41-50k Upgrade or Buy a new PC? Please help guys

[faraazbh]

1. What is your budget?
   • 50K
2. What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
   • CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.5Ghz
   • Motherboard - Gigabyte G41-GA-G41M-COMBO-GQ ( DDR3 RAM slots not working)
   • GPU - Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 1GB DDR3( 10 months old)
   • RAM - Kingston 2 X 1GB DDR3 (also have a spare DDR3 4GB RAM)
   • Monitor - BENQ LED 18.5" 1366x768
   • PSU - X-tech SMPS 450W
   • iBall KB and Mouse Combo
   • Creative basic 2.1 Speakers ( one of the speaker side is not working i.e. Right)
   • 2 HDD (WD 500GB 54000RPM and another HDD of 150GB )
   • (please mention the rest in above format)
3. Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
   • GPU - Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 1GB DDR3( 10 months old)
   • Monitor - BENQ LED 18.5" 1366x768
   • not sure if i should keep the Processor
   • might keep the 2 hard disks
   • (please mention the rest in above format)
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.
   • Have not decided anything, Should I keep the existing Harddisks and buy a new HDD or SSD or SSHD? or should i buy a ssd and buy a external harddisk?? what is better?
   • Also I guess I should buy a new Mobo+Proccessor+RAM+Cabinet+PSU
   • If i'm missing something , please suggest
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 . Might add a RAM stick if needed or SSD
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/No
8. What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
   • Gaming
   • Browsing
   • Desktop Processing
   • HTPC
   • Download rig, 24x7 operation
   • Watching HD movies
9. Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
   • Do not want to buy XYZ company product as I heard the after sales service in India is pathetic
10. If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
    • Football Manager 2014, GTA V, FIFA, NFS , Battlefield 4,COD,Skyrim,DMC
11. What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
    1. Nothing specific
12. Are you looking to overclock?
    • Not sure If I need to overclock. what are the advantages?
13. Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
    • Windows 7
    • Linux - Ubuntu

[DOUBLEPOST=1403093024][/DOUBLEPOST]Please reply guys

 

[bssunilreddy]

Mobo - MSI B85-G41 PC Mate -6200,
Proccessor - Intel Xeon E3 1245 v3 -19700,
RAM - Corsair Vengeance 8GB(2x4GB) -5600,
Cabinet - Corsair Carbide SPEC-01 -3600,
PSU - Corsair CX600 -4200,
HDD - WD Caviar Blue 1TB -3800,
SSD - Samsung 840 EVO 120GB -6500.
TOTAL -49,600.

 

[faraazbh]

thanks for the reply
from which site did u get those rates ?? Also what if i want to buy a GPU within my 50k budget ( I might sell my GPU Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 1GB DDR3 and use the money to buy new GPU)

 

[bssunilreddy]

thanks for the reply
from which site did u get those rates ?? Also what if i want to buy a GPU within my 50k budget ( I might sell my GPU Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 1GB DDR3 and use the money to buy new GPU)

Mobo - MSI B85-G41 PC Mate -6200, (flipkart.com)
Proccessor - Intel Xeon E3 1245 v3 -19700, (theitdepot.com)
RAM - Corsair Vengeance 8GB(2x4GB) -5600, (flipkart.com)
Cabinet - Corsair Carbide SPEC-01 -3600, (primeabgb.com)
PSU - Corsair CX600 -4200, (snapdeal.com)
HDD - WD Caviar Blue 1TB -3800, (snapdeal.com)
SSD - Samsung 840 EVO 120GB -6500. (onlyssd.com)
TOTAL -49,600.

You can get a Sapphire R7 250X 2GB -8700.

 

[faraazbh]

guys , this is what I have decided so far, (want to run Hackintosh on my PC, so please guide me on the configuration)

Guys this is the config that I have decided, any suggestions or I can save some money on this?

Processor i5 4590 @13780 (itdepot) https://www.theitdepot.com/details-Intel+Core+i5-4590+3.3+GHz+Processor_C30P21733.html
OR
i5 4670k @15294 snapdeal http://www.snapdeal.com/product/intel-34-ghz-lga1150-4670k/1185922148

Motherboard Gigabyte Z87M-D3H @9450 (flipkart) (If i can save some money on the motherboard and get a cheaper and hackintosh compatible mobo, it would be great)

SSD Samsung EVO 840 120Gb @5133(primeabdg) http://www.primeabgb.com/samsung-120gb-ssd-840-evo-mz-7te120bw.html

PSU Seasonic S12II 520 @4766(primeabdg) / suggest another PSU for less price if possible

Memory Corsair Vengeance (4x2) GB DDR3 RAM 1600 MHz @ 5800k http://theitwares.com/corsair-venge...3-12800-desktop-memory-model-cmz4gx3m1a1600c9

Case Deepcool Tesseract (@2600 theitdepot) This is the only case i could find at such a low price

I already have a Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 1GB DDR3 Card, which I'm trying to sell and then buy a R9 270X card, so please suggest a PSU accordingly

I'm open to suggestions regarding the componets, just want the PC to be hackintosh compatible,

Btw i went thru tonymac86's june 2014 guide, bt i'm not sure about selecting a CPU and compatible motherboad( in my budget)

Please help me out