Contest - Let's assemble cheapest possible PC
I was looking at this thread http://www.desidime.com/forums/dost-and-dimes/t… and an idea struck in my mind, Why not look around for cheapest computer components available online and try to assemble the most economical PC which could do the basic job of running word processing applications and browse internet.
Actually this question has been posed to me by a number of people ranging from my house maid to colleagues, ‘sasta se sasta computer kitne ka aa sakta hai’. Let’s try to find out an answer to this useful question. To make things more interesting let’s give it the shape of a contest. Here is the outline of the contest proposed by me :
Contest task :
Put together links of all components required to assemble a basic computer i.e Cabinet, SMPS, Processor, Motherboard (with integrated sound and network interface), CPU Fan, Keyboard, Mouse, Hard disk, RAM, Monitor (CRT or LCD), (no need of optical drive)
Minimum requirements :
Processor Speed >= 1 GHz
RAM – 1 GB or more
Hard disk – 80 GB or more
Other components can be of any brand or size but should be brand new
Rules
: 1. Most of the rules would be same as observed in the recently concluded DPL.2. The entry should contain link for each component along with price and coupon code if any. The component links can be from different websites. The product in the link should not be out of stock. The participant should also clearly mention the total price of the proposed PC
3. A link can contain single component, multiple components or the whole pre-assembled PC together. The idea is to find the cheapest possible PC, whichever way. The components should be compatible with each other.
4. Bank specific coupons having flexible nature (i.e which can be used by other banks customers also) would be acceptable. Vodafone ebay coupons not acceptable since they cannot be procured by everyone.
5. Ebay seller should have rating > 50
6. The product listing should have been there before the start of this thread.
7. The product should be deliverable to all major cities in India, not limited to one or two cities.
8. The decision made by the OP, that’s yours truly – login33 would be final (but based in consultation with the inputs by the senior members)
Prizes :
1. The top most entry (i.e the one with cheapest price) will get Rs 200 recharge or Flipkart gift voucher of the same amount.
2. A consolation prize of Rs 100 recharge for another entry which might not be the cheapest but still value for money. (not necessarily the second cheapest)
Contest Schedule :
The contest would begin today (April 14, 2013) at 10 A.M and end on 15th April at 6 P.M.
Entries made before or after the stipulated time will not be considered. Any suggestions regarding the rules for the contest are welcome before the start time of the contest. Please let me know if I have missed something.
..requesting participation from all the worthy dimers..
let’s play
Good initiative
nice thread….i dnt undrstand all these tech things will gt to learn a lot i suppose…:-}
@ Chip, bhai that looks good..but that is actually not the complete PC, even if we have to consider it as an entry, it should be accompanied with links for other components i.e keyboard, mouse, monitor etc.
Awesome contest
would have love to played but don’t have the time to this much research as my pc is working completely fine
Chirag wrote:
Awesome contest
would have love to played but don’t have the time to this much research as my pc is working completely fine
Or U May B Busy Some Where Else……
Raspberry Pi Model B 512MB CPU, GPU DSP SDRAM ARM11 computer Kit double memory: 3,200+55
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Raspberry-Pi-Model-B-512...
Case for raspberry: 199+30
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Raspberry-Pi-Clear-Acryl...
8GB micro-SD card + SD adapter for Raspberry Pi; pre-installed Raspbian “wheezy: 350+55
http://www.ebay.in/itm/8GB-micro-SD-card-SD-ada...
WiFi USB Wireless Adapter Network Card: 499+50
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Mini-802-11N-150M-WiFi-U...
Samsung Power Adapter for Raspberry Pi: 429+25
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Samsung-Power-Adapter-fo...
Wireless Multimedia Keyboard and Mouse Combo: 713+99
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Akalpa-Wireless-Multimed...
Dell TFT IN2030 Glossy Sleek 20" Monitor: Apply 10% off coupon (max 500 off) of HDFC (search Shopclues coupons) and get it for Rs. 5896
http://www.shopclues.com/dell-tft-in2030-glossy...
And you will have something like this..
So total comes to around 11600
but it runs on Lunix.. so wont be liked by many
Good initiative Login bhai…..Superb +12 karma added:-)
Thanks a lot login bhai..
Needed to assemble a simple pc for my sis.. who is doing articles in CA. She needs a basic computer/lappy..
Can anyone suggest me a basic computer wid 160gig hdd??
