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easyempire
easyempire Original post #1
Jul 22, 2018 at 6:49 PM
1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Stupid answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work. Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.')
Ans: gta 5 - assasins creeds. all fps

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 1 lack ish

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: no

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Windows
5. How much hard drive space is needed?

512 ssd or 256x2

6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention which screen size and resolution do you want. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, again mention the size and resolution of monitor you have.
Ans: 22 to 24 inch monitor

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: All

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: 1-2 weeks

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans:

10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?

Ans: local shops, if online cash on delivery option must be there

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:
i do plan to start video editing
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Minion #2
Jul 22, 2018 at 10:49 PM
Intel® Core™ i5-8400 Desktop Processor-13,000
Asus ROG STRIX B360-F GAMING-11,000
CORSAIR VENGEANCE LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 DRAM 2666MHZ C16 MEMORY-12,000

WESTERN DIGITAL DESKTOP HARD DRIVE 1TB BLUE (WD10EZEX)-2,800
SAMSUNG 860 EVO 250GB M.2 Internal SSD (MZ-N6E250BW)-6400
CORSAIR TX550M-5500
CORSAIR SPEC-ALPHA White-Red-4,700

GIGABYTE GEFORCE GTX 1060 6GB OC EDITION WINDFORCE GDDR5-28,000
Cooler Master DEVASTATOR III-2600

LG 24MP88HV-15,000
easyempire
Jul 25, 2018 at 8:40 AM
thank you,

B450 Is release next week, shall i buy that instead?

Ram which to get 2400mhz or 3000mhz ?

3rdly ur graphic card is way to expensive for 10 series when newer 11 series will be out in 3-4 months.
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Minion #4
Jul 25, 2018 at 10:48 AM
thank you,

B450 Is release next week, shall i buy that instead?

Ram which to get 2400mhz or 3000mhz ?

3rdly ur graphic card is way to expensive for 10 series when newer 11 series will be out in 3-4 months.

B450 are for AMD CPUs While I have suggested you Intel

Get RAM 2666Mhz B360 doesn't support more than that

You can use iGPU built into Intel till new GPU are launched
ssb1551
ssb1551 #5
Jul 25, 2018 at 10:50 AM
B450 Is release next week, shall i buy that instead?

Buddy B450 chipset is for AMD Ryzen CPUs. @Minion has suggested you an Intel config so You gotta use a MotherBoard that is compatible with Intel 8th Gen CPUs. If you wanna go AMD Ryzen way then lets wait for other knowledgeable members to suggest an AMD config.

Ram which to get 2400mhz or 3000mhz ?
Quite seriously it wont matter in real world experience. Get any speed you have the budget of.

3rdly ur graphic card is way to expensive for 10 series when newer 11 series will be out in 3-4 months.

Yes, GPU prices haven't exactly come down in India as we see in other Western Countries. But it is still better than the situation we had in the country few months before. You can take a call if you wanna wait a couple of months and buy lower priced GPU or pay 3-4k more now.
easyempire
Jul 25, 2018 at 11:48 PM
Intel® Core™ i5-8400 Desktop Processor-13,000
Asus ROG STRIX B360-F GAMING-11,000
CORSAIR VENGEANCE LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 DRAM 2666MHZ C16 MEMORY-12,000

WESTERN DIGITAL DESKTOP HARD DRIVE 1TB BLUE (WD10EZEX)-2,800
SAMSUNG 860 EVO 250GB M.2 Internal SSD (MZ-N6E250BW)-6400
CORSAIR TX550M-5500
CORSAIR SPEC-ALPHA White-Red-4,700

GIGABYTE GEFORCE GTX 1060 6GB OC EDITION WINDFORCE GDDR5-28,000
Cooler Master DEVASTATOR III-2600

LG 24MP88HV-15,000

thank you once again, I was seeing youtube videos and most of them said ryzen is better so lets go with ryzen then what say
I am not loooking to overclock so cheap mobo would be fine? ( or maybe in future i could to )
Ram tick marked
Hard drive ssd tick mark
tx550 tick mark ~ one more option incase shop dosent have
spec alpha - some more options pls
nvidia is to high, founders edition is at 24000, what the difference between this and that. or also street is saying 25o00 for the zotac one.
How does a used 1060 or 1050ti sound till 11 series is out ?
rest 2 sounds good.
easyempire
Jul 25, 2018 at 11:52 PM
Buddy B450 chipset is for AMD Ryzen CPUs. @Minion has suggested you an Intel config so You gotta use a MotherBoard that is compatible with Intel 8th Gen CPUs. If you wanna go AMD Ryzen way then lets wait for other knowledgeable members to suggest an AMD config.


