New GPU offering from TechFast, the RX 5600 XT. Performance is well above 1660 Ti and just below RX 5700/RTX 2060, so for $100 cheaper than my previous 3500X/5700 post. Great saving.
Enjoy :)
- Ryzen 5 3500X
- RX 5600 XT 6GB
- 8GB 2666MHz
- A320 motherboard
- 120GB SSD
- 550W PSU
- Leaper Air Mini RGB Case
Lets not go there please, enough of our lives are consumed by corona talk.
Yep extremely sad that prices have sky rocket since december. I was planning to finally build a new desktop this after moving to a 1070 laptop 2 years ago, but I'm going to likely have to wait until 2021 (or longer) for prices to be affordable again. the 1070 handles fine (not a max Q version), but the laptop CPU is severely lacking.
How much have prices increased?
@jv: Yeah a 30% increase in 2 months. Choked out supply and depreciated AUD means we are getting slaughtered. i wouldnt be making any big purchases (especially imported) for the next 6-12 months.
@Kill Joy: Yeah, this should have been a deal at 700ish. Oh well, there are bigger problems in the world to get upset over than the increase in PC prices.
@Kill Joy: Thanks mate, this post alone has helped me decide not to upgrade any time soon.
Edit: user name checks out! Lol
Same boat… I was holding and holding and holding for the perfect deal and then BAM GLOBAL CATASTROPHE. I'm hoping the new 3000 series GPUs and 4000 series CPUs will bring some level of reprieve to the then last gen products… but not holding my breath.
What games are too much for your CPU? I assume i7 8th gen?
rog strix gl502vs-gz233t which has i7-7700HQ (7th gen)
When i say too much for my CPU, I mean I cant hold a steady 1080p @ 144hz in pretty much any competitive game without sitting on low settings. Overwatch, apex, borderlands, etc. Total War Warhammer also struggles a tonne as its CPU intensive. I do occassionally max out my GPU in some games, but mostly it's a CPU bottleneck.
For reference https://pc-builds.com/calculator/Core_i7-7700HQ/GeForce_GTX_…
Or you could have bought and sold shares if you were to go back in time.
Lottery tickets.
Exactly.
Yeah I got a 5700 + 3500X with a nice case, half-decent power supply (750W Thermaltake), 240GB SSD and a B350 board for less than this.
Pepperidge farm remembers
Last year was overpriced RAM and mining bloating GPU prices. Seems like I missed the sweet spot for upgrading. Patience.
Im waiting for ddr5, gona skip ddr4 lol. I might do a you though?
there is a lot of big upgrades this year, patience is definitely worth it
Yep: Intel's next CPUs and AMDs B550 motherboards are only weeks away.
nah. I think there should be high supply end of the year/early next year and prices should fall. (if not sooner)
Hey I just tried the code and it doesn't seem to be working :(
looks like its fixed now.. just tested
Any chance of doing anything with a mini atx case? Like the NXZT H210? Or something?
They do a small form factor case which is significantly smaller than the h210, it looks like they have stopped offering it on systems with graphics cards presumably cause the thermals were terrible but I guess you could ask for it.
Similar to the pc parts i put together, if you upgrade parts from techfast, it ends up even higher
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/kWTQ9G
Yeah only manually upgrade.
A $429 mobo with a $300 cpu makes absolutely no sense.
That Mobo is definitely not the best choice for the build, it was my irrational purchase because the price was $379 and I didn't wanna get into bios issue. Also I really want to have nice things like wifi6, Bluetooth 5, audio boost 4 and the most important USB 3.2 with type c. I could get a MSI b450 tomahawk for $220 and then buy wifi6 bt5 wireless adapter for $80 maybe? Don't know how much for a similar good sound card..Anyway, I chose that cuz it ticks boxes and ended up similar price I would speed on those features. Not only for gaming.
If it's bang for the buck, probably choose cheaper Mobo and storage. PSU is still important, extra $50 wouldn't hurt as I don't see people going shopping for PSU upgrade all the time. And whn nasty things happen to PSU, it probably takes a few neighbors with it. Price can be dropped to $1500? And end up getting nice GPU(sub vendors vary a lot in 5600xt), Mobo, psu. Just my two cents.
it looks like you may very well need an x570 m/b to be able to upgrade to 4000 series ryzens, so there is every reason to choose one atm
@smokey and: yeah another very good reason if we wanna it be future-proofing. I wouldnt recommend msi x570 gaming pro carbon wifi to everyone, there are reviews complaining about it's VRM issue i believe. Peeps can go find other x570 mobos with better value. If it was retail price, i wouldnt buy it either
@smokey and: If you're intending to upgrade to the 4,000 series then it makes sense to wait for the 4000 series and probably get a b550 rather than getting a 3600 now with a really bad $429 x570.
