First PC build (Australian)

[RMC_73]

Budget (including currency): Roughly $1500 AUD

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mainly gaming, like online multiplayer games such as Apex and COD, maybe I'll use it for music and editing in the future.

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): First build, I planned one in Pccasegear. Also need to know if the 3300X will go well with a 5600 XT.

 

[Bombastinator]

I’d say ditch the cooler and use whatever the 3300 comes with, take the money from the cooler and buy an SSD

[BigRecoiilz]

2 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

I’d say ditch the cooler and use whatever the 3300 comes with, take the money from the cooler and buy an SSD

He has an SSD...

[Entropy.]

27 minutes ago, RMC_73 said:

Budget (including currency): Roughly $1500 AUD

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mainly gaming, like online multiplayer games such as Apex and COD, maybe I'll use it for music and editing in the future.

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): First build, I planned one in Pccasegear. Also need to know if the 3300X will go well with a 5600 XT.

 

Even for austrailia those prices seem inflated. the 3300x Is $120 USD, it should be around 180 for you, But what do I know lol. For the motherboard get the MSI b450 Tomahawk MAX. Otherwise the GPU is over 150 AUD over what it should be, so maybe find a cheaper one or wait the prices out. Ditch the cooler, and get a phateks p400a digital. 

[Bombastinator]

5 minutes ago, Hz Eurythmic said:

He has an SSD...

Ah.  At the bottom.  Then the cooler can go entirely.

[dizmo]

Ditch the HDD, get a 1TB SSD. You can always add mass storage later. If you're really tight on budget, ditch the cooler as well.

Are you going to be gaming wirelessly? If so, I'd wait and grab a B550 board that has wireless AX.

Get an mATX motherboard. I think that one's an ITX, and there's no reason to be limiting yourself with expansion slots when it's unnecessary.

 

6 minutes ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

Even for austrailia those prices seem inflated. the 3300x Is $120 USD, it should be around 180 for you, But what do I know lol. For the motherboard get the MSI b450 Tomahawk MAX. Otherwise the GPU is over 150 AUD over what it should be, so maybe find a cheaper one or wait the prices out. Ditch the cooler, and get a phateks p400a digital. 

You can't simply transfer one currency into another. It doesn't take into account logistics, mark ups, duties, tariffs, etc etc.

[Entropy.]

Just now, dizmo said:

Ditch the HDD, get a 1TB SSD. You can always add mass storage later. If you're really tight on budget, ditch the cooler as well.

Are you going to be gaming wirelessly? If so, I'd wait and grab a B550 board that has wireless AX.

Get an mATX motherboard. I think that one's an ITX, and there's no reason to be limiting yourself with expansion slots when it's unnecessary.

 

You can't simply transfer one currency into another. It doesn't take into account logistics, mark ups, duties, tariffs, etc etc.

I realize that. Still paying 35% more for some components seems pretty wonk from what I've seen, in general. Doesn't apply all the time 

[dizmo]

2 minutes ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

I realize that. Still paying 35% more for some components seems pretty wonk from what I've seen, in general. Doesn't apply all the time 

Haha, what? It's not 35% more. $25 is 14% of $180.

[Entropy.]

1 minute ago, dizmo said:

Haha, what? It's not 35% more. $25 is 14% of $180.

I realized that.  I'm talking about the gpu. About 30% more, my bad 

[dizmo]

26 minutes ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

I realized that.  I'm talking about the gpu. About 30% more, my bad 

Seems to be a pretty typical mark up for GPUs.

[VEXICUS]

I mean, this can always be an option...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($299.00 @ JW Computers) 3600 >> 3300x
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($139.00 @ Austin Computers) Much better board
Memory: GeIL SUPER LUCE RGB SYNC 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($115.50 @ Newegg Australia) 3200mhz cl16 rgb ram
Storage: Crucial MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($178.00 @ Shopping Express) The good old mx500.
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 5700 8 GB MECH OC Video Card  ($579.70 @ Newegg Australia) 5700 >> 5600xt
Case: Silverstone PS15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($68.00 @ Umart) 
Power Supply: Antec NeoECO Gold ZEN 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($125.00 @ JW Computers) Much better PSU.
Total: $1504.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-29 14:20 AEST+1000

 

Also, wifi dongles can be had for $5-10.