First PC build.

[ShadowHound96]

Currently the budget for my system is $600 AUD, just keep in mind that because of conversion parts here cost a bit more than in other countries.
Anyway, I want to keep the price as cheap as possible but have good enough performance to last me a couple years, now I'm going to be using old parts from my current build to take a bit off the price but I plan on upgrading them in the months to come after the pc is built. The GPU though weak is powerful enough to run Skyrim and most games I have (I believe it may be OC'ed but not sure i got it off a friend).

Here is the build:

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/TGPG6h

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($149.00 @ Centre Com) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard EDIT:  MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($105.00 @ Centre Com)

RAM: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($47.00 @ IJK) 

Case: Silverstone Redline Series RL04B ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.00 @ Umart) 

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.00 @ IJK) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($128.00) 

GPU: GeForce 8600GT inno3D 1GB (Purchased)

HDD: 160GB HDD (Purchased)

Total: $553.00

 

Now for reasons on picking the parts, I'll start with the obvious "why u using dat" parts

HDD - it's a HDD i have and i want to use it now for a OS drive, once i have enough money i'll buy another (likely 500GB) HDD for Steam Library.
GPU - just like the HDD it's a old part I'm reusing to keep price low, and once money is saved im planning on getting a 780ti

CPU - really, i looked at videos showing this CPU to run Dying Light without OC so I chose it.

Power supply - really no reasoning probably going to add a better one.

RAM - im planing to upgrade to 2x4GB, but right now i'm hoping that's all i'll need for a while. But thinking of adding that to the initial list.
Mobo - cheapest z97 mobo, that was compatible with the CPU.

Case - cheapest case with front USB 3.0. Plus i like the look (call me childish, but I love the whole "transformer" look) and it does the job.

OS - if win10 comes out before i buy the OS i'll buy it instead.

 

and that's it, if you have any suggestions please let me know.

[Bazinga!]

You do not need a Z97 for a i3 as you can overclock it

Get a H97

[ANewFace]

An 8600GT? What is this 2009?

[Bazinga!]

An 8600GT? What is this 2009?

 

Read the whole description for gods sake.

He said he is saving for a 780ti 

 

Oh btw you should get a 980 instead of a 780ti

[MLGNOSCOPEHEADSHOTGETREKT]

1.Put another sitck of 4GB in there

2.Add 120GB samsung 850 EVO

3.Everything else is good

[MLGNOSCOPEHEADSHOTGETREKT]

Read the whole description for gods sake.

He said he is saving for a 780ti 

 

Oh btw you should get a 980 instead of a 780ti

In AU a 780Ti is MUCH MUCH less cheaper then a 980.

[Bazinga!]

In AU a 780Ti is MUCH MUCH less cheaper then a 980.

 

Then a 970? Its still great! EVEN THOUGH the #VRAMGATE

[MLGNOSCOPEHEADSHOTGETREKT]

Then a 970? Its still great! EVEN THOUGH the #VRAMGATE

Dont get any NVIDIA card.Peroid.Get a damn 290 or a 290X.

[Starelementpoke]

Or wait for the 3xx series.

[ShadowHound96]

i did not expect so many replies in 50 minutes, just wow.

You do not need a Z97 for a i3 as you can overclock it

Get a H97

I thank you good sir, for a while i had being trying to find a cheap z97 as i thought that the i3 - i7's could only run on that chipset if i couldn't do a bios upgrade. You have really helped me there

 

An 8600GT? What is this 2009?

This reply made me laugh for a bit, yea i think the card was made around 2009, not sure, but it works pretty well for the price ( i got it for free) i think it's like $60 here.

 

1.Put another sitck of 4GB in there

2.Add 120GB samsung 850 EVO

3.Everything else is good

i'll def put in another 4GB, but i remembering on a vid linus did on how ram may not work if it isn't from the same set of sticks you bought. I might look into that.

[david cassar]

i did not expect so many replies in 5 minutes, just wow.

I thank you good sir, for a while i had being trying to find a cheap z97 as i thought that the i3 - i7's could only run on that chipset if i couldn't do a bios upgrade. You have really helped me there

 

This reply made me laugh for a bit, yea i think the card was made around 2009, not sure, but it works pretty well for the price ( i got it for free) i think it's like $60 here.

 

i'll def put in another 4GB, but i remembering on a vid linus did on how ram may not work if it isn't from the same set of sticks you bought. I might look into that.

It depends on which i3s and i7s Haswell i3s (like the i3 4130) can be run on every socket 1150 motherboard without any problems of bios upgrades. Haswell refresh cpus however (like the i5 4460, i3 4150) require either an h97 or z97 motherboard. They can be run on h81 motherboards but these mobos have to have their bios updated in order to run said haswell refresh cpus. Also in the future are you looking to buy an overclockable i5/i7? If yes get a z97 motherboard as the z97 chipset allows for overclocking. If you aren't looking to overclock in the future then an h97 motherboard should suffice.

[ShadowHound96]

It depends on which i3s and i7s Haswell i3s (like the i3 4130) can be run on every socket 1150 motherboard without any problems of bios upgrades. Haswell refresh cpus however (like the i5 4460, i3 4150) require either an h97 or z97 motherboard. They can be run on h81 motherboards but these mobos have to have their bios updated in order to run said haswell refresh cpus. Also in the future are you looking to buy an overclockable i5/i7? If yes get a z97 motherboard as the z97 chipset allows for overclocking. If you aren't looking to overclock in the future then an h97 motherboard should suffice.

yea, I'm not looking to overclock. Money is real tight + prices for parts is complete BS, in some cases over double what America pays (currently one AUD buys 0.77 USD), and the thought that doing so could shorten the lifespan of said component, I'd rather lower the settings of my games and save some money for a better component. So looks like i'll go with H97 until I want to go DDR4.

[RJSX1]

@ShadowHound96 

 

Get a 970 instead of a 780ti. You can use an H97 board for now.