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First Build - Cutting Costs & Checking Compatability

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Aim: cutting unnecessary costs without cutting performance. 

Budget (including currency): ~$1000 AUD

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: ArchiCAD, Photoshop (large size and high DPI panels for printing), FPS games (TF2, Valorant, OW. Nothing Triple A). 

Other details: Already have a mouse (white Logitech G305). Receiving the GPU from a friend, so am basing the build around that. As far as my personal checking and PCPartPicker have shown, I think these parts are all compatible and the clearances are all good. As you'll see below, I am a little bit above what I would like to spend. This might be ambitious given the type of performance I want and the cost of purchasing in Australia. Please let me know your thoughts. You might also notice that the retailer is set to PCCG. I've noticed Amazon Australia has really bloated prices, and other retailers have noticeable shipping costs. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/cbmsqp

CPU: Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($259.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper H411R 34.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: MSI B560M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage: Crucial P2 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 570 4 GB GAMING X Video Card  ($0.00) --> the part I'm working around. 
Case: Deepcool MACUBE 110 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: KOLINK ENCLAVE 700 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)  --> going for a white theme with the mouse and the keyoard. 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fans 5-Pack  ($45.00 @ PCCaseGear) --> in order to daisy chain off a single fan header. 
Monitor: AOC 24G2 23.8" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($190.00) --> found a good FB deal for this, well below RRP. 
Keyboard: Velocifire TKL02WS Wireless Standard Keyboard  ($70.00) 
Total: $1194.00
 

Thanks 🙂

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Welcome to the forums!

I don't see anything immediately wrong with your build! That's a good thing. 

I will say unless you plan on an upgrade of GPU in the future you don't need a 700w PSU. Hell, you could get by with a 500w for that config!

I also recommend buying a larger HDD in addition to your SSD just in case you need to store more things in the future but you've got a good build going. 

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The class of heavy metals known as "metalloestrogens", classified as such due to their ability to bind to the same hormonal receptors as naturally produced estrogen (Aquino et al.), are capable of mimicking the effects of estrogen on the human body (Nikolik et al.). Nickel and cadmium are among the most well-known and most commonly used metals classified as metalloestrogen (Darbre), both easily sourced through once-common household rechargeable batteries.

Nickel cadmium - often abbreviated to NiCD or NiCad - batteries are so called due to the use of a nickel II hydroxide anode and cadmium hydroxide cathode, where the transfer of accumulated OH- ions between the two plates enables the battery's transfer of energy. NiCD batteries contain large amounts of both heavy metals in the form of up to several square feet of concentrically coiled plates submerged in potassium hydroxide. Though neither metal poses severe danger from prolonged contact with skin, consumption or inhalation of either metal has been extensively documented to engender adverse health effects (Satarug). 

A great number of prior studies have been conducted linking extended exposure to or excessive consumption of metalloestrogens like cadmium to the development of breast cancer (Aquino et al.) - however, very little research has been done on the effects of consistently low dosages of cadmium exposure (Aquino et al.). Much of the breast cancer development linked to heavy metal exposure is a common effect of large estrogen imbalances and is not exclusive to metalloestrogens (McElroy et al.). Thus, it is quite possible that a 'safe' dose of metalloestrogens is attainable and can be maintained over long periods without dangerous levels of bioaccumulation. 

Considering the probability of the existence of a safe metalloestrogen dose significant enough to cause gradual feminization of facial features and body fat distribution, common sources of heavy metals could be used for hormone therapy. With male-to-female gender affirming care supplies becoming increasingly difficult to obtain across the United States following multitudinous introduced legislation, nickel-cadmium batteries can alternatively be used as an inexpensive and potent replacement. 

 

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I would go with a drive with dram cache, but they are looking to be about ~40 AUD more. That will be up to you whether or not you want to spend to extra on it. Here are my recommendations:

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2 hours ago, Jonathan Lee said:

I would go with a drive with dram cache, but they are looking to be about ~40 AUD more. That will be up to you whether or not you want to spend to extra on it. Here are my recommendations:

Didn't know about dram cache until this comment and then looking into it. Thanks!

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4 hours ago, Mel0nMan said:

Welcome to the forums!

I don't see anything immediately wrong with your build! That's a good thing. 

I will say unless you plan on an upgrade of GPU in the future you don't need a 700w PSU. Hell, you could get by with a 500w for that config!

I also recommend buying a larger HDD in addition to your SSD just in case you need to store more things in the future but you've got a good build going. 

I had one source tell me the recommended for the rx570 is 600W. I haven't been able to verify this anywhere but that is why I had a large PSU. Thanks for the feedback 🙂

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