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Kejimuna
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Hi so i'm new to this forum and planning to buy a new gaming PC around Christmas take into account that this is in New Zealand Dollars, since I come from there. All I want is a decent system that can run majority of the games on the market currently with no problems.
 
Current System i'm looking at: http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=WKSPB2309&name=PB-2309-Upgrade-Box-Intel-NEW-Haswell-I7-4790-Quad
No windows included
 
What i'm asking you is, is this cost efficient? Is it worth for what it is? What would you replace, and with what? 
What I want to know specifically is this cost effective, Is it worth the price tag? and what would you replace, and with what?
 
PCPartPicker: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/MDvhYJ

 

Alter it and post suggestions

 

In terms of a monitor i'm not 100% sure what I want so post suggestions. For peripherals just need a keyboard, i'm thinking about a Cherry mx brown or blue keyboard.

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Hi so i'm new to this forum and planning to buy a new gaming PC around Christmas take into account that this is in New Zealand Dollars, since I come from there. All I want is a decent system that can run majority of the games on the market currently with no problems.

 

Current System i'm looking at: http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=WKSPB2309&name=PB-2309-Upgrade-Box-Intel-NEW-Haswell-I7-4790-Quad

No windows included

 

What i'm asking you is, is this cost efficient? Is it worth for what it is? What would you replace, and with what? 

What I want to know specifically is this cost effective, Is it worth the price tag? and what would you replace, and with what?

 

PCPartPicker: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/MDvhYJ

 

Alter it and post suggestions

 

In terms of a monitor i'm not 100% sure what I want so post suggestions. For peripherals just need a keyboard, i'm thinking about a Cherry mx brown or blue keyboard.

If you are only going to be gaming switch the cpu to a i5 4690(K edition and a z97 motherboard if you want to overclock) and spend the money you save on a better graphics card which makes more of a difference in gaming. Something more like this 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.00 @ PC Force) 
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($134.05 @ Aquila Technology) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($679.95 @ Computer Lounge) 
Total: $1278.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-30 20:49 NZDT+1300
Then add your case and change things if you don't like them.
This is a nice IPS, 1080p, 60hz, monitor: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-monitor-22mp55hqp
I don't really know much about keyboards so won't recommend one.

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If you are only going to be gaming switch the cpu to a i5 4690(K edition and a z97 motherboard if you want to overclock) and spend the money you save on a better graphics card which makes more of a difference in gaming. Something more like this 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.00 @ PC Force) 
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($134.05 @ Aquila Technology) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($679.95 @ Computer Lounge) 
Total: $1278.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-30 20:49 NZDT+1300
Then add your case and change things if you don't like them.
This is a nice IPS, 1080p, 60hz, monitor: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-monitor-22mp55hqp

 

 

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Ok so I think I want to to build my first computer, so I'm scraping the idea of buying the pre-built one and will try to build something on the line of SirBobson's suggestion.

What I need now is some assistance with this daunting task any guidance would be much appreciated.

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Ok so I think I want to to build my first computer, so I'm scraping the idea of buying the pre-built one and will try to build something on the line of SirBobson's suggestion.

What I need now is some assistance with this daunting task any guidance would be much appreciated.

 

Watch Linustechtips vids first and see how easy it is. If you still got questions come back and all will help you  :lol:. Don't mind the components just look at the general building process. 

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If you are only going to be gaming switch the cpu to a i5 4690(K edition and a z97 motherboard if you want to overclock) and spend the money you save on a better graphics card which makes more of a difference in gaming. Something more like this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.00 @ PC Force)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($66.00 @ Paradigm PCs)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($134.05 @ Aquila Technology)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.00 @ PC Force)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($679.95 @ Computer Lounge)

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

Total: $1278.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-30 20:49 NZDT+1300

Then add your case and change things if you don't like them.

This is a nice IPS, 1080p, 60hz, monitor: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-monitor-22mp55hqp

I don't really know much about keyboards so won't recommend one.

Can you give another alternative for the motherboard and a suggestion on a case also. One more thing I need to ask is since you've suggested a CPU cooler do I need to buy thermal paste for it? And is there any use for the stock fan?
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Can you give another alternative for the motherboard and a suggestion on a case also. One more thing I need to ask is since you've suggested a CPU cooler do I need to buy thermal paste for it? And is there any use for the stock fan?

Motherboard: This one doesn't support SLI - if you were wanting to do that in the future don't choose this. http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97anniversary

                       This one has a red and black colour scheme and does support SLI. http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97xsli

                        I realise that as the mobo wasn't priced when you add when the build may go over budget. Would you like me to remake it?

Case: It is hard to recommend a case as there are so many factors to it, colour scheme, pricing, etc. so i'll make a few recommendations. Cheap: NZXT Source 210 - fairly simple, i              think it comes in black or white    Bit more money: NZXT Phantom 410 - I like the deisgn   Even more money: NZXT H440 - Very clean look but doesn't have any drive bays -            don't know if this is a problem to you ir not - it also has a nice large window and has sound dampening foam or something to make it quieter.     You can spend more money on            cases but I'm not bothered to list more and I don't think you would spend that much on one in this budget. As you can probably tell I like NZXT a lot but there are many other                good manufacturers. Pretty much anything on here http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/parts/case/#u=1&f=2

Thermal Paste: I believe that the CM hyper 212 evo does include thermal paste however it may not be as good as a one you buy. It will still work but a bought one may work a little                              better. So no you do not need to buy thermal paste, but can if you want to.

