My old Mobo died. I need to buy a CPU+Mobo+RAM combo. Rest of the components (SSD, HDD, Display, SMPS etc) are working fine and will not be upgraded now.
- What is your budget?
- 25-40K
- Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
- Monitor - Samsung 1080p
- PSU - Corsair CV550
- WD Blue 500GB Sata SSD
- Samsung 2TB HDD
- 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 I5 12400
- Motherboard - Asus H610
- GPU - Not planned
- RAM - two sticks of Corsair vengeance LPX 8GB
- Cabinet - not decided, should have decent cable management; Can use my current case also for now and upgrade later
- 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
- Plan to upgrade display to 4K after 6 months
- SSD upgrade to NVMe (Mobo should support)
- Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
- Bangalore SP Road
- Open to online purchase
- Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market
- No
- What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
- Browsing
- Desktop Processing
- Watching HD movies (should be able to watch 4K movies without extra GPU)
- Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
- None - open to AMD or Intel but I think Intel may be better for my use case
- If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
- No gaming
- What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
- Desktop - 1080p (but plan to upgrade display)
- Are you looking to overclock?
- No
- Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
- Linux - Ubuntu (primary and daily usage)
- Will have another SSD with Windows 10 for occasional usage