Entry Level CPU Build Guide for Word Processing and Browsing; for October 2013 (Pakistan Market Prices and Parts Availability)

 

 

This is the least expensive, the most basic build guide, based on the parts available in Pakistan. This build is recommended for casual users and students wanting a basic computer for Microsoft® Office™ work. And for those who run games on consoles.

CPU

Intel® Pentium™ G-2020 Processor (3M Cache, up to 2.90 GHz) ~6,500 PKR, It has 2 cores and no HT technology, will perform everyday tasks like charm! It will struggle a with the running games at medium-low resolution. Just recommended for word processing and Internet.

Motherboard

Intel® Desktop Board DH61CR ~5,500 PKR, using 3rd party mother boards is not recommended in Pakistan because of no-warranty issues. Most of the importers buy from Intel and they come with warranty, others simply don't. This board supports 4 3 GB/s SATA, USB and PCI-e 2.1.

PSU + Case + Extra Fan

~3,000 PKR. For this build you can go for the built in 300 Watt power supply that comes with you casing, but due to large time spent gaming and/or rendering and due to hot temperature in Pakistan, the system heats up pretty bad, so be SURE to buy and add an extra 90 mm fan.

RAM

Kingston® KVR16N11/2 2 GB DDR 3 1600 MHz, ~2,000PKR  x1, as RAM is expensive these days, was at around half the price last year, so go for 1 DIMM 2 GB memory. (capacity of the recommended motherboard is 8GBx2 = 16 GB maximum).

HD

Seagate® Barracuda™ 7200 rpm 32 MB Cache 500 GB ~6,500 PKR. Buy the smallest/cheapest capacity/price available because most of us pre own portable hard drives anyway, use them for backup.

Optical Drive

Yeah, it was something too, something dinosaurs used! NOT recommended. Just wastage of money! We use USB ports to install any of the current OS, obviously. but of you don't have the ability to install the OS from USB port, or are afraid to make changes to your BIOS, please buy yourself a Super Drive.

WIFI

TP Link® WN722N ~1,000 PKR, it is a must as most of us have WIFI routers these days, so to get internet to your desktop, you will have to use this or a ~2,500 PKR 50+ meter LAN cable. The choice is yours! This isn't even a hard one!

This all adds up to 27,000 PKR without Graphics Card, Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers and a Monitor which most of us pre own and do not change for ~8-10 years.

If you are buying everything from start, add ~2,500 PKR for keyboard and mouse, and ~12,000 for 900p monitor (Dell® or HP® only because of warranty issues).

 

 

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