Dasa 282 Posted April 23, 2009 (edited) Prices are just a guide and could cost more or less depending on where purchased and changing prices so for current prices click staticICE or check out PCPARTPICKER which may even point out a potential compatibility issue with your build. There is so many different brands and models most are fine so for MB\GPU look up reviews for yourself and decide. The MB I suggest for example are mostly based on price\features so there's a good chance you will find something better suited to your needs. Although GPU scale in price with these builds with a limited budget on a high res monitor you may get more playable FPS with a Ryzen 2600 - 2080 Ti build than a 9900K - 2080 Super build.2019 CPU ReviewTechpowerup GPU Performance Summary 2019RAM Performance Intel RAM Performance AMD AM4 MOTHERBOARDS COMPARISON TABLE RAM OC Guide Cheapest Gaming PC Updated 22/09/2019 CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 4 Core with Vega 8 Graphics $139 (Or 3400G $229 if you can justify it) MB 320M $75 (Make sure the BIOS has been updated to support The CPU) -OR- B450M $99+ (B450 If you wish to OC, also needs BIOS updated using old CPU) RAM 8G (2x8) 3200 c16 $130 HDD 240GB $43 -OR- 480GB $75 CASE\PSU Antec VSK4-500 w/ 500W PSU $91 TOTAL $478-534 Intel Low Budget Gamer I3 9100 Review | (not overclockable) Updated 22/09/2019 CPU Intel Core i3 9100F 3.6GHz 4 Core $125 MB B365M $105 RAM 8G (2x8G) 2666 Kingston HyperX FURY HX426C15FBK2/16 $119 GPU RX 570 4\8GB $209\239 SSD 480GB $75 PSU Cooler Master MWE Bronze 450W 3Y $65 -OR- Seasonic Focus 450W 7Y $99 CASE SilverStone Precision PS16 $49 TOTAL $747-811 AMD Low Budget Gamer 2600 Review Updated 22/09/2019 CPU AMD Ryzen 2600 6C\12T $199 MB ASRock B450M Pro4-F $115 RAM 8G (2x8) 3200 c16 $130 GPU RX 570 4\8GB $209\239 SSD 480GB $75 PSU Cooler Master MWE Bronze 450W 3Y $65 -OR- Phanteks PH-P550GF Gold 550W 5Y $99 CASE SilverStone Precision PS16 $49 TOTAL $842-906 Bang 4 Buck Gamer 3600 Review Updated 22/09/2019 CPU Ryzen 5 3600 6C\12T $315 -OR- Ryzen 7 3700X 8C\16T $519 (Budget priority should go to GPU for current games) MB MSI B450M MORTAR MAX $149 RAM 16G (2x8) 3000c15 Crucial Ballistix Sport LT $119 OC to ~3600 GPU RX 5700 8GB OC <Review $599 -OR- RX 5700 XT 8GB OC <Review $699 (2070 Super is decent value at $750 with ebay sales) SSD Kingston A2000 M.2 NVMe $159 PSU Super Flower Leadex III 650W Gold 7Y $129 CASE SilverStone Precision PS15 RGB $69 (Non RGB lacks fans) TOTAL $1539-1639 Intel Gamer Updated 22/09/2019 CPU 9700k 8C $550 -OR- 9900K 8C\16 $899Gamers Nexus 9700k Review MB ASRock Z390 PHANTOM GAMING-ITX/AC $269 (Newegg) -OR- Asus ROG STRIX Z390-I GAMING $322 RAM 2x8 3200c14\3600c16 $239 OC to ~4000c17 1.4-1.5vdimm GPU RX 5700 XT 8GB OC $699 -OR- RTX 2080 Super 8GB $1089 -OR- RTX 2080 Ti $1699 SSD ADATA XPG 1TB SX8200 Pro M.2 NVMe $225 PSU Corsair SF600 Gold\Platinum 600W SFX 7Y $166\199 + SilverStone PP08 Adapter SFX to ATX $10 (SFX PSU provides extra breathing room for GPU. Have PSU inlet facing up) CASE Fractal Design Define S Nano $99 (Block bottom vents to force airflow past GPU and out the back) HSF Noctua NH-D15 $125 (Move fan from over RAM to the case lower front inlet) TOTAL $1683-igp $2382-$3468 AMD High End, Low Noise Updated 22/09/2019 CPU Ryzen 7 3900X 8C\16T $809 3700X & 3900X Review MB ASUS Prime X570 Pro $369 <Chipset fan is loud RAM 2x16 3200 Crucial Ballistix Sport LT $269 OC to ~3600 GPU RX 5700 XT 8GB Red Devil $749 -OR- RTX 2080 Super 8GB Gaming X Trio $1272 -OR- RTX 2080 Ti 11GB GV-N208TAORUS-X-W-11GC $2195 SSD Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 1TB $303 PSU Super Flower Leadex Titanium 750W 5y $219 CASE Fractal Design Define R6 USB-C $219 HSF Noctua NH-U12A $159 TOTAL $3096-4542 Office Updated 08/02/2019 Intel BOXNUC8I3 8th Gen Core i3-8109U 2C/4T 3.6GHz $424 -OR- Intel BOXNUC8I5 8th Gen Core i5 -8259U 4C/8T 3.8GHz $519 Kingston 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 2400MHz HyperX Impact SODIMM 14-14-14, 1.2V $138 ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 256GB/512GB $99/165 Review Total $578-764 Threadripper Updated 12/02/2019 CPU AMD 1920X 12C\24T $629 -OR- 2950X 16\32T $1368 MB ASUS Prime X399-A $399 RAM Team T-Force Vulcan 3000MHz 32GB (4x8GB) $389 GPU RX 570 4\8GB $189/219 -OR- RTX 2060 6GB $549 SSD Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB $329 HDD Toshiba N300 NAS HDD 6TB $279 Blu Pioneer BDR-209 15x $85 PSU Antec EarthWatts EA750G 10Y $154 CASE Fractal Design Define R6 USB-C $195 HSF Noctua NH-U14S-TR4-SP3 $105 TOTAL $2753-3852 Little Screamer Updated 12/02/2019 CPU i9 9900K 8C\16T $899 MB ASUS ROG Strix Z390-I $319 RAM (2x16GB) F4-3200C14D-32GTZKW <Newegg $555 GPU MSI RTX 2080 Ti Sea Hawk X $2079 SSD Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB $649 PSU Corsair 750W SF 80+ Platinum $231 CASE SilverStone Sugo SG13 $55 (Tape up the gaps around the front fan\rad so fresh air has to come in the front not go round and round) HSF RAIJINTEK PALLAS <Newegg $50 & Noctua NF-A15 HS-PWM $42 RAD Fan's Noctua A12x25-PWM 120mm x2 $118 Fan Control Software Argus monitor $18us for 3y license TOTAL $5015 Hopefully that all fit's... Much below this line is old but there is still some useful info among it ================================================================================================Cases30 Case temperature review12 Case temperature/sound ReviewFansR10- Fan Testing-120mm Fan Testing on an MCR120 Radiator Round 630x 120mm Fans Roundup - Tested on WC RadiatoBe Cool: Ultimate 120/140 mm Fans Roundup140 mm Fan RoundupTesting Eight Fans with Corsair's H80WATERCOOLING PARTSBlocks CPU XSPC RayStorm $59 (lots of other blocks out there that would make a fine choice but this one performs well at a great price) GPU EK-VGA Supreme HF - Acetal $55 Swiftech MCW82 VGA $59 XSPC RayStorm GPU $62 EK-VGA Supreme HF Bridge E. - Acetal $68 Depending on gpu you will need to add hs on mem\pwm but these are flexible good value\performance block'sMartinsLiquidLab22 CPU Block's ReviewSkinneelabs 2011 RoundupUniversal GPU BlocksPumps EK-DCP 4.0 $47 (looks like a decent value pump) Q-max: 800 L/hr +/-10% H-max.: 4.0m +/-10% (oem jingway) Swiftech MCP355 $85 (nice little high pressure pump) Nominal discharge 454 L/hr flow, 4.5m head (Laing DDC) (optional to increase MCP355 performance) XSPC Laing DDC Top/Reservoir Combo $39.95 Swiftech MCP35X 12V Pump PWM 1300-4500RPM $99 Nominal Max discharge 1050 L/hr flow, 4.4m head Review Koolance PMP-450S 12/24V (If pump speed will be controlled, PMP-450 adjusts more smoothly than PMP-450S) Maximum Flow Rate: 17.4L/min (4.6 gal/min) @ 12V, 22.3L/min (5.9 gal/min) @ 24V Maximum Head Pressure: 5.1m (16.8ft) @ 12V, 5.8m (19ft) @ 24V $89 (Optional extra) Koolance CTR-SPD24X2 Dual 24V Pump Controller $89Pumps ReviewPump Noise and much moreRads There is heaps more rads out there this is just a few examples Swiftech MCR320-QP 410x128x34mm 1063g 14FPI $69 Swiftech MCR420-QP Radiator $89 XSPC RX360 410x125x58.5mm 8fpi $109 Black Ice SR1 480 517x133x54 9FPI $129 XSPC RX480 125x58.5x???mm 8fpi $149 ThermoChill PA 120.3 405x129x60 10FPI $159.50 ThermoChill PA120.4 524x129x60 ~2Kg 10FPI $189 ThermoChill PA140.3 480x142x60 ~2Kg 10FPI $199 Black Ice SR1 560 480 605x153x55.9 9FPI $179 Thermochil and Black Ice make some of the highest quality cleanest finish rads available but you pay for it Swiftech rads give excellent performance for your $ with a fan like the 1850rpm gt XSPC are also very good but may need a bit more of a rinse to flush out crap before installing extra costs to the above barbs clamps fans 7/16" ID tubing works well as it is a snug fit over 1/2" and can be more flexible than 1/2" tube but both are ok if you dont get a res to save space\cost a T piece can work well Total cost of watercooling with a cpu\gpu block is ~$350+ but you can keep most these parts over many builds provided you can mount the blocks on the new gearInsanity Updated 29/8/2014CPU Intel Core i7 5930K 3.5-3.7GHz Six Core $679 -OR- 5960X Extreme Edition 3.0-3.5GHz 20MB Cache Eight Core $1199MB ASRock X99-WS $399RAM G.Skill Ripjaws 4 F4-3000C15Q-16GRR 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 $339 -OR- F4-2666C15Q-32GRR 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 $629GPU Tri-Fire MSI R9290X-LIGHTNING 4GB $2490 - OR - TRI-SLI GTX Titan Black GHz Edition 6GB $4035SSD Samsung XP941 512GB M.2 $578 & Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB $735Blu Pioneer BDR-209 15x $85PSU Corsair AX1500i $519CASE Silverstone Temjin TJ11 Black with Window $577$6401-8756+ coolingCPU block XSPC RayStorm $59GPU block's Three of whatever fits i dont know anymoreRad Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 