$2000 AUD Gaming Rig - First Build

[Caillan12]

I'm turning 21 in a few weeks and have $2000 AUD (Australian Dollars) to buy everything I need for a gaming PC, including monitor, mouse and keyboard.

 

I've spent a bit of time researching and learning about parts, and came up with the following build. Is it any good? Are the parts compatible and going to fit in the case? Do I need more power?

 

Optical Drive: Lite-On Super AllWrite 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive - Bulk - IHAS124-04 (19.99)

Monitor: ASUS VG248QE 24-inch LED-lit Monitor 144Hz refresh rate 1ms pixel response time & 3D capable (264.99) Case: Corsair Obsidian Series Black 650D Mid Tower Computer Case (CC650DW-1) (125.99) Motherboard: ASUS Micro ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 Motherboards GRYPHON Z97 (154.99) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10) (159.99) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST1000DM003 (53.99) Storage: Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE250BW (129.99) PSU: Corsair CX Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze ATX12V/EPS12V 744 Power Supply CX750M (79.99) Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler H100i (99.99) CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz) (BX80646I74790K) (339.99) GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4GB GDDR5 PCiE Video Graphics Card GV-N970G1 GAMING-4GD (369.99) SteelSeries QcK Gaming Mouse Pad (Black) (9.88) Razer DeathAdder Ergonomic PC Gaming Mouse (53.28) Razer DeathStalker Essential Gaming Keyboard (41.28) Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound 3.5 Grams (7.92) Microsoft Windows 8.1 - Full Version (109.22) Rosewill RTK-002 Anti-Static Wrist Strap Components Black, Yellow (5.99) Total: $2027.46

 

Let me know what you think, if I should change some parts or the entire thing!

Oh, fyi its for gaming, with a bit of normal usage web browsing and microsoft word stuff.

[alby800]

oh the formatting...

 

Other than that

1. You don't need an i7 for gaming, and i5 4690k will be plenty

2. That mother board is Micro-atx and that case is atx, while it will fit, it will look very out of proportion

3. 8gbs of ram is plenty, no need for 16gbs

4. PSU is overkill for a single 970, and you will want a better one if you plan to upgrade to sli e.g. 750/850 watt 80+ gold from EVGA or Seasonic

5. Razer aren't known for being very good in any department... try fitting a mechanical keyboard in, sooo worth it.

[Caillan12]

Apologies for the formatting, should have hit preview before posting.

 

 

oh the formatting...

 

Other than that

1. You don't need an i7 for gaming, and i5 4690k will be plenty

2. That mother board is Micro-atx and that case is atx, while it will fit, it will look very out of proportion

3. 8gbs of ram is plenty, no need for 16gbs

4. PSU is overkill for a single 970, and you will want a better one if you plan to upgrade to sli e.g. 750/850 watt 80+ gold from EVGA or Seasonic

5. Razer aren't known for being very good in any department... try fitting a mechanical keyboard in, sooo worth it.

 

2 - Ok, any suggestions?

4 - After purchasing and building, I'm planning on keeping it all pretty much the same, so no SLI. Is 500W too low?

5 - Any reccommendations for companies or specific products?

[alby800]

Apologies for the formatting, should have hit preview before posting.

 

 

 

2 - Ok, any suggestions?

4 - After purchasing and building, I'm planning on keeping it all pretty much the same, so no SLI. Is 500W too low?

5 - Any reccommendations for companies or specific products?

No problem, I got all the information I needed

 

I will do up a parts list soon, where are you buying from?

[Caillan12]

I live in Melbourne, Australia, and am buying wherever is cheapest online

[alby800]

I live in Melbourne, Australia, and am buying wherever is cheapest online

Do you want a specific colour scheme/case or any components in particular?

[alby800]

@Caillan12 where did you get these parts from because they are damn cheap!

[alby800]

Here, that is $1500 and that leaves enough for peripherals. Since you live in Melbourne you can pick the parts up directly to avoid shipping costs.

 

For keyboard I can Highly reccomend a mechanical keyboard. As for which one, you will have to do a bit of research yourself as what you like varies from person to person.

 

Whoops forgot link

 

EDIT - Nevermind, I can't do it, I realised that I forgot RAM and a cooler. Seriously, where they fuck did you put together that parts list? cause it certainly isn't Australia

[Caillan12]

The parts were off Amazon.

[alby800]

The parts were off Amazon.

Oh. We'll shipping and tax isn't going to be cheap

[Caillan12]

And colour scheme/case I'm not really fussed. Only part I'm really sold on is the GTX970 for the GPU, but the Asus, Gigabyte and MSI versions all lseem pretty great.