Budget 41-50k PC for graphic design and some gaming

coolcrook

coolcrook

Adept
  1. Q: What is your budget?
    • 40K-45k
  2. Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
    None
  3. Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model

  4. Q: Which hardware component are you looking to buy (component name). If you have already decided on a configuration then please mention the (component brand and model) as well, this will help us in fine tuning your requirement

    • CPU - Intel Core i5 2400
    • MOBO - Intel DHBL7
    • HDD- 2TB
      Monitor - 20 inch
      RAM- 8gb
  5. Q: Is this going to be your final configuration or you would be adding/upgrading a component in near future. If yes then please mention when and which component
    • No upgrade for atleast a year and a half
  6. Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
    • Bangalore
  7. Q: Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market
    • No
  8. Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
    • 3D Design
    • Photoshop and other Image Editing
    • Gaming
    • Browsing
    • Movies
  9. Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
    • Not really
  10. Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
    • Fifa
    • NFS
    • Nba
  11. Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
    1. Desktop - 1600x900
  12. Q: Are you looking to overclock?
    • No
  13. Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
    • Windows 7 64 bit


    Need to buy the config within the month, mainly for design, please suggest an appropriate graphics card, also need at least a 2TB hdd.

    Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance.


 
Intel i5 2400-10.5k
Intel DH67BL-B3-5.6k
Corsair XMS3 2X4GB 1333mhz-3.5k OR Gskill RipjawsX 2X4GB 1333mhz-3.5k
Segate 2TB 7200RPM-7.2k
Dell ST2220-8.5k[Full HD Monitor within Budget]
Sapphire HD7750-7k OR MSI Gtx550ti-7.7k[For gaming and other work]
Seasonic S12ii 430W-2.8k
Nzxt Gamma-2.4k
Little 1-2k extra but it's worth getting it,You can cut it out of gpu if you want.
Hope this helps.:)
 
hey there,

I think that config is a little over budget, since I'll also need to buy a ups, keyboard, mouse, speakers within the same budget of 45k. Gaming is secondary in this case and a 20 inch monitor will suffice.

maybe i should go for the 2100k proccy instead of the 2400k
 
There's no 'K' series processor in i3 it's i3 2100 and i5 2400,So this is what you'd go for no need to settle for i3-
Intel i5 2400-10.5k
Intel DH67BL-B3-5.6k
Corsair XMS3 2X4GB 1333mhz-3.5k OR Gskill RipjawsX 2X4GB 1333mhz-3.5k
Segate 2TB 7200RPM-7.2k
Sapphire HD6670-5k
Seasonic S12ii 430W-2.8k
Nzxt Gamma-2.4k
APC 650VA UPS-2.9k
Logitech K200 M/K combo-0.7k
Dell IN2030M-6k


coolcrook said:
hey there,

I think that config is a little over budget, since I'll also need to buy a ups, keyboard, mouse, speakers within the same budget of 45k. Gaming is secondary in this case and a 20 inch monitor will suffice.

maybe i should go for the 2100k proccy instead of the 2400k
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Sorry about the confusion about the ' k' , yes i meant the Intel i3 2100 or even 2120 if thats better price to performance over the 2100.

I'm saying this because of the following reasons:
1. Need Speakers and a dvd writer
2. Need a good mouse
3. All the prices mentioned seem to be on the lower side (they keep fluctuating at least on SP Road, Bangalore), like I cant find an apc 650va for lesser than 3500 for my current rig.
4. Even currently the total is coming to 46.3k, plus I am a little unsure if the normal gfx cards are the best bet for 3d design, I'll do little research on that.

Thus I am considering switching over to a lower end cpu(2100), if you guys say thats not enough for 3d design then I guess I'll have to wait a bit and extend the budget.

EDIT: Looked it up and wouldn't this gfx be better for graphic design Nvidia Quadro FX 600 -http://www.nvidia.com/object/product-quadro-600-us.html
 
coolcrook said:
EDIT: Looked it up and wouldn't this gfx be better for graphic design Nvidia Quadro FX 600 -Quadro 600 ? workstation graphics card for 3D design, styling, visualization, CAD, and more
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GO FOR IT - This is only the entry level Quadro Series card that Nvidia launched for home users a few months ago - It is rock solid & stable and reasonably priced at 8.5 to 9K and the next in this series is Quadro 2000 which is priced between 25 - 28K.

