Gaming PC build around $1500

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u13turbo

156 posts

Master Geek

#251291 17-Jun-2019 18:24

Looking for abit of advice on the best value for money PC build.
Currently looking at something like:
Ryzen 7 2700 or ryzen 5 2600
16-32gb ram(not sure of brand etc?)
Gtx1060 6gb
200-500gb ssd plus a 2tb hdd

The ram and hdd are the easy part, value for money wise would the gtx1060 be a good option? And the ryzen 5 or 7?

lurker

831 posts

Ultimate Geek

Lifetime subscriber

#2259674 17-Jun-2019 18:48

GTX1060 would be fine for 1080p, all about the resolution really. If you have a 4K monitor it's different story

lokhor

2858 posts

Uber Geek

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#2259700 17-Jun-2019 20:04

Didn't AMD just announce some new Ryzen chips? might pay to wait until they come out

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CrashAndBurn

669 posts

Ultimate Geek

#2259710 17-Jun-2019 20:13

u13turbo: Looking for abit of advice on the best value for money PC build.
Currently looking at something like:
Ryzen 7 2700 or ryzen 5 2600
16-32gb ram(not sure of brand etc?)
Gtx1060 6gb
200-500gb ssd plus a 2tb hdd

The ram and hdd are the easy part, value for money wise would the gtx1060 be a good option? And the ryzen 5 or 7?

Not sure if you are looking for bnew, but looking at TM https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=2192363974 on a new case would save you about $500?

IVIemories

2 posts

Wannabe Geek

#2260012 18-Jun-2019 09:39

Highly recommended you wait for Ryzen 3000 to release in July before making purchases, if nothing else it should cause current gen CPU prices to drop.

DamageInc

549 posts

Ultimate Geek

Lifetime subscriber

#2287022 1-Aug-2019 10:34

u13turbo: Looking for abit of advice on the best value for money PC build.
Currently looking at something like:
Ryzen 7 2700 or ryzen 5 2600
16-32gb ram(not sure of brand etc?)
Gtx1060 6gb
200-500gb ssd plus a 2tb hdd

The ram and hdd are the easy part, value for money wise would the gtx1060 be a good option? And the ryzen 5 or 7?

Hi, curious as to how you got on.

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