21-30k New build for home use

[agm_105]

1. What is your budget?
   • 20-30k cheaper the better
2. What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
   • CPU - Intel E7400
   • Motherboard - Gigabyte 945 Chipset
   • GPU - None
   • RAM - Transcend 2GB
   • Monitor - Acer 24 inch
   • PSU - 4D
3. Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
   • Monitor - Acer 24 inch
   • keyboard and mouse
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 - AMD FX6300
   • Motherboard -
     Asus M5A97 R2.0
   • Ram - 8GB kingston hyper X or anyother VFM ram
   • GPU - R7 250 or similar
   • PSU - Seasonic 500
   • Cabinet - Deepcool Tessarct SW
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
   • No
6. Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
   • Banglore
   • 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
   • Everyday use at home
   • bit of coding not very resource hungry
9. Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
   • Do not want to buy XYZ company product as I heard the after sales service in India is pathetic
10. If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
    • mostly FPS or racing games
11. What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
12. Are you looking to overclock?
    • No
13. Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
    • Windows 8.1 or 10

My primary machine has gone kaput and want to assemble new one. It will be a all purpose machine and used by everyone in house. I havent checked out local bangalore market but Snapdeal has 7% off going on right now which gives atleast 2-3k off on total components.

1> VFM GPU for new games budget is close to 5-6k
2> Is the mobo stated above good enough should i go with something else?

All suggestion are welcomed.

 

[vyral_143]

Mobo stated above is good.

AMD FX6300 ~8000
Asus M5A97 R2.0 ~7000
Kingston HyperX 8GB DDR3 ~4500
Seasonic S12 II 520w ~5000
Deepcool Tessarct SW ~3500
Sapphire R7 250 1GB DDR5 ~7000

 

[Crapmypants]

Good build posted above by vyral, the only thing i would suggest is to get the seasonic s12 430w psu (its about 1k less) since you won't be overclocking or putting in a high end gpu.
The extra money saved can be spent towards a better gpu like the r7 260x or 750ti both of which are quite faster than the r7 250.

 

[vyral_143]

If required, OP can cut little corner on cabinet too. Initially I too was trying to fit 750Ti which costs ~10k but SMPS thing din't strike me

 

[agm_105]

thank you for the suggestion guys. I really like the cabinet nothing like that with cooler master or nzt in that price bracket. but why lower the PSU ?? I have always seen here that PSU should be 10-15 % more than the rated usuage. I was more inclined to go for 620. how long do you guys think this build will last ?

 

[Crapmypants]

Your max. power usage will top out at ~300 watts even with the gpu that's why a 520w psu is slight overkill.
If you plan on upping your gpu to a high-end one (usually ones' costing 15k+) then the 520w psu would be the obvious choice, outside of that scenario it would just be extra money for power headroom you won't be using.