I'm helping my nephews build a gaming PC that we hope will last at least 5 years without needing an upgrade. Since I've been out of the loop for a fairly long time, I'm not very knowledgeable about computer hardware anymore. That said, this is what I've come up with so far:
Budget: 200,000 excluding peripherals like monitors, keyboard, mouse, speakers etc
Monitor: 1080p, 60fps
Casing, Rs.8,000: the cheapest mid-tower casing I can find from a known brand (eg cooler master, corsair etc)
Processor, Rs.40,000: i5-11400
Motherboard, Rs.12,000: the cheapest intel motherboard I can find, if theres a specific model please let me know
RAM, Rs.17,000: 16GB RAM from a brand like corsair, G skill, kingston etc
SSD, Rs.17,000: Cheapest 1TB HDD I can find from a known brand
PSU, Rs.8,500: Cheapest 600W 80+ PSU from a known brand
GPU, 1660Ti: Rs.100,000
This brings the total to Rs.202,500.
I've left out a HDD for now since one can easily be added in a few months.
I have some questions:
1.Is this an intelligent build within the budget?
2.Is the 1660Ti good enough, or shall I convince them to increase their budget for a 3060 (Rs.150,000)?
3.If they agree to get a 3060, is there any other component I can downgrade to save some money?
4.And finally, could you please name some decent, reputable, honest shops in Lahore that won't deceive them and will honor warranties etc
Thank you!
Budget: 200,000 excluding peripherals like monitors, keyboard, mouse, speakers etc
Monitor: 1080p, 60fps
Casing, Rs.8,000: the cheapest mid-tower casing I can find from a known brand (eg cooler master, corsair etc)
Processor, Rs.40,000: i5-11400
Motherboard, Rs.12,000: the cheapest intel motherboard I can find, if theres a specific model please let me know
RAM, Rs.17,000: 16GB RAM from a brand like corsair, G skill, kingston etc
SSD, Rs.17,000: Cheapest 1TB HDD I can find from a known brand
PSU, Rs.8,500: Cheapest 600W 80+ PSU from a known brand
GPU, 1660Ti: Rs.100,000
This brings the total to Rs.202,500.
I've left out a HDD for now since one can easily be added in a few months.
I have some questions:
1.Is this an intelligent build within the budget?
2.Is the 1660Ti good enough, or shall I convince them to increase their budget for a 3060 (Rs.150,000)?
3.If they agree to get a 3060, is there any other component I can downgrade to save some money?
4.And finally, could you please name some decent, reputable, honest shops in Lahore that won't deceive them and will honor warranties etc
Thank you!