Building my own custom configured PC π₯ was something which I had in my mind for a while now. Basically I wanted to build a PC for Development as my previous configuration was not good enough, also it's 2 years old laptop. It's a HP Laptop with Core i3 5th Gen,8GB Ram, 2GB AMD Graphics and 1TB HDD. It's good but I need something more efficient and faster. Also my brother β€οΈ wanted to play high end games like GTA V π
, so I began my research and after few days of reading several reviews and comparisons, based on my thought process I came up with following Specifications.
Configuration π
- ADM Ryzen 3600XT Processor
- DeepCool GAMMAXX GT A-RGB Air Cooler
- Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4 3200Mhz Ram
- Intel 660p Series SSD - 512GB
- ASUS GeForce GTX 1650 Phoenix Edition 4GB Graphics
- MSI B450 Gaming Pro AC Motherboard with inbuilt Wi-Fi
- Corsair CV650 80 Plus Bronze PSU - 650Watts
- Corsair Carbide SPEC-05 Mid-Tower Case
As per the storage I already had an 1TB Internal HDD from so I did have to buy again π€ͺ
Why this Specs π§?
The main reason for this specification is it's within the budget (It did exceed a bit but It's worth it) and Upgrade friendly. To be honest I did learn many things as I was researching and building this. If you are planning on building your own PC, always keep in mind that you will eventually need to upgrade, so choose configuration/specs based on that.
Processor - At First I planned for Ryzen 3400G with Integrated Redon graphics and avoid graphics card entirely. I would have worked just fine but I needed the games to run smoothly even in 1080p without frame drops/shutters during gameplay. So I opted for Ryzen 3600XT. I do know that Ryzen released Zen 3 Architecture past week but for that I had to wait and also I was not sure about motherboard compabilities. So I went with this.
Motherboard - I needed motherboard that would support Ryzen AM4 Socket and also I was searching inbuilt Wi-Fi boards, this was perfect fit and also it has RGB Lightings that's 2 Plus Points π. So I went with MSI Gaming Pro Carbon AC b450 motherboard.
Note: If you are buying this motherboard make sure that the BIOS is updated to latest versionSSD - I wanted the games to load faster, the applications to process faster, especially
npm install
would take a lot of time in my laptop but not in thisπ. The Read/Write is SSD are way more faster then HDD. So I planned for 512GB SSD for my OS and Games. For storage I used 1TB HDD along with this SSD. So overall Internal is about 1.5TBPSU - For this specs a 450Watts PSU was sufficient or 550Watts would be enough, but as I said keeping future upgrades in mind I opted for 650Watts. I did search for comparisons in terms of +ve reviews and price range and I decided Corsair CV650 80 Plus Bronze would be best option for me.
Air Cooler - If you are familiar with processors you must be thinking why not just use stock cooler instead. I did try for a a month. With Stock Cooler I had my pc shutdown when I tried to check benchmark with CineBench also the idle and the gaming temperature of my pc was from 50deg C to almost 9+ deg C with maximum utilization. So I planned to check for Air Coolers that would cost below 5K. I came across several but with comparisons and price range I got DeepCool GAMMAXX with RBG for less than 3K and It's actually great. Check the results below.
Remaining parts are self explanatory I guess. If you want know more just leave a comment.
Building Processπ¨βπ§
This was my first time building entirely new custom PC from scratch but I did repair my old PC's myself every time, so I had pretty good idea.
To be honest I wanted something more than just build a PC, I wanted It to be visually appealing with colors and lightings as well. So I planned that I would buy a transparent casing and I decided to go with Corsair's Mid-tower Case. As you can see below it's entirely transparent at one side.
Now that it transparent, it's on you to do wire management as wellπ. You cannot just throw all wires inside case and pack it right π
I tried my best and you can see before and after pics below with final result.
It's not complete yet, I know it's still missing few lightings π which I'll be adding in coming days and make it more cooler. This post will be updated as I do it.
As per monitor I already had a LG Ultrawide Monitor which I was using with my Laptop for last 1.5 years I think π€ but It's still Pretty good for me, even perfect for games π
Benchmarks π¨βπ«
I'm not entirely sure how this benchmark rating works but I can see it's pretty good π . As I mentioned earlier when I first built this PC with stock cooler, the system was shut down on rendering about 70% in CineBench π€―. Now after Installing Air Cooler you can see the result without pc shutdown it did render completely even when I ran twice to check the temperature at 100% CPU Utilization.
Let me know what you think about it in the discussion π. Thanks.
Top comments (13)
wow, hope I can also buy stuff like this.. huhu π₯π₯ it's hard to save. I'm planning to buy a gaming laptop instead. I mostly go to different places, but it's really hard to save, especially when a lot of bills to pay. I like your build, by the way, nice :)
Yes it is hard but I hope you get it soon :)
Now we are talking! That's some dope custom build PC here, well done and thx for the share π
P.S.: You almost gave me the motivation to build one for myself again, maybe one of these days π
Thanks. π Please do share your experience when you build itπ
If I would have such opportunity, sure I would!
Yeah, It's instant ππ
Nice!
So what's the total cost (without shipping)?
Sorry if the question seems private, I'm also looking into building a budget friendly Config. π
The Initial Budget was around 40 - 50K INR but as I built it, it became around 70K INR. π Depending upon your budget and usage you can plan better like with processor, psu and graphics can vary depending upon it
Ok nice thanks ! π
(For those who doesn't bother to convert, that makes around 1000$) π
This is great, I'll hire you for my next startup :P
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Nice presentation and a cool article.
Thanks :)