$1500 AUD gaming pc

[WaavinHicks]

A friend of mine is wanting to get a gaming pc and let go of is iMac...

I've come up with this for him but he wanted to stay under $1400, where should I cut back a little?

He wants to play games like dayz and bf4 and have room to upgrade in the future

[dizmo]

I can't see what you've come with
But let's all gather together and kill the Apple computer.

[NameOfNoInterest]

A friend of mine is wanting to get a gaming pc and let go of is iMac...

I've come up with this for him but he wanted to stay under $1400, where should I cut back a little?

He wants to play games like dayz and bf4 and have room to upgrade in the future

List all the parts please.  We can't really know otherwise

[WaavinHicks]

I can't see what you've come with

But let's all gather together and kill the Apple computer.

Oops :unsure: edited the original post

[helping]

MSI G45 gaming motherboard instead

put that money saved into other parts (i.e. cooler) 

 

You can get a cheaper case and (maybe) PSU. You could also move over to AM3+ platform which should save a fair bit while giving pretty much the same gaming performance in everything post 2008. 

[NameOfNoInterest]

Oops :unsure: edited the original post

I know if you get the Black Pearl colored case it cuts down the price a ton

[dizmo]

I'd probably cut down on the case as it's mainly aesthetics.

A Crucial M500 SSD will probably save you a fair bit of coin.

[WaavinHicks]

MSI G45 gaming motherboard instead

put that money saved into other parts (i.e. cooler) 

the other motherboard i was looking at was the asus z87-A, looks good for $200?

[NameOfNoInterest]

I know if you get the Black Pearl colored case it cuts down the price a ton

55AUD to be exact

[WoodenMarker]

Are you limited to pccasegear or are you open to other Aus shops?

the other motherboard i was looking at was the asus z87-A, looks good for $200?

If you don't need any special features, literally any z87 motherboard would do.

[asickduckie]

get a 4470 or whatever (one of the cheaper quad core i5 cpus) if he's not going to overclock. it's going to save quite a bit of money and give the same performance. Then you can use that money toward a 770 instead.

 

I would also go for a gigabyte or asus motherboard instead, MSI has been giving me nothing but grief.

[NameOfNoInterest]

I'd probably cut down on the case as it's mainly aesthetics.

A Crucial M500 SSD will probably save you a fair bit of coin.

The case's price with the Fractal depends on the paint. 100 AUD to 155 AUD from Black Pearl to White 

[helping]

the other motherboard i was looking at was the asus z87-A, looks good for $200?

Yes, it's a good motherboard. The G45 -G is one of the greatest praised motherboards at the price (limited to states and CAN) so idk how that compares in AUS. 

[WaavinHicks]

I know if you get the Black Pearl colored case it cuts down the price a ton

 

 

I'd probably cut down on the case as it's mainly aesthetics.

A Crucial M500 SSD will probably save you a fair bit of coin.

I tried telling him this, but he seemed pretty set on the case, he wanted a clean looking white case with a window

[Phage]

Hmmm cutting back on the psu? you can always sell that later to upgrade. If your friend likes the aesthetics of the case and mobo maybe investing in it would be a good idea

[NameOfNoInterest]

I tried telling him this, but he seemed pretty set on the case, he wanted a clean looking white case with a window

Tell him that the coloring changes the price by 50 bucks and see what he has to say

[WaavinHicks]

 

Are you limited to pccasegear or are you open to other Aus shops?

If you don't need any special features, literally any z87 motherboard would do.

 

id rather shop at msy which is the local shop where I live, but pccg have a better online store and wider range

[dizmo]

I tried telling him this, but he seemed pretty set on the case, he wanted a clean looking white case with a window

 

Cases are a pretty personal thing so it's totally understandable. My next case is going to cost me over $500, and most people think that's just wrong.

 

The M500 isn't a huge savings in Aus so I'd stick with the Samsung.

 

You could trim $30 off and go 1tb drive. The G45 board is a great option. Other than that I'd just tell him to pony up the rest.

[WoodenMarker]

id rather shop at msy which is the local shop where I live, but pccg have a better online store and wider range

You can get some better parts for the same amount of money if you shop around: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2QmPC

[Panda of the Shadow]

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2QmYV

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2QmYV/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2QmYV/benchmarks/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($275.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

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

Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($89.00 @ PLE Computers) 

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

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  ($329.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($155.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

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

Total: $1419.00

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-10 11:18 EST+1100) here you go 

[PillowSmoke]

If you want you could.....switch out the cpu/mobo and get something like a 8350 or 8320. And get something better like a 770 or something equivalent on the amd side. 

[paulsterio]

Motherboard, Case, Ram.

[paulsterio]

If you want you could.....switch out the cpu/mobo and get something like a 8350 or 8320. And get something better like a 770 or something equivalent on the amd side. 

 

And get way worse performance?

[SAV1OUR]

boop

$100 over but whatever 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($275.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

CPU Cooler:  Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($88.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($249.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Memory:  Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($115.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

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

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

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($429.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($155.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($189.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $1678.00

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-10 11:57 EST+1100)

[helping]

And get way worse performance?