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MexicanAnimal
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Hey people,

 

I am working on figuring out a new build, my budget is $1800 AUD, that's including peripherals, mouse, keyboard, but not the monitor.

 

I would like this build to be an mATX build, I've had my eye on the 350D for a while and I love it, if it could be mATX that would be sweet ^^

 

Also, the main use of this build will be gaming, but some ocassional audio and video editing will happen, just not too much.

 

The place where I'm mainly shopping is PCCasegear, just wanted to point that out :)

 

I was just looking for some insight, any help will be greatly appreciated!

 

Thanks!

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Do you need an OS?

 

Also, what is the resolution of your monitor?

 

Do you have any keyboard preferences (mechanical switches and like)?

 

Do you have any preferred e-tailers?

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Thoughts?

 

 
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 Z87M GAMING Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($225.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($129.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage:  Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($615.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case:  Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $1735.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-11 02:51 EST+1000)

CPU: i9-13900k MOBO: Asus Strix Z790-E RAM: 64GB GSkill  CPU Cooler: Corsair H170i

GPU: Asus Strix RTX-4090 Case: Fractal Torrent PSU: Corsair HX-1000i Storage: 2TB Samsung 990 Pro

 

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Peripherals:

 
Keyboard:  Razer DeathStalker Essential Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($55.00 @ CPL Online) 
Headphones:  Razer Kraken Headphones  ($59.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $153.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-11 02:56 EST+1000)
 
Rig:

 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.00 @ CPL Online) 
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Motherboard:  ASRock Z87M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($155.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory:  G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage:  Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($89.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Video Card:  XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card  ($509.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Case:  Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($105.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Case Fan:  BitFenix Spectre LED 43.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($9.19 @ Mwave Australia) 
Total: $1423.19
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-11 02:55 EST+1000)

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Thoughts?

 

 
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 Z87M GAMING Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($225.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($129.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage:  Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($615.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case:  Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $1735.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-11 02:51 EST+1000)

 

 

That looks really good, but you forgot the PSU ^^

 

How does this look for just the rig?

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3pr3J

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CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Motherboard:  Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($179.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($105.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($415.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Case:  Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply:  SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($145.44 @ Mwave Australia) 
Keyboard:  Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Mouse:  Logitech G500s Laser Gaming Mouse Wired Laser Mouse  ($63.00 @ CPL Online) 
Headphones:  SteelSeries Siberia V2 Headset  ($94.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $1716.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Wow this actually looks amazing, is the 212 evo enough for a bit of OC'ing?

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Peripherals:

 
Keyboard:  Razer DeathStalker Essential Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($55.00 @ CPL Online) 
Headphones:  Razer Kraken Headphones  ($59.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $153.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-11 02:56 EST+1000)
 
Rig:

 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.00 @ CPL Online) 
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Motherboard:  ASRock Z87M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($155.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory:  G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage:  Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($89.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Video Card:  XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card  ($509.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Case:  Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($105.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Case Fan:  BitFenix Spectre LED 43.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($9.19 @ Mwave Australia) 
Total: $1423.19
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-11 02:55 EST+1000)

 

 

Thanks for putting this together!

 

Is the XFX cooler good enough? Because I have only heard bad things about it

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Don't buy any Razer peripherals, they are overpriced and overrated.

Current rig: CPU: AMD FX-8120  Cooling: Corsair H100i  Mobo: ASRock 970 Extreme 3  RAM: 8GB 1333Mhz  GPU: MSI GTX 660Ti Power Edition  Case: Fractal Design Define R4  Storage: 2TB Seagate HDD + 128GB Crucial SSD  PSU: be quiet! 730W bronze

 

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Peripherals:

 
 
Headphones:  Razer Kraken Headphones  ($59.00 @ CPL Online) 
 

eww , just get a stand alone mic like a yeti or snowball and buy a pair of audio grade headphones ( HD 449 or HD 549's ( Sennheiser))  be a much better option and last a lot longer as headsets are known for the easy braking mentality 

Current Build : 

 
CASE: Fractal Design R4 w/Window CPU: Intel 4930K,  RAM: 16GB Ripjaws Z 2133Mhz  Cooling: H100i  MotherBoard: Asus P9x79 Pro , PSU: CS750M   Storage: 2x Samsung 840 Pro 256Gb , 1Tb Seagate Barracuda, 500GB WD Black,  Graphics: Gigabyte GTX 780 Windforce 3GB,  Monitors: AOC G2460PG ( G sync monitor), Edge10 24" 1080p , 24" 1680*1020p monitor ( LCD)  Microphone: Blue Yeti  Keyboard: Cougar 700k  Phone: Samsung Note 3  Headphones: Sennheiser HD598

Laptop:

 CPU: 
4710MQ  Ram: 8GB 1600MHz Storage:120Gb 840 Evo + 1Tb 5400Rpm HDD  Graphics: GTX 850M 2GB   Screen: 1080p IPS  
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That looks really good, but you forgot the PSU ^^

 

How does this look for just the rig?

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3pr3J

 

I cant believe that. LOL I usually leave the PSU until last so I have a better idea of power consumption with the video card in the build.

 

But I fixed it now!

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($155.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard:  MSI Z87M GAMING Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($225.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($105.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($615.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case:  Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($105.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Total: $1796.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-11 03:35 EST+1000)

CPU: i9-13900k MOBO: Asus Strix Z790-E RAM: 64GB GSkill  CPU Cooler: Corsair H170i

GPU: Asus Strix RTX-4090 Case: Fractal Torrent PSU: Corsair HX-1000i Storage: 2TB Samsung 990 Pro

 

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