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Post by Fleek on Sept 18, 2019 10:51:08 GMT
Hi, I’m going to be building a pc once I get paid (hopefully next week but 2 weeks is a max timeline). I would need some recommendations on what to build.
Requirements: - The parts must be available in Australia or is able to deliver to Australia. - The price must be in Australian Dollars - The recommended price is AU$1000 but can exceed to $1400 (Need some money to buy a desk for my room along with a chair, I’m getting around about $1700) - A SSD (240GB or higher) and a terabyte HDD, I should be able to fit a few more hard drives within the case if I needed to add more storage. - Should be able to run the following games: GTA5, Rainbow Six Siege, Minecraft and Modern Warfare (2019) at this rate. - I want a graphics card that is 1080 or similar if it would fit, more powerful card would be much better. - Wireless connection must be built in, if you can’t find one then just chuck in a wireless adapter (Make sure it’s a good quality)
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Post by zeseryu on Sept 18, 2019 13:41:12 GMT
If my googling is correct $1000 AU is a little under $700 US right? If thats true, unless you're willing to buy used and go bargain hunting a gtx 1080 isn't very realistic, but with $1400 it is achievable. I'm also going to assume you don't include peripherals in your budget (mouse, mousepad, headset, keyboard) because you didn't mention them AU$1000 - pcpartpicker.com/list/jh7Px6AU$1400 - pcpartpicker.com/list/LmCwrV Both these pcs will run the requested games at enjoyable fps. The $1400 one has a 2070 Super which is around 13% faster than a 1080, with newer hardware.
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Post by Fleek on Sept 18, 2019 13:55:59 GMT
If my googling is correct $1000 AU is a little under $700 US right? If thats true, unless you're willing to buy used and go bargain hunting a gtx 1080 isn't very realistic, but with $1400 it is achievable. I'm also going to assume you don't include peripherals in your budget (mouse, mousepad, headset, keyboard) because you didn't mention them AU$1000 - pcpartpicker.com/list/jh7Px6AU$1400 - pcpartpicker.com/list/LmCwrV Both these pcs will run the requested games at enjoyable fps. The $1400 one has a 2070 Super which is around 13% faster than a 1080, with newer hardware. Thanks for for these lists however both of these doesn’t support wireless networking (I forgot to mention it) but don’t worry about that. The 2070 one motherboard doesn’t seem to support the ram with 3000mhz, perhaps check it to make sure it’s correct?
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Post by zeseryu on Sept 18, 2019 14:46:44 GMT
If my googling is correct $1000 AU is a little under $700 US right? If thats true, unless you're willing to buy used and go bargain hunting a gtx 1080 isn't very realistic, but with $1400 it is achievable. I'm also going to assume you don't include peripherals in your budget (mouse, mousepad, headset, keyboard) because you didn't mention them AU$1000 - pcpartpicker.com/list/jh7Px6AU$1400 - pcpartpicker.com/list/LmCwrV Both these pcs will run the requested games at enjoyable fps. The $1400 one has a 2070 Super which is around 13% faster than a 1080, with newer hardware. Thanks for for these lists however both of these doesn’t support wireless networking (I forgot to mention it) but don’t worry about that. The 2070 one motherboard doesn’t seem to support the ram with 3000mhz, perhaps check it to make sure it’s correct? im running the exact same motherboard with my ram oc'd to 3200 it should work fine
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Post by Fleek on Sept 18, 2019 20:55:13 GMT
I have modified the 2070 build as it was over my budget by $200. I have changed the GPU to a 1660ti and added a cpu cooler. au.pcpartpicker.com/list/sWQRsk
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Post by mibbzz on Sept 18, 2019 21:35:45 GMT
I have modified the 2070 build as it was over my budget by $200. I have changed the GPU to a 1660ti and added a cpu cooler. au.pcpartpicker.com/list/sWQRskI thought you wanted a 1080 or similar?
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Post by Fleek on Sept 18, 2019 21:48:19 GMT
I have modified the 2070 build as it was over my budget by $200. I have changed the GPU to a 1660ti and added a cpu cooler. au.pcpartpicker.com/list/sWQRskI thought you wanted a 1080 or similar? - I want a graphics card that is 1080 or similar if it would fit, more powerful card would be much better.I’m no expert on the prices of parts but SKS have managed to get it just over my budget, and I would prefer to have newer GPU.
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Post by mibbzz on Sept 18, 2019 21:55:20 GMT
I thought you wanted a 1080 or similar? - I want a graphics card that is 1080 or similar if it would fit, more powerful card would be much better.I’m no expert on the prices of parts but SKS have managed to get it just over my budget, and I would prefer to have newer GPU. The 1080 is 36% better than the 1660ti on average: gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1660-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1080/4037vs3603It's not more powerful if that's what you're trying to say?
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Post by Polaris Seltzeris on Sept 19, 2019 0:54:02 GMT
As long as you go with Intel & NVIDIA, you'll be fine. Avoid AMD at all costs.
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Post by _Windows on Sept 19, 2019 1:50:44 GMT
As long as you go with Intel & NVIDIA, you'll be fine. Avoid AMD at all costs. This was true at one point (except that Radeon cards never have been bad for gaming, just not always quite as good as Nvidia). The 3rd gen Ryzen is bringing single-thread performance so close to Intel's that you'd likely not be able to tell the difference outside of benchmarks. AMD is usually better value for segments below the highest end. I've been using Radeon cards for years and never had issues with running games with them.
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Post by Polaris Seltzeris on Sept 19, 2019 1:55:54 GMT
As long as you go with Intel & NVIDIA, you'll be fine. Avoid AMD at all costs. This was true at one point (except that Radeon cards never have been bad for gaming, just not always quite as good as Nvidia). The 3rd gen Ryzen is bringing single-thread performance so close to Intel's that you'd likely not be able to tell the difference outside of benchmarks. AMD is usually better value for segments below the highest end. I've been using Radeon cards for years and never had issues with running games with them. Your point is anecdotal and even putting that aside doesn't matter much here, it's not just about "having issues with running games", that's a low bar. Benchmarks have always been a bad indicator of what day-to-day use of a processor actually looks like, which is why AMD right now may lead the benchmarks except that takes into account a best-case scenario where all threads are used in the most perfectly aligned multi-threaded fashion, which is more times not the case when actually using a computer. Operating systems themselves don't even have that level of stability right now, let alone the applications you use. Intel x86-64 is realistically the king for the time being. Also haven't even mentioned AMD's stability issues which also put it behind Intel.
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Post by zeseryu on Sept 19, 2019 2:16:44 GMT
As long as you go with Intel & NVIDIA, you'll be fine. Avoid AMD at all costs. Bad take
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Post by Polaris Seltzeris on Sept 19, 2019 2:25:43 GMT
As long as you go with Intel & NVIDIA, you'll be fine. Avoid AMD at all costs. Bad take AMD shill.
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Post by Fleek on Sept 19, 2019 2:28:53 GMT
I guess I need to start comparing GPUs, I was expecting 1660ti to be more powerful. Thanks for letting me know.
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Post by mibbzz on Sept 19, 2019 3:12:10 GMT
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