New PC build - $1.4k Budget

[Benjji]

Hey guys, 

 

So I really need a new PC cause well. I have a Mac.

Anyway, I live in Australia, my budget is $1,400 AUD.

The aim of the PC is to play video games. I plan on playing very demanding games at high settings such as, ARK, Rust, GTA V etc.

I plan on having 2 monitors, although I'll be using 1 for a while.

 

Thanks in advance,

Benjji.

 

[n00bmlg]

7 minutes ago, Benjji said:

Hey guys, 

So I really need a new PC cause well. I have a Mac.

Anyway, I live in Australia, my budget is $1,400 AUD.

The aim of the PC is to play video games. I plan on playing very demanding games at high settings such as, ARK, Rust, GTA V etc.

I plan on having 2 monitors, although I'll be using 1 for a while.

Thanks in advance,

Benjji.

What resolution and refresh rate?

[Ophidio]

Resolution, refresh rate?, and just for a future reference. Those of us who use the night theme on the website can't see your post at all. It blends in with the night theme color scheme a little to well. I had to highlight your text to be able to read it. 

 

If it's 1080p I would suggest this,  

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($297.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($119.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($165.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($138.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($419.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Power Supply: Silverstone - Strider Plus 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.00 @ Umart) 
Total: $1395.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-28 10:13 AEST+1000

 

then again I just threw that together in about 3 minutes but hey its a starting point that can be improved upon.

 

Wait, is the monitor supposed to be included?

[LienusLateTips]

Generic featured list at PCPartPicker.

 

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[LienusLateTips]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($297.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: *ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($124.00 @ Umart) 
Memory: *GeIL - SUPER LUCE 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: *Transcend - 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($115.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: *Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: *GALAX - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB OC Video Card  ($429.00 @ Scorptec) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Total: $1377.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-28 10:19 AEST+1000

[n00bmlg]

5 minutes ago, Ophidio said:

Resolution, refresh rate?, and just for a future reference. Those of us who use the night theme on the website can't see your post at all. It blends in with the night theme color scheme a little to well. I had to highlight your text to be able to read it. 

 

If it's 1080p I would suggest this,  

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($297.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($119.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($165.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($138.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($419.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Power Supply: Silverstone - Strider Plus 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.00 @ Umart) 
Total: $1395.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-28 10:13 AEST+1000

 

then again I just threw that together in about 3 minutes but hey its a starting point that can be improved upon.

 

Wait, is the monitor supposed to be included?

A 1060 is poor choice, I would go for a 1080 with the current environment, as a 1060 will only cost around 100 less

[Ophidio]

2 minutes ago, n00bmlg said:

A 1060 is poor choice, I would go for a 1080 with the current environment, as a 1060 will only cost around 100 less

I thought the same, but Australia actually isn't experiencing the increase in GPU prices like we are. a 1080 for AU is like $850+ while the 1060 is $419 as I have shown above.

 

A 1060 for United States is $550+.... more than an Australian price. We normally pay half of what they do. 

[LienusLateTips]

Just noticed, sometimes use day, sometimes night:

I guess we will have to use Command/Control A for now.

[Mathematech]

I don't know about AUD, but in USD there is a very negligible difference in price (at least from Samsung) between SATA 3 and m.2, so I would recommend an 960 EVO in lieu of the 850 (assuming, of course, the mobo supports m.2)

 

edit: just checked, and in AUD there is a $20 difference, just like USD

[LienusLateTips]

14 minutes ago, Mathematech said:

I don't know about AUD, but in USD there is a very negligible difference in price (at least from Samsung) between SATA 3 and m.2, so I would recommend an 960 EVO in lieu of the 850 (assuming, of course, the mobo supports m.2)

 

edit: just checked, and in AUD there is a $20 difference, just like USD

Not really worth it though