1000AUD AMD build advice

[kodisu]

Could I get some advice and opinions on my build. 

 

Context: Games I plan to be running on my gaming PC are Borderlands: the pre sequel, League of Legends, DOTA 2, CSGO and possibly some new releases in

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/CwbTNG) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/CwbTNG/by_merchant/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad680kwohlbox) | $155.00 @ PCCaseGear 

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $36.00 @ CPL Online 

**Motherboard** | [Asus A88X-PRO ATX FM2+ Motherboard](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-a88xpro) | $138.00 @ CPL Online 

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbxl) | $99.00 @ IJK 

**Storage** | [Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-internal-hard-drive-sv300s37a120g) | $72.00 @ Centre Com 

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $62.00 @ Centre Com 

**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9280gaming3g) | $299.00 @ IJK 

**Case** | [Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r) | $79.00 @ CPL Online 

**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600m) | $105.00 @ CPL Online 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1045.00

 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-01 16:53 EST+1100 |

[79wjd]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2PH Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($89.00 @ CPL Online) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.00 @ CPL Online) 

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

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($299.00 @ IJK) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($105.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $995.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-01 16:58 EST+1100

[Juganog]

Unless you amd fanboying or doing a lot of rendering and editing i would go with the build above me it will give you a better overall experience 

[Rebelattack]

Jup because Higher clock speeds isn't everything. Also Aussies why you so god damn expensive .

[SkimmyMcG]

Gotta recommend the i5 build above.

[kodisu]

Unless you amd fanboying or doing a lot of rendering and editing i would go with the build above me it will give you a better overall experience 

Why do you recommended Intel over AMD?  

[79wjd]

Why do you recommended Intel over AMD?  

It's much better for gaming. 

[Juganog]

Why do you recommended Intel over AMD?  

intel have better single core performance and most games still only utilize 1 core