21-30k Cheap Rig suggestion

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I am planning to upgrade or rather purchase a new system replacing my older Intel Nuc which isn't cutting it anymore.

I dont want a fancy PC, use-case is work, programming and probably no gaming or maybe some CivV/VI, indies session but nothing more than that. Mostly for day to day task which sometime gets cumbersome in nuc with its puny ram.

I have decided on the following after certain deliberations and research.

CPU - Ryzen 3 2200G - ~7500. Initially wanted the R5 but its performance doesn't justify shelling extra 5grands.
MB - MSI B450M Gaming Plus ~6800 - I am sceptical on this one, I probably won't be OCin or shelling more on upgrades but I can't fathom getting a lower end mb.
Ram - 8GB x 2 DDR4 3000 - GSkill or anything else with red accent to match the board, hows Adata? Wanted to settle on 8gb kit but hard to find 4gb sticks with good speed. 3k/piece
SSD - I have 120GB Samsung SSD and I want to get 240 GB M.2 mostly WD Green/Blue?. I am not into storage anymore, only want storage for my data. So that should suffice .~ 2300
PSU - Corsair 430/450 - Semi Modular CS450M? - ~3600?
Cabinet - CM Q300L . ~3.5-4k?
Fans - 2 Fans - ?
OS - Arch Linux

Things that are certain are form factor - MAtx, Ryzen platform and OS. I want to restrict the budget within 30k and that seems doable, I may delay storage expansion if that overshoot the budget but I don't plan to skim on PSU/MB.

Please feel free to suggest any better altrernative if possible. Also, I will be ordering only so PrimeAbgb or Mdcomputers or gamesncomp?

Will it be possible to get the CPU cooler from higher end ryzen? I am eyeing Wraith Spire LED.

TIA.

P.S- Tried copying the template but couldn't get the formatting.
 
Any inputs will be appreaciated :P Or the choice of components are apt?

I am not willing to wait for 3000 APU as they are mere refresh, here's wishing R5 2400G price to drop at around 9k.
 
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Any inputs will be appreaciated :p Or the choice of components are apt?

I am not willing to wait for 3000 APU as they are mere refresh, here's wishing R5 2400G price to drop at around 9k.
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Ryzen 3000 series is out and successor to 2200G costs about 1K more.
 
^^ That is probably for Zen 2 based CPU and this is an older Zen+ based APU mere rebranding with clock bumps and process enhancement. I dont think APU will have any such issue.

Thanks for bringing that up.

Ohh and which wireless PCI? card do you suggest. I will need a wireless card for the new setup 5ghz AC?
 
For wireless PCIe addon card try to stick to TPLink (if you can verify its a Qualcomm Atheros chipset) - avoid Realtek chipsets due to lack of in-kernel support - but I guess you already know this :D

I got my 2.4 ghz Wifi-A/B/G/N card a few years ago which was advertised as 150 mbps but I get 72 mbps link speed max so far in Windows and it worked out of the box in linux (ubuntu) 16.04 lts, fedora etc and newer.
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5ghz one seems to be costly around 3k, the regular 2.4 ghz ones are under 1k.
 
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Can i use my existing WIFI chip from the older NUC in Desktop? The interface doesn't seems to resemble either mini PCI/PCIe? A proprietary interface?

The chip in question is Intel Wireless AC 3165 + Bluetooth 4.2. Can I get an adapter and make it work on a desktop?

The manual states the interface to be M.2 - PCIe/USB. Can I get an adapter for it and makeshift in existing PCIe x1?

Edit - Found it, need a m.2 to pcie x1 adapter. Found some cheap listing on Aliexpress.
 

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Can you guys suggest some alternate reliable online shop incase the components are not available at PrimeABGB or MDComputer.
 
Gigabyte b450m gaming or Asrock B450m pro4? Price is same.

The latter is not available but I am willing to wait. Msi older board has bios issue owning to low capacity bios chip.
 
How about this one -

www.primeabgb.com

Buy Online ASUS PRIME B450M-K Motherboard - in India

AMD AM4 mATX motherboard withwith LED lighting, DDR4 3200MHz, M.2, SATA 6Gbps and USB 3.1 Gen 2
www.primeabgb.com www.primeabgb.com

Seems like it supports Ryzen 3200G from 1201 bios revision.

PRIME B450M-K｜Motherboards｜ASUS Global

ASUS Prime series is expertly engineered to unleash the full potential of AMD and Intel processors. Boasting a robust power design, comprehensive cooling solutions and intelligent tuning options, Prime series motherboards provide daily users and DIY PC builders a range of performance tuning...
www.asus.com www.asus.com
 
Thanks all. Bought the setup.

AMD 3200G + ASRock B450M Pro4-F, HyperX 3000 CL15 8Gb x2, Corsair CS450M, CM Q300l case, M.2 wifi to PCI card from china for my Intel wifi chip.

Will get M.2, fans and Prism cooler later.

Ryzen 3 3200G - ₹8484
RAM - Hyper X 3000Mhz CL15 x2 - ₹3750 each - ₹7500
MB- ASRock B450m Pro4-F - ₹6300
CM Q300l - ₹3441
CS450M - ₹3600
M.2 - PCI card - ₹800

Total - ₹30125 including shipping and all.
 

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Thanks all. Bought the setup.

AMD 3200G + ASRock B450M Pro4-F, HyperX 3000 CL15 8Gb x2, Corsair CS450M, CM Q300l case, M.2 wifi to PCI card from china for my Intel wifi chip.

Will get M.2, fans and Prism cooler later.

Ryzen 3 3200G - ₹8484
RAM - Hyper X 3000Mhz CL15 x2 - ₹3750 each - ₹7500
MB- ASRock B450m Pro4-F - ₹6300
CM Q300l - ₹3441
CS450M - ₹3600
M.2 - PCI card - ₹800

Total - ₹30125 including shipping and all.
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Very resonable price, from where you bought all these components?
 
Just an update - for the first fortnight, I was having all sorts of trouble- no Linux would work fine even after compiling Kernel 5.2.7 I was getting lots of interrupts and panic.

After that I installed Windows 10 and noticed frequent browser crashes and BSOD. Did the memtest and SMART test and no issues, finally RMAed the CPU/Mb and got the replacement yesterday. Everything is fine now.
 
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Just an update - for the first fortnight, I was having all sorts of trouble- no Linux would work fine even after compiling Kernel 5.2.7 I was getting lots of interrupts and panic.

After that I installed Windows 10 and noticed frequent browser crashes and BSOD. Did the memtest and SMART test and no issues, finally RMAed the CPU/Mb and got the replacement yesterday. Everything is fine now.
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It means issue with AMD 3200G + ASRock B450M Pro4-F (BOTH are defective.. since day one)?
 
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