A Rs 30,000 budget gaming PC can give you better frames and texture quality than any of the present gen gaming consoles that cost over Rs. 40,000. But the PC, as a platform, is all about options—and one of those options is going above and beyond what you need in a gaming PC on the relentless quest for better graphics and better performance.
This is a guide to building one seriously high-end machine. Most gamers don’t need this much power. This is for the multi-monitor gamers, the 1440p 120Hz gamers, the gamers who accept nothing less than maxed-out settings on even the most demanding games. Most of us don’t need this kind of power, but here is it for the building. My recommended high-end rig comes in at around Rs. 1,65000—not as insanely powerful or expensive as the X99 builds from Intel , but more than good enough to run demanding games for the next several years.
With this high-end rig, I took future-proofing and upgradability seriously. Want to add in a second (or third) graphics card for even more power? You can do that. Want more RAM or SSDs than we think you need? You’ve got space and ports to support them. Want to overclock your rig like crazy? The cooling has you covered.
Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K
Price Rs. 24000 here
While a Core i5-4690K will get the job done for most gaming, if you want to crush a hardcore CPU-intensive game like ARMA 3, the Core i7-4790K is the best choice. On top of a higher stock clock speed, the i7 also supports hyperthreading, which can improve performance in a limited number of games that benefit from multi-core processing.
The Haswell 4790K is extremely overclockable and can hit speeds in the high 4 GHz range. Even without overclocking, the Core i7 is the fastest CPU you’re going to get for gaming. Of course, it’s hardly Intel’s most expensive CPU. So why the i7-4790K over a Rs. 80,000 Haswell Extreme 5960X or a slightly more reasonable Rs. 28,700 Haswell-E 5820K? Well, when it comes to clock speeds, neither of those more expensive processors outperforms the Core i7. In fact, sometimes they put up marginally slower framerates, and they’re not quite as overclocking-friendly.
There’s only one reason to get either of those more expenisve processors: PCIe lanes. The Core i7-4790K has only 16 PCIe lanes, which means it can support a single graphics card running at x16 speed, or two cards running at x8. To support three or four graphics cards, you need to step up to a Haswell-E processor with more PCIe lanes. But if you’re already planning a four-way SLI PC, you probably don’t need this buyer’s guide.
My high-end recommendation is designed around using one very powerful graphics card, with the potential of upgrading to a
two-GPU SLI setup if you want the extra power. That just leaves one question: are you sacrificing performance by having two cards run at only x8 instead of x16? The answer is: No, not really.
Haswell-E CPUs and the X99 motherboards and DDR4 RAM that go along with them are simply more expensive than they’re worth for a single- or double-GPU system. That’s why, for our money, the Core i7-4790K is the best choice for a high-end CPU.
Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)
Price Rs. 18050 here
Like a high-end CPU, a high-end motherboard could easily cost hundreds of dollars. The most expensive motherboards tend to pile on features that I don’t think are very important, even in a high-end gaming rig. That’s why at 18050/- I think the Asus Z97-Pro (Wi-Fi ac) is the right balance of features, performance, and price.
Not only you can over-clock the processor to 4.9Ghz without any hiccup but also the RAM is vulnerable to over-clocking techniques!
In terms of features, the Z97-Pro has two x16 PCIe 3.0 slots and an additional PCIe 2.0 slot, plus three PCIe x1 slots; six SATA 6GB/s ports and an M.2 PCIe slot; and six USB 3.0 ports. It supports RAM up to 3200MHz and has some convenient on-board buttons: power, reset, CMOS clear, thunderbolt port and memOK. And it’s a standard ATX board, so it should fit in the vast majority of PC cases.
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133 MHz DDR3 (8GB+8GB)
Price Rs. 7500+7500 here
For my medium build, I recommended 1600Mhz-1866 MHz RAM, but for a high-end rig like this one, I think the extra speed (and faster memory timings) of 2133 MHz RAM is worth the upgrade. that’s why I’m recommending G.Skill’s excellently reviewed Ripjaws X Series memory, which, at Rs. 15000, is 16GB of speedy RAM at a good price.
