PC @ 30K... Help Needed !!!

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Hello friends, kindly help me to build my pc within Rs. 30000. i have shortlisted some components while researching on internet. if you all think those are not good then please tell me that. but i am open to all of your suggestions. i am more keen on buying AMD based one and the scope for up-gradation should be present. but if you think Intel will be best then i can go for that too.

my shortlisted ones -

Processor: AMD FX4100 Processor
Ram: Corsair Vengeance 4GB DDR3-1600 / G.Skill RipjawsX 4GB DDR3-1600
Hard Disk Drive: WD Caviar Blue 500 GB HDD
Power Supply Unit: Corsair CX430

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: Frankly speaking, playing games (fifa 2013, max payne 3, mafia II, cod black ops II and all the other new games), watching 720p/1080p movies, working on softwares like matlab, autocad and other engineering softwares and surfing internet.

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 30000 is my budget, i can extend a bit though for a more balanced configuration.

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: not really.

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: windows seven (windows 8 looks good too, so can't say right now about that).

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

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, 18"-20", led, full hd preferable.

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

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

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

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: i live in Calcutta and am going to buy the components from Chandni Chowk. I check out Flipkart for prices though, but not really keen on buying from there.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: i know its a bit tough to accommodate in this little budget, but i hope its not impossible thanks to all of you in advance

Thanks in Advance

Tried my best to squeez in a lot... My fellow TDF members please suggest OP for better CPU/Mobo if you can. Prices listed will vary somewhat location to location.

Component	Name	Price
CPU	AMD FX4100	6,600
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970a-UD3	6,000
RAM	Corsair value Select 4GB 1333 MHz	1,200
Graphics Card	Sapphire Radeon HD6670	5,000
PSU	Corsair VS450	2,000
Cabinet	NZXT Source 210 Elite	2,500
HDD	WD Blue 500GB	3,700
Monitor	LG 20" E2042C	6,000
Optical Drive	Asus DRW-24B5ST	1,000
	Total	34,000

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^^Change the processor to phenomII x4 960t.Rest everything is fine.
960t is hard to be found.

If you don't find the 960t then go for i3 2100+intel dh67cl.
Fx4100 is simply not good enough against the likes of i3 2100 or phenomII x4 960t.

^^ Finding that 960t is really difficult

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^^then i3 2100+h67 mobo is the way to go

^^Agreed

@OP - Here are the modified recommendations

Component	Name	Price
CPU	Core i3 2100	7,000
Motherboard	Intel DH67CL	5,500
RAM	Corsair value Select 4GB 1333 MHz	1,200
Graphics Card	Sapphire Radeon HD6670	5,000
PSU	Corsair VS450	2,000
Cabinet	NZXT Source 210 Elite	2,500
HDD	WD Blue 500GB	3,700
Monitor	LG 20" E2042C	6,000
Optical Drive	Asus DRW-24B5ST	1,000
	Total	33,900

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you can go for this-
pentium g620-3.5k
gigabyte ga b75m d3h-4.2k
2x2gb corsair value ram-1.4k
sapphire hd 7750-7k/hd 6770 -7k
wd caviar blue 500gb-3.8k
cm elite 430-2k
corsair vs 450-2k
lg e2060 1600X 900-6k
asus dvd drive-1.2k
total-31.1k

^^ Pentium G620 support memory clocked at 1066 only

Any particual reason you always recommend this processor ?

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ahh, lots of suggestions to choose from... thanks friends... by the way, should i go for the DDR3 or DDR5 graphics card of HD6670?? which config performance will be best - AMD or Intel?? which section i can compromise to save some bucks?

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memory really doesnt effect gaming very much (except in apus)
going for a better gfx card now and a low end processor isnt supper future proof but it is very good for now
also there isnt much difference in the gaming performance of an i3 and a pentium

If gaming is the mail mission then go for G620 or I3 2100 rig and put up radeon 7770/ GTX550ti atleast.

get the i3 2100, the HT will help you in newer titles

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ht does not increase performance
it is although none to decrease it sometimes

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There are some games which are coded in a way to take advantages of more threads.Examples of such games are GTA IV and Max Payne3.
In such scenarios Pentium G620 will be at disadvantage.
960t is hard to be found.Also Pentium G620 is noticeably slower in other tasks than i3 2100.In applications like autocad a faster cpu is better.

