$1500(AUD) pc build

Khan Thompson · August 29, 2014

1.Budget & Location

My budget is 1500 to 2000. I live in Australia.

2. Aim

This system is going to be used for playing game such as star citizen, leauge of legends, Photoshop, far cry ect.

3. Monitors

I only really want/need one monitor but it would be nice if it was 1440p+.

4. Peripherals

I do need a fue things a matching keyboard and mouse, OS (the best Windows 7) and I need a monitor.

5. Why are you upgrading?

I am upgrading because my old pc broke at the start of the year and I now have the money to buy a new one. So quality components would be nice so they last longer .

Thanks for the help (can you also explain why your build is the best)

DIV1D3 · August 29, 2014

Onto it, nice to see you are using the set structure already provided in the Sticky.

:'( Forgot to add the peripherals, Windows and monitor.
I'll be back, again.......

Yeh a 1440p monitor, Windows, peripherals and a build in $2,000 is pretty dam hard. There will be quite a few compromises.

Right, so imo you're not going to be able to get a really decent PC with a 1440p monitor. So I downed it down to a 1080p.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($266.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($187.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($98.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($499.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($219.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: AOC i2367Fh 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($198.00 @ CPL Online)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($152.00 @ Centre Com)
Mouse: Corsair Raptor M45 Wired Optical Mouse ($55.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $2002.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-29 20:33 EST+1000

So I ended up with some decent peripherals and included Win7 with a 1080p IPS monitor. PC wise it's got a 4690K and a 212 EVO for some mild overclocking ability. Next to that is 8GB of Red Fury RAM from Kingston rated at 1866MHz, the heatspreader is shmexy as and the extra megahertz give the approximate performance as some 1600MHz CL9 equivalent. Put the 290 Tri-X as it has awesome cooling ability and is quiet in comparison to the other non-reference coolers. All that is powered by an RM850, I wanted to keep the PSU the same as it is a really solid PSU from Corsair with a high wattage rating with 80+ Gold, modularity and the outstanding reliability of the RM lineup. The the Pro is what keep all that together, it has some really good cable management, cooling capacity and overall feature-packedness. Oh also the Barracudas 1TB is for the HDD as it has a really decent price and is quite reliable.

Hopefully you weren't too set on 1440p, I just don't think that's such a great idea with peripherals along with a monitor and an OS.

alby800 · August 29, 2014

Just to let you know, you won't be able to play 1440p+ on a $1500 budget ESPECIALLY when the monitor, mouse, keyboard AND OS is included.

I will do my best though.

Edit - @Khan Thompson do you want to overclock? if so that is going to make it even more difficult

SeanAngelo · August 29, 2014

1.Budget & Location

My budget is 1500 to 2000. I live in Australia.

2. Aim

This system is going to be used for playing game such as star citizen, leauge of legends, Photoshop, far cry ect.

3. Monitors

I only really want/need one monitor but it would be nice if it was 1440p+.

4. Peripherals

I do need a fue things a matching keyboard and mouse, OS (the best Windows 7) and I need a monitor.

5. Why are you upgrading?

I am upgrading because my old pc broke at the start of the year and I now have the money to buy a new one. So quality components would be nice so they last longer .

Thanks for the help (can you also explain why your build is the best)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($266.00 @ CPL Online)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.00 @ Centre Com)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($187.00 @ Centre Com)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($96.50 @ Centre Com)

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($138.00 @ Centre Com)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($61.00 @ Centre Com)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($379.50 @ Centre Com)

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

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)

Monitor: LG 23EA53V-P 23.0" Monitor ($189.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($152.00 @ Centre Com)

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M95 Wired Laser Mouse ($79.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $1854.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-29 20:35 EST+1000

1080p though, cant get a 1440p monitor in there

yay 800th post

alby800 · August 29, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($266.00 @ CPL Online)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.00 @ Centre Com)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($187.00 @ Centre Com)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($96.50 @ Centre Com)

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($138.00 @ Centre Com)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($61.00 @ Centre Com)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($379.50 @ Centre Com)

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

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)

Monitor: LG 23EA53V-P 23.0" Monitor ($189.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($152.00 @ Centre Com)

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M95 Wired Laser Mouse ($79.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $1854.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-29 20:35 EST+1000

1080p though, cant get a 1440p monitor in there

yay 800th post

Nice build, OP take a look at this, if you wanted to make it cheaper then you could get a cheaper ssd (840 evo) and cheaper PSU.

also look at g2a for windows 8.1 pro for ~$30, although it has been rumoured to be keys that run out after a while, 2 years I think?, anyway, I am using one right now and I was happy that I saved myself $70-90