Full Copper 560mm $99Reservoir anything from a T ~50c to a monster resPump's Swiftech MCP35X2 $222Tube PrimoFlex PRO LRT Tubing (7/16" 5/8" 3/32") per meter $7.95Fan's six Noctua NF-A14 Industrial PPC 140mm 2000RPM IP67 PWM $39ea lots of fittings$736+ Total ~$6k-10kSome useful threadsList of suppliers for Cases, Case Mods & Water Cooling partsThe Truth About Graphics Power Requirements V2, See how many watts you really needBeginner's Guide To Tweaking/overclocking Your Graphics V3, The How to tweaking/overclocking your video card.Atomics Most Recommended Psus Thread., Looking for a good PSU. Look no further than this thread.Official ASUS P8P67 Series Overclocking Guide and Informationhttp://www.overclockers.com/3step-guide-to...k-intel-haswellIntel Core i3, i5, and i7 3 Step Overclocking GuidesWater Cooling Information/Guides & Reviews/Tests & GalleriesThe LCD Thread Guide to Building a HD HTPC Extreme Cooling Forum Collective Sticky Black Viper's Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Service ConfigurationsTweakHound Tweaking Windows 7 Edited October 26 by Dasa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrueFlag 0 Posted April 23, 2009 The AMD LE-1620 seems to have been discontinued. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raradawg 0 Posted April 23, 2009 Seems alrite... I would change a few parts...thats about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dasa 282 Posted April 23, 2009 The AMD LE-1620 seems to have been discontinued.bugger i just found out the 4850e has been to so what to replace them with? Seems alrite... I would change a few parts...thats about it.feel free to list them i may or may not agree :) fine tuning pc's comes down to user preference in the end but any suggestions are welcome to make this better Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrueFlag 0 Posted April 23, 2009 The AMD LE-1620 seems to have been discontinued.bugger i just found out the 4850e has been to so what to replace them with? At that price the Sempron LE-1250 or 1300. I'd like to know how well they perform compared to an E1400, but haven't been able to find anything to tell me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
magnumxy 0 Posted April 23, 2009 (edited) Great Work! Deserves POTM. Insanity ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution $781 I know it's supposed to be EXTREME! (Doesn't get more extreme than six PCIE slots) But the Gigabyte EX58-Extreme would be equally insane with its massive heatsink add-on. Xigmatek HDT-S1283 CPU Cooler $59.50+1 OS Vista Home Premium64bit $172 Also I'd add XP, Ubuntu (for cheap systems) and Win7 (for future proofing) PS http://forums.atomicmpc.com.au/index.php?s...71&hl=water link is broken. Edited April 23, 2009 by magnumxy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nesquick 1 Posted April 23, 2009 Someone sticky this one this time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dasa 282 Posted April 23, 2009 just been looking at high end a amd build biggest problem seems to be it falls way behind i7 when it comes to multitasking its closer to the q9550 really but it is a bit cheaper still dosnt seem worth the extra over e8400 to me maybe if there was a good value ddr2 mb for it that it performed well with AMD Phenom II Quad Core 955 $379 Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-UD5P $280 6GB DDR3 OCZ Platinum OCZ3P1600LV6GK PC3-12800 C7 $210 WD Black 640GB $126.5 PIONEER DVR-217BK $37 Corsair TX-650 650W ATX $165 1 gpu Corsair TX-750 750W ATX $209 2 gpu's $1198-1242+gpu magnumxy Gigabyte EX58-Extreme cant run 3 pci-e slots at 16x although i doubt you would notice a difference between x16x8x8 and x16x16x16 thats why i went with that asus mb and i may aswell add the os extra os ta Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raradawg 0 Posted April 23, 2009 Gigabyte EX58-Extreme cant run 3 pci-e slots at 16x although i doubt you would notice a difference between x16x8x8 and x16x16x16 thats why i went with that asus mb and i may aswell add the os extra os ta There is a noticeable difference... