Help with building a gaming PC

[Tim554]

Hi guys. so i am planning to build a gaming pc that can game at 1080p and 1440p decently. I will be playing games like overwatch and payday2 and maybe more demanding games. I would like to go for a green and black build, so the case i am thinking of going with is a https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/GZfmP6/nzxt-case-cas340wra 

The budget is around $1500 AUS but it can a bit higher. I do plan to overclock but it isnt for streaming so a I7 would not be needed. 

I would like a monitor included in the budget preferably 1 ms response time. I already have a headset, mouse and keyboard

[Herman Mcpootis]

sory if i couldn't get the theme, you can get a few rgb strips to fix it in the future:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($332.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($45.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear) find out if the bios supports kabylake.
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($139.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Western Digital Green 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB GTR Video Card  ($359.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Case: Zalman R1 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Monitor: ViewSonic VX2257-MHD 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($169.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Total: $1496.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-13 23:28 AEDT+1100

[Tim554]

cheers man but the 7600k isnt much better then 6600k and cost more. Also i want 980 or 1070 with a 144hz monitor

[EmoChipmonk]

PCPartPicker part list: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/QYxDM8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/QYxDM8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($144.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($157.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($155.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($115.00 @ Scorptec) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card  ($359.00 @ Centre Com) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($82.00 @ IJK) 
Total: $1520.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-13 23:36 AEDT+1100

 

[Sahil10416]

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/YKjPYr

You can't buy an i7 with a descent GPU in this budget. 

[Princess Luna]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($453.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-E/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($82.90 @ Skycomp Technology)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.00 @ Shopping Express)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($599.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.00 @ PLE Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($155.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $1527.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-13 23:37 AEDT+1100

 

no monitor included though this pc will go up to  2023ish just fine

[EmoChipmonk]

1 minute ago, EmoChipmonk said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/QYxDM8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/QYxDM8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($144.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($157.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($155.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($115.00 @ Scorptec) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card  ($359.00 @ Centre Com) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($82.00 @ IJK) 
Total: $1520.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-13 23:36 AEDT+1100

 

Though dropping the SSD and the aio would save money for a better video card. Also consider getting just 8 gb of ram for now and upgrade later?

[Herman Mcpootis]

5 minutes ago, Tim554 said:

cheers man but the 7600k isnt much better then 6600k and cost more. Also i want 980 or 1070 with a 144hz monitor

the 7600k is $7 less than the 6600k.

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($332.00 @ Shopping Express) 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
and your budget isn't enough for a gtx 1070 and 144hz monitor. the rx 480 performs very similarly to the 980 and the monitor's freesync support will help make the gaming experience be more smooth.

[Ctown0812]

2 minutes ago, Tim554 said:

cheers man but the 7600k isnt much better then 6600k and cost more. Also i want 980 or 1070 with a 144hz monitor

You might struggle to find a 980 new, but you could find a deal on ebay on used one, which are going for right around what new RX 480 is going for.   

[Herman Mcpootis]

3 minutes ago, EmoChipmonk said:

 

 

2 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

 

 

25 minutes ago, Tim554 said:

 

I would like a monitor included in the budget preferably 1 ms response time. I already have a headset, mouse and keyboard

 

[EmoChipmonk]

2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

the 7600k is $7 less than the 6600k.

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($332.00 @ Shopping Express) 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
and your budget isn't enough for a gtx 1070 and 144hz monitor. the rx 480 performs very similarly to the 980 and the monitor's freesync support will help make the gaming experience be more smooth.

But with z170 you can go with a cheaper mobo then 270 no?

[Herman Mcpootis]

4 minutes ago, EmoChipmonk said:

But with z170 you can go with a cheaper mobo then 270 no?

you can use kabylake cpus with z170 mobos, just that you need one with the supported bios, which is why i added in a disclaimer.

[EmoChipmonk]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

you can use kabylake cpus with z170 mobos, just that you need one with the supported bios, which is why added in a disclaimer. 

oh ya... oops

[hconverse02]

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/LLGssJ it'd be kinda hard to do under 1500 aud with a 1070 and monitor