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#290346 4-Nov-2021 21:04

Hey, been out of the pc building game for ages would like some opinions on this build, mainly motherboard compatibility. Budget is as much under 2k as possible, usage is 1080p gaming without upgrading for many, many, probably too many years. Thanks!

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor ($269.50 @ PB Technologies)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($55.54 @ PB Technologies)

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B560M-A Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($175.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($120.00 @ PB Technologies)

Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($98.99 @ PB Technologies)

Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card

Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case ($73.37 @ PB Technologies)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GA 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Total: $792.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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#2807720 4-Nov-2021 21:44

A few comments from somebody who has never built a PC:

You are missing your own $2k budget by quite a bit (given the graphic card you linked is $1499, and you will need to add the cost of the PSU and a multiple freight costs unless you are going to drive all over town.
Your PSU is less than the 750W recommended for that graphics card (May be fine if you have looked into the consumption of your CPU.
That Graphics card is out of stock - But the V2 version is in stock and quite a bit cheaper here: https://www.computerlounge.co.nz/shop/components/graphics-cards/desktop/asus-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-tuf-gaming-oc-v2-8gb-lhr-graphics-card?gclid

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#2807722 4-Nov-2021 21:51

i won't overspec on the GPU as they are so expensive. get what you need today and upgrade when needed, as you are on 1080p you don't need too much firepower.

tangerz

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#2807795 5-Nov-2021 00:27

That's a pretty solid budget build. I actually priced up a similar budget build last night for a friends kid, (in fact, same PSU, SSD, similar case, ram and cooler!)

One thing I'd change in there is the motherboard. Those cheap Asus Prime B560 can get warm due to weak VRMs if you let the CPU run without power limits, (which you wanna do to get the most out of that CPU), although the 10400F max is around 90W so you'd probably be OK.

Still, for the same money you could get this:

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/MBDGBM57201A/Gigabyte-B560M-DS3H-AC-mATX-Form-Factor-For-Intel?qr=pspy&ref=pricespy

Which performs a little better... a little! That also means you could get the lot from PB Tech so all shipped together, and I make the total for that lot $925 (without GPU)

The other thing to note with B560 boards (which I assume you're using for XMP memory) is that 10th gen CPUs lose the ability to use the main M.2 slot as it is wired to the CPU for 11th gen. I've seen some MSI ones that seem "switchable" but I think most aren't.

As others mentioned, the GPU market is crazy stupid right now. If you really have to buy new, (and NOW!), it's really a game of "How can I get least screwed!" Personally, I'd skip the 3060Ti mentioned @ $1300, and go for something like this:

https://www.computerlounge.co.nz/shop/components/graphics-cards/amd-radeon/xfx-radeon-rx-6600-xt-speedster-quik-308-black-8gb-gddr6-graphics-card

$400 less, but only about 10% performance lost. And at 1080p you probably wouldn't even notice! That'd bring your total build cost to $1825.

Happy building :-)

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#2807797 5-Nov-2021 01:02

What games are you looking to play? Is an Xbox Series S and gamepass an option? With the price of GPUs what they are it’s a decent option for around a quarter of the price of a PC.

FoNX

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#2807951 5-Nov-2021 11:02

Thanks for the replies, am looking specifically at pbtech.co.nz but not all options are on nz.pcpartpicker, what a great site by the way, have adjusted a few things from everyone's input, am now second guessing motherboard choice, I'm not after xmp so could I go h510 and lower speed ram? I think at my level wouldn't notice a few percent difference but definitely keen to hear everyone's thoughts.
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#2807967 5-Nov-2021 11:37

Honestly, I'd avoid going to H510. At a certain point you just get into "junk" territory with motherboards. The real low end H510 and B560 are really just for Pentiums and i3s, and you're only saving maybe $40 over something decent. Do yourself a favour and just get a decent B560. On second look, this is even better than the one I linked earlier:

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/MBDMSI5170481/MSI-MAG-B560M-BAZOOKA-MATX-Motherboard-For-Intel-1?qr=pspy&ref=pricespy

This would have no problem maxing out the i5-10400F with no power limits without getting warm. Could even run an i9-11900K at stock without issue. Pretty sure this MB is "switchable" and can utilize both M.2 slots with a 10th gen processor. That you can also enable XMP to easily run your ram at 3200MT/s is just a bonus. At this point, slower 2666MT/s ram isn't really cheaper anyway so it's a free bump in speed!

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#2807973 5-Nov-2021 11:53

I was also going to mention that Asus mobos are greater in marketing than they are in substance. features do not perform as you'd think from their marketing.

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#2808019 5-Nov-2021 13:49

Have you considered buying second hand? I bought a second hand PC recently as an upgrade an overall it was a pretty good saving compared to buying new.

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#2808065 5-Nov-2021 15:05

Batman:

I was also going to mention that Asus mobos are greater in marketing than they are in substance. features do not perform as you'd think from their marketing.

I have always found them very reliable. Never had any technical problems with them.

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#2808211 5-Nov-2021 20:47

I've never had issues with Asus or Asrock motherboards. MSI are okay, I hear EVGA is good.

On the other hand I've had truckloads of compatibility issues with Gigabyte motherboards.

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