Buiilding Gaming PC

[Vader11598y8y89]

Hey Linus community, just wondering if i should get i5-9600K or i7-9700K, this is because the i5 is $200 cheaper. im plannig on pairing it with a rtx 2060

[Paul Rudd]

6 minutes ago, Vader11598y8y89 said:

just wondering if i should get i5-9600K or i7-9700K, this is because the i5 is $200 cheaper. im plannig on pairing it with a rtx 2060

You can't go wrong with an i5.

[Streetguru]

6 minutes ago, Vader11598y8y89 said:

Hey Linus community, just wondering if i should get i5-9600K or i7-9700K, this is because the i5 is $200 cheaper. im plannig on pairing it with a rtx 2060

What budget/country, what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

What kind of games/software?

As an R5 3600 with an RX 5700 is likely a better PC.

[Streetguru]

Just now, Intransigent said:

You can't go wrong with an i5.

R5 2600s are currently like $130 if he's in the US.

[Vader11598y8y89]

8 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

What budget/country, what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

What kind of games/software?

As an R5 3600 with an RX 5700 is likely a better PC.

im in Australia and I'm running 144hz and want to play rust

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, Vader11598y8y89 said:

im in Australia and I'm running 144hz and want to play rust

Then it looks like a cheaper Ryzen 5 CPU will be fine.
 

And I'd either go with an RX 570/580, or make the jump to a bit overkill RX 5700 which is about $500 AUD

 

Don't know your budget.
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/8nV7r6

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M GAMING Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($135.00 @ Umart)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($115.39 @ Amazon Australia)
Storage: Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.00 @ PC Byte)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 570 8 GB Video Card  ($247.28 @ Amazon Australia)
Case: Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.00 @ BudgetPC)
Power Supply: Cooler Master MasterWatt 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($92.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $930.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-05 14:35 AEST+1000

[boey]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

Then it looks like a cheaper Ryzen 5 CPU will be fine.
 

And I'd either go with an RX 570/580, or make the jump to a bit overkill RX 5700 which is about $500 AUD

 

Don't know your budget.
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/8nV7r6

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M GAMING Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($135.00 @ Umart)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($115.39 @ Amazon Australia)
Storage: Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.00 @ PC Byte)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 570 8 GB Video Card  ($247.28 @ Amazon Australia)
Case: Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.00 @ BudgetPC)
Power Supply: Cooler Master MasterWatt 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($92.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $930.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-05 14:35 AEST+1000

maybe a higher end gpu would be better to hit consistent 144fps, maybe RX 5700? From the video it's barely hitting 100+ FPS on a 1060 6GB so an RX 570 wouldn't help, 5700 should provide sufficient power though

[Vader11598y8y89]

15 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Then it looks like a cheaper Ryzen 5 CPU will be fine.
 

And I'd either go with an RX 570/580, or make the jump to a bit overkill RX 5700 which is about $500 AUD

 

Don't know your budget.
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/8nV7r6

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M GAMING Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($135.00 @ Umart)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($115.39 @ Amazon Australia)
Storage: Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.00 @ PC Byte)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 570 8 GB Video Card  ($247.28 @ Amazon Australia)
Case: Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.00 @ BudgetPC)
Power Supply: Cooler Master MasterWatt 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($92.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $930.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-05 14:35 AEST+1000

my budget is $2000 aud

[Streetguru]

11 minutes ago, Vader11598y8y89 said:

my budget is $2000 aud

The price jumps on the AUS PC part picker can be crazy sometimes.

Unless you want to do streaming/video editing or something like that, the $300 R5 3600 + $150 MSI B450 board that you can flash the bios on is fine for games.

Hard to beat the RX 5700 at that price, even with the reference cooler. for some reason aftermarket cards are $200 more, can just buy an aftermarket GPU cooler or even water cool it instead of buying those. The 5700 is more like a 2070, for the same price as a 2060.

 

This PSU is just nicer, doesn't really affect performance.

The cooler says it has AM4 support, but " Please contact us for free AM4 bracket if needed "

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/kMWbsZ

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($515.00 @ Shopping Express)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool NEPTWIN V2.0 53.65 CFM CPU Cooler  ($65.93 @ Amazon Australia)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 GAMING X ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($308.00 @ Shopping Express)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($115.39 @ Amazon Australia)
Storage: Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.00 @ PC Byte)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 5700 8 GB Video Card  ($499.00 @ Shopping Express)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox MB500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($95.00 @ Skycomp Technology)
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($144.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $1831.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-05 15:01 AEST+1000

[Fasauceome]

10 minutes ago, Vader11598y8y89 said:

my budget is $2000 aud

Ryzen 5 3600 for $310, vs the 9600K for $360, AMD is much more appealing here

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$310.00 @ Shopping Express
Motherboard	ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX AM4 Motherboard	$259.00 @ Centre Com
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$115.39 @ Amazon Australia
Storage	Team GX2 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$78.98 @ Mwave Australia
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$56.00 @ Umart
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB EVOKE OC Video Card	$729.00 @ Austin Computers
Case	Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case	$55.00 @ BudgetPC
Power Supply	Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$96.90 @ Shopping Express
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1700.27
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-05 15:07 AEST+1000

 

Came in a bit under budget for more wiggle room, you can drop in a more powerful GPU like a 2080 or 2080 super, or CPU like 3700X if you need more cores for non gaming purposes. You could get more ram if you do 3D modeling, or more storage if you like. 

[Streetguru]

4 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

 

Way better off with an MSI B450 board if you're trying to keep the price down.

Also with the $500 RX 5700, can just flash the bios to the XT to make up for some of the performance difference.

 

That case is kind of narrow for some CPU coolers.

[Fasauceome]

5 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Way better off with an MSI B450 board if you're trying to keep the price down.

I mean, I'm not since the budget offers so much room

 

5 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

That case is kind of narrow for some CPU coolers.

The case is easy to work with and very affordable, and if you need a huge heat sink, there's always the dark rock TF for low profile performance. Otherwise hyper 212 black edition is a good choice.

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

I mean, I'm not since the budget offers so much room

 

The case is easy to work with and very affordable, and if you need a huge heat sink, there's always the dark rock TF for low profile performance

Then I'd go for a slightly more expensive board like the gaming X.

 

The case is fine, but the 155mm / 6.1 (in) max height for CPU Coolers is just annoying, just needed 6 more mm to accept almost everything.

[Fasauceome]

5 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Then I'd go for a slightly more expensive board like the gaming X.

Actually didn't notice that it was only $308 so that would be a good pick

 

5 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

The case is fine, but the 155mm / 6.1 (in) max height for CPU Coolers is just annoying, just needed 6 more mm to accept almost everything.

Or just cut a big hole in the side panel for it to stick out and do it hot rod style

 

[VEXICUS]

4 hours ago, Fasauceome said:

 

Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB EVOKE OC Video Card	$729.00 @ Austin Computers

 

[Fasauceome]

@VEXICUSyes being the cheapest comes with a drawback. I've seen the reviews, I already know.

[Paul Rudd]

10 hours ago, Streetguru said:

R5 2600s are currently like $130 if he's in the US.

i5 for $130 You can clock it manually at 4.0 GHz too. Pair it with an RTX 2060 Super and call it a day.