General Purpose Computer Build - 40000 Approx.

[vidhubhushan]

We are thinking of buying another laptop as the previous one is ancient now but then I thought to replace my 2020 system (AMD Ryzen 3400G, ASRock B450 Pro4, 2 X 8 GB XPG, Crucial MX500 240GB, Crucial BX500 500GB) and use this to replace ancient laptop.

1. What is the purpose of the computer?
Ans: Heavy Web Browsing, MS Office, music and movies, might be some programming language compilers & databases.
No Gaming.

2. What is your overall budget?
Ans: INR40000

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: NO.

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: only choice now is Windows 11 or Linux but sister too might use it for court work so it will be Windows only.

5. How much hard drive / solid-state drive space is needed?
Ans: thinking of getting WD Black 850X 1 TB plus a Crucial BX500 1TB for file storage etc.

6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention which screen size and resolution do you want.
Ans: a 22 inch for the older system as I have just purchased a Samsung 24 Inch LS24C334GAWXXL.

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: have a simple Logitech Mouse and Keyboard. already have and will use a 2TB and a 4TB HDD in it.

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: in a month or so

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: i have done it but this will be built by 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: Lucknow. preferably offline, can buy online as well

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: programming language compilers & databases etc. will be used for learning purpose only (C++, Java, SQL, Oracle, Hadoop etc.).
It is expected to be used for some 2-4 years.

Thanks friends.

 

[nac]

With 40k, you can get an i3 build. Will definitely be better than your 3400G but for the use case, your existing 3400G build should do. If you want another PC, go for it but to replace your 3400G build, I wouldn't suggest that.

 

[vidhubhushan]

With 40k, you can get an i3 build. Will definitely be better than your 3400G but for the use case, your existing 3400G build should do. If you want another PC, go for it but to replace your 3400G build, I wouldn't suggest that.

thanks. by replace I mean giving it to sister and get another one for me. she is using an old laptop and asked to check a new one for her work (heavy browsing plus MS Word) which will be around 40000 or more so thought of this exchange.

 

[nac]

If you're getting it to replace the old laptop, yeah go ahead. You can fit i3 build or R5 5600G build in that budget. Not sure if you can squeeze 1TB WD black in the budget.

 

[omega44-xt]

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8500G + 32GB RAM + 1TB SSD

 

[vidhubhushan]

**pcpricetracker.in/b/s/4891ddfc-4e2f-4c0b-832f-e987d66ba174

8500G + 32GB RAM + 1TB SSD

thanks buddy for the help and your time. i will increase the budget for this.
3 questions :

1. will 2 ram sticks make any difference in speed / performance even now?
2. though i have seen some articles regarding its good speed but will 770, a dram less drive is good for windows 11 (which we will be forced to upgrade sooner or later)?
3. not much familiar with latest market scenario so asking - if budget is increased then can we go for an intel build and will it be better for the work?

 

[omega44-xt]

thanks buddy for the help and your time. i will increase the budget for this.
3 questions :

1. will 2 ram sticks make any difference in speed / performance even now?
2. though i have seen some articles regarding its good speed but will 770, a dram less drive is good for windows 11 (which we will be forced to upgrade sooner or later)?
3. not much familiar with latest market scenario so asking - if budget is increased then can we go for an intel build and will it be better for the work?

1. No, you aren't gaming on it. You can add 2nd 32GB stick if you want it in future.
2. Yes, it is a good DRAM less SSD
3. R5 7600 is the option for slightly higher budget. It is kind of stupid to buy Intel unless you buy i5 12400 to save money (13th & 14th gen had issues, core ultra 200 series is expensive). Better to jump to R7 7900 if you want a serious bump in productivity performance, else 8500G is enough. If you plan to add GPU, avoid 8500G, increase budget for R5 7600. Will need AG400 as CPU Cooler for R5 7600 & CM 620S or AG620 as cooler for R9 7900.

 

[nac]

32GB RAM

32GB for his use case?
With monitor, the bottom number would be around 50k

His use case is not a demanding one. i3 12100/14100 or R5 5600G is plenty enough.

5600G vs 8500G -- >40% expensive for 10% better performance. Is it worth esp. considering his use case?

