Planning to upgrade from my 10year old i5 2500K, Z77 Extreme4 motherboard due to frequent BSOD while playing games. No particular pref for Intel or AMD. Suggest good combo that will not bottleneck future upgrades if I want to switch from 1080p to 4k gaming.
1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.' Vague answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work.)
Ans: Gaming - World of Warcraft, League, Diablo3, Totalwar Warhammer
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then please mention.
Ans: 40~50k
3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: No
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Win10/11
5. How much hard drive / solid-state drive space is needed?
Ans: Reusing current.
6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention the screen size and resolution you prefer. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, then do mention the screen size and resolution of the monitor you have.
Ans: Will continue to use my Benq 27inch 1080p monitor
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy? i.e. which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: only planning to upgrade Cpu, Mobo, RAM. Reusing all other components (gtx1060, corsair hx650, 850evo and crucial ssd, wd 2tb drives)
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: 1~2months
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: Chennai. Either is fine.
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:
1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.' Vague answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work.)
Ans: Gaming - World of Warcraft, League, Diablo3, Totalwar Warhammer
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then please mention.
Ans: 40~50k
3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: No
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Win10/11
5. How much hard drive / solid-state drive space is needed?
Ans: Reusing current.
6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention the screen size and resolution you prefer. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, then do mention the screen size and resolution of the monitor you have.
Ans: Will continue to use my Benq 27inch 1080p monitor
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy? i.e. which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: only planning to upgrade Cpu, Mobo, RAM. Reusing all other components (gtx1060, corsair hx650, 850evo and crucial ssd, wd 2tb drives)
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: 1~2months
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: Chennai. Either is fine.
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: