Computer/Console Talk/Gaming Super Thread

[south of heaven]

Anybody here know their way around setting up a gaming PC? I set one up about 10 years ago but lost track of all the new shit. Could anyone recommend a decent setup for about $3K including moniter etc?

Whats your main gaming you'll be doing ?

 

[UmoGus]

Whats your main gaming you'll be doing ?

Nothing too crazy, the usual PUBG, Fortnite etc

 

[UmoGus]

But can still play GTA and the like if I wanted to

 

[south of heaven]

But can still play GTA and the like if I wanted to

You should be able to smack something in at a reasonable price. Im still trying to get some triple monitor action going by years end .
Mr i and Jacob shade are the go to on the pc front. Have a read around for your needs ect try to future proof yourself as much as possible.

 

[UmoGus]

You should be able to smack something in at a reasonable price. Im still trying to get some triple monitor action going by years end .
Mr i and Jacob shade are the go to on the pc front. Have a read around for your needs ect try to future proof yourself as much as possible.

Cheers dude. I'll see if any of them respond

 

[south of heaven]

Cheers dude. I'll see if any of them respond

If you got time to shop around have a look at scorptec ,pc case gear they sell made up gaming pcs also ,i think now even eb does also.
Just stay away from flight sim and race sim once you venture down that path your fucked lol.
It becomes stupidly expensive but fucking fun as fuck

 

[UmoGus]

If you got time to shop around have a look at scorptec ,pc case gear they sell made up gaming pcs also ,i think now even eb does also.
Just stay away from flight sim and race sim once you venture down that path your fucked lol.
It becomes stupidly expensive but fucking fun as fuck

Yeah iv kind of followed this thread haha. Lucky I can't hack them

 

[Hacky McAxe]

Anyone played Far Cry 5 yet? I got my copy hoping to play it over the easter break seeing i had 5 days off work. Unfortunately, i ended up crook as a dog on my first day off and that's how it's been since so i haven't had a chance to even unwrap the game let alone play it. So pissed that my easter break is wasted.

I was holding off but the reviews are coming back excellent so I'll definitely pick it up soon.

 

[Hacky McAxe]

Anybody here know their way around setting up a gaming PC? I set one up about 10 years ago but lost track of all the new shit. Could anyone recommend a decent setup for about $3K including moniter etc?

I'll post up some options when I get a chance but basically put, for $3k you could build an excellent rig.

Graphics cards have gone up in price recently due to bitcoin miners but they're still fairly cheap especially if you shop around.

 

[UmoGus]

I'll post up some options when I get a chance but basically put, for $3k you could build an excellent rig.

Graphics cards have gone up in price recently due to bitcoin miners but they're still fairly cheap especially if you shop around.

Thanks dude. Itll be appreciated

 

[Mr Invisible]

How much porn you store is what really increases the need for storage!!

Ummm these days... $3k ...
Breakup will be roughy:
Video Card - $1k
Monitor - $800(ish)
Remainder - Parts

IJK, JW, ARC or MWAVE are my "go to" places in Sydney these days, and if you can put it together yourself you can save some coin.

Anyway... lets see what we can do...

BE VERY careful with Intel 8xxx series CPUS and LGA1151 motherboards. Intel in their infinite wisdom decided to make the CPUs physically fit in older LGA1151 boards, but he new Coffee Lake CPUs are pinned differently. So anything that is LGA1151 with a Z270 chipset, may NOT work. Z370 is the chipset designed to work with all new Intel 8 Series CPUs.

That futureproofs you a bit.

The Coolermaster Masterbox is a friggin cracker of a case for the money spent. Huge amounts of room the tempered glass looks amazing, and cooling is fantastic. I use one for my test lab server.
Main rig is a Corsair Obsidian 650D.
XPPC is a Lian Li
TestlabWS is an Antec 300.

I've stuck to MSI/Corsair gear because it's bloody well built and reliable. I've ignored Intel Optane memory as it's not worth it with an SSD.

That motherboard has a second M2 SSD slot for later expansion too.

I've deduced $149 per Western Digital RED drive but if you are storing data I'd recommend 2 of them in RAID 1.

NOTE: That is BEFORE the monitor price. Monitors are VERY subjective. Do you want curved/non curved? Ultrawide or standard? 1080p/2K/4K? Freesync or not (with Nvidia cards not an issue)?, 144Hz or not?
Stick with AOC or Samsung brandwise.

For my racing sim I use this AOC: https://arc.com.au/product/59620 which is $469.
For my main setup (that I surf Kennel on and use everday) I use 2 x Samsung 24" S24D590L thin bezel Monitors. Love them.
For my testlab PCs (2) I use an AOC 27" basic monitor with VGA/DVI/DisplayPort/HDMI outputs so I can have 2 PCS and my laptop hooked into it.

 

[UmoGus]

Fuck thanks bro. That would've taken some time. I will be able to put it together myself and my mate works for a parts wholesaler so I will be able to get them a bit cheaper

 

[Mr Invisible]

Awesome ... it's not 110% ideal, and over budget, but for the money spent it's pretty solid and has future proofing.

That setup will 4K game, and VR game without an issue. The SSD I'd have liked to bump up to the 960 (but it's hard to justify another $100). Don't bother with Intel Optane stuff as you already have a decent SSD so it's negated.

- If you need storage and can afford it, add the two WD mechanical drives as well.
- If you can afford a bit more, bump it up to 32GB of RAM (2 x 16GB DDR 2666Mhz).
- The fans I've chosen for that case I use as well. They have a little DIP switch on them to change speed profiles, and you can also use a combination of that and fan headers/bios settings to get a decent noise profile from them.

Biggest hit is the CPU, and there isn't much around that price. Next one down is a decent performance hit and $200 cheaper.
Memory has gone through the roof in price too (should be half the price it is).

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Is bloodborne any good? It's free on PS4 atm and i got othing else to play..

 

[UmoGus]

I probably won't be doing it till the financial year end. I chose 3k as a starting point knowing full well it probably will blow out to 4 or even 5k. Hopefully by then, things will be on sale too

 

[Hacky McAxe]

Is bloodborne any good? It's free on PS4 atm and i got othing else to play..

Yep. One of my favourite games.

Excellent if you like difficult but rewarding games. Even Realist90 loved it and he hates everything

 

[Hacky McAxe]

I probably won't be doing it till the financial year end. I chose 3k as a starting point knowing full well it probably will blow out to 4 or even 5k. Hopefully by then, things will be on sale too

Keep an eye on Ozbargain for sales. I bought my GTX 1080 for $650 but you can get it even cheaper if you watch out for the right sale. Keep in mind if you're buying from overseas then you get caught with limited manufacturer warranties, but there are some manufacturers like EVGA which give you a 2 year global warranty.

 

[UmoGus]

Keep an eye on Ozbargain for sales. I bought my GTX 1080 for $650 but you can get it even cheaper if you watch out for the right sale. Keep in mind if you're buying from overseas then you get caught with limited manufacturer warranties, but there are some manufacturers like EVGA which give you a 2 year global warranty.

I will be sticking with Aussie suppliers. Gone through plenty of headaches with overseas warranties on my car

 

[Mr Invisible]

Not sure on the 1080s and how they differ from reference designs.. but I know in the 960/970/980 days the fans varied greatly between manufacturers (noise and cooling capacity).
Thus why I stuck with MSI.

Gigabyte and ASUS are okay too, but pretty much they all follow a basic reference design.

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Yep. One of my favourite games.

Excellent if you like difficult but rewarding games. Even Realist90 loved it and he hates everything

Okay. Will give it a crack whever it finishes downloading.