Help for upgrading my PC

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Hello all, I am new to this forum.... Please help me, I want to upgrade my PC..This is my current configuration:

Motherboard: ASUS P5GC-MX (Intel 945GC Express Chipset)
Processor: Intel Pentium D (3.00Ghz)
Ram: 3GB
HDD: 160 GB
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 9300 GS (512MB)
Sound Card: n/a (In-Built)

Please help me upgrade this (not monitor, speaker,etc)
I want to be able to play games like GTA 4, Just Cause 2, Crysis etc...
My Budget is Rs. 20000-25000 ( a little more will also do)
Thanks

Processor - AMD athlon ii x4 635 -5k
Motherboard - Gigabyte 880G - 4.5k
RAM - 2*2 GB DDR3 1333MHz from Kingston - 5k
HDD - WD caviar blue 500 GB - 2k
Gfx Card - MSI HD radeon HD 5770 HAWK - 9.5k or nVidia GTX 460 768 MB - 12k

as you not gave any idea about your display. lets assume its below 20" or max 20".

Proccy: Athlon II X3 or Athlon II X4 proccy: 3.5-5k
Mobo: Biostar TA785G3 HD or Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-US2H: 4-5k (don't pay more than 5k for that gigabyte board. market price is 4.5k)
Ram: Kingston/Corsair value ram. DDR3-1333Mhz 2X2Gb: 5-5.5k
HDD: WDC/Seagate/Samsung 500Gb HDD if you need @ 2k
PSU: FSP Saga II 400W or Gigabyte 460W @ ~2k (don't go for desi PSU or even cooler master power supplies)
Graphics Card: HD5670 512Mb/HD5750 or HD5770 1Gb from Sapphire/Powercolor/MSI: 5-9.5k
Cabby: Zebronics Bijli without bundled PSU @ 1.2k

Total: 22.7-29.2k. i didn't gave exact model numbers for all parts cause final product depends upon availability & upto what limit you can extend your budget.

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@Cybertonic, your config not only overshoots OPs budget but also PSU & cabinet missing. to support GTX460, a Corsair 450W PSU will be needed. total cost will touch 35k (not 25,000 + a little more) :smile:

oops forgot about PSU,
btw i thought he's upgrading so he can retain his ODD and cabinet and why are you suggesting 785G motherboards when gigabyte 880gm-ud2h is available for 4.5k?

Cybertonic said:
oops forgot about PSU,
btw i thought he's upgrading so he can retain his ODD and cabinet and why are you suggesting 785G motherboards when gigabyte 880gm-ud2h is available for 4.5k?

yes that Gigabyte much better choice than the one i recommended but thing is, it isn't so easily available. if found, i see no reason to go for 785G.

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Thanks a lot... btw, my display is 17"..can someone please also give me a config in which i can retain my current parts...and also where can i buy these parts....I Live in mumbai..Also do i neet to change my cabinet? and can someone give me the resale value for my current config??
thanks a lot.....

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Anyone... Please Help

if you try retain old parts, you'll loose future upgradibility. so make a choice now. if you live in Mumbai, visit E.Lounge. i got my whole system from there (through courier, as i not from there). prices are descent (maybe less than what i pointed).

I suggest you just get a graphics card (HD 5750 for 7.5-8k). This should be enough for a 17" monitor (either 1280x960 or 1440x900) along with Pentium D 3 ghz.

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Any Good Intel/nVidia Configs??

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Is there any motherboard which allows you to put in two graphic cards of different vendors (ati+nvidia) liket the msi fuzion (budget please). thanks.

MSI got a few. based on 870X Chipset with Lucid Hydra. forgotten the board's name. Google it.