First PC ever ~ Help needed

[dragunity718]

Im planing to build my new PC but I am completely new to PC's can someone please help me put together a part list for the best PERFORMANCE/PRICE tower only build. my budget is $1350 AUD. Prices can be found on http://www.staticice.com.au/

 

I want to game on ultra settings and would prefer to OC but am willing to save the money for upgrade in other parts if you think its more 'bang for buck'

 

Only need:

- CPU

- Cooler (only if u recommend OC)

- mobo

- GPU

- RAM

- PSU

- SSD

- CASE

[AlwaysFSX]

Is that a website to search other sites for the cheapest priced parts? We have something for that. PCPartPicker.

 

List coming up. Do you need a mouse, keyboard, monitor, Windows, etc.?

[dragunity718]

Is that a website to search other sites for the cheapest priced parts? We have something for that. PCPartPicker.

 

List coming up. Do you need a mouse, keyboard, monitor, Windows, etc.?

 

Nahh only need whats stated in OP

[AlwaysFSX]

Nahh only need whats stated in OP

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($272.00 @ CPL Online)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($130.00 @ Centre Com)

Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($95.00 @ Centre Com)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.00 @ CPL Online)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.00 @ Centre Com)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Vapor-X Video Card  ($369.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($165.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 700W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($95.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Total: $1306.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-23 00:53 EST+1000

[dragunity718]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($272.00 @ CPL Online)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($130.00 @ Centre Com)

Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($95.00 @ Centre Com)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.00 @ CPL Online)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.00 @ Centre Com)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Vapor-X Video Card  ($369.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($165.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 700W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($95.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Total: $1306.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-23 00:53 EST+1000

Thoughts on the MSI PC Mate on overclocking and power phase design etc. im not really worried about features and stuff

[brob]

No the best board for overclocking. One option would be to skip the Hyper 212 EVO cooler initially and get a better motherboard. Then add the cooler later when you are ready to overclock.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($272.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($122.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($95.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($399.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($82.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($148.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1298.00
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-23 01:00 EST+1000

[AlwaysFSX]

Thoughts on the MSI PC Mate on overclocking and power phase design etc. im not really worried about features and stuff

You should be able to hit above 4GHz easily. Going really high though depends on the CPU too.

[dragunity718]

This is my planned build:

 

http://www.pccasegear.com/sc/y5L

 

thoughts on this vs you guys ? 

btw, i can get the above build for about 1330

[brob]

This is my planned build:

 

http://www.pccasegear.com/sc/y5L

 

thoughts on this vs you guys ? 

btw, i can get the above build for about 1330

 

Nice build. Unfortunately the Hyper 212 EVO is 0.5mm too tall to fit in the case. See the drawing at the bottom of http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cpu-air-cooler/hyper-212-evo/.