Budget 90k+ Time to replace my aging PC

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weblabourer

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  1. What is your budget?
    • 1,00,000
  2. What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
    • Intel i5 2400
    • CM Hyper 212
    • Corsair Vengeance 8*2 1333
    • GTX 960 2GB
    • CM Silent Pro 500W
    • CM Elite 430 Case
    • Dell ST-22 and ViewSonic VA-1903
  3. Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
    • Not sure if anything apart from Monitors and HDDs can be used
  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 - Intel 13400F or Ryzen 7600
    • Cooler for CPU if the stock one is not good enough
    • Motherboard - any DDR5 compatible motherboard, (Will wifi on mobo be better- have to switch between two connections?)
    • GPU - RX6700 or RTX 3060
    • PSU - Best Power Supply Units
    • 16*2 DDR5 not sure of bottlenecks latency etc for other preferences
    • Case - Best adequate case, cooling is the main concern- no issue if it does not have glass view or fancy lighting just needs to have at least 1 USB port of type A at front
    • 1TB SSD/NVME, rest of the drives I will use from my old systems
  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
    • At most more drives can be added, not change to core parts
  6. Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
    • Mysore (Karnataka)
  7. What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
    • Gaming , nothing more than 1080P
    • Bunch of VMs to run IIS, SQL Server
    • Watching HD movies
  8. Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
    • No preference, not in touch with the PC market for years
  9. If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
    • Strategy - XCOM2 (The mods are pushing my system to its limits)
    • ARPG - Diablo-2R ,Grim Dawn
    • Open World - GTA 5
  10. What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
    1. Gaming - 1080P
    2. Desktop - 1080P
  11. Are you looking to overclock?
    • No
  12. Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
    • Windows 10+
    • Windows Server 2008+ in VMs
    • Ubuntu / Linux Mint in VMs
 
Here is a potential build [pcpricetracker.in]

Core i5-13400F18,950
Asus Prime B760-PLUS17,450
Cooler Master MWE 650W Bronze5,274
G.Skill Trident Z5 2x16GB 5600 MHz DDR59,999
Crucial P3 1TB M.23,900
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Spectrum V32,325
ANT ESports ICE-130AG Mid Tower2,849
Total60,747

This leaves you with about 39,300 to spend on a good video card
 
If you aren't set on a DDR5 generation system, you can probably save a ton of dough going the AM4 + Ryzen 5700X route. Your requirements are not very high for processing power.
The processor would be very similarly priced, but you can easily save a total of 10K on RAM and Motherboard.
 
tearphones said:
Here is a potential build [pcpricetracker.in]

Core i5-13400F18,950
Asus Prime B760-PLUS17,450
Cooler Master MWE 650W Bronze5,274
G.Skill Trident Z5 2x16GB 5600 MHz DDR59,999
Crucial P3 1TB M.23,900
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Spectrum V32,325
ANT ESports ICE-130AG Mid Tower2,849
Total60,747

This leaves you with about 39,300 to spend on a good video card
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Looks good I don't mind spending more on PowerSupply and Cabinet, my place gets quite hot in Summer
 
Psycho_McCrazy said:
If you aren't set on a DDR5 generation system, you can probably save a ton of dough going the AM4 + Ryzen 5700X route. Your requirements are not very high for processing power.
The processor would be very similarly priced, but you can easily save a total of 10K on RAM and Motherboard.
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What would be the approximate performance difference between those configurations? a rough number as I intend to run some Virtual Machines
 
tearphones said:
Here is a potential build [pcpricetracker.in]

Core i5-13400F18,950
Asus Prime B760-PLUS17,450
Cooler Master MWE 650W Bronze5,274
G.Skill Trident Z5 2x16GB 5600 MHz DDR59,999
Crucial P3 1TB M.23,900
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Spectrum V32,325
ANT ESports ICE-130AG Mid Tower2,849
Total60,747

This leaves you with about 39,300 to spend on a good video card
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Should get a gold rated tier A PSU and better SSD. Both of these would not cost much from these recommendations.
 
weblabourer said:
What would be the approximate performance difference between those configurations? a rough number as I intend to run some Virtual Machines
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Gaming, these are neck and neck as per this comparo.
www.techspot.com

Core i5-13400 vs. Ryzen 7 5700X

Following our series of CPU & GPU scaling benchmarks, it's time for a comparison between Intel's new Core i5-13400 and the tried and true AMD Ryzen 7 5700X.
www.techspot.com www.techspot.com

Both are 16 thread CPUs. So may be similar for virtualisation and VMs. The 6p4e16T configuration of the 13400 might get a minor advantage.. but probably not enough to warrant a 10k increase in overall cost.

ASUS Prime B550M-A Wifi is 11.5k, that's a 6k saving.

Asus Prime B550M-A WIFI II Motherboard (AMD Socket AM4/Ryzen 5000, 5000G, 4000G and 3000 Series CPU/Max 128GB DDR4 4866MHz Memory)

Asus Prime B550M-A WIFI II | DDR4 M-ATX Motherboard | Dual M.2, PCIe 4.0, USB 3.2 Type-A | Wi-Fi 6 | Aura Sync RGB lighting support | 1x ARGB Header...
mdcomputers.in mdcomputers.in

32 Gigs of 3200 MT/s DDR4 might be like 6.5k odd.
That's another 3.5k saved.

Can put this to better GPU or as others suggested, an A tier PSU.

