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this is what that exact system would cost if you shopped around and bought the parts yourself. Not a terrible build, but there is room for improvement. What is your total budget?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B360-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($90.34 @ Newegg Business)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($91.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.29 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.28 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card ($314.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus - VP247H-P 23.6" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($135.74 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Cooler Master - CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($76.80 @ Amazon)
Total: $1188.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-02 20:19 EDT-0400
 
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[strike]What's ruining the build is that $499 1060 which should be closer to $300.

For less money I offer a couple options.

https://www.amazon.com/XOTIC-MSI-Nightblade-MI3-Computer/dp/B075KQ8NGW/ i5 7500/ 8GB RAM/ GTX 1080

7600/ GTX 1070 8GB RAM https://www.amazon.com/ADAMANT-Gaming-Computer-3-8Ghz-GeForce/dp/B01N27V3WY/

Pre-builts did have horrible value but these days they can save some money. [/strike]

While pre-builts can save you money these days I failed to notice you're from Australia.

My apologies for the error on my part.
 
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with prebuilts it was never just the cost, it was also the low grade parts they use to keep costs down. if you plan to make any upgrades to the PC in the future then stay away from pre builts

 
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The other issue is the AUD. PC parts cost a lot there. You are also buying things people don't normally get like a tool kit, monitor, copy of windows, etc. The ram and GPU seem super expensive to me, and the PSU is overkill in terms of wattage. An 8400 and 1060 don't need a 750W PSU. I'd rather spend the same amount of money on a higher quality 550W PSU.

Edit: Aquielsunari, I went ahead and restored your deleted post seeing as it's been quoted. Makes this thread more readable.
 
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Heres what I came up with. Prices are in AUD.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($248.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.00 @ Umart)
Memory: Kingston - FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($161.40 @ Umart)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($115.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card ($489.00 @ Umart)
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.01 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.90 @ Newegg Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($121.00 @ IJK)
Monitor: Asus - VP247H-P 23.6" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($148.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $1666.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-03 11:29 AEST+1000

EDITED. I forgot a copy of Windows 10 in the original parts list. it has been corrected <,<
 
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all good thanks for taking the time to respond m also one is still a great option if price is aud
 
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i am probably missing something but why is the pc $500 more than the one listed previously
 
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yep, madmatt30 is correct. I selected USD instead of AUD for the first build. My apologies bud. The second build gives you a z370 board to enable overclocking if you upgrade to a K series i5/i7 later on down the road and it also has a dual channel 16gb kit of ram and a much better SSD
 
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oh ok that makes sense
 
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I probably am going to look clueless here but this can connect to the internet via wifi right
 
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no, looking at the motherboard specs it only has ethernet, if you need wifi you will either have to look for another motherboard but that would increase costs or purchase a wifi addon card

 
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can you recommend any wifi cards or a motherboard with wifi
 
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This system will have wireless. Also swapped out the Asus GTX 1060 for an Evga GTX 1060 to get it under your budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($248.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($215.00 @ PLE Computers)
Memory: Kingston - FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($161.40 @ Umart)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($115.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($449.00 @ Umart)
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.01 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.90 @ Newegg Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($120.00 @ Shopping Express)
Monitor: Asus - VP247H-P 23.6" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($148.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $1681.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-04 12:12 AEST+1000
 
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thanks
 
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this is what i came up with

PCPartPicker part list /
Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($248.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($215.00 @ PLE Computers)
Memory: Kingston - FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($147.00 @ Skycomp Technology)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($115.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($449.00 @ Umart)
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.01 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.90 @ Newegg Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($120.00 @ Shopping Express)
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($15.00 @ Shopping Express)
Monitor: Asus - VP247H-P 23.6" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($148.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $1681.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-04 15:00 AEST+1000
 
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It's not bitcoin mining it's ethereum and there's ASICs coming later in the year so prices are going down and the RAM manufactures are getting class actioned for price fixing so that'll probably go down too.

Probably would wait a few months, the next lot of GPUs from NVidia are maybe getting announced next month so supply of new cards will be a plenty when they come out as no one in their right mind would build a GPU miner with ASICs coming around the corner.

Other than that you can't go wrong with a 2400g to pass the time, that's what i'm doing currently and it's not half bad unless you want to run something extreme.
 
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