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Budget $700 max $730 (INR.45000 max INR.48000)
Note my country is India
Planning to build by this new year hoping that I might get more discount and by any chance if 7th Gen comes out the price of skylake might go down a little bit(Every dollar or rupee saved is really huge for me)

For the display I already have an old 1600x900 LG LED monitor and also a Micromax 50 inch 1920x1080 TV(Micromax 50C5220MHD)

And for the Keyboard and Mouse I have a TVS Mechanical Keyboard with PS/2 interface
A wired USB mouse and a wireless Logitech Keyboard and Wireless Microsoft Mouse
A wired XBOX 360 USB Controller


Zotac GeForce GTX1060 3GB - Rs.18500 - $277 (Amazon)
*Thinking about getting this because I think this is a ok card for the price and the 6gb Version costs too much in India and a guy in a game store suggested me to go with Nvidia over AMD and AMD RX480 4GB or 8GB is also high in price in my country

Foxin FC 6605 Case -Rs.1800 -$27
*This would be my case its really cheap has just 1 USB 3.0 and 1 USB 2.0 at front but i think its the best I can get for such a very cheap price and with a decent look

2tb Seagate Barracuda @7200 RPM 64MB Cache First thought of getting this then most people say SSD will a make huge difference in loading time and boot time but no performance boost in games and so I thought of Buying either 2tb Seagate Barracuda @7200 RPM 64MB Cache or a SSHD 2tb Seagate Barracuda @7200 RPM 64MB Cache 8GB SSD its just INR.1000 more

HDD 2tb Seagate Barracuda @7200 RPM 64MB Cache - INR. 5900 - $90 (Ebay)
SSHD SSHD 2tb Seagate Barracuda @7200 RPM 64MB Cache 8GB SSD - INR.6900 - $105 (Ebay)
*Help me choose between these 2 and if the price of this in the local stores are too high then I will stick with the HDD let me know it spending INR.1000($15) is worth getting a SSHD

i3-6100 - INR.8700 - $131(Local store price)
*Processor I hope the i3 wont bottleneck my GPU
or should I go for a i5-6500 - INR.16500 - $246
*If the processor change will really make a huge difference then I would go for the i5

G.Skill Ripjaws V series 8GB(1 X 8GB) 2400 c15 - INR.3550 - $53
*Should I go with this one or a Corsair Vengeance LPX 2400 c16 or a AVEXIR DESKTOP RAM CORE SERIES - 8GB DDR4 2400MHZ RED/BLUE LED (can't find its CAS latency but looks cool with LED) or should I get the Kingston HyperX Fury with 2133 c14
*will there be any performance difference with any of these they are all around the same price
*Note I will get a ASUS B150M-PLUS mobo if I should go for a kingston else I thinking about these other RAM if I could get a ASUS Z170K or P or M or PLUS or gigabyte Z170 D3H DDR4
Please do help me choose the right motherboard the gigabyte is around INR.11500(Amazon) and the Asus Z170 P or K or M or PLUS are all around INR.12500 and the ASUS B150M PLUS is INR.8300(Local store price)

I'll just get an Asus or LG or Sony DVD drive for INR.1000

PSU i'll get the best one available at the local stores at that time maybe any good 550W will be OK I guess

CPU cooler I'll go with the stock cooler for now and will get a 3rd party cooler latter

I know nothing about overclocking i know that the i3 and i5 i mentioned are non K but I saw many people over clocking them in youtube even on H110, B150, H170 and Z170

Please help me on that too

Please take your time on reading the whole thing and suggest me on everything you guys can.

 
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Let me be clear; a Kabylake setup is going to cost you a lot more than you'll get back in standard gaming performance. It's better to buy Skylake to keep your power usage low considering it was suggested you purchase a 520W PSU.
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Dont go for a 3gb card. Most games now would ask for a minimum 2-3 gbs. Furthermore, why risk it, when u can be future proof. Borrow some money from friends if u dont have (trust me, u wd be grateful later on). Assuming that you would want this build to last at least 2-3 years in gpu sector, Xbox scorpio and PS4 pro means now games would demand more on PC as consoles are upgrading now.

Go for Ci5. these things should be kept on priority. Baqi hdd and ram update hoti rehti hai ( hdd/ram can be updated with time)
 
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GamerBoy's suggestions are all valid except for the GPU. It has been shown that the Asus GTX 1060 6GB ROG STRIX is the best 6GB GTX 1060 available.

You may have to drop to the Intel Core i5-6400 if you need to lower total cost. An i3 would certainly bottleneck your GPU especially in today's world.
 
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Firstly, the 1060 3GB variant is an excellent choice for a 45000 rupee budget.

NO SSHD and definitely NO SSD with this budget. That 1000 rupee investment will be worth more in another component. In fact I would even suggest you to cut down to 1TB for now and use the saved money to invest in the i5 6500 over the i3 6100.

Any of the above mentioned RAM is perfectly fine, though I would recommend getting a 2x4GB kit since it is generally a better option to run dual channel instead of single channel.
Performance difference is negligible most of the times though. So you should be OK with the 1x8GB if your budget doesn't seem fit (since 2x4GB is generally more expensive than 1x8GB).

