• Building a PC under 20K Version: 10.07

    Building a PC under 20K Version: 10.07

    Ameya Dalvi, Oct 26, 2007 2012 hrs IST

    Diwali is just round the corner. So here's this guide before schedule -- just for you.

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I wrote an article on buying a sub 20K PC some 4 months back. I generally repeat the budget once every 6 months. But given the growing number of requests for an encore, and with Diwali just round the corner, here we go sooner than that. Let's check if anything has changed in the past 4 months.

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ (Rs.3,000)



Back then, we included a dual core CPU in a sub-20K config for the first time. This time we opt for the Athlon 64 X2 4000+. It has 2 cores running at 2.1 GHz -- with 512 KB of L2 cache each. Rs.3,000 is a great price for a CPU running at that speed.

Motherboard: Jetway M2A692-GDG (Rs.3,150)



We'll continue with the same Jetway motherboard that we used in June. Based on AMD's 690G chipset, this board offers excellent value for money -- thanks to its good performance and excellent feature set. Other than a good integrated display based on the x1250, the board features 1 IDE connector, 4 SATA2 ports, 4 DIMM slots for DDR2 RAM, 1 PCI Express x16 slot, 2 PCI slots, 8-channel audio, loads of USB ports, and more. To keep the cost down, Jetway has done away with the HDMI port that you'd generally find on 690G motherboards. As of now, I don't see a need for that unless you plan to connect your PC to an HDTV. In that case, pay a grand more and opt for the MSI K9AGM2-FIH board with an HDMI port onboard.


