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Budget : INR60,000

Country: India

Usage: Dirt5, rocket league, holonight, silksong, race room,  halo series, crisis, shadow of the tomb raider, figma, general browsing, collage projects and mediocre everyday stuff

Other details: I have a dell m16 mouse already and that is pretty much what I have for peripherals.
CPU- AMD ryzen 5 5500 https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0F66GVZVK?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98
MOBO- MSI A520 PRO - https://www.amazon.in/dp/B08HHMCCXV?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98_1
Ram- Consistent 2x8gb 3200mhz - https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0CHP9TLT3?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98_2
SSD- Consistent 1tb - https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0C9J8NZMF?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98_3
PSU- MSI A650BN - https://www.amazon.in/dp/B09GW3QZLJ?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98_4
GPU- ASUS RX7600 twin OC- https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0C7JP2SQ2?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98_5
case- ant esports si11- https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0CSFP4RX4?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98_6
keyboard- redragon k630 dragonborn - https://www.amazon.in/dp/B092HXGKV4?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98_7
Monitor- MSI pro MP223 E2- https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0DFHJ8KYJ?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98_8
Controller - cosmic byte blitz - https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0D8HY8CT8?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98_9
wifi / bt card- Ant esports AE500E WIFI 5 802.1.1- https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0CJM239T6?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98_11


Besides this, I plan to use this as a console too by plugging it into my tv which is a Samsung Q8F 55' 
pc will be running Linux mint or steam os and not windows.

Is this a good Idea or shall I purchase a base mac mini m4 for INR49,000, attach a consistent 1tb ssd externally (already have an attatchment enclosure and connectors), buy that monitor and run games on say Geforce now or just play mac titles and wait for compatibilty to improve. I am upgrading from a dell laptop running a i3 1215u, 8gb 3200mhz cl11 samsung ram and 8gb 2666mhz cl21 Daichi ram, 512gb nvme samsung ssd, 240gb fox nextron sata ssd, a 120hz vrr 15.6inch display whose color accuracy is non existant, and a battery life of 12 minutes. 

I wanna learn editing, design and play games but my current laptop becomes a bottleneck as soon as I try to start editing or play anything more than asphalt 8.

Thanks 🙂

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6 minutes ago, chikki12121 said:

Budget (including currency): 

Country: 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

Well when you put it like that.....

I edit my posts for so if you saw a typo.... no you didn't, you are just crazy
 

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Ooof, would be nice if there was a scare screen that came up when posting along the lines of "hey, it looks like you haven't edited the template, are you sure?"

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31 minutes ago, chikki12121 said:

Budget (including currency): 

Country: 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

no

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Ryzen 5 5600 |16GB DDR4 3200Mhz | B450 | GTX 1080 ti [further details on my profile]

PC configs I used before:

  1. Pentium G4500 | 4GB/8GB DDR4 2133Mhz | H110 | GTX 1050
  2. Ryzen 3 1200 3,5Ghz / OC:4Ghz | 8GB DDR4 2133Mhz / 16GB 3200Mhz | B450 | GTX 1050
  3. Ryzen 3 1200 3,5Ghz | 16GB 3200Mhz | B450 | GTX 1080 ti
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2 hours ago, chikki12121 said:

CPU- AMD ryzen 5 5500 https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0F66GVZVK?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98
MOBO- MSI A520 PRO - https://www.amazon.in/dp/B08HHMCCXV?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98_1
Ram- Consistent 2x8gb 3200mhz - https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0CHP9TLT3?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98_2
SSD- Consistent 1tb - https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0C9J8NZMF?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98_3
PSU- MSI A650BN - https://www.amazon.in/dp/B09GW3QZLJ?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98_4
GPU- ASUS RX7600 twin OC- https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0C7JP2SQ2?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98_5
case- ant esports si11- https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0CSFP4RX4?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98_6
keyboard- redragon k630 dragonborn - https://www.amazon.in/dp/B092HXGKV4?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98_7
Monitor- MSI pro MP223 E2- https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0DFHJ8KYJ?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98_8
Controller - cosmic byte blitz - https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0D8HY8CT8?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98_9
wifi / bt card- Ant esports AE500E WIFI 5 802.1.1- https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0CJM239T6?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98_11

How much budget is this using?

 

List is pretty alright, the only improvement might be spending more, all the parts look decent, and can't really do more if budget isn't high enough

 

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Feel free: To ask any question, no matter what question it is, I will try to answer. I know a lot about PCs but not everything.

current PC:

Ryzen 5 5600 |16GB DDR4 3200Mhz | B450 | GTX 1080 ti [further details on my profile]

PC configs I used before:

  1. Pentium G4500 | 4GB/8GB DDR4 2133Mhz | H110 | GTX 1050
  2. Ryzen 3 1200 3,5Ghz / OC:4Ghz | 8GB DDR4 2133Mhz / 16GB 3200Mhz | B450 | GTX 1050
  3. Ryzen 3 1200 3,5Ghz | 16GB 3200Mhz | B450 | GTX 1080 ti
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8 hours ago, podkall said:

 

How much budget is this using?

 

List is pretty alright, the only improvement might be spending more, all the parts look decent, and can't really do more if budget isn't high enough

 

going about INR1000  over budget. That you can say is equivalent to $10 USD over budget. but then the budget is tightly restricted to around $650.