Quite seriously it wont matter in real world experience. Get any speed you have the budget of. -Thanks



Yes, GPU prices haven't exactly come down in India as we see in other Western Countries. But it is still better than the situation we had in the country few months before. You can take a call if you wanna wait a couple of months and buy lower priced GPU or pay 3-4k more now.


ok lets wait for some ideas~ where the dragon ballz guy gone

I want to buy soon enough, 1180 will be out aug, sept 1070 and also 1180+~ new series I assume and 1160 in october ~ my question is will they be available or quickly get snapped?
SaiyanGoku
Jul 26, 2018 at 12:09 AM
With the launch of newer GPUs, old ones should get good price drops. A 1160 may perform same as a 1070Ti or even 1080 (take it with a pinch of a salt though) at same price. If (and that's a BIG if) you can get a 1070 for 25k when 11 series launches, it won't be a bad deal then. This is considering that 20k 960s dropped to 10-12k weeks after 10 series was announced.
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Minion #9
Jul 26, 2018 at 10:56 AM
thank you once again, I was seeing youtube videos and most of them said ryzen is better so lets go with ryzen then what say
I am not loooking to overclock so cheap mobo would be fine? ( or maybe in future i could to )
Ram tick marked
Hard drive ssd tick mark
tx550 tick mark ~ one more option incase shop dosent have
spec alpha - some more options pls
nvidia is to high, founders edition is at 24000, what the difference between this and that. or also street is saying 25o00 for the zotac one.
How does a used 1060 or 1050ti sound till 11 series is out ?
rest 2 sounds good.
AMD RYZEN 5 2600 Desktop Processor-15,000
GIGABYTE X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING-13,000
ADATA 8GB DDR4 RGB AX4U300038G16-SRS-7,300
Rest are same

You may also go with Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING but ask mdcomputer how much it will cost if it cost 12k then get Gigabyte X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming. Getting a cheap motherboard for 1 lakh build doesn't make sense it is the most important component of PC


Find TX or order it from online

Spec Alpha is easily available locally

GTX 1060 is more than enough if you want to play at 1080p Ultra settings
Inno3d GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 X2 is available for 24k
easyempire
Jul 28, 2018 at 8:45 PM
AMD RYZEN 5 2600 Desktop Processor-15,000
GIGABYTE X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING-13,000
ADATA 8GB DDR4 RGB AX4U300038G16-SRS-7,300
Rest are same

You may also go with Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING but ask mdcomputer how much it will cost if it cost 12k then get Gigabyte X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming. Getting a cheap motherboard for 1 lakh build doesn't make sense it is the most important component of PC


Find TX or order it from online

Spec Alpha is easily available locally

GTX 1060 is more than enough if you want to play at 1080p Ultra settings
Inno3d GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 X2 is available for 24k
easyempire
Jul 28, 2018 at 8:46 PM
why shall waste of money on x470 when i wont be overclocking, give me another option. Tomorrow gonna shop if open lamin road mumbai or mid week then
W
Jul 29, 2018 at 12:04 AM
why shall waste of money on x470 when i wont be overclocking, give me another option. Tomorrow gonna shop if open lamin road mumbai or mid week then
Waste of money is a relative concept depending on budget.Even if you won't be overclocking still you should get at least a 10k mobo for a 1 lakh build because you need quality components in this budget & you will probably need the extra features in mobo too.You said you were planning video editing which means sooner or later you will feel the need to add more ssd/hdd/NVMe drives & if you don't have enough sata/m2/pcie slots then you will be stuck.You need to see the specifications of mobo to know their limitations.e.g.B350/450 mobo usually have 6 sata ports out of which 2 will be disabled if a m2 NVMe pcieX4 drive is used(all good NVMe drives are pcieX4,only cheapest low quality drives are pcieX2). You also need to see the placement of m2 slots as m2 NVMe drives run hotter than normal ssd & many people report very high temps for m2 slots located below the gfx card slot. Considering all this getting a good X470 mobo for ~12k is not a bad option.
easyempire
Jul 29, 2018 at 6:12 PM
With the launch of newer GPUs, old ones should get good price drops. A 1160 may perform same as a 1070Ti or even 1080 (take it with a pinch of a salt though) at same price. If (and that's a BIG if) you can get a 1070 for 25k when 11 series launches, it won't be a bad deal then. This is considering that 20k 960s dropped to 10-12k weeks after 10 series was announced.
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could u recommend ur setup to pls or what he has selected is the best
easyempire
Jul 29, 2018 at 7:54 PM
Waste of money is a relative concept depending on budget.Even if you won't be overclocking still you should get at least a 10k mobo for a 1 lakh build because you need quality components in this budget & you will probably need the extra features in mobo too.You said you were planning video editing which means sooner or later you will feel the need to add more ssd/hdd/NVMe drives & if you don't have enough sata/m2/pcie slots then you will be stuck.You need to see the specifications of mobo to know their limitations.e.g.B350/450 mobo usually have 6 sata ports out of which 2 will be disabled if a m2 NVMe pcieX4 drive is used(all good NVMe drives are pcieX4,only cheapest low quality drives are pcieX2). You also need to see the placement of m2 slots as m2 NVMe drives run hotter than normal ssd & many people report very high temps for m2 slots located below the gfx card slot. Considering all this getting a good X470 mobo for ~12k is not a bad option.

