PC configuration

CPU: You can go for intel core 2 duo, core 2 quad, core i3, core i7 or AMD Athlon processor as it gives the best value for money & is excellent in performance too.
1. Specifications Overview :

Intel Core processors - Price Rs. 8000 Rs. 12000 Architecture: 65nm, LGA775. Clock Speed: 2.40 2.97 GHz, Front Side Bus: 1066MHz

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AMD Athlon 64X2 5600 + with heat sink fan Rs. 7000 Socket- AM2 Frequency- 2.9 GHz L2 Cache- 1 MB Architecture-65 nm SOI Power Consumption- 65 Watts Motherboard: You can go for ASUS P5K-E / WiFi-AP Socket 775 Motherboard or Asus M2N-VM HDMI or Asus M2A-VM HDMI or Asus P6X58D Premium. Asus M2N-VM HDMI- Price Rs. 4150 Features overview: Socket Support- AM2+. Supports 64 bit, Phenom & Dual Core processors. RAM-Supports DDR2 1066 MHz. Upto 4 slots. Graphics & Chipsets-NVIDIA GeForce 7050PV+ graphics, NVIDIA nForce 630a MCP. HDMI/DVI/RGB-High Definition Multimedia Interface for HD-DVD, Blu-Ray playback as per industry standards. DVI support for LCD monitors. Supports NVIDIA HD Pure Video. Audio- Supports HD Audio, has 6 ports on the back & front panel support.

LAN-Gigabit(1 Gbps). Ports- Up to 10 USB ports, 4 SATA ports, 1 IDE port. OR Asus M2A-VM HDMI- Price Rs. 4250 Features Overview: Socket Support - AM2+. Supports 64 bit, Phenom & Dual Core processors. RAM - DDR2 800 Mhz. Upto 4 slots. Graphics & Chipsets - AMD 690G, ATI Radeon X1250-based graphics. HDMI/DVI/YPbPr TV out - High Definition Multimedia Interface for HD-DVD, BluRay playback as per industry standards. DVI support for LCD monitors. YPbPr TV out supports 1080i &720p. Audio - Supports HD Audio has 3 ports on back & front panel support. LAN - (1Gbps). Ports - Up to 10 USB ports, 4 SATA ports, 1 IDE port, 1 Floppy port. RAM: Prefer DDR2 800 MHz as there is not much price & speed difference between 667 MHz & 800 MHz in Value RAM category. You can buy Kingston or Transcend whichever is available with the dealer. Buy 2 modules of 1 GB RAM. 2 X 1 GB DDR2 800 MHzKingston Value RAM Price- Rs. 2350. Transcend Price- Rs. 2300. 2 X 1 GB DDR2 667 MHzKingston Value RAM Price- Rs. 1900. Transcend Price- Rs. 2000.

Hard Disk Drive Capacity of 360 GB for the HDD is a minimum these days & is enough for normal use. Specifications Overview: Capacity- 320 GB Interface- SATA II Spindle Speed- 7200 RPM Seagate- Price Rs. 3600 Western Digital- Price Rs. 3050 Optical Drive: Select DVD Writer as they are pretty much cheap these days. You can buy IDE or SATA connector based drives.

IDE 20X- Price Rs. 1500 SATA 20X- Price Rs. 1700

Monitor: Samsung 740N LCD- Price Rs. 9000 Specifications Overview: Screen Size-17(43 cms.) Max Resolution- 1280 x 1024 pixels Contrast Ratio- 700: 1 (DC 2,000:1) Response Time- 5ms Power Consumption- 34 Watts(Max)

Cabinet: Zebronics Lava- Price Rs. 1500 Specifications Overview: 400 Watts SMPS/PSU Front panel ports: USB- 2 Ports Audio- Mic & Out Display- LCD Display Keyboard & Mouse: Logitech Keyboard & Mouse are the best, in my opinion. Microsoft optical mouse has a problem of pointer jumping around the screen. Logitech Multimedia Wired Keyboard- Price Rs. 550 Logitech Optical Wired Mouse- Price Rs. 400

UPS: UPS is a must for Indian users. UPS for this configuration must be atleast 650 VA & APC is my preferred choice. You should get around 10 minutes of backup on this configuration. APC- 650VA- Price Rs. 3300

Softwares: You pay for the hardware & should also pay for the software you use. Please do not use pirated Operating Systems or other application softwares. In case you cannot afford the Operating

System you can use Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 7 or Linux. Dont do for Windows Vista as it is very slow operating system. Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 home premium- price Rs. 5200 Total amount: This configuration will set you back by approximately Rs. 37000