Additionally, the 5700x should be much more power efficient and if the machine is going to be 24x7, it might be better in the long term on running costs as well.
 
For VM's avoid Intel P core & E core. Stick with AMD, just my 2 cents. If these VM's are alive 24/7 there is no better desktop CPU than the 7900 with 2 watts per thread efficiency at full load. PSU gold, platinum or bronze makes even lesser sense in my eyes but a good power supply is a must. For watching TV whatever others said.
 
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Psycho_McCrazy said:
Gaming, these are neck and neck as per this comparo.
www.techspot.com

Core i5-13400 vs. Ryzen 7 5700X

Following our series of CPU & GPU scaling benchmarks, it's time for a comparison between Intel's new Core i5-13400 and the tried and true AMD Ryzen 7 5700X.
www.techspot.com www.techspot.com

Both are 16 thread CPUs. So may be similar for virtualisation and VMs. The 6p4e16T configuration of the 13400 might get a minor advantage.. but probably not enough to warrant a 10k increase in overall cost.

ASUS Prime B550M-A Wifi is 11.5k, that's a 6k saving.

Asus Prime B550M-A WIFI II Motherboard (AMD Socket AM4/Ryzen 5000, 5000G, 4000G and 3000 Series CPU/Max 128GB DDR4 4866MHz Memory)

Asus Prime B550M-A WIFI II | DDR4 M-ATX Motherboard | Dual M.2, PCIe 4.0, USB 3.2 Type-A | Wi-Fi 6 | Aura Sync RGB lighting support | 1x ARGB Header...
mdcomputers.in mdcomputers.in

32 Gigs of 3200 MT/s DDR4 might be like 6.5k odd.
That's another 3.5k saved.

Can put this to better GPU or as others suggested, an A tier PSU.

Additionally, the 5700x should be much more power efficient and if the machine is going to be 24x7, it might be better in the long term on running costs as well.
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I'm sold on Ryzen 5000 build, I came up with the overall system in the link below, please let me know if any changes are required. I have selected parts based on other recommendations while going through some other threads or the cheapest available
https://pcpricetracker.in/b/s/49eb9527-ff96-4085-a72e-eb58441cde4a
Not buying anything online, the selected sellers are just for selecting an option

Mann said:
For VM's avoid the Intel P core & E core sh1t. Stick with AMD, just my 2 cents. If these VM's are alive 24/7 there is no better desktop CPU than the 7900 with 2 watts per thread efficiency at full load. PSU gold, platinum or bronze makes even lesser sense in my eyes but a good power supply is a must. For watching TV whatever others said.
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7900 build is well above my budget, 5700x feels sufficient
 
weblabourer said:
Ok, any specific brand and latency to look for?
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Would recommend 3600 CL16, but somehow availability seems to be low, especially of you're looking for RGB. I got a pair of Crucials from the classifieds section here last month, but they don't seem to be available now.
 
weblabourer said:
I'm sold on Ryzen 5000 build, I came up with the overall system in the link below, please let me know if any changes are required. I have selected parts based on other recommendations while going through some other threads or the cheapest available
https://pcpricetracker.in/b/s/49eb9527-ff96-4085-a72e-eb58441cde4a
Not buying anything online, the selected sellers are just for selecting an option


7900 build is well above my budget, 5700x feels sufficient
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Swap out the motherboard for a cheaper one like the MSI B550 PRO VDH or Gigabyte B550 DS3H, it has most of the features that the Asus board has. You could go for a cheaper case like the Ant Esports Ice 100 or anything under 4k with 4 pre installed fans and a front mesh.
 
DestGod said:
Swap out the motherboard for a cheaper one like the MSI B550 PRO VDH or Gigabyte B550 DS3H, it has most of the features that the Asus board has. You could go for a cheaper case like the Ant Esports Ice 100 or anything under 4k with 4 pre installed fans and a front mesh.
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chetansha said:
I recommend ASUS TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS MOTHERBOARD (non wifi) at 13k, and buy wifi module from here. You can save 3k 4k that way
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Updated build
https://pcpricetracker.in/b/s/0eb41226-9ccf-480c-b721-42c1190b6e35
I am still unsure of what to look for in motherboards

I will buy wifi module separately as suggested

Wondering if RX7600/RX6700 non XT is going to be sufficient for my requirements as its also less power hungry or is it bad
 
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weblabourer said:
Updated build
https://pcpricetracker.in/b/s/0eb41226-9ccf-480c-b721-42c1190b6e35
I am still unsure of what to look for in motherboards

I will buy wifi module separately as suggested

Wondering if RX7600/RX6700 non XT is going to be sufficient for my requirements as its also less power hungry or is it bad
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If it has the sufficient amount of USB ports and M.2 slots (for SSD) that you need, then it's a good motherboard. The motherboards I suggested lack a few USB ports compared to the one you had in your build but its good enough. Both motherboards have 2 M.2 slots and 4 DIMM slots for RAM. The Asus motherboard has a better audio codec, but this is of little significance if you're not obsessed about audio.

Also, make sure that the motherboard you're planning on getting has the updated BIOS to support Ryzen 7. This can be clarified by asking the vendor.

RX 7600 actually draws more power than the RX 6700. If you don't need 7600'S AV1 encoding, then the RX 6700/XT is a better choice.
 
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