Aussie Builders First time

[Snake Stranski]

Hey Guys,

 

This is my first self build machine and i need some advice about the parts list.

 

1. Budget & Location:

2000 - 2500 Aussie Dollars

 

2. Aim:

Medium to high end gaming with a 3-5 year lifespan (looking forward to Tom Clancy the Division)

Games:

-Eve Online (4+ Clients)

-Dayz Epoch

-Mostly FPS 

 

3. Monitors:

2x 22" - 24" Flat screens

 

4. Peripherals:

Razor Naga 2012

Saitek Cyborg v7

Running Win 7

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

My current PC is 3 years old time for an upgrade.

 

Parts list:

Corsair Vengance C70 (green) Intel Core i7 4820K Asus Sabretooth x79 ATX Corsair Vengance Pro CMZ16GX3M4X1600C9 MSI Radeon r9 280 Gaming 3GB Asus PCD-AC68 Samsung 840 EVO 120Gb SSD Samsung 840 EVO 240Gb SSD Asus BW-16D1ht-pro Corsair AX760 Platinum Corsair Hydro h100i

 

If you spot any issues please let me know

 

 

[FusionBlitzx]

Get 8GB of RAM, 16GB is overkill for most people, put the money into a better gpu like an R9 290. Get a 120GB SSD for boot and a 2TB HDD for storage. I know how difficult the prices are in the great down under but with that money this build should be fine,

[Megazero]

Hey Guys,

 

This is my first self build machine and i need some advice about the parts list.

 

1. Budget & Location:

2000 - 2500 Aussie Dollars

 

2. Aim:

Medium to high end gaming with a 3-5 year lifespan (looking forward to Tom Clancy the Division)

Games:

-Eve Online (4+ Clients)

-Dayz Epoch

-Mostly FPS 

 

3. Monitors:

2x 22" - 24" Flat screens

 

4. Peripherals:

Razor Naga 2012

Saitek Cyborg v7

Running Win 7

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

My current PC is 3 years old time for an upgrade.

 

Parts list:

Corsair Vengance C70 (green) Intel Core i7 4820K Asus Sabretooth x79 ATX Corsair Vengance Pro CMZ16GX3M4X1600C9 MSI Radeon r9 280 Gaming 3GB Asus PCD-AC68 Samsung 840 EVO 120Gb SSD Samsung 840 EVO 240Gb SSD Asus BW-16D1ht-pro Corsair AX760 Platinum Corsair Hydro h100i

 

If you spot any issues please let me know

Why an i7 4820k? why not an i7 4790k with an MSI Z97 G45 Gaming Mobo or if you like ASUS, a ROG Z97 board (will be much more expensive)? And to begin with do you even need an i7? If you only gaming and not doing the video rendering/heavy photoshop/3D modeling etc then an i5 4690k would suit your need much better at a much cheaper price.

Put the money you saved up there in to a GTX 780 or R9 290/290x instead

Why 2 SSD?

With 1 GPU system you dont need a 760W PSU, especially a platinum one. Get a 600W PSU instead, Corsair/Seasonic or Cooler Master are all ok

[OGFatal]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($399.00 @ CPL Online)

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

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($275.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($141.99 @ Mwave Australia)

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($158.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Total: $1288.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available