Configuration for Home PC around Rs. 50,000/-

R

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:

1. The computer will be used for general purposes @ home.

2. Software will be- MS Office, Photoshop, different charting programs like Metastock, Ninjatrader, Amibroker and similars. I will be using a VM also.

3. Casual gaming. Older games of 2012-2017 will be enough.

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 50K. May be extended up to 60K.

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: No.

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Windows 10 Pro (64 bit).

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: 2TB. I will use my existing Seagate HDD Barracuda Compute.

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: I will go for a 22” or 24”. Full HD. 1920*1080..

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: HDD (2 TB Barracuda Compute) and PSU (Antec VP550P)

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: within this year.

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: Yes. But this time I will go to an assembler.

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: Kolkata. Yes. No online, please.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: I need recommendation for all the parts except HDD & SMPS i.e.

1. CPU 2. Motherboard 3. RAM 4. HDD: Seagate 2 TB 2 TB Barracuda Compute 5. PSU: Antec VP555P

6. GPU: (Not much interested, if APU can suffice) 7. Monitor: 8. Cabinet: 9. Keyboard & Mouse: 10. Speakers: 11. UPS:

Some requirements are -

All the parts should be compatible. There should not be any known issues between them. No BIOS update, please. There should not be any bottleneck in performance either.

The most important thing that I should mention here is that I don’t want to run into the infamous 100% disk usage nightmare.

Budget -51.8K APU Rig

Processor -AMD Ryzen 5 3400G -12.9k
Motherboard -Gigabyte B450 M Gaming -6.2k
RAM -Corsair Vengeance 16GB(8GBx2) 3000Mhz -5.4k (mdcomputers)
SSD - ADATA Ultimate 480GB SSD -4k (primeabgb)
HDD - WD Blue 2TB -4.3k
Cabinet -Antec P8 ATX Cabinet -5k
Monitor -BenQ GW2283 22inch LED IPS -7.2k
KB & Mouse -Logitech MK200 -.8k
UPS -APC 1.1 KVA -6k

Total -51.8K

All prices are taken from vedant computers except unless specified above.

R

bssunilreddy said:
Budget -51.8K APU Rig

Processor -AMD Ryzen 5 3400G -12.9k
Motherboard -Gigabyte B450 M Gaming -6.2k
RAM -Corsair Vengeance 16GB(8GBx2) 3000Mhz -5.4k (mdcomputers)
SSD - ADATA Ultimate 480GB SSD -4k (primeabgb)
HDD - WD Blue 2TB -4.3k
Cabinet -Antec P8 ATX Cabinet -5k
Monitor -BenQ GW2283 22inch LED IPS -7.2k
KB & Mouse -Logitech MK200 -.8k
UPS -APC 1.1 KVA -6k

Total -51.8K

All prices are taken from vedant computers except unless specified above.

Thanks a lot, bssunilreddy

I don't need an HDD. I have already mentioned it. I have a Seagate 2 TB Barracuda Compute.
Should I spend so much on UPS (Rs. 6000/-) ??
What about the Speakers?
Can I go for 24" Monitor or should I stick to 22" only with this configuration?
Is this BenQ monitor good enough for gaming without FreeSync?
Can you please suggest another less pricey Cabinet?

rajchakra said:
3. Casual gaming. Older games of 2012-2017 will be enough.

Don't specify year, specify the games. PUBG is a 2017 title and still needs a high-end CPU-GPU combo.

R

SaiyanGoku said:
Don't specify year, specify the games. PUBG is a 2017 title and still needs a high-end CPU-GPU combo.

Okay.

Like, say Crysis series II, III, Farcry series II, III, IV etc.

rajchakra said:
Okay.

Like, say Crysis series II, III, Farcry series II, III, IV etc.

Doubt an APU would be good enough for 1080p60 med-high in these games. You should look for a Ryzen 5 2600 + GTX 1060 6GB from reddit (link: Zotac gtx 1060 6gb Amp! 3 Years warranty! : IndianGaming) instead.

SaiyanGoku said:
Doubt an APU would be good enough for 1080p60 med-high in these games. You should look for a Ryzen 5 2600 + GTX 1060 6GB from reddit (link: Zotac gtx 1060 6gb Amp! 3 Years warranty! : IndianGaming) instead.

