Birthday Build

[Blane66]

Budget (including currency): 2000AUD

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: games of all sorts form wow to lol to diablo 4

Other details

hey all building a pc for my little brothers 30th. he always got my second hand parts and is time for something new for him. this is what i am looking at but am happy for any suggestions:

CPU

Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor

$389.00

CPU Cooler			Corsair iCUE H150i RGB PRO XT 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$229.00
Motherboard			MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard	$339.00
Memory			Corsair Vengeance RGB RS 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	$121.00
Storage			Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive	$199.00
Video Card			Gigabyte EAGLE OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB Video Card	$529.00
Case			Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	$142.00
Power Supply			Gigabyte UD750GM 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$119.00
Total:				$2067.00

[AAVVIronAlex]

Solid build, but I would recommend downgrading the chipset and putting money into a videocard. Usually chipsets do not really matter these days. Why exactly do you need Z790 for?

[Somerandomtechyboi]

Minimum 6800(xt) or 3080 for that kind of build, a 3060ti does not belong in this pricerange

[Blane66]

2 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Minimum 6800(xt) or 3080 for that kind of build, a 3060ti does not belong in this pricerange

a 3080 starts at $1000 and 8600xt starts at $850

[PC HEROES]

39 minutes ago, Blane66 said:

Budget (including currency): 2000AUD

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: games of all sorts form wow to lol to diablo 4

Other details

hey all building a pc for my little brothers 30th. he always got my second hand parts and is time for something new for him. this is what i am looking at but am happy for any suggestions:

CPU

Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor

$389.00

CPU Cooler			Corsair iCUE H150i RGB PRO XT 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$229.00
Motherboard			MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard	$339.00
Memory			Corsair Vengeance RGB RS 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	$121.00
Storage			Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive	$199.00
Video Card			Gigabyte EAGLE OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB Video Card	$529.00
Case			Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	$142.00
Power Supply			Gigabyte UD750GM 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$119.00
Total:				$2067.00

Hello. I have made you a build list that I think is much better for Gaming. Overall I was able to give you a much better GPU, and a lower price. This is pretty much the best performance per dollar you could hope for. The Case that I picked has 4 included RGB Fans. Since Power Supplies are overpriced at the moment I opted for a 850w unit. If you ever decide to upgrade the GPU you will not have to replace the PSU.

 

I have been building PCs for 30 years so if you have any questions please ask.

 

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/xtb8hk

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING SE-234-ARGB 56.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($41.30 @ PLE Computers)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($249.00 @ Computer Alliance)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: ADATA Premium For PS5 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($222.80 @ Newegg Australia)
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 319 CORE Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($834.41 @ Amazon Australia)
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 50 MESH 4FS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.00 @ Scorptec)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 PE 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.00 @ Centre Com)
Total: $1903.51

[Why_Me]

I would add this card to that build down below once it's released next month.

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/40-series/rtx-4060-4060ti/

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
Starting at $499.00 USD
Coming July

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($237.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler  ($36.00 @ MSY Technology) 
Motherboard: *Gigabyte B660 GAMING X DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($219.00 @ MSY Technology) 
Memory: *Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($105.00 @ Amazon Australia) 
Storage: *Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($152.43 @ Amazon Australia) 
Case: *Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Power Supply: *MSI MPG A750GF 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.00 @ Centre Com) 
Total: $1017.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-29 20:57 AEST+1000

 

G-Sync compatible gaming monitor worth having a look at.

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/Tqqrxr/lenovo-g24-20-238-1920-x-1080-165-hz-monitor-66cfgcc1us  

Lenovo G24-20 1920x1080 165Hz Monitor $199.00  

 

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/accessories-and-software/monitors/gaming/66cfgcc1us 

 

A better look at those components.

 

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

 

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B660-GAMING-X-DDR4-rev-10#kf 

 

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/134587/intel-core-i512400f-processor-18m-cache-up-to-4-40-ghz.html  

 

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

[Blane66]

6 minutes ago, PC HEROES said:

Hello. I have made you a build list that I think is much better for Gaming. Overall I was able to give you a much better GPU, and a lower price. This is pretty much the best performance per dollar you could hope for. The Case that I picked has 4 included RGB Fans. Since Power Supplies are overpriced at the moment I opted for a 850w unit. If you ever decide to upgrade the GPU you will not have to replace the PSU.

 

I have been building PCs for 30 years so if you have any questions please ask.

 

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/xtb8hk

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING SE-234-ARGB 56.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($41.30 @ PLE Computers)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($249.00 @ Computer Alliance)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: ADATA Premium For PS5 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($222.80 @ Newegg Australia)
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 319 CORE Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($834.41 @ Amazon Australia)
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 50 MESH 4FS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.00 @ Scorptec)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 PE 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.00 @ Centre Com)
Total: $1903.51

for an extra $20 would it be better to go to the 5600x insted?

[Somerandomtechyboi]

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/XVXvLs

5700x + 7900xt + 32gb 3200c16

 

Its 100aud overbudget so you may wish to downgrade to a 6950xt instead or you can opt to dig through the used market for a used 850-1200w gold/platinum unit

 

this is pretty much just parts optimization and dumping most of the budget on important parts like the cpu and gpu while minimizing waste on needlessly pricey parts or parts that dont contribute to performance (case, ssd, mobo, cooler, etc.)

[PC HEROES]

8 minutes ago, Blane66 said:

for an extra $20 would it be better to go to the 5600x insted?

The difference in performance is really not noticeable so I don't think it's worth the extra money when the funds could go towards something else that would make a bigger difference like RAM speeds or a better GPU.

[Somerandomtechyboi]

3 minutes ago, PC HEROES said:

RAM speeds

Irrelevant since 3200c16 and 3600c18 bins have pretty similar performance though the latter is ever so slightly faster, 4000+ bins have terrible subtimings and are generally unreliable in terms of xmp even working out the box

 

Only way to get goood ram performance is via overclocking and if thats what you want then you can buy four m378a1g43eb1 2133 samsung e die and oc to 3800-4000 1:1 fclk

 

 

6 minutes ago, PC HEROES said:

better GPU

as for gpu you really just wanna spend around half your budget and base the rest of your components around it

[SorryBella]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-13400F 2.5 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($315.00 @ BPC Technology) 
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING SE-224-XT Basic 76.16 CFM CPU Cooler  ($24.50 @ PLE Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO B660M-A DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($179.00 @ MSY Technology) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory  ($96.00 @ Amazon Australia) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP33 PRO 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($138.16 @ Amazon Australia) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6950 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($1067.00 @ Newegg Australia) 
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 55 MESH ATX Mid Tower Case  ($67.00 @ MSY Technology) 
Power Supply: Gigabyte UD750GM 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.00 @ Centre Com) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($12.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Total: $2017.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-29 22:51 AEST+1000

 

If youre in the east coast of AU, swap the 6950XT for 4070. Itll be a massive performance decrease but the power consumption is 200 watts less under full load.