Budget Rig @ 25k

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krishnandu

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Q: What is your budget?
25K. Can stretch if needed.

Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
CPU - Intel Pentium D
Motherboard - Intel D945GCCR
GPU - XFX NVIDIA 9500GT 1GB DDR2
RAM - Transcend 1X1GB @ 667MHz, Transcend 1X2GB @ 800MHz
Monitor - Viewsonic. Forgot the model no, but resolution is 1440x900
SMPS - Frontech 500W

Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
Microsoft Keyboard + Mouse
LG DVD Writer
Creative 2.1 Speakers
UPS

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 - AMD Athlon II x4 645
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P / Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-S2P (Don't know the diff b/w two)
RAM - G-skill F3-10600CL9S-4GBNT(4Gx1) / Corsair 4GB DDRIII 1333MHz
GPU - Sapphire ATI Raedon HD5670 512MB GDDR5.
PSU - FSP Saga II 500W
Cabinet - NZXT GAMMA / CM Elite 310
Monitor - Benq G2220HD
HDD - WD 1TB (Model suggestions needed. No segate please)

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

Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
Kolkata
Open to online purchase

Q: Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market
No

Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
HD Movies
Programming
Gaming
Browsing

Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
Nothing as such.

Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
Well, actually I'm a casual gamer, I like to play CoD, NFS etc.

Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
Presently I'm having 1400x900 at my Viewsonic LCD Monitor, so looking for Full HD Monitor.

Q: Are you looking to overclock?
No. Not now. May be after few years when latest games won't run. :bleh:

Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
Windows 7 64 bit
Arch / Ubuntu
Will try Mac OS X if Intel.

Few more options that I'm looking at...
Processor:
TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor - TheITWares
TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core - TheITWares

Motherboard:
TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!GIGABYTE GA-880GM-USB3 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

RAM:
TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9S-4GBRL
TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!CORSAIR Vengeance 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9

BTW is SB Rig possible within this budget??
 
Sandy Bridge Rig :

1. Intel Core i3 2100 - 6100/-

2. Intel DH67BL B3 - 5200/- or Asus P8H61-M PLUS - 3200/-

3. Gskill Ripjaws 1600 mhz 4gb x 1 - 1650/-

4. NZXT Gamma (Better airflow with addon Fans) - 2100/-

5. Seasonic 430 - 2600/- or Corsair CX 430 V2 - 2200/- (Not recommending Seasonic SS400 just coz Gamma is black whereas this PSU is grey in colour)

6. Acer S220HQL - 7250/-

7. WD Blue 1TB - Normally 2800/- (prices have touched the sky recently, make sure you buy HDD's after the market settles down)

8. Sapphire 6670 1gb DDR5 - 5400/-

Approx ~ Rs.30700/- for Sandy bridge rig with H61 chipset and Corsair CX430V2

Approx ~ Rs.32700/- for Sandy bridge rig with H67 chipset and Corsair CX430V2

AMD RIG :

Phenom 955BE beats Intel i3 2100 in multitasking and performs equally well in other tasks....

But AM3/AM3+ socket dont have future now as BD fails to perform. Still if you want performance at the cost of loosing future upgrades then 955BE will be still a great choice.

1. Phenom X4 955 BE - 5750/-

2. ASUS M4A88T-M AM3 - 4500/- or Gigabyte GA880GM USB3 - 4500/-

Rest specs as given above.

Approx ~ 31650/- for AMD rig with Gigabyte 880 mobo

If you want you can stick to 5670 1gb, but as you will be gaming on full HD its better to pack some more power under the hood, thats why a 6670 would be good. Or you can drop down to 20" monitor if planning to run games using 5670.
 
Thanks to both of you for your suggestions...

So this is the final rig after your suggestions..

1. Phenom X4 955 BE - 5750/-

2. Gigabyte GA880GM USB3 - 4500/- (I trust Gigabyte more :bleh: )

3. Gskill Ripjaws 1600 mhz 4gb x 1 - 1650/-

4. NZXT Gamma (Better airflow with addon Fans) - 2100/-

5. Sapphire 6670 1gb DDR5 - 5400/-

Now Monitor and PSU.

