My first build (Intel) for 40k INR ~ 665$

Harish Jeyasurian · Jun 22, 2014

First of all sorry if this is posted in wrong section. I'm new here.
I'm planning to build a completely new system for 40000 INR ~ 665$ can extend upto 700$ max
This one is for home use and occasional gaming for fun.
Here goes my conf.

i3 4130 4th Generation : Rs. 7334 ~ 122$
MSI Z97 PC Mate: Rs. 8295 ~138$ (I chose 9 series for future proof but not sure as ddr4 coming soon)
Antec Air Cooler Series A20 CPU Cooler :Rs 770 ~ 13$
Kingston HyperX Blu DDR3 4 GB PC RAM : Rs 3200 ~ 53$
Western Digital 1TB SATA Internal Desktop Hard Drive (WD10EZEX) : Rs 3765 ~ 62$
LG IPS Monitor 21.5 Inches (22MP55HQ): Rs 8700 ~ 144$
Seasonic Eco Series 500W Power Supply (SS-500BT) : Rs 3315 ~ 55$
Case : Rs 3000 ~ 50$ Not decided need recommendation.
Keyboard & mouse : 25$ Not decided.
Optical drive : From Old PC.

Total : 662$

Is it worth going for 9 series chipset as I'm building completely new build? My old PC is P4
And Need some suggestions for case.
Feel free to give me better options for above components in the price range.

Regards.
Harish

IRONBATMAN · Jun 22, 2014

Why pair the i3-4130 with the Z97 motherboard ? the Z97 motherboard is meant for overclocking the CPU, but the i3-4130 can't overclock.

What games are you planning to play ? You might need a GPU for modern games.

Harish Jeyasurian · Jun 22, 2014

IRONBATMAN :

I felt the same but Z97 is cheaper than H97 in my place. So thought of going for it. Also can be used with broadwell chips later.
No games in particular (I'm not gamer

)but suggest some low end graphics that is better than onboard if required for day to day activity like browsing/ HD videos ect.

Joseph DeGarmo · Jun 22, 2014

An R7-250X or GT 640 would be a good cheap GPU for light gaming, but Intel HD 4600 should be more than enough for HD video streaming.

Harish Jeyasurian · Jun 22, 2014

Joseph DeGarmo :

stark 33 :

@Joseph DeGarmo Thanks for suggestion. Will see if I can extend budget now or wait couple of months and get a good GPU later.

@stark 33 Thanks for pointing out. Indeed I was not sure about psu. I will go for a 450W or is 400W is more than enough?

IRONBATMAN · Jun 23, 2014

400 watt PSU ? I don't think so.

If you're not planning on playing games, any PC build would be fine

Harish Jeyasurian · Jun 23, 2014

IRONBATMAN :

I just want to be sure there shouldn't be any bottlenecks with CPU.
For PSU I guess I'll go with this one, seems promising.
Seasonic S12II 430W

IRONBATMAN · Jun 23, 2014

If you're not adding a GPU, then that's what you need

Harish Jeyasurian · Jun 23, 2014

IRONBATMAN :

But I will be adding an entry level GPU sooner or later. Is 430W not enough for that?

IRONBATMAN · Jun 23, 2014

Assuming that you mean R7 240 - GTX 750 as an entry level card, 430 watts should be fine. Anything better and you should invest in an efficient 500 watt PSU. The price difference shouldn't be too big as well.

Harish Jeyasurian · Jun 23, 2014

IRONBATMAN :

Thanks thats what I wanted to know.

I've changed my RAM to G.skill Ripjaws X 4GB (1 X 4GB) DDR3 1600MHz .

Joseph DeGarmo · Jun 23, 2014

Since the motherboard / CPU are built for dual-channel RAM, it's better to have two 2 GB DIMMs rather than a single 4 GB DIMM.

Harish Jeyasurian · Jun 23, 2014

Joseph DeGarmo :

The setup will cost atleast 1.2k(20$) higher than 1 4GB RAM in my country. Is it worth the extra cost?
What I got from net is there will be around 10% increase in performance but not much noticeable.

IRONBATMAN · Jun 23, 2014

you could buy 1x4GB now, and buy another of the same product in future

Harish Jeyasurian · Jun 23, 2014

IRONBATMAN :

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EDIT: NVM I planning the same.

Harish Jeyasurian · Jun 24, 2014

Update: A website is offering 7% off on components

So I'm planning to get Gskillz 2x4GB dual channel RAM

So far ordered Monitor for Rs.8700 n WD HDD Rs.3450

Anamitra das · Jun 24, 2014

I would go for amd at this price point

Harish Jeyasurian · Jun 24, 2014

Anamitra das :

This build is not for gaming, just for a lag free browsing/video streaming/basic applications which will be using single core. I guess intel's single core performance is better than amd's . Also I get a good upgrade path.
Correct me if I'm wrong.

Joseph DeGarmo · Jun 24, 2014

Intel CPUs have much better single-core performance.

My first build (Intel) for 40k INR ~ 665$

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