its 14700.. 12k any link
W
Jul 29, 2018 at 8:57 PM
Yes,no X470 boards at 12k,I mixed it up with X370 mobo.
GIGABYTE GA-AX370-GAMING K3 Motherboard (Amd Socket AM4/Ryzen Series CPU/Max 64GB DDR4-3200MHz Memory)
ASROCK X370 KILLER SLI/AC Motherboard (Amd Socket AM4/Ryzen Series CPU/Max 64GB DDR4-2933MHz Memory)
MOTHERBOARD ASUS PRIME X370-PRO

There are some good X470 mobo though for ~13k.
MOTHERBOARD ASROCK X470 MASTER SLI/AC

Only significant issue with X370 mobo is they need bios update to work with Ryzen 2xxx processors.
bssunilreddy
Jul 29, 2018 at 9:59 PM
Budget -101K

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 -15600,
MSI B450-A Pro -9800,
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB(8GBx2) 3000Mhz -14100,
Antec NE550M -4000,
Antec P8 Transparent Side Panel -5000,
Samsung 860 EVO 500GB SSD -11000,
LG 22MP68VQ-P 22" FHD IPS -9500,
Zotac GTX 1060 6GB Mini GPU -25300,
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Turbo -3000,
Cooler Master Masterkeys Lite L Gaming Combo -3900.

TOTAL -1,01,200.
All components prices are taken from mdcomputers.
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Minion #17
Jul 30, 2018 at 10:21 AM
its 14700.. 12k any link
Get it from here
Buy Online Gigabyte X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming AMD AM4 Socket Motherboard lowest price in india at www.theitdepot.com
easyempire
Jul 30, 2018 at 3:44 PM
Get it from here
Buy Online Gigabyte X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming AMD AM4 Socket Motherboard lowest price in india at www.theitdepot.com

its not 12k :(
ssb1551
ssb1551 #19
Jul 30, 2018 at 3:56 PM
Buddy, you will not easily find an X470 board less than 13-14k. You didnt answer where do You live. Go to the local computer shops and ask them about the cheapest X470 board.
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Minion #20
Jul 30, 2018 at 7:49 PM
its not 12k :(
In my post also I quoted 13k for this motherboard try to find it locally if someone will give it for 12k but chances are very slim.This particular mobo was available for 12.4k two months back but now it cost anywhere between 13-15k
easyempire
Jul 30, 2018 at 8:08 PM
In my post also I quoted 13k for this motherboard try to find it locally if someone will give it for 12k but chances are very slim.This particular mobo was available for 12.4k two months back but now it cost anywhere between 13-15k

so b450 asus at 8k or x470 at 13k?
easyempire
Jul 31, 2018 at 10:38 AM
ok thanks can u recommend any shops in laminton road
easyempire
Jul 31, 2018 at 8:44 PM
I am not from Mumbai so can't help maybe someone else will help you

I went today, everyone was giving different prices and got confused as some parts weren't there

Corsair tx~550 wasnt available~ please give alternative. antec ne 55m?

