First Gaming PC Spec Advice

[Bthind101]

Budget (USD): $1700 for the tower

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Triple A games like elden ring, Minecraft with rtx, valorant, league of legends

 

Hey guys, I've finally decided to get a gaming pc after being a consoler gamer for most of my life, I just want some advice for building a PC tower for a maximum of $1700 USD.

So far I've decided for now I only need 1TB SSD and 32 GB ram
I main I just want advice on the CPU and GPU. For the GPU I want something futureproof, I was thinking along the lines of a RTX 3080 or 4070.
Also I'd appreciate if I could get advice on some mid range monitors. Im looking to get 2

Please be patient, I've only just started to learn about PC's through the channel

 

[Hinjima]

1 minute ago, Bthind101 said:

Budget (USD): $1700 for the tower

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Triple A games like elden ring, Minecraft with rtx, valorant, league of legends

 

Hey guys, I've finally decided to get a gaming pc after being a consoler gamer for most of my life, I just want some advice for building a PC tower for a maximum of $1700 USD.

So far I've decided for now I only need 1TB SSD and 32 GB ram
I main I just want advice on the CPU and GPU. For the GPU I want something futureproof, I was thinking along the lines of a RTX 3080 or 4070.
Also I'd appreciate if I could get advice on some mid range monitors.

Please be patient, I've only just started to learn about PC's through the channel

 

Welcome to the Forum and the world of PC gaming!   I bet you will get quite a few people giving you some lists here for builds within your price range. There are a lot of numbers to parts can seem quite confusing and dauniting at first. Hopefully people can explain a little as to why they picked certain parts as well. I would go through a list myself right now but its 4AM here and I need sleep, I'll check back tomorrow Good luck!

[Bthind101]

Just now, Hinjima said:

Welcome to the Forum and the world of PC gaming!   I bet you will get quite a few people giving you some lists here for builds within your price range. There are a lot of numbers to parts can seem quite confusing and dauniting at first. Hopefully people can explain a little as to why they picked certain parts as well. I would go through a list myself right now but its 4AM here and I need sleep, I'll check back tomorrow Good luck!

Allg mate, cheers for the welcome though. I havent been here long but the community seems so welcoming and friendly

[Why_Me]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($299.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler  ($38.00 @ MSY Technology) 
Motherboard: *Asus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS WIFI II Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($215.00 @ Centre Com) 
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($111.00 @ I-Tech) 
Storage: *Crucial P3 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($148.69 @ Amazon Australia) 
Video Card: *MSI MECH 2X Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($549.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Case: *Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: *MSI MPG A750GF 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.00 @ Centre Com) 
Total: $1628.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-15 12:36 AEST+1000 

 

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/zzVmP6/gigabyte-g24f-2-238-1920-x-1080-180-hz-monitor-g24f-2 

Gigabyte G24F 2 23.8" 1920x1080 180Hz Monitor

 

https://www.gigabyte.com/Monitor/G24F-2#kf 

[Why_Me]

Intel version of that build up above.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-13400F 2.5 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($319.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler  ($38.00 @ MSY Technology) 
Motherboard: *Gigabyte B760M GAMING DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($219.46 @ Amazon Australia) 
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($111.00 @ I-Tech) 
Storage: *Crucial P3 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($148.69 @ Amazon Australia) 
Video Card: *MSI MECH 2X Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($549.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Case: *Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: *MSI MPG A750GF 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.00 @ Centre Com) 
Total: $1653.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-15 12:43 AEST+1000

[kitnoman]

Just to be sure this is $1700 USD right, so around $2500 AUD?

[Why_Me]

9 minutes ago, kitnoman said:

Just to be sure this is $1700 USD right, so around $2500 AUD?

OP is located in Australia so my guess is that it's AUD.

[Bthind101]

27 minutes ago, kitnoman said:

Just to be sure this is $1700 USD right, so around $2500 AUD?

