Hi. I was looking at the parts for the "Just Game" build (~$500 USD) that Linus did for the Early 2020 Buyer's Guide, but some of the parts are not available here down under in the great land of bushfires Australia. I wanted to try and recreate the build as close to the original budget, but with almost the exact same specs. This is what I came up with. Now, while this build is something I want and can realistically attain, at this point it is still a far off dream. Regardless, any and all suggestions are appreciated, as all money saved while retaining similar performance will be helpful for making the goal more achievable.
Some extra info:
Budget & Location: ~$800 AUD, Australia
Aim: Gaming at medium-high graphics for most games or light recording/editing (if I'm in the mood)
Monitors: 1 monitor, as cheap as possible while retaining 1920x1080 resolution. Might move to two if I want to spend the extra money.
Peripherals: Keyboard would be all I need, preferably wired and mechanical while staying cheap (the whole thing is cheap).
Why are you upgrading: An upgrade would be nice because integrated laptop graphics are terrible.
PCPartPicker Part List
Motherboard: MSI B360M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($130.90 @ Newegg Australia) Custom: Intel Core i3-9100F Coffee Lake 4-Core 3.6 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 65W BX80684i39100F Desktop Processor Without Graphics ($138.60) Custom: MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1650 Super 128-Bit HDMI/DP/DVI 4GB GDRR6 HDCP Support DirectX 12 Dual Fan VR Ready OC Graphics Card (GTX 1650 Super Ventus XS OC) ($257.40) Custom: Patriot Viper Elite Series DDR4 8GB (2x4GB) 2666MHz PC4-21300 Dual Channel Kit (Black/Grey) ($59.00) Custom: Corsair VS450, Active PFC, 80 Plus White Certified Power Supply, 450W ($55.00) Custom: DEEPCOOL MATREXX 30,Mini-Tower,M-ATX/Mini-ITX ($51.90) Custom: Patriot Burst SSD 960GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive 2.5" - PBU960GS25SSDR ($135.00) Total: $827.80 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-08 22:30 AEDT+1100