Home PC with wireless enabled at 25K

J

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: Browsing – 60%, Watching 1080p Movie/Video(Mostly file size will be over 4GB) – 25%, Music – 10%, Others – 5%

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 25K

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: No

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Win 7 HP

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: Not mutch, has separate NAS BOX

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: Will plan on monitor with separate budget

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: Monitor

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: in less than a month

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: Yes, I have built. This I may build or ask an assembler to do the job

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: Mumbai. I am ready to buy from online

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:

a) Wifi is very important for me. I need a reliable wi-fi card. I will be playing the 1080p movies through wireless network from a NAS Box. Both NAS BOX and the router will be located at a 10 to 12ft distance away(with a wall in between) from this PC

b) Open for both Intel and AMD Based PC

c) Whether ZOTAC ZBOX AD06 Plus will suffice my need (particularly wifi network)

Thanks

intel i3 3225- rs 7200

Gigabyte b75 d3h - rs 4100

Wd cavier blue 1tb hd - rs 3900

Corsair vengance 4gb ram - rs 2000

Corsair cxv2 430w psu - rs 2600

Nzxt gamma cabinet - rs 2500

Asus 24x dvd writer - rs 1000

Total - rs rs 22,000

buy from primeagbg store at lamington road as their service is great!

sorry i donot know about wifi may others will tell you!

ASHISH65 said:
intel i3 3225- rs 7200

Gigabyte b75 d3h - rs 4100

Wd cavier blue 1tb hd - rs 3900

Corsair vengance 4gb ram - rs 2000

Corsair cxv2 430w psu - rs 2600

Nzxt gamma cabinet - rs 2500

Asus 24x dvd writer - rs 1000

Total - rs rs 22,000

buy from primeagbg store at lamington road as their service is great!

sorry i donot know about wifi may others will tell you!

Some Additions
Logitech MK200
APC 600 VA UPS
@ OP
What budget you have for monitor?

S

My recommendation :-

Intel i3 3220 -7000
Gigabyte b75 dh3 - 4000
Gskill value ram 4gb - 1600
WD blue 500gb -3200
Sapphire HD 5670 -4000
CM elite 310 - 1800
Logitech mk200 -600
ASUS DVD writer-1000
Corsair 430v v2 -2600

Total 25k

Shiva

J

Thanks all for helping with quick reply

ASHISH65 said:
intel i3 3225- rs 7200

Gigabyte b75 d3h - rs 4100

Wd cavier blue 1tb hd - rs 3900

Corsair vengance 4gb ram - rs 2000

Corsair cxv2 430w psu - rs 2600

Nzxt gamma cabinet - rs 2500

Asus 24x dvd writer - rs 1000

Total - rs rs 22,000

buy from primeagbg store at lamington road as their service is great!

sorry i donot know about wifi may others will tell you!

@Ashish - I already have primeabgb in my mind. My HTPC rig, built an year before is also from primeabgb

Sainatarajan said:
Some Additions
Logitech MK200
APC 600 VA UPS
@ OP
What budget you have for monitor?

@Sai - Budget for monitor is between 17 to 20K for 27 incher. Right now I have AOC I2757FH in my choice. This is chosen as it is one of the sub 20K 27 incher and has 2 HDMI ports, which will enable me to hook HD DTH for occassional TV watching with the same monitor

shivakanth.sujit said:
My recommendation :-

Intel i3 3220 -7000
Gigabyte b75 dh3 - 4000
Gskill value ram 4gb - 1600
WD blue 500gb -3200
Sapphire HD 5670 -4000
CM elite 310 - 1800
Logitech mk200 -600
ASUS DVD writer-1000
Corsair 430v v2 -2600

Total 25k

Shiva

@Siva - Thanks for the recommendation of config.

Still my need for wi-fi is left un addressed.

Another point is I am looking for a cabinet which looks more horizonal. How about this one Buy Cooler Master HAF XB Micro-Tower Case in Mumbai India
This model is going to increase my total cost by around 4K.

I checked both NZXT Gamma and Coolermaster Elite 310. NZXT Gamma looks awful, but seems to be engineered very well. I will keep this cabinet in my choice, though my current preference is something small and horizonal

How is this config? Give your inputs to change/improve

Intel Pentium G2010 3500
Gigabyte GA-H77N-WIFI 8500
4GB DDR3 RAM 2000
500GB HDD 3500
DVD 1000
Corsair CXV2 430W 2500
Cooler Master Elite 120 3000
Microsoft Desktop 500 1000
Total 25000

Price quoted are indicative and gathered from web and mostly rounded off to the higher side.

