Building my first gaming rig!, need suggestions!

saket_mankar

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I am trying to assemble my first gaming PC, I found below specifications compatible :

Processor: Intel Core i5 4570
Motherboard: MSI H87M-G43
RAM: Corsair Vengeance (CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10) 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR3
Graphic Card: ZOTAC NVIDIA GTX 650 Ti 1 GB GDDR5

Please suggest if above configuration will be enough to play heavy games or if need to increase any of specs to improve gaming experience.
 


Hey I am from India and my budget is around 40K Rs or around $740 (Budget for Processor,Motherboard, RAM and Graphic Card only) and no,I want to purchase new parts.

Also,please suggest any new configuration available.
 
Well the first thing, if you are going with 8 GB of ram go with 2 stick of 4GB for the dual channel, it' s better that way. Also what monitor are you using ? or what resolution it had, that way someone can recommend a better video card depending of your budget and monitor.
 
To my mind, a new build should use the latest tech, namely skylake.
For gaming, the graphics card is all important.
One should budget about 2x the cost of the cpu for the graphics card.

I do not know your prices but I think the following would be good:

1. i3-6100 cpu
2. Any lga1151 motherboard. Add budget for Z170 if you anticipate a future upgrade to a "K" cpu.
3. 8gb ddr4 ram 2 x 4gb
4. At least a GTX750ti graphics card ; more if you can afford it. A GTX960 if you can.
5. a ssd of 240gb, you can add a hard drive later if you need to.
6. Buy only a quality psu. 500w will allow for upgrades.

 


Hi,

I was planning to purchase Dell S2240L 21.5" 1920 x 1080 monitor.