Upgrade again...Suggestion please

[robotsmani]

Currently i have two PCs

My dad wants a pc for learning and movies. So i planned to give him the pentium D pc and upgrade the core 2 duo

Here is my plan. Please suggest me the components. My total budget is 30k. Not urgent may be buying one by one for next two months

I am not filling the template, because the requirement is mixed for 3 PCs

PC1
Usage - gaming, HD movies, photo editing
CPU - i am going to OC in the future
Motherboard - Should support crossfire for 6850, usb 3.0 required, 7.1 good audio
RAM - 8gb

PC2
Usage - Surfing, interactive cd/dvd for my kid
Monitor for PC2
I want a 24" TN panel for dual setup with PC1(asus PA238Q) and used for gaming.

PC3
Usage - watching movies and photos. Learning computers for my dad
I dont want spend much on these so PSU+Case max budget is 2k

Please suggest me if you have any alteration
Below is my current configs. The "?" are the required components

Components | PC1 | PC2 | PC3
CPU | ? | Core 2 Duo 2.13 GHz | Pentium D Dual Core
CPU Cooler | ? | Cooler Master TX3 with oneside Fan | Intel Stock Cooler
GPU |MSI Cyclone R6850 PE/OC |Not Required| Not Required
Mother Board|? | Asus P5B-VM |ECS P4m800 pro v.01
RAM |? | Transcend 1x2GB&Kingston 2x1GB 677MHz | Transcend 1GB 533MHz
PSU | Corsair GS600 | Antec - 380W | ?
Case |Cooler Master Elite 430 Black | Antec SLK 16| ?
Monitor | ASUS PA238Q IPS | ? | Viewsonic 19
HDD | Seagate 1TB+500GB | Seagate 250Gb | Seagate 250Gb IDE
Sound Card |Not Required | Not Required | Creative 5.1
DVD Writer | ? |Sony 24X DVD RW| LG 20X DVD RW
Game Pad| Microsoft XBOX wired | Not Required | Not Required
KB+Mouse |Microsoft Wireless Combo| Logitech Wired Combo|Logitech Wired Combo

Thanks,
Mani

 

[d6bmg]

Please clarify one thing. You have posted:

My total budget is 30k.

I guess that's for each PC, right?

And also tell the list of component which you already have.

 

[robotsmani]

Thanks for the reply d6bmg...

The above table is having all the components which i already have. Only the "?" are required. The total budget is 30-35k is for all three PC, not each PC.

 

[d6bmg]

PC1:

CPU:- AMD Phenom II X6 1090T @9K
CPU Cooler:- stock
Motherboard:- MSI 890GXM-G65 @6.8K
RAM:- Gskill F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL @3.1K

PC2:
Monitor:- Benq G2420 @10.8K (don't know much about its quality, wait for other members advise)

PC3:
PSU:- FSP SAGA II 500W @ 2.2K
Case:- Zebronics Bijli cabinet w/o SMPS @ 1.1K

Total: 33K

 

[robotsmani]

I am more interested in intel...

CoolerMaster CMP 350 Case+PSU - Hardwire.in Is this good for PC3?

 

[Nipun]

Stay away from CoolerMaster PSU..

And if you need more info about G2420, skud can help. He also has same monitor

And going for FSP Saga II 400w will be better for PC3, as it has no high end components...

 

[d6bmg]

PC1
Usage - gaming, HD movies, photo editing
CPU - i am going to OC in the future

Intel is possible at your budget, buy you won't get a 'K' series CPU. So, you can't overclock it. So, what I'm trying to say is that if you opt for Intel, then you have give away your choice of OC'ing the CPU.