Thinking of buying a desktop pc to play pc games since my notebook doesn't play online games. Should I buy a high price range of around $1000 is OK?
What spec should I look at?
Thanks for your help and advice.
Can Anyone Recommend a Gaming PC for a Beginner in PC Games?
A4classic on 20/02/2016 - 16:54
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ROFL probably go neck
~ $1000 should get you a decent rig.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/31/build.html will answer any question you have on each specific part.
Do lots of research before you buy everything.
steal someone elses build ! that way you dont have to do much research just price checks!.
http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/rmp_sg_whirlpoolpcs_gaming_conf…
CPU: Intel Core i5 6400 $271
Mobo: Gigabyte B150M-D3H $135
RAM: 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4-2133 $85
SSD: OCZ Arc 100 120GB $75
HDD: Western Digital Blue 7200RPM 1TB $69
GPU: 2GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 $269 (Use MSI Afterburner to set the fan speed curve to your liking)
Case: Deepcool Tesseract $59
PSU: Be Quiet! System Power 8 500W $69
ODD: DVD-RW Drive $20
Cables: SATA data cable $2 (Motherboard only comes with two, extra needed for the 3rd drive in this build)id take out the dvd drive ( i havnt used on in years ) and up the hdd to a 2tb myself.
and if you buy all parts from one shop , most places will put it together for ~75$Great!
Thanks for solving the problems.
Btw where do I go to buy? Any shop around Boxhill Melbourne?
Are the prices fixed ir variable? Should I shop around? Any website I click and they deliver?
Thanks
You're in luck. PCDiy (pretty cheap is located in Box Hill)
The best price comparison site for PC Parts in Australia is www.staticice.com.au
Prices are changing quite rapidly. If you're keen for the best deal shop around. Most stores will deliver for a small fee.Settero is on the money here. Whirlpool's PC suggestions are usually quite good, and staticice is a useful tool for comparing prices on components. Just keep in mind shipping costs.
PCDiy is a good start.
I am not quite sure if MSY still next to it.
Is the site in US $?
youll need a keyboard mouse and monitor though? are they to be included in your budget, and what games are you playing?
Need a screen and any suggestions?
Searching PC games to play with my son.
Thanks for the advicemonitor would set you back roughly $150-200, keyboard varies, mechanical is really nice to have but around $100 generally, as low as $60 if on sale and of limited size(no keypad etc).
Pcdiy quoted as below. Is it ok snd Should I order? Any suggestions for screen?
Starcraft snd other online games to play with my teen age children.Thanks for the advice guys.
CPU: Intel Core i5 6400 $279
Mobo: Gigabyte B150M-D3H $145/ MSI B150M PRO‐VD $119
RAM: 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4-2133 $85
SSD: Kingston V300 120GB $70
HDD: Seagate 7200RPM 1TB $70
GPU: 2GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 $289
Case: Thermaltake H24 $59
PSU: Thermaltake 500W $59
ODD: DVD-RW Drive $20
Cables: SATA data cable $2Assembling: $80
Firstly, you can save a bit on the motherboard. The H110 handles all you'll need it to for gaming and general use. Can also save on RAM by buying a 8GB single stick. This allows for expansion in the future if needed as the motherboard only has 2 slots. Also, although the original Kingston V300 SSD was alright, they decided to switch the memory to a slower variant more here.
The HyperX Fury therefore would be a better option.
I also suggest getting the WD Blue 1TB HDD, as they have lower failure rates than Seagate generally. Another change is getting the 4GB GTX960 over the 2GB version to allow for newer games which demand more than 2GB in the future. Changed the power supply to the Litepower 550W (not great, but it's better than the 500W OEM model and there aren't many in the price range at PCDIY).
- CPU: i5 6400 $279
- MB: Gigabyte H110M-S2H $99
- RAM: Kingston 8GB 2133 $69
- SSD: Kingston HyperX Fury $79
- HDD: WD Blue 1TB $75
- GPU: 4GB Gigabyte GTX960 $315
- Case: Thermaltake H24 $59
- PSU: Thermaltake Litepower 550W $75
- ODD: LG DVD-RW $19
- Cables: Sata $2
- Assembly $80
- Total: $1151
Previous total: $1132
For an extra $19, you're getting a more reliable and future-proofed PC. Of course, if you shopped around or went to MSY, you could save a fair bit, but not sure if they custom build systems anymore.
Don't forget to add $150 if you need a copy of Windows 10!
As for a monitor, MSY will probably save you $30-40 (there's one in Mitcham). Something like this would do the job nicely, but you'll need a HDMI cable (also available at MSY for around $5 for the better quality ones).
Donot,
How about this from a private builder?This is what I will provide: CPU: Core i5-6400 GPU: Gigabyte GTX 960 Overclocked HDD: Seagate 1TB SSD: Sandisk 120GB MB: AsRock B150M-HDS RAM: Patriot 8GB DDR4.
Windows 10 attached to the motherboard
$1090.
No dvdYour advice will be appreciated.
Well there are a few unknowns. Is the gtx 960 the 4GB or 2gb variant. Also, what sort of power supply is being used? Not sure about the "Windows 10 attached to the motherboard," and the validity of that either. I always like to have a copy of the license.
It would probably be sufficient if you're looking to save a bit I guess.
Hi,
Finally agreed with the below.
would it be a good spec for $1100?
What do you think?500W Power Supply Unit
NZXT S340 CaseCore i5-6400
GPU: Gigabyte 4G GTX 960 Overclocked
HDD: Seagate 1TB
SSD: Sandisk 120GB
MB: AsRock B150M-HDS replaced by H110M (is it OK? for future expansion? He said no difference between them)
RAM: Patriot 8GB DDR4.
No OS sticker, windows 10 will be attached to your motherboard so you can reinstall anytime (new to windows 10).That's not a bad deal. No mention of the power supply model but I'm sure it'll be sufficient. The B150 is a higher end chipset than the h110.
The seller changed the power to 450W.
Wonder if I can trust. ..That's really pushing it to power a 960. A high quality 450W power supply should be fine, but if not, you've got a potential explosive on your hands and it's not likely to be able to provide enough power to handle the PC running at mid-full load for a long period of time.
the combined wattage of the power supply is/can be misleading. It's not just the brand of the PSU, you need to look at how many amps is supplied on the 12v rail.
and according to advice given here something with 28 amps is considered optimal for a reference GTX 960 (reference meaning the ordinary 960 that hasn't been overclocked)
You could have a 600w PSU but it might be a crappy SHAW with a lot of corners cut, and it'd still blow up even though at first glance it meets the requirements.
The seller changed the power to 450W.
Alarm bells are going off. I'd nope the heck out of there.
OP steer away from private sellers, buy your build from a brick/mortar shop that observes Aussie warranty and can give you after-sales service. You don't want to get burned by a seller who gives you sub-standard stuff without telling you what it is that you're buying. He knows that you're a hardware noob and he's taking advantage of it.
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