Is it possible to buy or build a PC for music production under 50,000 Rupees ( Indian currency) ? Any suggestions?

[Joel Paul]

Hi please help me! Is it possible to buy or build a PC for music production under 50,000 Rupees ( Indian currency) ? Any suggestions?

[NelizMastr]

50k is about 500usd right?

 

You could very well get a basic system to upgrade down the line. Which software will you be using for this? Ableton by any chance?

[GoldenLag]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  (₹8669.00 @ Amazon India) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard  (₹10599.00 @ Amazon India) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (₹13697.17 @ Amazon India) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (₹6470.00 @ Amazon India) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (₹3339.00 @ Amazon India) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case  (₹1953.00 @ Amazon India) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (₹4799.00 @ Amazon India) 
Total: ₹49526.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-12 15:27 IST+0530

 

i mean shure. you can get something like this. 

[PegionFish]

34 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  (₹8669.00 @ Amazon India) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard  (₹10599.00 @ Amazon India) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (₹13697.17 @ Amazon India) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (₹6470.00 @ Amazon India) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (₹3339.00 @ Amazon India) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case  (₹1953.00 @ Amazon India) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (₹4799.00 @ Amazon India) 
Total: ₹49526.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-12 15:27 IST+0530

 

i mean shure. you can get something like this. 

If your CPU is 2200G you don't need such elite motherboard and case.

Try cut budget on your motherboard and case and spend them on your CPU\RAM or storage.

[GoldenLag]

1 minute ago, Bobguo20010714 said:

If your CPU is 2200G you don't need such elite motherboard and case.

Try cut budget on your motherboard and case and spend them on your CPU\RAM or storage.

you know. that was also my line of thought, but there are no cheaper motherboards on the B450 plattform on indian pcp. i would make it cheaper if i could, but there honestly wasnt worth saving anything there as you would loose quality drastically. 

 

also no CPU is worth picking up that costs extra, Ram is a no go as another 16GB is too expencive and you allready have some pretty overkill storage with a 480GB SSD as a scratch disk an a 1 TB harddrive to store projects on. (i mean, shure add more storage. but you honestly cant take money from anywhere else with the exception of getting a 120GB SSD and a 2TB harddrive instead. 

[PegionFish]

5 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

you know. that was also my line of thought, but there are no cheaper motherboards on the B450 plattform on indian pcp. i would make it cheaper if i could, but there honestly wasnt worth saving anything there as you would loose quality drastically. 

 

also no CPU is worth picking up that costs extra, Ram is a no go as another 16GB is too expencive and you allready have some pretty overkill storage with a 480GB SSD as a scratch disk an a 1 TB harddrive to store projects on. (i mean, shure add more storage. but you honestly cant take money from anywhere else with the exception of getting a 120GB SSD and a 2TB harddrive instead. 

Don't use B450 then.

Get some B350 or even A320 chipset motherboards.They are cheaper, they can all fit your need.

[GoldenLag]

Just now, Bobguo20010714 said:

Don't use B450 then.

Get some B350 or even A320 chipset motherboards.They are cheaper, they can all fit your need.

now here is the kicker, you sort of cant. the APUs do not allways have compatible BIOS with the 2000 series APUs since they were made before the CPU launched. 

 

like i said, i would if i could, im not new to the business. 

[PegionFish]

Just now, GoldenLag said:

now here is the kicker, you sort of cant. the APUs do not allways have compatible BIOS with the 2000 series APUs since they were made before the CPU launched. 

 

like i said, i would if i could, im not new to the business. 

Oh yeah sorry, I forgot.

How about using a non-apu chip and grab an old gpu from your friend or

[GoldenLag]

1 minute ago, Bobguo20010714 said:

Oh yeah sorry, I forgot.

How about using a non-apu chip and grab an old gpu from your friend or

not worth it either sadly. you would save a tiny bit on the r3 1200 instead of the 2200G, but it is so little you cant buy a GPU. 

 

the 2200G is so cheap there isnt a CPU to compete at its pricetier. 

[PegionFish]

Just now, GoldenLag said:

not worth it either sadly. you would save a tiny bit on the r3 1200 instead of the 2200G, but it is so little you cant buy a GPU. 

 

the 2200G is so cheap there isnt a CPU to compete at its pricetier. 

I've done some research and you might want to check for these motherboards. 

AsRock A320M-HDV

MSI A320M-PRO VD PLUS

ASUS A320M-K

these are all smaller boards so you may also save a few bucks for the case

 

[GoldenLag]

Just now, Bobguo20010714 said:

I've done some research and you might want to check for these motherboards. 

