First thing first, his budget is just 20-22k and currently, he's an old i5-650 (1st Gen.) with an Intel DH55TC mobo and 8 Gigs of RAM.
He has casing, PSU (550W), HDD, SSD, fans, GPU (RX470), everything. All he needs is a motherboard, RAM and of course, the CPU.
He wants a Ryzen 5 1400 (quad-core, 8 threads) CPU that goes for $55 on AliExpress. It'll cost him roughly 9,000 rupees after including shipping charges and VISA transaction fees. As for mobo, he wants a basic AMD A320 chipset board, which we are unable to find anywhere in Lahore thus far. Lastly, he wants to pair it with 2x4 Gigs of RAM, which usually goes for around 6,000.
Whereas I think he's better off upgrading his i5-650 with an i7-870 (~4,000 at Hafeez Center). i7-870, despite its age, can easily handle the likes of GTX1060 6GB, FYI.
Another option is a 4th Gen. i5 system such as the i5-4570 (11k), combined with an H81 board (2,500). Sure, the processor is expensive but he can use his existing DDR3 RAM with it, hence it'll be MUCH cheaper.
Which option, do you think, is best for him?
He has casing, PSU (550W), HDD, SSD, fans, GPU (RX470), everything. All he needs is a motherboard, RAM and of course, the CPU.
He wants a Ryzen 5 1400 (quad-core, 8 threads) CPU that goes for $55 on AliExpress. It'll cost him roughly 9,000 rupees after including shipping charges and VISA transaction fees. As for mobo, he wants a basic AMD A320 chipset board, which we are unable to find anywhere in Lahore thus far. Lastly, he wants to pair it with 2x4 Gigs of RAM, which usually goes for around 6,000.
Whereas I think he's better off upgrading his i5-650 with an i7-870 (~4,000 at Hafeez Center). i7-870, despite its age, can easily handle the likes of GTX1060 6GB, FYI.
Another option is a 4th Gen. i5 system such as the i5-4570 (11k), combined with an H81 board (2,500). Sure, the processor is expensive but he can use his existing DDR3 RAM with it, hence it'll be MUCH cheaper.
Which option, do you think, is best for him?
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