suggestions for a new i7 PC

[subhayu]

To,
all the tech-guys out there,

Hi all, I am Subhayu Niyogi, presently owner an old dated PC.[Config:-
AMD Athlon 2400 XP(2.0 Ghz),ASUS P7VMX-266 M/B,512 Mb DDR-400 TAMCOR,40GB WD-HDD,
I-BALL 400 WATT SMPS,INTEX CABINET,ASUS DVD-CDRW COMBO,MS KEYBOARD+MOUSE,
17" PHILIPS XGA MONITOR ].
After long thought I decided to upgrade to the latest and after a month research
I came up with the following :- (all credit goes to the computer hardware shops
in Chandni Chowk, Ganesh Chandra Avenue , Esplanade and Dalhousie areas in Kolkata)

1. PROCESSOR INTEL CORE i7 920 @ Rs. 14900 - 15100 /-*

2. MOTHERBOARD : i) INTEL DX58SO @ Rs. 14000 - 14500 /-
ii) MSI X58 PRO @ Rs. 12800 - 13100 /-
iii) GIGABYTE EX58-UD3R @ Rs. 13500/-*

3. GRAPHICS CARD : i)ZOTAC 9600 GT 512MB GDDR3 @ Rs.5500/-
ii)SPARKLE 9600 GT 512MB GDDR3 @ Rs.5500/-
iii)XFX 9600 GT 512MB GDDR3 @ Rs.5500/-
iv)MSI 9600GT T2D 512 OC @ Rs.5500/-*

4. RAM : i) ZION 1GB DDR3 @ Rs.1350/-*
ii) ZION 2GB DDR3 @ Rs.2250/-
iii)CORSIAIR 2X2GB DDR3 @ Rs.6000/-
iv) CORSAIR 3X1GB DDR3 @ Rs.4350/-

5. HARD DISK : WESTERN DIGITAL 500 GB @ Rs.2850/-*

6. CABINET : ZEBRONICS PEACE @ Rs.1800/-*

7. PSU : i) ZEBRONICS 600 WATT @ Rs.2500 - 2650/-
ii)COOLER MASTER EXTREME POWER 460 WATT @ Rs.2600/-
iii)COOLER MASTER EXTREME POWER 500 WATT @ Rs.3000/-*
iv)COOLER MASTER EXTREME POWER 600 WATT @ Rs.3800/-

(all prices are excluding Vat)
MY Choice is marked with '*'.I would like opinions from all as i am in tight budget.

regards,
subhayu

[desiibond]

Core i7+9600GT doesn't make any any any sense.

Get HD4770 for 6.5k-7.2k
for GPU, go for Corsair VX450 atleast.
for mobo, stay away from Intel's.

[Arnab boss]

I would suggest 4 Amd phenom 2 940 with biostar ta790x+128m mobo both @ 17k

Hdd seagate 1 t.b @ 5.2k..
Ram 2*2 gb ddr2 800mhz @ 2.8k
Gpu gtx 260 1 gb ddr3 @ 11k
Psu Corsair vx 450 @ 3.9k
Case zebronics antibiotic @ 1.9k or peace is also good...' but if u can get cm 690 @ 4.5k it will benifit u more...'

Moniter go 4 samsung 2233 @ 10.2k
keyboard & mouse solitare @ .6k

Imo its the best config and more vfm...'

[dOm1naTOr]

wats ur use? If gaming then its of no good for the price u are going to pay.
for gaming an X3 720 with a GTX 260 makes 10X sense.
Or a P2 940 with a good 790GX/FX mobo with a GTX 260. Still it ll be much cheaper than an i7 with X58 and 9600GT.
and do get a good PSU like VX 450. CM EP 500 is crap.

core i7 are gr8, but for some 80k+ configs with a 4890/GTX 275 285 etc.

[acewin]

Originally Posted by desiibond

Core i7+9600GT doesn't make any any any sense.

Get HD4770 for 6.5k-7.2k
for GPU, go for Corsair VX450 atleast.
for mobo, stay away from Intel's.

why not, though spending 1K more will always be suggested but really whynot. I am not into much of gaming watch movie so I will just need a good gfx card which can smoothly run HD content.

But assuming by his gfx card he is not into heavy applications of video editing or anything.

If you are not into very very heavy apps and all.
Go for normal C2D or Phenom based config save money buy a big screen 24 inch one and enjoy whatever you want.:-P

so in the end I will ask what is your budget and need. Though bang for each and every buck spent still core i7 is too much on heavy and expensive and high on power consumption too.

[desiibond]

if he is not into gaming, video and audio edition, what is the need for i7??

getting a HTPC with 5.1 surround setup with a 24" display makes more sense.

[dOm1naTOr]

brute force maybe
i7 is gr8 at number crunching