Help me build a top end gaming PC with 20% eBay sale

Lmoneyhungry on 13/03/2016 - 16:25

Hi,

I am looking to build my own gaming pc and want to take advantage of the 20% off sale ebay currently has. I am not really savvy on what works with what and would like some opinions on what build works. My budget is around 2 to 3k.

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Boombadaboom on 13/03/2016 - 17:33

Can't really say much without something to start with. Do you have any specifics parts at all in mind? Or completely open to any builds? I just finished building a PC for a friend, depending on what parts are you getting and where you are I can help you physically to build it as well. You can PM me if you want with some description of your needs and the ebay links for the items you're watching.
nocure on 13/03/2016 - 18:27

With that budget you can go all out ..have a look here http://au.pcpartpicker.com
TopsyKretts on 13/03/2016 - 18:35

http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/rmp_sg_whirlpoolpcs_gaming_conf…

This should help you.
Tech5 on 13/03/2016 - 20:15

+1

Start with a GTX980TI, I7-6700K, 16gb DDR4 ram.
- MITM on 13/03/2016 - 23:21
  
  Where can you get these parts via eBay for the ctechie discount?
  - Tech5 on 14/03/2016 - 01:18
    
    For GT980TI, only place is here: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/EVGA-GeForce-GTX980Ti-6GB-SuperCl… But is currently out of stock. The GTX970 is currently also out of stock
    
    For 16gb ram- http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Kingston-KVR21N15D8-8-8GB-DDR4-21… Get two of them. Or one if you decide you don't need 16gb atm. Most games don't "need" 16gb atm. However, they will soon in the future. So if you go with 8gb, get 1x8gb and not 2x4gb. Makes it easier for you to upgrade.
    
    For I7-6700k- http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Intel-Quad-Core-i7-6700K-CPU-Proc… You need to decide if you need the extra power and if you are overclocking. Gaming itself only needs an I5-6600/K. If you arent OCing, then you don't need the K version.
    
    For the other CPU's mentioned above, search the futuonline store.
    
    If you do decide on overclocking, you will need a motherboard with a Z170 chipset. Like this http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Gigabyte-GA-Z170-HD3-Motherboard-…
    - MITM on 14/03/2016 - 14:22
      
      Thank you Zman. And free click & collect at Woolies/BigW
moneyhungry on 14/03/2016 - 07:52

Thanks all for the replies. Will check all the links.
Jaytee86 on 15/03/2016 - 12:57

Hey guys,

Any opinion on if this is worth it on the 20% sale:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HP-ENVY-Phoenix-810-300a-Desktop-…

i7 4790
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
16 GB DDR3-1600 (?brand)

With the sale it's at $1200, primarily used for gaming but also some image processing.
- Tech5 on 16/03/2016 - 22:14
  
  100% not. Prebuilt PC's never match the GPU with the CPU. That desktop is like pairing a 4/10 GPU with a 9/10 CPU. You could get a GPU with double the power and the CPU still wouldn't bottleneck it.
  
  A similar PC but with a bigger SSD, GTX970, much better PSU and none of that poor quality liquid cooling system can be built for roughly around 1400 or less
Storm on 17/08/2017 - 18:46

Done a alot of research on this recently, and found out some interesting things.
- The Intel 1155 architecture will be obsolete in a year or two (just one more set of cpu's being released for it), so it's better to go for an AMD mobo.
- And, to back up the above, the Ryzen 5 1600X is much better price/performance than the i5 (mainly due to the extra multi-threading, which more and more games will take advantage of, but in the meantime means it's much better at multi-tasking… e.g. no slowdown when playing a game and switching to some application running in the background (some shares software in my friends case)).

Here's a reasonably future proof gaming PC for about $1500 (minus monitor (about $300), keyboard, mouse, Windows 10):

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/user/Storm_/saved/FYQ8dC (feel free to mess about with different bits (e.g. GPU, RAM, Cooler etc.), but the main thing is the CPU and MB are the best base to start from).

