need help for $3000 PC

[Zohan2000]

first time building a PC, wanting to upgrade from an alienware laptop (wasnt that computer smart when i first got it and regret it) soo the PC will be for gaming, do studies and such, i could go over a bit of the price if its not too much, i live in australia and will be buying from PC Case Gear just coming here for advice on the build and to see what can be changed that will do the same thing at a lower price, my current build is http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2DJLk any and all help will be appreciated

 

 

 

 

for anyone that wants to know why im spending $3000 on a PC its cause its $3000 AUD converted to USD its $2600

[SuperStroopwafel]

My first advice, dont spend 3000 dollar on a pc.

[Jogostar]

pick the most expensive part from everything, and you're done.

Nah, seeing that money is not a problem, I would say this is a great build.

[Clonzoo]

You could probably save some on the cpu and go down to a i5 unless your doing alot of video/picture editing and all that jass! And yeah spending 3000 on a pc is overkill. Then again, you live in Australia and prices are almost worse there then here in Norway. So if money is not a concern then sure. However take and i5 and get some more storage on the SSD for games, games on ssd is debatable but having them loading faster is a pluss in my book.

[Osmium]

Gigabyte UDH-5H

Intel 4770k

16GB Adata 1600mhz RAM

EVGA Gtx 780ti (refrence if you want to do Water Cooling) (2x if you want)

Corsair 750D

Corsair AX1000i

250GB Samsung 840 Evo SSD

1TB WD HDD

 

All done!

[kristaps552]

If the man want's to spend 3k on a pc, let him spend 3k on a pc.

[Zohan2000]

the 3k is everything including keyboard, mouse, monitors, software and yer, preferably around 3k would be good

 

 

 

and thanks for the fast replies

[Byzantine]

So you do not have a mouse or keyboard at home? which state are you in?

[Titanicium]

My first advice, dont spend 3000 dollar on a pc.

You don't get as much for the same money in Australia as in the U.S so spending 3000 AUD on a computer is not wild at all And don't even get me started on Norwegian pricing...

[Giggitygoebbels]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

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

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($80.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($175.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($185.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ CPL Online)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($629.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case ($179.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($215.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($22.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)

Monitor: BenQ XL2420TE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($499.00 @ CPL Online)

Keyboard: SteelSeries APEX Wired Gaming Keyboard ($114.97 @ Mwave Australia)

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse ($75.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $2688.97

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-15 00:20 EST+1100)

Reasons:

The FX8320 is far more bang for buck and performs better than a 4670K in some aspects without losing out much if any at all others.

You do not need the Black Drive for performance,any 7200RPM will perform similarly.

The 780Ti is of a bad value for the price,and you are also not getting vRAM benefits for multi monitor setups.

The HX 750 is chosen because it is a good unit using Japanese Caps,unlike the RM750 which uses cheap low quality capacitors like TEAPOs or CapXons which can potentially blow up and bring the entire system with it.

[Titanicium]

So you do not have a mouse or keyboard at home? which state are you in?

He is in Australia wherr the prices should be the same everywhere?

[SuperStroopwafel]

Tou don't get as much for the same money in Australia as in the U.S so spending 3000 AUD on a computer is not wild at all And don't even get me started on Norwegian pricing...

I did some research, I get your point! Thanks for the info

[Titanicium]

I did some research, I get your point! Thanks for the info

 

No problem mate There is a reason for us Europeans and Australians to complain about pricing you see

[Zohan2000]

dont have a keyboard to use and only got a cheap mouse that im currently using on my laptop so do need everything on the list, the mouse and keyboard im not 100% sure on what to get, preferably a backlit keyboard for ease of use, and i changed the 4770k to a 4670k the HD i just went with a black drive cause i dont know the difference between the others and WD does seem like a really reliable brand, and do want everything to be bought from the one website in case of any DOAs so i can sort it out fast and not have to go to many websites

[Titanicium]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

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

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($80.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($175.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($185.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ CPL Online)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($629.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case ($179.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($215.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($22.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)

Monitor: BenQ XL2420TE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($499.00 @ CPL Online)

Keyboard: SteelSeries APEX Wired Gaming Keyboard ($114.97 @ Mwave Australia)

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse ($75.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $2688.97

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-15 00:20 EST+1100)

Reasons:

The FX8320 is far more bang for buck and performs better than a 4670K in some aspects without losing out much if any at all others.

You do not need the Black Drive for performance,any 7200RPM will perform similarly.