AsRock A320M-HDV

MSI A320M-PRO VD PLUS

ASUS A320M-K

these are all smaller boards so you may also save a few bucks for the case

 

another note. never buy A series when B series is at the same pricepoint. also heatsinkns on all VRM is sort of a must on APUs

[PegionFish]

Just now, GoldenLag said:

another note. never buy A series when B series is at the same pricepoint. also heatsinkns on all VRM is sort of a must on APUs

Thanks for the advice.

I had never used any AMD platform machine before but I think if you can save a few buck on the mtb you can get a better CPU and a gpu

[GoldenLag]

1 minute ago, Bobguo20010714 said:

Thanks for the advice.

I had never used any AMD platform machine before but I think if you can save a few buck on the mtb you can get a better CPU and a gpu

Well, no, no you cant sadly. The APU is the best CPU you will be getting at the pricetier. 

[PegionFish]

Just now, GoldenLag said:

Well, no, no you cant sadly. The APU is the best CPU you will be getting at the pricetier. 

Ok.

[NelizMastr]

I'll just drop my Corner Cutter Deluxe® here. While the GPU is a compromise (shouldn't matter much though), the CPU is a 4c/8t. Board is okay enough for newer faster processors down the road. The Enthoo Luxe price is wrong btw. Real price for those is 30k.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor  (₹11988.00 @ Amazon India) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  (₹8116.96 @ Amazon India) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (₹12062.83 @ Amazon India) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (₹3395.00 @ Amazon India) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (₹3339.00 @ Amazon India) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GT 710 2 GB Video Card  (₹3225.00 @ Amazon India) 
Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 ATX Mid Tower Case  (₹3150.00 @ Amazon India) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (₹4799.00 @ Amazon India) 
Total: ₹50075.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-12 16:41 IST+0530

[PegionFish]

3 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

I'll just drop my Corner Cutter Deluxe® here. While the GPU is a compromise (shouldn't matter much though), the CPU is a 4c/8t. Board is okay enough for newer faster processors down the road.  

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor  (₹11988.00 @ Amazon India) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  (₹8116.96 @ Amazon India) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (₹12062.83 @ Amazon India) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (₹3395.00 @ Amazon India) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (₹3339.00 @ Amazon India) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GT 710 2 GB Video Card  (₹3225.00 @ Amazon India) 
Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 ATX Mid Tower Case  (₹3150.00 @ Amazon India) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (₹4799.00 @ Amazon India) 
Total: ₹50075.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-12 16:41 IST+0530

you can use the suckest GPU that supports 4k60 you can find though

[NelizMastr]

3 minutes ago, Bobguo20010714 said:

you can use the suckest GPU that supports 4k60 you can find though

Yep. The GT710 only supports 4K60 over DP, though. Not over HDMI.

[Joel Paul]

4 hours ago, NelizMastr said:

50k is about 500usd right?

 

You could very well get a basic system to upgrade down the line. Which software will you be using for this? Ableton by any chance?

Thank you!

Yes 50k Rupees is around 670 - 680 USD.

And yes I may use Ableton if that's the only option in this budget PC

[Joel Paul]

4 hours ago, GoldenLag said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  (₹8669.00 @ Amazon India) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard  (₹10599.00 @ Amazon India) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (₹13697.17 @ Amazon India) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (₹6470.00 @ Amazon India) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (₹3339.00 @ Amazon India) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case  (₹1953.00 @ Amazon India) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (₹4799.00 @ Amazon India) 
Total: ₹49526.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-12 15:27 IST+0530

 

i mean shure. you can get something like this. 

Thank you!

[NelizMastr]

7 minutes ago, Joel Paul said:

Thank you!

I'll say this once more: that case CAN'T be had for that price. You'll need to add 10k to the price shown for the Enthoo Luxe. You'll need a different case.

 

 

[GoldenLag]

44 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

I'll say this once more: that case CAN'T be had for that price. You'll need to add 10k to the price shown for the Enthoo Luxe. You'll need a different case.

 

 

Thanks for pointing it out. Amazon can be a real pain when it comes to showing correct pricing in pcp

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  (₹8669.00 @ Amazon India) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard  (₹10599.00 @ Amazon India) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (₹13697.17 @ Amazon India) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (₹6468.00 @ Amazon India) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (₹3339.00 @ Amazon India) 
Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 ATX Mid Tower Case  (₹3150.00 @ Amazon India) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (₹4799.00 @ Amazon India) 
Total: ₹50721.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-12 21:10 IST+0530

 

Updated build. With different case.

[PegionFish]

11 hours ago, NelizMastr said:

Yep. The GT710 only supports 4K60 over DP, though. Not over HDMI.

that shouldn't be a problem with a dongle

[NelizMastr]

9 hours ago, Bobguo20010714 said:

that shouldn't be a problem with a dongle

Yes it's a problem. The card, by default, has VGA, DVI and HDMI 1.4. None of them support 4K60. 4K30 is the limit. A dongle needs an input signal that can do that 4K60 to convert it to another.