please help!

[chris101010]

So I've been doing a lot of research about computers for some time and now considering to build one of my own. I have not built one before but my friend has and is willing to help me. Yes, I get it, it's not the best place to be when you want to build a gaming PC that is capable of running AAA games at around 60fps with mid settings. Luckily for me, I've convinced my dad into putting some $$ in for me ($1000-$1500 AUD). I don't know how long I have till he changes his mind so I gotta act quick! 

 

Could someone build me a compatible rig for around ($1000-$1500 AUD) on https://www.pccasegear.com/ that could run AAA games. thanks  

Edited March 15, 2018 by chris101010
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[Herman Mcpootis]

7600k is incompatible with Z370 boards, get a ryzen 1600+B350 board or i5 8400 instead.

[3 Lions]

If you want a Z370 board make sure you get the i5 8600K if an i5 is what you want to go for. 

[samcool55]

I would try to go ryzen, for some reason intel cpu's are overpriced there.

[karsnoordhuis]

yes, swap out the mobo for a z270, they fit the processor and are about $100 cheaper on that site

[chris101010]

is there another motherboard i could use?

[samcool55]

https://www.pccasegear.com/sc/e9U

What about this one?

[chris101010]

cpu cooler?

 

[chris101010]

and which z270?

[samcool55]

1 minute ago, chris101010 said:

cpu cooler?

 

Stock one is good enough, even for a small OC, comes with the CPU (r5 1600)

[chris101010]

oh okay do you reckon i could get good frames on AAA games? (how do i reply to someones comment directly)

[matus177]

Just now, chris101010 said:

oh okay do you reckon i could get good frames on AAA games? (how do i reply to someones comment directly)

You just click on that little arrow thing which is at the bottom of the post, it means "quote". It is the second symbol.

[samcool55]

3 minutes ago, chris101010 said:

oh okay do you reckon i could get good frames on AAA games? (how do i reply to someones comment directly)

Yeah, a friend of mine has a very similar system (r5 1600, rx 480 8GB) and she's happy with it, she plays AC games and they run quite well. (if you stick to 1080p)

Replying can be done by pressing the arrow below the post

[chris101010]

2 minutes ago, matus177 said:

You just click on that little arrow thing which is at the bottom of the post, it means "quote". It is the second symbol.

thanks!

[kelvinhall05]

19 minutes ago, chris101010 said:

I don't know how long I have till he changes his mind so I gotta act quick!

lol

 

Like mentioned above, go with a Ryzen system instead of Kaby Lake.

[chris101010]

2 minutes ago, kelvinhall05 said:

lol

 

Like mentioned above, go with a Ryzen system instead of Kaby Lake.

thanks man

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($249.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($85.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($255.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card  ($429.00 @ Scorptec) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H18 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($49.00 @ Centre Com) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.00 @ Scorptec) 
Total: $1311.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-15 22:51 AEDT+1100

[chris101010]

2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($249.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($85.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($255.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card  ($429.00 @ Scorptec) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H18 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($49.00 @ Centre Com) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.00 @ Scorptec) 
Total: $1311.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-15 22:51 AEDT+1100

thanks

 

[hconverse02]

23 minutes ago, samcool55 said:

I would try to go ryzen, for some reason intel cpu's are overpriced there.

Lmao it's in Australian dollars

[hconverse02]

4 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($249.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($85.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($255.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card  ($429.00 @ Scorptec) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H18 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($49.00 @ Centre Com) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.00 @ Scorptec) 
Total: $1311.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-15 22:51 AEDT+1100

I'd bump it up to an i5 8600k/z370, better performance over ryzen and sure ryzen has better upgrade paths, but the 8600k has better performance than the 1600 at the expense of price and I'd speculate that it will somewhat outperform the ryzen 2600.

 

EDIT: or just get a 1700 and that'd justify the performance difference imo.

[hconverse02]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor  ($389.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($85.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($259.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.50 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card  ($429.00 @ Scorptec) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 TG MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($58.50 @ Shopping Express) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($95.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Total: $1473.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-15 23:01 AEDT+1100