New Budget Build Gaming PC

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  AlienC on 18/12/2020 - 23:19

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  Condolences my friend this was a nice way to remember him I am sure for everybody involved.

  Best way to start a sad event is with another happy one.

  He is definitely going to be watching him from heaven I hope the family knows that his passing does not have to be a sad one but condolences nonetheless.

  As for doing better on the build it is a pretty good one.

  You could have gotten higher to the AMD RX 580 for $30 more + delivery getting about 25-30% more fps or with a NVIDIA 1060 3GB for $30 less plus delivery but still 10-20% more fps vs the 1650 but honestly the 1650 is a good choice it is not bad.

  if you go through some past video card deals you can see that they usually hover around that price

  https://www.ozbargain.com.au/tag/video-card
  https://www.ozbargain.com.au/tag/video-card?page=2
  etc

  https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/586124 RX 580 $229
  https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/583044 GTX 1060 SC Gaming 3GB $169 + Delivery

  For around $799 + delivery this deal was pretty close to yours about a month ago
  it doesnt have a wireless network adapter and it had only 240GB storage which is less than your 500GB and slower ram but same size at 16gb - but it had a better cpu R5 3500X and a better gpu 1660 Super 6GB for just an extra $17 + delivery

  always worth a gamble to message luke to see if he can do a special for you on expired or sold deals because you never know somebody might have returned one or someone might have missed an extra pre built pc left around somewhere there is always a chance

  https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/580916

  anyways best of luck to you and sorry for your loss happy holidays take care and stay well

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    Roystar4life on 18/12/2020 - 23:37

    +1

    Personally i would get also more storage space. Most HDD's are pretty cheap now days, for example this
    [Scorptec] (https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/hard-drives-&-ssds/hdd-3…)
    Cause most games have pretty high install files
    or even this one [Centrecom] (https://www.centrecom.com.au/seagate-barracuda-35-2tb-256mb-…)

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      AlienC on 18/12/2020 - 23:43

      +1

      This 1000%

      Start off with an external or portable 8-12TB HDD from Amazon somewhere.

      Very economical when you look at $/TB sometimes it goes very close to $20/TB

      You can have a fun or swap in SSD and put your loading time sensitive games in there that might feel the most benefit from a decent Samsung EVO or something.

      SSD's can go for around $120/TB at the very cheapest (unless gambling in the second hand market which has its own scammer and faulty fakes etc caveats) more likely around $145/TB for a good all round best value one which is usually a Crucial BX/MX or Samsung EVO 850-870 but yeah the price premium is 5-6x times minimum over a mechanical hard drive so it is the ultimate question of best value vs best performance.

      Keep the starter or current SSD for the OS and non gaming programs only for now so things dont get messy or you know whatever just enjoy yourself and have fun :)

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        Roystar4life on 18/12/2020 - 23:45

        +1

        8-12TB might be a bit overkill for a 15yr old. But if u want optimal performance run the OS on a SSD and other files on a HDD

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          AlienC on 19/12/2020 - 02:28

          +1

          @Roystar4life: True that. That is a bit overkill. But the only reason I mentioned it is so you don't have to buy another later down the line just take really good care of it and it should last you a very long time and you won't get low storage space anxiety ever again or for a long time.

          Maybe 4TB might be the sweetspot.

          If you can find one for $100 or under take it.

          This was a good deal.

          https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/574161

          Keep tabs on this page for good deals generally $25/TB and under is the sweet spot.

          https://www.ozbargain.com.au/tag/portable-hard-drive

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    sTein0 on 19/12/2020 - 06:34

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    I have no clue where you got your GPU statistics, but they are completely false. As you can see from this Hardware Unboxed vid (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1zgAJK4TO0&ab_channel=Hardw…), the rx 580 is basically the same as the 1650 super and the Nvidia 1060 3gb is leagues behind. Please do your research before posting advice. Also I would highly recommend against buying the cheap Techfast builds as their PSUs are fire hazards, their cases are awful and they usually have low tier motherboards and ram.

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  sTein0 on 19/12/2020 - 06:31

  I think your parts selection for the most part is very good however there are some things I would change. The case looks very questionable in terms of quality and I would definitely recommend something with better airflow for a better price, such as the Thermaltake H18. The power supply also looks not the best and this is the one part I would not cheap out on, as a good power supply can basically last a lifetime. Also spending a bit more on the motherboard might be beneficial (although not too important) as getting a better board, such as the Asus TUF B450M Pro, will open up better upgrade paths due to the better vrms.