 

[omega44-xt]

32GB for his use case?
With monitor, the bottom number would be around 50k

His use case is not a demanding one. i3 12100/14100 or R5 5600G is plenty enough.

5600G vs 8500G -- >40% expensive for 10% better performance. Is it worth esp. considering his use case?

Just 3.5k above budget

Can swap to i5 12400 based rig to save money for sure (apparently 6k cheaper):

*pcpricetracker.in/b/s/5ce48c18-e1a5-461c-ad66-1afa3e6f5688

Either is fine honestly for basic stuff. Why not get 32GB RAM when the budget allows for it. I hit 16GB RAM usage easily on my office laptop, so based on provided usage, easy to recommend 32GB RAM. An i3 is an easy no. Advantage of AMD rig is future CPU upgradability, that's all.

 

[nac]

Can swap to i5 12400 based rig to save money for sure (apparently 6k cheaper):

**pcpricetracker.in/b/s/5ce48c18-e1a5-461c-ad66-1afa3e6f5688

Yeah, i5 12400 is an okay choice. But sill overshoots the budget by big margin when you include monitor in the bundle.

5600G is cheaper, got solid B550 at a good price, very good iGPU. Can go for A520 if wants to keep it in the budget.

 

[vidhubhushan]

1. No, you aren't gaming on it. You can add 2nd 32GB stick if you want it in future.
2. Yes, it is a good DRAM less SSD
3. R5 7600 is the option for slightly higher budget. It is kind of stupid to buy Intel unless you buy i5 12400 to save money (13th & 14th gen had issues, core ultra 200 series is expensive). Better to jump to R7 7900 if you want a serious bump in productivity performance, else 8500G is enough. If you plan to add GPU, avoid 8500G, increase budget for R5 7600. Will need AG400 as CPU Cooler for R5 7600 & CM 620S or AG620 as cooler for R9 7900.

thanks mate. haven't thought of adding a GPU as i we don't have any work for it as per our given scenario; the only heavy task is watching movies some in hevc. looking at the idea of adding a gpu will increase it around 7000 for cpu plus cooler. no idea of a gpu but i think it will not be less than 7000 maybe more. i might increase the budget but looking at my current requirements which i don't think will increase in future to some graphics intensive work, i don't think it is a wise idea. is it?

 

[omega44-xt]

thanks mate. haven't thought of adding a GPU as i we don't have any work for it as per our given scenario; the only heavy task is watching movies some in hevc. looking at the idea of adding a gpu will increase it around 7000 for cpu plus cooler. no idea of a gpu but i think it will not be less than 7000 maybe more. i might increase the budget but looking at my current requirements which i don't think will increase in future to some graphics intensive work, i don't think it is a wise idea. is it?

If you are fickle minded on dGPU, maybe just buy i5 12400 & save money. Honestly it will support upto mid range GPUs easily vs 8500G. But with 8500G, you can potentially get a better CPU without changing mobo or RAM & then add dGPU if needed.

Those are your options IMO, I will honestly not recommend 5600G based build.

Yeah, i5 12400 is an okay choice. But sill overshoots the budget by big margin when you include monitor in the bundle.

5600G is cheaper, got solid B550 at a good price, very good iGPU. Can go for A520 if wants to keep it in the budget.

OP has a monitor

 

[nac]

OP has a monitor

Oh okay...

My understanding was he just got a new monitor which he will use it with the new rig and needs a new one which along with his old rig gonna give it to his sister. And the budget is including for this new monitor.

 

[vidhubhushan]

If you are fickle minded on dGPU, maybe just buy i5 12400 & save money. Honestly it will support upto mid range GPUs easily vs 8500G. But with 8500G, you can potentially get a better CPU without changing mobo or RAM & then add dGPU if needed.

Those are your options IMO, I will honestly not recommend 5600G based build.


OP has a monitor

thanks @omega44-xt for the help. yes i have a monitor but if i swap the existing computer then i would need another monitor of 20/22 inch.

Oh okay...

My understanding was he just got a new monitor which he will use it with the new rig and needs a new one which along with his old rig gonna give it to his sister. And the budget is including for this new monitor.

@nac yes, you got it right. i am going to need a new one but given the current prices, i have excluded it from the budget.