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Need Suggestion for Buying Used Custom Build PC

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shreeux
shreeux Original post #1
Feb 1, 2019 at 12:40 PM
Hi All,

After my existing system gone or dead. Search for seconds with good config from local know techie person.

Excluding - Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Hardisk, UPS (APC Back-UPS ES 650) & Speaker.

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: Browsing with 20 webpages with MS Office - Excel and Trading Terminal.
Gaming: FPS, RTG.
Medal Of Honor, Battlefield, Call of Duty, Sniper Elite, Company of Heros.

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

Ans: 15 to 20K


4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?

Ans: As of now Windows 7 (64bit),
Later will be Windows 10 (64 bit) ( Still not comfortable)
Need Suggestion which will perform as per built config.

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: No,
Having Lenovo L27Q 10 (2560x1440)

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

Ans: WD - 2 x 1TB, Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Speaker, UPS (APC Back-UPS ES 650 4 Outlet).

8. When are you planning to buy the system?

Ans: With in Month.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?

Ans:
#If budget exceeds...Will skip GPU, add on later.
#Anything good for futuristic and Value for Money.

No.1,
Dell optiplex model number 3020 tower type Core i7 4th gen processor model number 4790 with Dell Mother Board with Ram 16gb same make of Samsung 8X2 with hard disk 2TB (2000gb) Make Seagate Brand and 2gb Zotac Make Graphic card model number is 710 DDR5 and LG DVD Writer brand new condition of the system and original image for your reference @ Price not mentioned.

No.2,
Assembled Core i5 6th gen processor model number 6400 with Acer display will be appear will booting Mother Board ECS 110 Series Brand new Condition Ram 16gb DDR3 branded 2tb storage hard disk Seagate Brand and No DVD writer 1gb graphics card zotac brand and Branded SMPS Normal Cabinet Zebranic make Model Desier with Front USB 4 and USB 3 and 2 side fan original image for your reference price @ Price not mentioned.

No.3,
Wipro branded Pc intel core i3 2nd gen processor model number is 2100 Intel 61 mother board with 4gb ram and 500gb hard disk brand new cabinet and smps cpu and dvd writer @ 7200 Fixed

No.4,
Wipro branded Pc intel core i5 3rd gen processor model number is 3470 Intel 61 mother board with 4gb ram and 500gb hard disk brand new cabinet and smps cpu and dvd writer @ 9500

No.5,
Wipro branded Pc intel core i5 2nd gen processor model number is 2400 Intel 61 mother board with 4gb ram and 500gb hard disk brand new cabinet and smps cpu and dvd writer @ 8500

No.6,
Assembled Core i7 4th gen processor model number 4770 with hp Motheboard Ram 4gb 4X1 branded and hard disk 500gb Make Western digital and DVD writer and Branded SMPS Normal Cabinet Zebranic make Model with Middle end Model @ 17800

No.7,
Assembled Core i5 4th gen processor model number 4460 with hp Motheboard Ram 4gb 4X1 branded and hard disk 500gb Make Western digital and DVD writer and Branded SMPS Normal Cabinet Zebranic make Model with Middle end Model @ 12500 fixed

No 8,
Assembled Core i3 4th gen processor model number 4130 with hp Motheboard Ram 4gb 4X1 branded and hard disk 500gb Make Western digital and DVD writer and Branded SMPS Normal Cabinet Zebranic make Model with Middle end Model @ 10700 fixed

No.9,
Assembled Core i5 6th gen processor model number 6500 with Mother Board gigabyte 110 Motheboard Ram 16gb branded Ramaxel 2tb storage hard disk Seagate Brand and No DVD writer 1gb graphics card zotac brand and Branded SMPS Normal Cabinet Zebranic make Model Desier with Front USB 4 and USB 3 and 2 side fan original image for your reference price @ Price not Mentioned

Suggest which one is VFM as per my requirements.

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W
Feb 1, 2019 at 3:11 PM
For 20k you can build a brand new system:
Buy Online | AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Processor with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics | Price in India 7400
Buy MSI B450M-PRO VDH at Lowest Price in India - mdcomputers.in 6900
Buy Corsair 8GB DDR4 CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 at Lowest Price in India mdcomputers.in 4900
shreeux
shreeux #3
Feb 1, 2019 at 3:24 PM
For 20k you can build a brand new system:
Buy Online | AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Processor with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics | Price in India 7400
Buy MSI B450M-PRO VDH at Lowest Price in India - mdcomputers.in 6900
Buy Corsair 8GB DDR4 CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 at Lowest Price in India mdcomputers.in 4900

Above 9 config system not worth?

