arun687 said:
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Sell off your current rig, you might get around 5k or something.
Assuming that you don't need a monitor (since you will be using your 46" TV and your old monitor), speakers, keyboard and mouse, this might be a good config for you.
Intel Core i5 750 - 10k
Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 - 7k
Gskill 2GB DDR3 1333Mhz - 2.6k
Sapphire HD 5770 1GB - 11.2k
WD 1TB Green HDD- 3.9k
Glacialtech 650W PSU- 4.4k
CM Elite 334 cabinet - 2k
LG Sata optical drive - 1.1k
Total ~ 42k
Add another 2gb ram if you can stretch the budget to 44-45k or else later when you have cash. :hap2:
First of all, ehat type of games do you play. IF its FPS and RRPG mostly, then the answer is get a PC. If you are more into third person shooters and racing and button mashing fighting games, then get a PS3.
Let me tell you one thing by experience.
I am playing on a rig in my signature ( nothing overclocked). I can play ALL the games at 1080P with full eye candy (Except crysis and NFS shift) with FPS in excess of 60. If you wanna stick to your budget, do what arun is saying except the few changes that I recommend:
Intel Core i5 750 - 10k
Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 - 7k
Transcend or Kingston 4 GB DDR3 1333Mhz - 3.5K ( I am not sure. They are cheaper and perform as well. They just dont *look* good, as in they dont have the fancy packaging.
Sapphire HD 5770 1GB - 11.2k (Enough for today's games although you will have to xFire 78 or 8 monthsdown the line, when you are finished playing all the games from 2007 till now.
WD 1TB Green HDD- 3.9k
( I would recommend getting a Seagate 7200.12 500GB for gaming ~2.5K
Glacialtech 650W PSU- 4.4k (VERY GOOD Choice of PSU)
CM Elite 334 cabinet - 2k
LG Sata optical drive - 1.1k
The total comes out to be ~42K (But, now you have 4GB of RAM and a higher performing HDD)
Keep in mind PC games are a LOT cheaper to buy than PS3 games and shooters are always better played with a k/b mouse combo, not a controller.
Also, see my signature. Change the cpu and mobo to those in my signature and you will save another 5K for NO loss in performance or upgradability path.:clap: