Budget 41-50k Need a new rig for gaming + photo editing.

phoochka

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Hi guys. Laptop just died so going to build a proper desktop now. I want to buy a solid base now which I can upgrade later. Needs to last 5 years minimum with heavy use. Planning to buy graphics card later when I have more money.

Q: What is your budget?

40-50k


Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)

Mouse and Keyboard

Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)

Mouse and Keyboard :)

Q: Which hardware component are you looking to buy (component name). If you have already decided on a configuration then please mention the (component brand and model) as well, this will help us in fine tuning your requirement.

Internal Hard DriveWD Caviar Green 1 TB Desktop Internal Hard Drive (WD10EARX) Rs. 4541
Cabinet Corsair 300R Rs. 4340
Motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Motherboard Rs. 10660
Processor Intel 3.4 GHz FCLGA1155 Core i5 3570K Processor Rs. 14893
Monitor Dell 21.5 inch LED - ST2220L Monitor Rs. 9060
Psu Corsair CMPSU-430CXV2UK 430 Watts PSU Rs. 2703
Ram Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) PC RAM (CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9) Rs. 1447


Q: Is this going to be your final configuration or you would be adding/upgrading a component in near future. If yes then please mention when and which component

Hoping to get beastly gfx in ~6 months or so. Dunno which.
Will upgrade RAM and power supply as needed

Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)

Mumbai
Most probably from flipkart due to time and convenience


Q: Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market

No

Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware

Gaming
Photo editing

Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
No

Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?

Planetside2, Hawken when it releases.

Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage

no preference.

Q: Are you looking to overclock?
Not really

Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?

Windows 7 64 bit
Linux - Archlinux


Thanks for you time.
 

ALPHA17

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@phoochka here is a configuration I suggest --

Intel Core i3 3220 ~7500/- OR Intel Core i5 3450 ~12000/-
GIGABYTE-B75M-D3H ~4500/-
Corsair Vengeance 4GBx 2 1600MHz ~3200/-
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB ~4500/-
HP / ASUS (boxed) optical drive ~1000/-
Seasonic S12II 520W ~4500/-
NZXT Gamma ~2500/-
DeLL ST2220L ~8500/-
APC BR650VA-IN ~2800/-

Hope this helps, Cheerio!

And welcome to TE, have a pleasant stay.
 
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