Budget Gaming PC Build for Racing Sims and FPS (India)

[GH INSANE]

Budget (including currency): $1500, give or take $100

Country: India

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: primarily for racing simulations and FPS games

Other details

Hey, Linus Tech Tips community,

I'm looking to build my first gaming PC (preferably a all white build) primarily for racing simulations and FPS games. I'm based in India and have a budget of around $1500, give or take $100. I'm also interested in streaming and making videos.

I've been doing some research but I'm a bit overwhelmed by all the options available. I'd love to get some recommendations from experienced builders on the best components for my needs within this budget.

 

[PDifolco]

1 hour ago, GH INSANE said:

Budget (including currency): $1500, give or take $100

Country: India

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: primarily for racing simulations and FPS games

Other details

Hey, Linus Tech Tips community,

I'm looking to build my first gaming PC (preferably a all white build) primarily for racing simulations and FPS games. I'm based in India and have a budget of around $1500, give or take $100. I'm also interested in streaming and making videos.

I've been doing some research but I'm a bit overwhelmed by all the options available. I'd love to get some recommendations from experienced builders on the best components for my needs within this budget.

 

Hard to give you exact build as pcp has no Indian sellers

What I can tell you is that for sim games you NEED a 3D chip, I'd say 5700X3D with your limited budget

Then a good mid-high GPU like a 7800XT or 4070S

At least 16GB RAM in 2x8 at 3600CL16 if possible

1TB NVMe at least (any will do for gaming)

And 650W+ PSU, Gold rated

[SpecTre12345]

Is this in American DolleryDooz or Rupees?

[GH INSANE]

 

7 hours ago, SpecTre12345 said:

Is this in American DolleryDooz or Rupees?

 The Budget is in American dollars 

[GH INSANE]

9 hours ago, PDifolco said:

Hard to give you exact build as pcp has no Indian sellers

What I can tell you is that for sim games you NEED a 3D chip, I'd say 5700X3D with your limited budget

Then a good mid-high GPU like a 7800XT or 4070S

At least 16GB RAM in 2x8 at 3600CL16 if possible

1TB NVMe at least (any will do for gaming)

And 650W+ PSU, Gold rated

I appreciate your recommendations, but I am looking for a more specific specification. I don't mind prices from any source, as they are very slightly variable in India currently compared to other countries.

[PDifolco]

25 minutes ago, GH INSANE said:

I appreciate your recommendations, but I am looking for a more specific specification. I don't mind prices from any source, as they are very slightly variable in India currently compared to other countries.

Then tell us where we can find what's available for you, and at what price

[GH INSANE]

7 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Then tell us where we can find what's available for you, and at what price

You can use any source you want to use like Amazon, Pcpartpicker or any other source I will adjust the price to myself that's why I have made a variable budget of 100 dollars. I want a specific part list that's all I need which can make a good all white build for around 1500 bucks

[PDifolco]

34 minutes ago, GH INSANE said:

You can use any source you want to use like Amazon, Pcpartpicker or any other source I will adjust the price to myself that's why I have made a variable budget of 100 dollars. I want a specific part list that's all I need which can make a good all white build for around 1500 bucks

Something like this, I suspect prices are higher in India so should still fit your budget

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($36.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial Pro Overclocking 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN580 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX RX-79GMERCB9 Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16 GB Video Card  ($549.99 @ Newegg Sellers) 
Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($95.35 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1326.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-09-20 04:07 EDT-0400

 

[GH INSANE]

6 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Something like this, I suspect prices are higher in India so should still fit your budget

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($36.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial Pro Overclocking 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN580 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX RX-79GMERCB9 Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16 GB Video Card  ($549.99 @ Newegg Sellers) 
Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($95.35 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1326.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-09-20 04:07 EDT-0400

 

Thanks a lot bro would try to let you know what parts I finalize after checking the availability,price and preferences

[SpecTre12345]

3 hours ago, GH INSANE said:

The Budget is in American dollars 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700 2.1 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($269.03 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B760M PG Lightning Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($115.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Klevv CRAS XR5 RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-7000 CL36 Memory  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 990 EVO 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X2 NVME Solid State Drive  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PNY VERTO GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card  ($699.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Gigabyte UD750GM 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $1434.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-09-20 06:25 EDT-0400

[Ash_Isq]

G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30

14 hours ago, GH INSANE said:

Budget (including currency): $1500, give or take $100

Country: India

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: primarily for racing simulations and FPS games

Other details

Hey, Linus Tech Tips community,

I'm looking to build my first gaming PC (preferably a all white build) primarily for racing simulations and FPS games. I'm based in India and have a budget of around $1500, give or take $100. I'm also interested in streaming and making videos.

I've been doing some research but I'm a bit overwhelmed by all the options available. I'd love to get some recommendations from experienced builders on the best components for my needs within this budget.

