GAMING PC

[qwaked as fwuk]

Budget (including currency): AU$1400

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Fortnite, maybe streaming (200+ FPS)

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): Want 8GB Nvidia Graphics Card GPU, AMD or Intel Processor CPU, MSI 144Hz 1080P 1ms

 

[gonfalons]

keep an eye on the processors that are being released on the 5th, a ryzen 5900x might be the best value. I would definitely consider at least 16 GB memory also.

[qwaked as fwuk]

4 minutes ago, gonfalons said:

keep an eye on the processors that are being released on the 5th, a ryzen 5900x might be the best value. I would definitely consider at least 16 GB memory also.

Hey ok thanks..........

[bellabichon]

I went a bit over budget, but here's what I managed to put together:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 3.8 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($228.00 @ Device Deal) 
Motherboard: MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($186.00 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($132.00 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($85.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB OC Video Card  ($355.00 @ Umart) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($73.70 @ Newegg Australia) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic CORE GM 500 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Monitor: MSI Optix G241 23.8" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($309.10 @ Newegg Australia) 
Total: $1487.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-03 16:55 AEDT+1100

 

You should probably wait for Zen 3, though. Even if you don't end up buying a new chip, prices of the old ones will probably go down a decent amount. Also, I don't think you're going to find an Nvidia GPU with 8GB of VRAM at this pricepoint, unless you seriously gut the rest of the system.  

[Energycore]

As mentioned above, keep a heads up on the upcoming CPUs on nov 5th (this Friday).

 

Got a question, why do you have a requirement as specific as Nvidia card with 8GB of RAM? Do you run an application that specifically requires that configuration?

 

Since you're playing Fortnite and that game supports Ray Tracing, grabbing an Nvidia RTX GPU is a good idea, though if you can wait a couple months there should be a next-gen midrange (3060) GPU coming out at some point.

 

AMD should also have midrange cards dropping around the same time. Their new generation of cards drops on Nov 18th.

 

Assuming you need to buy NOW, here's what you can get. Actually not that bad.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$318.00 @ Skycomp Technology
Motherboard	Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$107.00 @ Skycomp Technology
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory	$89.00 @ Umart
Storage	ADATA Ultimate SU650 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$69.90 @ Amazon Australia
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB DUAL EVO OC Video Card	$679.00 @ PC Byte
Case	Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case	$49.00 @ PCCaseGear
Power Supply	Corsair CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$85.00 @ Umart
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1396.90
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-03 16:58 AEDT+1100