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nesquick 1 Posted April 23, 2009 Gigabyte EX58-Extreme cant run 3 pci-e slots at 16x although i doubt you would notice a difference between x16x8x8 and x16x16x16 thats why i went with that asus mb and i may aswell add the os extra os ta There is a noticeable difference... at High res yea but anything under 1920x1200 and its the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dasa 282 Posted April 23, 2009 Gigabyte EX58-Extreme cant run 3 pci-e slots at 16x although i doubt you would notice a difference between x16x8x8 and x16x16x16 thats why i went with that asus mb and i may aswell add the os extra os ta There is a noticeable difference... at High res yea but anything under 1920x1200 and its the same. for anything under 1920x1200 and you wont be running 3 way sli\cf but yer raradawg mind pointing me to something that shows this noticeable difference? from what i have seen so far when using single gpu cards and as long as its pci-e 2.0 the difference is barely measurable let alone noticeable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
magnumxy 0 Posted April 23, 2009 magnumxy Gigabyte EX58-Extreme cant run 3 pci-e slots at 16x although i doubt you would notice a difference between x16x8x8 and x16x16x16 thats why i went with that asus mb and i may aswell add the os extra os ta IT CAN RUN 16/16/16!??!!!!!That is insane I take back what I said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raradawg 0 Posted April 23, 2009 I do not have true evidence on this matter, but there is a noticeable difference of about 5~15fps depending on what game and what settings its on as well as the resolution. I'll search the web to see if there is anything on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raradawg 0 Posted April 25, 2009 I was just reading this today...Dasa...GREAT WORK! I just noticed one mistake... Dell UltraSharp™ 3008WFP 30" Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor $2,2991 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dasa 282 Posted April 25, 2009 I was just reading this today...Dasa...GREAT WORK! I just noticed one mistake... Dell UltraSharp™ 3008WFP 30" Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor $2,2991 ah yes an extra digit i have been fixing a few little errors like that for a while now seems i missed at least onei think its also on special at the moment for the weekend its under 2k Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dasa 282 Posted May 1, 2009 a little bump and i have added 4770 to the list Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raradawg 0 Posted May 2, 2009 Nice...what about the EVGA Classified for the insanity rig? Just a suggestion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dasa 282 Posted May 2, 2009 couldnt find any reviews doing a comparison between it and the asus but it looks like a nice mb so il swap it over there has just been some large price drops from ati by the looks most the high end cards have dropped ~$50 and the 4870x2 has dropped ~$150 a few of nvidias prices have dropped by ~$40 to Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
half kill 0 Posted May 8, 2009 everytime i see something like this then I see the price im like :D but then i see it doesn't include os and im like :( Good list tho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stash 0 Posted May 8, 2009 everytime i see something like this then I see the price im like :D but then i see it doesn't include os and im like :( Good list tho If the OS hurts your pocket too bad you can allways take advantage of the free Windows 7 RC while you save some cash for a retail OS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dasa 282 Posted May 10, 2009 (edited) just added another monitor to the list and adding what power usage i can find for the others BENQ 21.5" G2220HD 40000:1 HD 5ms DVI Glossy $225 42W(max)<1W sleep hmm there has been a very nice price drop on the 24" benq Edited May 10, 2009 by Dasa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raradawg 0 Posted May 10, 2009 I can't believe this thread is not up where it should be...Its a really good thread. Get some Mod to sticky this or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dasa 282 Posted May 11, 2009 added a atom build with a new antec case and a few more monitors Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mac Dude 326 Posted May 11, 2009 really nice thread Dasa. I'm starting to look at components for a build, and the thread has been very useful indeed... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