Research:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3186811/computers/ryzen-5-rev…

http://www.anandtech.com/show/11244/the-amd-ryzen-5-1600x-vs…

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-7600K-vs-…

https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/best-amd-gaming-motherboard

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/751499-how-much-life-le…

If you can stick Lego blocks together, you can build a PC.
- Storm on 17/08/2017 - 18:49
  
  btw I would have chosen an Antech H2o Kuhler, but they aren't compatible (yet) with Ryzen. Some other liquid coolers need adaptors. The one I listed doesn't need an adaptor and is Ryzen ready (and get's great reviews)… there are two versions, 120mm and 240mm, which just need to line up with whatever case you want (120mm fan holes or 240mm fan hole).
  - Storm on 17/08/2017 - 18:52
    
    Here's my full research for the fellow geeks (formatting isn't good, as it's copied from a Word doc). Prices are what I saw on StaticIce or local shop (Perth), whichever seemed better (e.g. a CPU or MOBO are better to get locally for warranty wherever possible):
    
    AMD MB (B350) https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/best-amd-gaming-motherboard
    
    Gigabyte AB350-Gaming 3 http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=+Gigabyte+A…
    https://www.kitguru.net/components/motherboard/luke-hill/gig…
    $164
    MSI B350 Tomahawk http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=MSI+B350+To…
    https://www.kitguru.net/components/motherboard/luke-hill/msi…
    $169
    
    INTEL MB (Z720) http://www.pcgamer.com/the-best-z270-motherboard/
    
    ASRock Fatal1ty B250 Gaming http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=ASRock+Fata…
    http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/8180/asrock-fatal1ty-b250m-…
    $150
    ASRock Z270 Extreme4 http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=ASRock+Z270…
    $214
    MSI Z270 Tomahawk http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=MSI+Z270+To…
    https://www.newegg.com/global/au/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130996&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction-AU&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-AU--Motherboards%20-%20Intel--MSI-_-13130996&cm_sp=&AID=11892377&PID=7706533&SID=pcg-623102430
    $219
    ASUS Prime Z270-A http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=ASUS+Prime+…
    $235
    Gigabyte Aorus Z270X Gaming 5 http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Gigabyte+Ao…
    $269
    ASUS TUF Z270 http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=ASUS+TUF+Z2…
    $289
    
    CPU (AMD) https://elitegamingcomputers.com/the-best-gaming-cpus/
    
    AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
    (Still brilliant, and will allow more money to be spent on a gfx card, which is really where gaming is done) http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=AMD+Ryzen+5…
    $248
    AMD Ryzen 5 1600X http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=AMD+Ryzen+5…
    $345
    AMD Ryzen 7 1700X http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=AMD+Ryzen+7…
    https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/amd-ryzen-5-1600x-review-benchm…
    $509
    AMD Ryzen 7 1800X http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=AMD+Ryzen+7…
    $669
    
    CPU (INTEL)
    Intel Core i7-7700K http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Intel+Core+…
    $465
    Intel Core i7-6800K http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Intel+Core+…
    $549
    
    CPU COOLER (AMD) https://www.mwave.com.au/blog/2017/2/27/amd-ryzen-am4-cpu-co…
    
    Cooler Master Liquid 240 https://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cases_cooling/amd_ryzen_…
    http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Cooler+Mast…
    $119
    Cooler Master Liquid 120 http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Cooler+Mast…
    $99
    
    CPU COOLER (INTEL)
    
    GPU http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_gtx_1060_ae… (GPU SCORES)
    https://elitegamingcomputers.com/best-graphics-cards/
    http://www.techadvisor.co.uk/test-centre/pc-peripheral/best-…
    http://www.back2gaming.com/reviews/b2g-hardware/hw-component…
    
