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Budget (including currency): $1500 AUD (including peripherals)

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Valorant, fortnite, minecraft, csgo.modern warfare, ark, star wars jedi, a bunch of other games, photo editing extremely light video editing, school work, media usage and just you typical web browsing.

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $275.00 @ Shopping Express
Motherboard ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $165.00 @ I-Tech
Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $159.12 @ Amazon Australia
Storage Crucial MX500 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $62.00 @ Shopping Express
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 1650 4 GB GAMING X Video Card $269.50 @ Newegg Australia
Case Corsair SPEC-05 ATX Mid Tower Case $80.00 @ Amazon Australia
Power Supply Corsair VS 450 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply $84.00 @ Amazon Australia
Case Fan Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB Pro 52 CFM 120 mm Fan $32.00 @ Amazon Australia
Mouse Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse $56.31 @ Amazon Australia
Custom Kogan Full RGB Mechanical Keyboard (Red Switch) $49.99
Custom Corsair HS35 Stereo Gaming Headset, Custom 50 mm Neodymium Speakers, Memory Foam Earcups, Detachable Unidirectional Microphone, Works with PC, Mac, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, iOS and Android – Carbon $66.48
Custom Samsung 24" Monitor, LS24R350FHEXXY $179.00
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1478.40
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-29 14:23 AEST+1000  
 

 

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7 minutes ago, Ace SK said:

Budget (including currency): $1500 AUD (including peripherals)

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Valorant, fortnite, minecraft, csgo.modern warfare, ark, star wars jedi, a bunch of other games, photo editing extremely light video editing, school work, media usage and just you typical web browsing.

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $275.00 @ Shopping Express
Motherboard ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $165.00 @ I-Tech
Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $159.12 @ Amazon Australia
Storage Crucial MX500 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $62.00 @ Shopping Express
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 1650 4 GB GAMING X Video Card $269.50 @ Newegg Australia
Case Corsair SPEC-05 ATX Mid Tower Case $80.00 @ Amazon Australia
Power Supply Corsair VS 450 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply $84.00 @ Amazon Australia
Case Fan Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB Pro 52 CFM 120 mm Fan $32.00 @ Amazon Australia
Mouse Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse $56.31 @ Amazon Australia
Custom Kogan Full RGB Mechanical Keyboard (Red Switch) $49.99
Custom Corsair HS35 Stereo Gaming Headset, Custom 50 mm Neodymium Speakers, Memory Foam Earcups, Detachable Unidirectional Microphone, Works with PC, Mac, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, iOS and Android – Carbon $66.48
Custom Samsung 24" Monitor, LS24R350FHEXXY $179.00
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1478.40
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-29 14:23 AEST+1000  

 

I'd go for a slightly larger power supply. And i consider looking into a better monitor.

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Well you say I really cant go over $1500 and I think that this delivers good value as it is 75hz and has an IPS panel. also according to PC Part Picker my estimated wattage is 229W. I really don't need anything fancy for my monitor. I mean I am upgrading from a 9 year old monitor, so it really can not get any worse!

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Ditch the fan, go with a 3300x, and get a better graphics card.

You're going to run out of space extremely quickly with 250GB of storage. You can barely fit CoD on there.

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Nah I am going with six cores definitely and i don't think the 3300x will be able to deliver everything

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Nah I am going with six cores definitely and i don't think the 3300x will be able to deliver everything

for those listed uses a better gpu will make a much bigger difference than the extra cores.

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So do u you think i should go for a gtx 1650 super?

Because with that I would only have to go over 30 bucks over budget with the ryzen 5 3600

 

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4 minutes ago, Ace SK said:

So do u you think i should go for a gtx 1650 super?

Because with that I would only have to go over 30 bucks over budget with the ryzen 5 3600

 

how much would a 580/570 would be?

 

Id drop those extra fans. You don't need them, the system doesn't make much heat

 

 

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I did drop the fans and the rx 580 is the same price

 

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I am pretty sure the gtx 1650 super out preforms the rx580 most of the time

 

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The same goes with the rx 5500 xt

 

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46 minutes ago, Ace SK said:

Budget (including currency): $1500 AUD (including peripherals)

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Valorant, fortnite, minecraft, csgo.modern warfare, ark, star wars jedi, a bunch of other games, photo editing extremely light video editing, school work, media usage and just you typical web browsing.

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $275.00 @ Shopping Express
Motherboard ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $165.00 @ I-Tech
Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $159.12 @ Amazon Australia
Storage Crucial MX500 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $62.00 @ Shopping Express
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 1650 4 GB GAMING X Video Card $269.50 @ Newegg Australia
Case Corsair SPEC-05 ATX Mid Tower Case $80.00 @ Amazon Australia
Power Supply Corsair VS 450 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply $84.00 @ Amazon Australia
Case Fan Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB Pro 52 CFM 120 mm Fan $32.00 @ Amazon Australia
Mouse Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse $56.31 @ Amazon Australia
Custom Kogan Full RGB Mechanical Keyboard (Red Switch) $49.99
Custom Corsair HS35 Stereo Gaming Headset, Custom 50 mm Neodymium Speakers, Memory Foam Earcups, Detachable Unidirectional Microphone, Works with PC, Mac, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, iOS and Android – Carbon $66.48
Custom Samsung 24" Monitor, LS24R350FHEXXY $179.00
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1478.40
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-29 14:23 AEST+1000  

 

do you really need that expensive RGB RAM? you could just go for a 80-90 dollar, gskill non rgb 3200MHz kit or sumn, get a regular non rgb 10$ case fan, get a cheaper case, and spend the extra money on a better graphics card or a better motherboard. you will need to get more storage.

