Need to replace 10yr old Gaming system

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hi Guys,

I need to finally upgrade my System after 10 yrs.. (yes 10 yrs)

kindly help me to decide on a system that i can pick up from S.P road, Bangalore

Approximate Purchase Date: within a month
Budget Range: Not fixed, preferably 30-35k Rs.
System Usage : Gaming,
Parts to Upgrade: Everything
Preferred Website(s) for Parts : i was trying to build a pc using http://assembleyourpc.net/rigs/new/select_processor/inr



my main issues are deciding which model/brand to go with.

AMD/Inter processor, corsair or kingston RAM ?
which cooler.
Which AMD gpu
which case

Note: my system already has 2 SATA HDD, which i hope to add into the new one,
Atleast 6 USB ports on the back, (mouse,keyboard,printer,webcam,gamepad)

any help will be appreciated.
 
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Start with a good motherboard (H97 or H87) and good power supply (Tier 1 or 2 from the list on this web-site and about 500W to handle the future), cheapest case you can stand, 8 GB of not too cheap RAM, a 1Tb HDD then take the remaining money and split it 40: 60 between CPU (preferably i5) and GPU (best Radeon available at your budget)

Do you need Operating System , keyboard/mouse, and/or monitor?

Following my own advice, I got this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4350 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($136.00 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($73.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB)...
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geofelt

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You will be pleased with ANY upgrade.
Some of my guidelines:

1. Gaming is largely gated by the graphics card. Budget 2x the cpu cost for your graphics card.

2. If you have an entry level budget, look at a G3258 and a card like a GTX750ti.
A more modest budget can be either amd fx-4xxx or intel i3.
A upscale budget will be intel i5
A top budget will use a i5-4690K or a i7-4790K.
3. Buy only a top quality psu.
Here is a list. https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware/f/135081/t/45344.aspx?Redirected=true
Here is how to size a psu:
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm
Nothing wrong wit overprovisioning by 20%.
4. I will never again build without a ssd for the "C" drive. It makes everything you do much quicker.
120gb is minimum, it will hold the os and a handful of games. If you can go 240gb, you may never need a hard drive.
I don't.
I would defer on the hard drive unless you need to store large files such as video's.
It is easy to add a hard drive later.
Samsung EVO is a good choice.
Intel is OK too.
 
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thanks Geofelt,
Based on your suggestions i have come up with below,

Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card
Seagate 600 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Cant figure out on a motherboard still,
Kindly suggest is some more tweaks can be done.
 
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You have chosen an overclockable processor. If you wish to overclock it, you will need a Z97 motherboard, and one of the more expensive gaming or enthusiast ones which will have components intended to handle the greater power and heat. You will want something better than the stock CPU cooler if you overclock.

I would choose at least DDR3 -1600 memory. The new NVidia GTX970 GPU uses a lot less power and has great performance.

There is a review of five higher end motherboards on the site here:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/enthusiast-z97-motherboard-overclock,3893.html

 
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damnit..
i have no intentions to overclock,
just something out of box to start playing AC, UT, borderlands..
This is tougher than i expected..

Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card

How about this ?
 
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i need to budget my system under 600$,

just googled ..i5 4690 or i5-4570 both come with integrated graphics, but i am anyways getting a separate GPU,
Any suggestions ?

Yes.. i am sitting on pcpartpicker.com since sometime..


 
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DonkeyOatie

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Start with a good motherboard (H97 or H87) and good power supply (Tier 1 or 2 from the list on this web-site and about 500W to handle the future), cheapest case you can stand, 8 GB of not too cheap RAM, a 1Tb HDD then take the remaining money and split it 40: 60 between CPU (preferably i5) and GPU (best Radeon available at your budget)

Do you need Operating System , keyboard/mouse, and/or monitor?

Following my own advice, I got this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4350 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($136.00 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($73.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $581.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-13 07:24 EDT-0400

Look to others concerning the specific GPU.
 
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