one to choose for.
Thanks for letting me know, so the mobo does the job of networking and audio output. So all i need more is just the external speakers to build my pc. Hey what about the wireless card if i need to use wireless network, is it there on the mobo??

Just get a Wifi USB adapter. There are plenty available in the market around 600-700 bucks from Asus, TPLink and NetGear.

@ OP - talking about wireless don't forget to get a BT dongle ;-)

.. they are very cheap - you can get one around 100 to 150 bucks.

Oh thanks... so a usb wifi adapter will work and doesn't cost much. Kool
Well.. will i be able to use wifi just by plugging in the wifi adapter through the usb?
What's a bluetooth dongle? is it for bluetooth.. if that's so then very cheap too.

shadow said:
Oh thanks... so a usb wifi adapter will work and doesn't cost much. Kool
Well.. will i be able to use wifi just by plugging in the wifi adapter through the usb?
What's a bluetooth dongle? is it for bluetooth.. if that's so then very cheap too.

both are correct.

shadow said:
Ah Okay changed my mind.. I'll not be getting fx 4100. Suppose the fx 6100 is a little more cheaper than fx 6300... then i'll get fx 6100 or else 6300 if there's not much difference in price.
I'll keep the 4gb ram and don't bother to buy 2gb one now.. i think it's sufficient.
I like the cm elite 361 cabinet, looks cool.. may be it will work well too.
About psu, cxv2 430w can be bought for even less. Will 430w be sufficient for all of them or is it really required to get antec 450w?

Final changes to my config
AMD fx 6300 @ 7300
ASUS M5A97R2.0 @ 6500
Corsair value select 4gb ddr3 1600MHz @ 1900
AMD Radeon HD 7750 Asus 1gb gddr5 edition @ 6900
WD Cavier Blue 500gb @ 2900
Asus DVD burner @ 1000
Corsair cx430v2 PSU @ 2500
Cooler Master cabinet elite 361 @ 2000
Asus Monitor 19" LED VE198T 1440x900 HD @ 5000

Total cost ~ 36k

Do i need anything more?? What about network card to connect internet and speakers/sound card for audio??

Last minute checks... with the above config, can the corsair 430w psu handle msi radeon hd 7770 1gb gddr5 edition @ 7200 instead of the asus 7750?
Few sites tell me that for 7750 recommended psu would be 400w while that for 7770 would be 500. Just a concern though.. if it's okay to add msi hd 7770 1gb gddr5 to my config along with corsair cx430v2 then that would be great.

I ram gtx 670 on cx430v2. That is easily enough to handle a 7770. And amd rates their cards much higher than actual required wattage.

Alright thanks, so hd 7770 1gb gddr5 it is.. then. I'm hoping that i get all these components well within 37k.

@ shadow - with everything at stock speed cs430v2 should handle your config with a HD7770 just fine but if you are interested in OCing invest in a more powerful PSu and extra power at hand is always better .. so look for either a cx500v2 or Seasonic ECO 500.