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DDR5 and not DDR3

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see the gaming performance of a pentium g620 vs i3 2100 and decide for yourself-
Intel Pentium G850, Pentium G840 and Pentium G620 Review. Page 4 - X-bit labs

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so fx4100 is not as good as i3 2100?

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^^For general usage and gaming fx4100 is nowhere close to i3 2100.

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should i opt for sapphire radeon hd 6670 ddr3 or ddr5? btw, ddr5 is not 5k, its 6k+... and what about sapphire radeon hd 5670 ddr5?

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^^get gddr5.Locally 6670gddr5 is between 5k-5.5k.
For 6k this is a good optionMSI R6770

5670gddr5 is around 4k.

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@ vkl no the hd 5670 is 5k
if you have a choice between hd 5670 gddr5 and hd 6670 ddr3 always go for the hd 5670
or if hd 6670 gddr5 is available then that is the best

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^^Locally here the hd5670 is around 4k and hd6670 gddr5 is between 5k-5.5k

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should i go for GIGABYTE 880GM USB3 instead of GIGABYTE GA 970A UD3 to save some bucks? will the performances lack in many times?

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GIGABYTE 880GM USB3 is a am3 socket mobo
fx series cpus will not work on that

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@sumanta4u
When you are not overclocking there is no difference on the performance of processor whichever motherboard you chose.
For better performance opt for i3 2100.

GA-880GM-USB3 (rev. 3.1) is a socket am3+ compatible motherboard.
GA-880GM-USB3 (rev. 1.x) is only a socket am3 motherboard.

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vkl said:
@sumanta4u
When you are not overclocking there is no difference on the performance of processor whichever motherboard you chose.
For better performance opt for i3 2100.

GA-880GM-USB3 (rev. 3.1) is a socket am3+ compatible motherboard.
GA-880GM-USB3 (rev. 1.x) is only a socket am3 motherboard.

my bad dint check my notes !

vkl said:
There are some games which are coded in a way to take advantages of more threads.Examples of such games are GTA IV and Max Payne3.
In such scenarios Pentium G620 will be at disadvantage.
960t is hard to be found.Also Pentium G620 is noticeably slower in other tasks than i3 2100.In applications like autocad a faster cpu is better.

If someone is still looking for 960T:

*www.naaptol.com/processors/amd-phenom-ii-x4-960-t/P/2286117.html

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guys, due to some personal problems i could not buy the system at that time, i am going tomorrow to buy it from Calcutta Chandni Chowk. This time budget gets lower a bit, now will have to round it within 30k. selected core i3 2120 as processor and zotac geforce gt630 synergy edition 2gb instead of Sapphire Radeon HD6670 to save some bucks, will it be good?? kindly help me. thanks in advance

selected these ones -

CPU - Core i3 2120 - price?
Motherboard - suggest
RAM - 4gb - suggest
Graphics Card - suggest
PSU - suggest
Cabinet - suggest
HDD - 500GB - suggest
Monitor - suggest
Optical Drive - Asus/LG - around 1k
KBD + Mouse - Logitech/Microsoft - 750
Speaker - Altec/Creative 2.1 - around 1k

Get HD 6750 for 5.6k

Intel Pentium G 645 - Rs 3350
Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H - Rs 4300
Corsair Value Ram 4 GB - Rs 1100
GPU - PowerColor HD 7750/Gigabyte GTX 550ti- Rs 6600 / 7100
HDD - WD Caviar Blue 500GB - Rs 3400
SMPS - CORSAIR SMPS-CX430V2 - Rs 2450
Cabinet -Any Generic large cabinet ( Iball Foxin Zebronics) - Rs 850
OPD - Samsung SH-S 223F - Rs 975
Display - BENQ G2222HDAL Full HD LED Monitor - Rs 7600

Total - Rs 30,625/-
You dont need a i3 2120 at this budget and scope of things. A super processor and a bad GPU is bad for gaming. G645 is good enough for gaming and more but if you can afford to spend Rs 3300 more get the i3 2120 or stick with the G645 based rig.Dont compromise on GPU in this case, budget and resolution.