51-70k Moving to desktop after ages - need help building PC


Should be good enough. You can change CPU to i5 12400F if you are buying everthing together & want to save money. You can buy the i5 12400 based rig w/o GPU & buy a used 3060Ti for 16k or 6700XT for 19k, will be a much faster GPU.

I have i5 12400, its stock cooler is not good but will do the job for now. Buy Deepcool AG400 later. Sometimes there are good deals on amazon, especially on CPU, RAM, PSU, cooler, SSD, so do check prices there as well.
 
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I suggest you to look for used CPU, RAM and GPU. CPU and RAM rarely malfunction/need warranty, and many RAMs have very long warranty. And the savings are huge when going for 2nd hand GPU. You can get new Mobo, PSU, etc.

There is always someone selling exactly what you need. There are plenty of FB/WA groups. Just be more cautious than TE while dealing there. 3 months ago I got in warranty 5800x for 14k and 2-3 months warranty 6700xt for 18k.
 
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As you said you are from Bangalore, you should be able to find good second hand stores as well offline. Delhi and Mumbai have them, I'm sure Banglore would as well. Maybe Banglore people can suggest some
 
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john1911 said:
I suggest you to look for used CPU, RAM and GPU. CPU and RAM rarely malfunction/need warranty, and many RAMs have very long warranty. And the savings are huge when going for 2nd hand GPU. You can get new Mobo, PSU, etc.

There is always someone selling exactly what you need. There are plenty of FB/WA groups. Just be more cautious than TE while dealing there. 3 months ago I got in warranty 5800x for 14k and 6 months warranty 6700xt for 18k.
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I checked couple of listing in FB marketplace, they are quoting crazy price for a used Ryzen processor

can u tell me which are those WA groups via pm?
 
OMEGA44-XT said:

I have i5 12400, its stock cooler is not good but will do the job for now. Buy Deepcool AG400 later. Sometimes there are good deals on amazon, especially on CPU, RAM, PSU, cooler, SSD, so do check prices there as well.
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i5-12400 stock cooler not good for day to day office etc. work or while Gaming or CPU Intense works like .... ?


john1911 said:
I suggest you to look for used CPU, RAM and GPU. CPU and RAM rarely malfunction/need warranty, and many RAMs have very long warranty. And the savings are huge when going for 2nd hand GPU. You can get new Mobo, PSU, etc.

There is always someone selling exactly what you need. There are plenty of FB/WA groups. Just be more cautious than TE while dealing there. 3 months ago I got in warranty 5800x for 14k and 6 months warranty 6700xt for 18k.
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long warranty for RAM (specially Gskill) need Invoice on user name/address/mobile number (you don't know what they will ask/match), else need to escalate issue to higher and may face headache or hardship.. don't know about CPU but may be they too ask Invoice & may match other things too.

Need Cautions at TE too as most of sellers selling old hardware at higher price and some time the deal really didn't lucrative as no warranty on that used h/w.
 
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You won't be able to do gaming or cpu intensive works like editing videos, compiling code, running other heavy workload softwares like blender etc.
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This is very much out of touch with reality. 2 of my friends use the same CPU (12400 and 12400F) with stock coolers, both of them play AAA games and esports like Apex (3060ti and 6650xt, both using high refresh rate 1080p monitors), one edits videos using filmora, and they're working perfectly fine across different ambient conditions (Bengaluru and Kolkata). The stock cooler is not great, but your CPU won't catch fire if you keep using it. The cooler will never be a bottleneck during gaming, it might throttle slightly if you're hammering it with all core workloads continuously (long blender renders, video exports for example).
 
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Hey Folks - I am getting a offer for two months old Ryzen PC with Bill and warranty in a
local shop

Below are the specs

Motherboard : Gigabyte B450M
Processor : AMD Ryzen 5 5600 G
Cooler : ANT C612 ARGB
RAM : 16 GB DDR 4 Crucial
Acer SSD : 512 GB Gen 3
Cabinet : ANT elite 1000
SMPS : VS500L ANT

seller is asking 25k… is it worth buying?











