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morte9933
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Hi guys. i'm planning to start a small gaming cafe with 15 PCs. which part set should i choose to build those PCs CPU, VGA etc. which are good enough to last 3 to 5 years without loosing the performance (except for the Graphics card) and which games should i choose to include to play multiplayer?

help me out guys thanks

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Budget?

Location?

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5 minutes ago, Lurick said:

Budget?

Location?

i'm on a bit tight budget so tell me which parts are bang for buck and its india. its like 900 USD per PC

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Probably a coffee lake 13, and a 1060 with 8gb of ram.

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9 minutes ago, morte9933 said:

i'm on a bit tight budget so tell me which parts are bang for buck and its india. its like 900 USD per PC

How are we supposed to know in which country you want to start your business. Prices are different in every country. 

 

Luriks questions are very important to know before giving advice.

 

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Just now, Teddy07 said:

How are we supposed to know in which country you want to start your business. Prices are different in every country. 

 

Luriks questions are very important to know before giving advice.

 

Its India.

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1 minute ago, Teddy07 said:

How are we supposed to know in which country you want to start your business. Prices are different in every country. 

 

Luriks questions are very important to know before giving advice.

 

Both questions were answered in that post, he needs 900 USD PC's in India.

 

What kind of games would you look to play? Because if it's 'esports titles' (LoL, Dota, Overwatch, etc.) the GPU is not that important.

I would probably say go for Ryzen 1400 CPU's, 8GB of high speed memory, somewhere between GTX 1050 and GTX 1060 GPU's depending on your usage and just a basic 250GB SSD for fast boot times.

You could think of kitting out a few PC's with Ryzen 1600 CPU's and 16GB of RAM if you're looking for a few machines that could stream too.

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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($195.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($91.73 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Green 240GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($83.11 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card  ($274.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.35 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($52.59 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $884.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-04 07:35 EDT-0400
 
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You can easily get a windows 10 key for $20 at kinguin.net

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Just now, JayKay3000 said:

What kind of food are you going to sell?

Indian food, probably. Or coffee. Or burgers.

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You can upgrade the systems, don't forget. I'd go full budget and get something like a Ryzen 3 1200 and a 1050TI for each system.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  (₹13724.80 @ Amazon India) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (₹2058.14 @ Amazon India) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard  (₹9079.00 @ Amazon India) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (₹6587.55 @ Amazon India) 
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (₹3899.00 @ Amazon India) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (₹3408.00 @ Amazon India) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card  (₹17842.45 @ Amazon India) 
Case: Thermaltake - Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (₹3429.30 @ Amazon India) 
Total: ₹60028.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-04 17:11 IST+0530

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  (₹13724.80 @ Amazon India) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (₹2058.14 @ Amazon India) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (₹4460.10 @ Amazon India) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (₹6587.55 @ Amazon India) 
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (₹3899.00 @ Amazon India) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (₹3408.00 @ Amazon India) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card  (₹17842.45 @ Amazon India) 
Case: Thermaltake - Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (₹3429.30 @ Amazon India) 
Total: ₹55409.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-04 17:13 IST+0530

 

 

 

Don't ask why but the 1600 is 5000 more than the 1600X and the 1050Ti and the 1060 6GB I picked out were near the same price.

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for the games I have chosen TGRW , R6 Siege, Division, PUBG

 

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24 minutes ago, morte9933 said:

i'm on a bit tight budget so tell me which parts are bang for buck and its india. its like 900 USD per PC

Talk to your local IT store - don't ask here; this comes from previous experience kitting out a 180 PC gaming cafe in Melbourne.

 

The stores will know which has the most stock and is the cheapest deals for you. 

 

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8 minutes ago, TheBeastPC said:
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($195.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($91.73 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Green 240GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($83.11 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card  ($274.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.35 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($52.59 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $884.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-04 07:35 EDT-0400
 

Keep in mind, he's in India but he converted the price to USD to give us a better estimate. Most of the parts listed aren't available in India (at least through PCPP)

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12 minutes ago, Windspeed36 said:

Talk to your local IT store - don't ask here; this comes from previous experience kitting out a 180 PC gaming cafe in Melbourne.

 

The stores will know which has the most stock and is the cheapest deals for you. 

 

Great advice! He might even gate a rebate for ordering so many parts at once.

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4 minutes ago, Teddy07 said:

Great advice! He might even gate a rebate for ordering so many parts at once.

Not normally rebates however 'sponsorship' of sorts can be available, especially from companies like Steelseries though depending on the area manager and the size of the opportunity. 

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buy coffee lake CPUs and advertise that you have coffee lake.

Advertise that you have a cafe too and serve coffee. Give an offer of using a coffee lake PC and get free coffee.

 

Though if you want the best bang/buck, its ryzen. I recommend you have 2 types of PCs. 1) everyday PCs, 2) workhorse PCs for those that came or do certain kinds of work.

 

Ryzen CPUs will work well for both when on a budget. The difference is one will use a 4 core ryzen and the other an 8 core ryzen. You can charge different rates for them. If you can wait a little bit you can get ryzen APUs (not rebrand bulldozer APUs) to fill in the everyday PC segment.

 

The other is ram, 2x 4GB for everyday PCs, 2x8GB for the more powerful ones.

 

If you can wait a little more the APU would be good whereas 1060 6GB is decent but if you can afford the 1070 go for it.

 

In india with the state it is (honestly i wish indians would improve, where i am they do all sorts of terrible stuff in public) in, theres quite a lot of market, you should define your audience, do you want to serve multiple or a specific kind. You could go for all best bang for buck PCs that would be decent at many things or you can have PCs for everyday use and higher end PCs  to cater to those that need it (with difference in price per hour ofcourse!) picking so that your average PC is $800 while being able to offer 2 or 3 different tiers of PCs. You could also offer a couple of PCs to rent on the professional hardware level (dual xeons/epyc + quadro/AMD pro) assuming there is pro hardware demand in your area but a lack of ownership of such.

 

So you could just go with the same of many PCs or vary the specs to cater to different customers (at different prices ofcourse).

 

 

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Check out if you can get some sort of bulk deal from manufacturers. Might help lower prices.

As for general requirements, make sure to get some nicer chairs, mood lighting, a bathroom ofc, maybe small bar for snacks, fast wifi...

 

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There was a gaming cafe near where I live. 

 

They got got brand new GPUs and someone stole them. I suggest investing in a way to secure the PCs well and use high end antivirus. 

 

 

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13 hours ago, KawaiiRaven said:

There was a gaming cafe near where I live. 

 

They got got brand new GPUs and someone stole them. I suggest investing in a way to secure the PCs well and use high end antivirus. 

 

 

Indeed, thanks for the heads up

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did you manage to source everything what you were looking for ?
which part of india are you planning up for your gaming cafe ?

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