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Yanana
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My location is Australia so the parts are expensive  :( My budget is around $1000. I'm going to be using this for web browsing and gaming.

Looking forward to playing shadow of mordor and witcher 3. I heard that the specs for witcher 3 could be quite high. However I don't mind lowering the graphics to keep fps.

I'm planning to run a single monitor (LG E2342V-BN). I would like it if I could squeeze in an SSD together with an HDD. I don't need any other peripherals or windows OS.

 

Thanks!

 

edit: I'm looking for a value-ish PC. So if I could run those games with a lower/cheaper spec. That would be great!

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From a BIOS update you can overclock on Asus H97 boards now. Tried to find a z97 board but the ones I found were close to or over $200 :[

 

 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($78.50 @ Centre Com) 
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($128.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($88.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($319.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($75.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $991.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU Cooler: Lian Li GA II LITE 360mm GPU: MSI 5070 Ti 16G GAMING TRIO OC Motherboard: Asus X870-P Prime WiFi RAM: Flare X5 Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6000 Storage: SanDisk EXTREME 500GB M.2 + Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe 1TB + Samsung 990 PRO NVMe 4TB PSU: Seasonic CORE GX 1000W ATX 3.1 Case: Phanteks 523 Series XT Pro Ultra Monitor: Dell S2716DGR 27" 144Hz G-SYNC Mouse: Logitech G502 Hero Wired Keyboard: Corsair K70 LUX Cherry MX Brown Speakers: Bose Companion 2 Series III Headset: HyperX Cloud Alpha Microphone: Razer Seiren X

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PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/RWQfD3
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($60.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($88.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($98.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($194.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.00 @ CPL Online) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $1031.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Try this out!
For gaming, Intel CPUs give the best all-round performance, and is a quad-core, giving you great multi-threaded performance than other offerings. The motherboard's cheap but from reputable brand,and should't be a problem since you won't be overclocking.
8GB of RAM is standard, and you'll be fine with the stock cooler if you don't OC.
The SSD is 250GB, giving you great Price/GB while keeping overall costs down,and the HDD is 2TB. You can go lower if you want, but it has really low price/GB too.
The GPU is in the price/performance peak, and it should be able to play most games decently at 1080p.
Case is a personal choice, but this one fits all your components and looks nice. 
PSU is from a  reputable brand and has enough wattage.
Windows is a must for a windows PC, and a lot of people leave it out. It's a significant cost, at $115

Remember to be a good citizen and choose a 'best answer' when your problem has been resolved!

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Hmm. Would overclocking on a z97 board be better than a H97 from a cost-to-efficiency point of view?

What about http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97anniversary

 

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I can get a copy of windows 7 from my friend. For the PSU is a bronze standard enough? My friend told me it should be at least silver. But corsair is a well known brand..

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From a BIOS update you can overclock on Asus H97 boards now. Tried to find a z97 board but the ones I found were close to or over $200 :[

 

 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($78.50 @ Centre Com) 
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($128.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($88.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($319.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($75.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $991.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Despite what pcpartpicker says, the Hyper 212 EVO will not fit in the Spec-02 case. The case supports cpu coolers up to 157mm high. The Hyper 212 EVO is 158.5mm tall.

 

It is a good build and the cooler is not really needed. Apparently the G3258 can reach a decent overclock with the stock cooler.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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Hmm. Would overclocking on a z97 board be better than a H97 from a cost-to-efficiency point of view?

What about http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97anniversary

Not bad. I'd go with the z97 board then if you plan to do more OC'ing with i5 or i7 processors in the future.

 

 

Despite what pcpartpicker says, the Hyper 212 EVO will not fit in the Spec-02 case. The case supports cpu coolers up to 157mm high. The Hyper 212 EVO is 158.5mm tall.

