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[iVirtuall_]

Budget (including currency): $1100 AUD

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: yugioh masterduel forza horizon 5  valorant Minecraft cs2

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): 

1080p 165hz

[Queen Chrysalis]

With your budget, this is probably gonna be the best gaming system you can go with.  If you don’t like the case, you can pick another.  It was simply the best deal for case that included fans.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i3-12100F 3.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($145.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME-H610M-A-WIFI-D4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($152.57 @ Amazon Australia) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($95.00 @ Scorptec) 
Storage: Silicon Power UD85 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($79.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Video Card: Asus DUAL V2 Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card  ($289.00 @ Centre Com) 
Case: Antec NX200M MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.00 @ I-Tech) 
Power Supply: ADATA XPG PYLON 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($77.00 @ Centre Com) 
Total: $896.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-01-14 19:59 AEDT+1100

 

If you think six cores might be an issue, you could probably fit the ryzem 5 5500 and the asrock b550 pro4 in this budget as well.  It’s slower than the 12100f in single core tasks, but it should be fast enough. That particular motherboard doesn’t have onboard wifi, buut it has an m.2 wifi port so you can install an ax200 for bt and wifi.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.00 @ Centre Com) 
Motherboard: ASRock B550M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.00 @ MSY Technology) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Intel AX200 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax M.2 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($39.00 @ I-Tech) 
Total: $317.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-01-14 20:23 AEDT+1100

[QuantumSingularity]

For that budget, better look for something on the 2nd hand market. Something like 6700XT or 3070 + 5600X/5700X or 12600k. It's not worth wasting all that money in a system that will seriously struggle with 1080p in less than a year. Storage is expensive AF right now, B450 motherboards are already disappearing from the market and only expensive options are left. Going AM5 is completely impossible for that budget. 

[Queen Chrysalis]

14 minutes ago, QuantumSingularity said:

For that budget, better look for something on the 2nd hand market. Something like 6700XT or 3070 + 5600X/5700X or 12600k. It's not worth wasting all that money in a system that will seriously struggle with 1080p in less than a year. Storage is expensive AF right now, B450 motherboards are already disappearing from the market and only expensive options are left. Going AM5 is completely impossible for that budget. 

For the fame OP mentioned I’d agree that increasing budget for a 6700xt, which a 5500 is fine with, but I’ve noticed that a lot of people aren’t all playing the newest, most intense games.  I may not be the norm, but I use a 1070ti for 4k because it’s more than enough for the games I play.

[iVirtuall_]

13 hours ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

With your budget, this is probably gonna be the best gaming system you can go with.  If you don’t like the case, you can pick another.  It was simply the best deal for case that included fans.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i3-12100F 3.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($145.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME-H610M-A-WIFI-D4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($152.57 @ Amazon Australia) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($95.00 @ Scorptec) 
Storage: Silicon Power UD85 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($79.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Video Card: Asus DUAL V2 Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card  ($289.00 @ Centre Com) 
Case: Antec NX200M MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.00 @ I-Tech) 
Power Supply: ADATA XPG PYLON 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($77.00 @ Centre Com) 
Total: $896.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-01-14 19:59 AEDT+1100

 

If you think six cores might be an issue, you could probably fit the ryzem 5 5500 and the asrock b550 pro4 in this budget as well.  It’s slower than the 12100f in single core tasks, but it should be fast enough. That particular motherboard doesn’t have onboard wifi, buut it has an m.2 wifi port so you can install an ax200 for bt and wifi.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.00 @ Centre Com) 
Motherboard: ASRock B550M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.00 @ MSY Technology) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Intel AX200 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax M.2 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($39.00 @ I-Tech) 
Total: $317.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-01-14 20:23 AEDT+1100

Would this work?

