AUD$1000 Build

[jtai117]

Hey guys, just trying to help a friend with a gaming build and as stated in the title, he has 1k to spend. There aren't really any other restrictions besides that. He would prefer to have an SSD but it's not strictly necessary (don't worry about the cost of an OS). I've given it a try already and I have 2 builds. What do you guys think?http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/TKbvD3

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/QdN3gs

Thanks

[SeanBond]

All I can say is stay away from kingston ssd now. It might be the cheapest but it's because they changed the manufacturing process and it's literally barely reaching half the speed specs. It's not but a little better than a WD Black at this point. I think the only ssd to go for right now is the samsung evo. It's the only drive that truly always works at advertised speed if not more. 

[CoolBeans]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($133.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($95.00 @ Centre Com) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.00 @ Centre Com) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($259.00 @ Centre Com) 

Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($114.21 @ Mwave Australia) 

Monitor: AOC E2260SWDN 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($129.00 @ CPL Online) 

Other: windows 8.1 @G2a ($20.00)

Total: $1021.21

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-07 11:35 EST+1000

[jtai117]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($133.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($95.00 @ Centre Com)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.00 @ Centre Com)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($259.00 @ Centre Com)

Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.21 @ Mwave Australia)

Monitor: AOC E2260SWDN 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($129.00 @ CPL Online)

Other: windows 8.1 @G2a ($20.00)

Total: $1021.21

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-07 11:35 EST+1000

Nice! Just out of curiosity, how good is the FX-6300 compared to the i3? (I don't have much experience with AMD)

[CoolBeans]

Nice! Just out of curiosity, how good is the FX-6300 compared to the i3? (I don't have much experience with AMD)

 

In some games it will be more powerful than the i3 but not as powerful as the i5 in single threaded applications the i3 will be better though

[jtai117]

All I can say is stay away from kingston ssd now. It might be the cheapest but it's because they changed the manufacturing process and it's literally barely reaching half the speed specs. It's not but a little better than a WD Black at this point. I think the only ssd to go for right now is the samsung evo. It's the only drive that truly always works at advertised speed if not more.

oh? I wasn't aware of that. Thanks.