People who got the desktop by my recommednation

Recommended Desktops

Platform Costs

AM5 All CPU/GPU Supported Platform Cost ~50k

• Motherboard B850 is available for the same price
  : Gigabyte B650 X AX for Rs.17k: Amazon, MD, Vedant, TLG
  → Main reason to pick was lower VRM Temperatures and four RAM Slots so in future when upgrading you don't have to throw away old RAMs and it should even handle high-end CPUs later with ease.
• PSU: Good brand with high range of voltages like 100-240VAC and as large a capacity you can get for future upgrades.
  Something like MSI MAG A850GL to be ready for a high powered GPU later.
  Note: Whatever you do, stay away from cheap brands. Stick to MSI, Cooler Master or Corsair and other such brands.
• RAM: Crucial Pro 16*2 5600MT/s mainly because it was cheaper than what I usually recommend: Crucial CL46 16GB 5600Mhz
  Note:
  Capacity: AMD will eat up RAM for iGPU and Windows will eat it just to run normal stuff. Even 16GB is no longer recommended.
  16x2: Even though DDR5 doesn't suffer the need of having dual channel configuration, since we are getting a four slot motherbaord, it makes sense to go with two 16GB RAMs. If you plan to use 32x4=128GB RAM later, then only you should get a single 32GB Stick.
• Storage: Reliable Reupted brand.
  Samsung 990 EVO Plus 1TB PCIE4*4 only if it's too expensive than the WD SN770 1TB one. But still try to go with the Evo.
  Note: There are of courese cheaper SSD but data is valuable. The loss of data means loss of time, money, or memories. Things that are expensive to recreate or can't be done so. You can't always rely on cloud storage for everything later.
• Case: Large Good Airflow Case with removable Dust Filters.
  Something like this for 5k.
  Try to find a case that fits this criteria. If I find a decent one in good price online I will add it here later.
  That is what I recommend for everyone. Good airflow is needed in India due to varying harsh temperatures and humidity. Removable dust filter means you will have to clean only the dust filters from outside and don't have to open the PC all the time to clean it.
  Note: The Motherboard above is the largest size(ATX) so keep that in mind when getting a case.
• Misc:All these should cost less than 1k combined.
  • Ethernet Cable: Yes, don't rely on wifi. You are getting a PC. Get as long a cable as you need.
  • Power Cable: If setting up system yourself.
  • Cable Organizer: If setting up the system yourself.
• Optional:
  • Wired Speakers for 1.5k.
  • 2TB for 6.5k or 4TB for 10k HDD for backup of your system and all the phones in the house also with Syncthing(Will make video later).
  • Webcam(Wide Angle) for 2.5k.
  • Gaming Headphones for 3k.
  • Keyboards are here and mouse here.: My recommended mouse and keyboard should cost 3k together.
  • Monitors are here.
  • UPS/Inverters are here.

~75k No Dedicated GPU but future proof PC(Only Tower)

• CPU: 8700G for Rs.25k→ Amazon, MD, Vedant
• GPU: No GPU but the iGPU on the 8700G with a TimeSpy Grapics Score of ~3500 is equal to a GTX 1650 or an RX 6400, a perfomrance found in cards more than Rs.10k.

Not 100% Recommended Desktops

Not Recommended at all Desktops

CPU

• Prefer AMD CPUs for the simple fact of many CPUs being supported on the same motherboard.

  All Intel CPUs from 13th and 14th gen have had a lot of instability issues along with high power draw and high heat.
  Intel 15th gen(1xx series) and 16th gen(2xx series) are under review because of last few gen's instability.
  AMD is the way to go just for stability itself but more importantely a long list of CPUs that you can use with both the last platform (AM4) and (AM5).

• AM4 is still to expensive to recommend over AM5 except maybe for very budget builds.

  CPUs on AM4 are still very relevant but the problem is the best CPUs on AM4 are still very expensive even after so many years epecially in India. It can be so expensive at the middle or high budget that it will make more sense to go with AM5 CPUs by default.

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GPU

• Engineering kids should stick to Nvidia Graphics Card simply becasue of CUDA. AI Summary of the same.

  
  Note: As much as I hate low VRAM GPU the simple fact is Nvidia's CUDA is very important for running AI/ML tasks locally. And just learning to setup and create such AI/ML tasks on your own and not relying on cloud servers which do it for you is a very importnat skill as in your next job you might have to do it on your own and is a very important skill.
  Please read on this a bit more as AMD and Intel are implementing their own version of CUDA but as of June 2025 it was not upto mark.
  
  P.S: This is also the reason I completely reject non-ram upgradable laptops for CS/IT kids because running docker containers by yourself is an important skill and with just a few docker containers you will fill your 32GB RAM very very quickly. Also it helps with multiple virtual machines and running resourse heavy codes which even for Web Development as bloated slow sites are now becoming a norm that don't run on vanilla JavaScript but use some form of Library which brings it's own bloatness.
  
  P.P.S: This is also the reason I write my website in HTML. I hate bloated and slow sites.

PSU

General Recommendation

• Many good brand/good sub-brand/good specific PSUs are simply not available in India.

  

• Just because it's a good brand or a few PSU's are good from one brand doesn't mean all all the PSU's are good. So please check the specific PSU you're looking inot.

  P.S: That is the goal of this PSU list. To bring together a simple Tier List that one can open anytime and know if the PSU they are about to order is good or not.

• Get PSU with wide range of voltages like 100-240Vac or larger range. Never buy 200-240Vac PSUs.

  For this reason I have excluded many popular PSUs like Cooler Master's 450W because they will actually turn off when the light switches from grid to inverter(even if it's a sine wave and marked for use in UPS mode) or UPS

• Cheap PSUs not only can damage your expensive componenets by providing no protection but actually turn off when the light switches from grid to inverter(even if it's a sine wave and marked for use in UPS mode) or UPS
• No matter what PSU you get, also get a home protection from high and low voltages and thunder spikes which normal MCBs can't provide.

Download PSU Excel Sheet

Note: Based on SPL's PSU Tier List for now, but soon this will be based on a lot more research and this line will be removed when it so happens.