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PC build ~ $1,000 NZD Budget Advice

Casperdmnz
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I am helping a friend build a PC with a budget of around $1,000 NZD, willing to go higher if the investment is worthwhile $1,500 would be about the extent they'd be prepared to stretch their budget. They will be gaming on a TV so 1080p @60fps would be the go to target, not likely to benefit from anything more. Going to be using the PC for light gaming (mostly indie titles but maybe the odd AAA game) as well as media and browsing the web. I will be donating my GTX 680 to see how things run and if they're happy with that, otherwise GPU suggestions welcome. PC will sadly be on carpet and not have the best ventilation towards the back or sides, smaller to mid tower form factor case required. Being able to remotely turn on the PC with a keyboard / mouse or phone or Xbox controller would be a huge plus.

 

Current build I am looking at:

 

$200 - CPU - Intel Skylake Core i3 - 6100 (i5 better?)

N/A - GPU - Donated GTX 680 or recommended alternative

$150 - Motherboard - ASUS H170M-E D3

$100 - RAM - 8GB's 2x 4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 - 1600 CL9

$280 - SSD - Samsung 850 Evo 500GB

$110 - Case - Corsair Carbide 100R ~$110 (also a 200R for the same price not sure which is better but alternatives welcome also).

$200 - PSU - EVGA SuperNova 650 G1 (Am pretty clueless when it comes to PSUs)

 

Total $1040 NZD

 

Sites to buy from:

http://www.computerlounge.co.nz/default.asp

http://www.pp.co.nz/

http://www.ascent.co.nz/

http://www.pbtech.co.nz/

http://playtech.co.nz/

 

Got my prices from computer lounge, early stage planning so I expect a lot to change and am not set on anything listed and it is entirely likely many of the parts are cheaper at another of the listed stores. If you know of any parts or see anything on those sites or other NZ stores that might be better the recommendations would greatly be appreciated.

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You could probably get RAM for a shit ton cheaper and even DDR4 instead of R3. Just make sure its compatible with your motherboard (on the ASUS sight will have all the compatible components when you select your motherboard). Also if you want to shave off $100 I suggest scraping that 500gb ssd and going for a smaller one like 250gb or 120gb. And If you want (up to you 250gb is plently if only storing games and programs) grab a hdd on the cheap to hold all the crap like photos, movies, low demand games (LoL, csgo etc) . Up to him though. Tbh the psu is a bit overkill for an i3 and gtx 680, could save another 100 bucks tops there. just do a bit of research and find you one that won't make your computer explode lmao.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($111.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($64.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($148.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-ALPHA ATX Mid Tower Case  ($145.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Power Supply: FSP Group 650W 80+ Silver Certified ATX Power Supply  ($109.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Total: $985.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-04 00:13 NZST+1200

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($111.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($64.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($148.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-ALPHA ATX Mid Tower Case  ($145.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Power Supply: FSP Group 650W 80+ Silver Certified ATX Power Supply  ($109.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Total: $985.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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yeah, thats basically what I was saying ^^. better processor and you could swap the case out to the one you had originally selected and even go for a 120gb EVO SSD  there your mate is instantly saving around $150 ,

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1 hour ago, Casperdmnz said:

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----------i7 6700, cooler, G.Skills 16gb ram stick, video card-----------

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($493.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($63.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($111.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($136.00 @ Paradigm PCs) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($85.00 @ PC Force) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($432.40 @ PB Technologies) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($107.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Power Supply: FSP Group 650W 80+ Silver Certified ATX Power Supply  ($109.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Total: $1536.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-04 01:07 NZST+1200

 

----------------i7 6700, crucial 16gb ram stick, cooler, and video card--------------

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($493.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($63.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($111.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($51.50 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($51.50 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($85.00 @ PC Force) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($432.40 @ PB Technologies) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($107.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Power Supply: FSP Group 650W 80+ Silver Certified ATX Power Supply  ($109.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Total: $1503.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-04 01:22 NZST+1200

 

----------------i5 6500, crucial 16gb ram stick, cooler, and video card-----------------

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($63.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($111.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Memory: Kingston ValueRAM 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($51.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Memory: Kingston ValueRAM 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($51.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($85.00 @ PC Force) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($432.40 @ PB Technologies) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($107.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Power Supply: FSP Group 650W 80+ Silver Certified ATX Power Supply  ($109.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Total: $1333.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-04 01:17 NZST+1200

 

-------no cooler, no video card, and crucial 8gb ram stick-------

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($111.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Memory: Kingston ValueRAM 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($51.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($85.00 @ PC Force) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($107.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Power Supply: FSP Group 650W 80+ Silver Certified ATX Power Supply  ($109.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Total: $787.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-04 01:25 NZST+1200

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How much head room would the FSP Group 650W power supply  give for a beefier GPU if they decided to upgrade down the line to something like an RX 480 or GTX 1070 or 1080? Would it be worth spending the extra to get a gold rated power supply like the EVGA SuperNova or would that just be throwing money away?