Hmmmm Gud 1 bro
vase sahi mein kisi ko plan karna ho toh offline lelo sasta milega as compare to online prices
and bhai aapne jo config de hai ussme kuch nahi chalega… processor speed : 1 GHz 1 GB ram… PC itni baar crash hoga jiska koi hisaab nahi
Thanks everyone for the support.
@Chip nice start to the thread bhai, I’m sure the work put in by you would prove useful to a lot of people
@dealmania – that’s precisely why I have started this thread brother. I am sure a lot of people are looking for cheap options for building a PC for themselves or for someone they know who can’t afford to pay too much. This thread aims at helping all those people
Good idea. So, techie dimers… keep them coming. I would like to see this thread very active.
Jai Samdariya wrote:
Hmmmm Gud 1 bro
vase sahi mein kisi ko plan karna ho toh offline lelo sasta milega as compare to online prices
and bhai aapne jo config de hai ussme kuch nahi chalega… processor speed : 1 GHz 1 GB ram… PC itni baar crash hoga jiska koi hisaab nahi
..bhai I know configuration is thin, but good enough for running simple word processing applications and browsing internet, it is meant for the needy rather than a leisurist
dealmania wrote:
Thanks a lot login bhai..
Needed to assemble a simple pc for my sis.. who is doing articles in CA. She needs a basic computer/lappy..
Can anyone suggest me a basic computer wid 160gig hdd??
Get it assembled offline.
Go for athlon X2 260 or 270 processor ( dual core hai ) more than enough under 3K aa jayega
and thoda budget badhe toh intel ka intel g2010 bhi sahi hai uska TDP kam rahega toh kam heat produce karega toh kam bill aayega
wo under 3.5 k aayega
Motherboard
Asus ya Gigabyte ki lelo 2.5k tak ki aa jayegi bas make sure same socket type hai toh wo ho gaya
fir monitor lelo Dell ya Samsung ka jitni size ka chahiye ho
Mouse basic lelo koi bhi size ke hisab se agar thoda bada chahiye size mein toh Hp ka 3 button mouse dekh lo Flipkart pe
wo theek hai nahi toh basic koi bhi lelo USB ya Ps2.. agar wireless chahiye ho toh logitech ka M185 lelo mast hai
koi local mat lena
aur fir aata hai keyboard toh keyboard bhi logitech ka acha rahega basica vala lelo mast quality aur service milegi
fir assemble vala koi bhi mil jayega 200-300 mein usko bolna cabinet chahiye wo dila dega
aur bolna Cabinet ke sath SMPS bhi dilao toh wo dila dega and make sure 500 W se kam aur kamsekam 200 W se oopar ho
somewhere around 300-350 W le lena
fir aati hai tumhari Ram
ram usage ke hisaab se 2GB ya 4GB lelo
obviously 4GB mein acha chalega and dual core processor sath mein hai toh multitasking easily ho jayegi
toh corsair ki lena uski achi rehti hai aur agar thoda saste mein miley toh transcend ki le lena
vase prefer corsair ko hee karna.. and DDR3 lena
motherboard dekh lena support karti hai ki nahi usme diya rahega offline hee lena idhar mahenga milega
aur Hmmmmm kya bacha sab toh ho gaya … han hard disk.. hard disk lena 1TB
zyada difference nahi rahega 500GB aur 1TB mein
Seagate ya WD ki lelena aur 160GB bata rahe ho bhai toh kisi ki bhi lelo
Hope that helps
hmm gud1 Jai…seems v hav sum good techies…
motherboard http://www.flipkart.com/msi-760gm-p21-fx-mother… (2438)
processor http://www.flipkart.com/amd-2-8-ghz-am3-sempron… (2076)
HD http://www.ebay.in/itm/New-80GB-IDE-3-5-HDD-Wes… (1300)
monitor http://www.shopclues.com/acer-15.6-inch-led-p16… (4399)
ram http://www.ebay.in/itm/Crucial-1GB-DDR3-1333MHz… (395+55)
keyboard http://www.ebay.in/itm/K06-ZEBRONICS-PS2-KEYBOA… (210)
mouse http://www.ebay.in/itm/ZEBRONICS-SERIAL-MOUSE-M… (129)
smps http://www.ebay.in/itm/TechCom-SMPS-450-Watts-2… (460+80)
cabinet http://www.ebay.in/itm/ZEBRONIC-DASHING-ATX-CAB… (1199+99)
get 10% off on gvs flipkart from giftbig(motherboard & processor)
get 100 off from vodafone?airtel/reliance to get mouse+keyboard @239 & smps @440
get 300 off on shopclues(monitor) by using 300 off on 2000]
1199 (1299-100) + 440 (540-100) (129 + 210- 100) + (395 + 55-100) + (1300-100)2076+2438=7942
used 5 100 off
else use 6.5% off coupon to get 250 off on all ebay items( total of ebay items is 3818)
total comes upto 7942 + monitor price( 7942 includes 100 off on 300 on all ebay items & flipkart 10% off is not applied since it is the decision of mods whether 10 % off is eligible)
or go for this & buy a monitor
http://www.shopclues.com/desktop-cpu-pantuim-4-…
http://www.shopclues.com/desktop-cpu—mcafee-av…
i selected a monitor for 4k
also there are monitors for less than that but i feel the display is equally important as the cpu
woooo!!! here s my entry..!!!
