Budget 21-30k PC upgrade for 30 K

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naive_harry

Disciple
30K Budget to upgrade to i5 ivy bridge.


Q: What is your budget?
30 K


Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
i5 750
P55 UD3 gigabyte motherboard
GTX 680
4 GB corsair xms 2
Corsair power supply VX 550
CM 690 Advanced


Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
Monitor
Speakers
keyboard mouse
GTX 680
Corsair power supply VX 550
Cabinet




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
Motherboard
RAM




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
It will be the same for a long long time




Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
Parklane Hyderabad




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




Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
Gaming
Browsing
Desktop Processing
Progragmming,compiling n all
Download rig, 24x7 operation
Watching HD movies




Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
I like Intel, Corsair, Asus, and Asrock




Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
All of them




Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
Gaming - 1920x1080


Q: Are you looking to overclock?
NO


Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
Windows 8 64 bit




I have to buy this next week


Thank you
 
vivek.krishnan said:
I do not see any reason to upgrade the CPU and mobo, the 1st gen i5 should be good enough for 1080p. Just increase RAM to 8GB
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Hi Vivek,
There is something wrong with my motherboard and I have to buy a new one, so I thought why invest again in 1156 socket and also PCI X 2.0 is a bottleneck for my card if only by a few fps.
My mobo/cpu are 2.5 yrs old and I think its time to upgrade before i start facing weird issues n all.

I just want to get the most out of 30 K, i.e the highest default/turbo clock speed 4 core processor that I can afford in 30 K budget as I am not going to overclock.
 
naive_harry said:
There is something wrong with my motherboard and I have to buy a new one, so I thought why invest again in 1156 socket and also PCI X 2.0 is a bottleneck for my card if only by a few fps.
My mobo/cpu are 2.5 yrs old and I think its time to upgrade before i start facing weird issues n all.

I just want to get the most out of 30 K, i.e the highest default/turbo clock speed 4 core processor that I can afford in 30 K budget as I am not going to overclock.
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Does it warrant an immediate change OR can it hold out for longer because Q2 this year Intel shall unveil Haswell processors + chipset which shall migrate to the LGA1150 socket, marking the end of the current processors and chipsets.

If you feel that does not matter, you can go for the following --
Intel Core i5 3570 ~14500/-
ASUS P8H77-V ~9500/-
4GB x1 Corsair XMS3 ~1500/- (you have Corsair XMS3 series RAM in your system not XMS2)

Hope this helps, Cheerio!

Another thing the PCIe standard does not affect performance at-all. In-fact the loss of effective bandwidth shows up only in one place and that is GPU COMPUTE performance which either-way is not Kepler's strong suite.
 
ALPHA17 said:
Does it warrant an immediate change OR can it hold out for longer because Q2 this year Intel shall unveil Haswell processors + chipset which shall migrate to the LGA1150 socket, marking the end of the current processors and chipsets.

If you feel that does not matter, you can go for the following --
Intel Core i5 3570 ~14500/-
ASUS P8H77-V ~9500/-
4GB x1 Corsair XMS3 ~1500/- (you have Corsair XMS3 series RAM in your system not XMS2)

Hope this helps, Cheerio!

Another thing the PCIe standard does not affect performance at-all. In-fact the loss of effective bandwidth shows up only in one place and that is GPU COMPUTE performance which either-way is not Kepler's strong suite.
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What do you say about asrock z77 extreme 6 with i7 3570 proc.

Also is there any cpu better than i7 3570 in range 15-20 K that suits my purpose, i can buy cheaper mobo in that case.
 
naive_harry said:
What do you say about asrock z77 extreme 6 with i7 3570 proc.

Also is there any cpu better than i7 3570 in range 15-20 K that suits my purpose, i can buy cheaper mobo in that case.
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No point in getting a Z77 chipset based motherboard if you are not fully utilizing its feature-set.

Next it is the Core i5 3570 not Core i7. No need to over-extend the budget on the processor, the top-of-the-line Core i5 is more than capable of holding its own at stock settings.

If you want to buy a cheaper motherboard, go for this -- GIGABYTE-B75M-D3H ~4500/-.

With the money saved add a SSD to the mix, any of the following shall do --
  • OCZ Vertex4 128GB ~7300/-
  • Crucial M4 120GB ~8300/-
Hope this helps, Cheers!

Buy the SSD from onlyss.com once it is up.
 
