PC List for 5k aud?

[REX8836]

I know I have mentioned this pc alot but its my friends first pc and his parents said it has to last him about 8 years so he's going all out, he has made a list but I want the opinion of some of you guys first.

Or to make your own list. Here is the link to his one.

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/TCggZR

btw try and do 1 monitor (2 if you know a good one) he has keyboard, mouse and headset.

criteria: 5k aud or under 1 monitor for media (preferably 4k) and 1 gaming one and made to last 8 years.

[Streetguru]

17 minutes ago, REX8836 said:

 

No gaming PC is going to last 8 years as the GPU gets quickly outdated. Still perfectly functional and playable mind you, but technically outdated nonetheless

Need to use the permalink in the box right above the parts.

 

Is the PC being used for anything besides gaming?

[REX8836]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

No gaming PC is going to last 8 years as the GPU gets quickly outdated. Still perfectly functional and playable mind you, but technically outdated nonetheless

Need to use the permalink in the box right above the parts.

 

Is the PC being used for anything besides gaming?

small work loads but other then that no

[REX8836]

4 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

No gaming PC is going to last 8 years as the GPU gets quickly outdated. Still perfectly functional and playable mind you, but technically outdated nonetheless

Need to use the permalink in the box right above the parts.

 

Is the PC being used for anything besides gaming?

fixed the list

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, REX8836 said:

small work loads but other then that no

Well you don't need to spend anywhere near $5K for a decent PC even with monitors it's under $3K

 

For some reason 240hz displays are cheap in AUS, added one over a 144hz display

 

wouldn't bother with G-sync, displays will work fine with the 1080

Motherboard prices seem almost exponential if you want a solid/good one. That one will be fine for the 6 core even with a minor OC.
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/cyMkq4
Price breakdown by merchant: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/cyMkq4/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($234.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($135.00 @ Umart)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Tactical Tracer 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($225.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($128.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($669.00 @ Umart)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox MB500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.00 @ Skycomp Technology)
Monitor: ViewSonic - XG2530 25.0" 1920x1080 240Hz Monitor  ($399.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Monitor: LG - 27UD69-W 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  ($679.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $2791.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-13 11:45 AEST+1000

[REX8836]

3 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Well you don't need to spend anywhere near $5K for a decent PC even with monitors it's under $3K

 

For some reason 240hz displays are cheap in AUS, added one over a 144hz display

 

wouldn't bother with G-sync, displays will work fine with the 1080

Motherboard prices seem almost exponential if you want a solid/good one. That one will be fine for the 6 core even with a minor OC.
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/cyMkq4
Price breakdown by merchant: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/cyMkq4/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($234.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($135.00 @ Umart)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Tactical Tracer 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($225.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($128.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($669.00 @ Umart)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox MB500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.00 @ Skycomp Technology)
Monitor: ViewSonic - XG2530 25.0" 1920x1080 240Hz Monitor  ($399.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Monitor: LG - 27UD69-W 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  ($679.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $2791.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-13 11:45 AEST+1000

Thanks a lot! This build looks really nice.

[Streetguru]

4 minutes ago, REX8836 said:

Thanks a lot! This build looks really nice.

If you have a higher budget probably go for any X470 board from MSI/Gigabyte on the lower end...maybe just grab the R7 2700 8 core but it's not needed for just gaming.

Also add in any decent air cooler to replace the stock one.

[REX8836]

17 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

If you have a higher budget probably go for any X470 board from MSI/Gigabyte on the lower end...maybe just grab the R7 2700 8 core but it's not needed for just gaming.

Also add in any decent air cooler to replace the stock one.

wait what board?

[Streetguru]

8 minutes ago, REX8836 said:

wait what board?

X470 pricing in AUS is straight broken, look at the difference from X370 boards on the part picker.

 

You could get an X370 Taichi at $199 which is great, but it may need a BIOS update before it'll work with the 2000 series CPU
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/fZKhP6/asrock-x370-taichi-atx-am4-motherboard-x370-taichi

At $259 is the best with the CROSSHAIR VI, it can flash the BIOS without a CPU, so even if it doesn't work out of the box it can be fixed.
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/gj7CmG/asus-crosshair-vi-hero-atx-am4-motherboard-crosshair-vi-hero

So I guess if you wanted an 8 core go for that...but new motherboards are coming with Ryzen 3000 next year as well.

 

so if purely gaming the ASrock Pro 4 B450/Tomahawk B450 will be fine with the R5 2600

 

If you just want the best then

PCPartPicker part list: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/8f3TFt
Price breakdown by merchant: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/8f3TFt/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($378.00 @ Shopping Express)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($105.00 @ IJK)
Motherboard: Asus - CROSSHAIR VI HERO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($259.00 @ Umart)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Tactical Tracer 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($225.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($128.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($669.00 @ Umart)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox MB500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.00 @ Skycomp Technology)
Monitor: ViewSonic - XG2530 25.0" 1920x1080 240Hz Monitor  ($399.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Monitor: LG - 27UD69-W 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  ($679.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $3164.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-13 12:30 AEST+1000
 

 

[brob]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($524.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML240R RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.00 @ Umart) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($309.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($267.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($289.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($1299.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P350X (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($194.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Monitor: Acer - Predator XB271HUA 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($798.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Monitor: Dell - U2718Q 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  ($759.00 @ Shopping Express) 
External Storage: Seagate - Backup Plus Slim 2TB External Hard Drive  ($103.31 @ Amazon Australia) 
Total: $4919.31
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-13 13:00 AEST+1000

[Streetguru]

3 minutes ago, brob said:

Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($1299.00 @ PCCaseGear

Totally not worth it over a 1080 at nearly half the price

 

34 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($669.00 @ Umart)

Same with the 1440p display, don't think it's needed if he already has a 4k IPS display on the side, might as well go 1080p 240hz.