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Assemble a PC within Rs 30,000 budget [How to] [Times of India](Times of India Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) I want to assemble a PC for home use. Kindly suggest components that fit in a budget of around Rs 30,000 --Lalit Sharma, S Srinivasan, Rohan D'Souza It always makes more sense to assemble a PC, especially since it's a more economical option when compared to buying a branded desktop. Just make sure that you buy your components from reliable vendors or e-commerce sites that promise you full warranties on all individual parts. For your PC, we suggest... Intel Core i3 3220 This is a 3.3GHz, dual-core Ivy Bridge processor that mimics four virtual cores with hyper threading technology. It is power efficient, and is capable of handling everyday computing tasks with zero hassles. Price: Rs 7,000 MSI B75MA-E 33 Based on Intel's B75 chipset, this is a good motherboard to pair with an Ivy Bridge processor. It comes with support for USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gbps (next-gen Serial ATA connectors used for connecting hard drives and optical drives), making your computer future proof. Price: Rs 3,700. 4GB Transcend RAM Pick two sticks of 2GB 1333MHz RAM. Price: Rs 1,800. Seagate 500GB hard disk A drive of this capacity is enough to serve the needs of a typical computer user. Of course, you can always add more storage when you need it (you can attach up to four hard drives to the motherboard that we've selected). Price: Rs 3,000. LG Optical Drive To read or write DVDs and CDs. Price: Rs 950 Cooler Master Elite 344 You need a cabinet for all your components. And here, CM's Elite 344 is a very good choice, especially because of a USB 3.0 port at the front. Price: Rs 2,000 Corsair VS350 power supply This unit supplies only 350 watts of power, but that's more than enough for this computer. The VS350 supplies clean power; has an efficiency rating of 85%; and has features like spike and short-circuit protection. Price: Rs 2,100 Dell S2240L This is a 21.5-inch monitor with FullHD resolution, and an IPS panel that's capable of richer colours. Price: Rs 9,200 Logitech Keyboard+Mouse A combo that promises durability. Price: Rs 700 Total: Rs 30,450 Over and above that... If you like to play 3D games Get the Sapphire AMD/ATI Radeon HD 6670 graphics card. The power supply unit we've chosen should be able to handle it well. This card will allow you to play Call of Duty 4 at 720P resolution with ease. Price: Rs 5,000 If you like to listen to music and watch movies Get the Creative SBS A335, a 2.1 speaker system. Price: Rs 1,800 If want to do some video encoding Replace the processor and the motherboard in the configuration above with AMD 5800K and MSI A75MA-G 55 respectively. This will cost around 3,500 more. You can also choose this motherboard and processor combination over what we have suggested if you want better graphics performance without spending money on a separate graphics card. (c) 2013 Bennett, Coleman & Company Limited |