Building a custom gaming PC is the best way to get the maximum performance possible from a computer for your specific budget. If you’re willing to spend some money and know where to look, you can also find some good deals.
In this article, we’re going over two PC builds under ₹ 1 lakh, one including the peripherals and one focussing on just the CPU.
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Best Gaming PC under ₹1,00,000 (including peripherals)
Having to accommodate peripherals in the same budget as your CPU can cost you some performance. Nonetheless, you’ll still have a good enough build by the time we’re done.
Peripherals
Let’s get the peripherals out of the way first.
Monitor
Brand and Model: MSI Optix G24 | Price: ₹16,945
This 24-inch monitor from MSI runs at 1080p and 144Hz. The display is curved and supports AMD Freesync as well. For the price you pay, you get a fast, colour-accurate gaming display that can be used for a lot of things other than just gaming.
Here are some alternatives for you:
- Samsung 24-inch curved gaming monitor: ₹16,185
- BenQ Mobiuz: ₹20,990
You can buy the MSI Optix G24 here.
Keyboard
Brand and Model: RedGear Shadow Blade | Price: ₹2,199
Redgear makes good quality gaming products at quite a low price, and this gaming keyboard is no different. You get blue mechanical switches that have quite the life (I’ve been using an older model of this keyboard for nearly four years now), a volume control knob with play/pause functionality and some RGB to spice up the look of your desk.
Here are some alternatives you can check out:
- Ant Esports MK1200 Mini: ₹2,212
- Redragon K551: ₹2.499
You can get the RedGear Shadow Blade here
Mouse
Brand and Model: Logitech G502 | Price: ₹3.995
Logitech’s G502 is the successor to the G402 Hyperion Fury. The mouse can do as high as 25000 DPI, has 11 programmable buttons, adjustable weights, RGB and onboard memory to store your profiles. The scroll wheel also rotates freely or horizontally as well.
You can get the Logitech G502 here.
Speakers
Brand and Model: F&D F203G | Price: ₹1,699
Although the monitor we listed does have speakers built-in, nothing beats the real thing — these 11W speakers from F&D pack quite the punch. The bass is good enough for the size, and the sound clarity is top-notch. These can also get loud.
Here are some alternatives you can try out:
- F&D A110: ₹2,149
- HP DHS-2101: ₹1,475
You can buy F&D F203G here
Optional peripherals
You can also pick these if you still have some spare cash after the build.
- Redgear MPR800 Mousepad: INR 1,299
- Redgear Cloak RGB Gaming Headphones: INR 799
CPU
Now that the peripherals are out of the way, let’s get started with our CPU
Processor
Brand and Model: Intel 12th Gen Core i5 12400F | Price: ₹17,500
We’ll be using a 12th gen Core i5 for this build. The processor can go as high as 4.40 GHz and comes with a three-year warranty. These Alder Lake CPUs have more than enough grunt thanks to the six performance cores and 12 threads present to run anything you throw their way, especially with a powerful enough GPU, considering the processor doesn’t have any discrete graphics and needs a GPU separately.
You can get the Intel 12th Gen Core i5 12400F here.
Motherboard
Brand and Model: Asus Prime H610M-E D4 | Price: ₹8,999
This is a micro ATX motherboard from Asus with DD4 memory slots, a PCIe 4.0 slot for your GPU, 2 M.2 slots and COM and RGB headers. The motherboard is based on the LGA 1700 slot so it’ll fit our CPU just fine.
You can get the Asus Prime H610M-E D4 here.
Memory
Brand and Model: Kingston Fury3 | Price: ₹7,098 (2 x ₹3549)
When it comes to RAM, you need to have an absolute minimum of 8GB. Here, the stick we’re going with is an 8GB DDR4 memory module running at 3200Mhz. This is as good as it gets at this price range and should handle your PC rather well. We’ll be running two of these in a dual-channel configuration and of course, there is some RGB to add a splash of colour.
Here are some alternatives for you:
- Daichi 8GB DDR4 1600MHz RAM: INR 2,200
- Crucial 8GB DDR4 2666 MHz RAM: INR 2,715
You can get the Kingston Fury here
Storage
Brand and Model: Samsung SSD 980 | Price: ₹10,150
This 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD from Samsung can give you up to 3500 MB/s read speeds making sure you have more than enough bandwidth to run your games without waiting on loading screens. You’re also not going to fall short on space soon, but we do recommend adding another drive.
You can get the Samsung SSD 980 here.
Graphics card
Brand and Model: Colourful GeForce GTX 1650 | Price: ₹22,900
Having more money means we can get a more effective GPU. 1650 is the perfect mid-range GPU coming with 4GB GDDR5 VRAM. You get 896 CUDA cores, a 128-bit memory bus, and it uses a PCIe 3.0 slot which means it’s fully compatible with our motherboard.
You can get the Colorful GeForce GTX 1650 here
Case
Brand and Model: MSI MAG FORCE 100R | Price: ₹4,899
This mid-tower case from MSI will fit most motherboards, including the one from this build, just fine. You get two 120mm ARGB fans, a magnetic dust filter and a 120mm rear fan with the case, along with some extra I/O. The tempered glass side panel will also give you a sneak peek of what’s inside.
