my first build AUD$1500

[cyper_dog]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

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  ($39.99 @ Mwave Australia) 

Motherboard:  ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($189.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($99.99 @ Mwave Australia) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.00 @ CPL Online) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($319.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case:  BitFenix Ghost (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.00 @ CPL Online) 

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

Wireless Network Adapter:  TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($44.99 @ Mwave Australia) 

Other: Samsung LS24C300H 23.6",1920 *1080, 5ms HDMI Tilt, LED, DSUB ($171.00)

Total: $1566.97

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

 

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-06 23:37 EST+1000)

 

1. Budget & Location

Approximately AUD$1500. AUD being Australia.

2. Aim
Mostly gaming and BROWSING THE INTERWEBS!

3. Monitors
One for 1080p gaming.

4. Peripherals
I have a mouse, keyboard and a windows 7 key. I included a monitor in the partslist.

5. Why are you upgrading?
To get off my old laptop.

 

If you have a better build or opinions please share them. Thank you!

[DarrenP]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

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  ($39.99 @ Mwave Australia) 

Motherboard:  ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($189.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($99.99 @ Mwave Australia) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.00 @ CPL Online) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($319.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case:  BitFenix Ghost (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.00 @ CPL Online) 

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

Wireless Network Adapter:  TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($44.99 @ Mwave Australia) 

Other: Samsung LS24C300H 23.6",1920 *1080, 5ms HDMI Tilt, LED, DSUB ($171.00)

Total: $1566.97

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

 

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-06 23:37 EST+1000)

 

1. Budget & Location

Approximately AUD$1500. AUD being Australia.

2. Aim

Mostly gaming and BROWSING THE INTERWEBS!

3. Monitors

One for 1080p gaming.

4. Peripherals

I have a mouse, keyboard and a windows 7 key. I included a monitor in the partslist.

5. Why are you upgrading?

To get off my old laptop.

 

If you have a better build or opinions please share them. Thank you!

 

Do you actually plan to overclock? If not you could jump down to the 4570, and likely be able to fit a 770 in there. 

[Thebman712]

i have builds in my sig that are Canadian$

 

you are overspending on your psu, case, tv, and adpter, they are to much for your budget and should be toned down to fin in a 770 

[H4X3R]

Do you actually plan to overclock? If not you could jump down to the 4570, and likely be able to fit a 770 in there.

Agreed. And perhaps you can wait out just a little longer (about 3 weeks) for the new Z97 motherboards to be released and pick up a H97 board. It has more connectivity making it more future-ready, as it has sata express and / or m.2 connections.

Also, you are spending to much on certain components, most of which were outlined in the post above.

[Thebman712]

Agreed. And perhaps you can wait out just a little longer (about 3 weeks) for the new Z97 motherboards to be released and pick up a H97 board. It has more connectivity making it more future-ready, as it has sata express and / or m.2 connections.

Also, you are spending to much on certain components, most of which were outlined in the post above.

i agree with this, it is only a few weeks 

[Megazero]

I'd have to go over board abit, but a 770 worth it, so dont stuck at a 760

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

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 ($39.99 @ Mwave Australia)

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($192.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)

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

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($409.00 @ CPL Online)

Case: BitFenix Ghost (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.99 @ Mwave Australia)

Other: Samsung LS24C300H 23.6",1920 *1080, 5ms HDMI Tilt, LED, DSUB ($171.00)

Total: $1572.98

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-06 23:51 EST+1000)

BTW, do you really need wireless? if so consider the Mini ATX Mobo that have integrate wireless?

[cyper_dog]

Do you actually plan to overclock? If not you could jump down to the 4570, and likely be able to fit a 770 in there. 

I dont need to overclock, i might try and put a 770 in 

[cyper_dog]

I'd have to go over board abit, but a 770 worth it, so dont stuck at a 760

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

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 ($39.99 @ Mwave Australia)

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($192.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)

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

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($409.00 @ CPL Online)

Case: BitFenix Ghost (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.99 @ Mwave Australia)

Other: Samsung LS24C300H 23.6",1920 *1080, 5ms HDMI Tilt, LED, DSUB ($171.00)

Total: $1572.98

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-06 23:51 EST+1000)

BTW, do you really need wireless? if so consider the Mini ATX Mobo that have integrate wireless?

For the Motherboard, supposedly the ASRockExtreme4 is slightly better  than the msi z87-g45 http://vr-zone.com/articles/first-look-mainstream-z87-boards-from-asrock-and-msi/32950.html

[Megazero]

For the Motherboard, supposedly the ASRockExtreme4 is slightly better  than the msi z87-g45 http://vr-zone.com/articles/first-look-mainstream-z87-boards-from-asrock-and-msi/32950.html

Not really, the G45 have more 6Gbps Sata port compare to the Extreme 4, but I do saw some ppl saying that the Extreme 4 have more feature compare to G45, but generally those mobo dont really beat each other, so you are fine going with either of them. (I cant stand with only 2 6Gbps Sata port on the Extreme4 so I have to go with the MSI one, plus it look way better IMO )

[cyper_dog]

Not really, the G45 have more 6Gbps Sata port compare to the Extreme 4, but I do saw some ppl saying that the Extreme 4 have more feature compare to G45, but generally those mobo dont really beat each other, so you are fine going with either of them. (I cant stand with only 2 6Gbps Sata port on the Extreme4 so I have to go with the MSI one, plus it look way better IMO )

ASRock Z87 Extreme4

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157369

Storage Devices  

SATA 6Gb/s 6 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s by Intel Z87

2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s by ASMedia ASM1061 SATA RAID

6 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s by Intel Z87 Support RAID 0/1/5/10

 

MSI Z87-G45

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130693

Storage Devices

SATA 6Gb/s 6 x SATA 6Gb/s SATA RAID 0/1/5/10

 

Doesnt it have 8? While the MSI one have 6?

 

[Megazero]

ASRock Z87 Extreme4

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157369

Storage Devices  

SATA 6Gb/s 6 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s by Intel Z87

2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s by ASMedia ASM1061 SATA RAID

6 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s by Intel Z87 Support RAID 0/1/5/10

 

MSI Z87-G45

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130693

Storage Devices

SATA 6Gb/s 6 x SATA 6Gb/s SATA RAID 0/1/5/10

 

Doesnt it have 8? While the MSI one have 6?

Oh, so seem like the site I check on was wrong. nvm then ~