Gaming pc rig

[guptakoshal]

I am a beginner at making rigs... i have made one budget gaming rig plz suggest changes(if any) and rate it !
Processor : Intel i3 4150
Motherboard : Asus H81M-C
GPU : Asus Strix Gtx 960 2gb
Psu : Cirlce 550w
Hard disk : Seagate Barracude 500gb(recycled)
Cabinet : Deepcool elite
Optical drive : LG optical drive (recycled)

 

[Hlsgsz]

You should always state your budget

It's best to go with the latest gen platform.
You need an SSD.
Better PSU.
Better GPU with higher factory overclock. More importantly, don;t buy a GPU with 2gb o VRAM as games are already pushing past that evben in 1080p. So 4gb is teh way to go.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6300 3.8GHz Dual-Core Processor ($141.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.79 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $561.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-21 07:14 EDT-0400

 

[turbopixel]

I have edited the build from Hlsgsz. While its a good and solid one, I think it could be better. I choose better processor and motherboard, which will make it a little higher in price. No need for 620 W, even 500 W is more than enough for this build. And he forgot the case, which also adds in price. The SSD is a good idea to go with, as it will speedup loading windows, games and applications and faster on writing data (not fps wise). Btw, what is the budget?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.79 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H25 ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $689.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-21 07:51 EDT-0400

 

[Spencer_10]

I'm going to make an assumption based on your username...
are you in India?

If you are in India and you have all your parts shipped out from different supplers from the US it will add 40% + to your costs.

You will need to find one supplier. that will send there, not so easy!
then find one for all your needs and have it shipped together for a discount. .

If not buying a prebuilt budget gaming rig may be a better option.

 

[turbopixel]

Good point Spencer_10.

 

[guptakoshal]

Yes @ spencer i live in India. The components here are way too expensive than US. I cant import from US because of duty charges and shipping. My budget is tight. I will buy mother board , processor , gpu , psu , cabinet and ssd. I already have Rest of the parts like ram,hdd and optical drive. Mu budget for above mentioned things is 40000inr. Therefore i cant afford a better everything. I can make minute changes thats it. I can replace a 2gb gtc 960 with a 4gb one but is gigabyte gtx 9604gb/zotac 4gb gtx960 good? Only these 2 companies are within my budget.

 

[Spencer_10]

Hey Gupta,
Both brands Zotac and Gigabyte are good, Many people go for the Gigabyte as it sounds more western.
But in truth there build quality if probably similar.

I would recommend you watch someone how has reviewed them on youtube as some have coolers that make a bad
whining noises and some are ok.

What I would do is try and get a used or cheap z97 motherboard second hand with SLI
the 960 is one of the best cards to SLI in terms of what you gain.

You can almost double your speed with it.

So if you have spare money in the future, it wouldnt take much to almost double your speed.
If you can get the 4GB version, even better for newer games.

You could probably get soon a used 970 for the price of a new 960, if so this will be 25% + faster without needing hassle of SLI