pcman365

skin will help avoid scratches but case will protect it from drops

iphone se ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Went over budget by a bit. However, you could remove the SSD if you really want to save some cash:
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($262.00 @ IJK) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($89.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($49.00 @ IJK) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.98 @ Mwave Australia) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($325.00 @ Centre Com) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.00 @ IJK) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Total: $1020.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-30 21:41 AEDT+1100

$900 AUD

iphone se ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

The Corsair VS PSU is not good at all. Highly recommend to go for the Antec HCG 520/M or the XFX TS series instead.
 
I'd go for this:
 
https://www.pccasegear.com/sc/vP9

32-bit is 2^32, so 64-bit would be 2*2*2*2*2... 64 times. it ends up around 16 billions or so while 32 bit is stuck at 4 million

i thought you were linus for a moment there lol

£150 with postage included doesn't seem suspiciously cheap from a private eBay seller. However, you can get a brand new Sapphire R9 380 for £155 from Amazon, which seems a considerably safer bet. 

I've had my eye on the Enthoo Evolv for a while and I'm definitely going for it, it's just so kewl.

Save your money and go used. Get a 7950 so you'll have money to upgrade to a better CPU later on. Until games have lower CPU overhead. CPU really does matter

I just upgraded my cpu from a core 2 duo, Its a pretty big performance increase...

380X is 10% above a 380 and 25% above a 960
 
960s are overpriced

Depends where you live and the store you're looking at. I can find at my local shop the 380X $10 more than 380.

You sure that anything is actually wrong 1st of all? I just played though portal 2 again  and would be running i nthe hundreds of fps then randomly hit 40 in a few very small sections for a second or too. 

the fact you are running the more demanding games with ease makes me think the games are just being quirky 

Firefox the web browser Isn't an OS! it doesn't need a PC restart to apply settings.

He compares the same system you have to new hardware. 

No, I wouldn't upgrade anything yet.
Wait for intel's and/or AMD's new CPUs and buy a new CPU then, same goes with the GPU.

memtest

Xeon with its hyperthreading will stream just fine and it'll allow you to afford a 980Ti:
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($244.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($69.89 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($612.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Corsair Carbide 400C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1304.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-12 23:39 EST-0500

It's 2016 who uses operating systems anymore 

spec 02 has a extra fan and usb 3.0 port spec 03 is exact same as 2 just with better design

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY0J68nRpDM

GPS darts?
what the crap?

http://www.itnews.com.au/news/vic-police-want-to-shoot-gps-trackers-at-fleeing-cars-414804?eid=3&edate=20160209&utm_source=20160209_PM&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=daily_newsletter


now my point i have respect for police. And i take no issue with gps darts for fleeing cars and using already installed onstar style antitheft system for tracking just i have no issue with them having guns to defend themselves and protect others. However granting them more powers when they already have security cameras, helicopters, etc in high risk cases to track stolen cars. I'm not sure thats a good idea. In addition internet connecting breaks, an fuel systems would make for hackers playground to cause havoc... I just want real cops doing real work on the beat and not using technology to avoid taking risks a cop can reasonably be asked to take if they signed up the do persuit driving.
as this comment pointed out:


i dont agree with everything said her but i agree if their police there is risks to take because you signed up within reason(and are properly paid to take it).
 
anyway too repeat i dont take issue with gps darts. I take issue with enabling remote control for key vehicles systems by default.