Australian LTT Early 2020 Buyer's Guide "Just Game" Build

[Weirdguyz]

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

Edited January 8, 2020 by Weirdguyz
Updated to specify what sort of gaming performance I want.

[boggy77]

better cpu+mobo combo, faster ram, similar gpu performance, better PSU

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$187.00 @ Newegg Australia
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$115.00 @ Austin Computers
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$67.00 @ JW Computers
Storage	Crucial BX500 960 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$128.00 @ Shopping Express
Video Card	Asus Radeon RX 580 4 GB Dual Video Card	$199.00 @ PCCaseGear
Case	Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$44.00 @ Skycomp Technology
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$66.00 @ Shopping Express
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$806.00
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-08 22:44 AEDT+1100

 

[GoldenLag]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($105.60 @ Newegg Australia) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($107.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: OLOy 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($90.20 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Crucial BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($68.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 580 4 GB Dual Video Card  ($199.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.00 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($89.00 @ Austin Computers) 
Monitor: AOC 24V2Q 23.8" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor  ($158.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Total: $860.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-08 22:57 AEDT+1100

 

Better while including monitor. 

 

The CPU isnt ideal, swap for 2600 and dont get a monitor. 

 

Monitor is a 75hz freesync IPS panel. 

[Weirdguyz]

Took the CPU, GPU, PSU, Storage and motherboard suggestions from boggy, and the RAM suggestion from GoldenLag to end up with this. Only costs a grand total of 2 extra dollars. Doesn't include a monitor because I can probably find one somewhere, and besides, this build won't come to fruition for a long while.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($187.00 @ Newegg Australia)
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($115.00 @ Austin Computers)
Memory: OLOy 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($90.20 @ Newegg Australia)
Storage: Crucial BX500 960 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($128.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 580 4 GB Dual Video Card  ($199.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.00 @ Skycomp Technology)
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($66.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $829.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-08 23:17 AEDT+1100

[GoldenLag]

16 minutes ago, Weirdguyz said:

Total: $829.20

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($187.00 @ Newegg Australia) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($107.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: OLOy 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($90.20 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Crucial BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($68.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 580 4 GB Dual Video Card  ($199.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.00 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($89.00 @ Austin Computers) 
Total: $784.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-08 23:40 AEDT+1100

 

Less storage, but you get a PSU that is more suitable for upgrades as the 450w variant lacks a second PCIe power cable

[Weirdguyz]

Ye nah, thanks for the suggestions but (if I do end up actually making this) I'll probably stick with the second one I did, as it has much more storage, and I find it unlikely that I will need to upgrade parts instead of outright making a new PC. After having experienced integrated graphics for several years, as long as it is above 30fps it is fine for me lmao.