Use for stock fan:I'm assuming you mean the stock cpu cooler/fan. I can't think of any uses for it, but do keep it in case you have to return the cpu under warranty or something.

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Motherboard: This one doesn't support SLI - if you were wanting to do that in the future don't choose this. http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97anniversary

                       This one has a red and black colour scheme and does support SLI. http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97xsli

                        I realise that as the mobo wasn't priced when you add when the build may go over budget. Would you like me to remake it?

Case: It is hard to recommend a case as there are so many factors to it, colour scheme, pricing, etc. so i'll make a few recommendations. Cheap: NZXT Source 210 - fairly simple, i              think it comes in black or white    Bit more money: NZXT Phantom 410 - I like the deisgn   Even more money: NZXT H440 - Very clean look but doesn't have any drive bays -            don't know if this is a problem to you ir not - it also has a nice large window and has sound dampening foam or something to make it quieter.     You can spend more money on            cases but I'm not bothered to list more and I don't think you would spend that much on one in this budget. As you can probably tell I like NZXT a lot but there are many other                good manufacturers. Pretty much anything on here http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/parts/case/#u=1&f=2

Thermal Paste: I believe that the CM hyper 212 evo does include thermal paste however it may not be as good as a one you buy. It will still work but a bought one may work a little                              better. So no you do not need to buy thermal paste, but can if you want to.

Use for stock fan:I'm assuming you mean the stock cpu cooler/fan. I can't think of any uses for it, but do keep it in case you have to return the cpu under warranty or something.

Your not the only NZXT fan, I also like NZXT they look very clean but they seem a bit expensive... I'll take a look at the other stuff you've suggested, but for now I'm not picky with colour schemes.
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Your not the only NZXT fan, I also like NZXT they look very clean but they seem a bit expensive... I'll take a look at the other stuff you've suggested, but for now I'm not picky with colour schemes.

I love NZXT cases but most of them are rather pricey. :(

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I love NZXT cases but most of them are rather pricey. :(

Maybe I'll just get a corsair or a NZXT phantom 410 if I have leftover.

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Motherboard: This one doesn't support SLI - if you were wanting to do that in the future don't choose this. http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97anniversary

                       This one has a red and black colour scheme and does support SLI. http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97xsli

                        I realise that as the mobo wasn't priced when you add when the build may go over budget. Would you like me to remake it?

Case: It is hard to recommend a case as there are so many factors to it, colour scheme, pricing, etc. so i'll make a few recommendations. Cheap: NZXT Source 210 - fairly simple, i              think it comes in black or white    Bit more money: NZXT Phantom 410 - I like the deisgn   Even more money: NZXT H440 - Very clean look but doesn't have any drive bays -            don't know if this is a problem to you ir not - it also has a nice large window and has sound dampening foam or something to make it quieter.     You can spend more money on            cases but I'm not bothered to list more and I don't think you would spend that much on one in this budget. As you can probably tell I like NZXT a lot but there are many other                good manufacturers. Pretty much anything on here http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/parts/case/#u=1&f=2

Thermal Paste: I believe that the CM hyper 212 evo does include thermal paste however it may not be as good as a one you buy. It will still work but a bought one may work a little                              better. So no you do not need to buy thermal paste, but can if you want to.

Use for stock fan:I'm assuming you mean the stock cpu cooler/fan. I can't think of any uses for it, but do keep it in case you have to return the cpu under warranty or something.

Ok, this is what I got so far I need a different PSU since I can't find anyone that sells them within NZ, and I might need to find cheaper parts for some things, and still haven't included a case...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.00 @ PC Force) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($66.00 @ Paradigm PCs) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($215.84 @ Ascent Technology) 

Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($134.05 @ Aquila Technology) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.00 @ PC Force) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($79.00 @ PC Force) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($679.95 @ Computer Lounge) 

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

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($41.00 @ Paradigm PCs) 

Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($199.95 @ Computer Lounge) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire Ultimate Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($176.85 @ Ascent Technology) 

Total: $2020.64

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-02 10:39 NZDT+1300

 

Not 100% sure on monitor and keyboard so those are variable.

Just found out that EVGA are sending out free backplates for GTX 970 until 9 November, i'm not sure if I should buy the GPU now and buy the other parts later, or just hold out and buy everything together and buy the backplate.

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.00 @ PC Force) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($215.84 @ Ascent Technology) 
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($134.05 @ Aquila Technology) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.00 @ PC Force) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($647.00 @ Paradigm PCs) 
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($41.00 @ Paradigm PCs) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($149.95 @ Computer Lounge) 
Monitor: AOC i2367Fh 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($219.00 @ PC Force) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire XT Wired Slim Keyboard  ($153.00 @ Paradigm PCs) 
Total: $2132.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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