To add PSU & Cabinet need another 10K?
nac
nac #4
Feb 1, 2019 at 3:26 PM
Spend some more and get a new build.
If you can't spend any more right now, buy things in batch. That's what I did.
If you still wanna stick with used, I don't think no. 3, 4, 5 & 8 are good. We're in 9th Gen, 2nd and 3rd Gen looks too old and those i3s are like today's Pentium, probably worse.
Decent PSU and Cabinet would cost about 6k.
B
Feb 1, 2019 at 3:44 PM
Don't waste money on those junks. You can build your own in that budget with warranty and a piece of mind. The budget might be needed to increase a bit but it will be worth it.
shreeux
shreeux #6
Feb 1, 2019 at 3:47 PM
Assembled Core i7 7th gen processor model number 7700 with Mother Board MSI 250 SERIES Gaming 3 Motheboard Ram 32gb 8X4branded Samsung Make same all 2 Brand with storage hard disk 2TB (2000gb) Make Seagate Brand and Operating system used with 256 M.2 Toshiba Make SSD and DVD writer Branded SMPS Normal Cabinet Zebranic make Model shine or some another with Middle end Model

What about this? Still price not quoted,.
nac
nac #7
Feb 1, 2019 at 3:52 PM
Assembled Core i7 7th gen processor model number 7700 with Mother Board MSI 250 SERIES Gaming 3 Motheboard Ram 32gb 8X4branded Samsung Make same all 2 Brand with storage hard disk 2TB (2000gb) Make Seagate Brand and Operating system used with 256 M.2 Toshiba Make SSD and DVD writer Branded SMPS Normal Cabinet Zebranic make Model shine or some another with Middle end Model

What about this? Still price not quoted,.
Take it if it comes in your budget of 20k. ;)
W
Feb 1, 2019 at 7:11 PM
Above 9 config system not worth?

To add PSU & Cabinet need another 10K?
Better to buy a good new system today then spending 4-5k less to buy a very old system which has high chances of not working after 1-2 years meaning entire money gone as no warranty.
W
Feb 1, 2019 at 7:24 PM
Assembled Core i7 7th gen processor model number 7700 with Mother Board MSI 250 SERIES Gaming 3 Motheboard Ram 32gb 8X4branded Samsung Make same all 2 Brand with storage hard disk 2TB (2000gb) Make Seagate Brand and Operating system used with 256 M.2 Toshiba Make SSD and DVD writer Branded SMPS Normal Cabinet Zebranic make Model shine or some another with Middle end Model

What about this? Still price not quoted,.
The above config for 20k is like saying getting iphone X for 30k,would you believe it. A 2nd hand i7 of even 4th gen sells for ~8-10k on sites like olx.Forget about everything else,no sane person will sell 32gb ddr4 ram for anything less than 14-15k. Such config is either scam or stolen from some office.
shreeux
shreeux #12
Feb 1, 2019 at 7:33 PM
The above config for 20k is like saying getting iphone X for 30k,would you believe it. A 2nd hand i7 of even 4th gen sells for ~8-10k on sites like olx.Forget about everything else,no sane person will sell 32gb ddr4 ram for anything less than 14-15k. Such config is either scam or stolen from some office.

He still not mentioned Price, Let's see...
chimera201
Feb 1, 2019 at 7:38 PM
For 20k you can build a brand new system:
Buy Online | AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Processor with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics | Price in India 7400
Buy MSI B450M-PRO VDH at Lowest Price in India - mdcomputers.in 6900
Buy Corsair 8GB DDR4 CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 at Lowest Price in India mdcomputers.in 4900

This is my suggestion as well.

CORSAIR SMPS CX450 - 450 WATT 80 PLUS BRONZE CERTIFICATION ATX PSU WITH ACTIVE PFC 3600
M
Minion #14
Feb 2, 2019 at 10:44 AM
I would suggest you to spend more and get a system which will last longer say 5-6 years atleast if budget is issue then postpone and assemble your system after 2-3 months


Main problem is you have a 2k monitor no games will run with inbuilt graphics
shreeux
shreeux #15
Feb 4, 2019 at 8:59 PM
The above config for 20k is like saying getting iphone X for 30k,would you believe it. A 2nd hand i7 of even 4th gen sells for ~8-10k on sites like olx.Forget about everything else,no sane person will sell 32gb ddr4 ram for anything less than 14-15k. Such config is either scam or stolen from some office.

Just received price info:

Core i7 7700 7th gen - 18500
MSI B250M Bazooka Plus - 7500
Cooler Fan - 400
Samsung 8x2-16GB Heat sink Ram - 7500
Toshiba 256GB M.2 2280 SSD - 3200

Till now 37,100

Still not get price for Case & SMPS

Avoided HDD & DVD Writer
shreeux
shreeux #16
Feb 4, 2019 at 9:29 PM
This match correct or 2700? To exact comparison?