@chiragsthakur Are you sure preferring Acer over Benq would be a good idea??

Same for PSU. FSP Saga II 500W or Corsair CX 430 V2 - 2200/- ??

But it looks like above my budget. Can I cut down anything??

BTW I really don't understand what's the profit of choosing SB Rig??
 
I would suggest the Benq G2220HD ~ 7k-7.5k. Tried and tested monitor. Excellent VFM.

For PSU I would suggest the Corsair CX430 V2 ~ 2.2k. If budget is flexible then the Seasonic S12II 430w ~ 2.8k
 
Just that AM3 and AM3+ havent got future, whereas the next Intel processors are going to be backward compatible (LGA 1155) and as you know those upcoming intel processors are going to perform really well..

FSP PSU's have shorter cable length. When you use a FSP PSU in a cabinet in which PSU is mounted at the bottom, then the power cable needs to be stretched badly to reach the connector on top end of the mobo. So corsair CX430 V2 is what you should get.

And regarding monitor I have given 2 Acer 22" monitors to my friends and found the quality equal to Benq G2220HD.. You can even get G2220HD, no probs... :) equally good
 
Hmm. Thanks a lot to you both :)

Lets see. Actually it's going over budget.

I don't think I'll be able to afford that now.

So keeping the processor same can I go for the Motherboard that you suggested??

Will decide on the Graphics Card later.
 
Keeping the processor same means?? 955BE or i3 2100 or Pentium D???

If 955BE then Gigabyte 880gm usb3

If i3 2100 then Asus P8H61-M PLUS

If Athlon X4 645 then Gigabyte 880gm usb3

If Pentium D, then :bleh: ;)

And Wait for the HDD prices to settle down.
 
Spot on... That i3 rig is much better. You can upgrade GFX card in future :) And yes that IGP is fine for HD movies, cant comment the quality or game experience you will get on recent releases. Less demanding games will work fine

AnandTech - Bench - CPU
 
Thanks, I read that link from the other thread.

Now the thing which is going on my mind is Dual Core???

Are you sure going for a Dual Core at present would be a good idea??
 
Performance matters bro. i3 2100 (2 cores, 4 threads, IGP) been dual core with hyper threading still beats AMD Athlon/Phenom quads (4 cores, 4 threads, No IGP). Intels per core performance is way better than AMD's.
krishnandu said:
Thanks, I read that link from the other thread.

Now the thing which is going on my mind is Dual Core???

Are you sure going for a Dual Core at present would be a good idea??
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Ok got that. Sorry I thought it's IGP2000 Benchmark link.

Benchmark looks great. Looks like just adding a GPU later would suffice remaining parts.

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So here's final config...

TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz 2 x 256KB L2 Cache 3MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I32100 - Rs.6,200.00/-

TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!Asus P8H61-M PLUS Rev 3.0 LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Motherboard - Rs.3,250.00/-

TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9S-4GBRL - Rs.1,650.00/-

--------OR--------

TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!CORSAIR 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 - Rs.1,400.00/-

TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 V2 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Rs.2,200.00/-

TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!Benq G2220 22'' Wide Screen TFT LCD - TheITWares - Rs.6,950.00/-

TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!COOLER MASTER Elite RC-310-RWN1-GP ATX Mid Tower Computer Case With Side Window - TheITWares - Rs.1,850.00/-

--------OR--------

TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!NZXT GAMMA Classic Series GAMA-001BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Rs.2,100.00/-

So overall it becomes around 22k

Now which graphics card should I get later on??
 
If you are willing to wait till Q1 of next year, AMD and NVIDIA will be shipping out new generations GFX cards with low power consumption and better performance.

If you are not willing to wait, then at present a 6770 or 6850 is what you would be able to run on your PSU.

You can wait for the new lineup IMO
 
Hey guys, I was just thinking, how about spending 1.5k more for 2500k. Is it worth the value??

Can I pair it up with previous suggestion Intel DH67CL-B3??

As I'm never going to OC, won't the z68 be a waste??

So can you suggest me some decent board if Intel DH67CL-B3 not a good choice?
 
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