Low power usage gaming build on a budget, Advice please

[dockspot]

Hi I am new to the forum however I have been watching the youtube channel for sometime.

I live in Australia and electrical prices are very high.  31 cents kWh

Some things from Amazon will ship to Australia at a low cost however motherboard, case, PSU I will have to buy here at about a 30$ mark up

I would like reliable well made parts with good reviews.

A budget of a 1000$ with all parts inc. OS 

Gaming

Thanks for your advice

[silentmelodies]

AMD A10 7850K (95W) or if really going economical then AMD A10 7800 (45/65W)
Gigabyte GA-A75-D3H
Single 8GB DDR3 DIMM

A 350W supply is enough for the 7850, and maybe a 300W one for the 7800.

No graphics card needed.

[Smash.Mac]

Welcome to the forum, im fairly new here myself.

 

I would go for a gigabyte board, and for your budget probably an FX-6300, although you might be able to fit in an i5-4460

 

8GB Corsair Value Select RAM, 1TB Barracuda or WD Blue HDD, and a Samsung SH224DB dvd-rw if you need one

 

GPU I would go for a Gigabyte or asus 750Ti, and a [EDIT: Corsair VS5450], low power usage and reliable. A Thermaltake  Commander or a SPEC 01 (02 or 03) Should make for a decent build, around $1000 i would say

 

Hope this helps!

 

Edited 450 because a 750Ti only needs about 400W max so you're good there. Low power usage is key

[silentmelodies]

Welcome to the forum, im fairly new here myself.

 

I would go for a gigabyte board, and for your budget probably an FX-6300, although you might be able to fit in an i5-4440

 

8GB Corsair Value Select RAM, 1TB Barracuda or WD Blue HDD, and a Samsung SH224DB dvd-rw if you need one

 

GPU I would go for a Gigabyte or asus 750Ti, and a [EDIT: Corsair VS5450], low power usage and reliable. A Thermaltake  Commander or a SPEC 01 (02 or 03) Should make for a decent build, around $1000 i would say

 

Hope this helps!

 

Edited 450 because a 750Ti only needs about 400W max so you're good there. Low power usage is key

Well that is some serious power hog lol

An APU solution is ok for him, aaand if he experiences low performance in games with the R7 graphics build in the A10 7850k he can always buy a graphics card and install it

[Smash.Mac]

Hi I am new to the forum however I have been watching the youtube channel for sometime.

I live in Australia and electrical prices are very high.  31 cents kWh

Some things from Amazon will ship to Australia at a low cost however motherboard, case, PSU I will have to buy here at about a 30$ mark up

I would like reliable well made parts with good reviews.

A budget of a 1000$ with all parts inc. OS 

Gaming

Thanks for your advice

Ok here's a pcpartpicker list i made for ya

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/wRryt6

 

And you got lots of extra money to buy monitor, windows OEM etc

[Smash.Mac]

Well that is some serious power hog lol

An APU solution is ok for him, aaand if he experiences low performance in games with the R7 graphics build in the A10 7850k he can always buy a graphics card and install it

I guess, but check out my list above. 750Ti and 4460 are great for low power use, and a 450W PSU won't suck too much out of the wall.

[Nico123473]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Y4HfnQ

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Y4HfnQ/by_merchant/

 

CPU:                       Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.98 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler:           Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard:         Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($132.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory:                 Crucial Ballistix 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($84.97 @ TigerDirect) 

Storage:                 A-Data S510 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($75.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:                 Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card:            EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($239.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case:                     Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply:        Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1013.86

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-05 20:07 EDT-0400

[vern021]

Hi I am new to the forum however I have been watching the youtube channel for sometime.

I live in Australia and electrical prices are very high.  31 cents kWh

Some things from Amazon will ship to Australia at a low cost however motherboard, case, PSU I will have to buy here at about a 30$ mark up

I would like reliable well made parts with good reviews.

A budget of a 1000$ with all parts inc. OS 

Gaming

Thanks for your advice

Here. Welcome to the forum

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/qYv8bv

[silentmelodies]

I guess, but check out my list above. 750Ti and 4460 are great for low power use, and a 450W PSU won't suck too much out of the wall.

Well, it depends how much economy he wants.

[dockspot]

CPU

AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Motherboard

Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Memory

Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 or crucial ballistic Storage

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Video Card

Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Case

Cooler Master 690 III ATX Mid Tower Power Supply

seasonic G 550w

 

 

 

Thats what I was originally thinking but maybe Intel and nvidia would be more cost effective long term with electricity bill saving

[Nico123473]

CPU

AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Motherboard

Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Memory

Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 or crucial ballistic Storage

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Video Card

Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Case

Cooler Master 690 III ATX Mid Tower Power Supply

seasonic G 550w

 

 

 

Thats what I was originally thinking but maybe Intel and nvidia would be more cost effective long term with electricity bill saving

 

the one that i posted might work out for you

[TopplesS]

Hi I am new to the forum however I have been watching the youtube channel for sometime.

I live in Australia and electrical prices are very high.  31 cents kWh

Some things from Amazon will ship to Australia at a low cost however motherboard, case, PSU I will have to buy here at about a 30$ mark up

I would like reliable well made parts with good reviews.

A budget of a 1000$ with all parts inc. OS 

Gaming

Thanks for your advice

As a fellow Aussie I feelz yah:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590S 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($235.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($98.00 @ Centre Com) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($144.00 @ Centre Com) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($179.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: Cooler Master K350 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($53.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.00 @ CPL Online) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Total: $976.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-06 12:24 EST+1000

[dockspot]

Thanks all for advice. Still putting parts list together.