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ze_cook said:
This is very much out of touch with reality. 2 of my friends use the same CPU (12400 and 12400F) with stock coolers, both of them play AAA games and esports like Apex (3060ti and 6650xt, both using high refresh rate 1080p monitors), one edits videos using filmora, and they're working perfectly fine across different ambient conditions (Bengaluru and Kolkata). The stock cooler is not great, but your CPU won't catch fire if you keep using it. The cooler will never be a bottleneck during gaming, it might throttle slightly if you're hammering it with all core workloads continuously (long blender renders, video exports for example).
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It depends on the area and if you have ac in your room. In Delhi, the summer temps reach above 45 C. Without AC, the cpu would easily reach above 95 C on stock cooler, I am speaking from experience as well. My friend built a pc last summer and had to buy a different cooler, as stock cooler wasn't able to handle it

And Yeah, I wasn't saying the cpu willl catch fire or anything. It would just throttle and you will be loosing performance.
 
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Hey Folks - I am getting a offer for two months old Ryzen PC with Bill and warranty in a
local shop

Below are the specs

Motherboard : Gigabyte B450M
Processor : AMD Ryzen 5 5600 G
Cooler : ANT C612 ARGB
RAM : 16 GB DDR 4 Crucial
Acer SSD : 512 GB Gen 3
Cabinet : ANT elite 1000
SMPS : VS500L ANT

seller is asking 25k… is it worth buying?











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Pretty much everything is really low end, you can probably build one with similar/better parts, new, if you purchase parts during sales. I'd skip it.
 
MarioBros said:
Hey Folks - I am getting a offer for two months old Ryzen PC with Bill and warranty in a
local shop

Below are the specs

Motherboard : Gigabyte B450M
Processor : AMD Ryzen 5 5600 G
Cooler : ANT C612 ARGB
RAM : 16 GB DDR 4 Crucial
Acer SSD : 512 GB Gen 3
Cabinet : ANT elite 1000
SMPS : VS500L ANT

seller is asking 25k… is it worth buying?











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Don't buy it, not worth the price.
Also, don't buy any system with Ant Esports/Atom/Zebronics/Circle PSU. They are of the worst quality
 
Emperor said:
i5-12400 stock cooler not good for day to day office etc. work or while Gaming or CPU Intense works like .... ?
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IMO it runs fine with day to day work.

Emperor said:
long warranty for RAM (specially Gskill) need Invoice on user name/address/mobile number (you don't know what they will ask/match), else need to escalate issue to higher and may face headache or hardship.. don't know about CPU but may be they too ask Invoice & may match other things too.

Need Cautions at TE too as most of sellers selling old hardware at higher price and some time the deal really didn't lucrative as no warranty on that used h/w.
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Well, it all is very variable.

You can be the first owner, have maintained all the components without any physical/moisture damage or anything else and still your warranty can be denied by the companies on random grounds and there is absolutely nothing you can so about it. That's the sad reality :/
 
Saaz said:
Don't buy it, not worth the price.
Also, don't buy any system with Ant Esports/Atom/Zebronics/Circle PSU. They are of the worst quality
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ze_cook said:
Pretty much everything is really low end, you can probably build one with similar/better parts, new, if you purchase parts during sales. I'd skip it.
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thanks, I will skip it.

used market somehow I am not comfortable... ill go with new components for CPU, MB & PSU, for other components I can try for used ones.
 
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Emperor said:
i5-12400 stock cooler not good for day to day office etc. work or while Gaming or CPU Intense works like .... ?
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Easy no for CPU intensive load, no matter what your cabinet is, mine is Lancool II Mesh.

For CPU intensive games, I observed temps reaching close to 90C, else for most games CPU temps were around 80C.

I used my rig with stock cooler for almost a year, later upgraded cooler to AK400. My CPU used to run at 60-62C for CPU intensive games with my old 3070, but now once I upgraded GPU to 7900GRE, the heat inside the case has increased because of +100W draw from GPU. Now CPU temp is like 70C in CPU intensive games like CoD BO6 MP where my rig actually has a significant CPU bottleneck (but 130fps is good).
 
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Finally got this build done...