 

Woops forgot I changed the case from the Cooler Master Enforcer.   :ph34r:

CPU: Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU Cooler: Lian Li GA II LITE 360mm GPU: MSI 5070 Ti 16G GAMING TRIO OC Motherboard: Asus X870-P Prime WiFi RAM: Flare X5 Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6000 Storage: SanDisk EXTREME 500GB M.2 + Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe 1TB + Samsung 990 PRO NVMe 4TB PSU: Seasonic CORE GX 1000W ATX 3.1 Case: Phanteks 523 Series XT Pro Ultra Monitor: Dell S2716DGR 27" 144Hz G-SYNC Mouse: Logitech G502 Hero Wired Keyboard: Corsair K70 LUX Cherry MX Brown Speakers: Bose Companion 2 Series III Headset: HyperX Cloud Alpha Microphone: Razer Seiren X

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Hmm. Would overclocking on a z97 board be better than a H97 from a cost-to-efficiency point of view?

What about http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97anniversary

 

I can get a copy of windows 7 from my friend. For the PSU is a bronze standard enough? My friend told me it should be at least silver. But corsair is a well known brand..

Honestly, most games aren't CPU-bound, so any i3 or i5 should do well at this price point, unless you were planning on streaming while playing games or doing multitasking. 

 

If you want to OC, Z97 boards are the way to go. The Pentium processor is good, and you can OC on even the stock cooler, but I won't recommend it for gaming, since most games use 3-4 threads, and you need a more expensive motherboard for it - you're also guaranteed good performance with the i5, wheras if you get a dud for the pentium, you're stuck with crummy performance (not very likely, though.) OCing is fun, so it's a valid point! It won't cost you anything more, and you'll get decent performance in most games :P

 

The PSU standard is purely an efficiency rating - you don't *need* a rating, but it's nice to have at least 80+ Bronze to show that the unit is certified and has reasonably high quality components inside. 80+ gold is a nice to have, but at your price point and with the power draw of your rig, it won't do much.

 

Great! I'd recommend going for a better GPU, since that'll help a lot.

Remember to be a good citizen and choose a 'best answer' when your problem has been resolved!

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Not bad. I'd go with the z97 board then if you plan to do more OC'ing with i5 or i7 processors in the future.

 

Woops forgot I changed the case from the Cooler Master Enforcer.   :ph34r:

 

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I'll go for the z97 then. Maybe I'll try my hand at overclocking. Never did it before. How much multi-tasking can this do? I usually have multiple chrome tabs open (including youtube) when playing games.

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I'll go for the z97 then. Maybe I'll try my hand at overclocking. Never did it before. How much multi-tasking can this do? I usually have multiple chrome tabs open (including youtube) when playing games.

The G3258 isn't great at multitasking - it only has 2 cores, so anything you do in the background will use the same cores that you're playing the game on.

Something like an i5 would do you better, but it's not a huge difference - if you're streaming Twitch or Youtube, though, I'd recommend the i5. Full HD Youtube can be rather intensive.

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So this is what I have at the moment

 
PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/rszFHx
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.00 @ CPL Online) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($37.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($119.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($88.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($194.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.00 @ CPL Online) 
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($19.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $886.00
 
It's missing a case as I have not made a decision about it. If I do not choose to overclock (for the time being), Can I safely skip the CPU cooler?

 

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So this is what I have at the moment

 
PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/rszFHx
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.00 @ CPL Online) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($37.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($119.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($88.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($194.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.00 @ CPL Online) 
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($19.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $886.00
 
It's missing a case as I have not made a decision about it. If I do not choose to overclock (for the time being), Can I safely skip the CPU cooler?

 

 

Yes. The cpu is locked so overclocking isn't really an option anyway.

 

Gigabyte recommends a minimum 500W gpu with two 6-pin power connectors for their R9 270 gpu. The CX-430M has a single PCIe power connector.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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Yes. The cpu is locked so overclocking isn't really an option anyway.

 

Gigabyte recommends a minimum 500W gpu with two 6-pin power connectors for their R9 270 gpu. The CX-430M has a single PCIe power connector.

Oh. Then will this work? 

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