 

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐨-

 

CPU - Ryzen 5 7600x - 20,000

GPU - Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Super Trinity OC 12 GB White - 60,000

Cooler - MONTECH HyperFlow ARGB 360 White - 10,000

Mobo - Gigabyte B650M A Elite AX ICE - 22,000

Ram - TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 (2x16GB) - 15,000

SSD - Corsair MP600 CORE XT Gen4 x4 - 7,000

Case - Fractal Design Pop XL Air RGB White - 10,000

PSU - MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 Power Supply Unit, 750W, 80 Plus Gold - 8,000

 

All the above prices (in ₹) are from Amazon India Website. 

 

𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭-
CPU - Ryzen 7 7800X3D

GPU - RTX 4070 Super

Cooler - Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120

Mobo - Gigabyte X670 GAMING X AX V2 ATX AM5 

Ram - G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30

SSD - Silicon Power UD90 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive

Case - Fractal Design Pop Air

PSU - MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 Power Supply Unit, 750W, 80 Plus Gold

 

This Pure performance build is what i personally use. I got it for around 1700$ but mine had an AIO which was stupidly expensive so excluding that the price should be round 1600$. I dont know the current pricing  of the "Pure perfromance list" in India. I would personally reccomend not buying the CPU - R7 7800X3D from amazon since its significantly more expensive. 

 

The only difference b/w the ALL WHITE and Pure Performance build is that it switched the 7600x for 7800x3d. Technically speaking the Ryzen 7 7800X3D is far superior than the 7600x for gaming. Personally i would give up all the asthethic looks for that upgrade. Buuut the issue with 7800x3d is that the difference in performance is ONLY seen in games. For workflows there is barely any difference between the two. 

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Notes : If your tech savvy and willing to tweak some settings then look into the more higher end CPU - 7950X3D. Its actually CHEAPER than the 7800x3d in India. Yes there are disadvantages, the 7950x3d is SLOWER than the 7800x3d in games when compared directly but you can disable the cores in 7950x3d to match the gaming performance of 7800x3d. 

 

You may ask why go for the hassle of buying the 7950x3d over 7800x3d. I.e beacuse for workflows like editing, the 7950x3d is much much faster the the 7800x3d because of the higher clock speed and more number of cores.

 

So essentialy the 7950X3d needs to be tweaked with for it to perform better in games but if your willing to make that sacrifice then its a no-brainer deal since outside gaming its in a whole different league. Linus himself has a video going deeper into this, so look into it in detail if you want an overall better pc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Yes this is a hassle and if your not interested then please ignore this topic. 

[GH INSANE]

44 minutes ago, Ash_Isq said:

G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐨-

 

CPU - Ryzen 5 7600x - 20,000

GPU - Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Super Trinity OC 12 GB White - 60,000

Cooler - MONTECH HyperFlow ARGB 360 White - 10,000

Mobo - Gigabyte B650M A Elite AX ICE - 22,000

Ram - TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 (2x16GB) - 15,000

SSD - Corsair MP600 CORE XT Gen4 x4 - 7,000

Case - Fractal Design Pop XL Air RGB White - 10,000

PSU - MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 Power Supply Unit, 750W, 80 Plus Gold - 8,000

 

All the above prices (in ₹) are from Amazon India Website. 

 

𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭-
CPU - Ryzen 7 7800X3D

GPU - RTX 4070 Super

Cooler - Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120

Mobo - Gigabyte X670 GAMING X AX V2 ATX AM5 

Ram - G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30

SSD - Silicon Power UD90 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive

Case - Fractal Design Pop Air

PSU - MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 Power Supply Unit, 750W, 80 Plus Gold

 

This Pure performance build is what i personally use. I got it for around 1700$ but mine had an AIO which was stupidly expensive so excluding that the price should be round 1600$. I dont know the current pricing  of the "Pure perfromance list" in India. I would personally reccomend not buying the CPU - R7 7800X3D from amazon since its significantly more expensive. 

 

The only difference b/w the ALL WHITE and Pure Performance build is that it switched the 7600x for 7800x3d. Technically speaking the Ryzen 7 7800X3D is far superior than the 7600x for gaming. Personally i would give up all the asthethic looks for that upgrade. Buuut the issue with 7800x3d is that the difference in performance is ONLY seen in games. For workflows there is barely any difference between the two. 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Notes : If your tech savvy and willing to tweak some settings then look into the more higher end CPU - 7950X3D. Its actually CHEAPER than the 7800x3d in India. Yes there are disadvantages, the 7950x3d is SLOWER than the 7800x3d in games when compared directly but you can disable the cores in 7950x3d to match the gaming performance of 7800x3d. 

 

You may ask why go for the hassle of buying the 7950x3d over 7800x3d. I.e beacuse for workflows like editing, the 7950x3d is much much faster the the 7800x3d because of the higher clock speed and more number of cores.

 

So essentialy the 7950X3d needs to be tweaked with for it to perform better in games but if your willing to make that sacrifice then its a no-brainer deal since outside gaming its in a whole different league. Linus himself has a video going deeper into this, so look into it in detail if you want an overall better pc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Yes this is a hassle and if your not interested then please ignore this topic. 

Thank you so much sir this really helps