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Budget + Location

Planning on building a PC for the first time, will have about $3000 Australian to spend on it.

Aim

It will be used for gaming (Mostly competitive games, especially FPS) and data analysis (Large data frames, Monte Carlo simulations, ect)

Monitors

Will probably use 2 monitors, maybe 3. Resolution I'm not too picky, I can live with 1080p. Currently have a 144hz 1080p monitor but this will get upgraded to 2 matching monitors after I build this PC (don't include the monitors in the price)

Peripherals

Have all my peripherals but will need a copy of Windows

Why are you upgrading?

Been using a Dell gaming laptop for a few years while at university, it's fine but is starting to have a few random issues.Been saving up for a while to upgrade so figure I should before my laptop has a big problem and then I'm in a rush to get something new since Uni, work and fun are all through my computer

 

Extra Info

Absolutely don't care about RGB or a see through side panel. Just a white or black box is fine by me 

 

 

Thanks in advance

 

 

 

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($848.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($289.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($219.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Team MP34 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($129.00 @ BudgetPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card  ($1199.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H26 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.00 @ JW Computers) 
Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex III Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Total: $2991.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-27 13:10 AEDT+1100

you can get windows off ebay for a few dollars.

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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8 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($848.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($289.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($219.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Team MP34 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($129.00 @ BudgetPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card  ($1199.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H26 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.00 @ JW Computers) 
Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex III Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Total: $2991.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-27 13:10 AEDT+1100

you can get windows off ebay for a few dollars.

This is a great build except I would add a 650/750 watt power supply for future upgradability, and I would get 3200Mhz or 3600Mhz memory.

Quote me or mention me at @Shrekpad so I get notified 
pc specs:
CPU: Intel i7 8700K MOBO: ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming RAM: 16GB (2x8) DDR4 G Skill TridentZ 3000 MHz GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GAMING OC CASE: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv STORAGE: Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB M.2 NVME SSD,
T-Force Delta RGB 250GB SSD, 4TB Seagate Barracuda HDD PSU: 750 Watt EVGA SuperNova G3 MONITER: Dell S2716DGR 1440p 144hz G-Sync, BenQ PD2700U 4K 60hz CPU COOLER: Corsair H115i RGB Platinum OS: Windows 10

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Welcome to the forum!

 

39 minutes ago, DaveStatteo said:

Thanks in advance

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $578.00 @ Shopping Express
CPU Cooler CRYORIG H7 ULTRA 59 CFM CPU Cooler $75.00 @ PCCaseGear
Motherboard Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard $289.00 @ Shopping Express
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $158.40 @ Newegg Australia
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $188.00 @ Centre Com
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card $1289.00 @ Scorptec
Case Thermaltake Versa J22 ATX Mid Tower Case $79.00 @ PCCaseGear
Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $179.00 @ Centre Com
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $2835.40
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-27 13:44 AEDT+1100  

 

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40 minutes ago, Shrekpad said:

This is a great build except I would add a 650/750 watt power supply for future upgradability, and I would get 3200Mhz or 3600Mhz memory.

Why did you put 32 GB of RAM? He would be fine with 16GB and could use that money to get a 750W PSU. I recommend the Corsair RM750x. 

CPU: i7 8700K (5.1 GHz OC). AIO: EVGA CLC 280 280mm. GPU: EVGA XC2 Ultra 2080Ti. PSU: Corsair RM850x 850W 80+ Gold Fully Modular. MB: MSI MEG Z390 ACE. RAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB (3600 MHz OC). STORAGE: 1TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus M.2 NVMe, 2TB Samsung 860 EVO, 1TB Samsung 860 Evo, 1TB Samsung 860 QVO, 2TB Firecuda 7200rpm SSHD, 1TB WD Blue. CASE: NZXT H510 Elite. FANS: Corsair LL120 RGB 120mm x4. MONITOR: MSI Optix MAG271CQR 2560x1440 144hz. Headset: Steelseries Arctis 5 Gaming Headset. Keyboard: Razer Cynosa Chroma. Mouse: Razer Basilisk Ultimate (Wireless) Webcam: Logitech C922x Pro Stream Webcam.

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1 minute ago, GamerBlake said:

Why did you put 32 GB of RAM? He would be fine with 16GB and could use that money to get a 750W PSU. I recommend the Corsair RM750x. 

Yeah forgot to address that.

Quote me or mention me at @Shrekpad so I get notified 
pc specs:
CPU: Intel i7 8700K MOBO: ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming RAM: 16GB (2x8) DDR4 G Skill TridentZ 3000 MHz GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GAMING OC CASE: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv STORAGE: Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB M.2 NVME SSD,
T-Force Delta RGB 250GB SSD, 4TB Seagate Barracuda HDD PSU: 750 Watt EVGA SuperNova G3 MONITER: Dell S2716DGR 1440p 144hz G-Sync, BenQ PD2700U 4K 60hz CPU COOLER: Corsair H115i RGB Platinum OS: Windows 10

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58 minutes ago, DaveStatteo said:

Budget + Location

Planning on building a PC for the first time, will have about $3000 Australian to spend on it.

