[ubuntu-in] [OT] Hardware Suggestions needed

[Sarfaraz Kazi]

Hi Folks,

I'm building a fairly basic desktop system. Will be using the Monitor,
keyboard, mouse & optical disk drive from an earlier system. Required
components are Processor, Motherboard, RAM, Cabinet(w/SMPS), HDD & Speakers
all within a budget of Rs. 6,500/-.

I have put together below 2 combinations:

Combination1 -
Cabinet          Mercury Aura Black-Silver ATX
Cabinet                                                               1,010
RAM              Kingston 2 GB DDR3 1333
MHz
700
Speakers       Altec Lansing BXR1320 2.0
Speaker
940
Processor      AMD ATHLON II X2 245 AM3 Dual Core
Processor                                              2,625
Motherboard   ECS A740GM-M 16GB DDR2 AMD
Motherboard                                                1,955
HDD              Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3250318AS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB
Cache SATA  1,750
TOTAL    8,980

Combination2 -
Cabinet         Mercury Aura Black-Silver ATX
Cabinet                                                                1,010
RAM             ADATA 2GB DDR3 1333Mhz AD3U1333B2G9-R Premier Desktop
Ram                    700
Speakers      Altec Lansing BXR1320 2.0
Speaker
940
Processor     AMD Sempron 145 Sargas 2.8GHz 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 45W
Single-Core    1,850
Motherboard  ASUS M2N68-AM PLUS AM3/AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA Geforce 7025/nForce
630a          2,100
HDD             Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3250318AS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB
Cache SATA     1,750
TOTAL    8,350

Any suggestions/pointers towards as to where I can cut cost or alternative
components?

Regards,
Sarfaraz Kazi
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