Tumbledoor
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Hey folks, I'm looking to build my first desktop and would really appreciate your input on this.
1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.' Vague answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work.)
This will primarily be for 1440p gaming - I will be playing MMOs (Guild Wars II, Final Fantasy XIV) and recent/upcoming AAA RPG games (Divinity Original Sin II, Baldur's Gate III, Obllivion, Horizon Frozen West).
Will also use the rig for streaming Netflix, Chrome (20+ tabs) and light PPT/Excel work
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then please mention.
The budget is 120k (+10K). I am looking for a future proof (next 2 - 3 years) system that also has a small form factor. I would like to build a compact/minimalistic system and am looking at mini-ITX cases. So far, the NZXT 210 has caught my eye.
3. Planning to overclock?
No
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Windows 10
5. How much hard drive / solid-state drive space is needed?
I'm looking at a 250gb SSD (not sure iv NVME is worth it, your advice would be appreciated) and a 1TB HDD
6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention the screen size and resolution you prefer. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, then do mention the screen size and resolution of the monitor you have.
No. I have a 24inch & 1080p AOC monitor right now, will continue to use that. In a few months, I intend to upgrade to a 1440p ultrawide monitor.
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy? i.e. which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Keyboard and mouse
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
mid-to-late September
9. Have you ever built a desktop before? Or, will this be done by an assembler?
No, this will be my first time assembling
10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
Living in Bangalore, open to buying online
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
I'm new to the world of desktop building, but over the last week, have done some research and come up with the first draft of the below config. Please share your thoughts/advice/alternatives.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (Rs. 19,440 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X52 Cam-powered 240mm AIO Cooler (Rs. 10,200 @ VedantComputers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Aorus Pro (Rs. 19,300 @ VedantComputers)
GPU: Zotac Geforce RTX2070 Super Mini (Rs. 40,999 & VedantComputers)
RAM: G.Skill Trident RGB Series 8x2, 3200Mhz (Rs. 11,113 @ Amazon)
PSU: Gigabyte GP-B700H 700W (5,340 @ Amazon)
SSD: Kingston 250GB NVME (Rs. 3,940 @ Amazon)
HDD: Western Digital 1TB SATA (Rs. 3550 @ Amazon)
Cabinet Fans: Deepcool 120mm RGB x 2 (Rs.1400 @ Amazon)
PSU Cable Extension Kit: Sensei Mods Sleeved (Rs. 3499 @ Amazon)
Cabinet: NZXT 210 (Rs. 8499 @ Amazon)
Total - Rs. 127,280
I'm not too sure about the motherboard choice, but there don't seem to be a lot of affordable options at this form factor (mini-ITX). The Aorus motherboard does not have a USB-C front header so will not be able to connect to the USB-C front port on the case. Is there a workaround for this?
1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.' Vague answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work.)
This will primarily be for 1440p gaming - I will be playing MMOs (Guild Wars II, Final Fantasy XIV) and recent/upcoming AAA RPG games (Divinity Original Sin II, Baldur's Gate III, Obllivion, Horizon Frozen West).
Will also use the rig for streaming Netflix, Chrome (20+ tabs) and light PPT/Excel work
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then please mention.
The budget is 120k (+10K). I am looking for a future proof (next 2 - 3 years) system that also has a small form factor. I would like to build a compact/minimalistic system and am looking at mini-ITX cases. So far, the NZXT 210 has caught my eye.
3. Planning to overclock?
No
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Windows 10
5. How much hard drive / solid-state drive space is needed?
I'm looking at a 250gb SSD (not sure iv NVME is worth it, your advice would be appreciated) and a 1TB HDD
6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention the screen size and resolution you prefer. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, then do mention the screen size and resolution of the monitor you have.
No. I have a 24inch & 1080p AOC monitor right now, will continue to use that. In a few months, I intend to upgrade to a 1440p ultrawide monitor.
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy? i.e. which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Keyboard and mouse
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
mid-to-late September
9. Have you ever built a desktop before? Or, will this be done by an assembler?
No, this will be my first time assembling
10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
Living in Bangalore, open to buying online
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
I'm new to the world of desktop building, but over the last week, have done some research and come up with the first draft of the below config. Please share your thoughts/advice/alternatives.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (Rs. 19,440 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X52 Cam-powered 240mm AIO Cooler (Rs. 10,200 @ VedantComputers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Aorus Pro (Rs. 19,300 @ VedantComputers)
GPU: Zotac Geforce RTX2070 Super Mini (Rs. 40,999 & VedantComputers)
RAM: G.Skill Trident RGB Series 8x2, 3200Mhz (Rs. 11,113 @ Amazon)
PSU: Gigabyte GP-B700H 700W (5,340 @ Amazon)
SSD: Kingston 250GB NVME (Rs. 3,940 @ Amazon)
HDD: Western Digital 1TB SATA (Rs. 3550 @ Amazon)
Cabinet Fans: Deepcool 120mm RGB x 2 (Rs.1400 @ Amazon)
PSU Cable Extension Kit: Sensei Mods Sleeved (Rs. 3499 @ Amazon)
Cabinet: NZXT 210 (Rs. 8499 @ Amazon)
Total - Rs. 127,280
I'm not too sure about the motherboard choice, but there don't seem to be a lot of affordable options at this form factor (mini-ITX). The Aorus motherboard does not have a USB-C front header so will not be able to connect to the USB-C front port on the case. Is there a workaround for this?