PC Under 30K · DIGIT-ARC

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1. What is the purpose of the computer? (Note: If you are planning to say multimedia, you will have to be more specific as all types of systems are capable of doing that)
A: office work

2. Are you open to alternate ideas/products giving similar better performance but offering more VFM/ sellers? If not- why?
A:

3. What is your MAX budget?
A: 30K (including VAT)

4. Planning to overclock?
A: no

5. Which OS are you planning to use?
A: windows 7

6. How much hard drive space is needed?
A: 500GB

7. What resolution will the screen run at & whats the size of the screen you want? If you already want have one and want to use it, mention its resolution and size.
A: size 18.5" to 20", not bigger than that. wud like to have full HD LED.

8. How would you rate your hardware knowledge from the count of 1-10? (1 being the lowest, 5 being you are somewhat in sync with the current performers and 10 being the highest)
A: 6

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

10. When are you planning to buy the system?
A: next week

11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
A: if my budget permits...

12. Are there going to be any components that you don't want to include in this new rig? If yes, do mention.
A: Graphics card not required.

13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states?
A: Kolkata

14. Mention any other points if deemed necessary
A: Processor sud be of Intel

COMPONENT - PRICE
Core i3 2100 @ 5.5k
MSI H61 @ 3.2k
4GB Corsair Vengeance @ 2.4k
BenQ G2220HDL @ 8.5k
FSP Saga II 400@ @ 1.6k
Seagate 500GB 7200.12 @ 1.8k
Cooler Master Elite 310 @ 1.5k
Logitech Multimedia keyboard/mouse combo @ 0.8k
LG 22x DVD RW @ 1k

I think this fits perfectly. Ask somebody about the model number of the motherboard.

For Speakers, Altec Lansing BXR1121 @ 1.1k

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See, extend your budget by around 10K and you will get a better configuration system(PC), which will last you longer, since in this budget, you are heavily compromising in your Processor and Motherboard.

FSP Saga II is not available in Calcutta, so go for Corsair VX 450W, or even a good generic PSU(not recommended though), will do, as you are not taking GPU, but for future upgrades a good branded GPU is a must.

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comp@ddict said:
COMPONENT - PRICE
Core i3 2100 @ 5.5k
MSI H61 @ 3.2k
4GB Corsair Vengeance @ 2.4k
BenQ G2220HDL @ 8.5k
FSP Saga II 400@ @ 1.6k
Seagate 500GB 7200.12 @ 1.8k
Cooler Master Elite 310 @ 1.5k
Logitech Multimedia keyboard/mouse combo @ 0.8k
LG 22x DVD RW @ 1k

I think this fits perfectly. Ask somebody about the model number of the motherboard.

For Speakers, Altec Lansing BXR1121 @ 1.1k

if i wud have taken a 18.5"-20" monitor and upgrade processor to i5 is sound better? i think that will may come under my budget.....

that wont help much, you'll save only 2k after cutting down the cost on monitor. If you're strictly on a budget, I would recommend you go for an AMD system and buy the HD monitor.

and Core-i3 is more than sufficient for daily office works, i have Core2Duo proccy and its still rocking my world with daily office applications and lots of gaming.

Core i3 2100 is a beast and is better than the athlon x3's and x4's even in multithreaded apps. Its tomshardware's best budget cpu and earned its place in their budget system build.

They gave it a nod over athlon x3's and x4's.

my computer (not much$$$) runs modern warfare with highest graphics perfectly here's the specs:
intel pentium dual core E2180 @ 2.2ghz(OC) +zalman cooler
MSI 945gcm7-f
ati hd 2600xt
3gb ddr2 667mhz ram (cheap stuff)
antec 300 case
2x 160 gb sata2 seagate hdd's
465 watt psu (no name)
= great performance

really you don't need an i7 or a crazy setup, just get a good dual core processor and a good video card and you're all set (don't go too cheap though)

soumya.b said:
if i wud have taken a 18.5"-20" monitor and upgrade processor to i5 is sound better? i think that will may come under my budget.....

for your office use it won't make a difference.

and the bigger monitor will be a better pleasure and good for browsing, word in the long and short run. aka win win win

vickybat said:
Core i3 2100 is a beast and is better than the athlon x3's and x4's even in multithreaded apps. Its tomshardware's best budget cpu and earned its place in their budget system build.

They gave it a nod over athlon x3's and x4's.

Even better than x4!!!??
I would to to read that article.Can you post the link please?

Yea, 24" HD monitor are a big yes.. you will not regret after buying it..

