Low Budget PC configuration–March 2013– Around Rs. 20,000

Note :

• AMD is better at low budget
• You can assemble a system, cheaper than this. But here, I have considered a good mix of price and performance. Which you may not get in the system suggested by your dealer
  
  

Type	Details	Price (Rs)
Processor	AMD Athlon II X2 – 270 – 3.4 GHz	2,950
Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX (No USB3) Check below section for USB3 support	2,550
Memory	4GB Transcend DDR3 1600 MHz	1,700
Hard Disk	Seagate 500 GB (To reduce price go for 320GB)	3,100
Keyboard & Mouse	Zebronics Keyboard + Mouse	350
Speakers	Logitech Z103 2.1 (To reduce price go for cheaper 2.0 speakers)	1,050
Optical Drive	Samsung DVD Writer	950
Power Supply	Zebronics 400w Platinum	1,500
UPS	Zebronics 600VA	1,325
Monitor	Acer V193HQ 18.5’’	4,700
Cabinet	Zebronics Budget Series w/o SMPS	750
Total		Rs. 20, 925

Other options for better performace:

Type	Details	Price (Rs)
Processor	AMD FX 4100 3.6 GHz	6,300
Motherboard	If you want USB3 - Asus M5A78L-M/USB3	3,550
Power Supply	Zebronics 500w Platinum	2,150
Graphics Card	Asus HD 5450 (Combined with Zeb 500w power supply is better)	1,850
Cabinet	Zebronics Intermediate Series Cabinets	1,200

Prices are as of March-2013 in Chennai, India.

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Updates:
03-Mar-2013 – New Config for 2013

Best PC config – Gaming PC – March-2013 (Around Rs.65k)

Note : This is an old post, Please check the latest config here
Best PC Configuration - Gaming PC - Sept 2013

Intel Configuration : (IVY Bridge)

 

Type	Details	Price (Rs)
Processor	Intel Core i5 – 3470 - 3.2 GHz	11,350
Motherboard	ASUS P8H77-M LE with USB 3.0	7,450
Memory	2 x Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4 GB 1600 MHz (You need a 64-Bit OS)	3,200
Hard Disk	Seagate 1 TB	3,850
Keyboard & Mouse	Logitech Multimedia Keyboard + Mouse SET	750
Speakers	Logitech Z506 5.1	5,200
Optical Drive	Samsung DVD Writer	950
Graphics Card	MSi GTX 650 Ti - 1 GB DDR5 (Don’t buy the edition without Ti suffix)	9,950
Power Supply	Cooler Master GX 550W	4,300
UPS	Numeric 1000 VA	4,100
Monitor	Samsung S22B370H – 22’’	8,850
Cabinet	Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus	3,450
Game Controller	Microsoft Xbox 360 Wired Controller	2,000
Total		Rs. 65,400

Other options (or) Suggestions to reducing Price :

 

Type	Details	Price (Rs)
Processor	Intel Core i3 – 3220 – 3.3 GHz	6,900
Motherboard	Asus P8B75-M LX	4,200
Monitor	Dell ST2240L – 21.5 inch LED	8,750
Graphics Card	MSi Nvidia GTX 650 1GB DDR5	7,600
Cabinet	Zebronics Intermediate Series Cabinets	1,200
Cabinet	Zebronics Red Mist	2,700
Cabinet	Cooler Master Elite 311 Plus	3,000
Power Supply	Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 600W	3,800

AMD Configuration (AMD Bulldozer)

Type	Details	Price (Rs)
Processor	AMD FX 8-Core 8120 3.1 GHz	9,300
Motherboard	ASUS AMD970 M5A97 R2.0	5,850
Memory	2 x Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4 GB 1600 MHz (You need a 64-Bit OS)	3,200
Hard Disk	Seagate 1 TB	3,850
Keyboard & Mouse	Logitech Multimedia Keyboard + Mouse SET	750
Speakers	Logitech Z506 5.1	5,200
Optical Drive	Samsung DVD Writer	950
Graphics Card	MSi HD 7850 1GB DDR5 OC	13,100
Power Supply	Cooler Master GX 550W	4,300
UPS	Numeric 1000 VA	4,100
Monitor	Samsung S22B370H – 22’’	8,850
Cabinet	Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus	3,450
Game Controller	Microsoft Xbox 360 Wired Controller	2,000
Total		Rs. 64,900

Other options (or) Suggestions to reducing Price:

Type	Details	Price (Rs)
Processor	AMD FX 6-Core 6100	7,300
Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3	3,550
Monitor	Dell ST2240L – 21.5 inch LED	8,750
Graphics Card	Asus HD 7770 1 GB DDR5	8,000
Cabinet	Zebronics Intermediate Series Cabinets	1,200
Cabinet	Zebronics Red Mist	2,700
Cabinet	Cooler Master Elite 311 Plus	3,000
Power Supply	Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 600W	3,800

Note: Prices are as of March-2013 in Chennai, India.

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Updates:
02-Mar-2013 – New Config for 2013