@Coseniath@PredatorRules Glad to hear back from you guys.

@GTR12 Look again and you might just fit into this conversation.

I'll recompile the parts list and see what the total becomes.

Edit: I'm still unable to decide between the 3 monitors: Asus VS228HR, ViewSonic VX2263SMHL, HP W2371d All 3 are 21.5-22" and similarly priced, 15,500-15,900. Which is the better pick?

Thanks a lot, guys. This is like the most helpful, most responsive, most friendly community I've ever seen. You guys rock!

@PredatorRules How about downgrading the CPU to an i3 4160 instead of downgrading the GPU? That would save like PKR9100. I saw some benchmarks yesterday regarding 4160 vs 4460 and it seemed to me that the i3 does not bottleneck the GPU much. At max it decreased 2-4 fps and I guess that's negligible. It's shocking that an i3 half the price of an i5 can perform nearly equally in games.

And as @neatfeatguy mentioned, the 4460 (and the 4160) comes with a stock fan/heatsink. Since I won't be overclocking (it's a non-overclockable CPU anyway), the stock cooler will work just fine, I guess. That's another PKR6700 saved.

Savings from the CPU and cooler equal PKR15800. That should be good enough for the monitor and other peripherals.

I was thinking of getting something better than a 750Ti. I need the PC to last at least 3 years. Is there any other place where we can skimp to increase the budget for the GPU?

@Coseniath That's a great build. It's pretty close to what I had planned. You almost guessed what I had on my mind. I don't think I'll need an OS. My college will manage that. Can you please adjust the build accordingly?

For now I have a few questions:

1. I had chosen the ASUS H81M-K myself. What are the major differences b/w the H81M-K, H81M-E and H81M-C and which one's better?

2. What mainstream features does the H81M lack compared to a typical Z97 mobo?

3. Will the i3 4160 work fine for the next 3 years? In what aspects will I feel it's difference from an i5?

4. Which PSU is better: Corsair VS550 PKR5400, Thermaltake Smart SE SPS530M PKR5500 The latter is modular. That's a good thing, right? I just don't want my whole PC to fry.

5. Is ViewSonic a trusted company? I've never heard of it. I don't know what to look for when buying a monitor. Never had any experience with it. Totally trusting you guys with this. Some other monitors: Asus VS228NE 21.5" PKR13900, Asus VS228HR 21.5" PKR15800, HP W2371d 23" PKR16000. I'd love to get the ViewSonic one if you say it's better than the rest. Price difference of 1-3k doesn't matter because the monitor is what's going to display what the CPU/GPU has to offer so it's got to be decent.

6. How much different is 2x4GB RAM from 1x8GB RAM? Is it noticeable in-game?

Also, I really like the sleek look of the 100R. I love to have a windowed case but that might get into the way of the "sleekness". Should I avoid using LED lightning inside the case? I know it all comes to personal preference, but what do you say? The look of the monitor, speakers, keyboard and mouse should be in accordance with that of the case, right?

@PredatorRules: Including the monitor and other peripherals?

I'm sorry but that won't do. My initial budget was 60,000 because I wanted to replace it after 3 years. I later asked my dad got it increased to 80,000.

Maybe get together a build that's much cheaper than that which would work great for 2 years, then stall for a year and finally make me feel less sad replacing it after 3 years.

@Coseniath Since I'm moving to another place, currently I have nothing. I'm going to need a 1080p monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers or headphones.

The mouse and keyboard do not necessarily need to be anything extraordinary. I believe low end ones would be good enough for me since I've been using laptop keyboards for the past five years and a basic Microsoft mini mouse.

Sure, you can. Czone has the best prices but not so much variety. Galaxy is next in prices. Then comes homeshopping. These three are the main websites people buy components from. I'd recommend selecting the components in that order.

@insane_metalist Please use the websites I linked. The parts you selected are way more expensive here and the total build goes above $1100.

@PredatorRules Thanks, buddy. It's just that the prices here are very much higher compared to the US and pcpartpicker prices would be way off the prices on those websites.

@Coseniath@PredatorRules@GTR12@insane_metalist
Guys, I could really use your help.

Hey, guys.

My budget is $800 and I need to build a gaming PC out of it. I need your help.

You can propose the parts while keeping in mind that the prices are somewhat higher where I'm going. So it's better if you use these two websites to refer to the parts. HomeShopping and CZONE. The former has more variety whereas the latter is marginally cheaper. I recommend HomeShopping.

A decent 1080p monitor should also be included in the build.

Note: $800 is approximately equal to PKR80,000, so that's the budget I have.

I have proposed my own build but I want to see if you guys could come up with something better.

Also note that I'm going to either sell or upgrade this PC after 3 years or more (if it keeps going), whichever is better. So please also advise me which route to go.

@saintsatan

Meh. I knew it was a long shot.

I'm just going to buy a gaming laptop for my initial budget of QAR3500.

What do you think of the Dell 15 7000?

And if that's not available, which of these would you recommend:
1. V Nitro7-571G = QAR 3500
2. L50-C1501 = QAR3000
3. Z51-70 = QAR3500
4. Inspiron 5558 = QAR3300

Another question, Why do the lower end GPUs like the 940M have 4GB VRAM when they can't deliver that much?

One more thing, is the GPU more important than the CPU for a gaming laptop? I mean should I get a 5500u + 940M over a 6500u + 920M? How about a 4720HQ + 920M over a 5500U + 940M?

Please answer each question separately.