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Do not spend $200 out of $1000 on the case.

This. I won't let you spend so much on a case if that'll hamper actual system performance. Also, here's a suggestion: get from places other than the Umart. The sits in here are all reliable. It'll save you some bucks.

 

 
Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($105.00 @ IJK) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($325.00 @ Umart) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($78.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $970.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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ok, so im looking to build a $1000 PC for games like cg go and battlefield. with in the budget is the Corsair 750D, i have the mouse, keyboard, headset, and monitor worked (dont bother about them) out all i need is the internals. if you could use this site it would be much appreciated: https://www.umart.com.au/umart1/pro/index.phtml?bid=2. any question just ask and i should reply with in the hour. any help is appreciated :)

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Get this please:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4350 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($159.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.00 @ Umart) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($325.00 @ Umart) 
Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($145.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $989.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-07 11:40 EST+1100

G3258 @ 4.5 | 8GB Team Vulcan RAM | 128GB Kingston V300 SSD (I didn't know what I was doing when I bought it) | MSI H81I Motherboard | Corsair H55 with Noctua NF-P12 | EVGA SSC GTX 960 4GB | OCZ 550W Fully Modular PSU with Noctua NF-A14 | Cooler Master Elite 130 (Soon to be something cool)

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EDIT: made a mistake.

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Get this please:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4350 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($159.00 @ CPL Online) 

Haswell Refresh Incompatibility detected. When using H81 / B85 / Z87 mobos, make sure NOT to use any CPUs on this list. Alternatively, make sure to pick H97 / Z97 when using such CPUs.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($247.00 @ Umart)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($105.00 @ Umart)

Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($85.00 @ Umart)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.00 @ Umart)

Video Card: MSI R9 280X-GAMING-3G GDDR5 PCI Ex16 TF IV FAN OC DVI-I HDMI mDP*2DP ($325.00 @ Umart)

Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($76.00 @ Umart)

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.00 @ Umart)

Total: $1028.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-07 11:46 EST+1100

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ok, so im looking to build a $1000 PC for games like cg go and battlefield. with in the budget is the Corsair 750D, i have the mouse, keyboard, headset, and monitor worked (dont bother about them) out all i need is the internals. if you could use this site it would be much appreciated: https://www.umart.com.au/umart1/pro/index.phtml?bid=2. any question just ask and i should reply with in the hour. any help is appreciated :)

 

Do not spend $200 out of $1000 on the case.

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Do not spend $200 out of $1000 on the case.

This. I won't let you spend so much on a case if that'll hamper actual system performance. Also, here's a suggestion: get from places other than the Umart. The sits in here are all reliable. It'll save you some bucks.

 

 
Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($105.00 @ IJK) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($325.00 @ Umart) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($78.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $970.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-07 11:52 EST+1100

Want to help researchers improve the lives on millions of people with just your computer? Then join World Community Grid distributed computing, and start helping the world to solve it's most difficult problems!

 

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Do not spend $200 out of $1000 on the case.

then what case should i get, the only reason i listed that case is because i liked the looks :P

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then what case should i get, the only reason i listed that case is because i liked the looks :P

 

This should do it. It also looks similar: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-cas340wb1

 

Or this.

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Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

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This. I won't let you spend so much on a case if that'll hamper actual system performance. Also, here's a suggestion: get from places other than the Umart. The sits in here are all reliable. It'll save you some bucks.

 

 
Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($105.00 @ IJK) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($325.00 @ Umart) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($78.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $970.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-07 11:52 EST+1100

 

would it be worth it to exchange the graphics card for a gtx960?

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then what case should i get, the only reason i listed that case is because i liked the looks :P

 

Screw the looks of the case, focus on the "looks" of your games  :lol:

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-ca1c100m1nn00

 

The H24 would work just fine.

 

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-ca1c100m1nn00

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/silverstone-case-sstrl01bwusb30

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-spec01redled

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-300r

 

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would it be worth it to exchange the graphics card for a gtx960?

Nope. The 960 is weaker than the 280x. Arguably as good as the 280... although I personally think it's worse as well.

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Nope. The 960 is weaker than the 280x. Arguably as good as the 280... although I personally think it's worse as well.

ok, thanks for all the help today. 

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Nope. The 960 is weaker than the 280x. Arguably as good as the 280... although I personally think it's worse as well.

is it worth buying a CPU fan and or replacing the default fans in the case?

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is it worth buying a CPU fan and also getting fans to replace the default fans in the case?

For a "K" CPU, yes. But for the ones we recommended, the stock cooler is fine.

 

As for case fans.... I don't find it necessary. It's okay to do it if you want some extra performance, but at your price point, it's not worth it.

Want to help researchers improve the lives on millions of people with just your computer? Then join World Community Grid distributed computing, and start helping the world to solve it's most difficult problems!

 

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For a "K" CPU, yes. But for the ones we recommended, the stock cooler is fine.

 

As for case fans.... I don't find it necessary. It's okay to do it if you want some extra performance, but at your price point, it's not worth it.

thanks for all your help today, i have my final build :)

i cant thank you enough for your time help and knowledge. thanks you!

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