First PC Build: Primarily Gaming and Software/Game Programming

[BlindFire1200]

Hey I'm planning to build a computer and would like to know how the parts I have already picked would fare or whether I should change any of them. 

 

Budget: ~$2000-2500 AUD (If there is something that would really give me a performance boost I'd be willing to go a little higher).

Aim: as the title suggests this will be primarily for gaming (any and all games) and programming. Maybe a little animation/video editing every now and then but that isn't a main priority. I'd also like to future proof in case I want to add more RAM, a different GPU, more fans ect.

Monitors: I'm planning on using a single monitor (which I already have) to start but I may upgrade to 2 in the future (again this isn't a priority).

Peripherals: I've already got a mouse, keyboard, headphones ect. so I don't need to worry about that.

Why am I upgrading: well I currently own an acer e-machine with a single core Pentium processor, 2GB RAM, integrated graphics (Please don't make me go on...)

 

Anyway here are the parts that I have picked:

 

 

Case: NZXT Phantom 630 Ultra Tower Case (I am particularly open to suggestions about the case however keep in mind that I want to utilize the USB 3.0 capabilities of the motherboard)

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K

 

CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40

 

GPU: Gigabyte Geforce GTX 780 Ti either the GV-N78TGHZ-3GD OR GV-N78TOC-3GD (I've been reading up on GPUs and Im fairly sure I want a Nvidia? Does that sound right?)

 

Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper 5 OR G1.Sniper Z5S (I'm not sure whether to go with the ATX or the E-ATX. Thoughts?)

 

Operating System: Windows 8

 

Optical Drive: Asus Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-Ray Drive (BC-12B1ST) (again I don't know much about optical drives but I do want one even though they have gone out of fashion because I still have old disks that I want to read)

 

PSU: Cosair RM750W

 

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LP 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 16GB(2x8)

 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB and a Samsung 840 Evo 120GB SSD

 

 

Also if you could point me in the right direction in terms of a place to buy the parts as cheap as possible (remembering that I'm in Australia) that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[SAV1OUR]

better if its for coding and such you dont need 16gb ram and a i7 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.00 @ CPL Online) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($155.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z87 MPOWER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($284.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory:  Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($108.00 @ CPL Online) 

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

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($674.99 @ Mwave Australia) 

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: $2012.99

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-07 12:07 EST+1000)

[Thebman712]

you could upgrade your storage size for the same price ish 

[Thebman712]

 

better if its for coding and such you dont need 16gb ram and a i7 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.00 @ CPL Online) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($155.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z87 MPOWER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($284.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory:  Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($108.00 @ CPL Online) 

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

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($674.99 @ Mwave Australia) 

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: $2012.99

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-07 12:07 EST+1000)

 

he said gaming and codeing so i think what  he had was quite good, if  not overkill but he has the budget 

[SAV1OUR]

he said gaming and codeing so i think what  he had was quite good, if  not overkill but he has the budget 

coding isnt like video editing where hyper threading will help him, he can save the money and just get 8gb and a 4670k 

[X1XNobleX1X]

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3nkHS

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3nkHS/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3nkHS/benchmarks/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($389.00 @ CPL Online) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($284.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($112.00 @ CPL Online) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($108.00 @ CPL Online) 

Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card  ($899.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Case: Corsair 600T Mesh (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($209.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($189.78 @ Mwave Australia) 

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

Total: $2553.78

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-07 12:17 EST+1000)