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1. Budget & Location

My budget is $1200.

I live in Australia so I need to have it available for me to buy

2. Aim

The system would mainly be used for gaming and a bit of rendering.

3. Monitors

I need to buy a monitor. preferably a 1080p monitor

4. Peripherals

I also need to buy a keyboard (mechanical), monitor, maybe an ssd

5. Why are you upgrading?

Upgrading from laptop

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Is a copy of Windows needed?

What kind of rendering?

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@CoolBeans

| CPU: INTEL i5 6600k @ 4.6Ghz @ 1.328v | Motherboard: ASUS Z170-AR | Ram: G.SKILL 2x8GB 2400Mhz | CPU Cooler : Corsair H100i V2

| GPU: GIGABYTE GTX980Ti G1 GAMING | SSD: SAMSUNG 840 EVO 250GB  | Storage: WD 1TB GREEN | OS: Windows 10 Pro 64bit | PSU: FSP 650W AURUM S |

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No windows needed

 

I will be rendering youtube videos

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Programs being used?

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$200 over but its hard to work with that much for an editing rig 
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SAV1OUR/saved/3qLW

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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Sony Vegas

After affects

Photoshop

How's this look? http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2B0mT

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I need to be able to buy the parts in Australia and our prices are a bit more expensive to US

yea i know what its like im from melbourn im sure you can find parts a places like CPL or get them off ncix or amazon like i did

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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i thought that intel cpus were better for editing 

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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Intel Core i5-4670K CPU: http://goo.gl/HuwiVx

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler: http://goo.gl/PbyUaz

MSI Z87-G43 Motherboard: http://goo.gl/qKuPUQ

Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 Graphics Card: http://goo.gl/wvxXci

8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 RAM: http://goo.gl/ozOZbZ

120GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD: http://goo.gl/cQcfco

1TB Western Digital Caviar Black Hard Drive: http://goo.gl/sHQiQm

600W Corsair CX600 PSU: http://goo.gl/UqiqRY

Corsair 200R Case: http://goo.gl/o7uoHK

 

 

 

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i thought that intel cpus were better for editing 

Not necessarily. Also, the OP doesn't have that large of a budget.

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Intel Core i5-4670K CPU: http://goo.gl/HuwiVx

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler: http://goo.gl/PbyUaz

MSI Z87-G43 Motherboard: http://goo.gl/qKuPUQ

Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 Graphics Card: http://goo.gl/wvxXci

8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 RAM: http://goo.gl/ozOZbZ

120GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD: http://goo.gl/cQcfco

1TB Western Digital Caviar Black Hard Drive: http://goo.gl/sHQiQm

600W Corsair CX600 PSU: http://goo.gl/UqiqRY

Corsair 200R Case: http://goo.gl/o7uoHK

He's using AUD, not USD.

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Is this a good build? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2B0vh

Yes that would be better

PC: Corsair C70 Arctic, FX 9370, Corsair H80i, Gigabyte 990fxa-ud3, Corsair Vengence 16gb, Palit JetStream GTX 970, OCZ Vertex 4 128gb and Western Digital Blue 1Tb + 500gb, Antec Gamer 520w

Peripherals: Logitech G19 and SteelSeries Sensei RAW

Toshiba L50-A: i7 4700mq, 8gb, 1TB HDD, GT 740M 2gb

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Is this a good build? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2B0vh

It's better but quite over your budget.

You're using the US version of pcpartpicker. 

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Go for an 8320 and 8gb or 6300 and 16gb: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=wish_lists&wlcId=257586&action=wish_lists

export PS1='\[\033[1;30m\]┌╼ \[\033[1;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[1;30m\] ╾╼ \[\033[0;34m\]\w\[\033[0;36m\]\n\[\033[1;30m\]└╼ \[\033[1;37m\]'


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The CM Hyper 212 EVO is available from PCCaseGear

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($192.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($45.00)
Motherboard:  ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($130.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory:  Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($97.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card:  XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card  ($259.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case:  BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($51.71 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply:  Silverstone Strider Plus 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Monitor:  BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $1191.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-14 18:48 EST+1100)

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($192.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($114.00 @ CPL Online)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ CPL Online)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($359.00 @ PLE Computers)

Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($88.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.00 @ CPL Online)

Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($139.00 @ CPL Online)

Keyboard: Ducky DK2108-BUSLLA Wired Gaming Keyboard ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)Total: $1219.00

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-15 02:51 EST+1100)

Not necessarily. Also, the OP doesn't have that large of a budget.

Starting to sound like bloodyvalley
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