 

as for the psu, get a different one. 80+ white rating corsair VS series PSUs are unreliable. moreover you should prolly get a 550w one.

 

more than aesthetics, you should go for performance and reliability.

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7 minutes ago, Ace SK said:

The same goes with the rx 5500 xt

 

The RX 580 outperforms the GTX 1650, however the GTX 1660 barely outperforms the RX 580

 

For most games the RX 580 should be good, however don't expect the best FPS at ultra / epic settings, if you want the best performance go for RTX 2060 (but that's not nesessary for you)

 

Go for a 8GB RX 580, something like this https://www.sapphiretech.com/en/consumer/nitro-rx-580-8g-g5

 

That's a really good card and runs cool.

 

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Regarding power supply, never cheap out on it, it's the most important part of the build, if the PSU fails it could end up damaging your parts.

 

NEVER CHEAP OUT ON IT!

 

I recommend getting the Rm550X https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Power-Supply-Units/Power-Supply-Units-Advanced/RMx-Series/p/CP-9020177-NA

 

It's 550w and can run a Ryzen 5 + RX 580

 

If your gonna go with a 2060 setup and do some overclocking then it may be worth getting a 750W PSU.

 

Storage wise atleast get a 1-2TB HDD, and you'll only need a 120GB-240GB SSD, if your multitasking alot on your computer, and copying files a ton, you'll need a SSD with DRAM, look it up to find out what that is.

 

CPU wise, ryzen 5 3600 is good however if you want to save $$$ you can go with the ryzen 5 2600, it's nearly as good and is cheaper, but that's up to you!

 

Monitor definitely needs an upgrade, i recommend these

 

22 inch - https://www.pccasegear.com/products/49400/lg-22mn430m-b-fhd-75hz-freesync-ips-21-5in-monitor

24 inch - https://www.pccasegear.com/products/48056/lg-24mk430h-b-fhd-freesync-ips-24in-monitor

24 inch - https://www.pccasegear.com/products/46599

 

If you decide on another monitor, ALWAYS get freesync, it makes a huge difference trust me.

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2 minutes ago, darknightbacca said:

Regarding power supply, never cheap out on it, it's the most important part of the build, if the PSU fails it could end up damaging your parts.

 

NEVER CHEAP OUT ON IT!

 

I recommend getting the Rm550X https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Power-Supply-Units/Power-Supply-Units-Advanced/RMx-Series/p/CP-9020177-NA

 

It's 550w and can run a Ryzen 5 + RX 580

 

If your gonna go with a 2060 setup and do some overclocking then it may be worth getting a 750W PSU.

 

Storage wise atleast get a 1-2TB HDD, and you'll only need a 120GB-240GB SSD, if your multitasking alot on your computer, and copying files a ton, you'll need a SSD with DRAM, look it up to find out what that is.

 

 

 

the rm is a little overkill, the cx series should do for him

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $275.00 @ Shopping Express
Motherboard MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $178.20 @ Newegg Australia
Memory Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $102.29 @ Amazon Australia
Storage Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $86.00 @ Shopping Express
Video Card Asus GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB DUAL EVO OC Video Card $369.00 @ Shopping Express
Case Thermaltake Versa H25 ATX Mid Tower Case $69.00 @ BudgetPC
Power Supply Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $129.00 @ Austin Computers
Case Fan ARCTIC F12 PWM PST 53 CFM 120 mm Fan $9.48 @ Amazon Australia
Mouse Razer DeathAdder Elite Wired Optical Mouse $47.00 @ Amazon Australia
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1264.97
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-29 15:26 AEST+1000  

add the costs of your other peripherals and it should come under budget :)

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55 minutes ago, Ace SK said:

I am pretty sure the gtx 1650 super out preforms the rx580 most of the time

 

they're on par with each other.

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($275.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($130.90 @ Device Deal) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($102.29 @ Amazon Australia) 
Storage: Western Digital Green  240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($43.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB DUAL EVO OC Video Card  ($369.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Case: Antec VSK10 Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.40 @ Device Deal) 
Power Supply: Antec NeoECO Gold ZEN 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($105.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Mouse: Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse  ($56.31 @ Amazon Australia) 
Custom: Kogan Full RGB Mechanical Keyboard (Red Switch) ($49.99)
Custom: Corsair HS35 Stereo Gaming Headset, Custom 50 mm Neodymium Speakers, Memory Foam Earcups, Detachable Unidirectional Microphone, Works with PC, Mac, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, iOS and Android – Carbon ($66.48)
Custom: Samsung 24" Monitor, LS24R350FHEXXY ($179.00)
Total: $1493.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-29 15:55 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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57 minutes ago, Ace SK said:

I am pretty sure the gtx 1650 super out preforms the rx580 most of the time

 

And the Radeon has got more VRAM => more future proof

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