Aim

It will be used for gaming (Mostly competitive games, especially FPS) and data analysis (Large data frames, Monte Carlo simulations, ect)

Monitors

Will probably use 2 monitors, maybe 3. Resolution I'm not too picky, I can live with 1080p. Currently have a 144hz 1080p monitor but this will get upgraded to 2 matching monitors after I build this PC (don't include the monitors in the price)

Peripherals

Have all my peripherals but will need a copy of Windows

Why are you upgrading?

Been using a Dell gaming laptop for a few years while at university, it's fine but is starting to have a few random issues.Been saving up for a while to upgrade so figure I should before my laptop has a big problem and then I'm in a rush to get something new since Uni, work and fun are all through my computer

 

Extra Info

Absolutely don't care about RGB or a see through side panel. Just a white or black box is fine by me 

 

 

Thanks in advance

 

 

 

This is my PC: 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $379.99 @ Best Buy
CPU Cooler EVGA CLC 280 113.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $89.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard MSI MEG Z390 ACE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $269.89 @ B&H
Memory Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $199.99 @ Best Buy
Storage Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $149.99 @ Adorama
Storage Samsung 860 QVO 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $129.99 @ B&H
Storage Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $199.99 @ Adorama
Storage Seagate FireCuda 2 TB 2.5" 5400RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive $75.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $39.99 @ Adorama
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB XC2 ULTRA GAMING Video Card  
Case NZXT H510 Elite ATX Mid Tower Case $148.99 @ B&H
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $144.99 @ Best Buy
Monitor MSI OPTIX MAG271CQR 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1849.79
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1829.79
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-26 23:03 EDT-0400  

 

The GPU price isn't listed so its showing cheaper than the actual cost.

But after factoring the GPU in it should come in at around $3000.

CPU: i7 8700K (5.1 GHz OC). AIO: EVGA CLC 280 280mm. GPU: EVGA XC2 Ultra 2080Ti. PSU: Corsair RM850x 850W 80+ Gold Fully Modular. MB: MSI MEG Z390 ACE. RAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB (3600 MHz OC). STORAGE: 1TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus M.2 NVMe, 2TB Samsung 860 EVO, 1TB Samsung 860 Evo, 1TB Samsung 860 QVO, 2TB Firecuda 7200rpm SSHD, 1TB WD Blue. CASE: NZXT H510 Elite. FANS: Corsair LL120 RGB 120mm x4. MONITOR: MSI Optix MAG271CQR 2560x1440 144hz. Headset: Steelseries Arctis 5 Gaming Headset. Keyboard: Razer Cynosa Chroma. Mouse: Razer Basilisk Ultimate (Wireless) Webcam: Logitech C922x Pro Stream Webcam.

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5 hours ago, GamerBlake said:

This is my PC: 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $379.99 @ Best Buy
CPU Cooler EVGA CLC 280 113.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $89.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard MSI MEG Z390 ACE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $269.89 @ B&H
Memory Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $199.99 @ Best Buy
Storage Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $149.99 @ Adorama
Storage Samsung 860 QVO 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $129.99 @ B&H
Storage Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $199.99 @ Adorama
Storage Seagate FireCuda 2 TB 2.5" 5400RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive $75.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $39.99 @ Adorama
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB XC2 ULTRA GAMING Video Card  
Case NZXT H510 Elite ATX Mid Tower Case $148.99 @ B&H
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $144.99 @ Best Buy
Monitor MSI OPTIX MAG271CQR 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1849.79
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1829.79
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-26 23:03 EDT-0400  

 

The GPU price isn't listed so its showing cheaper than the actual cost.

But after factoring the GPU in it should come in at around $3000.

 

The hell is that build ? It's not even in AUD.

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My pick would be:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($848.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($177.00 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($289.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($302.50 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($125.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($1239.00 @ Centre Com) 
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($130.90 @ Newegg Australia) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($179.00 @ Centre Com) 
Total: $3379.40
 

A bit over budget, to get some savings one could either drop the CPU to a 3700x (gaming setup) or the GPU to a 2070 SUPER (productivity setup) 

I put in the aio because that would be nice if going with the 3900x, but an air cooler can be substituted if preferred. 

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12 hours ago, GamerBlake said:

This is my PC: 

The PC that you own, or the PC that you recommend?

 

If this is the PC you own, cool. Not particularly relevant.

 

If this is the PC you recommend, it's got issues.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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