Yeah sorry for the confusion, $2500 AUD

[kitnoman]

If it's $1700 USD(2550AUD), then you should be able to afford a 4070 ti. The reason why, when going with intel, the reason why you should go with at least 13500 instead of the 13400 variant is because it has 4 more efficiency core. Basically, the 13400 is closer  to 12600k specs and the 13500 close to 13600k.
 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-13500 2.5 GHz 14-Core Processor  ($398.95 @ Mwave Australia) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B660 GAMING X DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($219.00 @ MSY Technology) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($102.00 @ I-Tech) 
Storage: Crucial P3 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($148.69 @ Amazon Australia) 
Video Card: PNY XLR8 Gaming VERTO EPIC-X RGB OC GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card  ($1199.00 @ Centre Com) 
Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($129.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Power Supply: NZXT C1000 (2022) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($229.00 @ Scorptec) 
Total: $2534.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-15 13:03 AEST+1000


But if it's really $1700 AUD and not $1700 USD and you really want a 4070. here's an option for  you.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($299.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING FROSTFLOW X 240 LITE 76.16 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($79.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M GAMING Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($148.50 @ MSY Technology) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory  ($99.50 @ Amazon Australia) 
Storage: Crucial P3 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($68.00 @ Umart) 
Video Card: PNY VERTO GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card  ($899.00 @ Centre Com) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H18 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($55.00 @ Centre Com) 
Power Supply: EVGA 700 GQ 700 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Total: $1737.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-15 13:23 AEST+1000

[WallacEngineering]

41 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($299.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler  ($38.00 @ MSY Technology) 
Motherboard: *Asus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS WIFI II Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($215.00 @ Centre Com) 
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($111.00 @ I-Tech) 
Storage: *Crucial P3 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($148.69 @ Amazon Australia) 
Video Card: *MSI MECH 2X Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($549.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Case: *Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: *MSI MPG A750GF 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.00 @ Centre Com) 
Total: $1628.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-15 12:36 AEST+1000 

 

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/zzVmP6/gigabyte-g24f-2-238-1920-x-1080-180-hz-monitor-g24f-2 

Gigabyte G24F 2 23.8" 1920x1080 180Hz Monitor

 

https://www.gigabyte.com/Monitor/G24F-2#kf 

I would pretty much go with this build here. Its pretty good in every regard except if you can swing it, the 5800X-3D CPU is much more Future-Proof. Despite being a generation old now, its keeping up with next-gen CPUs because of that 3D V-Cache.

 

3D V-Cache, as it turns out, is a BIG deal if you want your build to continue keeping up for years to come and not feel like you have to build again anytime soon...

[Why_Me]

30 minutes ago, Bthind101 said:

Yeah sorry for the confusion, $2500 AUD

What's your monitor resolution in case I missed it.

[Bthind101]

23 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

What's your monitor resolution in case I missed it.

I dont really know much about monitors so Im happy with something cheap
Maybe something like 19 or 24 inches? Im really not sure what the norm is

[Why_Me]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-13400F 2.5 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($319.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler  ($38.00 @ MSY Technology) 
Motherboard: *Gigabyte B760 GAMING X DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($225.74 @ Amazon Australia) 
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($111.00 @ I-Tech) 
Storage: *Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($168.88 @ Amazon Australia) 
Video Card: *Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card  ($939.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Case: *Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: *MSI MPG A750GF 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.00 @ Centre Com) 
Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit  ($138.00 @ Amazon Australia) 
Monitor: *Gigabyte G24F 2 23.8" 1920 x 1080 180 Hz Monitor  ($239.00 @ Centre Com) 
Total: $2446.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-15 14:53 AEST+1000

 

A better look at those components.

 

https://www.gigabyte.com/Monitor/G24F-2#kf  

 

https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/pop/pop-air/black-tg-clear/    

 

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B760-GAMING-X-DDR4-rev-10    

 

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/230501/intel-core-i513400f-processor-20m-cache-up-to-4-60-ghz.html   

 

https://www.deepcool.com/products/Cooling/cpuaircoolers/AK400-Performance-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2021/15222.shtml     

 

https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N4070WF3OC-12GD#kf

 

[SorryBella]

If it is just 2500 bucks for the tower alone, here's something that scrapes in the redline, but performs really well at 1440p144hz settings which in my opinion is the current mid end standard next to 1080p240 and 360hz.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600KF 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor  ($449.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AG500 BK ARGB 67.88 CFM CPU Cooler  ($55.00 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Motherboard: ASRock B660M Pro RS/ax Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($169.00 @ MSY Technology) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($105.00 @ Amazon Australia) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP33 PRO 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($139.00 @ JW Computers) 
Video Card: ASRock Phantom Gaming OC Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB Video Card  ($1299.00 @ JW Computers) 
Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($136.22 @ Amazon Australia) 
Power Supply: Gigabyte UD750GM 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.00 @ Centre Com) 
Total: $2471.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-15 18:28 AEST+1000

 

For recommendations, i highly recommend to check out Monitors Unboxed, part of the Hardware Unboxed/Techspot network. Also australian based, what they have reviewed and recommend are usually also available at your local big box store.