also check
http://www.techenclave.com/graphic-cards/quadro-600-vs-gtx550ti-560-a-127381/

and
http://www.techenclave.com/pc-buying-advice/pc-build-hd-video-editing-127489/

Cheers
 
I'll answer serially-
1-The dvd write will be 1k,Don't have much idea about the speakers so other members will comment on that.
2-Logitecg G400-1.5k is a great mouse with great build quality and 3 year warranty,If you don't want to spend that much then go for Logitech MK200 combo-0.7k
3-Yes the prices keep changing due to dollar shift daily so can't guaranty that the prices above will be accurate.
4-If you want you can go for i3 2100-6.4k due to budget but it may affect little in performance in apps,About the gpu if you want 3d dedicated gpu then you'd have to go for -Nvidia Quadro 300-7.2k OR Quadro 600-10k but you won't be able to game with these.
The i3 2120 is better than 2100 so you can go for that-Core i3-2120 and Core i3-2100 Processors Review - X-bit labs
coolcrook said:
Sorry about the confusion about the ' k' , yes i meant the Intel i3 2100 or even 2120 if thats better price to performance over the 2100.

I'm saying this because of the following reasons:
1. Need Speakers and a dvd writer
2. Need a good mouse
3. All the prices mentioned seem to be on the lower side (they keep fluctuating at least on SP Road, Bangalore), like I cant find an apc 650va for lesser than 3500 for my current rig.
4. Even currently the total is coming to 46.3k, plus I am a little unsure if the normal gfx cards are the best bet for 3d design, I'll do little research on that.

Thus I am considering switching over to a lower end cpu(2100), if you guys say thats not enough for 3d design then I guess I'll have to wait a bit and extend the budget.

EDIT: Looked it up and wouldn't this gfx be better for graphic design Nvidia Quadro FX 600 -Quadro 600 ? workstation graphics card for 3D design, styling, visualization, CAD, and more
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Current config option:
CPU- i3 2120-7k
Mobo - Giga H61M-S2p-b3- 2k (???)
Ram- Corsair XMS3 2X4GB 1333mhz-3.5k OR Gskill RipjawsX 2X4GB 1333mhz-3.5k
HDD- Segate 2TB 7200RPM-7.2k
PSU- Seasonic S12ii 430W-2.8k
Cabby- Nzxt Gamma-2.4k
Mouse- Logitecg G400-1.5k
Monitor- Dell IN2030M-6k
GFX- Sapphire HD6670-5k or Quadro 600-10k
UPS- APC 650VA -3.5k
DVD - Samsung 1k

thats a total of 42k or 47k depending on the gfx

For speaker any decent 2.1 speakers( I was thinking altec lansing 2.1 ones)

Also what mobo should I go for ( I have the Gigabyte one on my current config and it seems fine, it shouldn't be a bottleneck)
For the gfx , if the quadro is completely useless for gaming then I'll go for the Sapphire 6670, will the Quadro 600 be able to play games like fifa, nba and nfs for the next 1-2 yrs on a 20" screen(1600*900)
 
For the mobo go for- GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2H-3k
Speakers- ALTEC LANSING BXR1221-1.2k
coolcrook said:
Current config option:
CPU- i3 2120-7k
Mobo - Giga H61M-S2p-b3- 2k (???)
Ram- Corsair XMS3 2X4GB 1333mhz-3.5k OR Gskill RipjawsX 2X4GB 1333mhz-3.5k
HDD- Segate 2TB 7200RPM-7.2k
PSU- Seasonic S12ii 430W-2.8k
Cabby- Nzxt Gamma-2.4k
Mouse- Logitecg G400-1.5k
Monitor- Dell IN2030M-6k
GFX- Sapphire HD6670-5k or Quadro 600-10k
UPS- APC 650VA -3.5k

thats a total of 41k or 46k depending on the gfx

For speaker any decent 2.1 speakers( I was thinking altec lansing 2.1 ones)

Also what mobo should I go for ( I have the Gigabyte one on my current config and it seems fine, it shouldn't be a bottleneck)
For the gfx , if the quadro is completely useless for gaming then I'll go for the Sapphire 6670, will the Quadro 600 be able to play games like fifa, nba and nfs for the next 1-2 yrs on a 20" screen(1600*900)
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Mac.rock 7: Ya that speaker seems fine, probably will buy it locally.

also, going for the 6670 over the quadro 600 due to budget constraints(also for gaming)
possibly may go for the i5- 2400 combo if the price is right. Will let you guys know.

Thanks a lot guys.
 
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