Building an entry level gaming PC

[Hollowgast]

Good day mates! I'm trying to build a mid range gaming PC. I only have a budget of $1.2k AUD. I'm in need of monitor (pref BenQ) and keyboard as well. I tried building one yesterday but it reached to $1.4k without the peripherals. I only play LoL, DotA and Overwatch for now but will look into Steam if the games are much cheaper than Xbox One. Any help would be awesome.

 

This is the build that I tried last night:

 

Intel Core i5 6600K (No heatsink and thermal paste)

Asus Dual GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 4GB

Gigabyte GA-Z170N Motherboard

Kingston 16GB (2x8GB) PC4-21300 (2666MHz) DDR4

Samsung 250GB SSD, 850 EVO Series, mSATA

Samsung 500GB SSD, 750 EVO Series, SATA III

EVGA 650W SuperNOVA G1 Modular Power Supply, 80 PLUS GOLD

 

[Guest]

I would drop to a 6500 with H or B motherboard and get a 1060 instead. 

Also no need for multiple ssd would be too much of a waste. 250gb ssd + 1TB hdd

Better PSU like a G2

[rn8686]

No heatsink for the i5? It doesnt come with a stock cooler, you will need to buy one. Dont buy the G1, bad value, get G2 or GS instead. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

which form factor do you need it in? need wifi?

[Guest]

Just now, wrathoftheturkey said:

I disagree on the PSU. I'd actually drop down to a CX450M if I were you, and spend that on a 250GB MX300, a 1TB WD Blue and a better GPU

I also second the use of a 6500 and cheaper MoBo, the GPU's going to do you alot more good.

Also, you can't run a 6600k without a cooler....

But a 6500 has one

Also CXM is better than a g1, what I meant was to get a better cooler

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($267.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($78.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($49.50 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($355.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.00 @ CPL Online) 
Monitor: AOC I2279VWHE 21.5" 60Hz Monitor  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Keyboard: Thermaltake CHALLENGER PRIME Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($45.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Total: $1209.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-06 13:18 AEDT+1100

[Guest]

1 minute ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

Is it really? I thought it was just a better value....

Yes 6500 is a better value

[TheDankKoosh]

5 minutes ago, Hollowgast said:

Good day mates! I'm trying to build a mid range gaming PC. I only have a budget of $1.2k AUD. I'm in need of monitor (pref BenQ) and keyboard as well. I tried building one yesterday but it reached to $1.4k without the peripherals. I only play LoL, DotA and Overwatch for now but will look into Steam if the games are much cheaper than Xbox One. Any help would be awesome.

 

This is the build that I tried last night:

 

Intel Core i5 6600K (No heatsink and thermal paste)

Asus Dual GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 4GB

Gigabyte GA-Z170N Motherboard

Kingston 16GB (2x8GB) PC4-21300 (2666MHz) DDR4

Samsung 250GB SSD, 850 EVO Series, mSATA

Samsung 500GB SSD, 750 EVO Series, SATA III

EVGA 650W SuperNOVA G1 Modular Power Supply, 80 PLUS GOLD

 

Here is something that will fit your budget better and would be great for budget gaming http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/7fpgzM

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

No, I thought the G1 was better than the CXM series, but not as good as other PSUs for the same price

@STRMfrmXMN am I right or has the blue god bested me in PC knowledge combat?

the G1/NEX psus are at tier 4 while the grey CXM is at tier 3 in the psu tier list.

[Guest]

@Energycore EVGA G1 or Gray label CXM?

[Herman Mcpootis]

who bet for grey CXM, come i start bet with my SSD

[STRMfrmXMN]

4 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

No, I thought the G1 was better than the CXM series, but not as good as other PSUs for the same price

@STRMfrmXMN am I right or has the blue god bested me in PC knowledge combat?

I'd personally get a CXM but I mean... I dunno.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

who bet for grey CXM, come i start bet with my SSD

I bet for G2 though....

[Energycore]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

@Energycore EVGA G1 or Gray label CXM?

CXM

 

But the better value is this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($267.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($78.00 @ Shopping Express)
Memory: *Kingston FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($59.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.00 @ Shopping Express)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GAMING X 4G Video Card  ($245.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.00 @ PLE Computers)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra M 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Monitor: Asus VC239H 23.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($178.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Keyboard: Thermaltake eSPORTS Challenger Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($59.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $1196.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-06 13:27 AEDT+1100

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

I bet for G2 though....

probably too expensive for OP, CXM will do just fine

[Guest]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

probably too expensive for OP, CXM will do just fine

Refering to OP original post get a better PSU, swap to a non k 6500 so you don't need a cooler, get a h/b110 or 170 mobo and get a 1060

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

Way sheet ohhhh they're the same PSU the names are so damn confuzzling WHY CAN'T YOU JUST NAME PSUs EASIER PPL?

Thou hast won m8

Well, to begin with the CXM doesn't seem to be available in Oz so actually the G1 wins.

 

The weird thing about the G1 is, even though it's so meh it still has a 10-year warranty, so if you're having issues with it or it dies, you can just get it replaced with a better one thanks to EVGA's awesome customer support

 

So I dunno. I'm at a bit of a loss regarding the G1.

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

This will always be my favorite descriptive phrase

I like "intensely meh" the best

1 minute ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

10 years? Damn. And this is from the famous EVGA, so even if your VRMs are overheating you're not pissed because their warranty is that good

 

Interesting....

See what I mean? The NEX are weird.

 

From reviews I can gather that the main reason it's T4 is because it sucks at croosloads (the 5V rail hit 4.69V on the 12V only crossload, that's out of spec btw), but it's probably built to last a while and that's why EVGA can do 10 years on it.

 

Actually, now that I know about how bad it crossloads, I wouldn't choose it over an Integra M (Tier 3) even though it's only got 3 years warranty

[Hollowgast]

On ‎6‎/‎11‎/‎2016 at 1:18 PM, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($267.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($78.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($49.50 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($355.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.00 @ CPL Online) 
Monitor: AOC I2279VWHE 21.5" 60Hz Monitor  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Keyboard: Thermaltake CHALLENGER PRIME Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($45.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Total: $1209.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-06 13:18 AEDT+1100

Finally, after days of deliberation, the misus gave me a go signal for this build. As for the case, you guys reckon I can go with the smaller ones?

[Herman Mcpootis]

5 hours ago, Hollowgast said:

Finally, after days of deliberation, the misus gave me a go signal for this build. As for the case, you guys reckon I can go with the smaller ones?

as long as the parts can fit, sure.

[Hollowgast]

This is my first time building a desktop so good luck to me putting it together ?. Thanks heaps guys!

[Hollowgast]

On 06/11/2016 at 1:18 PM, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($267.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($78.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($49.50 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($355.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.00 @ CPL Online) 
Monitor: AOC I2279VWHE 21.5" 60Hz Monitor  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Keyboard: Thermaltake CHALLENGER PRIME Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($45.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Total: $1209.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-06 13:18 AEDT+1100

Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($78.00 @ CPL Online) 

 

This one is already phased-out. Is there any alternatives for this one?

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, Hollowgast said:

Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($78.00 @ CPL Online) 

 

This one is already phased-out. Is there any alternatives for this one?

the asus h110m-k/e are also fine.