PC Building guide for 1440p gaming (especially for Bangladesh)
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So, you better build a PC this time. Because, the prices of previous gen graphics cards are dropped significantly. And the newer gen graphics cards aren't that fast compared to it's predecessors. And the prices of the CPUs are dropped. Even you can get a 8 core Ryzen chip only for 20K BDT (200 USD approx.) brand new!
1440p Gaming PC can be expensive. Especially the GPU...
So, today we're going to be focusing on the 1440p build. And I will recommend seveal models instead of focusing on just one build. So, analyzing the market ( No 2nd hand. Only brand new), I found that gaming graphics cards are selling quiet cheap.
Take for example, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 non-XT. It got a lots of VRAM. Great for 1440p gaming and can also handle 4K. (Just please, do not try to turn on the RT on 4K. Or else, you will have to experience some excellent FPS. Which will be almost identical to your old potato PC!) And it's Sapphire Nitro+ edition is selling for only 69900 BDT in Startech.
And there are other amazing deals, but let's see our recommended PC specs.
Recommended CPUs for 1440p gaming:
1) AMD Ryzen 7 5700X (8C/16T)
For the balance between budget and performance.
Get it from Startech (19800 BDT)
2) Intel Core i5 13500 (6+4C/16T)
A good choice for the team blue fans.
Get it from Startech (29500 BDT)
3) Intel Core i5 12600K (6+4C/16T)
A good pair for a RTX 3070 or RX 6750 XT.
Get it from Startech (29500 BDT)
4) AMD Ryzen 5 7600 (6C/12T)
A sweet AM5 CPU for gaming.
Get it from Startech (22000 BDT)
There are other great CPUs for gaming. (like the Core i5 13600K or Ryzen 7 5800X3D or Ryzen 7 7700X) But the CPUs I mentioned above are going to be enough for a 1440p gaming PC.
Recommended GPUs for 1440 gaming:
1) AMD Radeon RX 6800 16 GB (especially the sapphire NITRO+ Edition)
Ideal GPU for 1440p gaming with a huge VRAM capacity.
Get the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 (with a huge price drop) from Startech (69900 BDT)
2) AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB
Great 1440p card for mid-range buyers.
Get the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT with a 20000 BDT Price cut from Startech (54900 BDT)
3) Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB
Most powerful 1440p GPU for a price.
Get the PNY GeForce RTX 4070 12GB VERTO Dual Fan from Startech
Get the MSI GeForce RTX 4070 VENTUS 2X 12GB OC from Startech
Some words about other components
Well, as the prices are bit down for most of the components, you have a lot of choices for your computer memory (RAM), Motherboard, Case, PSU etc. depending on you CPU and Graphics card combination. But it's recommended to have a motherboard (and a CPU) with PCIe 5.0. This will be useful for future Graphics card upgrades. Even you can't afford the latest standards, buy at least a motherboard and a CPU which supports PCIe 4.0.
Because if you want to buy a RTX 30/40 or RX 6000/7000 series card, you need at least, a PCIe 4.0 slot for ensuring the highest performance. Sure, that doesn't mean that you can't use the latest gen cards in an older PCIe slot. But you have to sacrifice the bandwidth depending on how much PCIe lanes your next graphics card will be using.
Up next, RAM. For these days, 16 GB if RAM is enough for most games. But it will be changing soon to 32 GB. Even some of the demanding games of this date are requiring 32 GB of RAM if you want to play them in higher resolution. And here, we're talking about 1440p. So keep that in mind and make sure you're keeping enough money for some extra RAM. So, 32 Gigs of RAM is recommended for newer builds.
Best PC specs for 1440p gaming:
Before telling you about my recommended build, I'd like to say a few words. While writing this article, I thought I would show you a single build. But based on the recent pricing, I decided to show two builds, one full AMD build and another classics Intel-Nvidia build.
PC No.1 :
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X (Get it from Startech)
GPU: Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 16 GB (Get it from Startech)
(My apology that the RX 6800 was gone out of stock before I released this article. I was being too lazy to release this guide. You may look for another RX 6800 or get another graphics card or just pray for a restock. Update: It's in stock in Techland!)
Mobo: Gigabyte B550M DS3H AM4 AMD Micro ATX Motherboard (Get it from Startech)
RAM: Kingstone Fury Beast (16x2) 3200Mhz DDR4 memory module (Get it from Startech)
Case: Antec NX291 Mid Tower RGB Gaming Casing (Get it from Startech)
PSU: GIGABYTE UD750GM 750W Ultra Durable 80+ Gold Full Modular Power Supply (get it from Satrtech)
Storage: Netac N930E Pro 1TB NVMe M.2 2280 SSD (Get it from Startech)
Cooling: None, the stock is fine.
✔ Pros of this built
* Overclockable CPU
* A lots of VRAM
❌ Cons of this Built
* Not upgradable to a Ryzen 7000 CPU
* Sup-par RT performance
* Can't upgrade to DDR5
PC No.2 :
CPU: Intel Core i5 13500 (Get it from Satrtech)
GPU: PNY GeForce RTX 4070 12GB VERTO (Get it from Satrtech)
Mobo: MSI PRO B760M-E DDR5 12th Gen & 13th Gen mATX Motherboard (Get it from Satrtech)
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 16GB DDR5 5600Mhz Desktop RAM (Get it from Satrtech)
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 40 3FS Mid Tower Gaming Case (Get it from Satrtech)
PSU: Gamdias Kratos M1-750B 750W 80 Plus Bronze ARGB Power Supply (Get it from Satrtech)
Storage: MSI SPATIUM M450 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD (Get it from Satrtech)
Cooling: Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE CPU Air Cooler (Get it from Satrtech)
✔ Pros of this built
* Faster Ray-tracing performance.
* DDR5 RAM Support
* PCIe 5.0 Support
❌ Cons of this Built
* Expensive