More suggestions and comments welcome

T

Buddy,Any Specific reason you're going with that Expensive Mobo??
i think a config should be balanced,here you go-

Intel i3 3220 7k
Gigabyte GA-b75m-d3h-4k
Corsair 4GB value Ram-1.6-1.7k
WD HDD - 3.2k
Corsair CX 430v2-2.7k
Asus DVD rw -1k
Microsoft 800 Wireless KB+mouse-/Logitech MK260-1.5k (for comfortable Viewing Experience)
CM Elite 311-2.4k/NZXT Gamma-2.5k
TPlink USB Wireless adapter 0.7k TP Link 150Mbps High Gain Wireless Adapter Price in India

Total-24.2k
You can save some money by going wired Logitech MK200 combo,but i personally think if you'll be using a 27 incher,you'll be sitting pretty far apart from screen in which case wireless KB+mouse is idol for Controlling Any Media Player (VLC ??)

S

thaluageek said:
Buddy,Any Specific reason you're going with that Expensive Mobo??
i think a config should be balanced,here you go-

Intel i3 3220 7k
Gigabyte GA-b75m-d3h-4k
Corsair 4GB value Ram-1.6-1.7k
WD HDD - 3.2k
Corsair CX 430v2-2.7k
Asus DVD rw -1k
Microsoft 800 Wireless KB+mouse-/Logitech MK260-1.5k (for comfortable Viewing Experience)
CM Elite 311-2.4k/NZXT Gamma-2.5k
TPlink USB Wireless adapter 0.7k TP Link 150Mbps High Gain Wireless Adapter Price in India

Total-24.2k
You can save some money by going wired Logitech MK200 combo,but i personally think if you'll be using a 27 incher,you'll be sitting pretty far apart from screen in which case wireless KB+mouse is idol for Controlling Any Media Player (VLC ??)

Please read first post. He wants wifi.

@OP

The above config is very good. You can buy any config which we suggested and add a USB wifi adapter for less than 1000. That way you can save costs also and get all that you need.

For the USB wifi adapters, I suggest any one of the two below. Both are under 700 .you don't need to buy an expensive wifi enabled mobo.

TP-LINK 150 Mbps TL-WN721N Wireless N - TP-LINK: Flipkart.com

Or

Netgear N150 Wireless WNA1100 - Netgear: Flipkart.com

Also go for CM elite 430. It is better

J

@thaluageek - As @shivakanth told, the option of motherboard which I have mentioned is purely on the need for wifi adapter. It was the cheapest mobo I found with built-in wifi. @shivakanth - I had bad experience with USB wi-fi adapters and hence apprehensive in taking that route. Is there anything wrong in the config(Intel 2010 + GA-H77N-wifi) given by me ?

jking said:
@thaluageek - As @shivakanth told, the option of motherboard which I have mentioned is purely on the need for wifi adapter. It was the cheapest mobo I found with built-in wifi. @shivakanth - I had bad experience with USB wi-fi adapters and hence apprehensive in taking that route. Is there anything wrong in the config(Intel 2010 + GA-H77N-wifi) given by me ?

there is no wrong with g2010.it is enough for your needs

Intel G2010 with a H77 board??? It would be better if you go with a Gigabyte GAB75M

Sainatarajan said:
Intel G2010 with a H77 board??? It would be better if you go with a Gigabyte GAB75M

dude op needs wifi device ,h77 has built in wifi that why he is opting for that

What's the point in spending more for int. WiFi. Better get an USB WiFi adapter. 300N ones from D-Link, Asus and Digisol will cost around Rs.900. TP-Link 300N costs around Rs.800 and 600N costs around Rs.1100.

S

How about pci-e wireless cards?? Any problems with them??

Here are two cards under 1000.

D-Link DWA-525 Wireless N 150 Desktop Adapter Network Nic - D-Link: Flipkart.com

Or

TP-LINK TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless PCI Express Network Nic - TP-LINK: Flipkart.com

Shiva

J

Thanks all guys for chipping in. I am looking for MB with built-in wifi coz of my bad experience with both usb and pci wifi card (in both case it was dlink). It was about a year back. But I still would like to keep the option open, if I come across some reliable usb/pci based wifi card. Is there any reliable once to suggest? D-Link DW525 in earlier experience was not satisfactory with latency and frequent connection drop

ASHISH65 said:
dude op needs wifi device ,h77 has built in wifi that why he is opting for that

Then fine....

