1000+ NZD Build

[Tumor12]

Budget (including currency): 1000nzd

Country: Nzl 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: gaming & school 

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): Trying to help a friend build their first pc

What I had in mind Initially was an r5 3600 and 1660s, 16gb ram 1tb hdd & 1tb ssd. But after the case psu and peripherals this looked like it was going to be at least $500 over budget. Not exactly sure what sacrifices to make however I’d like the gpu if possible

[Oswin]

will this budget also include the monitor?

[Stahlmann]

Wow i didn't know these prices were that bad in NZl. You'd have to cut some serious corners to fit a 1660 Super in your budget. I'd rather go with a RX580. This is pretty much the best i could do in your Budget without peripherals:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$197.00 @ 1stWave Technologies
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$139.00 @ 1stWave Technologies
Memory	Team T-FORCE DARK Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$132.83 @ Aquila Technology
Storage	Western Digital Green 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$106.26 @ Aquila Technology
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 8 GB Gaming 8G Video Card	$349.00 @ Computer Lounge
Case	Silverstone PS15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$75.00 @ 1stWave Technologies
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Bronze V2 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$99.95 @ PB Technologies
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1099.04
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-22 22:00 NZST+1200

 

[Oswin]

3 minutes ago, Stahlmann98 said:

Wow i didn't know these prices were that bad in NZl. You'd have to cut some serious corners to fit a 1660 Super in your budget. I'd rather go with a RX580. This is pretty much the best i could do in your Budget without peripherals:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$197.00 @ 1stWave Technologies
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$139.00 @ 1stWave Technologies
Memory	Team T-FORCE DARK Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$132.83 @ Aquila Technology
Storage	Western Digital Green 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$106.26 @ Aquila Technology
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 8 GB Gaming 8G Video Card	$349.00 @ Computer Lounge
Case	Silverstone PS15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$75.00 @ 1stWave Technologies
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Bronze V2 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$99.95 @ PB Technologies
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1099.04
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-22 22:00 NZST+1200

 

that ssd is ridiculously expensive get this instead 

 

https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/product/xpYLrH/crucial-p1-500gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-ct500p1ssd8

[UpTheDons]

I would wait a bit if you can. Those prices are through the roof probably because of the world situation... Hopefully soon enough prices should die down. What your getting for that budget is not great. i would suggest if you want it now with a 1660 you try and find one used.

[marmour]

Converting to GBP i realised that 1000 NZD is only about £520. If possible I would recommend waiting till you have little more saved up. Alternatively there are the options of buying used, especially gpu like an RX570 or 580. Or you could get an AMD APU and upgrade to a discrete gpu when you have more money saved.

 

If you want to build now, heres my suggestion:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$197.00 @ 1stWave Technologies
Motherboard	Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$159.94 @ PB Technologies
Memory	Team T-FORCE DARK Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$132.83 @ Aquila Technology
Storage	SanDisk SSD PLUS 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$59.46 @ Aquila Technology
Video Card	EVGA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$339.95 @ PB Technologies
Case	Silverstone PS15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$75.00 @ 1stWave Technologies
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Bronze V2 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$99.95 @ PB Technologies
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1064.13
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-22 22:09 NZST+1200

Few things:

-Motherboard ain't great (Ik cos i have it) You only get one system fan header so you'll need splitters or a hub, and it doesnt really give you any options for future upgrade to more powerful CPUs.

-You will need more than 240GB, but this will get you your OS and a couple of games, so you can add a 1 or 2 TB HDD when you have the money

-Case is maybe not ideal, so maybe try and squeeze in something like the P300A if you want something that looks good, has good airflow, and will last you for future upgrades

-I would  strongly recommend buying a used RX570 or 580 instead of the 1650 super

 

Hope this helps