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Just a super cheap build for apex with friends

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Budget (including currency): $580AUD (excluding shipping) but the closer to $0 the better lol

Country: Australia

 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: just apex legends and stardew valley since I video edit on my m1 MacBook.

EDIT: needs to be pc cause discord, ultra wide, apple Music in background & potentially upgrading to 144hz and G Sync on my monitor once graphics prices stabilise. (end edit)

 

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):

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/QNGTQD - parts list me and a friend came up with

 

edit 2: micro atx cause my whole desk is filled with my 3 (soon 4) monitor video editing setup and I have limited space elsewhere (I got around apples 2 monitor limit LOL)

 

already have peripherals and monitor

fps goal: 40-60fps minimum apex legends settings at 1080p ultra wide (2560x1080)

 

coming from cheapo hp craptop cause m1 gaming doesn't work (anti cheat issues)

 

I'm a general tech "enthusiast" but very lazy so easy cable management is necessary for me xD

I see a lot of people put their computer here

Mine is an m1 macbook air xD

base model

 

planning to get an m1x mac mini when it exists for heavier video editing

 

Switched to mac from windows cause most of what I do is either internet browsing, photo editing or video editing and wanted Final Cut cause that magnetic timeline is NOT the same as ripple editing in resolve/premiere/vegas pro (a sad excuse of a NLE btw) and is much faster for MY workflow

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4 minutes ago, ryan_lennoxbradley said:

$580AUD (excluding shipping)

Xbox Series S.

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8 minutes ago, SorryClaire said:

Xbox Series S.

nah unfortunately has to be pc because ultra wide, discord, music in background with apple music and graphics card to go to 144hz and gsync in future when prices are more stable

I see a lot of people put their computer here

Mine is an m1 macbook air xD

base model

 

planning to get an m1x mac mini when it exists for heavier video editing

 

Switched to mac from windows cause most of what I do is either internet browsing, photo editing or video editing and wanted Final Cut cause that magnetic timeline is NOT the same as ripple editing in resolve/premiere/vegas pro (a sad excuse of a NLE btw) and is much faster for MY workflow

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1 minute ago, ryan_lennoxbradley said:

nah unfortunately has to be pc because ultra wide, discord, music in background with apple music and graphics card to go to 144hz and gsync in future when prices are more stable

for that budget, you cant get a pc that will get you 60fps on that resolution at apex.

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10 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:

for that budget, you cant get a pc that will get you 60fps on that resolution at apex.

ah well, anything above the 24-30 im at now will be nice

 

and just the ability to play at more than 720p so I can actually see things would be very nice imo.

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I see a lot of people put their computer here

Mine is an m1 macbook air xD

base model

 

planning to get an m1x mac mini when it exists for heavier video editing

 

Switched to mac from windows cause most of what I do is either internet browsing, photo editing or video editing and wanted Final Cut cause that magnetic timeline is NOT the same as ripple editing in resolve/premiere/vegas pro (a sad excuse of a NLE btw) and is much faster for MY workflow

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Buy a cheap 2nd, 3rd, or 4th gen prebuilt like an optiplex, upgrade the ram to 8, 12, or 16gb, stick a low power gpu like gt1030, rx550, etc, maybe upgrade the cpu to (lga 1155 2nd/3rd gen) e3 1230v2 or better in the v2 lineup though avoid the 1220 and 1225 xeons as they are basically i5 cause no ht, (4th gen) e3 1230 v3 or better in the v3 lineup, no i5 or i7 unless you can get them for cheaper than the xeons cause most of the time the xeons are cjeaper than their i5 i7 counterparts

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Also i am checking used market

I see a lot of people put their computer here

Mine is an m1 macbook air xD

base model

 

planning to get an m1x mac mini when it exists for heavier video editing

 

Switched to mac from windows cause most of what I do is either internet browsing, photo editing or video editing and wanted Final Cut cause that magnetic timeline is NOT the same as ripple editing in resolve/premiere/vegas pro (a sad excuse of a NLE btw) and is much faster for MY workflow

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