ASHISH65 said:
dude op needs wifi device ,h77 has built in wifi that why he is opting for that

Does an h77 board comes cheaper than b75 board + pci wi-fi card?

S

harshilsharma63 said:
Does an h77 board comes cheaper than b75 board + pci wi-fi card?

No chance . In built wifi board costs 8.5k. Normal board + pci card will come to around 5k only ( b75 - 4000 + pci card less than 1000 = 5k )

So going for a pci card is better. But OP has had some probs with pci cards and USB adapters , so he wants board with built in wifi.

Shiva

harshilsharma63 said:
Does an h77 board comes cheaper than b75 board + pci wi-fi card?

that is completely op's decission.see what op said in above post

J

Thanks for all suggestions. In couple of days, I will hit the market to find the availability of components and its exact price. Will keep updated

S

jking said:
Thanks for all suggestions. In couple of days, I will hit the market to find the availability of components and its exact price. Will keep updated

Going for wifi board ??

Shiva

J

wifi board will be my first choice. Need to check the availability. Also Intel g2010 is chosen only to keep the cost within 25K. If I can squeeze in i3 3220 or 3210, I may choose one of them.

jking said:
wifi board will be my first choice. Need to check the availability. Also Intel g2010 is chosen only to keep the cost within 25K. If I can squeeze in i3 3220 or 3210, I may choose one of them.

Still going for g2010 :facepalm:

If you want to go with i3 you have to buy an external adapter.. .
May I know why you are insisting on a wifi mobo.

S

Sainatarajan said:
If you want to go with i3 you have to buy an external adapter.. .
May I know why you are insisting on a wifi mobo.

He had a bad experience with USB and pci wireless adapters, hence the choice.

Shiva

J

Sainatarajan said:
If you want to go with i3 you have to buy an external adapter.. . May I know why you are insisting on a wifi mobo.

All movies I watch are stored in a NAS BOX and I need to access the same with wifi as I cannot put wired connection. Most of the movies will be 1080p with minimum file size of 4GB. Earlier I have used D-link usb wifi adapter and also pci wifi adapter and both the times experienced bad network connection with wifi. However my home network works well with wifi in other devices such as Laptop, Mobiles, Tablet, Logitech SBT etc., This PC build is to get rid of my laptop. So need the wifi stability as good as laptop. My assumption ( may be wrong) is mobo with built-in wifi will be stable in connectivity. If some reliable pci/usb wifi adapter, I am still open for the same and I may go for a mobo without wifi adapter. Today I thought of just buying a USB wifi adapter and test it for few days. If it turns out bad, it will be just Rs.800 to Rs.1500 bad investment. If turns out to be good, then I can rethink the rig based on the same

S

jking said:
Today I thought of just buying a USB wifi adapter and test it for few days. If it turns out bad, it will be just Rs.800 to Rs.1500 bad investment. If turns out to be good, then I can rethink the rig based on the same

Good idea.

Shiva

J

Guys, I need to add one more component.

I am planning of capture content from HD-DTH. So need to add a video capture card to the PC.

This video capture card should be able to record content in atleast 720p resolution and if possibel 1080i resolution.
Preferably the video capture card should have HDMI-In and HDMI-Out
Budget for the card - Dont know. I want the cheapest one with the above two features.

Note: In the PC rig discussed till now, one more component I will not be purchasing, and it is HDD, since I got an unused 1TB WD Caviar Green from a good friend.

S

jking said:
Note: In the PC rig discussed till now, one more component I will not be purchasing, and it is HDD, since I got an unused 1TB WD Caviar Green from a good friend.

Do not go for WD green hdds , they are notorious for being unreliable, go for WD blue

Shiva

You got it for free or are you saying some money?

J

shivakanth.sujit said:
Do not go for WD green hdds , they are notorious for being unreliable, go for WD blue

Shiva

Sainatarajan said:
You got it for free or are you saying some money?

I am using WD Caviar Green 1TB in my HTPC and a pair of 2TB Caviar Green in NAS BOX. I never had problem in last 3 years.

Anyway this time I am getting 1TB WD CG free. It is one of my friends, which he has bought new for a media player but could not use it as the device supports only 2.5" HDD.

Any recommendations for video capture card??!!

Intel Pentium G2010	3500
Gigabyte GA-H77N-WIFI	8500
4GB DDR3 RAM	2000
500GB HDD	3500
DVD	1000
Corsair CXV2 430W	2500
Cooler Master Elite 120	3000
Microsoft Desktop 500	1000
Total	25000