New Computer HELP!

[FuzionMaster]

Hey guys!! I am pretty new here and I am from Australia (land from down under) I have a CRAPPY CRAPPY CRAPPY computer and I am using it for gaming!!! It has a GT620 so that's all you need to know about it and I am trying to run games like FarCry 3 on it!!!!  

I am currently saving up money for a new computer. I will be putting a GTX760 in it and a Inter i5 4690K. I need help choosing a motherboard that is not too expensive!! My budget is around $1000 so I will sadly not be getting a GTX 970 :( (ow well)  What motherboard should i use for this build? and also (if you can be bothered) can you give me some tips on what case, SSD and memory I should use. My budget is really low so not 2 expensive.

Thank you guys  

[sapphirethunder]

Most people would say to get a fitting Z97 board for overclocking and multiple gpu configuration, but in your case I don't see you doing either so maybe a simple H97 board would work.

 

H97 also tends to be cheaper than Z97 of course.

 

As for something more specific:

Asus or Gigabyte would be recommended mostly.

 

 

Other than that, just look for one which seemingly has all the plug-in options you need. (USB2/USB3, sound etc.)

[FuzionMaster]

I might overclock the CPU and GPU but probably will not since the 4690K is pretty powerful and I will not be doing any editing only gaming

[Arphenyte]

Hey guys!! I am pretty new here and I am from Australia (land from down under) I have a CRAPPY CRAPPY CRAPPY computer and I am using it for gaming!!! It has a GT620 so that's all you need to know about it and I am trying to run games like FarCry 3 on it!!!!

I am currently saving up money for a new computer. I will be putting a GTX760 in it and a Inter i5 4690K. I need help choosing a motherboard that is not too expensive!! My budget is around $1000 so I will sadly not be getting a GTX 970 :( (ow well)  What motherboard should i use for this build? and also (if you can be bothered) can you give me some tips on what case, SSD and memory I should use. My budget is really low so not 2 expensive.

Thank you guys

1000 AUD?

[mustafaali61]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XbWgpg

how is this

Edit: forgot you lived in Australia. 

[FuzionMaster]

yeap Australian dollars (I know really really not good)

[FuzionMaster]

that's probably in american dollars isn't it???

[sapphirethunder]

yeap Australian dollars (I know really really not good)

 

hmm.... 1000 AUD so about 825 USD.

 

And seemingly the link mustafa sent was in USD.

[FuzionMaster]

Yea I will probably grab the H97

[FuzionMaster]

Im also planing on getting: http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Cooling/CPU_Coolers_-_WATER/53660-RL-N28L-20PK-R1

So I need a case that can support it

[Arphenyte]

You'll do fine with this CPU for gaming (strictly for gaming), overclockable, and acceptable temps with the hyper 212 evo.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($78.50 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($36.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-C ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($88.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($479.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case  ($105.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider 600W 80+ Silver Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($108.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1055.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-13 01:45 EST+1100

[salecar3]

if you are having a 1000$ buget i waod go wight same spu or something like fx 8350 or 8370 i will give you a pc fore 1000 dolars

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/YG7t4D

[FuzionMaster]

Thanks Lightz but i wont be able to affour a GTX 970 but the rest of the system looks appealing and Selecar im definitely planing on building my own PC and building it together myself because I have never put a custom made PC together.

[Arphenyte]

Im also planing on getting: http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Cooling/CPU_Coolers_-_WATER/53660-RL-N28L-20PK-R1

So I need a case that can support it

Your budget is too tight to consider water cooling.

[sapphirethunder]

If you want a water-cooling, you may need to get a bit lower performance cpu.

 

Maybe i5-4570 would be enough. Or even i5-4440.

[FuzionMaster]

Will it make a massive performance difference if I go down to a i5 4460?

[sapphirethunder]

Will it make a massive performance difference if I go down to a i5 4460?

 

The stock performance difference shouldn't be too massive in majority of games. You may see some problems on playing something like Battlefield 4 on ultra.

[FuzionMaster]

and could I overclock it? 

[sapphirethunder]

and could I overclock it? 

 

Can't really properly overclock the 4460 since you need Unlocked (xxxxK) to do serious overclocking.

With basic one you can add few 100Mhz which doesn't exactly bring much performance difference.

[FuzionMaster]

Cant say thats not a bit disappointing 

[sapphirethunder]

 

This is the only test chart I found which had both the 4670K and 4460 in same chart.

And it was done on 1280x800 so it doesn't fully show the difference.

 

 

So the difference is probably around 5-10 fps on 1920x1080 if my guess is right.

[FuzionMaster]

I am defiantly planing on staying on 1080p so I don't like the sound of the 10% difference. And I am getting a GTX 760 and I have mixed feelings about it.... I would buy a much cheaper GTX 750ti but it doesn't support SLI so when I need to upgrade to SLI because the one card is starting to suck I cant do it with a GTX 750. So I decided to go with a more expensive 760 which has SLI so I can keep my games running at 1080p on high resolutions. My current card (GT 620) can run Advanced Warfare on extremly low resolution and all the crap like shadows turned OFF

[sapphirethunder]

760 is definately better choice anyway.

 

 

 

 

 

About which: it's best to take Asus or MSI.

[FuzionMaster]

Are there any Radeon cards around the 300 AUD price that beat the 760? 

[sapphirethunder]

R9 270X/280 comes close, but loses by a small margin.

R9 280X seems to go over 300 AUD.