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$1500 AUD Gaming Build

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By ddswh1pk0s
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I am planning on building a computer around February for my birthday.

 

1. Budget & Location
$1500, can go a little tiny bit higher ($1650) if necessary, Brisbane Australia.
 

2. Aim
Play GTA V, ETS 2, ATS (coming soon), FSX, and Prepar3d. I need a good processor because FSX and Prepar3d utilise a lot of the CPU.

 

3. Monitors
Probably 2 monitors, I already have one monitor. However, I will only run my games on 1 monitor.

 

4. Peripherals
Getting peripherals as part of my birthday present so peripherals don't need to be included.

5. Why are you upgrading?
I am upgrading because right now my computer is almost 5 years old and is AMD/ATI based which causes graphical issues in FSX.

 

 

So there is all the info, just want to restate that I need powerful processor because FSX and Prepar3d use more CPU than the GPU.

 

Another thing that I would prefer to have is a GTX 970 because I think that they have good performance for the price.

 

 

Thank you in advance,

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/b/Yqk6Mp

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guess you could change afew things for a nice monitor 

 


 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($289.00 @ CPL Online) 




Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.00 @ PLE Computers) 


Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($519.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($158.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($95.00 @ Scorptec) 

Total: $1362.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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CPU: I5 4690 3.5ghz || MOBO: MSI B85-G43 Gaming Board || RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengance Pro - Red || GPU: Gainward GTX770 Phantom 4gb || PSU: EVGA SuperNova 750W Gold || Case: Thermaltake Urban T31 || SSD: Corsair Force 120GB || HDD: 1TB WD Black
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($289.00 @ CPL Online) 


Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($137.00 @ Centre Com) 


Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.00 @ CPL Online) 


Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($489.00 @ Centre Com) 

Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.00 @ CPL Online) 


Other: Logitech G402 Mouse ($69.95)

Other: Logitech G430 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset ($109.95)

Total: $1603.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X GPU: ASUS Strix Radeon R7 5700 XT OC Edition Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VIII Hero RAM: G.Skill Trident Z DDR4-3200 CL14 SSD: 2x Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB PSU: Corsair AX860 Cooling: NZXT Kraken X72 Case: Corsair Crystal Series 570X Mirror Black Display: BenQ XL2420Z  Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Cherry MX Blue Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Audio: Logitech G633 Artemis Spectrum

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guess you could change afew things for a nice monitor 
 
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($289.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($519.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($158.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($95.00 @ Scorptec) 
Total: $1362.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-10 15:45 EST+1100

 

 

 

Made this build based off yours, I think the motherboard is slightly different because yours didn't have a price. I also changed to a semi modular power supply because I have a non modular one right now and the extra cables were difficult to manage.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($289.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($146.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($519.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($158.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $1501.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-10 16:09 EST+1100
 
This is the updated build that I have made so far

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/b/Yqk6Mp

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($289.00 @ CPL Online) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($175.00 @ PCCaseGear) 


Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.00 @ CPL Online) 


Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($489.00 @ Centre Com) 

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($158.00 @ CPL Online) 


Total: $1569.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Current Build + Setup

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | GIGABYTE B550 Aorus Pro v2 | CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16gb 3600Mhz | GIGABYTE RTX 3070 AORUS MASTER OC 8 GB | NZXT H510 Elite | 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM | ADATA XPG GAMMIX S7 512GB M.2-2280 NVME | Corsair RM850 80+ Gold Modular PSU | NZXT Kraken X63 | Harman Kardon Soundstick 4 | Koorui 27E1Q

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