First Gaming Rig - AUD

[Tempest_Templar]

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/mm3KRB

 

I was planning to sticking to around a $1000 to $1300 budget, so I think I've done pretty well. I did have to cut down on the 120GB SSD I originally planned to have and I changed the graphics card from a gtx 970 to a 280x as I hear the gtx 970 is a bit overkill. Either way, I'll be buying the parts soon and I hope I can play new releases for the next few years.

 

I'd appreciate some feedback!

[Ian Schmid]

first of all your pc part picker link is broken(well comes to the home screen, not your list) and i would stay with the 970 it will defernetly be able to play new games for a year or so

But yeah fix the pc part picker link so We can help more

[Tempest_Templar]

first of all your pc part picker link is broken(well comes to the home screen, not your list) and i would stay with the 970 it will defernetly be able to play new games for a year or so

But yeah fix the pc part picker link so We can help more

 

Ok, I fixed it. Not sure what was going on there, it worked for me. Anyway, I posted the permalink. 

 

Also, everyone has been telling me that the 280x or the gtx 960 are worth getting and should be able to play new releases for the next few years.

[Ian Schmid]

Ok, I fixed it. Not sure what was going on there, it worked for me. Anyway, I posted the permalink. 

 

Also, everyone has been telling me that the 280x or the gtx 960 are worth getting and should be able to play new releases for the next few years.

they will but not realy on ultra nice graphics and you might drop frames every now and agin

[getrekt]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($254.99 @ Mwave Australia)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.00 @ IJK)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($92.00 @ IJK)

Storage: Intel 530 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($78.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.00 @ Centre Com)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($479.00 @ Centre Com)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($55.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.00 @ Umart)

Total: $1291.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-09 18:03 EST+1000

This is what I would suggest

I have put in an overkill psu for overclocking the gpu and a z97 board if you want to upgrade to a k series sku

Also the beefier psu will allow for multiple gpu configs in the future

[Geldar]

IMO: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

 

That will run all of your games @ 1440p for a year or 2 then go buy a AMD 400/Nvidia 1100 series (ie 2 generations from now) as an upgrade and youll be set for 4ish years