GTX 1650 Super is better than GTX 1060
Check this:

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bssunilreddy said:
GTX 1650 Super is better than GTX 1060

Yeah but it also costs 40% more
Buy Gigabyte GTX 1650 Super Windforce OC 4GB (GV-N165SWF2OC-4GD) at Best Price In India - mdcomputers.in
Buy Zotac GTX 1650 Super Twin Fan 4GB GDDR6 at Best Price in India - mdcomputers.in

R

okay

So what will you suggest for a budget of 50,000/- for all the components except HDD & SMPS?

rajchakra said:
okay

So what will you suggest for a budget of 50,000/- for all the components except HDD & SMPS?

Buy Corsair 8GB DDR4 (CMK8GX4M1D3000C16) at Best Price in India - mdcomputers.in * 2 = 5.3k
Buy THERMALTAKE MID TOWER VERSA N23 BLACK Best Price in India mdcomputers.in = 3k
GIGABYTE B450 M GAMING MOTHERBOARD = 6.2k
Buy LG 24MP59G at Lowest Price in India - mdcomputers.in = 9.4k
Buy Online Silicon Power 256GB NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 2280 SSD SP256GBP34A80M28 In India = 3.5k

Net: 27.4k

Option 1:
Buy Amd Hexa Core Ryzen 5 1600 at Lowest Price in India - mdcomputers.in = 9k (+ free keyboard)
Buy Gigabyte GTX 1650 Super Windforce OC 4GB (GV-N165SWF2OC-4GD) at Best Price In India - mdcomputers.in = 14k
Total: ~51k ( includes a mouse <=600 Rs)

Option 2:
Buy Amd Hexa Core RYZEN 5 2600 at Lowest Price in India - mdcomputers.in = 13k
Zotac gtx 1060 6gb Amp! 3 Years warranty! : IndianGaming = 10k
Buy LOGITECH COMBO Best Price in India mdcomputers.in = 0.8k
Total: ~51k

Should change the PSU to at least Corsair CX450.

SSD Option
Buy Online GIGABYTE 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD GP-GSM2NE3512GNTD In India = 5k

Don't waste money on low end sata ssd.

CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3500 - 11k

Mobo - Asrock B450 Pro4 ATX - 7k*

RAM - 2x8GB DDR4 3600MHz - 6.1k

GPU - Zotac GTX 1650 Super - 14.7k

SSD - Kingston A400 120GB 2.5″ - 1.6k

HDD - You have one

PSU - Corsair CX550 - 4.5k (You don't have a good PSU)

Cabinet - Cooler Master/Antec/corsair mid tower ATX - 4k

Monitor - LG 24MP59G 24" 1080p 75Hz Freesync - 9.5k

Total - 58.4k

*ASUS TUF B450M Pro Gaming at 8k is another great option, both need the latest BIOS to run 3rd gen Ryzen CPUs though.

Games like Far Cry 4 might not be the heaviest, but there are 2017 or older games which are pretty intensive, like PUBG, Witcher 3, etc. This is a proper gaming PC & should run everything for next 3-4 years provided you drop resolution & quality. To drop costs further, get the GTX 1060 that goku suggested & even remove 1 RAM stick to bring price close to 50k.

anupam_pb said:
CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3500 - 11k

Won't this be a bottleneck for VMs?

SaiyanGoku said:
Won't this be a bottleneck for VMs?

It shouldn't as Ryzen 3rd gen has better single core performance than older ones. From what I could find online, its Cinebench R20 scores are about ~2800, bit less than R5 2600 but bit better than R5 1600. As its priced between those 2, it seems like a good choice especially due to better performance in games, better than 2600 or similar to it.

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SaiyanGoku said:
Won't this be a bottleneck for VMs?

The @op said "I will be using a VM also." so I am assuming it will be a single VM & considering home usage,a good 6 core processor should be more than enough.

R

Thank you all guys. Sorry for late reply. Finally, I have configured the following keeping in mind the budget of Rs. 50,000/-. I need your opinion on this. Thanks in advance.

