System for Graphics and CAD. Budget 45K w/o Monitor

Mainly want to run PS, 3DS Max, Archi/AutoCAD and obviously gaming.

Will be buying an external HDD later, so HDD should be of 500GB. No monitor, UPS required. RAM must be atleast 4GB

I had scanned a few threads, and found this thread (Pls Suggest good config for Gaming PC <-link) request having similarity to my budget. I liked the system desibond suggested (<-link) there.

This is desibond's reccomendation :

Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 925: 7.5k
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-US2H: 5.5k
Ram- Transcend 2x2 gb 1333mhz: 5.4k
Gpu - Sapphire HD5850 : 17k or GTX275 : 13k or HD5770: 11.5k
Hdd - Wd caviar Blue 1Tb
PSU - Corsair Vx 450
Cabinet - cm elite 335
Samsung 2233SW : 9k
samsung DVD burner: 1.1k
logitech k/b and mouse: 700 bucks
(if you don't have one) APC UPS 800VA: 4k approx

Background story:

It is for a friend of mine, I don't know anything about the current hardware environment. I am outdated to the extent that the "latest"chipset the I am able to name from memmory is nForce 4 Ultra. So, you guys understand how out I am

So guys, please chime in and help me.

^^Gr8 config...whats the resolution of ur monitor?

Core i5 750 - 10k
Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 - 6.7k
ATI 5850 1GB - 17k
Transcend 2x2GB 1333mhz DDR3 - 5k
WD 500GB green - 2.3k
Corsair VX550 - 5.7k
CM 590 - 3.9k
Logitech Kb+Mouse combo - .7k
Benq G2200HD - 8k
Samsung DVD writer - 1.1k

Total - 60.4k

A better combo than the one u were suggested

This is another suggestion I got, but do we really need such a costly MoBo?

Intel i7-860 11K
Intel Desktop Board DX58SO 12.6K | Asus P6T Deluxe OC Palm Edition-11.5K
Seagate 500GB 2.3K
ATI Radeon HD 5870 -14060/-
Corsair VX 550W Power Supply -3500/
OCZ 3X1GB (Core i7 Edition) 1600MHz DDR3 RAM Price – 5900/-
Microsoft Arc™ Mouse Special Edition -1.8K
Micrisoft Wireless Keyboard 6000 -2.3K
CABINET-XION AXP 100 Gaming Series AXP100-001BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ATX Mid-Tower Case -1.5K

^^Gr8 config...whats the resolution of ur monitor?

I don't think the monitor he is currently having will do any justice to the hardware we are talking about. But, will buy a new one in a month or two. Budget constraints.

ATI 5850 1GB - 17k

I've noticed it, everyone is reccomending ATi cards now, any special reason for that? What is the nVidia equivalent for that?

Another question, what will be the cost of a single 4GB RAM stick?

Thanks for your time guys

Please Dont choose ATI card for CAD works Get Nvidia card

Also Corei5 config will be better than AMD for ur Purpose !!

knight17 said:
This is another suggestion I got, but do we really need such a costly MoBo?

hi buddy

The dx58dso and asus p6t deluxe are lga 1366 mobos based on x58 chipset and designed for bloomfield processors.They wont support the lynnfield i7 860.

You can go for core i5 and pair it with msi p55 cd53 if ya want to overclock or else go for intel dp55wb.

Intel i7-860 11K Where ? When ? How ?
Intel Desktop Board DX58SO 12.6K | Asus P6T Deluxe OC Palm Edition-11.5K
Seagate 500GB 2.3K
ATI Radeon HD 5870 -14060/- Where ? When ? How ?
Corsair VX 550W Power Supply -3500/ Where ? When ? How ?
OCZ 3X1GB (Core i7 Edition) 1600MHz DDR3 RAM Price – 5900/-
Microsoft Arc™ Mouse Special Edition -1.8K
Micrisoft Wireless Keyboard 6000 -2.3K
CABINET-XION AXP 100 Gaming Series AXP100-001BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ATX Mid-Tower Case -1.5K

1st of all, i7 860(socket 1156) is not compatible with x58 boards(socket 1366).
Secondly, the prices you got in the above quotation are no where near the correct prices at all.

IMO, Desibonds config is better for your requirements !

corrections

i7 860-14k

Radeon 5870 - 24k

corsair vx550 - 5.6k

R

I also need a same config for my brother who is going to do multimedia and 3d Animation related work. Pl suggest a good config. How is i5 for multimedia works.

Core i5 750 - 10k
Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 - 6.7k (this one is not available in chennai) (OR)
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe Motherboard (Intel P55 Express)
No need for a graphics card as of now (he is having XFX 8600 GT - 1 GB RAM)
Transcend 1x2GB 1333mhz DDR3 - 2.5k
WD 500GB green - 2.3k (or) Seagate 500 GB (which one will be better)
Corsair VX550 - 5.7k (better and lower price SMPS needed)
CM 590 - 3.9k
Logitech Kb+Mouse combo - .7k
Benq G2200HD - 8k (now he is having 19" dell DVI monitor) (suggest a better one)
800 VA or 1 KVA UPS (APC, numeric or any good brand) - 4 K

Total Budget is - 38k - 40K (excluding UPS)

Cpu - Intel core i5-750 (2.66Ghz) - 10.4k
Mobo - MSI P55 CD 53 - 7k
Ram - Transcend 2gb 1333mhz ddr3 - 2.6k
HDD - Seagate 500gb - 2.3k
Cabinet - CM 590 - 3.9k
SMPS - Gigabyte 460w - 2.2k
UPS : APC 1100 VA - 4.7k
Monitor : Benq G2200HD - 8k

Total - 40.5k

R

Thanks Anibus

damngoodman999 said:
Please Dont choose ATI card for CAD works Get Nvidia card

Also Corei5 config will be better than AMD for ur Purpose !!

I am just curious, what is the reasoning behind it?

About the price difference, I think the guy who sent me the details converted it from USD to INR. To add more fun to it, the idiot took One USD = 37 INR while calculating :grin:

And what about the price of single-4 GB RAM stick? Any guesses?