41-50k PC Build recommendation for Coding

Calvin

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  1. What is your budget?
    • 50K-60K
  2. What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
    • N/A. This will be replacing a Lenovo X1 Carbon with 8th Gen Intel. Has become slow for my regular use, and I'm unable to upgrade the RAM.
  3. Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
    • N/A
  4. Which hardware component are you looking to buy (component name). If you have already decided on a configuration then please mention the (component brand and model) as well, this will help us in fine tuning your requirement.
    • CPU - Thinking of going with Ryzen - suggestions welcome
    • Motherboard - any compatible motherboard
    • GPU - Do I need one? No idea!
    • Cabinet - Would prefer something with a smaller footprint (just a preference, not mandatory)
  5. Is this going to be your final configuration or you would be adding/upgrading a component in near future. If yes then please mention when and which component
    • N/A
  6. Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
    • Chennai - thinking of getting all the parts together and assembled on spot.
  7. What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
    • Coding (Visual Studio)
    • Running 1 or 2 VMs
  8. Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
    • N/A
  9. If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
    • N/A
  10. What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
    1. Full HD is fine. If my budget allows bigger monitors, would like to go for it.
  11. Are you looking to overclock?
    • No
  12. Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
    • Windows 11
 
If your budget is in the 50-60k price range i would highly suggest you to go with the i5-12400 as it is a great CPU for the price.

Your budget should allow for a 24 inch VG240Y from acer.

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here's a general build i made for you with 500gb m.2 gen3 drive but feel free to upgrade based on your budget.
 
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Awesome, thank you so much! How does a Ryzen processor compare with this? Another friend suggested me Ryzen but he didn't give me any specific series.
 
Go for a Ryzen 5600GT, 5700g based build, mobo 550 or 450 series, budget ones will do fine for 5600gt but bios update will be required.

Alternatively, for top tier perf. you can go for Ryzen 7600 based build- mobo 650 series. This mobo will also slot in the upcoming 9600 cpu coming in this week.

Power supply: Corsair 550 gold or silverstone gold ones.
 
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I don't know if this is true, but I think AMD sends fan with their cpu, so you can opt for amd and save money on cooler. Also you can use SATA ssd instead of nvme m.2 if going over budget.
And instead of buying 1 16gb ram, buy 2 8gb ram to use dual channeling.
 
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This should be good imo, here is the link if you want to add or change something:

https://pcpricetracker.in/b/s/bfb50b45-5b2e-4d2e-bfc5-6320a006adb4

The cpu comes with a pretty good cooler in box and it has a good enough iGPU since you won't be doing any heavy gaming. You can also opt for 16gb for ram but it would be only 2000 cheaper and since you want to use VMs 32gb of ram can go a long way. For about Rs.11,500 you can get about 2TB of much faster storage in the S70 blade so you could go for that upgrade. Some good monitor options are:

https://www.amazon.in/BenQ-GW2490-B.../B0CQ2VKBMH/ref=sr_1_6?sr=8-6#customerReviews
https://www.amazon.in/Acer-1920x1080-Backlit-Monitor-Features/dp/B0CRTM89BT/ref=sr_1_5?sr=8-5
 
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This should be good imo, here is the link if you want to add or change something:

https://pcpricetracker.in/b/s/bfb50b45-5b2e-4d2e-bfc5-6320a006adb4

The cpu comes with a pretty good cooler in box and it has a good enough iGPU since you won't be doing any heavy gaming. You can also opt for 16gb for ram but it would be only 2000 cheaper and since you want to use VMs 32gb of ram can go a long way. For about Rs.11,500 you can get about 2TB of much faster storage in the S70 blade so you could go for that upgrade. Some good monitor options are:

https://www.amazon.in/BenQ-GW2490-B.../B0CQ2VKBMH/ref=sr_1_6?sr=8-6#customerReviews
https://www.amazon.in/Acer-1920x1080-Backlit-Monitor-Features/dp/B0CRTM89BT/ref=sr_1_5?sr=8-5
if the budget can fit in, i would always recommend a cpu cooler since u can get one for quite cheap at around 2k which serve good performance. And for the power supply i would look into just the cooler master power supply's for under 10k as they seem to be best ones available atm in india.

Heres the tierlist i usually follow for power supplies. If theres something offering better value while being higher tier i'd love to know

Awesome, thank you so much! How does a Ryzen processor compare with this? Another friend suggested me Ryzen but he didn't give me any specific series.
Has a more powerful integrated GPU but the i5 is a more powerful CPU
 
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Has a more powerful integrated GPU but the i5 is a more powerful CPU
The iGPU on intel is really bad in comparison with ryzen and the ryzen is more efficient. The cooler in box with the ryzen cpu is of good quality and enough to handle the cpu.
Also if you want to buy the cm mwe psu you can buy if from here:
https://vishalperipherals.com/products/cooler-master-450w-mwe450-v2-80-plus-bronze-smps
Alternatively if you want a cleaner build you could go for the antec psu a it is semi modular and is good for an iGPU as stated in the tier list below:
https://forums.tomshardware.com/thr...er-list-rev-14-8-final-update-jul-21.3624094/
 
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Go for a Ryzen 5600GT, 5700g based build, mobo 550 or 450 series, budget ones will do fine for 5600gt but bios update will be required.

Alternatively, for top tier perf. you can go for Ryzen 7600 based build- mobo 650 series. This mobo will also slot in the upcoming 9600 cpu coming in this week.

Power supply: Corsair 550 gold or silverstone gold ones.

Thank you, this seems to be better than Intel build.
I don't know if this is true, but I think AMD sends fan with their cpu, so you can opt for amd and save money on cooler. Also you can use SATA ssd instead of nvme m.2 if going over budget.
And instead of buying 1 16gb ram, buy 2 8gb ram to use dual channeling.

Yeah, I had 2x8 GB kit in my mind too. I guess there's not much difference between nvme and SATA SSDs, let me check anyway.

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This should be good imo, here is the link if you want to add or change something:

https://pcpricetracker.in/b/s/bfb50b45-5b2e-4d2e-bfc5-6320a006adb4

The cpu comes with a pretty good cooler in box and it has a good enough iGPU since you won't be doing any heavy gaming. You can also opt for 16gb for ram but it would be only 2000 cheaper and since you want to use VMs 32gb of ram can go a long way. For about Rs.11,500 you can get about 2TB of much faster storage in the S70 blade so you could go for that upgrade. Some good monitor options are:

https://www.amazon.in/BenQ-GW2490-B.../B0CQ2VKBMH/ref=sr_1_6?sr=8-6#customerReviews
https://www.amazon.in/Acer-1920x1080-Backlit-Monitor-Features/dp/B0CRTM89BT/ref=sr_1_5?sr=8-5

This looks perfect. Thank you very much!
 
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For about Rs.11,500 you can get about 2TB of much faster storage in the S70 blade so you could go for that upgrade
Disregard this I have come to know that their qc is really bad and they have only a handful of service centres. Also instead of the P3 plus (it has horrible endurance rating only 220TBW) go for the WD SN770 it has triple the endurance rating (660TBW) and only costs 1k more.
 
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Is an AM4 build a bad idea if OP is not going to be upgrading? For pure coding wouldn't as many cores as possible be a good idea? They could get a ryzen 7 5700x for the same price (maybe cheaper even) as the ryzen 5 7600 and also save on memory and motherboard because ddr4

EDIT: Just realised OP is going with the 5600gt and not buying a gpu so maybe 5700g is the best option?