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/crBkz6)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/pQNxFT/intel-core-i5-12400f-25-ghz-6-core-processor-bx8071512400f) | $205.00 @ Centre Com 
**Motherboard** | [Asus PRIME-H610M-A-WIFI-D4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/TfKKHx/asus-prime-h610m-a-wifi-d4-micro-atx-lga1700-motherboard-prime-h610m-a-wifi-d4) | $152.47 @ Amazon Australia 
**Memory** | [TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/bcnypg/team-t-force-vulcan-z-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr4-3200-cl16-memory-tlzgd432g3200hc16fdc01) | $95.00 @ Scorptec 
**Storage** | [Silicon Power UD85 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/vXLdnQ/silicon-power-ud85-1-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-sp01kgbp44ud8505) | $79.00 @ PLE Computers 
**Video Card** | [Asus DUAL V2 Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/Hsn9TW/asus-dual-v2-radeon-rx-6600-8-gb-video-card-dual-rx6600-8g-v2) | $289.00 @ Centre Com 
**Case** | [Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/vYp323/cougar-mx330-atx-mid-tower-case-mx330) | $65.00 @ BPC Technology 
**Power Supply** | [Gigabyte P-B 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/HbfhP6/gigabyte-p-b-650-w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-gp-p650b) | $74.77 @ JW Computers 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | **Total** | **$960.24**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2024-01-15 09:42 AEDT+1100 |

[Queen Chrysalis]

1 hour ago, iVirtuall_ said:

Would this work?

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/crBkz6)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/pQNxFT/intel-core-i5-12400f-25-ghz-6-core-processor-bx8071512400f) | $205.00 @ Centre Com 
**Motherboard** | [Asus PRIME-H610M-A-WIFI-D4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/TfKKHx/asus-prime-h610m-a-wifi-d4-micro-atx-lga1700-motherboard-prime-h610m-a-wifi-d4) | $152.47 @ Amazon Australia 
**Memory** | [TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/bcnypg/team-t-force-vulcan-z-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr4-3200-cl16-memory-tlzgd432g3200hc16fdc01) | $95.00 @ Scorptec 
**Storage** | [Silicon Power UD85 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/vXLdnQ/silicon-power-ud85-1-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-sp01kgbp44ud8505) | $79.00 @ PLE Computers 
**Video Card** | [Asus DUAL V2 Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/Hsn9TW/asus-dual-v2-radeon-rx-6600-8-gb-video-card-dual-rx6600-8g-v2) | $289.00 @ Centre Com 
**Case** | [Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/vYp323/cougar-mx330-atx-mid-tower-case-mx330) | $65.00 @ BPC Technology 
**Power Supply** | [Gigabyte P-B 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/HbfhP6/gigabyte-p-b-650-w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-gp-p650b) | $74.77 @ JW Computers 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | **Total** | **$960.24**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2024-01-15 09:42 AEDT+1100 |

Yeah, definitely.  That PSU is not great, but with a low power GPU it shouldn't be a big deal.  That case does not come with any fans on the intake, but your system will not get very hot anyway.  You probably don't need an ATX mid-tower (an mATX micro tower would be fine), but if you have the space it's totally fine.  If you think it's getting too hot, you can add a fan to the bottom of the front of the case to get some cold air under the GPU a little faster.  Otherwise this is great.  

[iVirtuall_]

2 hours ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

Yeah, definitely.  That PSU is not great, but with a low power GPU it shouldn't be a big deal.  That case does not come with any fans on the intake, but your system will not get very hot anyway.  You probably don't need an ATX mid-tower (an mATX micro tower would be fine), but if you have the space it's totally fine.  If you think it's getting too hot, you can add a fan to the bottom of the front of the case to get some cold air under the GPU a little faster.  Otherwise this is great.  

What fan would you recommend?

[Queen Chrysalis]

3 hours ago, iVirtuall_ said:

What fan would you recommend?

Anything with a rifle bearing or fluid dynamic bearing.  Or just whatever is cheapest.  Case fans don’t go very fast so it won’t matter.l as most of the actual crappy fans of days gone by have left the market.  The fans on your GPU will always be the loudest thing anyway (when you’re gaming).

[iVirtuall_]

1 hour ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

Anything with a rifle bearing or fluid dynamic bearing.  Or just whatever is cheapest.  Case fans don’t go very fast so it won’t matter.l as most of the actual crappy fans of days gone by have left the market.  The fans on your GPU will always be the loudest thing anyway (when you’re gaming).