Processor: - Intel Core I5 12400F 12th Gen - 9,300
Motherboard - Asus B760M-K - DDR5 - 9,400
RAM.- GSkill Ripjaws DDR5 5200 MHz CL40 - 3,800
PSU - Thermeltake Smart BX1 650W Bronze Plus - 4,500
Cabinet - Antec mATX - 2,800
GPU - Zebronic GT610 2GB GPU - 1,200

Total - ₹31000
(I know I could have saved 2-3k thru few online deals and used components, but I went with new device from a known retailer with warranty and peace of mind)

SSD - had a spare 512gb NVMe SSD, used that.

Next upgrade

- A Good GPU with 8GB or 12GB RAM
- A Good CPU Cooler
 
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Finally got this build done...

Processor: - Intel Core I5 12400F 12th Gen - 9,300
Motherboard - Asus B760M-K - DDR5 - 9,400
RAM.- GSkill Ripjaws DDR5 5200 MHz CL40 - 3,800
PSU - Thermeltake Smart BX1 650W Bronze Plus - 4,500
Cabinet - Antec mATX - 2,800
GPU - Zebronic GT610 2GB GPU - 1,200

Total - ₹31000
(I know I could have saved 2-3k thru few online deals and used components, but I went with new device from a known retailer with warranty and peace of mind)

SSD - had a spare 512gb NVMe SSD, used that.

Next upgrade

- A Good GPU with 8GB or 12GB RAM
- A Good CPU Cooler
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I have the same CPU, although different mobo. I am using Deepcool Gammax 400 V2 cooler with it and temps are always low. The fan came with blue led which can't be turned off so I went ahead with coolermaster sickleflow.
 
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Finally got this build done...

Processor: - Intel Core I5 12400F 12th Gen - 9,300
Motherboard - Asus B760M-K - DDR5 - 9,400
RAM.- GSkill Ripjaws DDR5 5200 MHz CL40 - 3,800
PSU - Thermeltake Smart BX1 650W Bronze Plus - 4,500
Cabinet - Antec mATX - 2,800
GPU - Zebronic GT610 2GB GPU - 1,200

Total - ₹31000
(I know I could have saved 2-3k thru few online deals and used components, but I went with new device from a known retailer with warranty and peace of mind)

SSD - had a spare 512gb NVMe SSD, used that.

Next upgrade

- A Good GPU with 8GB or 12GB RAM
- A Good CPU Cooler
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Why did you not buy the i5 12400 over 12400F?
 
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MarioBros said:
Finally got this build done...

Processor: - Intel Core I5 12400F 12th Gen - 9,300
Motherboard - Asus B760M-K - DDR5 - 9,400
RAM.- GSkill Ripjaws DDR5 5200 MHz CL40 - 3,800
PSU - Thermeltake Smart BX1 650W Bronze Plus - 4,500
Cabinet - Antec mATX - 2,800
GPU - Zebronic GT610 2GB GPU - 1,200

Total - ₹31000
(I know I could have saved 2-3k thru few online deals and used components, but I went with new device from a known retailer with warranty and peace of mind)

SSD - had a spare 512gb NVMe SSD, used that.

Next upgrade

- A Good GPU with 8GB or 12GB RAM
- A Good CPU Cooler
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For the GPU, used would be your best bet. Assuming you have a budget of 30k for the GPU, you can get something along the lines of an RTX 3080/Ti/6800XT (although I would avoid the 3080 with that PSU of yours. AMD would be much better option, in this case) which will give you serve you extremely well for AAA 1440p gaming. DO NOT buy an 8 GB GPU. With recent titles, they are getting gimped to hell, even at 1080p.

You do not need an aftermarket cooler for the 12400. The stock cooler is plenty, unless you want it for aesthetics.
 
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Look for a used (preferably AMD) GPU a few months from now (preferably after RTX 5000 series launch) since your budget for it is 28k.
 
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Why did you not buy the i5 12400 over 12400F?
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yes I now feel should have gone for the 12400... decided against it since the gap was around 3.5k :(
it was a judgemental error and also should have done some checks prior, the GT610 supports max resolution of 1080p in Windows.. :(

now I have a weird issue with the GT610, I am unable to boot to Bios at all, every time I try to enter Bios the display goes blank/no signal
I have connected the GT610 via HDMI cable to my monitor...

but if I try to normally boot the device to windows, it works perfectly.

I have no clue how to sort this..
 
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