Gaming Build 2014

[Divefeathers]

Hi there,

 

I'm looking to create a new build primarily for gaming (mmo's and moba's) with some light Photoshop and InDesign. I currently game at 1080p but I'm looking to upgrade that to 1440p sometime within the year. I live in Australia so if you could use au.pcpartpicker.com that'd be great  

My budget is $1500 - $2000 AUD and ideally I'd like it to last at least a few years. I move it around quite often (LAN's mainly) so mATX would be ideal would prefer not to go mITX as they tend to be more expensive than their larger counterparts. Also I doubt I'll go SLI/Crossfire if I upgrade I'll just replace the entire card rather than add another. 

 

I already have a Corsair AX750W PSU which I've individually sleeved so I don't need a PSU and I really like the Corsair 350D as the case but I'm open for other suggestions. 

 

Thanks,

 

 

[SAV1OUR]

here 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($277.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard:  Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($308.00 @ CPL Online) 

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 780 3GB Video Card  ($659.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Total: $1686.00

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-24 12:05 EST+1100)

[Divefeathers]

Looks good but could you suggest a micro ATX mobo instead?

[zxcvbnmmssdh]

 

here 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($277.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard:  Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($308.00 @ CPL Online) 

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 780 3GB Video Card  ($659.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Total: $1686.00

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-24 12:05 EST+1100)

 

This, but try to squeeze a slightly larger SSD in when you put the case in

[SAV1OUR]

Looks good but could you suggest a micro ATX mobo instead?

oh yea forgot that the 350d was micro atx go with this then 

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-gryphonz87

or 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusvigene

 

both are gaming motherboards also please use the reply button gives us a prompt 

[zxcvbnmmssdh]

Looks good but could you suggest a micro ATX mobo instead?

Maximus VI Gene is good. The Gryphon is also good. Any ASUS board is normally going to be good

[SAV1OUR]

Maximus VI Gene is good. The Gryphon is also good. Any ASUS board is normally going to be good

gigabytes also good but they dont have any gaming motherboards that are micro atx 

[zxcvbnmmssdh]

gigabytes also good but they dont have any gaming motherboards that are micro atx 

I know, but I just trust ASUS. MSI also have good mobo's

[Ritchard]

Alright here is what I think would work best, the cost is a little over your budget but there are plenty of things you could do to lower the price.  You could not get the SSD, get a cheaper motherboard, cheaper CPU cooler...

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2YUj0) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2YUj0/by_merchant/) / [benchmarks](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2YUj0/benchmarks/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74770k) | $399.00 @ CPL Online 

**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h100i) | $149.00 @ PCCaseGear 

**Motherboard** | [Asus MAXIMUS VI GENE Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusvigene) | $269.00 @ CPL Online 

**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cml16gx3m2a1866c10) | $225.00 @ PCCaseGear 

**Storage** | [samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw) | $109.00 @ CPL Online 

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $69.00 @ CPL Online 

**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-03gp43784kr) | $659.00 @ Mwave Australia 

**Case** | [Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011029ww) | $149.00 @ PCCaseGear 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $2028.00

 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-24 12:19 EST+1100 |

[SAV1OUR]

bonk

if your doing light editing and such 16gb and a 4770k isnt going to benefit you just get a 4670k and 8gb ram  

[ForsakenLive]

gigabytes also good but they dont have any gaming motherboards that are micro atx 

So then what is this?

Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 (around $175)

 

[SAV1OUR]

bonk 

ok theres that but they dont have a line up of microatx gaming boards like asus dose 

[ForsakenLive]

ok theres that but they dont have a line up of microatx gaming boards like asus dose 

The micro ATX G1. series have been on market for a while, LGA 1155 and beyond, It's even on the FM2+ socket.