Looking for a New Desktop - Budget around $1.8k

Lmeatstriker on 15/02/2019 - 19:08

First time buying gaming desktop PC, sick of buying cheap outdated desktops that lasts 3 years.

Casual gamer

Whats the best store (and reliable) to buy from or pay someone to build? (no idea how to build)

Did some research, looking for specs like this
CPU: Intel Core i5-8400
Memory : 16GB
SSD: 240 or 480 GB
Graphics : Nvdia 2060 or 1070
HDD: 2TB
Power Supply 500W - 650W

Something like this https://www.msy.com.au/viconline/mspec-gaming-pc/22403-mspec…,
Buy definitely need 16GB Mem

Any suggestions or recommendations (or how to get a good bargain)?

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Comments

    • meatstriker on 15/02/2019 - 19:54

      Oh wow thanks! Im guessing id have to build it myself

      • Diji1 on 15/02/2019 - 20:14

        It's very easy to build yourself although it seems very daunting if you haven't done it before.

        There are many guides from start to finish such as https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/how-to-build-a-pc,5867.… and it's difficult to screw up.

        If you ever get stuck on a particular step search youtube for exactly what you are stuck on and people will show you how to do it.

        Once you've done one you'll see how easy it is and you can now upgrade parts when you like.

        • meatstriker on 15/02/2019 - 20:29

          Oh great! I might have a think about it. Need to add in shipping costs as well ( as its from different sites)

          • N1NJ4W4RR10R on 15/02/2019 - 22:39
            +2

            @meatstriker: Mwave's your best bet site wise. Shipping seems to be nice, and prices are pretty good.

            I'll leave my own of part picker list here if you want to use these specs. Can buy all of it on Mwave for virtually identical price.

            PCPartPicker part list: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/PQRYZR
            Price breakdown by merchant: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/PQRYZR/by_merchant/

            CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($235.84 @ Amazon Australia)
            CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 SE-AM4 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler ($120.00 @ Skycomp Technology)
            Motherboard: MSI - B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard ($229.00 @ PLE Computers)
            Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($199.00 @ BudgetPC)
            Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.00 @ IJK)
            Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX VEGA 64 8 GB ROG STRIX Video Card ($669.00 @ Mwave Australia)
            Case: Cooler Master - MasterCase H500 ATX Mid Tower Case ($149.00 @ Mwave Australia)
            Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.00 @ IJK)
            Total: $1897.84
            Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
            Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-15 22:37 AEDT+1100

            Slightly over your budget, if you wanted to bring it under pick up an RTX 2060 (make sure it's a dual or tri fan card)

            *Adjust the build a bit to suit your needs.

            • TheMindsetTraveller on 16/02/2019 - 08:21

              @N1NJ4W4RR10R: awesome post dude

              for these specs, i am sure it would be awesome enough for serious video editing?

            • meatstriker on 16/02/2019 - 08:21

              @N1NJ4W4RR10R: Thanks for the recommendation. Didnt know price includes shipping, thats good

              • N1NJ4W4RR10R on 16/02/2019 - 11:54

                @meatstriker: Not totally sure if it does on most sites, but I also live in rural NSW.

                Mwave at least allows Aus post shipping… something like under 23kg is free?

                Anyway, just make sure you double check for shipping.

  • Its A Dundeel on 15/02/2019 - 19:42

    https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Ryzen-5-2600-RTX-2080-8GB-240GB-…

    About $1800 with the 10% off discount and more than what you asked for in every way basically. Can add in a hard drive pretty easily.

    • meatstriker on 15/02/2019 - 20:29

      Thanks for the info, wasnt too sure if buying off ebay was the best idea tbh

      • Its A Dundeel on 15/02/2019 - 20:30

        I mean you can buy it off their website, it's an actual computer store in Adelaide, it's just cheaper with the ebay code.

      • AlienC on 15/02/2019 - 20:43
        -1

        I would go the ebay route if you are not too fussed on getting cheap or not the highest quality parts but honestly as long as they do x y z it should be just as good.