Also the 16x1 was cheaper then 8x2, shall i just get 16x1? Could I add nother another 4 or 8 gb later on?
Prime adbg vs cheapest shop

so ryzen 2600x - 18500 at prime, cheapest shop 17500
x470 aurus ug - 13600 vs 13000 / Also Msi B450 at prime at 9500.
16gb 3000mz lpx 12800 vs 12000
1060gb amp at 25000 was prime or inno3d oc at 23500~ I think i dont mind spending the extra on amp as extended warranty. That gigabyte windforce oc at 26k

Also one thing bugging me is to just buy 1050ti for 12k and sell after 6 months for 6-8k and then the 1160ti and also one shop offered me rx580 at 29k~ He was insisting take this and avoid the 1060. ( rx80 shop kept trying to sell me on other parts instead of the asked one, found it shady )
spec alpha 5000 prime vs cheapest 4400
tx 550 no avaible anywhere, alternative n3550m - 5000 at prime was cheapest shop 45000

cheaper shop was very small and they all seemed to call some one up, i mean all of them called. Prime guy was a bit rude but challega.

Should i just buy from prime, they seemed legit
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Minion #26
Aug 1, 2018 at 12:30 PM
I went today, everyone was giving different prices and got confused as some parts weren't there

Corsair tx~550 wasnt available~ please give alternative. antec ne 55m?

Also the 16x1 was cheaper then 8x2, shall i just get 16x1? Could I add nother another 4 or 8 gb later on?
Prime adbg vs cheapest shop

so ryzen 2600x - 18500 at prime, cheapest shop 17500
x470 aurus ug - 13600 vs 13000 / Also Msi B450 at prime at 9500.
16gb 3000mz lpx 12800 vs 12000
1060gb amp at 25000 was prime or inno3d oc at 23500~ I think i dont mind spending the extra on amp as extended warranty. That gigabyte windforce oc at 26k

Also one thing bugging me is to just buy 1050ti for 12k and sell after 6 months for 6-8k and then the 1160ti and also one shop offered me rx580 at 29k~ He was insisting take this and avoid the 1060. ( rx80 shop kept trying to sell me on other parts instead of the asked one, found it shady )
spec alpha 5000 prime vs cheapest 4400
tx 550 no avaible anywhere, alternative n3550m - 5000 at prime was cheapest shop 45000

cheaper shop was very small and they all seemed to call some one up, i mean all of them called. Prime guy was a bit rude but challega.

Should i just buy from prime, they seemed legit

I know getting a PC assembled is very confusing task.You can write down configuration on paper and ask shops to quote price for them once you visit some shops compare them and get it assembled by one with less price quote.

As per PSU get this
Buy Online | Antec Earthwatts Gold Pro Series EA650G Pro 650W PLUS GOLD Certified Modular PSU | Price in India

Yes,Get one 16GB RAM stick if it is cheaper


Processor,RAM,Motherboad price is good

I don't suggest getting 1050ti now and bearing loss of 6k instead get a 1060 GTX it can run future games at 1080p too RX580 is worse GPU in terms of performance,power consumption and pricing.Next generation cards will take at least 3 months to reach India also I am not sure but I read somewhere Nvidia is going to release GPU at higher prices than previous generation.

As per case get this Buy Online | NZXT H500 Matte White Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case CA-H500B-W1 | Price in India
Full metal and glass build is better than Corsair Spec alpha

Yes,with Prime you can get all components at one place but do check other shops too they may fetch you better deal





ssb1551
ssb1551 #27
Aug 1, 2018 at 4:17 PM
also I am not sure but I read somewhere Nvidia is going to release GPU at higher prices than previous generation.

Financially that makes sense for nVidia. They already have a plenty of stock of the 1060 and 1070. If they price the new cards at the same price as previous generation then they can never sell those left out previous gen cards. Also another factor is - absence of any competition. I mean RX 580 consumes a lotta power as compared to 1060. So it makes sense that nVidia is gonna price the next gen cards higher.
easyempire
Aug 2, 2018 at 8:50 AM
H500 or s340 elite?
Power also why a 650m or 550, 650 is fitting in budget
Alternative options for x470 ug pls

Also is the zotac 1060 amp the best option ? i mean im at the 24500 mark, i could spend 26 for the winforce is its better.


Few silly questions..
Will wifi and bluetooth work ? ( my first desktop ) I dont think i got that lan wire lying around also my headphones are wireless. Will I need mobo will wifi? this wifi and Bluetooth are crucial.

