Notes:
This budget rig will be used mainly for CAD 2D/3D Modeling and Rendering, and some gaming(SC2 or BF3).
I'm planning to fit these in a Micro-Atx Chassis for space saving/aesthetic purposes.
I want minimum power consumption. I have no plans to overclock this.
Ideal budget is 25K including chassis. Next year pa sad ko magstart ug assemble ani.
My current build:
CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 B55 unlocked to X4
MOBO: Asrock 880GM-LE
RAM: Kingston 1X2gb DDR3
GPU: none
HDD: Hitachi 500gb SATA 7200rpm
ODD: LG IDE
PSU: FSP Supersonic 500W
CASE: Coolermaster Elite 330
Here's my new upgraded build:
PROC: Intel Core i5-3470 (3.2G) @ 8050 -PCQB AMD Phenom II X2 B55 unlocked to X4 (see suggestion)
CPU COOLER: DEEPCOOL Iceberg Pro CPU Cooler*@ 1100 -CAC
MOBO: Asrock B75M-DGS (Micro-Atx) @ 2500 -PCX Asrock 880GM-LE
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD7770 @ 5400 -PCQB Palit Daytona GTX 650TI @ 6550 -PCQB Inno3D iChill HerculeZ GeForce GTX 660 @ 10600 -PCX
RAM: G.Skill RipJaws X 8gb (2x4gb)(Blue) @ 2100 -CAC
HDD: 1.0TB WD Blue Sata3 7200rpm @ 3550 -PCX 500Gb Hitachi SATA 7200rpm
PSU: Antec Neo 520w@ 2200 -PCX FSP Supersonic 500w 80PLUS
ODD: Asus 24x SATA @ 770 -PCX
CASE: Fractal Core 1000 @ 1520 -CAC Cooler Master Elite 330
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SUBTOTAL = 14,570.00
Suggestions:
-Someone from TPC suggests to change the GPU to Palit Daytona GTX 650TI (suits me better coz of CUDA feature) @ 6550 -PCQB
-Sir Keropi suggests to just use my current rig and invest on GPU and more RAM. Thanks for pointing this out sir!
Please tell me your suggestions/comments if I need to change something to further enhance/economize this rig or if needed stretch the budget a lil in favor for a better option. Salamat