Budget 51-70k Rig for designing

YashBhatt

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  1. What is your budget?
    • 50-60K
  2. What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
    • CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 B50
    • Motherboard - Asus XXX
    • GPU - ATI HD4850
    • RAM - 2x2 2GB Corsair DDR2
    • HDD - 3TB
    • Monitor - Dell 2412HM
    • PSU - Corsair VX450
    • Cabinet - Cooler Master Elite 333
  3. Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
    • Monitor - Dell 2412HM
    • Keyboard : Logitech G110
    • Mouse : Logitech G400
    • HDD - 3TB
  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.
    • Looking for a Haswell Rig
  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
    • Final Config
  6. Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
    • Mumbai
  7. Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market
    • No
  8. What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
    • Gaming
    • Browsing
    • Desktop Processing
    • Web & Print Designing (Priority)
  9. Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
    • Intel Haswell
  10. If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
    • No specific games
  11. What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
    1. Gaming - 1280x728
    2. Desktop - 1920x1200
  12. Are you looking to overclock?
    • No
  13. Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
    • Windows 8.1 64 bit
 
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Jodhpur
i5 4570 (14000)
Asus H87M-E (9300)
Kingston HyperX Blu 1600 MHz 4 GB x2 (5000)
Asus R9 280X 3 GB DCII (24000)
Seasonic S12II 620 W (5800)
Corsair 300R (4500)
Asus optical drive (1050)

total: 63, 500
 
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No real issue, just the sourcing seems a prob
One more question,is it worth going for an i7 Haswell rig at this point ?

The cheapest Haswell i7 is i7 4770 which is available for20k, 5-6 k more than a Haswell i5. there will be absolutely no visible performance difference in games between an i5 and i7. Stick to i5 4570 :)
 
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Core i5 4670 -15000,
Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H -6500,
Corsair Vengeance 1600 MHz (4GB x2) -5200,
Zotac GTX760 2GB AMP -21000,
Seasonic S12II 520 -4500,
Corsair 300R Windowed Side panel -5200
Asus 24B5ST DVD-RW -1100,
Logitech G100 Gaming Combo -1500.
TOTAL -60,000.
 
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Core i5 4670 -15000,
Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H -6500,
Corsair Vengeance 1600 MHz (4GB x2) -5200,
Zotac GTX760 2GB AMP -21000,
Seasonic S12II 520 -4500,
Corsair 300R Windowed Side panel -5200
Asus 24B5ST DVD-RW -1100,
Logitech G100 Gaming Combo -1500.
TOTAL -60,000.

> OP already ahs KB and mouse.
> 280X >> 760.
 

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Just like to add a point here, which people are missing when suggesting the configs. It says "web and print design" priority. How large are the files your working on print OP? If you end up moving your Illustrator and Corel files into Photoshop to convert to tiff, you're going to fill up that 8 gigs of ram REALLY fast.

If you're serious about Print Design and are designing for products larger than A1, if you move your files to PS your RAM usage will go ballistic. I highly suggest going 16gigs.
 

YashBhatt

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Just like to add a point here, which people are missing when suggesting the configs. It says "web and print design" priority. How large are the files your working on print OP? If you end up moving your Illustrator and Corel files into Photoshop to convert to tiff, you're going to fill up that 8 gigs of ram REALLY fast.

If you're serious about Print Design and are designing for products larger than A1, if you move your files to PS your RAM usage will go ballistic. I highly suggest going 16gigs.

My print work is less as compared to web so if my budget permits, i'll definitely go for 16Gigs
 
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I have just revised the RIG :
Core i5 4670
Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H
Corsair Vengeance 1600 MHz (4GB x2)
Asus R9 280X 3 GB DCII
Seasonic S12II 620 W
Corsair 300R Windowed Side panel
Asus 24B5ST DVD-RW

> Kingston HyperX Blu offers same performance, has same warranty duration (10 years) and is much cheaper than vengeance.