Budget 51-70k Gaming PC upgrade (CPU+MOBO+RAM) - 50K

satyanjoy

satyanjoy

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  1. What is your budget?
    • 50K (bit flexible)
  2. What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
    • CPU - Intel i5 3470
    • Motherboard - Gigabyte B75M-D3H
    • GPU - AORUS GTX 1060 6GB
    • RAM - 4*4 GB Kingston HyperX
    • Monitor - AOC 24 inch 144 mhz
    • PSU - Seasonic S12II 620
    • Cabinet - Corsair 400R
    • HDDs - 1 tb Samsung Evo SSD, 120 gb samsung evo ssd, 1 tb seaste hdd, 620 gb WD hdd etc
  3. Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
    • Monitor - AOC 24 inch 144 mhz
    • PSU - Seasonic S12II 620
    • GPU - AORUS GTX 1060 6GB
    • Cabinet - Corsair 400R
    • HDDs - 1 tb Samsung Evo SSD, 120 gb samsung evo ssd, 1 tb seaste hdd, 620 gb WD hdd etc
  4. Which hardware component are you looking to buy (component name). If you have already decided on a configuration then please mention the (component brand and model) as well, this will help us in fine tuning your requirement.
    • CPU - 6-8 core
    • Motherboard - mid range motherboard with good set features and more room for sockets and bigger GPU
    • RAM- 16 gb 3200 mhz ddr4
    • Cabinet - Not sure If I need to upgrade my cabinet for this setup
  5. Is this going to be your final configuration or you would be adding/upgrading a component in near future. If yes then please mention when and which component
    • GPU - 4k capable
    • Monitor - 4k monitor
    • RAM - 16gb 3200 mhz ddr4
  6. Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
    • Bangalore
    • Open to online purchase
  7. Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market
    • No
  8. What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
    • Gaming
    • Desktop Processing
  9. Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
    • None, will prefer brand with good after sale support
  10. If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
    • Third person action like - RDR 2, Tomb Rider Series, Rainbow Seige
    • Microsoft Flight Simulator (future)
  11. What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
    1. Gaming - 1080p
    2. Desktop - 1080p
  12. Are you looking to overclock?
    • No
  13. Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
    • Windows 10 64 bit
    • Windows 11 64 bit (future)
 
You can pick and choose mobo and ram but the only processor you should be looking at in your price range would be 12700f/12700(if you need the igpu), pair it with a good b660 mobo and you are set for a long time.
 
Hey, I'm looking to upgrade my PC as well and located in Bengaluru.

Maybe we can approach an authorised dealer together for a decent discount for combined purchase?

Let me know.
 
You can also go for 12600kf if you want something less powerful, anyway use pcpricetracker.in to see the best prices for each of them.
 
CPU - Intel i5 12400 - 18.5k
Mobo - Gigabyte B660M DS3H WiFi - 11.8k
RAM - 2x16GB DDR4 3600MHz C18 - 12k
CPU Cooler - Arctic Freezer 34 Duo - 3.6k (amazon is selling with bracket included)
Total - 45.9k

CPU - Intel i5 12600K - 26.5k (OC at 5GHz is really good)
Mobo - Gigabyte Z690 UD DDR4 - 19.7k
RAM - 2x16GB DDR4 3600MHz C18 - 12k
CPU Cooler - Deepcool AK620/Assassin III - 5.3k/7k (need LGA1700 bracket)
Total - 63.5k

NZXT C750 or MSI A750GF are good 750W Gold PSU around 9k for when you upgrade GPU, required if going for 3070/3070Ti. Prefer 850W for 3080/3080Ti.

Good shops in SP Road worth checking, Anand IT (beside Ankit), Ankit Infotech, IT Gain & Super Computer. Golchha is just too high priced.
 
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OMEGA44-XT said:
CPU - Intel i5 12400 - 18.5k
Mobo - Gigabyte B660M DS3H WiFi - 11.8k
RAM - 2x16GB DDR4 3600MHz C18 - 12k
CPU Cooler - Arctic Freezer 34 Duo - 3.6k
Total - 45.9k

CPU - Intel i5 12600K - 26.5k (OC at 5GHz is really good)
Mobo - Gigabyte Z690 UD DDR4 - 19.7k
RAM - 2x16GB DDR4 3600MHz C18 - 12k
CPU Cooler - Deepcool AK620/Assassin III - 5.3k/7k
Total - 63.5k

NZXT C750 or MSI A750GF are good 750W Gold PSU around 9k for when you upgrade GPU, required if going for 3070/3070Ti. Prefer 850W for 3080/3080Ti.

