Nothing moved this week in Dhaka’s computer markets — the same prices as last week across processors, memory, drives and monitors. Stable is good news for buyers, and late January, with the winter exam season over and Ramadan still weeks away, is traditionally when students and small offices build. Here is what the money buys.
Processors
Intel: Core i9 14th gen (6.0 GHz) Tk 67,000; Core i9 13th gen Tk 67,500; Core i7 14th gen Tk 52,500; Core i7 13th gen Tk 44,000; Core i5 14th gen Tk 39,500; Core i5 13th gen Tk 26,200; Core i3 13th gen Tk 13,500.
AMD: Ryzen 9 7900X Tk 49,500; Ryzen 7 7700X Tk 32,500; Ryzen 7 5700G Tk 21,500; Ryzen 5 5600G Tk 14,000.
Boards and memory
Asus EX-H610M-V3 Tk 10,900; Asus TUF Gaming B550M-Plus Tk 19,500; Gigabyte B760M DS3H Tk 15,900; Gigabyte B450M DS3H V2 Tk 12,800; MSI Pro H610M-G Tk 11,800; MSI B450M-A Pro Max Tk 8,000.
RAM: Transcend JetRAM 8 GB DDR4 Tk 2,400; ADATA Premier 8 GB Tk 2,250; Corsair Vengeance LPX 8 GB 3200 Tk 2,590, 16 GB Tk 4,390; G.Skill Trident Z 4 GB Tk 2,600; Gigabyte Aorus 16 GB DDR5 6000 Tk 7,200; TwinMOS 8 GB DDR4 2400 Tk 2,300.
Storage
Samsung 870 EVO 500 GB SATA Tk 6,800; 970 EVO Plus 500 GB Tk 7,800; 980 Pro 500 GB Tk 8,500; HP S700 120 GB Tk 1,850, 250 GB Tk 2,950; HP EX900 500 GB Tk 4,000. Hard disks: WD Blue 1 TB Tk 4,500, 2 TB Tk 6,900; WD Purple 4 TB surveillance Tk 9,500; Seagate Barracuda 1 TB Tk 4,900, 2 TB Tk 8,000; Toshiba 1 TB Tk 4,950, P300 2 TB Tk 6,700. Portable: WD My Passport 1/2/4 TB Tk 5,600 / 7,590 / 11,450; Toshiba Canvio A5 1 TB Tk 5,500, 2 TB Tk 7,600; ADATA HD710 Pro 2 TB Tk 8,900; Transcend StoreJet 25H3 1 TB Tk 6,350, 2 TB Tk 9,200.
Graphics and monitors
MSI RTX 4060 OC 8 GB Tk 40,700; Gigabyte RTX 4060 Eagle OC Tk 45,000; MSI RTX 4070 Ventus OC 12 GB Tk 72,500; Gigabyte RTX 4070 Windforce OC Tk 85,500; Gigabyte RTX 3060 12 GB Tk 44,000; Asus RTX 3050 8 GB Tk 46,800; Asus RTX 2060 6 GB Tk 49,400; MSI GTX 1650 D6 Tk 20,500; Gigabyte GT 1030 Tk 9,500.
HP 19.5-inch P204v Tk 11,000; HP V22v G5 21.5-inch Tk 11,000; HP M22f Tk 14,800; HP M24f 24-inch Tk 21,800; Dell D2020H Tk 10,500; Dell SE2222H Tk 13,000; MSI Pro MP223 Tk 10,200; MSI G24C4 E2 curved Tk 23,500; MSI Pro MP251 Tk 17,700; LG 22MP400-B Tk 10,200; LG 24GN60R-B Tk 26,000; Samsung LS22C310 Tk 13,190.
Peripherals
Logitech K120 Tk 725; K380 Tk 3,360; K375s Tk 2,990; A4Tech KRS-85 Tk 815; Havit KB271 Tk 500; Royal Kludge RK71 Tk 3,900, RK84 Tk 4,900. Printers: HP DeskJet 2775 Tk 9,660; HP DeskJet 4175 Tk 15,840; Epson EcoTank L3210 Tk 19,200, L3250 Tk 24,300.
Two sensible builds
Tk 45,000 office/study: Ryzen 5 5600G, B450M DS3H V2, 16 GB Corsair DDR4, HP EX900 500 GB, HP V22v monitor, case and supply — the integrated graphics handle everything short of gaming. Tk 1.2 lakh gaming: Core i5 14th gen, B760M DS3H, 16 GB DDR4, 980 Pro 500 GB plus a 2 TB WD Blue, MSI RTX 4060 8 GB, MSI G24C4 curved monitor, a 650 W supply. The 4060 is the value card this winter; the 4070 at Tk 72,500 is the one to buy only if you play at 1440p.
