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sxyadii
sxyadii Original post #1
Jan 22, 2018 at 11:22 AM
Hello friends,

Please suggest me a good configuration for new system with future proof for 3 years. Earlier I was using system for 5 years with below configuration.

CPU: i5 3570K
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-M Pro
Ram: Corsair Vengeance 8 GB x 2
HDD: SSD - Corsair ForceGT 120GB + WD Black 1TB + Seagate 500GB
GPU: GTX 960

After 5 years, motherboard went kaput so I had to use H61 motherboard to run my old system. Now I in need of new system.

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: Software development (VM's, Visual Studio which will be running more than 100 projects in single solution) and Gaming

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 70-80K

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: No

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

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: 500 GB SSD

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: Yes 24"

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:
Graphic Card (GTX 960)
WD Black 1TB HDD
Mouse,
Keyboard

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Feb

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

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: Delhi, I will buy from Nehru Place.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:
bssunilreddy
Jan 23, 2018 at 9:24 AM
Budget -80.2K

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 -23600,
Asus Prime B350 Plus -9000,
Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB(8GBx2) 3000Mhz -13000,
Corsair RM650X -8600,
Antec P8 Tempered Side Glass Panel -5000,
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD -12000,
LG 22MP68VQ-P 22" LED IPS -9000.
TOTAL -80,200.

All prices are from *www.mdcomputers.in/
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gta5 #3
Jan 23, 2018 at 10:33 AM
use your current rig for now and build it in April when 2nd gen Ryzen processors launch
mohit9206
Jan 24, 2018 at 3:19 PM
Instead of throwing 80k,just get a new cheap H61 board (easy to find) or used Z series board and upgrade 960 to 1060 or 1070 as you see fit.
Your system will easily last another 2-3 years this way.

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sxyadii
sxyadii #5
Jan 24, 2018 at 7:57 PM
Budget -80.2K

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 -23600,
Asus Prime B350 Plus -9000,
Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB(8GBx2) 3000Mhz -13000,
Corsair RM650X -8600,
Antec P8 Tempered Side Glass Panel -5000,
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD -12000,
LG 22MP68VQ-P 22" LED IPS -9000.
TOTAL -80,200.

All prices are from www.mdcomputers.in

I am not following AMD for past 3 years. Which is better by performance and stability between Intel and AMD?
sxyadii
sxyadii #6
Jan 24, 2018 at 8:00 PM
Instead of throwing 80k,just get a new cheap H61 board (easy to find) or used Z series board and upgrade 960 to 1060 or 1070 as you see fit.
Your system will easily last another 2-3 years this way.

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I am giving my old system to my little brother and he will probably ask for GPU :( so need to buy new GPU too.
mohit9206
Jan 24, 2018 at 8:53 PM
I am giving my old system to my little brother and he will probably ask for GPU :( so need to buy new GPU too.
But u already have 960 in that system so he won't he just use that?

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sxyadii
sxyadii #8
Jan 30, 2018 at 5:04 PM
But u already have 960 in that system so he won't he just use that?

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He will use 960. I will buy new one (regular purpose only) for me.

Could you please share configuration with Intel i7 8th generation CPU?