YugaTech Total Gaming Solution under Php50K

Building a decent gaming rig shouldn’t always have to cost a lot of money. With proper understanding of your needs as a user and a little bit of research, you’ll be surprised by how much you can get out of your budget allotment. Having said that, let’s take a look at the components we picked for our own budget editing/gaming rig worth under Php50,000.

For our motherboard we opted for the ASUS H97-PRO Gamer. At Php6,890, this mobo is not as cheap as compared to other low-cost boards out there. But when it really comes down to it, this ATX board gives you more value for your money because of the extra features that you don’t usually find on a board at this price point.

Why we chose it:

* Affordable for what it has to offer
* All the good stuff of H97 Chipset
* Longevity (Gamer’s Guardian Suite)
* Best built-in audio solution (SupremeFX, Sonic Radar II, etc.)
* Gigabit LAN with GameFirst II technology

The SupremeFX audio technology already saved us a couple of grand because it pretty much took care of our audio needs, both for editing and gaming, without the need to buy a dedicated sound card for our system.

Then there’s also the Intel Gigabit Ethernet complete with ASUS’ GameFirst tweak. Not only does it minimizes the latency, but also requires less CPU performance to operate.

For our graphics card, we went for the ASUS STRIX GTX 750 Ti OC. It’s not the most powerful card around, but it can handle popular game titles at high settings with respectable frame rates.

Why we chose it:

* Respectable frame rates on popular game titles on high settings
* Generous factory overclocking right off the bat
* Low power consumption
* Great cooling solution
* Zero-decibel fan noise
* NVidia G-SYNC Ready
* Easy-to-use ASUS GPU Tweak

Of all the features of the STRIX GTX 750 Ti, the thing we liked the most is how quiet this GPU operates. It’s a product of ASUS DirectCU cooling solution and the GTX 750 Ti’s ability to produce decent performance without generating a lot of heat, making it an ideal choice for people like us who prefers to work in a near-silent environment.

If you’re interested to see what kind of performance this graphics card can provide, we suggest taking a look at our full review One

Here are the rest of the components on our rig:

Intel Core i5-4690 (Php9,900)
8GB ADATA XPG V2 1600MHz DDR3 RAM (Php3,590)
128GB ADATA SP900 SSD (Php3,300)
1TB Western Digital Green HDD (Php3,090)
EVGA 500B Power Supply (Php2,000)
Noctua NH-L12 (Php2,590)

Apart from the processor, all of the components above are from our old rig. But for the sake of this article, we still listed down its respective prices so you guys will also have an idea of how much we’re dealing with here.

With everything set, all that’s left is the decent monitor. We were torn between getting a monitor specifically for gaming or go for something that’s a good all-rounder that we can also use for non-gaming stuff.

In the end we opted for the ASUS VX239H 23-inch AH-IPS monitor which, in our opinion, is one of the best 23-inch display under ten grand. It offers great value for money because of its outstanding color reproduction, great viewing angles, and it comes in a slim form factor with a frame-less design.

Why we chose it:

* Good value for money
* Good viewing angle
* Relatively fast response time for an IPS panel
* Impressive Contrast Ratio
* Six video presets to suit different needs
* Crosshair and Timer overlay

YugaTech Midrange Gaming Rig:

Intel Core i5-4690
ASUS STRIX GTX 750 Ti OC
ASUS H97-PRO Gamer Motherboard
8GB ADATA XPG V2 1600MHz DDR3 RAM
128GB ADATA SP900
1TB Western Digital Green 1TB HDD
Noctua NH-L12
EVGA 500B Power Supply
ASUS VX239H Monitor
Total Cost: Php49,600

We know that fifty grand isn’t exactly cheap, but considering that this rig will allow you to play most of the popular titles with decent frame rates and still be able to handle processor-heavy tasks, then we think that it should be a worthy investment.

So what do you guys think about our rig? Do you have any suggestions to further improve our setup or make it more cost effective? Please leave a comment a below and share your thoughts about it.

Disclosure: RAM and SSD were provided by ADATA, HDD was given by Western Digital, processor, motherboard, graphics card and monitor were provided by Asus.