Gaming PC Build

[M Nags]

Hey guys, my mate wants to get a new pc because his current struggles to run modern games on the lowest settings. I don't know enough of the market these days (4 years ish since I built mine) so was wondering if I could get some help. The preferred website isn't a must, just removes fear of shipping costs. Assume we only have monitor, keyboard and mouse

Approximate Purchase Date: This week

Budget Range: 1400 AUD after shipping (1100 USD)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming

Are you buying a monitor: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: https://www.ple.com.au/ (in AUD)

Location: Western Australia, Perth

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080


Thanks!

 

[WildCard999]

velocityg4 build is better.

 

[velocityg4]

Builds using only PLE. Note click "Price breakdown by merchant". So, that you can see the lists on PCParticker and zero in on the PLE links.

This will make for a solid build.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($289.00 @ PLE Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($195.00 @ PLE Computers)
Memory: Kingston - FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($139.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($229.00 @ PLE Computers)
Video Card: GALAX - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB OC Video Card ($399.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.00 @ PLE Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ PLE Computers)
Total: $1419.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-26 00:49 AEDT+1100


Here is the same build with a smaller SSD with a large HDD. You get more storage capacity but less SSD room for games. Personally I'd rather have a larger SSD and less overall capacity for faster game load times. Although I don't keep many games stored. After I'm done with a game. I rarely replay them. With a fast internet connection. It doesn't take long to download a game off Steam you feel nostalgic for. I've never gone under 150GB free on my 500GB SSD.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($289.00 @ PLE Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($195.00 @ PLE Computers)
Memory: Kingston - FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($139.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($135.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.00 @ PLE Computers)
Video Card: GALAX - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB OC Video Card ($399.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.00 @ PLE Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ PLE Computers)
Total: $1391.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-26 00:45 AEDT+1100