Gaming PC Build. Suggestions?

[DeadEyeKozi]

Hey, So I have made about 5 Builds but I think they are a bit too expensive. I'm looking for a very high end gaming PC which will also be used for some video editing, lots of photoshop and daily use. 

 

The maximum amount I am willing to spend is $3000.00 AUD

 

I have some requirements that I would like to be included in the $3000.00 AUD

 

(Also, I would like it to be an intel build.)

 

Must Have:
 

 

Optical Drive Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer $79.00

Monitor LG 27EA63V-P 27.0" $379.00

Wireless Network Adapter Asus PCE-AC68 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 $107.00

Keyboard Corsair K70 RGB $209.00 Mouse Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser $79.00

Headphones Logitech G230 $55.00

Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE $839.00

 

Note: If you know of a better optical drive or monitor feel free to change it.

 

Thanks so much.

[ImBleu]

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/wNyMyc

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/wNyMyc/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($278.00 @ Centre Com) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($264.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($95.50 @ Centre Com) 

Storage: Corsair Force LS 60GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($60.00 @ Centre Com) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($839.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($199.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($158.00 @ CPL Online) 

Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($79.00 @ CPL Online) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit)  ($165.00 @ CPL Online) 

Monitor: LG 27EA63V-P 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($379.00 @ CPL Online) 

Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($209.00 @ CPL Online) 

Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse  ($79.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Headphones: Logitech G230 Headset  ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Total: $3085.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-25 23:59 EST+1100

 

Its not that easy with you being in australia and all, everything is shit expensive

I honestly would drop the CD Drive and the Network Adapter.

[Geekazoid]

Hey mate,

This is my build just modified for your needs. I know it's almost $400 AUD over your budget, but you can adjust it according to what you do and don't want. The ASUS motherboard in this build has built in 802.11 AC WiFi adapter so I didn't add that add-on WiFi card you were listing as a must have. I have, however, included almost everything else. I haven't included the Optical Drive because the case selected, the NZXT H440, doesn't support an optical drive. You can, however, purchase external ones for not too much at all.

Okay, well enough of my rambling, here's the build:

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/RqhQLk

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/RqhQLk/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($396.00 @ Centre Com)

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($159.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($269.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($189.00 @ CPL Online)

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($135.00 @ CPL Online)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($165.00 @ CPL Online)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($839.00 @ CPL Online)

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($158.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.00)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00)

Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($499.00 @ CPL Online)

Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($209.00 @ CPL Online)

Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse ($79.00 @ PLE Computers)

Headphones: Logitech G230 Headset ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Total: $3380.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 00:14 EST+1100

[HashtagMilk]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($396.00 @ Centre Com)

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($159.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($196.50 @ Centre Com)

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($188.00 @ CPL Online)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.00 @ CPL Online)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.00 @ Centre Com)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($839.00 @ CPL Online)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($145.00 @ CPL Online)

Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($79.00 @ CPL Online)

Monitor: Dell U2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor ($312.00 @ Centre Com)

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($42.00 @ Centre Com)

Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($209.00 @ CPL Online)

Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse ($79.00 @ PLE Computers)

Headphones: Logitech G230 Headset ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Total: $3017.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 01:12 EST+1100

Why a 980? For the price, it's not worth it.

[Demons Wrath]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($396.00 @ Centre Com) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($138.33 @ Mwave Australia) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($178.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($179.00 @ CPL Online) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($97.00 @ Centre Com) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($779.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: Cooler Master N600 Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case  ($81.50 @ Centre Com) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($145.00 @ CPL Online) 

Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($79.00 @ CPL Online) 

Monitor: LG 24EA53V-P 60Hz 23.8" Monitor  ($239.00 @ CPL Online) 

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC68 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($107.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case Fan: Gelid Solutions FN-SX12-10 37.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($6.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Case Fan: Gelid Solutions FN-SX12-10 37.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($6.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Case Fan: Gelid Solutions FN-SX12-10 37.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($6.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($209.00 @ CPL Online) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($44.00 @ CPL Online) 

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  ($116.00 @ Centre Com) 

Total: $2944.83

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 02:02 EST+1100

 

Things I changed from the "must have" list are the headphones, the monitor, the mouse and the graphics card. The headphones I changed to are the Kingston HyperX Cloud, which have rave reviews from everyone who has reviewed them. The monitor you chose was a 27'' 1080 display, which is too large for 1080 the pixel density is too low. Changed it to a 24'' one instead but the specs are the same. Changed the mouse to the Razer Deathadder 2013, reason being Optical mice are better because there are supposed to have no acceleration issues unlike laser mice. So I changed it to something ergonomic and dispite Razers tendency to overprice their own stuff, this was cheaper than a great many mice on pcpartpicker Aus. Also changed the GPU from the Gigabyte to the EVGA ACX 2.0, reason being it's cheaper.

 

Everything else is great. Well priced and well chosen if I do say so myself (and I do). The case and CPU cooler in particular are good because you can mount the radiator of the cooler in the right side of the case and use it as in intake. The 3 extra case fans I included can go in spare front intake and the other two can go in the roof as dual exhaust.