Coming to the monitor, you want to get the BEST CHEAPEST with minimal features required by you since your budget it tight. Look at the Gigabyte B150M.
Getting a Z170 series is worthless if you are not going to overclock.
No CPU can be overclocked on H110, B150, H170. You NEED a Z170 series motherboard to be able to overclock the non K or even the K series CPU.

DVD drive again is useless today for 9/10 people, but if you are the 10th person then go ahead a get it.

PSU get a good one. 400W should be enough, but I would still get a good AT LEAST bronze certified 500W.

For the CPU cooler please do not bother getting an aftermarket. The stock will do just fine.

Good luck with building your RIG. Feel free to ask me any questions :)
 
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Thanks for suggesting these 2 new sites I will check them out
and about the case you suggested is around 3k and the case I found is just 1.5k and so I would stick to that
and about the mobo I used to connect tons of stuff in my PC and a USB hub always slows the transfer speed down so I thought of getting a B150 instead of H110 and the local store suggested me Asus B150M-Plus and if I can over clock an i3-6100 or a i5-6500 then I would definitely go for the Z170 and found Gigabyte Z170 D3H is the cheapest z170 with more ports and supports RAM with higher bandwidth and one of those RAM has lights on it :D
About the 3Gb to 6Gb i'll have to ask my dad hope ill get the 6 Gig card
 
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Thank you for your suggestion I heard the extra 10% cores will give 5% boost around 3 FPS so i thought it won't make a big difference and I won't be playing above 1080p at all coz all TVs at my home are 1080p but I don't know how if I set the resolution to 1920 x 1200 still my TV works so I thought I wont be needing more than 3 Gigs bt everyone suggests 6Gb so I try to make my dad get me a 6gig if possible
 
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Will even the 1060 3gig will bottleneck my i3-6100?
 
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If the SSHD won't make any difference other than boot time I find no reason to buy it I wait longer for my PC to boot than pay 1000RS more Thanks for the suggestion I no nothing about PSU and overclocking so I'll just have to get what you guys would suggest or the guy at the store the cheap and best PSU capable of powering those specs and about over clocking (I know nothing about it) If I can overclock a non K cpu then I would love to spend that 11500 on the Z170 as it has tons of USB which I really need and also it can use the full bandwidth of a 2400 RAM which is the cheapest and a bit fast compared to 2133 which is of the same price but just has -1 or -2 CAS Latency
and please tell me which is important a C14 2133 good looking kingston or a C16 2400 AVEXIR with lights on it :D
if the higher bandwidth is important then I would go with the z170 if the CAS latency is important I would go with the B150 Board bcoz all those RAM are at the same price
 
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And what do you guys think about the 7th gen Kabylake
Correct me if I'm wrong skylake is same as 5th gen 14nm but they are well optimised and the next Kabylake and coffeelake are gonna be the same 14nm more optimised versions so there won't be much performance difference comparing to the 6th gen skylake n 7th gen Kabylake and 8th gen coffee lake and 9th gen canonlake got a lot of time to be released which would be the 10nm which may have a bigger impact in increased performance and the price won't be much different except for a few hundred rupees for the 6th n 7th gen should I wait till new year n get the 7th gen i3 or i5 or should I wait till new year and after the release of 7th gen there is chance that the price of 6th gen will fall a little bit n then but the 6th gen processor n mobo
 
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The Kabylake processors operate on an entirely different platform; the X99 chipset. That will cost a lot more than either H110, B150, H170 or Z170 chipsets that work with Skylake. It's generally not advisable to purchase the first processor on a new manufacturing scale, i.e., wait until Tigerlake if you really want a CPU with a 10nm die size.
 
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Yes, SSDs and SSHDs have no impact on gaming performance. Only boot times and load times that is if in fact you can store your games on those drives. No point in getting either in a budget build. 7200rpm HD will do just fine.

Don't compromise on the PSU. Do get a good one by Corsair, Antec, Seasonic, and such brands. Make sure it is at least a BRONZE CERTIFIED PSU. There's bronze, silver, gold if I am not wrong. keep in mind that you do not need a PSU more than 500W if you DO NOT plan to overclock.

Coming to overclocking : overclocking a non K series (skylake only) CPU is SURELY possible with ONLY Z170 boards, but is also not as easy as overclocking a K series CPU. Make sure you watch tutorials on "How to overslock a non K series skylake processor)" and see for yourself if you're OK with the process since it involves patching your BIOS to an earlier version.
I personally have an i5 6500 with a Gigabyte Z170-D3H and I will definitely overclock my CPU as and when needed.
Also keep in mind that performing this process will void and warranty that you have on the processor.
Another point to be noted is that you will HAVE to get an GOOD aftermarket CPU cooler AND maybe even a 600W GOOD PSU if you plan to overclock. So, your budget is going to take a hit there.

Coming to RAM : CAS Latency or Frequency do not really make a BIG difference in the real world. So go for any depending on your board. If I was in your shoes I'd go with the one with the higher frequency. CAS is really not THAT important imo.
 
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Can't wait till 10nm it will take a lot of time
Should I go with skylake(By Dec 31 or Jan 1 to get a good discount on parts) or Kabylake(hoping it will be released by the first half of 2017 and won't have much difference in price)
 
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Let me be clear; a Kabylake setup is going to cost you a lot more than you'll get back in standard gaming performance. It's better to buy Skylake to keep your power usage low considering it was suggested you purchase a 520W PSU.
 
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