Piyush said:
Even better than x4!!!??
I would to to read that article.Can you post the link please?

Its even faster than a 955be in most multithreaded benches and blows it away in single threaded apps.

Anyways here's the comparison between athlon x4 645 and core i3 2100.

If you don't consider the video encoding benchmarks, ( because core i3 2100 can utilize quicksync and blow away any cpu based encoding) i3 is winning in almost every benchmark.
Besides, its far efficient than any athlon x3 and x4 or even a phenom 2 x4.

I would go for i3 2100, if I wasn't having any itches for OVERCLOCKING.

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comp@ddict said:
COMPONENT - PRICE
Core i3 2100 @ 5.5k
MSI H61 @ 3.2k
4GB Corsair Vengeance @ 2.4k
BenQ G2220HDL @ 8.5k
FSP Saga II 400@ @ 1.6k
Seagate 500GB 7200.12 @ 1.8k
Cooler Master Elite 310 @ 1.5k
Logitech Multimedia keyboard/mouse combo @ 0.8k
LG 22x DVD RW @ 1k

I think this fits perfectly. Ask somebody about the model number of the motherboard.

For Speakers, Altec Lansing BXR1121 @ 1.1k

any other mobo u recommend??coz i dont think MSI H61M-E23 (B3) available in kolkata.
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^Intel DH67VR-B3 @ 4.5k
Asus P8H61-M LE B3 @ 3.3k

^^ better than M-LE, get P8H61-M Plus 2..solid capacitors + surge protection..

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@ comp@ddict actual model no. is G2222HDL. So plz recommend correct model next time.

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under my budget(30K) wud it possible to build a mac using i5-2500K?

soumya.b said:
under my budget(30K) wud it possible to build a mac using i5-2500K?

what do you mean by building a Mac??

AFAIK it is illegal to use Macintosh except their own branded PCs.

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Zapper said:
what do you mean by building a Mac??

AFAIK it is illegal to use Macintosh except their own branded PCs.

mac= machine..... :smile:

Core i5 2400 @ 9k
Asus P8H61-M Plus 2 @ 3.4k
Corsair 2 X 2GB 1333 (not kit) @ 2k
BenQ G2222HDL @ 8.5k
FSP Saga II 400w / 500w (if u plan for GPU later) @ 1.6k / 2.3k
Seagate 500GB 7200.12 @ 1.9k
Cooler Master Elite 310 @ 1.5k
Logitech Multimedia keyboard/mouse combo @ 0.8k
Asus 24x DVD RW @ 1k

total 29.7k / 30.3k

soumya.b said:
under my budget(30K) wud it possible to build a mac using i5-2500K?

to make use of the 'K' feature you'll have to BUY a P67 based board, otherwise NO OVERCLOCKING. So again, you'll have to extend budget.

GO with the rig I said, else extend your budget by 4k if you want the overclocking series INTEL processors.

shayem said:
@ comp@ddict actual model no. is G2222HDL. So plz recommend correct model next time.

sorry and thankx

I think the requirement of the OP is Office work which he has explicitly mentioned , not to run games or highly multi-threaded applications. And for this kinda work a bigger display is suggested. And for that kind of requirement, between a Athlon II X3/X4 and an Sandybridge 2100 processor, there is hardly any real world notifiable difference. And AMD 4250 onboard graphics is better than the Sandybridge 2100's onboard graphics.

Here is my suggestion:-

Athlon II X4 635 @ 4K
Gigabyte GA-880GA-UD3H @ 5.45K (with SATA 3, USB 3.0 and 2 PCI Express X16 @ X16-X4 mode and upcoming AM3+ Bulldozer CPU support)
Corsair 1333 MHz 4 GB DDR3 @ 2K
Seagate 500 GB SATA @ 1.7K
Dell ST2220M Full HD LED Display @ 8.1K
Cooler Master Elite 310 @ 1.5k
FSP SAGA II 500W @ 2.3K
Logitech Mouse/Keyboard combo @ 0.8K
LG 22X SATA DVD R/W @ 0.9K

Total: 26.75K.
Now if you want, go for a 23"/24" display. There are Samsung models available @ less than 10K.

@Soumya-Please don't buy ASUS motherboard if you're from Kolkata.Rashi Peripheral is the most worst service center.You will be humiliated when opting for RMA process from rashi.

If you don't have any "thing" for overclocking, I would go for the i3 2100 for sheer gaming and single-threaded performance.

But VFM states the Athlon II X4 as a much better choice.