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 9000
Motherboard: GIGABYTE B450 M GAMING - 6000
RAM: 2xCorsair Vengean LPX 8GB DDR4 3000MHz - 5300
SSD: Crucial MX500 500GB - 4800
HDD: Seagate HDD Barracuda Compute 2TB - 0000
PSU: Antec VP550P - 0000
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1650 Super Windforce OC 4GB - 13900
Monitor: LG 22MP68VQ-P 1080p FreeSync - 8200
Cabinet: Corsair 175R RGB (Black) - 3400
Keyboard & Mouse: Free Keyboard with Processor
Speakers: will buy later
UPS: will buy later

TOTAL: Rs. 50600/-

Is the motherboard Asus PRIME B450M-A @ 6500 a better option?

Is it absolute necessary to replace the PSU? I purchased it two years back. Its still under warranty.

rajchakra said:
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1650 Super Windforce OC 4GB - 13900

If you don't want to upgrade the GPU in ~5 years, get Buy Zotac GTX 1650 Super Twin Fan 4GB GDDR6 at Best Price in India - mdcomputers.in and register it for getting total 5 years warranty.

rajchakra said:
Is the motherboard Asus PRIME B450M-A @ 6500 a better option?

@whitestar_999

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No,asus B450M-A has inferior VRMs compared to gigabyte B450M gaming. In fact asrock B450 pro 4 is superior to both of them but it is usually out of stock this time of the year. I found this where it has a chance of availability,if it is available(confirm over phone) buy immediately with eyes closed else it may not be back in stock for next few months.
Buy Online Asrock B450 Pro4 AMD AM4 Socket Motherboard lowest price in india at www.theitdepot.com

rajchakra said:
Thank you all guys. Sorry for late reply. Finally, I have configured the following keeping in mind the budget of Rs. 50,000/-. I need your opinion on this. Thanks in advance.

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 9000
Motherboard: GIGABYTE B450 M GAMING - 6000
RAM: 2xCorsair Vengean LPX 8GB DDR4 3000MHz - 5300
SSD: Crucial MX500 500GB - 4800
HDD: Seagate HDD Barracuda Compute 2TB - 0000
PSU: Antec VP550P - 0000
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1650 Super Windforce OC 4GB - 13900
Monitor: LG 22MP68VQ-P 1080p FreeSync - 8200
Cabinet: Corsair 175R RGB (Black) - 3400
Keyboard & Mouse: Free Keyboard with Processor
Speakers: will buy later
UPS: will buy later

TOTAL: Rs. 50600/-

Is the motherboard Asus PRIME B450M-A @ 6500 a better option?

Is it absolute necessary to replace the PSU? I purchased it two years back. Its still under warranty.

Seriously change the motherboard & PSU. Get the AsRock one from itdepot posted earlier for 6.5k, much better board. The one you selected is a shit B450 mobo, has just 2 RAM slots vs 4 in almost every other.
Buy ASUS TUF B450M-PRO GAMING at Lowest price in India - mdcomputers.in

Get Corsair CX550 for 4.5k. The PSU you have isn't even 80+ bronze rated. You don't want to skimp on an inferior power supply for a gaming PC. 80+ bronze rated ones are the minimum for even entry level gaming PCs. The extra 5k is worth it.

Jump to R5 3500, if possible. Better for gaming than Ryzen 1st & 2nd gen.

rajchakra said:
Thank you all guys. Sorry for late reply. Finally, I have configured the following keeping in mind the budget of Rs. 50,000/-. I need your opinion on this. Thanks in advance.

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 9000
Motherboard: GIGABYTE B450 M GAMING - 6000
RAM: 2xCorsair Vengean LPX 8GB DDR4 3000MHz - 5300
SSD: Crucial MX500 500GB - 4800
HDD: Seagate HDD Barracuda Compute 2TB - 0000
PSU: Antec VP550P - 0000
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1650 Super Windforce OC 4GB - 13900
Monitor: LG 22MP68VQ-P 1080p FreeSync - 8200
Cabinet: Corsair 175R RGB (Black) - 3400
Keyboard & Mouse: Free Keyboard with Processor
Speakers: will buy later
UPS: will buy later

TOTAL: Rs. 50600/-

Is the motherboard Asus PRIME B450M-A @ 6500 a better option?

