For a friend

[WickedStarfish]

Ok so not normally the price range that I would prefer haha, but the buget is 800AUD and preferably from the same supplier as then can save on shipping costs even if some are a little bit more expensive

- so this is what i have so far - 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$198.00 @ Shopping Express
Motherboard	Asus - PRIME H310M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$79.00 @ Austin Computers
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 Memory	$121.00 @ Newegg Australia
Storage	ADATA - Ultimate SU650 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$29.00 @ PCCaseGear
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.50 @ Shopping Express
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 2 GB OC Video Card	$159.00 @ Shopping Express
Case	Deepcool - Frame MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$37.00 @ Skycomp Technology
Power Supply	Cooler Master - MWE 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply	$55.00 @ Austin Computers
Wireless Network Adapter	TP-Link - TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter	$17.00 @ Device Deal
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$749.50
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-01 23:18 AEST+1000

 

the price could be lowered further by going to 8gb of ram but that would be bad, or removal of a storage device 

this is what i was shown as the one he was looking at

and IMO the stock cpu cooler and thermal paste should provide efficent cooling for an i3/i5, and the onboard sound should be good enough rather than spending $53 on a soundcard. i don't know much about AMD and i know the onboard graphics is quite good but dont know if it would be better than an i3 and 1050 without increasing the Ram (not sure but welcome to changes)

[WickedStarfish]

would going something like this be better? 

[Shnitzil]

[Shnitzil]

U should this stuff

all under $700

[WickedStarfish]

1 minute ago, Shnitzil said:

U should this stuff

all under $700

is 8Gb of ram enough though?

 

[Shnitzil]

4 minutes ago, WickedStarfish said:

is 8Gb of ram enough though?

 

I think most modern games, yes

for stuff like tomb rader, no.

[MeatFeastMan]

I assume the budget is 750. So I tried my best to keep it within that while keeping it reasonable. Was difficult but here we are:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$129.80 @ Newegg Australia
Motherboard	ASRock - B450M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$99.00 @ Umart
Memory	Patriot - Viper 4 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$71.49 @ Amazon Australia
Storage	Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$95.00 @ IJK
Video Card	XFX - Radeon RX 570 8 GB Video Card	$238.33 @ Amazon Australia
Case	Deepcool - Frame MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$37.00 @ Skycomp Technology
Power Supply	Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$69.00 @ Shopping Express
Wireless Network Adapter	TP-Link - TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter	$17.00 @ Device Deal
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$756.62
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-01 23:54 AEST+1000

I tried to get a 6 core in there but it was too tough without compromising big on the other components. I also wanted to make sure the gpu had more than 4gb vram, so that 570 was the cheapest 8gb gpu I could find. Motherboard, Case aren't great but they get the job done. I Ideally wanted to have 16gb ram in there but again that proved difficult unless I went to an APU instead.

 

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($138.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($120.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($62.70 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Crucial - BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($85.00 @ PC Byte) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 570 4 GB Gaming 4G  Video Card  ($199.00 @ JW Computers) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H18 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($49.00 @ Austin Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($17.00 @ Device Deal) 
Total: $739.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-02 00:08 AEST+1000

[BigRom]

9 minutes ago, MeatFeastMan said:

I tried to get a 6 core in there but it was too tough without compromising big on the other components

This. **** me the Australians really do pay a pretty penny for their power supplies.

AUD190 for a MWE Gold 650W? Jesus christ, its like a USD85 item in the US and only about USD95 in my country.

[WickedStarfish]

19 minutes ago, BigRom said:

This. **** me the Australians really do pay a pretty penny for their power supplies.

