low-end office pc within 23k

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: office use-means for clothing shop 24x7 always billing and printing.

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 20K. Can Extend to 23K

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: NO!

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

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: 500GB or less dont need much capacity or should i go for ssd

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: Yes - LCD or LED and 15" (want to be small)

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:
Mouse
OS
DVD Writer
Speakers
Printer
Windows 7 DVD

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

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: No, but I have experience with removing and installing, so its okay

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:Andhra Pradesh, Rajahmundry

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: Well, This PC is for Billing in a clothing shop (AirConditioned), I want it to be fast, running 24x7 (daytime only) and no failures.
If I buy in Flipkart, where do I service, warranty, etc :shock:

how do I service incase of a repair? In India they service only if I buy in their shop and show the bill
Pls Suggest a good PSU and Cabinet also it should be maintainence free(dust)
What abt this

Sainatarajan said:
You can go wid these-
Intel core I3 2100 + P8H61 M LX @ 9.5K
4 GB value Ram CORSAIR @ 1K
SEAGATE 500 GB HDD @ 4K
CORSAIR CX430 V2 @ 2.2K
CM Elite 310 @ 1.8K
Microsoft Combo @ 0.7K
Numeric 1 KVA ups @ 3K
Acer 15.6" Led @ 3.9K
TOTAL @ 26K

i said 20k and can extend to 23k
they say cx430 is bad no?
what about warranty and service if i buy online? will my local shops do service?

your config is ok for your purpose... for psu try to buy a good psu as local one has very high failure rate. you can check out corsair 430v2 for about 2.2k

pramudit said:
your config is ok for your purpose... for psu try to buy a good psu as local one has very high failure rate. you can check out corsair 430v2 for about 2.2k

Im planning to buy from flipkart but it is out of stock and how do i claim my warranty, repair, service etc if i buy online?
here they service only if I buy in their shop and show the bill

kARTechnology said:
AMD Athlon II 260 Processor | Rs. 3366
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P Motherboard | Rs. 2597
Corsair DDR3 2 GB | Rs. 712
Logitech K200 Media USB 2.0 Keyboard (Black) | Rs. 420
Acer 15.6" LED Monitor | Rs. 3850
V - Guard UPS 600VA | Rs. 1750

I have the same CPU + Mobo + RAM , would advise to make the following changes.

Corsair Value 4 GB DDR3 1333Mhz RAM for 1.1k

HDD - 500 GB ok but if you have an older one [ however small ] , try using it , HD Prices quite high now.

Zebronics Bijli + PSU . Yes , bundled PSU are not that good but this one will suffice for such a config.

The processor is excellent for running 24x7 , my CPU runs at ~ 35C or lower throuhgout the day even though outside temperature is supposed to be 40 C

mitraark said:
I have the same CPU + Mobo + RAM , would advise to make the following changes.

Corsair Value 4 GB DDR3 1333Mhz RAM for 1.1k

HDD - 500 GB ok but if you have an older one [ however small ] , try using it , HD Prices quite high now.

Zebronics Bijli + PSU . Yes , bundled PSU are not that good but this one will suffice for such a config.

The processor is excellent for running 24x7 , my CPU runs at ~ 35C or lower throuhgout the day even though outside temperature is supposed to be 40 C

Should I go for G.Skill NT 4 GB RAM 1333 @1.3k
Becauz Corsair Value Select Out of Stock (Flipkart)

Pls answer this: how do I claim my service, warranty etc if I buy online?
here they service only if I buy in their shop and show the bill

Sainatarajan said:
if you go with intel core I3 , you can upgrade to a fast cpu such as I5 or I7 .

No I wont be upgrading as it is not a gaming machine...
Just want it to be nunning 24x7, billing and printing

W

get intel pentium G620 for ~3500 & gigabyte GA-H61M-D2-B3 for ~3000 with rest same.G620 is stripped down version of i3 2100 with features such as hyperthreading disabled but it still is faster than any amd dual core not to mention it is just 35W TDP processor so very low power usage.

U can also use p4 nd 1gb ram for that purpose

pkkumarcool said:
U can also use p4 nd 1gb ram for that purpose

How will I run Windows 7 Ultimate on that :idea:

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pentium G620 is best for your purpose.you can check its reviews online.

V

@kARTechnology

originally posted by whitestar_999
pentium G620 is best for your purpose.you can check its reviews online.

^^this

go with intel pentium G620.

If and only if possible, get pandaboard and run Linux. But I guess the software you will be using won't run on Linux.

And Corsair CX 430 V2 won't be available on flipkart. When I asked, they said they might never stock it in the future.

AMD A6-3670K @6K
MSI A75MA-G55 @5.5K
Corsair Value Select 4GB RAM @1.2K
Corsair CX430V2 @2.3K
Asus DVD Writer Black @1.1K
Local Intex/Frontech cabinet @1K (at max) [You won't be needing any good cabinet]
Logitech Z313 @1.6K
Keyboard: Logitech K200 @0.5K
Acer 15.6" Led @ 3.9K

Total: 23.1K

If you don't need speakers, then exclude LogitechZ313.

kARTechnology said:
How will I run Windows 7 Ultimate on that

my friend running win7 and 8 dual boot on p4 smoothly

On board processor front you can try ...
AMD E350 iTX Board Combo -4600 @ delta
DigiLite AMD E350 iTX Board with Processor : DL-AHD1S-K - www.deltapage.com

and other component as stated by the members ..
thanks

Guys, being an AMD fanboy and saw many reviews on many other sites though intel pentium G620 is faster, I want to go for AMD as I don't see good mobo's for LGA 1155 at current prices :cry:

I took a cm instead of genric because they are bad, poor metal and get dusty :evil:

easily
I want it to run maintainance free :wink:

But should I go for SSD's instead of HDD?
the prices are almost same
btw, I asked my local computer shop for SSD and he said
"what S-S-D?" There is nothing like that :shock:

okay check now
but PLS ANSWER THIS
If I buy in Flipkart, where do I service, warranty, etc
how do I service incase of a repair? In here they service if I buy in their shop and show the bill.

papul1993 said:
If and only if possible, get pandaboard and run Linux. But I guess the software you will be using won't run on Linux.

