CPU/Mobo Cheapest Reliable Mobo and CPU combo

TechnologyHell said:
Okay then get yourself a Ryzen 3 2200G with an A320m motherboard. Would cost like 6000rs approx
Would be more than enough for you to proceed with your needs.

And also, hope you have an SSD for OS installation
If not, get a NVME drive to keep on for the Windows
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Ragnaar said:
If you have budget you can go with AMD which gives better price to performance ratio.
I am giving you online price you should check offline and other website also. Almost all processor are very good in reliability
AMD
4300G for 6000

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motherboard B450 for 4300

ASRock B450M-HDV R 4.0 | AM4 | M-ATX - Motherboard

ASRock B450M-HDV R 4.0 motherboard Supports AMD AM4 Socket Ryzen 2000, 3000, 4000 G-Series, 5000 and 5000 G-Series Desktop Processors
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total around 10-10500

intel
i3-14100 for around 10000

Intel Core i3-14100 Processor

Intel Core i3 14100 Processor having 4 Cores 8 Threads 4.7GHz Frequency, 12M Cache,Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 730. It supports in DDR4 and DDR5 Memory Type
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if you can get 12100,13100 for cheaper you can get they are almost same performance.
motherboard H610 for 6000

Buy Asus Prime H610M-E D4-CSM LGA1700 Motherboard

Asus Prime H610M-E D4-CSM is a micro ATX Motherboard support LGA1700 Socket for Intel Core 14 & 13 Gen Processors, 2 x M.2 slots, 2 x DDR4 DIMM slots, PCIe 4.0
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this motherboard has 3 display ports and 2 ssd can be used
total around 16000

You already have Ram psu and ssd.
These are very capable for your use case.
F variant in intel and without letter G in AMD processor don't have igpu so you have to get discrete gpu
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How about Ryzen 5 3400g
Asus Prime A520M-K-CSM
Combo for 11K
 
shravank30 said:
Hello
I want to upgrade my desktop computer
I don’t need much processing power but reliability is very important for me
I just run Excel and few Google sheets etc.
What’s the cheapest combo I should go for which can run Windows 11
I don’t upgrade my computer often so would prefer something durable
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What do you currently have ?
The most economical option is working with what you've already got and changing your storage to a SSD.
Next, adding another stick of RAM (if you only have one) so that it runs in dual channel.
Lastly, consider switching over to Linux. If you're using Google Sheets, you only need a browser.
 
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J0sh said:
What do you currently have ?
The most economical option is working with what you've already got and changing your storage to a SSD.
Next, adding another stick of RAM (if you only have one) so that it runs in dual channel.
Lastly, consider switching over to Linux. If you're using Google Sheets, you only need a browser.
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I am in kolkata
I will stick to Windows only
I already have a 250GB SSD for OS
I will probably add another 8GB RAM to make it dual channel
Cheers
 
Hi, recently I have build a pc for the lab at my clinic with specs - R3 3200G, MSI B450m pro v2 mobo, XPG 8gb 3200 mhz ram, 256gb Adata sata ssd, deepcool 450w psu. I bought these from an online dealer from a Facebook group (Acro for gamers) for Rs.13000 including shipping. All the products were sealed and brand new.
Additionally I got the Deepcool Matrexx 30 cabinet for 2000 and a HP keyboard mouse combo for 600 from a local dealer.
I have purchased a 24 inch Lenovo monitor on Flipkart for 5000.
The total build cost was 21,600. I have added a tp link dongle for 400 which made it Rs. 22000 for complete setup.
I can say in budget this outperforms and is a better buy for office purposes.
 
I have decided to go with Intel i3 12100 or 14100
I am getting i3 14100 by paying just 500 more which is 2 years newer then 12100
Shouldn't I go for 14100 only?
Any cons in 14100 vs 12100?
Also how is Asus Prime H610M ED4 motherboard?
Or is Asrock H610m Hvs better?
 
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shravank30 said:
I have decided to go with Intel i3 12100 or 14100
I am getting i3 14100 by paying just 500 more which is 2 years newer then 12100
Shouldn't I go for 14100 only?
Any cons in 14100 vs 12100?
Also how is Asus Prime H610M ED4 motherboard?
Or is Asrock H610m Hvs better?
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i3 14100 is just a higher clocked i3 13100 which in turn had very small IPC gains over i3 12100, but for 500 why not. Main question is, what is the price? The i5 12400 is superior & goes as low as 11k at times. Even for 11k vs 13k, i5 12400 is easily the superior choice.

Asus one is one of the rare H610 with 2x M.2 slots.
 
OMEGA44-XT said:
i3 14100 is just a higher clocked i3 13100 which in turn had very small IPC gains over i3 12100, but for 500 why not. Main question is, what is the price? The i5 12400 is superior & goes as low as 11k at times. Even for 11k vs 13k, i5 12400 is easily the superior choice.

Asus one is one of the rare H610 with 2x M.2 slots.
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I don't need any extra computing power
My existing G4560 is sufficient for my needs but I want to move to Windows 11 and hence the upgrade
I am just looking for reliability and future proof for the next 5 years
 
shravank30 said:
I don't need any extra computing power
My existing G4560 is sufficient for my needs but I want to move to Windows 11 and hence the upgrade
I am just looking for reliability and future proof for the next 5 years
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Bitter truth is, you are using the word "future proof" with a very low budget. Even i5 12400 is weak by today's standards, but for the extra 2-3k, will last much better in 5 years (just see how heavy the youtube website has become over the years, the trend of increased processing requirement for basic tasks will continue with time). Also, even 2-3 years back 8GB RAM was enough for basic tasks but Win11 is so bloated that I recommend 16GB RAM for even basic tasks (it is the new "8GB RAM").

Anyways, your call
 
OMEGA44-XT said:
Bitter truth is, you are using the word "future proof" with a very low budget. Even i5 12400 is weak by today's standards, but for the extra 2-3k, will last much better in 5 years (just see how heavy the youtube website has become over the years, the trend of increased processing requirement for basic tasks will continue with time). Also, even 2-3 years back 8GB RAM was enough for basic tasks but Win11 is so bloated that I recommend 16GB RAM for even basic tasks (it is the new "8GB RAM").

Anyways, your call
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I am adding another 8GB module so I will have 16GB
I am still more inclined towards 14100 as it’s the newest model where as 12400 is 2 years older
 
OMEGA44-XT said:
i3 14100 is just a higher clocked i3 13100 which in turn had very small IPC gains over i3 12100, but for 500 why not. Main question is, what is the price? The i5 12400 is superior & goes as low as 11k at times. Even for 11k vs 13k, i5 12400 is easily the superior choice.

Asus one is one of the rare H610 with 2x M.2 slots.
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+1. i5 12400 at 11k is the far better deal vs i3 14100 at 13k (haven't checked the prices myself). This is because 14100 is hardly much different from 12100.
 
12400 performs better than 14100 and a battle tested CPU. Intel 12th,13th and 14th gen CPUs are all same chipset and same architecture. 12400 got more cores so obviously it will help in running multiple applications at the same time. Don't fall for generation hype. four cores wont be good enough for near future. But while purchasing CPU check for the manufacturing date Intel warranty is based on manufacturing date.
 
shravank30 said:
I am adding another 8GB module so I will have 16GB
I am still more inclined towards 14100 as it’s the newest model where as 12400 is 2 years older
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If you just want to see a higher number when you check system properties (14vs12), go for it.

If you want to be wise, 12400 is the way to go.
 
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