@iseeyou1312: that I can relate to, but if circumstance dictates it is now, the x570 will have to do
PSU choice is B tier. so not a very good pick. You can buy A-tier psus for less.
I think the ASUS x570-p is probably the best value x570, which are around $300. Also, unlike b450 boards, the MSI x570 boards are terrible (although they have a new one coming out which is meant to be very good value). However, a 3600 doesn't need an x570, a cheap b450 pairing makes the most sense.
My quick build is around $1,380 with a better gpu. I meant to select the p300a case. It has a cheap b-tier psu, a gh750 is an extra $40.
How would this go at running Doom Eternal for instance?
I'm still running an old desktop (i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz, HD6950 2GB
It still runs great for general stuff, and using RDT anyway while working from home)
Nothing wrong with it but wouldn't run any latest games @1080p
Would be fine at 1080, but Doom is an easy AAA to run.
Yes it's really well optimized. My 5700 frame capped to 72 only hits 50% load, and before I frame capped it was in the 120-140fps region, so the 5600 XT shouldn't be more than 10% behind.
I am running the same CPU (but at stock) and graphics card.
My sons’ R5 3500X and 1660 card loads Fortnite heaps faster, and also goes through the end game loads heaps faster too.
However once in game there is no difference.
Thanks guys, I probably should upgrade this PC before tax time as it is pretty old and freezes up a bit sometimes. Plenty of errors and warnings in the event viewer. May be worth trying a format first, trick is getting win 10 pro on again as it was an old win 7 upgrade from memory and lucky to have any installs.
Tempting to try and keep my 600W psu and Fractal Design Define R3 Case and upgrade mb, cpu, ram & gpu if it fits in, probably need a new windows technically.
Bit of effort and work researching and what not.
Probably not the correct forum for this but thanks!
I'm not able to add it to the cart, is there anything I'm doing wrong?
You have to choose a case
Ah! My bad, I thought each of those pictures were the same case, and so it wasn't an option, just a pic of what you were getting.
Thanks!
What a steal in this climate.
Not really, for the parts they use you could build something better for not much more.
Ryzen 3600 for $50 more - then price match at one of the places to bring shipping down.
Are they really going to price match different gear?
I agree in principal, but assembly and troubleshooting isn't for everyone.
Been 3 weeks since I paid for the Ryzen 5 3500X GTX 1660 6GB Gaming Desktop PC. Call centre is closed down for COVID and waiting for email support to get back to me. Can someone please assist me?
just wait until you need a refund, my whole experience took just shy of 6 weeks and I'm still without a PC, good times.
Three weeks isn’t that long in current environment.
Mine took much more than that to build, ship and be delivered.
All up is was about six weeks with some of it due to the case I ordered not being available and a replacement (different brand and model) organized behind the scenes.
Its techfast, come back when you're at 6 weeks. Pretty much every techfast thread comments warns of you about slow build and ship times.
I also bought the same PC. It has been over a month since I purchased it - and no replies from my emails for over a week. They said that they would ship out my order when the 1660 came in on the 11th of May. However, I have not received any updates.
@luketechfast please assist.
Received an email that really gave no reassurance. Supplier delays but for how long? Wouldn't it make more sense to get confirmation of stocks for each build before taking in orders and holding people's funds for a couple of months?
Techslow
Should we expect better prices if corona ends soon, or the decline in aud is another important factor?
Well yes, Ryzen 4000 series are coming up, also there will be new graphic cards. So yeah, things will settle down soon.
Give it maybe til end June and we should see some slightly better pricing hopefully.
plus EOFY deals.
Yawn…. expensive with junk parts.
If you don't urgently need, hold off, noticed the sharp increase in prices last 2-3 months.
I have to say this system is actually terrible value. By the time you factor in upgrades to get something decent, you're looking at spending $1,690.
This build I put together quickly for $1380 has a better GPU than the techfast system and comes in over $300 cheaper.
At least the stock Techfast case looks a lot better than what they were previously building in.
Meh.. Not the great value we usually get from Techfast. You can get 3600 with RTX 2060 via ebay + staticice for around same price. Yeah these guys build it for you but even considering that it's still not that good. I'd give this one a miss.
If only we could go back to the days when you could get a 3600 5700xt for this sort of money.