UserBenchmark: AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-7700
shreeux
shreeux #17
Feb 4, 2019 at 9:42 PM
UserBenchmark: AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs 2700
W
Feb 4, 2019 at 10:44 PM
Yes,that is correct(1700 or 2700 vs 7700). It is a waste of money to spend 37k on these components. You can get new ryzen 1700 for same/less price & new good mobo for ~9k with 3 years warranty.You can also get 16gb ram for ~9-10k(this samsung ram most likely won't have any warranty as officially samsung doesn't sell retail ram in India).
shreeux
shreeux #19
Feb 4, 2019 at 11:30 PM
Yes,that is correct(1700 or 2700 vs 7700). It is a waste of money to spend 37k on these components. You can get new ryzen 1700 for same/less price & new good mobo for ~9k with 3 years warranty.You can also get 16gb ram for ~9-10k(this samsung ram most likely won't have any warranty as officially samsung doesn't sell retail ram in India).

Ok,. Still not bargain with him.

Now price 1700 price around 17K
Mother Board 10K, Ram10K
Now this components comes around 37K, But budget 40K.

Still SSD, Case, PSU and Later will add GPU, Finally May comes around 70-75K?
W
Feb 5, 2019 at 12:26 AM
You don't need 1700,you can get R5 1600 for 12k & it will be more than enough for you.All ryzen non-G processors need a gfx card for display output so you can't build non-G ryzen system without a gfx card. In fact if you are not a "heavy user/serious gamer" you can simply get ryzen 2200G for 7.4k & later buy a gfx card like 1060/rx580/their equivalent at that time.
nac
nac #21
Feb 5, 2019 at 2:34 AM
Core i7 7700 7th gen - 18500
MSI B250M Bazooka Plus - 7500
Cooler Fan - 400
Samsung 8x2-16GB Heat sink Ram - 7500
Toshiba 256GB M.2 2280 SSD - 3200
1600/2600 will outperform 7700 but at cheaper price point.
You can get similarly priced NEW motherboard
For your use case, you wouldn't be needing 16 gigs of memory, esp. now when you don't have a dGPU.
Get a good SSD, Samsung 860EVO.
710 1gb version for 2.5k
Assuming you will buy something like 1060 in the future, a good PSU and a decent cabinet would bring the total around 40k.

BTW, that 40k is new budget or including graphics card?
shreeux
shreeux #22
Feb 5, 2019 at 8:15 AM
You don't need 1700,you can get R5 1600 for 12k & it will be more than enough for you.All ryzen non-G processors need a gfx card for display output so you can't build non-G ryzen system without a gfx card. In fact if you are not a "heavy user/serious gamer" you can simply get ryzen 2200G for 7.4k & later buy a gfx card like 1060/rx580/their equivalent at that time.

You mean in Ryzen Non-G processors no Display comes out from any Mother Board via HDMI or Display Port?
nac
nac #23
Feb 5, 2019 at 8:21 AM
You mean in Ryzen Non-G processors no Display comes out from any Mother Board via HDMI or Display Port?
ennathu, gandhi sethutara? -ngra maathiri irukku neenga ketkarathu.

Yeah, no display out from non G Ryzen processors and Intel's F processor from 9th Gen.
shreeux
shreeux #24
Feb 5, 2019 at 8:49 AM
ennathu, gandhi sethutara? -ngra maathiri irukku neenga ketkarathu.

Yeah, no display out from non G Ryzen processors and Intel's F processor from 9th Gen.

OMG...Not aware of that... Previously used Q9550 display out from with out GPU.
M
Minion #25
Feb 5, 2019 at 12:21 PM
OMG...Not aware of that... Previously used Q9550 display out from with out GPU.
How much you are willing to spend on new system?
W
Feb 5, 2019 at 2:11 PM
ryzen 2200G--7400
msi b450m vdh--7000
2*8gb 3000mhz corsair ram--10000(skip on 8gb for now & save 5k,buy later if needed)
120gb kingston a400 ssd--1700
rx570--14000
corsair 100R cabinet--3000
shreeux
shreeux #28
Feb 5, 2019 at 2:34 PM
ryzen 2200G--7400
msi b450m vdh--7000
2*8gb 3000mhz corsair ram--10000(skip on 8gb for now & save 5k,buy later if needed)
120gb kingston a400 ssd--1700
rx570--14000
corsair 100R cabinet--3000

PSU to be add more over comes to 48K
W
Feb 5, 2019 at 2:44 PM
CX450--3600 so final cost with 8gb ram(5000) comes out to be 41700. You can buy another 8gb ram later if you feel like it plus ram prices will be even lower later this year.
M
Minion #30
Feb 5, 2019 at 9:57 PM
PSU to be add more over comes to 48K

ryzen 2200G--7400
msi b450m vdh--7000
2*8gb 3000mhz corsair ram--10000(skip on 8gb for now & save 5k,buy later if needed)
120gb kingston a400 ssd--1700
rx570--14000
corsair 100R cabinet--3000