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(35) Comments
Samuel
,Chennai, on Apr 14, 2008 12:17 PM
Price updates bought the following components last week(12/04/2008) in Madras here are the prices AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ - Rs2450 Mboard:Jetway M2A692-GDG -Rs 2700 Ram Transend 800mhz 1gb -Rs1200 Hope this helps
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Vijay call me @
,Hyderabad, on Mar 04, 2008 12:28 PM
Let me know the branded as well as assembled PC rates for my following configuration. Thanks In Advance Core2Duo E2140 - XFX 630i-Ultra with 7150 onboard - Transcend DDR2-800 2*1GB - Seagate SATA-II 250 GB - Samsung 20x SATA DVD Writer - Viewsonic 1912wb - TFT Monitor I-Ball Gamer Edition Cabinet with 450w PSU - I-Ball Laser Precise Combo - Creative SBS A 300 -
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Ganesh Srinivas
,Chennai, on Dec 24, 2007 11:28 AM
Please update it for the new year 2008. There have been many changes over the past two months.
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maree
,Chennai, on Dec 28, 2007 09:22 PM
please give a config for sub-15k pc
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deepak
,Coimbatore....., on Oct 31, 2007 10:24 PM
anyone ready to give similar price rate for this configuration (with a little change according to my wish) in COIMBATORE?
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maree
,Chennai, on Dec 17, 2007 09:03 PM
this cofig costs 18k in chennai currently (18 dec) check deltapagedotcom for current prices in chennai
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maree
,Chennai, on Dec 17, 2007 09:06 PM
pay 3k more and go for a 17" lcd
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Chintan
,Mumbai, on Nov 30, 2007 06:27 PM
with a bios update will this stuff support am2+ ????
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Edward
,Bangalore, on Nov 11, 2007 09:55 PM
One word i say this site is really a Boon and Awesome. particulary in country like India.i personally know nd me also a victim both in Hyderabad & Bangalore.nearly everyday thousands of customers are misguided-cheated by these Hardware vendors.Nomatter this site can help to find d right product at economy price.nd also my adivise to this site can make some articles related to customer awareness.Goodluck to readers
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manikumar
,chennai, on Oct 28, 2007 04:37 PM
I opine that buying a assembled pc is a criminal wastage of time,money and time.MNC's like HP,DELL have come with excellent specifications attractive pricing too!!!
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Aniruddha
,New Delhi, on Oct 31, 2007 12:07 AM
I opine that manikumar is a marketing slave for a big MNC. Maybe Dell, since it's HQ'ed in Chennai. If people didn't save money getting PCs assembled, the market for them wouldn't EXIST. And not to mention the jerk-around that the wretched corporate callcentres make you go through, before you can get even the simplest of things done. With certain honourable exceptions like APC, support is awful in all companies. Better to be able to call up the dealer directly and yell at him when problems crop up. Moron.
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Manish
,Bhiwandi, on Oct 27, 2007 01:04 PM
Cabinet, Mouse, Keyboard & Speakers must be of iBall. No one else can match their quality & technology.
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Anonymous
,Mumbai, City of Dreams, on Oct 27, 2007 05:05 PM
iBalls are good, but they are the best is an debateable. The Quality levels of Microsoft and Logitec devices are much more and they have a good brand recall. iBall is not upto these even by a large margin....
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Brendon
,Mumbai, on Oct 29, 2007 08:59 AM
Actually I would have 100% agreed with you a few years ago. But I found iball mice at least better than either Logitech or Microsoft. Their keyboards and other stuff are a completely different matter however. No one iball stuff unless buying a mouse.
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maxaxe
,chennai, on Oct 30, 2007 06:01 PM
Manish ......... Are you an Iball reseller ????
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Aniruddha
,New Delhi, on Oct 31, 2007 12:02 AM
As someone using mice, keyboards and speakers for 15 years, I can definitely say that iBall mice, keyboards and speakers are sub-par. stick with Logitech for the mice and TVS Gold for the keyboards.
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rahul
,delhi, on Oct 30, 2007 07:02 PM
why buy this for 20k + ups+ printer+ installation+assembling charger . insted buy a zenith dual core laptop with 120 gb and 1 gb ram , 15.4 '' screen .
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Ray
,Go, on Oct 29, 2007 10:40 PM
okay we got the PC going. Now how about doing a review on Printers(the best VFM AIO). lowest cost per page for colour/B&W, good scanning and all that jazz.
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jerryelvis
,chennai, on Oct 28, 2007 09:13 PM
hi Mr.Ameya Dalvi,i appriciate your work on configuration of pc below 20k.... i don know how it happen or may be u don know.in the sound card segment and in the lan cad segment u have mentioned in bracket (N.A).. do u know what it means. it "Not Available".i thought the motherboard has no sound cards and LAN cards...... pleasew do note this thing..... other than this your work is amazing..... please do touch the LCD segment too
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maza
,chennai, on Oct 29, 2007 01:26 PM
It means Not Applicable
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Ashish
,Noida, on Oct 29, 2007 02:02 PM
Public ne t heka le rakha hai Techtree ki English sudharne ka......Bhale hi khud ka angrezi gyan galat ho! Abe NA means Not Available kisne padhaaya tumhe?
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Javed Usmani
,Bilaspur, on Oct 28, 2007 07:06 PM
A good offer.
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Vijay Shinde
,Mumbai, on Oct 28, 2007 05:52 PM
Where will get all this stuff in this price? give shop name and tel number also email address
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Girish Mathur
,MUMBAI, on Oct 28, 2007 11:25 AM
Please tell me about the software required to make PC receptive to BLUETOOTH transfer.How can this be incorporated in aPC
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pdogg
,mumbai, on Oct 27, 2007 09:57 PM
Hey Ameya, Nice config. But in my opinion, when someone will buy a pc below 20k, it will purely be for value and very basic work. So why not a 15" LCD instead of a 17" CRT. Saves space and similairly priced.
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Fifanomore
,Pune, on Oct 27, 2007 01:20 PM
waste of 5 pages lol
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Priyadarshi
,Delhi, on Oct 27, 2007 08:46 PM
good job Ameya. i'd appreciate your work.
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ups
,here, on Oct 27, 2007 09:54 PM
waste of comment
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satyanjoy
,ahmedabad, on Oct 27, 2007 09:23 AM
where is the UPS ????
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ups
,here, on Oct 27, 2007 09:53 PM
in the showroom
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Hrishikesh
,Pune, on Oct 27, 2007 05:05 PM
Techtree should start improving their standard and not do a PC buying guide just for name sake. The description is just too short and takes a lot of things for granted from the readers. Or is it just me who thinks this way? I recently stumbled on this new website who did a similar buying guide and they were a bit more thoughtful for choosing ASUS motherboards, Zebronics cabinet, LG optical drive and Altec Lansing speakers (just like someone else pointed out, nice choice of brands) hxxp://priceguru.in/archives/monthly-guides/935/7 (Replace xx with tt)
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Rahul
,Delhi, on Oct 27, 2007 08:44 PM
i guess, it is only you who thinks this way but i agree that the descriptions were too short and i would select some other brand for few components.
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badvt
,Chennai, on Oct 27, 2007 03:18 PM
A review of sub 50k laptops is long overdue. Of course, Dell always emerges as the winner in value-for-money models
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naveenchaudhary
,Meerut, on Oct 26, 2007 10:33 PM
nice low-mainstream specs, good job ameya, instead you must have tried some other mobo instead of Jetway because of its non availability in the indian market. other brands such as asus,msi, gigabyte could have done better at the same price. else everything is great for a starter.
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sachin
,goa, on Oct 26, 2007 10:09 PM
nice confiiguration as always.but i would go for LG 20x dvd drive considering lite on has poor after sales service.also Artis 111r has inbuilt FM radio so i would stick to that.
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