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PC FOR LIGHT GAMING + WATCHING HD MOVIES..BUDGET Rs 20,000K..:).

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Pradeepcool Original post #1
Apr 28, 2013 at 9:15 PM
Hi Guys.My friend is on a very tight budget .He can't spend a penny more than Rs 20,000.I told him that it is not possible to build a system of his requirements within his shoestring budget but I suddenly remembered Thinkdidgit forum.Hope u guys can help.Moving on to the requirements:

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:Games at medium to low settings and watching hd movies.

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans:Rs 20,000.maybe to Rs 20,500.not more than that.!!!

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans:No

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

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans:160gb is enough

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.buying the monitor.20 inches full hd

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:dont have any.building a new system.

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans:in another two weeks

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

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:living in chennai.will buy the things locally at richie street.open to buying online also

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:He needs a graphic card meaning to say he doesn't want to depend on integrated graphics of the processor alone.all suggestions welcome.
thank u guys in advance..:)
ASHISH65
Apr 28, 2013 at 10:09 PM
BUDDY tell him to get 27k,otherwise no gpu in rig.wait for some time and get later

Intel g2010 - rs 3300

Gigabyte H61 -D2H- rs 3000

Corsair cxv2 430w psu - rs 2600

Corsair valueselct ram 4gb - rs 1800

Wd cavier blue 500gb - rs 2900

Dell in2030m 20inch led - rs 6300

Logitech keyboard &mouse mk200 - rs 700

Zebronic mid tower cabinet - rs 800

Total - rs 21,400

and later get hd 7750
Nerevarine
Apr 28, 2013 at 11:20 PM
^Get H61 mobo instead and get HD 7770 with the saved up cash
Sainatarajan
Apr 29, 2013 at 9:12 AM
Yup, dont spend a 4k Mobo for a Pentium proc.
harshilsharma63
Apr 29, 2013 at 11:21 AM
I would suggest a10 5800k; enough gaming power along with processing power.
Sainatarajan
Apr 29, 2013 at 11:27 AM
I would suggest a10 5800k; enough gaming power along with processing power.
But OP has a Very Small budget. 25K would have been better ...

But at the same time a quad core processor is very useful!!!
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Apr 29, 2013 at 1:44 PM
@all..thank you very much guys..@ harshil:so if he opts for amd a10,is a graphic card not necessary..i.e can he play most of the games with integrated graphics itself ??can u suggest me a good motherboard for the amd a10 processor??
harshilsharma63
Apr 29, 2013 at 1:55 PM
@all..thank you very much guys..@ harshil:so if he opts for amd a10,is a graphic card not necessary..i.e can he play most of the games with integrated graphics itself ??can u suggest me a good motherboard for the amd a10 processor??

> A10 5800k is perfect for gaming at medium graphics.

> motherboard: Asus F2A85XM
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Apr 29, 2013 at 2:03 PM
yes but in case going for an a10, he should opt for 8gb ram.
Sainatarajan
Apr 29, 2013 at 2:15 PM
And a 1600 mhz RAM speeds
H
Apr 29, 2013 at 2:18 PM
the higher the better
harshilsharma63
Apr 29, 2013 at 7:58 PM
4GB can do too.
even 512 MB will do, but not do well. In case of a10 5800k, the igp is able to use up to 3GB of ram, so getting 8GB ram is a good idea as it will be enough for processing and IGP.
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Apr 29, 2013 at 8:35 PM
even 512 MB will do, but not do well. In case of a10 5800k, the igp is able to use up to 3GB of ram, so getting 8GB ram is a good idea as it will be enough for processing and IGP.

