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Hey guys. I'm currently in the process of building a PC online on a budget at ~$1500 AUD and would like to get some feedback on it.

*Note* that this is all being built on www.centrecom.com.au

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 6 Core Processor - $193

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X Universal CPU Cooler - $49

Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC AM4 ATX Motherboard - $228

RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR4 2666MHz Memory - White - $121

GPU: MSI Radeon RX570 ARMOR 4G OC DDR5 - $209

Storage #1: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - $62

Storage #2: Western Digital WD Blue 250GB 3D NAND M.2 SSD - $58

PSU: Cooler Master MasterWatt Lite 500W 80+ Certified Power Supply - $59
Case: Thermaltake Versa N27 Mid Tower Case - Black - $79

Case Fans: 4x Cooler Master MasterFan Lite 120mm Case Fan - White LED - $76 ($19 x 4)

Operating System: Windows 10 - $155

Assembly - $90

 

TOTAL: $1379

 

In truth I want this PC to outperform this, both processing and graphic-wise. I'm planning to OC the 2600 upto 3.6-3.8Ghz and so I'm conscious about temperature of it and thus additional fans (also it adds more aesthetics to it). Now I'm worry about whether or not that there will be enough system fan headers for said fans and if they need to use a hub of some sorts for it.   

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get at least 3000MHz memory

 

i'd recommend a better PSU, check the PSU tier list for more details. I'd suggest Tier B and above. Maybe Corsair CX550M?

 

Also, go for Thermaltake Versa H15 instead. Better airflow.

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I'd get faster ram, at least 3000Mhz, for Ryzen. Also you can always just get a grey market Windows 10 key off ebay for a trivial amount, so you don't have to buy it.

Specs: CPU: AMD Ryzen R7 3700X @4.4Ghz, GPU: Gigabyte RX 5700 XT, RAM: 32 GB (2x 8GB Trident Z Royal + 2x 8GB TForce Vulkan Z) @3000Mhz, Motherboard: ASRock B550m Steel Legend, Storage: 1x WD Black 1Tb NVMe (boot) + 1x Samsung 860 QVO 1Tb SSD (storage), Case: Thermaltake Core V21, Cooler: Noctua NH-D15

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Is wireless networking that important?

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Is wireless networking that important?

At the moment yeah. Just until I can figure out the networking of my house.

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If you're willing to build it yourself....

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($193.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($82.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($180.00 @ I-Tech)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($111.10 @ Newegg Australia)
Storage: HP EX900 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($57.20 @ Newegg Australia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.00 @ Umart)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card  ($296.56 @ Amazon Australia)
Case: Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.00 @ BudgetPC)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($105.00 @ Scorptec)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($69.30 @ Newegg Australia)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-P14s redux-1200 PWM 64.92 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($24.00 @ BudgetPC)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-P14s redux-1200 PWM 64.92 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($24.00 @ BudgetPC)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-P14s redux-1200 PWM 64.92 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($24.00 @ BudgetPC)
Total: $1277.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-23 22:47 AEST+1000

 

You get an AIO cooler, better RAM, NvMe M.2 SSD, better case fans, full modular PSU, wireless card that can be reused in future should you need and of course the RX580 8GB

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600  Heatsink: ID-Cooling Frostflow X GPU: Zotac GTX 1060 Mini 6GB RAM: KLEVV Bolt 3600Mhz (2x8GB) Mobo: ASUS B550-F ROG Strix (Wifi)  Case: Fractal Design Meshify C PSU: Deepcool DQ-M-V2L

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $193.00 @ Centre Com
Motherboard MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard $225.00 @ Umart
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $141.90 @ Newegg Australia
Storage Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $149.00 @ Umart
Video Card Zotac GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB GAMING AMP Video Card $369.00 @ Scorptec
Case Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 (w/o ODD) ATX Mid Tower Case $95.00 @ Shopping Express
Power Supply Cooler Master MasterWatt 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $92.00 @ Shopping Express
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $149.00 @ Shopping Express
Case Fan ARCTIC ACFAN00119A 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan $13.16 @ Amazon Australia
Case Fan ARCTIC ACFAN00119A 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan $13.16 @ Amazon Australia
Case Fan ARCTIC ACFAN00119A 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan $13.16 @ Amazon Australia
Case Fan ARCTIC ACFAN00119A 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan $13.16 @ Amazon Australia
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1466.54
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-23 22:47 AEST+1000  

Stricly speaking not comparable to your build since it's $100 more expensive and you have to build it yourself, but it's also faster from the start and a better base for upgrading. 

