Home config for 20k · DIGIT-ARC

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looking for a configuration for home use (browsing , word, movie etc)

AMD Athlon II x3 (may be prefered choice)

MotherBoard : Asus or GB
RAM , suggest a good brand. (2GB) enough for ubuntu.
HD : 500 GB
suggest a quality SMPS. No need inverter.
budget 20K

Place of buy : kolkata

OS : dual boot, 1st preference ubuntu.

Thanks,
BT

I've created new thread for you.

Do you need a monitor?

AMD Athlon II X3 435 @ 3.4k
Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H - 4.4k
2GB Kingston/Gskill/Corsair 1333Mhz DDR3 RAM - 1.5k
500GB WD Caviar Blue - 1.7k
LG DVD Writer - 0.9k
FSP Saga II 400w @ 1.9k or Gigabyte 460w @ 2k
CM Elite 310 - 1.5k

This is for around 15k only. I'll beef it up if you don't need a monitor.

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Thanks ico.

I mean 20k including monitor. Is that amount OK for the purpose? ((browsing , word, movie etc)

my TD (thinkdigit) colleague cilus and tkin have suggested as bellow.

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CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 250 (3 GHz, 2 MB L2, AM3) @ 2.7K
Mobo: ASUS M4A78LT-M LE (AMD 760G Chipset, SB710) @ 2.7K
Ram: Kingston 2 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 @ 1.56K
HDD: Seagate 500 GB SATA @ 1.6K
Optical Drive: LG 22X SATA @ 0.85K
CAbinet with SMPS: Zebronics/Intex Cabinet with 450W SMPS @ 1K
Display: A.O.C 19" (1440X900) @ 5.4K
Keyboard & Mouse: @ 0.5K
HTPC Graphics card: XFX HD 4350 1 GB @ 2.6K

total 19K
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tkin suggested

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AMD Athlon 2 X2 245 @ 2.6k
GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H @ 4k
2GB DDR2 Kingston @ 1.6k
Gigabyte 460W Superb Power Supply @ 2k
or
Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 500W @ 2.8k
BENQ G610HDAL 15.6’’ LED LCD Monitor @ 4.5k
500GB Seagate Hard drive @ 1.6k
Zebronics cabinet @ 1k
Logitech Mouse+KB combo @ 800/-
Logitech R-5 2.0 Speakers @ 400/-
Samsung DVD Writer @ 1k

This comes out as 19500/- or 20300/-(depending on power supply)
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One Q.

Do I need a graphics card , separately? Is it not part of the MoBo?

Thanks,
BT

Well, your motherboard is having on-board ATI HD 3000 series graphic. It can handle HD contents, but I don't know its capability for playing Full HD (1080P) contents as it is a little older.
So for a good HTPC (Home Theater PC) performance, I've suggested a low end dedicated graphics card. It will run all the HD contents flawlessly, can take advantages of ATI Stream technology which lots of audio video players, software use to increase performance.
For example Media Player Classic Home Cinema, Splayer, WindDVD, PowerDVD supports GPU acceleration.

But cilus how will he be able to run full HD on 19" ?

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What I understand physical size of Monitor and resolutions are two different things.

So Full HD on 19" is OK.

I have seen VCD content on a Samsung 42" FULL HD LED LCD TV, its bad.

Cilus, I agree with you about the advantage of having Graphics Card,
more query, Any Mobo with USB .30 for similar processor?

Any better Cabinet than Zebronics , I feel CM Elite 310 is better, whats your thought.
I am for quality SMPS.

Thanks
BT

@ bengaltiger - don't go for CM extreme series PSU.Opt for Giga 1 or better Corsair.
Oh & I've watched full HD movie on a 17" CRT so no prob.

@bengaltiger
i know they are different things. I thought a native resolution of 1920 * 1080 was necessary for full Hd movies and all. So i asked...but i was wrong :-D

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ssb1551 : could you please suggest some specific model (gigabyte / Corsair) if you have in your mind or you know.

Thanks,
BT

Jaskanwar Singh said:
But cilus how will he be able to run full HD on 19" ?