ALPHA17 said:
No point in getting a Z77 chipset based motherboard if you are not fully utilizing its feature-set.

Next it is the Core i5 3570 not Core i7. No need to over-extend the budget on the processor, the top-of-the-line Core i5 is more than capable of holding its own at stock settings.

If you want to buy a cheaper motherboard, go for this -- GIGABYTE-B75M-D3H ~4500/-.

With the money saved add a SSD to the mix, any of the following shall do --
  • OCZ Vertex4 128GB ~7300/-
  • Crucial M4 120GB ~8300/-
Hope this helps, Cheers!

Buy the SSD from onlyss.com once it is up.
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should I go for Intel reference motherboard or gigabyte in case I want to go cheap on mobo.
 
ALPHA17 said:
Go for the GIGABYTE motherboard. You will have more cash to spare for a discrete audio-card and SSD. =]
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Thanks Alpha,

So this is what it looks like:

GIGABYTE-B75M-D3H 4.5 K
Intel Core i5 3570 ~14000/- (i think it is cheaper, it is listed as 13409 on flipkart)
Crucial M4 120GB ~8300/
corsair vengeance 1x8GB 2800

My only concern is the stability and power circuit (i means phases) of this mobo. I think it does not have ultra durable components like other gigabyte motherboards.
Is this mobo going to last long like 3 yrs or so?

 
naive_harry said:
Thanks Alpha,

So this is what it looks like:

GIGABYTE-B75M-D3H 4.5 K
Intel Core i5 3570 ~14000/- (i think it is cheaper, it is listed as 13409 on flipkart)
Crucial M4 120GB ~8300/
corsair vengeance 1x8GB 2800

My only concern is the stability and power circuit (i means phases) of this mobo. I think it does not have ultra durable components like other gigabyte motherboards.
Is this mobo going to last long like 3 yrs or so?
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It will hold fine. You aren't going to over-clock and this board is not meant to be pushed but at stock I don't see any issues creeping up.

Also, instead of getting a single 8GB module, go for 2 x4GB modules for dual-channel benefits.

Hope this helps. Cheers!
 
ALPHA17 said:
It will hold fine. You aren't going to over-clock and this board is not meant to be pushed but at stock I don't see any issues creeping up.

Also, instead of getting a single 8GB module, go for 2 x4GB modules for dual-channel benefits.

Hope this helps. Cheers!
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Hi Alpha, I wanted to know which RAM module to buy, the 1866 Mhz or 1600 Mhz and how much difference it will make. Also if I buy 1866 MHz RAM I will buy ASUS motherboard that supports ram at higher clock and defaults it at 1800 MHz. In this case I will bump up my budget.

Also does SSD give any advantage in Gaming, with 8 GB RAM I think most data will reside in RAM so will it have any effect on fps, i understand that game will load faster initially.
 
naive_harry said:
Hi Alpha, I wanted to know which RAM module to buy, the 1866 Mhz or 1600 Mhz and how much difference it will make. Also if I buy 1866 MHz RAM I will buy ASUS motherboard that supports ram at higher clock and defaults it at 1800 MHz. In this case I will bump up my budget.

Also does SSD give any advantage in Gaming, with 8 GB RAM I think most data will reside in RAM so will it have any effect on fps, i understand that game will load faster initially.
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What is the price difference and what brands are on offer. If it is ~2000/- -->2500/- more than 1600MHz then I say pass.

Whatever speed you purchase please get two modules of RAM. That should be the main priority.

Yes SSD's will primarily improve the load-times of whatever is placed on them, nothing more. But instead of faster OR more RAM an SSD will have a more observable impact on real-world performance.

Also, instead of going for faster RAM and in association a more expensive motherboard I suggest that you stick to getting an SSD.
 
ALPHA17 said:
What is the price difference and what brands are on offer. If it is ~2000/- -->2500/- more than 1600MHz then I say pass.

Whatever speed you purchase please get two modules of RAM. That should be the main priority.

Yes SSD's will primarily improve the load-times of whatever is placed on them, nothing more. But instead of faster OR more RAM an SSD will have a more observable impact on real-world performance.

Also, instead of going for faster RAM and in association a more expensive motherboard I suggest that you stick to getting an SSD.
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yes, I got it, 2x4 GB RAM for dual channel benifit.
Thanks again man!!!
 
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