suggestions needed

This is a good config, however it would be better to go for DDR3 RAM. And go for a 400W PSU, they don't consume more power but are safer.

Jaskanwar Singh said:

hi guys,
my father is buying 2 new pcs for his office.
use - microsoft office and some other basic programmes
budget - 10k for each (proccy, mobo, ram, hard disk, cabinet+psu)

i thought about this -
Athlon II X2 250 3GHz @ 3K
Biostar A780G M2+SE @ 2.7k
Kingston Value RAM 1GB DDR2 @ 1.3k
WD 160GB @ 1.6k
cabinet + psu 300W @ 1k
total=9.6k

what do you think?

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Athlon II X2 250 3GHz @ 3K ---> should get cheap/ say 2.8k or so.

Biostar A780G M2+SE @ 2.7k ---> can go. or check if other manufacturers giving 740G or 760G based mobo for same pricing.

Kingston Value RAM 1GB DDR2 @ 1.3k ---> 2Gb DD2. A-Data will cost 1.9k or 2k.

WD 160GB @ 1.6k ---> 160Gb only? get 320Gb @ 1.7k

cabinet + psu 300W @ 1k ---> get slightly better 1. will cost 1.2k or so.

@ sam
which mobo you recommend in 2.5k range

Jaskanwar Singh said:

@ sam
which mobo you recommend in 2.5k range

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here.. however its DDR3 based.

ddr3 would then raise the cost

Jaskanwar Singh said:

ddr3 would then raise the cost

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yes, but mobo cost will come down. well, difference between DDR2 & DDR3 around 400-500 bucks only. not too bad i'll say.

now which one of these-
Athlon II X2 250 @ 3K
Gigabyte GA-MA74GMT-S2 @ 2.7k
Transcend 1GB 1333MHz DDR3 @ 1.6k
WD 160GB @ 1.6k
cabinet + psu 300W @ 1.2k
total-10.1k

Athlon II X2 250 3GHz @ 3K
Biostar A780G M2+SE @ 2.7k
Transcend 2GB DDR2 @ 1.9k
WD 160GB @ 1.6k
cabinet + psu 300W @ 1.2k
total-10.4k

X2 250 price ok. the board should cost less. say 2.5k. 1Gb DDR3 will cost close to 1.9k maybe. also i feel 320Gb best choice now. it'll cost almost same as 160Gb.

if you are not going to be using tally may i suggest you to use Ubuntu 10.04 with Firefox for browsing and OpenOffice.org instead of Office... It will run smother than windows on the above mentioned specs and will save you loads of cash too...

Sam.Shab said:

X2 250 price ok. the board should cost less. say 2.5k. 1Gb DDR3 will cost close to 1.9k maybe. also i feel 320Gb best choice now. it'll cost almost same as 160Gb.

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so the first one is the better option???

Jaskanwar Singh said:

so the first one is the better option???

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yes. go with first option.

ok thanks