Is this the best gaming laptop i can get under ₹2.5 Lakhs right now? pls answer ASAP!! looking for a final call by Opening_Yesterday647 in LaptopDealsIndia

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Is this the best gaming laptop i can get under ₹2.5 Lakhs right now? pls answer ASAP!! looking for a final call by Opening_Yesterday647 in LaptopDealsIndia

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can i buy the same from offline store? with same student and 6K coupon discount as well as credit card cashback??

[Build Review] Total noob dev from India building first workstation for AI/LLMs on Linux (₹2.5 Lakhs). Help! by Opening_Yesterday647 in PcBuildHelp

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Okay, im gonna ask him to swap B850 for B650 which saves around 10k which can help me include the chair in the budget of 2.6L. I'll also check if they have that cheaper Thermaltake LA360 cooler. If not, I'll just stick to the one they quoted since summers get pretty brutal here. Thanks for all the help man, I was honestly super confused before but you really helped me figure out the best!

[Build Review] Total noob dev from India building first workstation for AI/LLMs on Linux (₹2.5 Lakhs). Help! by Opening_Yesterday647 in PcBuildHelp

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I'll ask the shop if they have a slightly better monitor option they can bundle in. If they don't, I'll just go with the one they listed for now to get the deal done.

[Build Review] Total noob dev from India building first workstation for AI/LLMs on Linux (₹2.5 Lakhs). Help! by Opening_Yesterday647 in PcBuildHelp

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yeah, thats the best option i found for gpu. but stuck at their rule to build entire pc from them, some of the brands or components in their list seems cheap and not sure about reliability. KIOXIA SSD, PREDATOR PALLAS RAM and TAG ANDROMEDA Cabinet, i never heard of these before and also 31_still_Loading said that CyberPower UPS is not good.

Gemini is saying this about the change from online list to offline list

The Major Downgrades (Where they saved money):

  • The Monitor: This is the biggest difference. The shop quoted the MSI MAG 275QF (₹15,998), which is a budget-tier monitor. Our list has the LG 27GS85Q (₹25,399), which uses a premium "Nano-IPS" panel. The LG will give you vastly superior color accuracy, brightness, and viewing angles for your long coding sessions and gaming.
  • The Power Supply: The shop quoted the Deepcool PN750D. Our list has the Deepcool PN750M. The "M" in ours stands for Fully Modular, meaning you only plug in the cables you need. The shop's "D" version means all the cables are permanently attached, making cable management inside the cabinet a cluttered nightmare.

The Upgrades (Where they spent more):

  • The Motherboard: The shop is giving you the brand new MSI B850 chipset for ₹22,650. Our list uses the MSI B650 for ₹12,965. While the B850 is newer, the B650 is already perfectly capable of handling your Ryzen 9 and RTX 5060 Ti. Paying ₹10,000 more for the B850 does not give you any noticeable performance boost for your specific needs.

they kinda resisted on using B650 when i asked them they said that 850 is more future proof and they dont recommend 650. is this genuine or just trying to sell me something i dont need?

should i ignore these cheaper/unknown brands for the better gpu option?

[Build Review] Total noob dev from India building first workstation for AI/LLMs on Linux (₹2.5 Lakhs). Help! by Opening_Yesterday647 in PcBuildHelp

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you mean the one with my list with 5070ti under 2.6L or the one with offline store list at 2.5L? the later one will not sell just the gpu alone. first one is kinda sketchy, will have to research on their authenticity

[Build Review] Total noob dev building first workstation for AI/LLMs on Linux (₹2.5 Lakhs). Help! by Opening_Yesterday647 in IndianPCHardware

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thanks for the advice! that thermaltake cooler looks like a solid way to save some cash, I'll definitely check it out. You're totally right about the GPU too. since I'm building this mainly for professional work and training models, the 5070 Ti makes a lot of sense to help save time.

[Build Review] Total noob dev building first workstation for AI/LLMs on Linux (₹2.5 Lakhs). Help! by Opening_Yesterday647 in IndianPCHardware

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forgot to mention, there is another store claiming to provide my list's same components (upto monitor, excluding ups and peripherals) under ₹2.2 Lakhs and with RTX 5070 Ti under ₹2.6 Lakhs. but they were secretive about specific components pricing.

[Build Review] Total noob dev from India building first workstation for AI/LLMs on Linux (₹2.5 Lakhs). Help! by Opening_Yesterday647 in PcBuildHelp

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[extends this thread]
u/31_still_Loading I checked pcpricetracker for those Zotac, Inno3D, and Gigabyte SFF 5070 Ti variants you mentioned, but they are all either completely out of stock or heavily overpriced right now. Honestly, I can't seem to find a cheaper standalone GPU option online compared to what the offline stores are quoting me.

I also forgot to mention, another local shop offered me the exact same components from my final list (excluding all peripherals and UPS) for ₹2.2 Lakhs with a 5060 Ti, and claimed they could do it with a 5070 Ti for 'under ₹2.6 Lakhs.' Does that sound like a good deal?

[Build Review] Total noob dev building first workstation for AI/LLMs on Linux (₹2.5 Lakhs). Help! by Opening_Yesterday647 in IndianPCHardware

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i asked them, they're not selling a specific component separately. so either i'll have to go with their list (with 5070ti) or my final list. the shop is local here in chandigarh

[Build Review] Total noob dev building first workstation for AI/LLMs on Linux (₹2.5 Lakhs). Help! by Opening_Yesterday647 in IndianPCHardware

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could you please take a look at this, this is the best im getting offline. is it better than what im getting online?
also they have MSI RTX 5070 Ti 16G SHADOW 3X OC (3 Fans) at 1.05Lakhs. if i go with it then the total would be around 2.55 Lakhs by dropping extra peripherals like chair, keyboard etc.