I'm looking to build a PC (first time) and I don't know which parts to get.
Building Gaming PC $1000- $1300
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my monitor is just a basic 1080p
(Intel i5-8400 8GB RAM 1TB HDD GTX 1060 3GB) $959.2 with 66 votes.
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This is a handy starting point to know what you're looking for
http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/rmp_sg_whirlpoolpcs_gaming_conf…
possibly something with similar specifications of this: https://www.centrecom.com.au/centre-com-helix-1060-gaming-de…
buy a cheap 2nd hand pc (preferably with an i5 or better)for $500-$600 and whack a 1060 and all the RAM sticks you can beg/borrow/steal in it.
Where can I buy a second hand pc from?
The shortages in RAM and GPU means that what would've costed you $1,600 back in 2016, is going to cost you around $2,600 in 2018. In short, build a low-end PC, or a used-parts midrange PC… or don't build one at all.
The best deal I have seen in 2018 (and in a long time) is this:
AMD r1600 4.0GHz
G.Skill 8GB DDR4-2800MHz
VRAM 8GB GDDR5X (11000MHz)
Nvidia GTX 1080 (1900MHz)
Toshiba 1TB HDD-7200rpm
Asus DVD Writer
CoolerMaster 600W +80%
ASRock B350 Motherboard
ThermalTake Versa N260 Case
(after light overclocking) = AU$1,400 shipped
+Plus add a SSD,
in particular a 1TB M.2 Crucial MX500/WD Blue3D for AU$300
+Plus add another 8GB RAM to fetch 16GB, when you have the funds…and you have yourself a pretty balanced but capable, high-end, Gaming PC for $1700 !
Or just get this:
Simple $1,700, Dell Inspiron, i7-8700, GTX 1070, 16GB, 1TB+256GB
It's slightly more expensive, not as pretty or as fast GPU, HDD, and SSD. But it gets you more RAM, and the Intel is slightly faster. But the AMD cpu is overclockable and upgradeable (eg r7-3800x), unlike the Intel chip.
I'm looking to build a PC (first time) and I don't know which parts to get.
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For what it's worth, the actual construction of the PC once you have all the parts isn't too difficult. It's just like putting together IKEA furniture, only smaller. There are a lot of tutorials on YouTube, so you can watch them and pause/rewind for each step. I would set aside 2-3 hours for your first build.
Any particular benchmark you're hoping to reach? What resolution is your monitor?