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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5 minutes ago, BigRom said:

AIO cooler

A shit one that fails more than other units in general

 

6 minutes ago, BigRom said:

wireless card that can be reused in future should you need

funny that it's cheaper to get the fully equipped board than cheaper board + wireless adapter

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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33 minutes ago, _d0nut said:

get at least 3000MHz memory

 

i'd recommend a better PSU, check the PSU tier list for more details. I'd suggest Tier B and above. Maybe Corsair CX550M?

 

Also, go for Thermaltake Versa H15 instead. Better airflow.

Well I couldn't find the H15 but perhaps a N21 with a 600w PSU preinstalled?

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($193.00 @ Centre Com) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($111.10 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($149.00 @ Umart) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($700.70 @ Newegg Australia) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR400 (w/o ODD) MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.00 @ Umart) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($85.00 @ Scorptec) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link Archer T4E PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($48.00 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Total: $1504.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-23 23:03 AEST+1000

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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10 minutes ago, TheRCMGuy said:

Well I couldn't find the H15 but perhaps a N21 with a 600w PSU preinstalled?

those included PSUs are generally crap, just get them separate.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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1 hour ago, TheRCMGuy said:

Well I couldn't find the H15 but perhaps a N21 with a 600w PSU preinstalled?

don't ever get PSUs that are included with the case, they are not very good quality. Buy the case and PSU seperate. Masterwatt Lite would be better than the included PSU

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2 hours ago, TheRCMGuy said:

Hey guys. I'm currently in the process of building a PC online on a budget at ~$1500 AUD and would like to get some feedback on it.

*Note* that this is all being built on www.centrecom.com.au

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 6 Core Processor - $193

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X Universal CPU Cooler - $49

Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC AM4 ATX Motherboard - $228

RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR4 2666MHz Memory - White - $121

GPU: MSI Radeon RX570 ARMOR 4G OC DDR5 - $209

Storage #1: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - $62

Storage #2: Western Digital WD Blue 250GB 3D NAND M.2 SSD - $58

PSU: Cooler Master MasterWatt Lite 500W 80+ Certified Power Supply - $59
Case: Thermaltake Versa N27 Mid Tower Case - Black - $79

Case Fans: 4x Cooler Master MasterFan Lite 120mm Case Fan - White LED - $76 ($19 x 4)

Operating System: Windows 10 - $155

Assembly - $90

 

TOTAL: $1379

 

In truth I want this PC to outperform this, both processing and graphic-wise. I'm planning to OC the 2600 upto 3.6-3.8Ghz and so I'm conscious about temperature of it and thus additional fans (also it adds more aesthetics to it). Now I'm worry about whether or not that there will be enough system fan headers for said fans and if they need to use a hub of some sorts for it.   

You're ripping yourself off in a few ways here:

  • The Gaming Pro Carbon AC is Bios flashback ready. If you're spending that money on a MOBO, grab a Zen 2 chip. (Ryzen 5 3600). I would look to their deal on the B540 Tomahawk MAX.
  • The Hyper 212 is barely a step up from the Ryzen cooler. Just use stock for now and save that money. It can support and overclock.
  • Memory that slow is going to stunt your CPU's performance. Grab 3200mhz.
  • RX570 is a super budget GPU on what is a midrange budget. This is where you're hurting hardest.
  • $80 case plus $75 for 4 case fans? Just buy a Coolermaster case that comes with them built in!
  • Assemble it yourself, ya dingus. It's like putting legos together with a phillips screwdriver.
    • I'd be happy to link a good build guide if you'd like. I like Paul's Hardware guides.

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $309.00 @ Centre Com
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $188.00 @ Shopping Express
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $134.00 @ Shopping Express
Storage Crucial BX500 960 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $129.00 @ Umart
Video Card MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Video Card $549.00
Case Cooler Master MasterBox TD500 ATX Mid Tower Case $119.00 @ Austin Computers
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $85.00 @ Scorptec
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1513.00
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-24 00:42 AEST+1000  

Significantly higher performance. Just fixing the problems listed above.

The prices shown include shipping and handling. So no need to fret over using multiple retailers.

GPU link: https://www.centrecom.com.au/asus-rx5700-8g-amd-graphic-card

 

You didn't hear it from me, but: you can get a legitimate windows 10 license on ebay for $5.

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I tried using the same site you did. Saved a few dollars on an AIO and case fans by sticking with the stock Ryzen cooler and picking a case that comes with some fans (which are better than nothing). Honestly the stock Ryzen air coolers are really good. I then used those savings to drop way faster memory, a more bitchin' GPU, and give you full solid state storage. Could have probably spent a little less on the PSU and gotten a 550 unit instead, but I didn't feel like doing the wattage calculations and just defaulted to a unit I knew could handle it.

 

This is far from optimized as I'm not overly familiar with the Australian markets, but you had mostly the right idea.

 

Although I'll be super honest, unless you're trying to do music/video/art, you could get away with a 4 core Ryzen for gaming.

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