The picture will be resized @ 1440X900 in case of a 19" but while decoding a full HD content, you need to decode all the elements, vectors and shaders present in that content, it does not matter at which resolution you are displaying them. Now if you apply some post processing filters like edge sharpening, Chroma Upscale then it will start to tear apart the IGP.

So suggested the dedicated card. It also helps you to upscale and enhance the picture quality of Non-HD contents like DVD or DVD rips.

And regarding PSU, right now you don't require to go for a dedicated PSU. The on-board PSU will handle everything. Corsair or Gigabyte is not required at this moment. However to be on safe side, get a local SMPS like Iball/Zebronics 500W or 600W @ 0.6K and get a cabinet without SMPS @ 0.7K

bengaltiger said:
ssb1551 : could you please suggest some specific model (gigabyte / Corsair) if you have in your mind or you know.

Thanks,
BT

Giga model as suggested to you by tkin : Gigabyte Superb 460W.
For Corsair you can go for Corsair CX400 or VX450.

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many thanks for the reply.

May be after some study , I will have some more Qs

Regards,
BT

thanks got that cilus..now a suggestion from my side :razz:

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AMD Athlon II x2 245 @ 2.7k
Asus M4A78LT-M LE @ 2.7k
G.Skill 2GB DDR3 1333MHz @ 1.5k
Sapphire HD4350 @ 2.5k
Seagate 500GB 7200.12 @ 1.8k
LG 22X SATA DVD @ 0.9k
FSP saga II 350W @ 1.5k
Zebronics Bijli w/o psu @ 1.1k
Benq G922HDL 18.5" @ 5.7k

Total - 20.4k

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excellent.

Thanks to all of you for the reply.

Now I have lots to study.

May be I will add some accessories for my embedded lab.

Thanks,
BT

ico said:
I've created new thread for you.

Do you need a monitor?

AMD Athlon II X3 435 @ 3.4k
Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H - 4.4k
2GB Kingston/Gskill/Corsair 1333Mhz DDR3 RAM - 1.5k
500GB WD Caviar Blue - 1.7k
LG DVD Writer - 0.9k
FSP Saga II 400w @ 1.9k or Gigabyte 460w @ 2k
CM Elite 310 - 1.5k

This is for around 15k only. I'll beef it up if you don't need a monitor.

+1 with the monitor Jas suggested.

Cilus said:
And regarding PSU, right now you don't require to go for a dedicated PSU. The on-board PSU will handle everything.

Did you mean GPU??

Cilus said:
get a local SMPS like Iball/Zebronics 500W or 600W @ 0.6K and get a cabinet without SMPS @ 0.7K

No Cilus, Zeb 450W PSU is for .5k & 500W is for 1.9k!!

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HD4350 is not a big boost for HD4200 based mobos and also I do not know if hybrid gfx will run with these two. if hybrid gfx run then it is a viable solution otherwise it is no good solution

for PSU I will stick with ico's recommendation of FSP Saga II 400w @ 1.9k or Gigabyte 460w @ 2k, latter on you will certainly add HDD or upgrade gfx card at that time you will realize 500 bucks spent now meant not spending on PSU anytime in future.

jas has suggested a very good panel if want spend anymore then rather buy BenQ 22" G2220 FULL HD LCD Monitor @ 7.5k which is a proper Full HD monitor

@ssb, the PSU you mentioned is either from Platinum or Pro series. no good. the generic ones or some local branded PSU (Cilus mentioned is Zebronics Sata series). both are of low quality & better be avoided. so getting a cheap PSU is the better choice.

my experience of zebby psu's - 2 days ago neighbors zebby psu died with smoke and drama lol enough said? investing about 1k more on a descent psu is a better idea than buying 2-3 for the same price and having your components damaged

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Sam.Shab & abirthedevil : could please suggest some brand or model for SMPS, I can look for.

Thanks,
BT

ssb1551 said:
Did you mean GPU??

By onboard PSU, he means the one that comes with cabby :?:

I think

bengaltiger said:
sam.shab & abirthedevil : Could please suggest some brand or model for smps, i can look for.

Thanks,
bt

fsp saga ii 400w

^^Oh got it!!We usually talk about onboard graphics...so got confused!!

I have mentioned fsp saga 2 350w.