The 780Ti is of a bad value for the price,and you are also not getting vRAM benefits for multi monitor setups.

The HX 750 is chosen because it is a good unit using Japanese Caps,unlike the RM750 which uses cheap low quality capacitors like TEAPOs or CapXons which can potentially blow up and bring the entire system with it.

 

Mostly agree with you, but you are wrong on 2 things.

 

1) The FX8320 is faster in some select few games then the 4670K, but only if you OC the shit out of it and it will get slaughtered in the games it ain't better at. Games that depends on FPU in specific.

 

2) The CS, CX,, TX, RM and GS PSUs had a case of bad capacitors a while back, but bad propaganda took care of that so they are using higher quality ones now

 

Other then that: Good build although I may not agree with all of the products chosen.

 

OP: My personal recommendation is this: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2B5XH

[Zohan2000]

if there is another cheaper GPU that works just as good as the 780 ti then ill use that, only chose it since (if im correct) its the best GPU on the current market

[Zohan2000]

was looking at graphics cards and is there a major difference between the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB OC Edition to the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB GHz Edition? the price is cheaper but what is the performance difference like?

[ciprian97pop]

first time building a PC, wanting to upgrade from an alienware laptop (wasnt that computer smart when i first got it and regret it) soo the PC will be for gaming, do studies and such, i could go over a bit of the price if its not too much, i live in australia and will be buying from PC Case Gear just coming here for advice on the build and to see what can be changed that will do the same thing at a lower price, my current build is http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2B4Ba any and all help will be appreciated

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($395.00 @ CPL Online) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($75.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($143.00 @ CPL Online) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($189.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($99.00 @ CPL Online) 

Video Card:  PowerColor Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($479.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Video Card:  PowerColor Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($479.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Case:  Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case  ($179.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($196.21 @ Mwave Australia) 

Optical Drive:  LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($22.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online) 

Monitor:  BenQ XL2411T 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($399.00 @ CPL Online) 

Keyboard:  SteelSeries APEX Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($114.97 @ Mwave Australia) 

Mouse:  Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse  ($75.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $2960.18

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-15 02:21 EST+1100)

you don't need to be a genius to know that this is a lot better than your buld. bigger ssd, better cpu, better gpu's. the only major thing that I changed was the monitor. still don't know why you need that fancy monitor. anyway, I added a similar one

[SuperStroopwafel]

No problem mate There is a reason for us Europeans and Australians to complain about pricing you see

Well iam from Holland so that's Europe too

[Titanicium]

Well iam from Holland so that's Europe too

 

Oh :blush:

 

Sorry about that I guess Norway got more expensive pricing then

[brob]

• Added memory.
• Changed hdd.
• Changed psu to one that is better and slightly less expensive. It is also smaller but more than adequate for the system.
• Changed case. Not as fancy but is an excellent, versatile case that isn't as expensive.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($274.00 @ CPL Online)

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($169.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Motherboard:  MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($195.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory:  Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($106.99 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card  ($879.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Case:  Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($125.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply:  Silverstone Strider 600W 80+ Silver Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Optical Drive:  LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($22.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online)

Monitor:  BenQ XL2420TE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($499.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Keyboard:  SteelSeries APEX Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($114.97 @ Mwave Australia)

Mouse:  Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse  ($75.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $2891.96

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-15 05:17 EST+1100)

[SuperStroopwafel]

Oh :blush:

 

Sorry about that I guess Norway got more expensive pricing then

Hahaha np, Holland isn't the most cheap as well.

[DatCat]

I'd wait for a G-Sync Monitor (if you go for nvidia). And dont go 1080p, grab yourself a nice IPS - Panel 1440p Monitor as a 780 Ti or dual r9 290x wont excel much at 1080p, they really start to shine at higher resolutions like 1440p or even 4K. If you want to game at 1080p, grab yourself a r9 280x or a gtx 760/770 and save yourself some money...

 

If you really neeed the 120Hz and you dont care about colors, there are also some nice TN - Panel 144Hz 1440p G-Sync gaming monitors coming. I remember ASUS showed a ROG class Monitor at CES that had exactly these features.

Edited January 14, 2014 by DatCat

[Grape Guild]

Dude, correct

Me if I'm wrong, but you're just gaming. 3000 dollars is flagrant overkill.

[DatCat]

I almost forgot: You can also do some kind of triple monitor surrond/eyefinity setup. But dont just buy a single 1080p Monitor, its complete waste of money