Help make this build cheaper pls.

[Thomas Wellings]

Budget (including currency): 1.8k AUD

Country: Australia 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming + Engineering Degree

 

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

Monitor: Acer Nitro ED270UP2 WQHD FreeSync 170Hz 27in Curved Monitor ($199)

Keyboard (Mechanical) was gonna be around $119 (EPOTH80) - Will probably change to a cheaper one (idk which one yet)

Mouse was gonna be around $48 (Logitech G G305 Lightspeed)- May try and find a cheaper one

Haven't found a mouse pad yet but maybe around $30

 

I'm getting close to purchasing this build after a lot of advice from you guys however, with peripherals (mouse, keyboard, mouse pad) + shipping not shown in the pc part picker I've estimated this build is gonna be around 1.9k+. I'm a bit desperate and ask if anyone has any suggestions to help minimise the cost of my build so it is at least closer to 1.8k without compromising the performance of the build too much.

 

I looked for alternatives like used type markets for the GPU but couldn't find any - If anyone knows a reliable/trustworthy one that works in australia pls let me know.

 

Any suggestions about nice but budget type peripherals that would fit the build would also be greatly appreciated.

 

[QuantumSingularity]

Well, you are already holding back the 12600 with that DDR4 memory, so if you really need all those expensive peripherals, you might wanna step down to AM4. Something like this will leave you 150 AUD for keyboard + mouse + pad:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($269.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin X 120 PLUS V2 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($54.76 @ Amazon Australia) 
Motherboard: ASRock B550M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.00 @ MSY Technology) 
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($55.00 @ Scorptec) 
Storage: Lexar NM790 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($95.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster QICK 319 Core Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($536.84 @ Amazon Australia) 
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 50 MESH 4FS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.87 @ JW Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair CV650 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($85.00 @ Amazon Australia) 
Monitor: LG 27GN800-B 27.0" 2560 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($339.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Total: $1652.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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But sacrificing budget from the system to get fancy keyboard and mouse is a cardinal sin for me. I would always go for the cheapest possible mouse+kb+pad combo for around $20 and put all of the rest towards the system and more specifically - the GPU. If this was my money, i would've build it like that:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($269.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin X 120 PLUS V2 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($54.76 @ Amazon Australia) 
Motherboard: ASRock B550M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.00 @ MSY Technology) 
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($55.00 @ Scorptec) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP44L 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($78.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Video Card: ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 7700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($689.00 @ Centre Com) 
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 50 MESH 4FS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.87 @ JW Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair CV650 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($85.00 @ Amazon Australia) 
Monitor: LG 27GN800-B 27.0" 2560 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($339.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Total: $1787.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-12-30 17:09 AEDT+1100

 

And as said above, get the cheapest possible mouse+kb+pad combo possible or even go as far as borrow from someone till i buy myself some.

[Why_Me]

5 minutes ago, QuantumSingularity said:

Well, you are already holding back the 12600 with that DDR4 memory, so if you really need all those expensive peripherals, you might wanna step down to AM4. Something like this will leave you 150 AUD for keyboard + mouse + pad:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($269.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin X 120 PLUS V2 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($54.76 @ Amazon Australia) 
Motherboard: ASRock B550M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.00 @ MSY Technology) 
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($55.00 @ Scorptec) 
Storage: Lexar NM790 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($95.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster QICK 319 Core Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($536.84 @ Amazon Australia) 
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 50 MESH 4FS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.87 @ JW Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair CV650 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($85.00 @ Amazon Australia) 
Monitor: LG 27GN800-B 27.0" 2560 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($339.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Total: $1652.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-12-30 17:05 AEDT+1100

DDR4 3200 is every bit as fast as DDR5 6000 in regards to gaming. 

[Somerandomtechyboi]

5 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

DDR4 3200 is every bit as fast as DDR5 6000 in regards to gaming. 

I mean there does seem to be a performance diff but its not major and absolutely can be closed by just tuning the rams and running at 4000-4200 whatever gear 1 maxes out at and closing the diff via tuning isnt neccesary anyways since the performance diff isnt that much to begin with

[Queen Chrysalis]

5 hours ago, QuantumSingularity said:

holding back the 12600 with that DDR4 memory

Unless something changed that's not the case.  The Alder Lake performs almost identically with DDR4 and DDR5.  Raptor Lake is where the DDR5 benefit appears.

[filpo]

6 hours ago, Thomas Wellings said:

Budget (including currency): 1.8k AUD

Country: Australia 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming + Engineering Degree

 

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

Monitor: Acer Nitro ED270UP2 WQHD FreeSync 170Hz 27in Curved Monitor ($199)

Keyboard (Mechanical) was gonna be around $119 (EPOTH80) - Will probably change to a cheaper one (idk which one yet)

Mouse was gonna be around $48 (Logitech G G305 Lightspeed)- May try and find a cheaper one

Haven't found a mouse pad yet but maybe around $30

 

I'm getting close to purchasing this build after a lot of advice from you guys however, with peripherals (mouse, keyboard, mouse pad) + shipping not shown in the pc part picker I've estimated this build is gonna be around 1.9k+. I'm a bit desperate and ask if anyone has any suggestions to help minimise the cost of my build so it is at least closer to 1.8k without compromising the performance of the build too much.

 

I looked for alternatives like used type markets for the GPU but couldn't find any - If anyone knows a reliable/trustworthy one that works in australia pls let me know.

 

Any suggestions about nice but budget type peripherals that would fit the build would also be greatly appreciated.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($335.00 @ Amazon Australia) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650M DS3H Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($209.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL32 Memory  ($154.53 @ Amazon Australia) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP44L 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($139.00 @ Centre Com) 
Case: Deepcool CC560 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.00 @ JW Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($155.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Monitor: Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQL1A 27.0" 2560 x 1440 170 Hz Monitor  ($349.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Custom: Used 6700 xt ($400.00)
Total: $1810.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-12-30 23:06 AEDT+1100