Hey guys,
Hope everyone is doing well..
Recently I've been thinking about getting a new Gaming Desktop…I last bought my desktop back in 2013, so i've been out of the market for a very long time and haven't been paying much attention to the latest techs…
My budget is around $850-$1,200..
I mainly play Overwatch/Player Unknown's battlegrounds..
Are any of these ones bang for the buck - http://www.msy.com.au/SYSTEMS/primegt.pdf
Thanks!
P.S. Need wireless card to for wifi…
Hey buddy, thanks for this I will go through them!
They are in Brisbane but there will be other companies in Sydney similar to them, I just don't know the market there real well. Good luck.
Just spent a few minutes on PartPicker and came up with this. Can save some money on a few bits but dont cheap on the GPU and Ryzen is best bang for buck CPU atm.
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/99fxM8
hey mate, thanks for the recommendation! The CPU looks great but graphic card wise I don't think I will need to be that good. Any other recommendations?
Well… in the $115 dollar range, the GT 1030 is a card that would handle all your basic e-Sport games like Counter-Strike, Overwatch and Dota.
I don't know about PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds since I don't play that game, but GT 1030 is a lower end card that rivals the old 750 Ti and is considered 'OK' for 1080p gaming on lower end titles.
The GTX 1050 Ti is probably a much better purchase over the 1030.
Yeah, you can definitely trim a few edges. I was just working on the $1200 number. As per Scrimshaw, 1050ti would suffice, but for a $100 more you get so much more beef and would make you just that little bit more future proof, who knows what game you will play in a years time. Dont forget to factor in an OS.
I'm also in the process of a build and I'm currently $4-5k in doing stupid stuff like custom Watercool and 1080ti etc, and what game do I play … Dota. My logic is if I build it, I'll play more AAA games.
Ryzen is not the best bang for buck for games. Games are the one area where Intel is beating Ryzen.
Battlegrounds is quite high demanding as the optimisation is poor. The game will run much smoother after its release (so you may not need a PC upgrade).
But if you have your mind already set on an upgrade, I would wait a few more months and save a few more bucks and look at building an i5 7500/GTX 1060 system with 16gb ram.
The GTX1070 seems to be the best value for money GPU IMO if you can get one sub $600 (which is unlikely at the moment due to everyones interest in mining)
Here's an option closer to the lower end of your budget, but still with quality components.
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/x9ZG4C
Doesn't include windows, but you can use your license from your current desktop, or get one online semi-illegitimately.
I'd probably look for systems with an i5 if you want to get some life from the system. For example - https://www.computeralliance.com.au/systems?sysid=419