Build a Gaming PC Under Rs. 50,000

30 Oct, 2006, 4:12 pm IST | Jayesh Mansukhani

In this guide we help you build a powerful mid-range gaming PC on Intel's Core2Duo Platform.

Build a Gaming PC Under Rs. 50,000

HDD: Western Digital SATA II HDD 200 GB (Rs. 3,850)
Over the last few years the cost of hard drives has gone down drastically. Hard drives currently available offer an excellent cost advantage if you compare the cost of the drive vs. its storage i.e. how many rupees does 1 GB cost in these drives.

Here we had to choose between Seagate and Western Digital. We chose to go with WD due to the excellent 5 years warranty they offer. The 200 GB we have is built on the SATA II platform and offers more than adequate storage for all your music and video needs. With its price now under Rs 4,000 the drive is now a great bargain.

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-1608P3S 16X DVD Writer (Rs. 2250)
We carry forward this drive from our previous roundup as it remains amongst the best choices available at this price range.

This drive is an OEM product of Pioneer’s 111L drive and offers great compatibility with all kinds of DVD media which can be burnt easily at 16x without quality issues. The drive is also capable of writing to DL media which can hold more data than any other media solution that is currently available. Pioneer also has some of the best read speeds of any DVD drive and can be easily converted to a region free drive which will allow you to view any kind of DVD movie without any issue.

Tags: Asus , Intel , Core2Duo , Samsung , Microsoft , Vip , Altec Lansing , ATP3 , E6300 , P5LD2-VM , Leadtek , Twinmos , DDR2

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