Gaming PC - Approx $2500 Range

Lanths88 on 29/08/2024 - 11:15
Last edited 29/08/2024 - 12:17 by 1 other user

Hi all, I'm looking to buy a new gaming PC and came across this one, what are your thoughts on its specs and are there any better deals out there at the moment.

I'll also be doing general web browsing and watching YouTube videos.

I'm coming off these specs and it's been horrible from the start (2020)

Intel Gen 9 Core i5 10600
Asrock H410M-HDV/M.2
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8G) CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 DDR4 3200MHz Black
Memory
Samsung 860 EVO Series 1TB M.2 SSD MZ-N6E1T0BW
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Gaming OC 8GB White
Cooler Master MPE-5501-ACABW-AU MWE White 230v 550W 80+ PSU
Deepcool DP-ATX-DSHIELD-V2 D-Shield V2 Case

Your help would be greatly appreciated :)

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Comments

  • pharkurnell on 29/08/2024 - 11:26
    +1

    Bought one from NebulaPC through here recently.. happy with Service and the PC
    No affiliation just a happy customer.
    https://www.nebulapc.com.au/

  • Hybroid on 29/08/2024 - 11:35
    +7

    There's tons of better deals than a 12700/4070 for $2,500. Weekly posts from Nebula/Gala/Techfast etc here for you to go through.

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/862960

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/863115

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/tag/computer

  • scotty on 29/08/2024 - 11:36
    +9

    Look through the OzBargain "desktop computer" tag and find a deal that's closest to your budget. For example,

    Check the comments for previous customers' experiences. Change the configuration to suit your needs & budget.

  • garetz on 29/08/2024 - 11:52
    -3

    You skimped on the motherboard and psu, horrible in what way ? Any computer from the last 25 years should be able to browse and watch youtube videos.

    Gaming is mostly dependent on the video card.

    • anths88 on 29/08/2024 - 14:01

      Just overall slow and doesn't run games fantastically either. It was made for me using those specs, I wasn't in the know. That's why i wanted to get something decent this time and ask people more in the know and this forum is great for that :)

      • YeemaiI on 29/08/2024 - 16:04

        Just average gaming performance I can understand, but it's not like you're running a 2011 Dell Optiplex; 'overalll slow' in what way? Maybe look at resetting Windows

      • garetz on 29/08/2024 - 16:38
        -3

        White is the lowest rating power supply you can get, it means your power draw will be not very good and efficiency will be terrible, alot of your parts might not even get enough power to perform at their max capabilities, which means your cpu and video card might be forced to underclock.

        It is basically the engine that powers your setup, alot of people skimp on this, but i have found the better your power supply the better it protects your other parts from power fluctuations and other issues. You system issues could be entirely from that.

        I had similar problems with an older pc using an antec power supply, changed to seasonic fixed every problem i had and lasted a good 8 more years after that.
        Even if a part isnt faulty, it can have an intermittant fault that seems fine most of the time, but still causes underlying instability in the system. Usually thats caused by the ram or psu.

        looking at https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/ its a good way to determine how good your psu is

        • Namesareapain on 29/08/2024 - 20:17
          +2

          That is not how PSUs work.

          They will not cause those problems, they will just either shut off via overpower protection or under voltage protection or explode if they are being driven too hard.

          • garetz on 29/08/2024 - 22:40

            @Namesareapain:

            Does PSU efficiency degrade over time?

            PSU performance can either drop suddenly (components failing) or degrade over time which would be introduce a host of issues. Also understanding the power draw of your system is important so the PSU can handle the load.31 Oct 2023

            • FireRunner on 30/08/2024 - 08:09

              @garetz: Yeah, PSUs do degrade over time but that just limits max power it can provide. When pushed over its limit it will either shut off or die. It might become unreliable and shut off randomly but it won’t limit power, that’s not a thing PSUs are capable of

    • OMGJL on 29/08/2024 - 22:17

      get your facts right before trying to pretend you know things.

      PSU is dumb, they supply 12v/5v/3.3v voltage and that's it? running too hot? too much voltage drop? power cut, period.

      also all GPU instruction is provided from CPU, every data GPU receives are from it's PCIe interface, and guess where's the origin? CPU.

      I don't know how one can have multiple facts wrong in 1 sentence.

  • oscargamer on 29/08/2024 - 18:30

    What are you looking to play?
    What resolution?

  • OMGJL on 29/08/2024 - 22:24

    I am likely going to get negged again but here we go again.

    Most shop selling pre-builds on OzB aren't very tech savvy. In the last few months I have observed quite a few made several list with Zen4 + RAM speed higher than 6000 and did not manually tune the Memory/IMC speed.
    A lot of them comes with sub-par SSD or Mobo, most entry tier GPU of a given chipset. etc.

    I've also come across one guy who told me his brand new Intel pre-build doesn't come with updated BIOS, and that has been several months into Intel's stability drama.

    I'd say if you want to find a cheap deal, you sure can order stuff from them, but be prepared to do some DIYs/optimisations and go through a lot of things (BIOS updates, fan curves, memory tunings, re-build certain things, upgrade 1 or 2 parts where it really sucks)

    or just go the full DIY route, it'll not look as cheap as those pre-builds, but by getting every part right without needing to re-order something and git rid some sub-par stuff, might not be bad after all.

  • FireRunner on 30/08/2024 - 08:05
    +1

    Honestly your current PC specs are still good. Especially for YouTube and browsing. It should handle most games well at 1080p.

    It sounds like you might have some thermal issue. Have you checked CPU and GPU temperatures?

  • TheFreaK on 03/09/2024 - 16:12
    +1

    Your PC specs aren't spectacular but should still be more than fine for med/high 1080p gaming

  • rodericb on 05/09/2024 - 08:01

    Your current PC is not that terrible, specifications-wise. Get some benchmarking software and check that that is actually delivering what the specs say it should. Have you been into the BIOS to see if the right settings are activated?

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