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sentinel1991 Original post #1
Jan 29, 2012 at 9:09 PM
Hi ,
I need a pc designed for a friend of mine whose budget is around but not exceeding 45k.

1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Generic answers will not work. Be exact and avoid the word 'et cetera.')
Ans:Light gaming, office work.

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans:strict 45k

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans:nope

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans:Windows 7 must support windows 8

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans:last preference to space but atleast 250gb

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, full hd 1080p around 20inch

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:none

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

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: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:mumbai ,locally not online

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: he is open to both amd and intel suggestions. The display need to be good.

I have suggested him the following. Tell me any improvements or even new rigs.

AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE
Gigabyte GA-880GM-USB3 Rev 3.1
Gskill Ripjaws X F3 4gb
MSI R6850 Cyclone power edition
BenQ G2222HDL
WDC 250Gb Blue WD2500AAkx
Coolermaster Elite 310
corsair GS600W
Logitech z313
Logitech MK200
d6bmg
d6bmg #2
Jan 30, 2012 at 11:46 AM
I have suggested him the following. Tell me any improvements or even new rigs.

AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE
Gigabyte GA-880GM-USB3 Rev 3.1
Gskill Ripjaws X F3 4gb
MSI R6850 Cyclone power edition
BenQ G2222HDL
WDC 250Gb Blue WD2500AAkx
Coolermaster Elite 310
corsair GS600W
Logitech z313
Logitech MK200

You suggestion looks perfectly ok to me. :)
hjpotter92
Jan 30, 2012 at 11:53 AM
Since there's a time of 2 months, HDD Prices might fall(or rise :( ). Also, Why not 2x2GB sticks? (RAM)
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Jan 30, 2012 at 12:15 PM
Isnt there any wired laser mouse and keyboard combo?
I have searched but I cannot find any....
d6bmg
d6bmg #6
Jan 30, 2012 at 12:29 PM
^ No, there isn't any which can fit in 40K budget.
Jaskanwar Singh
Jan 30, 2012 at 7:16 PM
Isnt there any wired laser mouse and keyboard combo?

MK200 is wired combo only!!

what do you mean by light gaming? playing games for little time or playing those games which are not resource hungry?
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Mar 6, 2012 at 2:33 PM
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Processor |Price
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Intel i5 2400 11200

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Motherboard |
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Intel DH67CL-B3 5800

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RAM |
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G.SKILL F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT 8GB(2x4) 2700
DDR3 1333MHz

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Hard Disk |
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Western Digital Caviar 4000
Blue 500GB WD5000AAKX

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PC Case |
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Coolermaster Elite 310 1800

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PSU |
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FSP SAGA II 500w 2500

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Keyboard Mouse Combo |
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Logitech MK200 800

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Graphics Card |
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MSI R6850 Cyclone 1GD5 PowerEdition 8600
/OverClock

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Monitor |
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Benq G2222HDL 7600

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Speakers |
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Logitech Z103 800

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UPS |
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Intex Marvel Black 1KVA 1800

I have decided on this final build.Please do suggest any changes to be made .
Also what are the advantages of connecting the moniter through DVI instead of VGA.
The 6850 ships only with the DVI to VGA converter and not the DVI cable
coderunknown
Mar 6, 2012 at 6:28 PM
^^ get 4Gb ram, Corsair CX430W V2 & if you can, a better GPU (if budget allows).
Ishu Gupta
Mar 6, 2012 at 6:33 PM
DVI is Digital, VGA is analog. DVI gives better quality.
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Mar 7, 2012 at 7:44 PM
Hi guys,
MSI R6850 Cyclone 1GD5 PowerEdition 8600
/OverClock is currently not available in my city. what are the alternatives that i have? The budget is at max is 9500INR....
coderunknown
Mar 7, 2012 at 8:16 PM
order from SMC else pay 1k more by getting it from flipkart.
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Mar 7, 2012 at 8:19 PM
Cannot buy it online only through a retailer hence asking for alternatives...