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: Main uses will be Photoshop, Lightroom, Luminar, Online trading, Web browsing (usually around 25 tabs in chrome), Video playback and some spreadsheet.
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: overall budget is 40k. Can stretch to 45k.
3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: No
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Windows 10
5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: Has a Samsung Evo 860 250GB and bunch of HDDs. Planning to use that. Thought of upgrading to NVMe later (suggestions on this)
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: Want to buy monitor. Somewhere 24" or higher, 1080p atleast. IPS panel or better. Do not care about response time. Colour accuracy and coverage is important.
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: Samsung 860 Evo 250GB SSD. (Given the limited budget should I opt for NVMe drive now itself)
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Within 2 weeks. Parts availability is an issue due to Covid. Can wait a bit longer if needed as I dont want to buy when prices are high.
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: Will be building it myself.
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: Kerala. Planning to get it online. If anyone can mention any good places in ernakulam, I can try that too.
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: I know the budget is tight. The original plan was for a laptop. Since something decent would cost me upwards of 80k with no upgrade options, I settled for desktop.
I know 40k is very limited budget. I plan to upgrade the system from here as cash flow stabilises. I think AMD provides better upgrade path (correct me if wrong).
Thanks in advance to all the good people in here.
EDIT: Have inverter at home so, UPS wont be necessary.
Dont like RGB lighting so if possible would like to avoid components with RGB. Likes Understated and minimal design. (Only if possible in budget. Can compromise for performance)
Ans: Main uses will be Photoshop, Lightroom, Luminar, Online trading, Web browsing (usually around 25 tabs in chrome), Video playback and some spreadsheet.
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: overall budget is 40k. Can stretch to 45k.
3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: No
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Windows 10
5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: Has a Samsung Evo 860 250GB and bunch of HDDs. Planning to use that. Thought of upgrading to NVMe later (suggestions on this)
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: Want to buy monitor. Somewhere 24" or higher, 1080p atleast. IPS panel or better. Do not care about response time. Colour accuracy and coverage is important.
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: Samsung 860 Evo 250GB SSD. (Given the limited budget should I opt for NVMe drive now itself)
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Within 2 weeks. Parts availability is an issue due to Covid. Can wait a bit longer if needed as I dont want to buy when prices are high.
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: Will be building it myself.
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: Kerala. Planning to get it online. If anyone can mention any good places in ernakulam, I can try that too.
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: I know the budget is tight. The original plan was for a laptop. Since something decent would cost me upwards of 80k with no upgrade options, I settled for desktop.
I know 40k is very limited budget. I plan to upgrade the system from here as cash flow stabilises. I think AMD provides better upgrade path (correct me if wrong).
Thanks in advance to all the good people in here.
EDIT: Have inverter at home so, UPS wont be necessary.
Dont like RGB lighting so if possible would like to avoid components with RGB. Likes Understated and minimal design. (Only if possible in budget. Can compromise for performance)
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