Is it absolute necessary to replace the PSU? I purchased it two years back. Its still under warranty.

You should have gone with 3600 at least why 1600 now?

bssunilreddy said:
You should have gone with 3600 at least why 1600 now?

You realize that 3600 will push up his budget a lot. That rig already has 2 major weak points, so not as simple as an 8k upgrade for CPU. R5 1600 is still quite good for budget builds.

rajchakra said:
Thank you all guys. Sorry for late reply. Finally, I have configured the following keeping in mind the budget of Rs. 50,000/-. I need your opinion on this. Thanks in advance.

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 9000
Motherboard: GIGABYTE B450 M GAMING - 6000
RAM: 2xCorsair Vengean LPX 8GB DDR4 3000MHz - 5300
SSD: Crucial MX500 500GB - 4800
HDD: Seagate HDD Barracuda Compute 2TB - 0000
PSU: Antec VP550P - 0000
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1650 Super Windforce OC 4GB - 13900
Monitor: LG 22MP68VQ-P 1080p FreeSync - 8200
Cabinet: Corsair 175R RGB (Black) - 3400
Keyboard & Mouse: Free Keyboard with Processor
Speakers: will buy later
UPS: will buy later

TOTAL: Rs. 50600/-

Is the motherboard Asus PRIME B450M-A @ 6500 a better option?

Is it absolute necessary to replace the PSU? I purchased it two years back. Its still under warranty.

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X, 1700X, 1700 im Test

R

OK.

So finally,

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3500 - 11200
Motherboard: Asrock B450 PRO4 - 7000
RAM: 2xCorsair Vengean LPX 8GB DDR4 3000MHz - 5300
SSD: Crucial MX500 500GB - 4800
HDD: Seagate HDD Barracuda Compute 2TB - 0000
PSU: Corsair CX550 - 4450
GPU: Zotac GTX 1650 Super Twin Fan 4GB - 14700
Monitor: LG 22MP68VQ-P 1080p FreeSync - 8200
Cabinet: Corsair 175R RGB (Black) - 3400
Keyboard & Mouse: Free Keyboard with Processor
Speakers: will buy later
UPS: will buy later

Incorporating all the suggestions it now comes to 59,000/-. Anything else?

And how much can I get for the Antec VP550P (2 yrs old, purchased in Dec 2017, warranty just expired)??

rajchakra said:
Keyboard & Mouse: Free Keyboard with Processor

R5 3500 won't have that free keyboard. IMO, use earphones instead of speakers. Decent speakers cost more than decent earphones.

R

SaiyanGoku said:
R5 3500 won't have that free keyboard. IMO, use earphones instead of speakers. Decent speakers cost more than decent earphones.

Oops..copy paste :duh2:

it was for 1600

rajchakra said:
OK.

So finally,

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3500 - 11200
Motherboard: Asrock B450 PRO4 - 7000
RAM: 2xCorsair Vengean LPX 8GB DDR4 3000MHz - 5300
SSD: Crucial MX500 500GB - 4800
HDD: Seagate HDD Barracuda Compute 2TB - 0000
PSU: Corsair CX550 - 4450
GPU: Zotac GTX 1650 Super Twin Fan 4GB - 14700
Monitor: LG 22MP68VQ-P 1080p FreeSync - 8200
Cabinet: Corsair 175R RGB (Black) - 3400
Keyboard & Mouse: Free Keyboard with Processor
Speakers: will buy later
UPS: will buy later

Incorporating all the suggestions it now comes to 59,000/-. Anything else?

And how much can I get for the Antec VP550P (2 yrs old, purchased in Dec 2017, warranty just expired)??

You might get 2k at the most.

rajchakra said:
OK.

