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Core i3-12100F + RTX 4070 12GB
Workable pairing with a caveat: Intel Core i3-12100F mildly bottlenecks NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 12GB.
CPUIntel Core i3-12100FLGA1700 \u00B7 4C/8T \u00B7 62W₹8,200-9,000+GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 12GB12GB VRAM \u00B7 200W₹57,600-63,600
Bottleneck verdict by resolution
Same engine as our builder. At 1080p the CPU does more of the work; at 4K the GPU carries the load - so the verdict changes with your monitor.
1080p
70/100
Caution
Intel Core i3-12100F mildly bottlenecks NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 12GB
1440p
76/100
Caution
Intel Core i3-12100F mildly bottlenecks NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 12GB
4K
86/100
Balanced
Well-balanced CPU and GPU
Completing this build
PSU
650W or higher
CPU + GPU alone draw ~282W under load. 650W covers the full build with the 30% headroom I insist on. Go 80+ Gold from a reputed brand - see our PSU tier list.
PSU Tier List India →RAM
Check board type: DDR4 or DDR5
This Intel platform has both DDR4 and DDR5 motherboards. DDR4-3200 keeps the build cheaper with a small performance cost; DDR5-5600+ is the better long-term pick if the board supports it. The RAM type must match the board - our builder checks this for you.
CPU + GPU cost
₹65,800-72,600
Indicative India pricing for this pair, GST included. Full builds around this combo typically land at 1.7-2.2x this figure with board, RAM, storage, PSU and case.
Verify the full build with these two parts →
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