HELP!!! Need a PC and Monitor for 1k AUD

[AimShootFire]

Hi, im looking into parts for a friend and i choose a keyboard and mouse for him, but i just need a pc and monitor. I was thinking a 1050 4gb with a i3 or maybe i5. (Also i would prefer Intel / Nvidia combo cause i know nothing about ryzen / amd.

[dizmo]

You need to learn to post things in the right place.

[JaegerB]

I don't understand why you would ask us for advice and then tell us you don't want ryzen. We're here to give you the best advice possible, and if that includes Ryzen then so be it.

[hammer3339]

that's an extremely tight budget here in Aus, you will need to buy used most likely and look at older components, best you could do new would be a grand just for the pc itself

[hammer3339]

1 minute ago, JaegerB said:

then tell us you don't want ryzen.

he didn't say he doesn't want a ryzen, just that he doesn't know anything about AMD's lineup, calm down

[JaegerB]

1 minute ago, hammer3339 said:

he didn't say he doesn't want a ryzen, just that he doesn't know anything about AMD's lineup, calm down

"I would pefer Intel/Nvidia combo" Sure, he isn't explicitly saying that he doesn't want Ryzen, but it just helps to be open. I'm completely calm.

[hammer3339]

cool, if he wants a budget gaming rig in any case (including a monitor) he'll want to extend his budget to 1200 or so at least, prices are murder at the moment  

 

edit: make some wishlists on various retailers sites such as PC case gear, newegg aus etc and tinker with builds until you find a mix that suits your preferences. if you're building for a friend it will be good experience for you rather than just outright asking someone else to do it. 

 

Teach a man to fish

[hammer3339]

example: https://www.pccasegear.com/wish_lists/739384/Mitch

[Droidbot]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($144.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-D3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($99.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: GALAX - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB OC Video Card  ($215.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Case: Silverstone - PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.00 @ Umart) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($75.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Monitor: LG - 24MP58VQ-P 23.8" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($169.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Total: $919.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-24 11:16 AEST+1000

[hammer3339]

28 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-D3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard

if his friend is interested in wringing all the perf out of a Ryzen he'll want to up to a b350 to OC as well as r3 being trash according to most youtube personalities, may want to go up to r5 1500 territory

[MicarHaus]

AMD isn't that hard to understand just divide the number of cores it says it has by two and that's how many intel cores it has. the ghz rating is the same.

[Droidbot]

8 hours ago, hammer3339 said:

if his friend is interested in wringing all the perf out of a Ryzen he'll want to up to a b350 to OC as well as r3 being trash according to most youtube personalities, may want to go up to r5 1500 territory

that is a B350 motherboard, just not a good board. 

 

7 hours ago, MicarHaus said:

AMD isn't that hard to understand just divide the number of cores it says it has by two and that's how many intel cores it has. the ghz rating is the same.

what? maybe back on FX the first bit was true, but the second is not at all. learn what IPC is and come back to me. 

[hammer3339]

13 hours ago, Droidbot said:

that is a B350 motherboard, just not a good board. 

my mistake, i was getting mixed up with the A series boards, misread the AB350. still though, R3 is basically just an old i5 4460, maybe not even that much in terms of perf. Need the hyper-threading to get a bit more juice out of it