Cabinet along with smps
http://www.theitdepot.com/details-Mercury%20Gra... @1230
http://www.computershopeeonline.com/mercury-gra... @1200 they didnt mention abt d shipping location !! if u want u can consider this too !!
Technical Details
- Brand : Mercury
- Model : Graf
- Power Supply : 450W
- Motherboard Compatibility : ATX, Micro ATX
- With Power Supply : Yes
- Color : Black-Silver
- External 5.25" Drive Bays : 4
- External 3.5" Drive Bays : 2
- Internal 3.5" Drive Bays : 2
- Expansion Slots : 7
- Front Ports : USB, Audio
PROCESSOR
Intel
http://www.shopclues.com/intel-pentium-4-2.8-gh... @345.6 using “SCHDFC” 10% coupon
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 2.80 GHz, 512K Cache, 533 MHz FSB
MOTHER BOARD
http://www.ebay.in/itm/NEW-P4-Intel-845-Chipset... @1845
P4 Intel 845 Chipset mother Board w Lan socket 478 with Sata Port
COOLER FAN WITH HEAT SINK
http://shopping.rediff.com/product/cpu-fan-cool... @196
CPU Fan Cooler For P4 With Heat Sink Socket-478
HARD DISK
80GB HDD
http://www.ebay.in/itm/SEAGATE-80-GB-IDE-HARD-D... @1250
MOUSE
http://www.tradus.com/quantum-usb-qhm220-mouse/... @120
KEYBOARD
http://www.homeshop18.com/zebronics-kb-k06-ps2-... @220
RAM
1gb DDR1http://www.ebay.in/itm/BRAND-NEW-1-GB-DDR1-RAM-... @900
MONITOR
AOC Monitor LED 15.6-inch
http://shopping.indiatimes.com/computers/lcd-tf...
@3746 using the coupon “INGTIMES”
cabinet @1230
processor @345
mother board @1845
cooler fan with heat sink @196
hdd @1250
mouse @120
keyboard @220
ram @800
monitor @3746
total @9752
specification
Intel
processor:Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 2.80 GHz, 512K Cache, 533 MHz FSB
ram:1gb DDR1
80gb HDD
Manofgod wrote:
woooo!!! here s my entry..!!!
Cabinet along with smps
http://www.theitdepot.com/details-Mercury%20Gra... @1230
processor
Intel
http://www.shopclues.com/intel-pentium-4-2.8-gh... @345.6 using HDFC coupoun
mother board
http://www.ebay.in/itm/NEW-P4-Intel-845-Chipset... @1860 using voda coupon @1760
cooler fan with heat sink
http://shopping.rediff.com/product/cpu-fan-cool... @196
hard disk 80gb
http://www.ebay.in/itm/SEAGATE-80-GB-IDE-HARD-D... @1000 using voda coupoun
mouse
http://www.tradus.com/quantum-usb-qhm220-mouse/... @120
keyboard
http://www.homeshop18.com/zebronics-kb-k06-ps2-... @220
Ram
1gb DDR1
http://www.ebay.in/itm/BRAND-NEW-1-GB-DDR1-RAM-... @900 using voda 800
Monitor
http://www.ebay.in/itm/ZEBRONICS-15-6A-LED-II-M...