        Gumtree has the potential best but it is only for people with time and knowledge on how to check for the best deals and test systems and deal with swindlers etc yada yada remember some people are trying to swindle you but you do get some upstanding citizens.

        Only thing with going pre built is having to maybe buy extra stuff after as the upgrades are usually where they make their profits.

        But there have been some great pre built options definitely for peace of mind.

        Just chuck in a large ssd and hdd and maybe a network card and you should be good to go.

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

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

        https://www.ozbargain.com.au/tag/gaming-pc

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

        Unfortunately automatic tagging is not active yet on this website so you will have to browse multiple product tagging until an automatic and systematic full proof product tagging system is up and running for product tagging that will definitely assist with looking for the best deals in your desired category.

  • Shekster on 15/02/2019 - 21:42

    Should've gone with this deal from a few days back: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/436344

    $1599 gives you great specs + a monitor as well. With the extra $200 you could easily upgrade the storage (seen a fair few SSD deals on here).

    Also you mention being a casual gamer, and as such could've easily sold the RTX 2080 for $900+ and used that money to buy a cheaper gpu (eg. GTX 1060) and just simply keep the extra money.

    • meatstriker on 16/02/2019 - 08:20

      Yeah that sounds good, wonder how often that happens. My old desktop broke down the day after that sadly

    • N1NJ4W4RR10R on 16/02/2019 - 11:56
      +1

      I'd advise buying AMD when you're looking at the low end. 580 > 1060…just make sure you get the 8gb version.

      *Although I'd also check benchmarks on the games you play to know whether it has a heavy Nvidia bias.

  • playswithfire on 16/02/2019 - 09:22
    +1

    PC Case Gear have customisable systems here - so you can choose one with the CPU/RAM/GPU/Storage that fits your requirements.

    https://www.pccasegear.com/category/1411_1918/pccg-gaming-pc…

    What you're after comes in at $1620 with this bundle https://www.pccasegear.com/bundle/223

  • aoe111 on 16/02/2019 - 12:46
    +1

    Graphics : Nvdia 2060 or 1070

    The 1070 will last less than three years. I'd upgrade it at that budget to a 1080 or 2070.

    You can pickup a GTX 1080 for about $650 if there's a good sale on where theres stock.

    • N1NJ4W4RR10R on 16/02/2019 - 14:22

      I'd go for a vega 64. Cheaper then a 2070 new.

      If you can find a decent second hand 1080 or a good model 64 you're set.

      2070 is pretty awful value, if you're set on an RTX card go for a 2060.

  • follow on 16/02/2019 - 14:21

    PCPartPicker part list: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/mnpcsZ

    Price breakdown by merchant: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/mnpcsZ/by_merchant/

    CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($235.34 @ Amazon Australia)

    CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-L9a-AM4 33.84 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.00 @ BudgetPC)

    Motherboard: MSI - B450 Gaming Plus ATX AM4 Motherboard ($134.00 @ PC Byte)

    Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($160.95 @ Amazon Australia)

    Storage: Kingston - A400 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($91.00 @ IJK)

    Storage: Toshiba - P300 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($75.00 @ PCCaseGear)

    Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Black Video Card ($784.50 @ Amazon Australia)
    Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($104.50 @ Newegg Australia)

    Power Supply: Silverstone - Strider Gold S 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($125.00 @ Umart)

    Keyboard: Razer - Blackwidow Tournament Edition Stealth Wired Gaming Keyboard ($69.00 @ Mwave Australia)

    Mouse: Corsair - Harpoon RGB Wired Optical Mouse ($44.45 @ Amazon Australia)

    Total: $1882.74

    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-16 14:17 AEDT+1100

    subtract around $100-$200 as there are cheaper options at places like msy etc ($699 for the etc 2070)

  • Kiato on 17/02/2019 - 14:20

    Depends where you live I haven’t followed the thread fully and pcpart picker is a great tool to use. There are a lot of local stores that have comparable prices you can just pick up the parts from. Ple computers Umart, May, pc case gear, futu etc. all come down to where you live. If you are not confident to build yourself I’m sure you could con a local member into helping you out. I know I’m in Brisbane and could probably find time if you are local.

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