decided to go with a10 5800k but can u suggest a mobo with lesser price because the mobo u have suggested is around 7.4k .and ya i will ask him to buy 8 gb of ram.
ASHISH65
ASHISH65 #18
Apr 29, 2013 at 8:44 PM
so your friend raised budget? as a10 rig will come to 30k
harshilsharma63
Apr 29, 2013 at 9:19 PM
decided to go with a10 5800k but can u suggest a mobo with lesser price because the mobo u have suggested is around 7.4k .and ya i will ask him to buy 8 gb of ram.
The cheaper ones I know of are all MSIs and purchasing an MSI product does not make sense as MSI has quit India. Let other members comment on this.
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Apr 29, 2013 at 10:03 PM
@ashish:no he has not..but he has decided to go without the gpu as of now since the amd proccy itself is good for medium gaming as suggested by harshil.u know of any mobo for amd a10 for around 5k??
@harshil:eek:h ok ok..thank you
ASHISH65
ASHISH65 #21
Apr 29, 2013 at 10:21 PM
lol a10 will at 30k

A10 5800k - rs 8500

Mobo - around rs 4500

Corsair cxv2 430w psu - rs 2600

Corsair ram 8gb - rs 3600

Wd cavier blue 500gb - rs 2900

Dell in2030m 20inch led - rs 6300

Logitech keyboard &mouse mk200 - rs 700

Zebronic mid tower cabinet - rs 800
Sainatarajan
Apr 29, 2013 at 10:24 PM
Asus F2A85M-le @ 5.8k
ASHISH65
ASHISH65 #23
Apr 29, 2013 at 10:25 PM
toatl - rs 29900
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Minion #24
Apr 30, 2013 at 10:17 AM
decided to go with a10 5800k but can u suggest a mobo with lesser price because the mobo u have suggested is around 7.4k .and ya i will ask him to buy 8 gb of ram.

Don't compromise on motherboard instead you can tell your friend to get 4GB ram latter he can add another 4GB of ram.
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Apr 30, 2013 at 2:07 PM
Don't compromise on motherboard instead you can tell your friend to get 4GB ram latter he can add another 4GB of ram.

@all:Thank you for the input guys.ya ok Minion.I will ask him to get the mobo as suggested by harshil and get 4gb of ram as of now.Shall i go with the Gigabyte version or Asus??
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Minion #26
Apr 30, 2013 at 5:41 PM
^Get Gigabyte version.
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May 6, 2013 at 11:41 PM
Hi guys,My friend has raised his budget tom Rs 26 k.:)and after much research ,have decided to go with either of the two below configs:

INTEL RIG:

i3 3220 @ 7k
Gigabyte B75 @ 4k
Corsair / G Skill 4GB RAM @ 1.5
Dell IN2030 @ 6.5k
Iball/ Zebtronics cabinet @ 0.7k
Corsair V430 V2 @ 2.6k
Logitech KB/M @ 0.7K
WD Caviar Blue @ 3.2K
ASUS B5ST Optical Drive @ 1k

tOTAL-Rs 25,500


AMD RIG:
amd a10 5800k-8,500
msi fm2 a55 -3500
corsair cxv2430w-2600
zebronics cabinet-800
corsair vengeance-1600
samsung 20 inches-6000
Seagate 250gb hard disk-2500
keyboard and mouse- 500

total -26,000


Please help me choose one.

@OP; what have you decided?

Hi guys,My friend has raised his budget tom Rs 26 k.:)and after much research ,have decided to go with either of the two below configs:

INTEL RIG:

i3 3220 @ 7k
Gigabyte B75 @ 4k
Corsair / G Skill 4GB RAM @ 1.5
Dell IN2030 @ 6.5k
Iball/ Zebtronics cabinet @ 0.7k
Corsair V430 V2 @ 2.6k
Logitech KB/M @ 0.7K
WD Caviar Blue @ 3.2K
ASUS B5ST Optical Drive @ 1k

tOTAL-Rs 25,500


AMD RIG:
amd a10 5800k-8,500
msi fm2 a55 -3500
corsair cxv2430w-2600
zebronics cabinet-800
corsair vengeance-1600
samsung 20 inches-6000
Seagate 250gb hard disk-2500
keyboard and mouse- 500

total -26,000


Please help me choose one.
Sainatarajan
May 7, 2013 at 8:33 AM
Go with AMD A10 , worlds fastest iGPU .. ..
ASHISH65
ASHISH65 #31
May 7, 2013 at 9:04 AM
go with a10