I am kind of paranoid at this point and want to know how much I will be losing in case I pull the trigger now.
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: Need only tower components.
- Games : 1080p AAA high to very high settings at 60 fps, and eSports games. Will reduce settings to mid after 2-3 years.
- Docker containers with Jenkins
- Linux + Windows 10 Dual boot Setup
- Browser with more than 20 tabs with my own small applications(with or w/o docker containers). Applications will scale up in future. I will run other apps 24*7 like Wallpaper Engine, stupid RGB programs and quite a few more in background.
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then please mention.
Ans: 50-60K. I will prefer it to be at lower end.
3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: May be Only GPU.
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Linux + Windows 10 Dual boot Setup
5. How much hard drive / solid-state drive space is needed?
Ans: Not needed at present. I already have SATA SSD : Crucial MX500 1TB
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: Already have LG 24MP88HV and will be reusing it.
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy? i.e. which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: Monitor, SSD, Cabinet, Keyboard, Mouse. Don't want to buy any m2/nvme SSDs either.
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: I will buy this weekend unless waiting for few months will give me cheaper options for same config.
9. Have you ever built a desktop before? Or, will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: I have not built PC before. Previous one was done by an assembler, but this time I will be doing this 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: Chennai. Online if the I get cheaper price. Going to ask offline prices this weekend in one shop.
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: I don't want to build a ultimate PC right now since I do not have budget for that. Also, since this is AMD's last hardware cycle on AM4 socket, I don't want to put a lot of money now in this setup since getting components for this platform will be hard after 3-4 yrs, say RAM or mobo itself. This system will be used for 6-7 yrs minimum. Also, willing to buy a place holder card at this point because there are no GPUs available from latest gen for 1080p60fps gaming at affordable price. Considering all this, I have one setup in mind :
- CPU - Ryzen 5 3600 - 17.3K
- Motherboard - ASRock B450 Steel Legend - 8.8K : Trying to save money by going with B450 instead of B550 since I will not be upgrading this system to 5xxx series for sure, neither going to add any Gen4 PCIe cards. Considering only ATX boards. While suggesting boards, consider future GPU, if possible.
- RAM - ADATA XPG D60 series - 8GBx2 ; 3200 Mhz - 6.6K on PrimeABGB
- PSU - Antec HCG 750W - 7.3K on Vedant : I want modular PSU for better cable management. 650W are not good enough to consider at that price, almost same price as HCG 750W or costly.
- GPU - RX550 4GB - upto 8K : Whatever is available cheapest, since this is a temporary card. I will buy a new GPU when all the cards are out by this year end or next year. This RX550 will be my backup card later since R5-3600 doesn't have a display. RX550 or I could go with 1030, either way I will not play games like Cyberpunk but some low requirement games. Anything will be better than my current GT650M and I am good with that. Also, I am not comfortable in buying second hand components from strangers. I am fine with buying GPU from known members only of this forum at reasonable price.
Already have :
Monitor - LG 24MP88HV 1080p 60Hz 5ms
SSD - Crucial MX500 1TB
Cabinet - Corsair 4000D Airflow; will add fans later according to PC temps in summer. It has 2 stock fans at present, 1x front + 1x rear.
Keyboard - Logitech MK350 wireless keyboard - will change later.
Mouse : Logitech G304 Wireless
Important Note : I will buy now in 2-3 days if I can save more now than buying later after 3-4 months.