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13 hours ago, chikki12121 said:

going about INR1000  over budget. That you can say is equivalent to $10 USD over budget. but then the budget is tightly restricted to around $650.

Not sure how to save you some $.

 

On 10/16/2025 at 7:22 PM, chikki12121 said:

Besides this, I plan to use this as a console too by plugging it into my tv which is a Samsung Q8F 55' 

You could save some $ by not buying monitor, but not sure how good it's for like regular PC stuff using TV or if you have space for this solution.

 

 

@OddOod@Millios any ideas guys? I've tried looking at alternative things, but the things are already cheap on big discount

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PC configs I used before:

  1. Pentium G4500 | 4GB/8GB DDR4 2133Mhz | H110 | GTX 1050
  2. Ryzen 3 1200 3,5Ghz / OC:4Ghz | 8GB DDR4 2133Mhz / 16GB 3200Mhz | B450 | GTX 1050
  3. Ryzen 3 1200 3,5Ghz | 16GB 3200Mhz | B450 | GTX 1080 ti
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7 minutes ago, podkall said:

Not sure how to save you some $.

 

You could save some $ by not buying monitor, but not sure how good it's for like regular PC stuff using TV or if you have space for this solution.

 

 

@OddOod@Millios any ideas guys? I've tried looking at alternative things, but the things are already cheap on big discount

Maybe downsizing the mobo?
That could either a) leave with cheaper options cause matx is cheaper usually or b) at least let us fit in a b450 or b550 which are at least better than a A520

I edit my posts for so if you saw a typo.... no you didn't, you are just crazy
 

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26 minutes ago, Millios said:

Maybe downsizing the mobo?
That could either a) leave with cheaper options cause matx is cheaper usually or b) at least let us fit in a b450 or b550 which are at least better than a A520

Barebones mobo already kinda, could be cheaper, but not sure if OP wants to upgrade future

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Ryzen 5 5600 |16GB DDR4 3200Mhz | B450 | GTX 1080 ti [further details on my profile]

PC configs I used before:

  1. Pentium G4500 | 4GB/8GB DDR4 2133Mhz | H110 | GTX 1050
  2. Ryzen 3 1200 3,5Ghz / OC:4Ghz | 8GB DDR4 2133Mhz / 16GB 3200Mhz | B450 | GTX 1050
  3. Ryzen 3 1200 3,5Ghz | 16GB 3200Mhz | B450 | GTX 1080 ti
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2 minutes ago, podkall said:

Barebones mobo already kinda, could be cheaper, but not sure if OP wants to upgrade future

True but my concern isn't with future upgrades as much as the VRM quality being *insert your own bad word*

That is the only "bad" idea in my eyes where I have to reeeeeeeeeally squint for it

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2 minutes ago, Millios said:

True but my concern isn't with future upgrades as much as the VRM quality being *insert your own bad word*

That is the only "bad" idea in my eyes where I have to reeeeeeeeeally squint for it

Would cheaper mobo somehow make the Wifi/BT dongle less smooth? Though you'd have to have like many USB and storage devices for barebones chipset to even start to struggle I guess...

 

On 10/16/2025 at 7:22 PM, chikki12121 said:

MOBO- MSI A520 PRO - https://www.amazon.in/dp/B08HHMCCXV?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ct_F7FCXHNP1T7615YWSC98_1

This one is cheaper, if it isn't scam, cause Amazon things.

 

https://www.amazon.in/GIGABYTE-A520M-Motherboard-Management-Anti-Sulfur/dp/B083R82CNX?crid=27JIOF9OZT570&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6OhVIoiJaHRNfoSKBrUL5MSfKZHKUrgWIy9iv5ddMs-7fVubZ7PvKiibSGYbGWU_nf0QhrjfRIO9Z65t6uXIQh3VwkURVxGyVmDMlD4jSMt-W8EthI3d7SP_DfCoIf5WBJx5UuOMCw8MAFxmBZ0tuwkTBPUnbae4ZaP3tVhIjL9ejO_phQZn18aPZnsjHg5QEVrDzR61L7jFHXFX_OT98mbxkT5Nb5djQC2pGsPEU963aePX8TvtwQyeenPp469ibZcmzZD287i9VA2bNoT4QYI0J3Uw8vIAo0MRQNvyEUo.nKQ8ft-jcDbWWKCR9Yf0gshnkSjoY2OX7_StfQwe2ko&dib_tag=se&keywords=am4+motherboard+B450&qid=1760726284&refinements=p_36%3A-580000&rnid=1318502031&s=computers&sprefix=am4+motherboard+b450%2Ccomputers%2C85&sr=1-3#averageCustomerReviewsAnchor

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PC configs I used before:

  1. Pentium G4500 | 4GB/8GB DDR4 2133Mhz | H110 | GTX 1050
  2. Ryzen 3 1200 3,5Ghz / OC:4Ghz | 8GB DDR4 2133Mhz / 16GB 3200Mhz | B450 | GTX 1050
  3. Ryzen 3 1200 3,5Ghz | 16GB 3200Mhz | B450 | GTX 1080 ti
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3 minutes ago, podkall said:

Would cheaper mobo somehow make the Wifi/BT dongle less smooth? Though you'd have to have like many USB and storage devices for barebones chipset to even start to struggle I guess...

Maybe (?)

It is possible but also somewhat unlikely to happen.

I edit my posts for so if you saw a typo.... no you didn't, you are just crazy
 

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