New gaming build

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I'm looking for a gaming PC with no set budget but around the $1500 AUD (Australia) mark preferably under it. I'm going to be using the build for moderate - high gaming. Currently playing fortnite but will be looking to play more demanding games in the future. I plan on having 1 monitor, and i also need windows operating system.  I'm upgrading because currently i'm using a notebook laptop and cant run that many games and only get 20-30 fps in the ones i can. Thank you for your assistance.

[NelizMastr]

This is probably your best bet right now, including monitor and Windows. 1060 and above are a no go with current pricing, and so is 16GB RAM.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($264.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($158.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($79.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  ($259.00 @ Scorptec) 
Case: Fractal Design - Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($118.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($124.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Monitor: AOC - I2379VHE 23.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($165.00 @ Umart) 
Total: $1504.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-21 19:35 AEDT+1100

[GDRRiley]

@NelizMastr

better in every way 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($264.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($79.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini Video Card  ($319.00 @ Scorptec) 
Case: Cougar - MG110-W MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($49.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($118.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($124.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Monitor: AOC - I2379VHE 23.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($165.00 @ Umart) 
Total: $1465.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-21 19:39 AEDT+1100

[NelizMastr]

15 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

@NelizMastr

better in every way 

Hey, someone has to do the initial config  

 

Didn't spot that 3GB 1060 and I always prefer slightly more open cases so that costs a bit extra too heh.

[GDRRiley]

Just now, NelizMastr said:

Hey, someone has to do the initial config  

 

Didn't spot that 3GB 1060 and I always prefer slightly more open cases so that costs a bit extra too heh.

I went with the LTT best budget mATX case. you could fit a 1060 6gb for another 100$. AU didn't get that hard by mining it looks like.