So finally,

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3500 - 11200
Motherboard: Asrock B450 PRO4 - 7000
RAM: 2xCorsair Vengean LPX 8GB DDR4 3000MHz - 5300
SSD: Crucial MX500 500GB - 4800
HDD: Seagate HDD Barracuda Compute 2TB - 0000
PSU: Corsair CX550 - 4450
GPU: Zotac GTX 1650 Super Twin Fan 4GB - 14700
Monitor: LG 22MP68VQ-P 1080p FreeSync - 8200
Cabinet: Corsair 175R RGB (Black) - 3400
Keyboard & Mouse: Free Keyboard with Processor
Speakers: will buy later
UPS: will buy later

Incorporating all the suggestions it now comes to 59,000/-. Anything else?

And how much can I get for the Antec VP550P (2 yrs old, purchased in Dec 2017, warranty just expired)??

Looks good. I think that monitor isn't g-sync compatible due to lack of display port, if you are looking for that.
This monitor has DP, so g-sync compatible:
*www.amazon.in/dp/B06XDY3SJF/?colii...9Z&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it#customerReviews

You can get this RX580 at 11k to save some money & use freesync with that 8k monitor:
ASUS RADEON RX 580 4GB DUAL EDITION GDDR5
RX580 performs very close to 1650 Super, so better value at 11k.

R

anupam_pb said:
You can get this RX580 at 11k to save some money & use freesync with that 8k monitor:
ASUS RADEON RX 580 4GB DUAL EDITION GDDR5
RX580 performs very close to 1650 Super, so better value at 11k.
View attachment 18611

the graph shows RX580 8GB, the link shows RX 580 4GB. The 8GB costs 16-17K..

R

Can you please suggest any PCIe NVMe SSD for higher speed instead of SATA SSD of same capacity? I think the Asrock Mobo supports PCIe NVMe. Can you please confirm this? I am little confused with the generation 3/4, lanes, protocol etc.!

rajchakra said:
Can you please suggest any PCIe NVMe SSD for higher speed instead of SATA SSD of same capacity? I think the Asrock Mobo supports PCIe NVMe. Can you please confirm this? I am little confused with the generation 3/4, lanes, protocol etc.!

Intel 660P 1TB NVME SSD @ 8k
Cheapest and better endurance than Crucial.

rajchakra said:
the graph shows RX580 8GB, the link shows RX 580 4GB. The 8GB costs 16-17K..

Yeah, but 4GB VRAM is sufficient for almost all games at 1080p. So it will mostly perform similar, expect maybe 5-10% less performance if it runs out of VRAM.

rajchakra said:
Can you please suggest any PCIe NVMe SSD for higher speed instead of SATA SSD of same capacity? I think the Asrock Mobo supports PCIe NVMe. Can you please confirm this? I am little confused with the generation 3/4, lanes, protocol etc.!

Yes, AsRock B450 Pro4 has a M.2 NVMe slot.

Intel 660p or Crucial P1 1TB at about 8.5k are your NVMe choices. The real-life difference between a good SATA SSD & cheap NVMe is negligible. Check this comparison between HDD, one of the best SATA SSD & one of the best NVMe SSD of its time:

Start at 3:35. I would rather avoid 512GB QLC SSDs like P1 & 660p (I own a 1TB 660p). You just get 256GB for good TLC NVMe SSDs for 5k or so, like Adata SX8200. Go with 500GB MX500 & use it to store 4-5 games as well.

I bought 2 8gb DDR4 3200MHZ ADATA RAM modules for 5100 including shipping from Vedanta Computers, and shipping was very fast. So recommended.

R

thanks guys for all the inputs :wave:

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rajchakra said:
thanks guys for all the inputs

Also confirm from theitdepot about ryzen 3xxx compatible bioson asrock b450 pro 4 but 90%+ chance it should have as another member who recently bought this mobo from them got ryzen 3xxx compatible bios on mobo by default.

whitestar_999 said:
Also confirm from theitdepot about ryzen 3xxx compatible bioson asrock b450 pro 4 but 90%+ chance it should have as another member who recently bought this mobo from them got ryzen 3xxx compatible bios on mobo by default.

i also received yesterday and it says it is compatible with 3XXX. date of import is October.

toofan said:
I bought 2 8gb DDR4 3200MHZ ADATA RAM modules for 5100 including shipping from Vedanta Computers, and shipping was very fast. So recommended.

i also bought from them. price increased by Rs.100 but delivery charges removed so it came to 4950.