$1200 gaming build

[TheIcedCanadian]

hi,

I am looking to get a $1200 gaming build for Christmas. I am located in Australia

Here is what I have so far - any contributions will be appreciated

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.00 @ CPL Online)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($56.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($98.00 @ CPL Online)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.50 @ Centre Com)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($194.00 @ CPL Online)

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.50 @ Centre Com)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($98.00 @ CPL Online)

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)

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

Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($129.00 @ CPL Online)

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN3800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($35.00 @ CPL Online)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition (2-Pack) 63.5 CFM 120mm Fans ($30.00 @ Centre Com)

Other: NEED - CPU Cleaner ($2.09)

Total: $1260.09

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-28 21:15 EST+1100

[xnoobftw]

A better build. That SSD has issues. Dont get it.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.00 @ Centre Com) 

Motherboard: MSI B85-G43 GAMING ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($119.00 @ Centre Com) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($98.00 @ CPL Online) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($194.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.50 @ Centre Com) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($98.00 @ CPL Online) 

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($19.00 @ CPL Online) 

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

Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($129.00 @ CPL Online) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN3800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($35.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition (2-Pack) 63.5 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($30.00 @ Centre Com) 

Other: NEED - CPU Cleaner ($2.09)

Total: $1266.59

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-28 21:52 EST+1100

[GangstaRas]

Here you go, got a stronger GPU  and an HDD for ya

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.00 @ Centre Com) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($105.00 @ 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  ($82.00 @ IJK) 

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

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

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.50 @ Centre Com) 

Power Supply: Corsair VS 550W ATX Power Supply  ($65.00 @ IJK) 

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($19.00 @ CPL Online) 

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

Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($129.00 @ CPL Online) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN3800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($35.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition (2-Pack) 63.5 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($30.00 @ Centre Com) 

Other: NEED - CPU Cleaner ($2.09)

Total: $1269.59

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-28 22:28 EST+1100