Mobo+proccy+ram+psu~20k

J

A friends pc crashed recently. He's planning on buying a new one.

Budget:- 20k.

Update:- Budget is now 25k

Needs:-
1.) CPU:- (he said he would like an x6)
2.) Mobo:- (Am3+ socket preferred)
3.) Ram:- (already decided-corsair vengeance 4gb)
4.) psu:- (fsp saga 500w?)

Is any rig possible satisfying all the criteria? Help me out guys.

P.S:- alternative intel config is welcome.

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offtopic can you please elaborate what do you mean by PC crashed ? instead of buying new one he can fix the old PC for spending less

I think he should opt for Sandybridge based Config for now.

INTEL SANDYBRIDGE BASED

Core i5 2500 @ 10K (Price in Vedant infotech)
Intel DH67BL-B3 @ 5K
Corsair 4GB 1333 MHz DDR3 @ 1.2K
Corsair CX500 V2 @ 3K

Total 19.2K. This config is far better than any Phenom II X6 based config. i5 2500 performs better than Phenom II X6 1090T (@ 10K) in gaming as well as in most of the other apps.

If he wants AMD based config, then my suggestion is:-
AMD X6 Config
Phenom II X6 1055T @ 8.2K
Asus M5A88-M @ 5.4K
Corsair XMS3 1600 MHz 4GB @ 1.51K
Corsair CX500 V2 @ 3K

Total 18.11K.

But my vote goes to the Intel i5 2500 based config. In all aspect it is far superior than the Phenom II X6 based AMD config.

Yes. I too recommend i5 based PC over AMD x6. The Intel counter part is just better overall.

+1 to this

Cilus said:
INTEL SANDYBRIDGE BASED

Core i5 2500 @ 10K (Price in Vedant infotech)
Intel DH67BL-B3 @ 5K
Corsair 4GB 1333 MHz DDR3 @ 1.2K
Corsair CX500 V2 @ 3K

Cilus said:
INTEL SANDYBRIDGE BASED

Core i5 2500 @ 10K (Price in Vedant infotech)
Intel DH67BL-B3 @ 5K
Corsair 4GB 1333 MHz DDR3 @ 1.2K
Corsair CX500 V2 @ 3K

Total 19.2K.

This would be the best rig.

OP also have the scope to change i5-2500 with i5-2400 @8.9K (both are almost same, performance wise)

J

Told him the details. But can't seem to get the fact inside his head that the i5 based rig will perform better. :\
Guess he is going with the x6. Anyways,thanks for all your suggestions fellas.

Jripper said:
Told him the details. But can't seem to get the fact inside his head that the i5 based rig will perform better. :\
Guess he is going with the x6. Anyways,thanks for all your suggestions fellas.

Then try to get the Phenom II 1075T; price is around 8.6K. Kolkata price may be lower. For AMD components, try Vedant 1st. They are the largest AMD distributer in Kolkata and their prices are cheaper too.

J

Yeah he said he'll buy the 1075T one. And okay will ask him to visit vedant for the purchase.

Thanks man.

Cilus said:
Then try to get the Phenom II 1075T; price is around 8.6K. Kolkata price may be lower. For AMD components, try Vedant 1st. They are the largest AMD distributer in Kolkata and their prices are cheaper too.

OT: which shop is best/largest distributor of Intel products?? (also regarding price) Isn't it Vedant?

J

Okay managed to convince him for an i5 based rig. And budget has been increased to 25k.
But a cabinet is now also required.

Any suggestions based on the new budget?
I guess NZXT Gamma is the best cabinet for the price at the moment.

^^show him the corsair carbide 400R

J

^ Way overbudget. He has to buy mobo,proccy,ram,power supply and a cabinet all within 25k. And the NZXT gamma is the best cabby amongst the cheap ones(as far as I know).

Please recommend a sandy bridge based rig with ram+power supply and cabby within 4k. Won't mind an i5 2500k if thats possible.

cilus has already suggested the SB rig for 19.2K + carbide400R@5K=24.2K

J

Isn't it better to get a decent enough cabby for 2.1k and invest the remaining cash for better components? And in any case I'm sure he won't be spending more than 2.5k on cabby.

^^yes absolutely i was just suggesting an alternative u can get him a low end GPU for the extra cash for hd videos & casual gaming

2500K isn't possible inside 25K budget.

Core i5 2400 @ 9.5K
Intel DH67BL-B3 @ 5K
Corsair 4GB 1333 MHz DDR3 @ 1.2K
Corsair CX500 V2 @ 3K
NZXT Gamma @2K

total: 20.7K (modoed the config given by clius)

J

he already has a 6670 mate. Just these components are required:-
proccy,mobo,ram,power supply and cabinet.

@d6bmg hmmm :S

@d6bmg budget is now 25k mate.

Updated

Jripper, you can't squeeze a Z68/P67 motherboard + K series processor within 25K budget. 2500K, the cheapest K series Sandybridge is around 11K and cheapest P67 based Intel mobo will come around 6.5/7K. Check if you can find one of those Intel p67 mobos

J

@Cilus Hmm will try telling him. Please check ur PM btw.

Jripper said:
@d6bmg budget is now 25k mate. Updated

Although budget is 25K, it won't allow 2500K + chipest P67/Z68 mobo.
Either tell him to increase his budget by 3K more which will allow 'K' processor or this rig is good vfm rig that he can get.

J

Ok he bought the components.

i5 2500k, a Z68 board from MSI(don't know the exact model because I didn't go with him to buy),FSP saga II 500W, corsair vengeance 1600 mhz and an NZXT Guardian.
Total damages 29.5k.

Thank you people for your suggestions.

Cilus said:
Core i5 2500 @ 10K (Price in Vedant infotech)
Intel DH67BL-B3 @ 5K
Corsair 4GB 1333 MHz DDR3 @ 1.2K
Corsair CX500 V2 @ 3K

Please Give me Full Address of Vedant Infotech.

I live in Mumbai. Is This the current price?? (Processor?)

Tribalgeek, Ask Jripper. He has just gotten it for his friend.

Tribalgeek said:
Please Give me Full Address of Vedant Infotech.

I live in Mumbai. Is This the current price?? (Processor?)

Vedant Infotech is situated at Kolkata, not in
Mumbai.

J

@tribalgeek I guess it cost him around 10.5k. And yes,vedant is in kolkata not mumbai.

OK Intel Core i5 costs 11k here in Mumbai.. :neutral:

If your budget do not permit you spending 11K on i5, then buy:
Intel Core i5 2400 @9.6K

d6bmg said:
If your budget do not permit you spending 11K on i5, then buy:
Intel Core i5 2300 @9.6K

Thanks i5 2320 is at 3.0 Ghz I think n I dont want anything lower than 3.0 GHz.

I am looking forward to i5 2320. :neutral:

^^ Sorry, as there is a small mistake while typing. It would have been 2400, as no processor with 2300 exist.

d6bmg said:
^^ Sorry, as there is a small mistake while typing. It would have been 2400, as no processor with 2300 exist.

making jokes huh.. :))

how much of a performance increment i get if i choose core i5 2400or2500 over core i5 2320 ??

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