AUD190 for a MWE Gold 650W? Jesus christ, its like a USD75 item in the US and only about USD95 in my country.

yeah, it does mean that when i say i am going to spend $4000 on a pc and everyone responds with these kick ass machines and i go that isn't gonna work haha 

hopefully i will get this ordered in the next few weeks (hopefully in the next week)

- it comes to $4233 but i am ordering some other stuff i could not find on PC part picker 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$807.30 @ Newegg Australia
CPU Cooler	CRYORIG - A40 ULTIMATE 83 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$149.00 @ PCCaseGear
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ULTRA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$384.00 @ Shopping Express
Memory	Team - Night Hawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$179.00 @ Mwave Australia
Memory	Team - Night Hawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$179.00 @ Mwave Australia
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$198.00 @ Austin Computers
Storage	Seagate - IronWolf 8 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$326.00 @ Amazon Australia
Storage	Seagate - IronWolf 8 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$326.00 @ Amazon Australia
Video Card	MSI - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card	$779.00 @ Shopping Express
Case	Silverstone - Primera RGB (Matte Black) ATX Mid Tower Case	$159.00 @ Umart
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$128.00 @ Austin Computers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$3614.30
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-02 00:17 AEST+1000

which should beat my current computer with ease (no perfect, but quite identical)

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i5-4670 3.4 GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler	Deepcool - CAPTAIN 240EX WHITE 153.04 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$174.99 @ Mighty Ape
Motherboard	MSI - B85M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws X Series 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR3-1866 Memory	$64.90 @ Newegg Australia
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws X Series 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR3-1866 Memory	$64.90 @ Newegg Australia
Storage	Kingston - A400 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$85.00 @ PC Byte
Storage	Seagate - BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	$148.00 @ Shopping Express
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.50 @ Shopping Express
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.50 @ Shopping Express
Video Card	MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB GAMING X Video Card	$399.00 @ Austin Computers
Case	Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case	$59.00 @ Mwave Australia
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$109.00 @ Austin Computers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1213.79
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-02 00:26 AEST+1000

 

 

Might still get rid of an 8TB HDD and move to a 2080

[Mbowen]

Quick question here, if you want to reduce the cost of the build and you're in Australia, why not us places like Gumtree, FB Marketplace, and Australian HW swap (on reddit) to find much better parts at a cheaper cost? 

I'm sure that with $800AUD you could get a much better cpu than a i3-8100. 

[trevb0t]

8 hours ago, WickedStarfish said:

would going something like this be better? 

Yikes. those prices are high...

 

7 hours ago, BigRom said:

This. **** me the Australians really do pay a pretty penny for their power supplies.

AUD190 for a MWE Gold 650W? Jesus christ, its like a USD85 item in the US and only about USD95 in my country.

Agreed...

 

To OP, do you ever watch TechYEScity?

He's an Aussie youtuber who goes hard on used builds out there. (Very informative, no bullshit video format too.)

He makes the market sound very hopeful, so maybe see what he's got for you!

[seon123]

7 hours ago, WickedStarfish said:

Power Supply Corsair - CXM 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $128.00 @ Austin Computers

You're getting a AU$4000 PC. Why would you cheap out on the PSU so much? 

[WickedStarfish]

2 hours ago, seon123 said:

You're getting a AU$4000 PC. Why would you cheap out on the PSU so much? 

is there a better PSU that i should be looking at, i thought the CXM 750W was ok?

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 hour ago, WickedStarfish said:

is there a better PSU that i should be looking at, i thought the CXM 750W was ok?

it's a decent PSU, but when you have 4K to spend then you should be getting a better PSU.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($807.30 @ Newegg Australia) 
CPU Cooler: Phanteks - PH-TC14PE 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($314.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-2933 Memory  ($321.20 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($199.00 @ JW Computers) 
Storage: Seagate - IronWolf 8 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($326.00 @ Amazon Australia) 
Storage: Seagate - IronWolf 8 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($326.00 @ Amazon Australia) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($748.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Case: Silverstone - Primera RGB (Matte Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($159.00 @ Umart) 
Power Supply: Corsair - HX Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.00 @ PC Byte) 
Total: $3448.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-02 12:17 AEST+1000

[trevb0t]

Wait, when did this jump from 800 to 4000?

[WickedStarfish]

11 hours ago, trevb0t said:

Wait, when did this jump from 800 to 4000?

when someone was talking about australian prices so i was showing the build i am looking at and how overpriced it is

 

[trevb0t]

8 hours ago, WickedStarfish said:

when someone was talking about australian prices so i was showing the build i am looking at and how overpriced it is

 

Oh okay, I saw that. I just didn't take it to mean that the budget had actually jumped that high!