Budget 21-30k Budget Rig for Virtualization

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Questions
  1. What is your budget?
    • 25K
  2. What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
    • CPU - Intel E6750
    • Motherboard - Gigabyte G41 Combo
    • GPU - Evga 8800 GTS 640MB
    • RAM - OCZ 1X2GB PC6400
    • Monitor - Viewsonic 1930
    • PSU - Corsair HX620
  3. Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
    • Monitor - Viewsonic 1930
    • PSU - Corsair HX620
  4. 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 - Dont know much about current line up of CPU's
    • Motherboard - any compatible motherboard
    • RAM - 8GB DDR3
  5. 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
    • Yes, will upgrade the following within 8 months
    • RAM - Will Upgrade to 16GB DDR3
  6. Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
    • Mumbai
    • Open to online purchase
  7. Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market
    • Yes
  8. What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
    • Will be using this PC as a visualization lab . System should be able to run minimum of 2 Guest operating systems (Windows Server 2008). Not expecting super fast computing but just adequate enough .
    • No Gaming , but would like to know if my existing 8800GTS would be compatible with new setup .
  9. Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
    • No dislikes for any brand but would prefer brands with good after sales service.
  10. What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
    1. Desktop - 1440x900
  11. Are you looking to overclock?
    • No .
  12. Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
    • Windows 8 64 bit
    • Windows Server 2012(Guest OS)
 
Your CPU supports virtualization, so, if you're happy with it's performance, you can just add more RAM and you're good to go.
However, buying DDR2 doesn't really make sense. I think your motherboard supports both DDR2 and DDR3, so you can buy a 8GB DDR3 stick, and if it works, but you still find the RAM less, then you can buy another 8GB stick.
Your motherboards support site says that it supports only 4GB modules, so you could buy 2*4GB but that may limit your upgrade options in the future, even though theres almost no price difference between 2*4GB and 1*8GB today.

I'd also suggest buying a 256 GB HDD, so that your VM's load smoothly. A Crucial MX100 256GB comes for about Rs.7600.

So..
RAM -16GB - Rs.10,000 - 12,000 (or Rs. 5,000 - 6,000 in case you decide not to upgrade the CPU+motherboard.)
SSD 256GB - Rs.7,500 ( http://www.onlyssd.com/product/crucial-mx100-256gb-ssd/ )

AMD FX 6300 CPU - Rs.7000 (ebay)
Gigabyte 970 motherboard Rs. - 6000
Either the DS3 from Flipkart (5725), or the DS3P (6250) from ebay.


So, 8GB RAM + SSD + CPU/mb ~ Rs.25,000.

Your cards PCI-e, so it should work.

If you've got ebay coupons, or can find better prices, you could save a thousand or two.
btw- used Core 2 Quads are availble for Rs.3200 on ebay.
 
@ ch@ts ...thanks for your valuable suggestions ...a few more queries

Will my current setup if upgraded with 4GB DDR3 RAM be enough to run 2 virtual machine's with 512mb ram each ? Once again not expecting super results ...but just adequate enough ??
 
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Depends on the OS. You'll need a 64bit OS as your host OS to access more than 3GB of RAM, and 64bit Windows needs about 2GB RAM without any programs loaded.
I don't think 512 is enough per VM. But if you've got no GUI it might suffice, and any Windows OS's you'll be able to use in 512MB VM's will be pre-XP ones. Anyway, if you're buying 4GB RAM, then you can always buy 1 stick, if you find it too painfully slow, then buy another.
 
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