You can get the MSI Mag Force 100R here
Power supply
Brand and Make: Ant Esports VS500L | Price: ₹2,199
This 500W power supply from Ant Esports will easily be able to handle everything you’re going to run inside the system; It’s also a pretty good deal at this price point.
You can get the Ant Esports VS500L here
Price breakout
Here’s everything involved in the build.
| Category | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Monitor | MSI Optix G24 | ₹16,945 |
| Keyboard | RedGear Shadow Blade | ₹2,199 |
| Mouse | Logitech G502 | ₹3.995 |
| Speakers | F&D F203G | ₹1,699 |
| CPU | CPU | – |
| Processor | Intel 12th Gen Core i5 12400F | ₹17,500 |
| Motherboard | Asus Prime H610M-E D4 | ₹8,999 |
| RAM | Kingston Fury 3 | ₹7,098 |
| Storage | Samsung SSD 980 | ₹10,150 |
| Graphics Card | Colourful GeForce GTX 1650 | ₹22,900 |
| Case | MSI MAG FORCE 100R | ₹4,899 |
| PSU | Ant Esports VS500L | ₹2,199 |
| Total Price | ₹98,583 |
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Best Gaming PC under ₹1,00,000 (without peripherals)
Leaving peripherals out gives us more budget to get better parts. Here’s the build.
Processor
Brand and Model: Intel 12th Gen Core i5 12400F | Price: ₹17,500
We’ll be using a 12th gen Core i5 for this build. The processor can go as high as 4.40 GHz and comes with a three-year warranty. These Alder Lake CPUs have more than enough grunt thanks to the six performance cores and 12 threads present to run anything you throw their way, especially with a powerful enough GPU, considering the processor doesn’t have any discrete graphics and needs a GPU separately.
You can get the Intel 12th Gen Core i5 12400F here.
Motherboard
Brand and Model: Asus Prime H610M-E D4 | Price: ₹8,999
This is a micro ATX motherboard from Asus with DD4 memory slots, a PCIe 4.0 slot for your GPU, 2 M.2 slots and COM and RGB headers. The motherboard is based on the LGA 1700 slot so it’ll fit our CPU just fine.
You can get the Asus Prime H610M-E D4 here.
Memory
Brand and Model: Kingston Fury3 | Price: ₹7,098 (2 x ₹3549)
When it comes to RAM, you need to have an absolute minimum of 8GB. Here, the stick we’re going with is an 8GB DDR4 memory module running at 3200Mhz. This is as good as it gets at this price range and should handle your PC rather well. We’ll be running two of these in a dual-channel configuration and of course, there is some RGB to add a splash of colour.
Here are some alternatives for you:
- Daichi 8GB DDR4 1600MHz RAM: INR 2,200
- Crucial 8GB DDR4 2666 MHz RAM: INR 2,715
You can get the Kingston Fury here
Storage
Brand and Model: Samsung SSD 980 | Price: ₹10,150
This 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD from Samsung can give you up to 3500 MB/s read speeds making sure you have more than enough bandwidth to run your games without waiting on loading screens. You’re also not going to fall short on space soon, but we do recommend adding another drive.
You can get the Samsung SSD 980 here
Graphics card
Brand and Model: Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 | Price: ₹44,999
Since we have more money this time around, we can get our hands on this RTX 3050 from Asus. You get 8GB GDDR6 VRAM with 2560 CUDA cores. The card uses a PCIe 4.0 slot, so it’ll fit our motherboard just fine as well. This is also the OC or overclocked edition of this card so you can expect better performance, make sure to keep your PC well ventilated because this will generate more heat.
You can get the Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 here
Case
Brand and Model: MSI MAG FORCE 100R | Price: ₹4,899
This mid-tower case from MSI will fit most motherboards, including the one from this build, just fine. You get two 120mm ARGB fans, a magnetic dust filter and a 120mm rear fan with the case, along with some extra I/O. The tempered glass side panel will also give you a sneak peek of what’s inside.
You can get the MSI Mag Force 100R here
Power supply
Brand and Make: Gigabyte P750M | Price: ₹7,115
A 12th Gen i5 and an RTX 3050 means your PC will draw significantly more power than the aforementioned build. For this reason, we’re going with a more expensive 750W modular power supply that’ll keep everything running with enough overhead for power spikes.
You can get the Gigabyte P750M here
Price breakout
Here’s everything in this build.
| Category | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Intel 12th Gen Core i5 12400F | ₹17,500 |
| Motherboard | Asus Prime H610M-E D4 | ₹8,999 |
| RAM | Kingston Fury 3 | ₹7,098 |
| Storage | Samsung SSD 980 | ₹10,150 |
| Graphics Card | Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 | ₹44,999 |
| Case | MSI MAG FORCE 100R | ₹4,899 |
| PSU | Gigabyte P750M | ₹7,115 |
| Total Price | ₹1,00,760 |
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