OP has a 2K monitor so I think he should skip on graphics card and get a better graphics card later
M
Minion #31
Feb 5, 2019 at 10:33 PM
My suggestion

AMD Ryzen 5 1600-11,800
MSI 450M pro VDH-7,000
CORSAIR 8GB DDR4 CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 3000MHz RAM-4,900
KINGSTON A400 240GB-2,800
ASUS GT 710 2GB DDR3-2,800
ANTEC EARTHWATTS GOLD PRO 550W-6,000
CORSAIR SPEC-ALPHA Black-Silver-4,200

Total:-39k

I think above system is excellent build that will last longer its has a hexa core CPU and is much better than 2200G. Antec Earthwatts is efficient semi modular PSU and offers 7 years warranty and Corsair Spec Alpha has front open design for better airflow and modern looking computer case.I suggest you to get a better GPU later.
W
Feb 5, 2019 at 10:43 PM
MSI B450M PRO-M2-6,400
MSI 450M pro vdh is better in every respect,it has 4 ram slots & more importantly it has VRM heatsink which pro m2 is missing.
shreeux
shreeux #34
Feb 7, 2019 at 5:32 PM
For Warranty Replacement instead of Refurbished Hardisk....Got New Hardisk from WD.

*i.imgur.com/4qzSNBB.jpg
shreeux
shreeux #35
Feb 24, 2019 at 6:39 PM
According to this which one Best buy in Ryzen 7?

Ryzen 2000 Gaming Performance (1% Minimum Framerates) Meta Overview: ~260 benchmarks from 7 launch reviews compiled : Amd
W
Feb 24, 2019 at 8:51 PM
It depends on which gfx card you are getting & which resolution/fps you are aiming for.For a 1050Ti even Ryzen 1200 is more than enough.
shreeux
shreeux #37
Feb 24, 2019 at 8:55 PM
It depends on which gfx card you are getting & which resolution/fps you are aiming for.For a 1050Ti even Ryzen 1200 is more than enough.

Ok, I know which Ryzen 7 model good bet for overall performance.
W
Feb 24, 2019 at 9:00 PM
Ok, I know which Ryzen 7 model good bet for overall performance.
Do you really need Ryzen 7?It is good if you need 8 cores which means playing game while simultaneously streaming it along with running some torrents/downloads/apps in background etc.
shreeux
shreeux #39
Feb 24, 2019 at 9:10 PM
Do you really need Ryzen 7?It is good if you need 8 cores which means playing game while simultaneously streaming it along with running some torrents/downloads/apps in background etc.

Ryzen 7 must be future proof, as well as not much difference price wise 5 to 6k compare to Ryzen 5.

What is Pro version in Ryzen?
W
Feb 24, 2019 at 10:13 PM
Ryzen 7 must be future proof, as well as not much difference price wise 5 to 6k compare to Ryzen 5.

What is Pro version in Ryzen?
There is no 100% future proof. What's the point of spending extra 5-6k to get ryzen 7 if even after 3 years you are unable to use more than 40-50% of processor in task manager? If all you do is typical tasks like browsing,downloading,music,videos etc then even ryzen 5 will be more than enough to last you for years. If you play mainly games & afraid that after 2 years good games will require minimum 8 or more cores to run smoothly then chances of your graphics card getting outdated before that are more.
M
Minion #42
Feb 25, 2019 at 8:59 AM
Ok, I know which Ryzen 7 model good bet for overall performance.
Ryzen 5 1600 is more than enough for your requirement
shreeux
shreeux #43
Feb 26, 2019 at 12:53 PM
Need PC Case and PSU Without RGB With Silent Proof
M
Minion #44
Feb 27, 2019 at 10:49 AM
Need PC Case and PSU Without RGB With Silent Proof
Corsair SPEC-ALPHA Black-Silver
CORSAIR MID TOWER CABINET (ATX) - SPEC-ALPHA WITH TRANSPARENT SIDE PANEL (BLACK/SILVER)
shreeux
shreeux #45
Feb 27, 2019 at 11:12 AM
Corsair SPEC-ALPHA Black-Silver
CORSAIR MID TOWER CABINET (ATX) - SPEC-ALPHA WITH TRANSPARENT SIDE PANEL (BLACK/SILVER)

CPU Cooler height is below 160mm
need above 160mm.

Pls come this thread
Suggestions welcome

Already few was find posted there.
M
Minion #46
Feb 28, 2019 at 9:17 AM
CPU Cooler height is below 160mm
need above 160mm.

Pls come this thread
Suggestions welcome

Already few was find posted there.
NZXT H500