$1000 AUD GAMING PC

[SheepLTS]

Hey everyone,

i am going to be building a PC soon with a $1000 AUD Budget, i plan to play Games at 1080p at high+ settings, Record while i play, and edit and render videos.

I am upgrading from a 2012 21.5" mac, i know i know it wasnt my choice!

 

My preferred website is http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=index

 

What i currently have planned is this:

 

CPU - Intel Core i5 4440

GPU - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 OC Edition 2GB

MOBO - ASRock B85M-PRO4 Motherboard
RAM - G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL (2x4GB) DDR3

PSU - FSP Raider 550W Power Supply

HDD - Seagate Barracuda 1TB ST1000DM003

DVD - Samsung SH-224DB 24x DVDRW OEM

CASE - Nanoxia Claw Case

 

[ilikemacandpc]

do you need an os?

 

build seems good. 

[SSOB]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($194.00 @ CPL Online) 

CPU Cooler:  NZXT Respire T40 68.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($39.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard:  ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($119.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($108.00 @ CPL Online) 

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:  Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  ($329.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case:  Cooler Master K380 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply:  Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.00 @ CPL Online) 

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

Total: $1102.00

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-15 02:37 EST+1100)

[WoodenMarker]

Looks fine.