[SOLVED] Building a new PC budget roughly $600-700 AUD

[ateas]

Hi guys,
Just looking for advice on building a new desktop for my bro as his current ones around 8 years old and doesn't cut it anymore.
It's mostly just for internet stuff with some gaming as well. Most of the heavier games he plays on his console so this pc just needs to run easier games like Minecraft well.

Budget would be roughly 600-700 AUD, max around 750.
Already got monitors/keyboard/mouse/etc. So just need the actual pc build including case and all that + wifi card since his current one just stopped working.
Don't need anything fancy either like a nice case or rgb just cheap and worth the money stuff.
Plus for storage probably just a 500gb ssd would be enough since we can reuse some of the older drives as well.

Also lemme know if there's any upcoming sales or stuff that we should wait for.
Thanks!

 

[Hellfire13]

Something like this...

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 3.7 GHz Quad-Core Processor | $288.00 @ Device Deal
Motherboard | MSI B450M MORTAR MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard | $104.10 @ Device Deal
Memory | Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory | $105.89 @ Amazon Australia
Storage | Crucial P2 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $78.00 @ Amazon Australia
Case | Deepcool EARLKASE RGB ATX Mid Tower Case | $49.00 @ PCCaseGear
Power Supply | Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply | $77.00 @ PLE Computers
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $701.99
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-10-01 18:49 AEST+1000 |

 

[ateas]

Yo bro thanks heaps,
just wondering if you could recommend any wifi cards that aren't too expensive that'll fit with the build.
plus his current pc has like a gtx 950 or maybe 970 can't remember (i think it has two fans), would that be worth reusing and would it be compatible with the build or nah?

 

[Hellfire13]

Yo bro thanks heaps,
just wondering if you could recommend any wifi cards that aren't too expensive that'll fit with the build.
plus his current pc has like a gtx 950 or maybe 970 can't remember (i think it has two fans), would that be worth reusing and would it be compatible with the build or nah?

You didnt mention the GPU before. You can make a more powerful build and add the GPU, should work fine. The board comes with built in wifi...

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor | $299.00 @ Mwave Australia
CPU Cooler | Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 V2 64.5 CFM CPU Cooler | $39.00 @ BPC Technology
Motherboard | Gigabyte B560M AORUS PRO AX Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard | $179.00 @ Mwave Australia
Storage | Crucial P2 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $78.00 @ Amazon Australia
Case | Deepcool EARLKASE RGB ATX Mid Tower Case | $49.00 @ PCCaseGear
Power Supply | Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply | $77.00 @ PLE Computers
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $721.00
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-10-01 22:10 AEST+1000 |