Building a PC

[OliKelly]

Hey Guys,

I am new to this PC thing and I want to get a gaming PC that performs well on any game, but is relatively cheap ($1500 AUD). I’m wondering if this will do the trick (any suggestions?):

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.99 @ Adorama
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$84.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Sabrent Rocket Q 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$64.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$52.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Asus GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card	$503.99 @ Amazon
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	EVGA BQ 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$74.98 @ Amazon
Case Fan	ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan	$12.87 @ Amazon
Keyboard	Ducky One 2 Mini RGB Wired Standard Keyboard
Mouse	Glorious PC Gaming Race MODEL O Wired Optical Mouse	$64.98 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1264.75
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-20 05:34 EST-0500

 

 

[Damiru Sensith]

Gtx 1660 super for $500 thats not a fair deal.

[OliKelly]

15 minutes ago, Damiru Sensith said:

Gtx 1660 super for $500 thats not a fair deal.

what’s a fair deal for it then (remember it is an $AUD)

[UpTheDons]

PCPartPicker Part List: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/6dxLK3

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($301.40 @ Newegg Australia) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($158.00 @ Centre Com) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($120.50 @ Device Deal) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($199.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($80.00 @ PC Byte) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card  ($469.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.10 @ Newegg Australia) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($92.28 @ JW Computers) 
Total: $1509.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-20 22:33 AEDT+1100

 

Better PSU and storage, you could take out the 2TB HDD if you want to save a bit there for a mouse and keyboard.

 

 

[UpTheDons]

17 minutes ago, Damiru Sensith said:

Gtx 1660 super for $500 thats not a fair deal.

It actually is a fairly good deal considering the market as 450 Australian dollars equates to about £250 in the UK which is around the msrp of that card.

[OliKelly]

39 minutes ago, 8tg said:

Consider the cost of a single 2tb ssd vs the cost of the 500gb + a 1tb hard drive

and value if it’s worth the added expense to just go all ssd

 

its 2021, even my now 10 year old thinkpad doesn’t have a mechanical hard drive

hell, even the 17 year old thinkpad doesn’t have a mechanical hard drive 

true, what do you think the best 2tb ssd would be?

[UpTheDons]

Just now, OliKelly said:

true, what do you think the best 2tb ssd would be?

Your much better off getting 1TB SSD + a 2TB HDD for your steam library or whatever for this kind of budget, 2TB SSDS can cost a lot more than 1TB ones.

[OliKelly]

10 minutes ago, UpTheDons said:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/6dxLK3

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($301.40 @ Newegg Australia) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($158.00 @ Centre Com) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($120.50 @ Device Deal) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($199.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($80.00 @ PC Byte) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card  ($469.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.10 @ Newegg Australia) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($92.28 @ JW Computers) 
Total: $1509.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-20 22:33 AEDT+1100

 

Better PSU and storage, you could take out the 2TB HDD if you want to save a bit there for a mouse and keyboard.

 

 

would this build run fast on any game?

[UpTheDons]

10 minutes ago, OliKelly said:

would this build run fast on any game?

Well because of your budget it probably wont give you the best performance in "every" game but you are going to get pretty good performance in 1080p gaming in general.

 

What games do you want to play on it? Its kind of hard to give an answer to "any game". 

[Guest]

4 hours ago, UpTheDons said:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/6dxLK3

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($301.40 @ Newegg Australia) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($158.00 @ Centre Com) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($120.50 @ Device Deal) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($199.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($80.00 @ PC Byte) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card  ($469.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.10 @ Newegg Australia) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($92.28 @ JW Computers) 
Total: $1509.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-20 22:33 AEDT+1100

 

Better PSU and storage, you could take out the 2TB HDD if you want to save a bit there for a mouse and keyboard.

 

 

The WD Blue SN550 is $61 cheaper.

[UpTheDons]

4 hours ago, lee32uk said:

The WD Blue SN550 is $61 cheaper.

good point, better value to go for that one.

[TraderV5]

I am building a Tower that will be used for 2 things :

 

1. 3D Animation/rendering + 1440p+ Video editing

2. Heavy Gaming : Borderlands 3 at Ultra on a 1440p 34" ultrawide monitor. COD. Rocket League. Monster Hunter World. Others.

 

I will be adding another 34" Ultrawide 1440p monitor in the future. 

 

My budget is 3000USD Max. 

I'm also hoping this build lasts 5 years. 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/

                                                                                           

CPU : 

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor   

(330$)

CPU Cooler : 

Noctua NH-D15S chromax.black 82.51 CFM CPU Cooler                                                                             

(90$)

Motherboard : 

Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard

(210$)                                                                                             

Memory : 

G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory

(205$)

Storage : 

 

Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (140$) + Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (148$) TOTAL FOR BOTH STORAGE UNITS : (288$) GPU :  Asus GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB STRIX GAMING Advanced Video Card (1450$) Case :  MUSETEX Phantom ATX Mid Tower Case (86$) PCU :  Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (130$)   I appreciate this thread and everyone's time.

[MorbidAngel]

3 hours ago, TraderV5 said:

 

I appreciate this thread and everyone's time.

 

First off all I think you'd be better off making your own post for visibility and secondly. "Heavy" gaming + 1440p 3D animation and rendering that will last you +5 years. For that I really doubt the RTX 2070 will be up to the task. I have the 2080 super and doing 3D rendering and heavy gaming at 4k is acceptable but there are definitely games I can't max and I really doubt my PC will be up-to-par for +5 years.