In this list i have added 2 gpus same price i am only going to buy one but i am going to ask should i buy the bigger gpu with more fans or the 2 fan one they are the same price

[Queen Chrysalis]

2 hours ago, iVirtuall_ said:

In this list i have added 2 gpus same price i am only going to buy one but i am going to ask should i buy the bigger gpu with more fans or the 2 fan one they are the same price

The bigger one.

[iVirtuall_]

10 hours ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

The bigger one.

Thanks for the help 

[iVirtuall_]

19 hours ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

The bigger one.

I have decided to save more on the pc. And have decided on a 3060 12gb of course 
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/cHkhGP
would the cooling be sufficent or any addinol cooling required $1100 budget

[Queen Chrysalis]

7 hours ago, iVirtuall_ said:

I have decided to save more on the pc. And have decided on a 3060 12gb of course 
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/cHkhGP
would the cooling be sufficent or any addinol cooling required $1100 budget

Nah that’ll work.  Look on eBay for a 3060, $430 is anlot of money for that GPU, and GOUs are one of the few parts that are worth buying used.

[iVirtuall_]

Thanks also would bluetooth work with the system? I don't know how to tell i ave a wifi adaptor but i don't know about bluetooth

[Why_Me]

1 minute ago, iVirtuall_ said:

Thanks also would bluetooth work with the system? I don't know how to tell i ave a wifi adaptor but i don't know about bluetooth

https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/motherboards/prime/prime-h610m-a-wifi-d4/techspec/ 

Wi-Fi 5
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Supports 2.4/5GHz frequency band
Bluetooth v5.0

[iVirtuall_]

7 hours ago, Why_Me said:

https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/motherboards/prime/prime-h610m-a-wifi-d4/techspec/ 

Wi-Fi 5
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Supports 2.4/5GHz frequency band
Bluetooth v5.0

would the wifi adaptor allow me to use bluetooth?
https://www.asus.com/au/networking-iot-servers/adapters/all-series/pce-ax3000/
btw is this the right adaptor https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/VT2bt6/asus-pce-ax3000-pcie-x1-80211abgnacax-wi-fi-adapter-pce-ax3000

[iVirtuall_]

19 hours ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

Nah that’ll work.  Look on eBay for a 3060, $430 is anlot of money for that GPU, and GOUs are one of the few parts that are worth buying used.

Would this work?
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/s699Fs
also would i be able to use bluetooth?

[Why_Me]

17 minutes ago, iVirtuall_ said:

would the wifi adaptor allow me to use bluetooth?
https://www.asus.com/au/networking-iot-servers/adapters/all-series/pce-ax3000/
btw is this the right adaptor https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/VT2bt6/asus-pce-ax3000-pcie-x1-80211abgnacax-wi-fi-adapter-pce-ax3000

Unless you want wifi 6 you don't need a wifi adapter for that board. Either way you would still have bluetooth with or without the adapter.

[iVirtuall_]

15 hours ago, Why_Me said:

Unless you want wifi 6 you don't need a wifi adapter for that board. Either way you would still have bluetooth with or without the adapter.

[iVirtuall_]

15 hours ago, Why_Me said:

Unless you want wifi 6 you don't need a wifi adapter for that board. Either way you would still have bluetooth with or without the adapter.

I mean with this partlist will i have bluetooth this list doesn't have the board you suggested
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/s699Fs

[Why_Me]

43 minutes ago, iVirtuall_ said:

I mean with this partlist will i have bluetooth this list doesn't have the board you suggested
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/s699Fs

That adapter gives you both wifi and bluetooth.

https://www.asus.com/us/networking-iot-servers/adapters/all-series/pce-ax3000/

[iVirtuall_]

On 1/18/2024 at 11:35 AM, Why_Me said:

That adapter gives you both wifi and bluetooth.

https://www.asus.com/us/networking-iot-servers/adapters/all-series/pce-ax3000/

ok good to know thanks