We recently purchased parts for a home desktop PC in India for the value oriented price sensitive segment (along with several new computers for office).�������͍ŋ߂̃z�[���f�X�N�g�b�v�p�\�R���̕��i���w��A�C���h�w��̉��l�����i�ɕq���ŃZ�O�����g�i�ƂƂ��ɁA�����‚��̐V�����R���s���[�^���I�t�B�X�j�ł��B My objective was to choose a solid home desktop personal comnputer with decent graphics, solid sound system and strong processor speed.���̖ڕW�̓f�X�N�g�b�v�̌l��I������Ɍő̃z�[��comnputer�ɂ܂Ƃ��ȃO���t�B�b�N�A�ő̃T�E���h�V�X�e���Ƌ��͂ȃv���Z�b�T�̑��x�ł��B There should be no compromise on quality and yet it should be priced at the sweet spot of around Rs 21, 000, which is very acceptable in Indian market today.�Ë��͑��݂���K�v������܂��i���Ɖ��i�͂܂�����܂���΂Ȃ�Ȃ��̃X�E�B�[�g�X�|�b�g��Rs 21,000�̂ł̓C���h�̎s��ł͔��Ɏ󂯓��”\�ł��B In other words what is the best value we can provide within Rs.����������Ή����ō��̒l���m�F�ł���悤��Rs��v����B 21, 000. 21��A 000 �B The set should include a PC (obviously), a good UPS and Monitor.�p�\�R���̐ݒ�ɂ́A �i���炩�Ɂj �A����у��j�^UPS�̗ǂ��ł��B

We ended up with Pentium 4 HT 3.06 CPU with Intel original mother board 865, 160 GB Seagate SATA disk, 512 MB DDR RAM, Combo DVD CDRW Drive, Intex 2000 Watt Speaker with Subwoofers, APC UPS 500 VA.�������͌��ǁA�C���e���̃y���e�B�A��4 HT 3.06���̃}�U�[�{�[�h��CPU 865 �A��Z�Z�M�K�o�C�gSeagate��SATA�f�B�X�N�A 512 MB�ȏ��DDR�������A�R���{DVD���[CDRW�h���C�u�A intex��Z �Z �Z���b�g�X�s�[�J�[�T�u�E�[�n�A�o�[�W�j�A��APC UPS 500�ł��B

Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.06 is a decent CPU at a moderate price of Rs.�C���e���̃y���e�B�A��4 HT 3.06�́A�܂Ƃ���CPU���A���荠���i��Rs�̂ł��B 3400. 3400 �B While it isn't a trail-blazer like Core 2 Duo series, it gives pretty good value for the buck.���ɕ����ł͂Ȃ�-�̃u���U�[�̂悤�ȃR�A2�f���I�V���[�Y�A����ɂ��A���Ȃ�̒l���o�b�N���܂��B It doesn't have the heating problem of later Pentium D series and yet it supports hyperthreading which gives some of the benefits like a dual core cpu.����ɂ́A�q�[�^�[�̖��ւ�Pentium D�V���[�Y�Ƃ͂܂�����܂��񂪃T�|�[�g���n�C�p�[�X���b�f�B���O�̗��_��^���邢���‚��̂悤�Ƀf���A���R�A��CPU�ł��B For a desktop system at home what more do you need?����̃f�X�N�g�b�v�V�X�e���ɂǂ̂悤�ȑ��͕̂K�v�ł����H

I selected 160 GB SATA because harddisks are cheap these days and having a huge harddisk allows you to backup movies and audio cd's along with your programs and files.���̂��߂�SATA�n�[�h�f�B�X�N��I��S�Z�\�M�K�o�C�g�����̓�ɂ͈����Ǝ��‹���ȃn�[�h�f�B�X�N���g�p����ƃo�b�N�A�b�v�̃��[�r�[��I�[�f�B�ICD�̃v���O������t�@�C���ƈꏏ�ɂ��Ă��܂��B In short it would be long time before you have to spent time on cleaning up your hardisk for more space.�������Ԃ��Z�����Ƃ��g�p�ς݂Ɏ��Ԃ�����O�ɁA�|�������đ��̃X�y�[�X��hardisk �B It is a great value for Rs.����͑傫�ȉ��l��RS�ł��B 2475. 2475 �B

Intel original motherboard gives you a peace of mind.�C���e���I���W�i���̃}�U�[�{�[�h���g�p����ƈ��S�ł��B It also comes with inbuilt LAN. inbuilt����LAN���t�����Ă��܂��B Nowadays you can get cheap ADSL connection from BSNL for Rs.�����ADSL�ڑ����邱�Ƃ��ł��܂������Ȃ��BSNL��RS�ł��B 250 / pm. 250 / pm�̂ł��B Having a LAN means you don't have to spend anything extra to get connected to the net.���–���LAN�̎�i���߂�����������K�v�͂���܂���B�G�L�X�g�����擾�A�l�b�g�ɐڑ����Ă��܂��B

512 DDR RAM will make your application run faster even with multi-tasking. 512 DDR�̃������̓A�v���P�[�V�����̎��s���Ԃ�Z�k���Ă��}���`�^�X�N�ł��B The price here is for ZION RAM, which is the bext quality RAM available currently in India.�����ł̉��i�́A�U�C�I����RAM �A����́A���݂̂Ƃ���A�C���h��bext�̕i����RAM�𗘗p�”\�ł��B

I have added an extra fan for extra cooling keeping in mind the hot Indian climate.�����lj�����܂����G�L�X�g����]���ȗ�p�t�@����O���ɒu���‚A�z�b�g�C���h�̋C��ł��B

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Overall my suggestions for new PC owners is to play safe and purchase parts from reputed brands like Intel.���̃A�h�o�C�X��S�̂��Đ�����V����PC�̏��L�҂́A�����S�ŕ]���̂悤�ȃu�����h�i�̍w��C���e���ł��B Asus, Samsung, LG, Sony etc.�p��ASUS �A�O���A LG �A�\�j�[�Ȃ�

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