Building my own Gaming PC

Prakhar Thakur

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These are the parts which i am thinking to use for my PC build
http://www.amazon.in/registry/wishlist/30KP3C0EB5UVZ
i haven't included the hard drive because i already own one(500gb seagate HDD),so ill just use that.
and i selected the 4gb ddr5 vram because i am gonna use this pc with my 4K Tv,
and i want smooth performance on that...
i selected one 8gb ram even though i had 4 slots because i wish to upgrade my rig with another 8gb rams in future...
so my question is:

1) is everything compatible with each other?
2) is this PSU enough?
3) can i save money somewhere without affecting my performance?
4) have i forgot something?any important part or something?

this is the first time i am building my own pc,so i don't have enough knowledge about it
please answer those 4 questions in a bit detail.

Thanks in Advance :)

 
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yeskay

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Hello Prakhar Thakur,

Spending Rs. 48432 for inferior config with pricing from online retailer is just waste of money. If you're willing to get the parts from local retailer than from online retailer, I can assure that you can either save Rs. 5000 or get a better Intel i5 based config, which would be superior and offer great gaming experience. Also getting a already aging 4 year old weaker FX processor makes no sense.

So consider this config:

All prices based on local retail market:

Intel i5 4440 Rs. 12600
Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Rs. 6650
Kingston (4GBx2) 8GB RAM 1866Mhz Rs. 4900
Seasonic Eco Series 500W Power Supply (SS-500BT) Rs. 3400
Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-01 Red LED Case Rs. 3400
MSI GTX 960 Gaming 4GB Rs. 18200

Total Rs. 49150

As you can see for almost the same price you get better config, that will give you great gaming experience.

All these parts are absolutely compatible and I presume that you already have Hard Disk, which is missing from your wishlist.

The GTX 960 4GB only require a 430W PSU that can deliver 20Amps or more on its +12V rail. The first most important factor in selecting a PSU is to look for how many Amps it can deliver on its +12V rail, besides wattage. The Seasonic is a quality 80+ certified 500W PSU with Japanese capacitors that can deliver 34Amps on its +12V, which more than enough to power the entire rig with the above mentioned components. In fact this PSU can easily power a GTX 970/980.

The Corsair VS series 650W is a overkill, not 80+ certified, comes with cheap capacitors. So its longevity is highly questionable.

The GTX 960 is more of a 1080p gaming. Just because its has 4GB VRAM doesn't mean its capable or give you smooth game play @4K gaming. For 4K gaming you need some thing like GTX 970/980 for any meaningful good gaming experience.

Why Gigabyte Motherboards & MSI Graphics Cards?

Because they make stable, durable and performance oriented Motherboards/Graphics Cards with lowest RMA %. See the images below:

Gigabyte with least RMA percentage over the past two years
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Major Motherboard and Graphics Card Manufacturers RMA Ratings
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Read the full article here - Reliability report: Gigabyte top for motherboards, MSI for graphics cards

Cheers!
 
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