Windows 10 will come? or if not can ill probably a cd key for it or non ethical version?. How do u install on fresh pc?
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W
Aug 2, 2018 at 9:56 PM
NZXT H500 is the successor to Elite S340 model.

Get this instead of Antec,much better & comes with 7 years warranty(compared to 3 years on antec psu):
POWER SUPPLY CORSAIR TX-M SERIES™ TX650M -650 WATT 80 PLUS® GOLD CERTIFIED

Gigabyte X470 aorus ug is good mobo for its price,if availability/price is concern then here is another good buying option:
MOTHERBOARD GIGABYTE X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING

Zotac cards are quality-wise better than gigabyte cards plus they come with additional 2 years warranty so definitely prefer that.

Only expensive mobos have wifi(aka 10k+ price),rest simply buy usb wifi & usb bluetooth dongles.

You can get a free win 10 licence,just install 7 ultimate(& use "ahem" loader to activate it,use older hardware/system as current hardware may not support win 7) & then do a upgrade to win 10 pro.You will get a free genuine win 10 pro license(since MS is still allowing this it means they don't care about genuineness of win 7 as long as you upgrade to win 10 & therefore mentioning it). Create a MS account & then use that to login to win 10 genuine activated install,it will then link your win 10 license to your MS account. After that just format/revert back from win 10 & then use same MS account to login on freshly installed win 10 on newer hardware.Run the activation troubleshooter & it will transfer your earlier win 10 pro license to this new hardware & win 10 will be activated.
easyempire
Aug 2, 2018 at 10:52 PM
NZXT H500 is the successor to Elite S340 model.

Get this instead of Antec,much better & comes with 7 years warranty(compared to 3 years on antec psu):
POWER SUPPLY CORSAIR TX-M SERIES™ TX650M -650 WATT 80 PLUS® GOLD CERTIFIED

Gigabyte X470 aorus ug is good mobo for its price,if availability/price is concern then here is another good buying option:
MOTHERBOARD GIGABYTE X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING

Zotac cards are quality-wise better than gigabyte cards plus they come with additional 2 years warranty so definitely prefer that.

Only expensive mobos have wifi(aka 10k+ price),rest simply buy usb wifi & usb bluetooth dongles.

You can get a free win 10 licence,just install 7 ultimate(& use "ahem" loader to activate it,use older hardware/system as current hardware may not support win 7) & then do a upgrade to win 10 pro.You will get a free genuine win 10 pro license(since MS is still allowing this it means they don't care about genuineness of win 7 as long as you upgrade to win 10 & therefore mentioning it). Create a MS account & then use that to login to win 10 genuine activated install,it will then link your win 10 license to your MS account. After that just format/revert back from win 10 & then use same MS account to login on freshly installed win 10 on newer hardware.Run the activation troubleshooter & it will transfer your earlier win 10 pro license to this new hardware & win 10 will be activated.

Thanks for your post,

Could you please post prime adbg links as would to prefer to buy everything from one place as easier to claim gst refund.

Zotac amp 1060 6gb 90% sure or shall i get 580 8b same price??
Buy Online | Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8GD5 Graphics Card 11265-01-20G | Price in India

Tx series was not available.

H500 ive finalized.


Some one awesome has said get 1700 instead of 2600x which has got me a bit confused again. What do u guys think i should do.~
W
Aug 3, 2018 at 2:17 AM
Primeabgb prices are higher,if getting everything from is requirement then I suggest getting from vedantcomputers everything except maybe cabinet unless you think gst refund will cover higher prices of primeabgb.
Buy Online | Gigabyte X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING Motherboard | Price in India

1700 is 8 cores 16 threads while 2600x is 6 cores 12 threads,both are more than enough for your usage but difference between their prices is not much plus 1700 will work with X370 mobos which are cheaper than X470 mobos.
easyempire
Aug 5, 2018 at 8:30 AM
Thank you all!! Finally bought it. I literally flipped a coin on the 1700 and 2600x lol

Specs-
1700 ( 17k bought, price increased to 18500 now )
b350 asus strix ( 10500 )
16x1 3000mz lpx (12500 )
1060 gb amb ( 24500)
Tx 650 power (6500)
H500 Case ( 6500)
1 TB ssd -$299 ( dollar rate 65 when bought )

Using 42 inch tv as monitor for now.

How do I post pics?
W
Aug 5, 2018 at 10:12 PM
Upload them on imgur & post the link here.You bought ssd from USA?