Is this a decent rig for entry level gaming

[aguero_silva]

Its my first rig please suggest if there are any other better options available out there.There goes my rig
Fx-6300 amd
M597a r2.0 mobo
8gb vengeance ddr3
Gtx 960 2gb asus strix/zotac amp?
Cooler master hyper cool 212x
Circle 821 cabinet

P.s- i will be overclocking my cpu upto 4.1/4.2 ghz ,so does a 500w psu is a good choice ?

 

[DonkeyOatie]

500W is OK if it is a good PSU. The SeaSonic 520 W costs a bit over 5,000Rs.

You are building a high-performance 'race-car' system, you need a 'race-car' PSU to power it safely.

 

[PCHelper]

What is your currency and budget ?

 

[DonkeyOatie]

Looks like the OP is in India, and has a 50,000 Rs budget.

 

[PCHelper]

Hmmm.. I too think that he is from India.

So, if your budget is around Rs 50,000 :->

Processor -> Intel i5-4440 (Rs 13,700)

Motherboard -> Gigabyte GA-B85-D3H Motherboard (Rs 6,000)

GPU -> ASUS Nvidia GTX 960 2GB (Rs 17,990)

RAM -> Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8 GB(Rs 3,399)

HDD -> Seagate Barracuda 1 TB Desktop 7200 RPM (Rs 3,700)

Cabinet -> Circle Gaming Cabinet CC 821 (Rs 2,699)

PSU -> Seasonic S12II Series 520 W PSU(Rs 5,400)


Total : Rs 52,888

The GTX 960 + i5 4440 is a perfect combo for a budget build like this.


If your budget is under Rs 70,000 :->

Processor -> Intel i5-4690 (Rs 17,900)

Motherboard -> Gigabyte GA-B85-D3H Motherboard (Rs 6,000)

GPU -> Gainward Nvidia GTX 970 (Rs 23,182)

RAM -> Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8 GB(Rs 3,399)

HDD -> Seagate Barracuda 1 TB Desktop 7200 RPM (Rs 3,700)

PSU -> Seasonic S12II Series 520-Watt PSU (Rs 5,550)

Cabinet -> Cooler Master K380 (Rs 4,950)

Optical Drive -> Asus Internal DVD Writer DRW-24D3ST(Rs 1,100)

Total : Rs 67,380

 

[aguero_silva]

yes i'm from india and my budget is under Rs. 55,000.
also i did some digging turns out i'm going for non k series intel processor so no oc'ing so psu wont be playing a big role here ,if m not wrong .Is there a particular reason you choose seasonic over corsair b'cos it costs half the price .As for the cpu help me choose b/w 4440, 4460, 4590 also what is upgrade path for the same.

 

[PCHelper]

The reason I chose the Seasonic is because the VS Series Corsair PSU's are absolute garbage. A good PSU is a requirement for better protection and longevity of your parts.

And I will suggest you to go for the i5 4690 if your budget is around Rs 55k. That Processor is a monster.

But if you can't, go for the i5 4590.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

The SeaSonic is much higher performance and will handle high ambient temperatures and the heavy stress of intense gaming much better than the Corsair.

i5 CPUs are all about price performance, Divide the speed of the Turbo Boost, in Mhz (say 3400), by the cost in thousands of Rs (say 10.5) to get a metric and choose the CPU with the largest number (most performance for least money)

 

[aguero_silva]

Does the frequency matter that much i mean there might be some optimization in the architecture or something that may make a cpu better than some other with a high clock speed. Should'nt it be benchmarks (in particular to gaming because thats what i will be doing) instead of clock speed or (clock speed)*(bechmark factor)/money.

thanks for the help i really appreciate it.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

Since the only difference between i5s is their frequency, their benchmark differences are directly related to frequency. Not all CPU's have benchmarks available. All the i5 4xx0 Haswell refresh chips are from the same die, just binned differently.

 

[PCHelper]

Does the frequency matter that much i mean there might be some optimization in the architecture or something that may make a cpu better than some other with a high clock speed. Should'nt it be benchmarks (in particular to gaming because thats what i will be doing) instead of clock speed or (clock speed)*(bechmark factor)/money.

thanks for the help i really appreciate it.

Well, going newer and upgraded version of a processor.is not a bad idea. More so in this case because the i5 4590 is actually more expensive than the i5 4690 while being weaker !!

The i5 4690 can be had for less than Rs 18k while the i5 4590 costs more than Rs 23k.. You can get a i7 4790 for that price.



Check out the following links for benchmarks(i5 4590 vs i5 4690) :-

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/434/Intel_Core_i5_i5-4590_vs_Intel_Core_i5_i5-4690.html
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4690-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4590
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-4690-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4590/2311vs2604

 

[aguero_silva]

I checked out in a local market they are offering 4590 for 13,590 and 4690 for 14.5k so does 1k worth the 0.2Ghz of clock difference also any tips while considering mobo's and which one should i choose for getting most out of these cpu's respectively.

 

[PCHelper]

I think 0.2GHz is definitely worth Rs 1k in a non over-clock-able processor.

The Gigabyte B85M-D3H is perfect for a budget configuration. Has all the basic features and comes with USB 3.0 support too.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

I think 0.2GHz is definitely worth Rs 1k in a non over-clock-able processor.

The Gigabyte B85M-D3H is perfect for a budget configuration. Has all the basic features and comes with USB 3.0 support too.

I think the comparison was between the i5 4590 and the i5 4690. No K was mentioned.

3700/13.59 = 272.3 Mhz/1000Rs for 4590.
3900/14.50 = 267.0 Mhz/1000Rs for 4690.

The 4590 is more cost effective.