And Corsair CX 430 V2 won't be available on flipkart. When I asked, they said they might never stock it in the future.

Thanks for info, is there any other site to buy it, and how do I ask for bill if i order from eBay???

I will run W7 and the software runs on windows only...

^^It'll be better to go for a G620 based configuration as it performs way better than Athlon II 260. Even if you buy from flipkart you'll get service from any authorised service centre provided you retain the bill.

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I don't see good mobo's for LGA 1155 at current prices

what exactly do you mean by this?gigabyte ~3000 H61 mobo has more feature than GA-78LMT you are panning to buy.also good feature in mobo now includes usb3,sata3 etc which are of not much use for a pc mainly doing printing & running billing software.

In your budget, (i.e. 23K) adding SSD to your config is very hard.
And think about the quad core APU A6 based config suggested by me in my previous post.

whitestar_999 said:
what exactly do you mean by this?gigabyte ~3000 H61 mobo has more feature than GA-78LMT you are panning to buy.also good feature in mobo now includes usb3,sata3 etc which are of not much use for a pc mainly doing printing & running billing software.

okay then I choose intel Pentium G620
Can I install 32bit W7

Which mobo should I go for (flipkart)

Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2H |Rs. 3290
ASUS P8H61-M LX |Rs. 3339
ASUS P8H61-M LE|Rs. 4204
ASUS P8H61-M PLUS V2 |Rs. 3343

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get Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2H & any dual core processor can run win 7(any version).

whitestar_999 said:
get Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2H & any dual core processor can run win 7(any version).

Hey Thanks I was also thinking the same but a new "B3" revision was released because of a glitch in H61 sata connection, google it and even flipkart (here)
has also created H61 (B3)

now which one should I buy?
Are there any other websites other than flipkart??

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that problem was discovered in jan 2011 & only in H67/P67/Q67 mobos.you are getting H61 & even if one is buying H67 mobo there is almost zero chance that he will get any revision other than B3 since intel immediately stopped production of faulty revision & started recalling faulty boards.

Intel® 6 Series Chipset — Chipset circuit design issue identified

Which specific Intel®-branded desktop motherboards are affected?
Intel®-branded desktop boards that are potentially affected include: DP67BG, DH67CL, DH67GD, DH67BL, DH67CF, DP67BA, DP67DE, DQ67SW, DQ67OW, DQ67EP, and DB65AL.Intel-branded desktop boards based on H61 SKU of Intel® 6 Series Express Chipsets have not gone into production with B2 stepping and are not affected by this issue. This includes DH61CR, DH61BE, DH61WW, DH61DL and DH61AG.

whitestar_999 said:
that problem was discovered in jan 2011 & only in H67/P67/Q67 mobos.you are getting H61 & even if one is buying H67 mobo there is almost zero chance that he will get any revision other than B3 since intel immediately stopped production of faulty revision & started recalling faulty boards.

Intel® 6 Series Chipset — Chipset circuit design issue identified

what about gigabyte? there is no info in mobo's product page abt this correction
but there is some info abt this in asus mobo's product page:
like this "REV 3.0 - New H61 B3 Revision
The most cost-effective Intel® H61 choice with super-friendly UEFI BIOS"

W

you didn't read carefully.only H67/P67/Q67 mobos are affected(revision B2).H61 was never manufactured in revision B2 but only B3.all H61 mobos are B3 only so it does not matter whether it is there in name or not.some company put it some don't.also intel started shipping B3 version from 14th feb 2011 & it is now may 2012 so only mobos in market now are B3 version only unless someone is keeping a faulty B2 mobo from jan 2011.

whitestar_999 said:
you didn't read carefully.only H67/P67/Q67 mobos are affected(revision B2).H61 was never manufactured in revision B2 but only B3.all H61 mobos are B3 only so it does not matter whether it is there in name or not.some company put it some don't.also intel started shipping B3 version from 14th feb 2011 & it is now may 2012 so only mobos in market now are B3 version only unless someone is keeping a faulty B2 mobo from jan 2011.

so it is safe to buy it, right?
and I'm going for 2gb ram itself because I think i dont use 4GB

and the g620 supports 32bit W7?
do I need a front fan?? for my case?

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yes it is safe.2gb ram is enough for your usage but if difference is not much you can also get 4gb for future if you want to run 64bit windows.also as i said earlier any dual core processor can run windows 7 so G620 can run windows 7 & even the upcoming windows 8 too.

ordered mobo, ram, cabinet, processor on flipkart. waiting for delivery...
do i get everything in one package or seperately? i ordered using C-o-D

and should order psu from ebay..
will get other items from local store...

Guys I finished building and there's a new problem with this config
look here and please help me *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/hardware-...-stuck-windows-starting-logo-windows-7-a.html