 

Also does the i5-6500 3.2Ghz Quad-Core Processor come with a stock cooler / would I need to add one to the order or would it be good without?

 

Did a run through with my friend of the recommendations for their build which they seemed very happy with and told me they actually anticipated having to spend a bit more. Looking at going with the following and then if anything like extra cooling or they want quieter fans or more storage they can spend buy them as little extras.

Current Build List

 

CPU Core i5-6500 3.2GHz

GPU GTX 680

Motherboard ASUS H110M-A Micro ATX

RAM Kingston ValueRAM 1x 8GB DDR4-2133 Memory

SSD Samsung 850 EVO 250GB

Case Corsair SPEC-Alpha

PSU FSP Group Power Supply Raiders 650

 

Pending any tweaks or comments about the CPU cooler and power supply unit that'll probably be what they pull the trigger on and purchase. Thanks for the help!

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13 minutes ago, Casperdmnz said:

How much head room would the FSP Group 650W power supply  give for a beefier GPU if they decided to upgrade down the line to something like an RX 480 or GTX 1070 or 1080? Would it be worth spending the extra to get a gold rated power supply like the EVGA SuperNova or would that just be throwing money away?

 

Also does the i5-6500 3.2Ghz Quad-Core Processor come with a stock cooler / would I need to add one to the order or would it be good without?

 

Did a run through with my friend of the recommendations for their build which they seemed very happy with and told me they actually anticipated having to spend a bit more. Looking at going with the following and then if anything like extra cooling or they want quieter fans or more storage they can spend buy them as little extras.

Current Build List

 

CPU Core i5-6500 3.2GHz

GPU GTX 680

Motherboard ASUS H110M-A Micro ATX

RAM Kingston ValueRAM 1x 8GB DDR4-2133 Memory

SSD Samsung 850 EVO 250GB

Case Corsair SPEC-Alpha

PSU FSP Group Power Supply Raiders 650

 

Pending any tweaks or comments about the CPU cooler and power supply unit that'll probably be what they pull the trigger on and purchase. Thanks for the help!

the 6500 comes with a stock cooler, no worries.

the FSP psu has more than enough headroom for any graphics card.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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17 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($111.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($64.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($148.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-ALPHA ATX Mid Tower Case  ($145.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Power Supply: FSP Group 650W 80+ Silver Certified ATX Power Supply  ($109.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Total: $985.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-04 00:13 NZST+1200

This is off-topic but you live in Singapore right?

"AMD is bringing DDR5 to the mainstream with their all new FX 8450 and FX 9690 Zen processors. Check out the link in the video description to learn more."

  • CPU
    Intel Core i5 4690K
  • Motherboard
    MSI Z87-I Mini-ITX
  • RAM
    16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600
  • GPU
  • CHANGING 
  • Case
  • BitFenix Comrade Window Black/
  • Corsair 250D
  • Storage
    Hectron X1 60gb SSD "The China", Hitachi 500gb 7200rpm
  • PSU
    Corsair TX650
  • Cooling
    Hyper TX3
  • Keyboard
    AULA F2012 Mechanical
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10 minutes ago, BringBackLCT said:

This is off-topic but you live in Singapore right?

New Zealand.

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3 minutes ago, Casperdmnz said:

New Zealand.

I think he's referring to me :P

14 minutes ago, BringBackLCT said:

This is off-topic but you live in Singapore right?

Of course, where else is gum banned?(yes i know, its partially lifted)

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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3 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

I think he's referring to me :P

Of course, where else is gum banned?(yes i know, its partially lifted)

@Casperdmnz Yeah he is right, I was referring to him... :)

"AMD is bringing DDR5 to the mainstream with their all new FX 8450 and FX 9690 Zen processors. Check out the link in the video description to learn more."

  • CPU
    Intel Core i5 4690K
  • Motherboard
    MSI Z87-I Mini-ITX
  • RAM
    16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600
  • GPU
  • CHANGING 
  • Case
  • BitFenix Comrade Window Black/
  • Corsair 250D
  • Storage
    Hectron X1 60gb SSD "The China", Hitachi 500gb 7200rpm
  • PSU
    Corsair TX650
  • Cooling
    Hyper TX3
  • Keyboard
    AULA F2012 Mechanical
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