@3813 using bank coupouns !! else @4100
cabinet @1230
processor @345
mother board @1760
cooler fan with heat sink @196
hdd @1000
mouse @120
keyboard @220
ram @800
monitor @4100
total @9771
specification
Intel
processor:Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 2.80 GHz, 512K Cache, 533 MHz FSB
ram:1gb DDR1
80gb HDD
HD is not available from ebay
& plz Pentium 4 is not in fashion anymore
though ur entry was good
edited buddy !!! danqqq
chip wrote:
Raspberry Pi Model B 512MB CPU, GPU DSP SDRAM ARM11 computer Kit double memory: 3,200+55
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Raspberry-Pi-Model-B-512...
Case for raspberry: 199+30
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Raspberry-Pi-Clear-Acryl...
8GB micro-SD card + SD adapter for Raspberry Pi; pre-installed Raspbian “wheezy: 350+55
http://www.ebay.in/itm/8GB-micro-SD-card-SD-ada...
WiFi USB Wireless Adapter Network Card: 499+50
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Mini-802-11N-150M-WiFi-U...
Samsung Power Adapter for Raspberry Pi: 429+25
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Samsung-Power-Adapter-fo...
Wireless Multimedia Keyboard and Mouse Combo: 713+99
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Akalpa-Wireless-Multimed...
Dell TFT IN2030 Glossy Sleek 20" Monitor: Apply 10% off coupon (max 500 off) of HDFC (search Shopclues coupons) and get it for Rs. 5896
http://www.shopclues.com/dell-tft-in2030-glossy...
And you will have something like this..
So total comes to around 11600
but it runs on Lunix.. so wont be liked by many
+1 for the effort bhai…hope u win…
Good work PunjabiBoyz and ManofGod..but please note we cannot consider vodafone coupons since they are not generic and not everyone has a vodafone phone. Other ebay coupons are OK and even paytm coupons are acceptable since recharge for any mobile network can be done. I have updated the opening post. Please edit your post accordingly.
Good one bro… +12KG.
Thanks Jai Bhai and Punjabi Bhai and Man of God Bhai.. Karma For u!
login33 wrote:
Good work PunjabiBoyz and ManofGod..but please note we cannot consider vodafone coupons since they are not generic and not everyone has a vodafone phone. Other ebay coupons are OK and even paytm coupons are acceptable since recharge for any mobile network can be done. I have updated the opening post. Please edit your post accordingly.
bhai voda airtel reliance all giv those 100 off
seeking help from mods/admins..I think editing of posts should not be allowed though multiple entries can be accepted. It would be nice if the mods can look into it and make the posts non-editable in this thread.
PunjabiBoyz wrote:
login33 wrote:
Good work PunjabiBoyz and ManofGod..but please note we cannot consider vodafone coupons since they are not generic and not everyone has a vodafone phone. Other ebay coupons are OK and even paytm coupons are acceptable since recharge for any mobile network can be done. I have updated the opening post. Please edit your post accordingly.
bhai voda airtel reliance all giv those 100 off
You are right dear but still that is different from paytm where all operators are acceptable instead of only three
bhai Ive edited in my post
is 10% off on flipkart gv from giftbig.com allowed?
PunjabiBoyz wrote:
bhai Ive edited in my post
is 10% off on flipkart gv from giftbig.com allowed?
sure brother, why not..I think it’s open for all..everyone can get that
sure bro..ill make d changes..very soon !!
Though not with 1ghz (The firmware includes a number of “Turbo” modes so that the user can attempt overclocking, up to 1 GHz, without affecting the warranty) and 1gb ram.. but near that.. almost the cheapest one available …
Specification
Broadcom BCM2835 700MHz ARM1176JZFS processor with FPU and Videocore 4 GPU
GPU provides Open GL ES 2.0, hardware-accelerated OpenVG, and 1080p30 H.264 high-profile decode
GPU is capable of 1Gpixel/s, 1.5Gtexel/s or 24GFLOPs with texture filtering and DMA infrastructure
512MB RAM (Model B)
Boots from SD card, running a version of the Linux operating system (supplied separately)
10/100 BaseT Ethernet socket (Model B)
HDMI video socket
2 x USB 2.0 sockets (Model B)
RCA composite video socket
SD card socket
Powered from microUSB socket
3.5mm audio out jack
Header for GPIO and serial buses
Header footprint for JTAG connector
Header footprint for camera connection
Size: 85.6 × 53.98 × 17mm
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