Help me in buying new rig :)

[techking_dinesh]

Hello Digitians,
I m glad that finally the time has arrived to update my rig.

I m currently owning a HP Pavillion m7360in Desktop PC
Well Very satisfied with the Monitor , Mouse , KB , Speakers

Hence help me in just changing the CPU
Budget: Rs. 20,000 / Rs.30,000 ( I want a 20k budget specifically with possible upgrade till 30k.. My main budget is 20K. and the possible upgrade will be considered if it is making a huge difference. )

Use:
1. Web Designing
2. Animation
3. Programming
4. Heavy Internet & Office Use
5. Gaming ( I Hardly play 2-3 hrs a week bt i prefer playing big games )

My Wish ( Will be glad if these can be fulfilled... Not Compulsary )

1. My Entire PC Set is greyish blue in colour so i would prefer a similar colour cabinet
2. I am very used to the Card reader inbuilt in my CPU Case, so i would love to have card reader slots in my new cabinet if possible
3. Very Very used to 2 USB , Headphone , MIC Slots in the front of cpu ( well i guess this will be satisfied easily )

4. using ddr3 ram
5. 1TB Hard Disk

So Kindly help me in getting the best config at the best deal !!!

Thanks
Dinesh

Note**
I Dont mind Intel or AMD
I have even heard a lot about sandybridge.. Will that fit my budget ?

 

[vickybat]

Wait for intel sandybridge buddy. Then we will suggest you a good config. They will be available in india commercially from next week.

 

[Jerin]

My advice

Wait for six months so that you can buy a Sandy Bridge based PC at a lower cost.

 

[techking_dinesh]

I can wait 2-3 weeks..
6 Months ..... Impossible !!

What will be the approx price for sandybridge ??

Sandybridge means mb & Proccy done.. Does it include gfx too or a separate card would be needed for my need ?

 

[vickybat]

Take 15k for thereabouts for a good combo board+processor. And of course you won't be able to overclock in the h67 chipset as p67 is expensive currently.

H67 will have onboard(or rather on-die) gpu support and also quicksync support that lets you transcode videos much faster than anything out there.

Adding a discrete gpu is what we recommend if you are into big games.

 

[Jerin]

Dinesh ,you have to wait if you want to save money otherwise be ready to spend more.

 

[Cilus]

At a budget of 20-30K really Sandy bridge is not a good option. as per your requirements I will suggest you to go with a 6 Core AMD based configuration.

AMD Phenom II X6 2.8 GHz @ 8K
ECS 885 GM A Motherboard @ 4.3K (Techshop.in)
Corsair 2 X 2 GB DDR3 Ram @ 2.4K
Seagate 1 TB HDD @ 2.7K
Seasonic 520W PSU @ 2.2K
Biostar GT 240 1 GB GDDR3 @ 4.2k (Mediahome.in) for animation work
Cooler Master Cabinet @ 2k

Total 25.8K +vat

 

[Jerin]

I agree with Cilus ,but AMD 6 core PC just performs to the same extent as Intel processor of that cost. If you have doubts,then you check tests at Anand. But AMD's onboard graphics is great.

 

[vickybat]

I think sandybridge i5 2400 will be available at that price and will be a much better performer. So waiting a bit will be a good option.

The amd one although good at the budget will also allow cpu oc at that budget.
So op should decide.

 

[Jerin]

Vicky , Sandy Bridge is having a lot of models so we can't say anything at the moment. Also new MB's for Sandy Bridge will be costly .

 

[techking_dinesh]

I am ready to wait 2-3 Weeks if sandybridge will be available in hat period.. As far as i am concerned 6-7 months back i was told "W8 for few months icore will be cheap.. Bt wats d use ? Something new keeps popping in.. and obv no one will now like to go for the old thing when u already know there is something better available in the market"

So...

1. If my budget remains the same, how long should i wait ??
2. if i plan just to wait a max of 2-3 weeks, do i need a budget extension ? how much ?

If i drop sandybridge then shall i go with config given by Cilus ?

 

[vickybat]

If you don't want sandybridge, then cilus's config is the best for you.

 

[techking_dinesh]

1. If my budget remains the same, how long should i wait ??
2. if i plan just to wait a max of 2-3 weeks, do i need a budget extension ? how much ?

 

[vickybat]

Just wait for sandybridge prices to settle and their availability in retails.

 

[techking_dinesh]

:-w (

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

cilus SNB performs better than amd 6 core solutions.
smc pricing is out -
i5 2300 - 9.2k
i5 2400 - 9.7k

 

[Jerin]

Well as per PCWorld Sandy Bridge 2600k will cost Rs 17000.

 

[coderunknown]

consulting only 1 online shop or taking an estimate, it'll come to 17k, but as it becomes avl in masses (SMC, ITWares, Mediahome, etc) the price will settle at ~15k on all shops.

 

[Cilus]

cilus SNB performs better than amd 6 core solutions.
smc pricing is out -
i5 2300 - 9.2k
i5 2400 - 9.7k

If OP can increase his budget a little then SB is the best option. Change the CPU and mobo of my config with
i5 2400 - 9.7k
Intel DH67BL @ 5.9k

 

[max_snyper]

@techking_dinesh
u can wait for atleast for 2~3 weeks so that the sandybridge real world test can be seen,and then compare it with the amd systems because amd phe ii proccy have been here for atleast 1yr so they have proven themselves in performance to cost ratio.
then u decide which system u want to build.
config suggest by CILUS is also good.

@vickybat i think u are a diehard intel sandybridge fanboy let them come into market first,dont promote them atleast now.big things were said before the i-core old lineup when they were launched they proved a little improvisation in real world test against the amd ph ii. and yes they costed a double against amd had to offer at the given price point point.