$1000 AUD Gaming Rig!

[Bananacheeze]

Hey guys, new to this forum

I reside in Australia, and I'm looking for a Gaming PC for approximately $1000 Australian dollars!

I would appreciate if any of you can make one for me! I prefer to buy from local stores such as MSY, UMart (NSW) etc but I can order from PCCG if need be.

Notes -

As you can tell, I will be using this new PC for gaming, and purely gaming. I would like to comfortably run games such as Battlefield 4, CS:GO, Titanfall etcetera.

In regards to peripherals, I will be re-using my current ones for a while until I save up enough - my friend has helped me in deciding them, so peripherals are not needed to be included in the budget.

I am upgrading because I play games as a pastime and hobby. I'd like to play the current and upcoming Triple A titles; my previous PC - (Pentium + GT 9500) just wasn't enough to even run games such as Payday 2 on 720x560 on lowest settings!

Side note - I'd really prefer to have an Intel CPU

Thanks in advance!

[Semper]

I"m unable to link you to prices for local stores... however, this would be my recommendation, and a starting point.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Micro Center) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($118.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($70.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($224.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Mwave) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($40.98 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($90.26 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $983.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-01 06:34 EDT-0400

[Bananacheeze]

I"m unable to link you to prices for local stores... however, this would be my recommendation, and a starting point.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Micro Center) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($118.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($70.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($224.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Mwave) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($40.98 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($90.26 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $983.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-01 06:34 EDT-0400

Hey! Thanks for the build! I have done some PC part picking, and after a few weeks I realized the shipping and AUD to USD conversion results in going over my budget of $1000 AUD. Thanks anyway

[Semper]

Hey! Thanks for the build! I have done some PC part picking, and after a few weeks I realized the shipping and AUD to USD conversion results in going over my budget of $1000 AUD. Thanks anyway

I figured they would, international shipping isn't cheap... and each individual part would amount to a brutal sum, however, it's a starting point. something to look for at said local stores/ AUS websites.

[Bananacheeze]

I figured they would, international shipping isn't cheap... and each individual part would amount to a brutal sum, however, it's a starting point. something to look for at said local stores/ AUS websites.

Yep definitely, thanks anyways

[Epis]

Here is a build for your budget. The total cost comes to $953 but with the cost of shipping it will be closer to $1000. Note that you should probably buy all parts at once from a single retailer because they will combine all the items for shipping, reducing the cost compared to shipping each item individually.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($215.00 @ Centre Com) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($94.00 @ Centre Com) 

Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($249.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Other: Corsair CX-500 V3 PSU ($85.00)

Other: CoolerMaster N400 Mid Tower Case ($62.00)

Total: $953.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.

[jtai117]

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/YQWnNG

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($223.00 @ Centre Com) 

Motherboard: Asus B85M-G Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($85.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($89.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Storage: Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($97.00 @ Centre Com) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($249.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: Silverstone TJ08B-E MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($99.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $1009.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-01 21:57 EST+1100

 

If you step up a couple of hundred, you can get a GTX 970 =/

This build is quite good though

[Demons Wrath]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($278.00 @ Centre Com) 

CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 300 55.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($19.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($89.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.00 @ Centre Com) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($249.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($105.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-BLF-12025O-RP 43.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($8.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-BLF-12025O-RP 43.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($8.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-BLF-12025O-RP 43.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($8.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-BLF-12025O-RP 43.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($8.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $997.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-01 22:35 EST+1100

 

Did what I could old bean. Unlocked i5, CPU cooler and a nice Mobo. R9 280x (wish I could upgrade it, but that's up to you with your budget). No SSD, that should be on your list of things to get first. Case is a reasonable one, though comes with 1 fan only which sucks. I added 4 to counter this 'gashness'. PSU is very reasonably priced all things considered, it will allow for you to Crossfire your 280x if you want to, as will the motherboard.

 

All in all, this ain't a bad piece of kit. From what I know of the Australian summers; I hope you have a nice AC unit where you intend to use this, I'd advice a fatter CPU cooler. But if you have a good AC setup I wouldn't worry at all.