PC for running multiple VMs and Gaming

shankar_psn

shankar_psn

Broken In
1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Stupid answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work. Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.')
Ans: I will be running multiple VMs (2 to 3) and the VMs will run Oracle Databases for practice and self-study.
And i will also use it for Gaming. No specific games. But, i would like to play the latest games.

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 40K-45K

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: No

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: RHEL 5.6 and Win 7 Ultimate

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: 1+1 TB

6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention which screen size and resolution do you want. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, again mention the size and resolution of monitor you have.
Ans: No. I already have HP 2210i monitor.

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: Monitor,Speakers and UPS

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Feb

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: Assembler

10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
Ans: Banaglore

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: No
 
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V

vkl

Cyborg Agent
AMD fx8350 -12.5k
Asus M5A97 -6.2k
G.Skill RipjawsX(1600MHz)(F3-12800CL9S) 4GB*2 -3k
NZXT source 210 elite -2.6k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB -4.4k
MSI R7770-2PMD1GD5 ~8k
Corsair CX600v2 -4k
Asus DRW-24B5ST -1k
Mouse&KB:Logitech MK200 -0.7k
Total 42.4k

Buy another 1TB drive later if you require.If you can spend more then get hd7850 or gtx660 for graphic card.
 
harshilsharma63

harshilsharma63

DIY FTW!
If you want to run 3 VM's together, then put 16 GB ram and keep on the AMD side cuz their you'll get more cores at lower price which will help when running multiple vm's simultaneously.
 
N

Naxal

Little Kid
AMD FX-8350 @ Rs. 12,500.00
ASUS MA88-M @ Rs. 6,300.00
G.Skill RipjawsX DDR3 1600 MHz 16GB (4x4) @ Rs. 6,400.00
2TB (1+1) WD Green @ Rs. 8,400.00
Corsair VS450 @ Rs. 2,000.00
DVD RW @ Rs. 800.00
Keyboard Mouse (combo) @ Rs. 625.00
Local Cabinet @ Rs. 1,000.00 - Buy fancy good looking if you like.

Total -> 38k

The said motherboard comes with onboard Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 4250 GPU would good enough to run most games with lowest or low settings :p, which i guess enough for week end gaming :p. Buy more RAM, with VM, more RAM always better :D :D.
 
M

Minion

Conversation Architect
^^ investing 300 to 400 bucks for a certified product is not a bad deal so go with CX430v2 or CX500.
 
Cilus

Cilus

laborare est orare
For the Motherboard, get the Asus M5A97 Am3+ board. Don't opt for boards based on old 7XX or 8XX chipset which are actually AM3 Motherboard and support newer AM3+ processors through BIOS update. Get a new AM3+ motherboard based on AMD 9XX series like M5A97 @ 6.6K based on AMD 970 chipset.

Another thing, none of the AMD 9XX chipset comes with IGP. So get a cheaper card like AMD HD 5570 DDR3 @ 3K.
 
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shankar_psn

shankar_psn

Broken In
Hi,

Many thanks to all of you ... :)

Can I opt for this configuration,

AMD FX-8350
Asus M5A97 Am3+
G.Skill RipjawsX DDR3 1600 MHz 16GB (4x4)
Seagate Barracuda 1TB
MSI R7770-2PMD1GD5
NZXT source 210 elite
Corsair CX500
 
d6bmg

d6bmg

BMG ftw!!
shankar_psn said:
Hi,

Many thanks to all of you ... :)

Can I opt for this configuration,

AMD FX-8350
Asus M5A97 Am3+
G.Skill RipjawsX DDR3 1600 MHz 16GB (4x4)
Seagate Barracuda 1TB
MSI R7770-2PMD1GD5
NZXT source 210 elite
Corsair CX500
Click to expand...

This about getting Seasonic S12 II 520 instead of CX500.
Its way better than CX500 in terms of quality and efficiency.
Other than this, your config looks good.
 
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