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emusinse
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I'm planning on building my first PC. I'm from Australia so I will be using PC case gear to purchase everything.  My budget is $2000 Australian dollars.  This includes the OS peripherals and postage as its my first build so I don't own any of these.  I'm wanting to build it to get away from console gaming as the XBOX one or PS4 don't look very appealing, so i will be playing all the latest games.  I'm planning on using one 1080p monitor simply for price and don't see uppgrading any time soon unless prices drop.  

 

https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=wish_lists&wlcId=169708&action=wish_lists

 

This is a look at my build I'm planning on so any help would be much appreciated.

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could you stretch a 7950 into your budget?

how many pounds is a 7950?

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personaly id go with kingston hyperx blu ram its cheaper and same speed cas of 9 will save some money their and acquire a windows 8 trial then google for what you want *cough* works after 60 days*cough*

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you ould drop the ram to 1600 or get cheaper 1866.

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It's probably about 2 pounds...get it? Sorry. Bad joke.

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It's probably about 2 pounds...get it? Sorry. Bad joke.

hahahaha. i actually laughed. 

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I personally wouldn't get a "gaming" headset. They tend to be weaker. It's best to get a stereo headset and use surround effects with the sound drivers.

"It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out." - Carl Sagan.

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cut out the windows 8 find one cheaper possably free on the internet with google

Main Rig: CPU: 3570k Mobo: ga-z77x-ud5h-wb :RAM: 8gb kingson ddr3 1600 :gpu crossfire amd 290's Case: zalman z9 plus Cooler: h80i p/p SSD: nutron 120gb HDD: 2tb wd green 4tb seagate desktop                                              

Girlfirends: CPU: 8350 Mobo 990fxa-ud3 Ram 8gb kingson ddr3 1600 gpu: his 7850 case: inwin dragon rider SSD: nutron 120gb HDD: 2tb seagate                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

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cut out the windows 8 find one cheaper possably free on the internet with google

If you don't want to pirate Windows, Ebay is a good place for legit copies much cheaper than most places.

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i can not say as its agentstr the terms of service but google is a great friend or the widly known bittorrent prodocal

Main Rig: CPU: 3570k Mobo: ga-z77x-ud5h-wb :RAM: 8gb kingson ddr3 1600 :gpu crossfire amd 290's Case: zalman z9 plus Cooler: h80i p/p SSD: nutron 120gb HDD: 2tb wd green 4tb seagate desktop                                              

Girlfirends: CPU: 8350 Mobo 990fxa-ud3 Ram 8gb kingson ddr3 1600 gpu: his 7850 case: inwin dragon rider SSD: nutron 120gb HDD: 2tb seagate                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

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Can you recommend a decent one for a similar price?

Do you mind shopping at Amazon? You can get the ATH-M30's there for $48.

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"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

"I didn't die! I performed a tactical reset!" - Apollolol

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1tb is fine most most people i beleve still so yeah and down the road can always add another drive 2tb or 3tb even or even 4tb so i think a smaller hdd and a better gpu is the better pick

Main Rig: CPU: 3570k Mobo: ga-z77x-ud5h-wb :RAM: 8gb kingson ddr3 1600 :gpu crossfire amd 290's Case: zalman z9 plus Cooler: h80i p/p SSD: nutron 120gb HDD: 2tb wd green 4tb seagate desktop                                              

Girlfirends: CPU: 8350 Mobo 990fxa-ud3 Ram 8gb kingson ddr3 1600 gpu: his 7850 case: inwin dragon rider SSD: nutron 120gb HDD: 2tb seagate                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

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You could go with a cheaper motherboard like the z77a-G45. 

The 750w is overkill. A cx600 will be more than enough.

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