At first, I planned to buy a PS5 during the September sale, but after researching, I realized accessories and games cost almost as much as the console itself. Subscriptions for online play and passes felt unnecessary since I’m not a hardcore gamer, so that dream faded. I shifted toward building a gaming PC with an initial budget of ₹60k, but the graphics card alone took up ₹30–40k. I didn’t want to go for secondhand parts, so I gradually increased my budget and ended up around ₹80k—stunned at first, but determined. After contacting about 10 shops and dealers, I finally found a reasonable provider and put together this build:
• Intel Core i5 13400F (10C/16T)
• MSI H610M E DDR5 Motherboard
• G.SKILL 16GB DDR5 5200MHz RAM
• Kingston 1TB Gen 4 NVMe SSD
• ASRock Challenger 9060XT 16GB GPU
• MSI A650BN 80+ Bronze PSU
• MSI M050A Case
• MSI G255F monitor (second-hand, 3 months used, with 1.8 years warranty left)
In the end, the build turned out great—no regrets at all.