First build. Can it be future proof

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muhaideennmk

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Well, this is my first build. I'm building this to play CS GO,FORTNITE on high settings. Not sure if this will be a good future proof build. So if i have to change motherboard or the processor i can do it as well.

Budget 750$
750$ in my country is LKR 118,000.
Where the gtx 1050ti itself cost LKR 39,500.
So if this can be a good build i will go with this.

ASUS ROG STRIX GTX1050TI 4G GAMING - Graphic Card
Intel® Core™ i5-8400 - Processor
MSI B360 GAMING PLUS - MotherBoard
Western Digital CAVIAR Blue 7200rpm 1TB - STORAGE
Kingston 8GB DDR4 HYPERX FURY 2400Mhz - Memory (RAM)
Corsair VS Series™ VS550 550W 85% efficiency - POWER SUPPLY
Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED TURBO - COOLING
 
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Yes you can. With a B360 mobo, you don't necessarily have to change it, you can install a core i7 8700 (non-K) later in the future. For GPU, any would do in the future, as it has PCIE x16 slot.
I would change the PSU though. Corsair VS series are poor quality, it's the most important part of the computer and you don't want to cheap out on it. I suggest a Corsair CX450M (grey label). 450W would be plenty for that build.
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Yes you can. With a B360 mobo, you don't necessarily have to change it, you can install a core i7 8700 (non-K) later in the future. For GPU, any would do in the future, as it has PCIE x16 slot.
I would change the PSU though. Corsair VS series are poor quality, it's the most important part of the computer and you don't want to cheap out on it. I suggest a Corsair CX450M (grey label). 450W would be plenty for that build.
 
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That will play those games fine. I agree on the vs series being poor quality. That build would be capable of handling a better graphics card later on. Don't really need the coolermaster cooler, but better cooling doesn't hurt. Might want to consider a Ryzen 5 1600, Asrock B350m pro4 build also, if they are available to you. Cost and availability for the latest Ryzen cpu's might be out of reach for you, right now.

If you don't mind upgrading the CPU later, an i3 8100, or Ryzen 3 1200 might be a consideration, possibly allowing for a better graphics card now.
 
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Thats a good build for those games, i might add a small SSD for your programs/games (250 Gb should be enough) to speed things up. Of course you can add this later on, but i think you would appreciate the speed right from the begining.

 
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I would consider the ryzen 2600x as well if possible. The i5 is slightly faster for games, but you won't see it with a 1050ti. If games start getting now multithreaded in the next few years, you might want the hyperthreading on the ryzen as well. Or if you go higher resolution later, that difference is largely negated.
 
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Their no such thing as future proofing.
Your CPU has 6 cores and should last in the 5 year area.
The GTX 1050ti is a decent entry level card but will not keep up with newer games as they come out so expect to upgrade that in a couple of years.
8gb of memory is O&k still for most games right now, expect to add more in the next couple of years.
Poor power supply choice it might make it till the warranty is out and might not.
 
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Trade out the VS with a Corsair cx550 or cx550m which is modular.

Is that 2 x 4GB or a single stick? It should be a 2 x 4GB kit.

I wouldn't worry about a SSD right now. Sure it speeds up Windows navigation, boot time and in game load times but it doesn't help with FPS at all. Maybe down the road you can pick up a 500GB Crucial SSD but for now that WD Blue will work just fine.
 
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