Now, why 16GB? It’s more than you strictly need for a gaming PC, but I’ve been running 8GB in a number of PCs for years, now, and today I’d consider it the bare minimum for anyone who uses their PC for more than gaming. If you use Photoshop, or edit video, or like to stream games, you’ll see benefits from the extra RAM. It’ll ensure ensure demanding games eating up 4+ GB of RAM won’t be slowed down by the other applications running in the background. And 16GB is far more future proof: in a year or two, 16GB will likely be the standard. It’s a worthy investment. 32GB is overkill: more than you’ll use for gaming in the next half decade, and certainly not worth the money.
Graphic Card: MSI GTX 980 4GB DDR5
Price Rs. 48900 here
The GTX 980. It's the most powerful single-GPU card around short of the GTX Titan, which, at $1000, is too expensive for this sane high-end build. (Though, if you want to spend the money for a Titan, it's definitely a great card). But the GTX 980 is a great solution: fast enough to run games at 1440p with ease, fast enough to handle high refresh rates and ultra settings. Just as importantly, it's quiet and extremely power efficient—under full load, you're looking at less than 400 watts total system usage.
This build is created to support the option of a second GTX 980 in
SLI, if you decide you want even more power down the road.
And why MSI's GTX 980? It's one of the most affordable 980 models at $550 and has universally positive reviews. It's extremely quiet and even spins its fans down entirely when idling. Best of all, MSI's card is overclocked out of the box but that overclock can easily be pushed further. Thanks to good binning, it can crack the 1500 MHz mark.
Power Supply Unit: Corsair RM1000 1000 Watts PSU
Price Rs. 12900 here
For a high-end gaming rig, a
power supply should meet three criteria: reliable, modular (and thus pleasant to build with), and beefy enough to support a pair of powerful GPUs. The Corsair RM1000 checks all of those boxes. It has a five-star average on Newegg and is 80 Plus Gold certified, making it very efficient when drawing large amounts of power. And at 1000 watts, it can handle even a pair of power-hungry graphics cards.
Storage:
Primary --- Samsung 840 EVO 500 GB SSD
Price Rs. 19990 here
Whether it booting up your system faster or loading the games quickly so that you don't have to waste time before jumping into the battlefield straight with all your guns blazing. The Samsun 840 EVO has enough of fast 500MB/sec of 500GB NAND storage die which compensates for no less than pefect and optimum I/O performance.
Secondary --- WD Caviar Green 3 TB
Price Rs. 7745 here
The Western Digital 3TB is a perfect match for this configuration as a secondary storage medium due to its large storage so that you never run out of space when storing your large full HD or soon to come 4K videos and large game setups that have been increasing in size especially seeing games like Battlefield Hardlines.
With 7200 rps its fast and reliable along with the green drive to ensure low power consumption and on sight warranty in India.
Cooler: Corsair H90
Price Rs. 6940 here
For my mid-range builds, I recommended the great Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO air cooler. Air coolers really can keep your system just as cool as they need to be, even when they’re overclocked. But closed-loop
liquid coolers pose one major advantage: they’re much better at getting your processor back down to idle temperatures very quickly. For an overclocked i7-4790K, that’s worth the extra money.
I recommend the Corsair H90 as an affordable, reliable liquid cooler that’s easy to install. It uses a single 140mm radiator, but still delivers great performance even stacked up against some 240mm radiators. In
my review it maintained some really sweet temperatures and stayed as quiet as any cooler can be.
Cabinet:
Price Rs. 12000-16000
For a build of this level and power you need to keep it in a full tower cabinet of perfect quality bot in terms of looks and performance. I suggest any of the following:
- Cooler Master HAF X
- Corsair Obsidian 750D
- NZXT Phantom 410
- Corsair Graphite 760T
- Corsair Vengeance C70
Or you can choose and buy any one of the ones I've enlisted in
my list
SSD is a buzz word in the world of computing ever since the dawn of these new storage device. And why is that? Simple because they are small, more durable and are very fast....fast is the word! It is so fast that it makes the conventional HDDs that we used and infact still use today (simply because the SSD is just too expensive for the most of us) look like one of those slow old floppy drive that we had back in the 90s.
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Shivani Mishra 
