Building a gaming PC under Rs. 70,000 (November 2017)

By Hardik Singh | Updated Nov 07 2017
Building a gaming PC under Rs. 70,000 (November 2017)

Building a gaming PC can be tiring. From selecting the right CPU to RAM and more, it can be daunting. To help you with that, here's what we think is the best gaming PC you can assemble at a budget of Rs. 70,000. We've used the latest CPU/GPU combination and added SSDs and HDDs to the mix. You can choose your own monitor, but we'd suggest going with ones that support 1080p resolution. The same goes for keyboard, mouse, speakers or headsets. Choose wisely.

Building a gaming PC under Rs. 70,000 (November 2017)

Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Price = Rs. 17,000(approx)

Specs:
Cores: 6
Threads: 12
Base Frequency: 3.2GHz
Turbo Frequency: 3.6GHz
Socket: AM4
L3 Cache: 16MB
TDP: 65W

Building a gaming PC under Rs. 70,000 (November 2017)

Motherboard
Asus Prime B350-Plus
Price: Rs. 7,500 (approx.)

Specs:
AMD B350  chipset
4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
Supports DDR4 3200 MHz (O.C) non-ECC, un-buffered memory, Max 64GB
Supports upto 8 core processors 
1 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 (x16 mode)
1 x M.2 Socket 3
2 x USB 3.1 port

Building a gaming PC under Rs. 70,000 (November 2017)

Graphics Card
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 D5 6G
Price: Rs. 23,000 (approx)

Specs:
Base clock: 1531 MHz (OC Mode)
Boost clock: 1746 MHz (OCMode)
vRAM: 6GB DDR5
Memory Bus - 192-bit
VR Ready

Building a gaming PC under Rs. 70,000 (November 2017)

RAM
Kingston Technology HyperX FURY Black 4GB x 2
Price: Rs. 8,200 (approx)

Specs:
Speed: DDR4 2400
Timing: 15-15-15
Channel: Dual (2 x 4GB)
Voltage: 1.2V

Building a gaming PC under Rs. 70,000 (November 2017)

SSD
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB
Price: 6,700 (approx)

Specs:
Capacity: 250GB
Seq Read: 540MBps
Sata revision 3.0
5 year warranty

Building a gaming PC under Rs. 70,000 (November 2017)

HDD
Western Digital Blue 1TB
Price: Rs. 3,200 (approx)

Specs:
RPM: 7200
Interface: 6GB/s
Cache: 64MB
Operating temperature: 60 degrees celsius

Building a gaming PC under Rs. 70,000 (November 2017)

Cabinet
Corsair Carbide Spec-04
Price: Rs. 3,000 (approx)

Specs:
Mid-tower
3 x 3.5-inch, 2 x 2.5-inch drive bays
120mm (LED) rear fan included
Upto ATX motherboard support
1 x Audio, 1 x Mic, 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0

Building a gaming PC under Rs. 70,000 (November 2017)

PSU
Cooler MasterWatt Lite 600W
Price: Rs. 4,500 (approx)

Specs:
Power: 600W
Efficiency: >85% typically
3 year warranty
Cooling: 120mm fan

Building a gaming PC under Rs. 70,000 (November 2017)

70K gaming PC
Total: Rs. Rs. 73,100

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 = Rs. 17,000(approx.)
Motherboard: Asus Prime B350-Plus = Rs. 7,500 (approx.)
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 D5 6G = Rs. 23,000 (approx.)
RAM: Kingston Technology HyperX FURY Black 4GB x 2 = Rs. 8,200 (approx.)
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB = Rs. 6,700 (approx.)
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB = Rs. 3,200 (approx)
Cabinet: Corsair Carbide Spec-04 = Rs. 3,000 (approx)
PSU: Cooler MasterWatt Lite 600W = Rs. 4,500 (approx)

Prices sourced from multiple vendors based in Nehru Place and online resellers