Good shops in SP Road worth checking, Anand IT (beside Ankit), Ankit Infotech, IT Gain & Super Computer. Golchha is just too high priced.
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Are there price inclusive of GST?
 
satyanjoy said:
Are there price inclusive of GST?
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Yes, you might be able to get them even cheaper, but those are general prices. I myself have i5 12400 + that B660M mobo paired along with a 3070. Those SP Road shopkeepers will tell you prices w/o GST, so don't get excited easily.
 
OMEGA44-XT said:
Yes, you might be able to get them even cheaper, but those are general prices. I myself have i5 12400 + that B660M mobo paired along with a 3070. Those SP Road shopkeepers will tell you prices w/o GST, so don't get excited easily.
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Thank you for the tips.. How is your mobo workin, there are some bios issue with Gigabyte mobo as of now. I am thinking about MSI mobo instead, what do you say?
 
satyanjoy said:
Thank you for the tips.. How is your mobo workin, there are some bios issue with Gigabyte mobo as of now. I am thinking about MSI mobo instead, what do you say?
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Yes, by default the BIOS is bad & limits performance severely. I got like 2000 points in Cinebench R20. Then I updated BIOS to F5 version & got 3700 points in Cinebench R20, the CPU consumes up to 80W on 100% CPU load. On multiple Cinebench R20 runs, I observed 90C for CPU & 76C for VRM. Considering a cheap mobo, I feel its ok. For me WiFi was non-negiotable because of the current internet arrangement.

As you can spend more & if you don't need WiFi, I was getting Asus Prime H670 plus for 14.5k. I will consider that to be a better deal. If Asus TUF B660 Plus WiFi was 17k instead of B660M variant, that would have been an easy pick as well. ATX B660 mobos can offer up to 3x M.2 slot, good to have.

I feel MSI B660M-A Pro is more expensive than it should be. Those high end B660 mobos are too close to some decent entry level Z690 mobos, so no point getting those.
 
OMEGA44-XT said:
Yes, by default the BIOS is bad & limits performance severely. I got like 2000 points in Cinebench R20. Then I updated BIOS to F5 version & got 3700 points in Cinebench R20, the CPU consumes up to 80W on 100% CPU load. On multiple Cinebench R20 runs, I observed 90C for CPU & 76C for VRM. Considering a cheap mobo, I feel its ok. For me WiFi was non-negiotable because of the current internet arrangement.

As you can spend more & if you don't need WiFi, I was getting Asus Prime H670 plus for 14.5k. I will consider that to be a better deal. If Asus TUF B660 Plus WiFi was 17k instead of B660M variant, that would have been an easy pick as well. ATX B660 mobos can offer up to 3x M.2 slot, good to have.

I feel MSI B660M-A Pro is more expensive than it should be. Those high end B660 mobos are too close to some decent entry level Z690 mobos, so no point getting those.
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I need Wifi too, so Asus TUF B660 Plus WiFi will not be overkill for i5 12400f proccy right ?
 
satyanjoy said:
I need Wifi too, so Asus TUF B660 Plus WiFi will not be overkill for i5 12400f proccy right ?
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Asus TUF B660 Plus WiFi is not available in India. Its B660M variant was about 7k when I bought parts. I got Gigabyte B660M DS3H AX for like 10.5k, so basically saved money & jumped from 3060Ti to 3070 (about 10k difference). I was not getting any other good mobo with WiFi that was making price sense. Asus WiFi 6 addon PCIe card costs 4k, so maybe Asus H670 Plus + Asus WiFi card for 18k is a decent choice. TUF might be able to handle even an i7 12700 well enough whereas I feel i5 12400 is the max for the Gigabyte mobo I have.

Also, Elitehubs was selling i5 12400 for 17k, 12400F for even cheaper.
https://elitehubs.com/intel-core-i5-12400f-desktop-processor/
https://elitehubs.com/asus-prime-h570-plus/

This was 4k few weeks back:
https://www.amazon.in/Asus-PCE-AX58BT-Dual-wifi6-Adapter/dp/B07Y2BNRHZ/
 
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