    VARIOUS FROM EBAY https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2653995
    20% off sale atm on tech, till 31 July.
    Gigabyte GTX 1060 3GB http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Gigabyte+GT…
    $349
    MSI GTX 1060 AERO ITX 6G http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=MSI+GTX+106…
    http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-gtx-1060-ae…
    $399
    AMD Radeon RX 480 http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=amd+radeon+…
    $431
    ASUS GTX1060 6GB DUAL OC http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=ASUS+GTX106…
    https://www.back2gaming.com/reviews/b2g-hardware/hw-componen…
    $453
    
    EVGA GTX 1070 http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=EVGA+GTX+10…
    $629
    Gigabyte GTX 1080 http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Gigabyte+GT…
    $759
    Asus ROG STRIX GTX 1080 O8G GAMING http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Asus+ROG+ST…
    http://www.techadvisor.co.uk/review/graphics-cards/asus-rog-…
    $1040
    Zotac GTX 1080 Ti http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Zotac+GTX+1…
    $1099
    
    SSD
    Your current one free
    Crucial MX300 525GB http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Crucial+MX3…
    $215
    
    HDD
    WD Blue 1TB http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=WD+Blue+1TB…
    $64
    WD Blue 2TB http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=WD+Blue+2TB…
    $94
    Toshiba 2TB Desktop http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Toshiba+2TB…
    $95
    Seagate BarraCuda 3tb http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Seagate+Bar…
    $131
    Seagate 2TB FireCuda (2TB Hybrid) http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Seagate+2TB…
    $154
    Seagate ST4000DX001 (4TB Hybrid) http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Seagate+ST4…
    $248
    
    PSU You'll need at least a 550W PSU to handle a high end GPU (e.g. 1080Ti)
    SeaSonic G 550W http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=SeaSonic+G+…
    $99
    Corsair CX650M http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Corsair+CX6…
    $104
    SeaSonic M12II 620 http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=SeaSonic+M1…
    $123
    EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=EVGA+SuperN…
    $149
    
    MONITOR http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gaming-monitors,453…
    http://au.pcmag.com/monitors/11150/guide/the-best-gaming-mon…
    
    BenQ GL2460HM http://au.pcmag.com/benq-gl2460hm/25739/review/benq-gl2460hm
    http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=BenQ+GL2460…
    $199
    Acer G277HL
    24", 75Mhz, 4ms. http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Acer+G277HL…
    $239
    BenQ RL2460 http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=BenQ+RL2460…
    $299
    Dell U2417H
    24" PLS http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Dell+U2417H…
    $320
    ASUS VG245H
    24", 75Hz, 1ms http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=ASUS+VG245H…
    $329
    BenQ XL2411Z
    24", 144Hz, 1ms http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=BenQ+XL2411…
    $399
    
    ODD whatever. Not even sure if necessary any more.
    
    RAM http://www.pcgamer.com/the-best-ddr4-ram/
    http://www.144hzmonitors.com/best-gaming-ram/
    
    Corsair Vengeance LPX 16gb http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Corsair+Ven…
    from $152, depending on speed
    G.Skill Ripjaws V 16GB DDR4-3000 http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=G.Skill+Rip…
    $180
    Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB DDR4-2133 http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Kingston+Hy…
    $188
    
    CASE http://www.thermaltake.com/products-model.aspx?id=c_00001675
    CoolFlux; Water cooling support for internal 120 & 240mm radiator
    
    AMD MB (B350) Gigabyte AB350-Gaming 3 $164
    CPU (AMD) AMD Ryzen 5 1500X $248
    RAM Corsair Vengeance LPX 16gb $152
    PSU Corsair CX650M $104
    SSD Your current one Free
    HDD WD Blue 2TB $94
    CPU COOLER Antec H2o 600 Kuhler
    120mm radiator/shorter hoses for standard case (what is your case fan size??) $65
    GPU Gigabyte GTX 1060 $349
    MONITOR Not sure. More research needed. $250
    TOTAL $1426

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