^^yes. it's a much better option and is recommended setup. Let's see if the OP is ready to increase the budget
here are three different setups, one dual core, one core2quad and one core i5.
setup 1:
AMD Athlon II X4 630: 5.5k-6k
Gigabyte or ASUS 780G board: 4.5k or Gigabyte 785G : 5.5k
Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800MHz 2x2GB : 2.5k-3k or Transcend DDR3 1333MHz 2x2Gb: 4k-4.5k
NVS295 PCI-express X16 GDDR3 RAM : 6.5k-7k or ATI FireGL™ V3600: 7.5k or ATI FireGL™ V3700: 5.6k-6k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB @ 2.5k
Logitech normal k/b: 350 bucks
Logitech/Microsoft Laser mouse: 1000 bucks
Samsung 2033SW :7k
Zebronics Bijli Cabinet@ 1.5K
Corsair ExtremePower 500W: 2.5k
setup 2:
Q9300: 10.5k
Gigabyte G41 mobo: 4.5k-5k or P45 based mobo: 6k
NVS295 PCI-express X16 GDDR3 RAM : 6.5k-7k or ATI FireGL™ V3600: 7.5k or ATI FireGL™ V3700: 5.6k-6k
Corsair XMS2 2X2GB DDR2 800MHz RAM @ 2.5k-3k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB @ 2.5k
Logitech normal k/b: 350 bucks
Logitech/Microsoft Laser mouse: 1000 bucks
Samsung 2033SW :7k or 2233SW: 9.5k
Zebronics Bijli Cabinet@ 1.5K
Corsair VX450W: 4k or GlacialPower 650AA:4.5k (look for model 650AA and not 650A)
setup 3:
Core i5 750: 11k
Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2: 7.5k
NVS295 PCI-express X16 GDDR3 RAM : 6.5k-7k or ATI FireGL™ V3600: 7.5k or ATI FireGL™ V3700: 5.6k-6k
Corsair XMS2 2X2GB DDR2 800MHz RAM @ 2.5k-3k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB @ 2.5k
Logitech normal k/b: 350 bucks
Logitech/Microsoft Laser mouse: 1000 bucks
Samsung 2033SW :7k or 2233SW: 9.5k
Zebronics Bijli Cabinet@ 1.5K
Corsair VX450W: 4k or GlacialPower 650AA:4.5k (look for model 650AA and not 650A)