Need help with friend's PC build

[DaxTee]

So my friend has put together a build for himself.

His budget is $1000 AUD but can go slightly over and will be mainly used for gaming.

This doesn't include perphirals, monitors or OS

 

His current build plan is:

 

CPU: i5 4460                                                        = $259

GPU : Galax GTX 960                                          =$299

MOBO: MSI A87M-E35                                        =$75

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB                             =$75

SSD: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB                     =$85

PSU: Corsair CX-500 V3                                     =$89

RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 2x4GB 1866hz       =$99

CASE: Deepcool Tesseract.                                =$49

FAN: CoolerMaster S12  Silent 4 pack               =$19

 

 

I can see some things that could be changed, but what changes/opinions do you guys have?

 

Thanks

[dragoon20005]

is that a H87 board?

 

A is used for the AMD chipsets like A88X, A78 etc

 

what is the price of the R9 280X in Auzzy?

[TechDookie]

If your at that price range the R9 290X is on sale, much better than the GTX 960, and cheaper.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/pricedrop/#dg_9

[PetiteBob]

is that a H87 board?

 

A is used for the AMD chipsets like A88X, A78 etc

 

what is the price of the R9 280X in Auzzy?

 

 

As Dragoon is saying you need to get a Intel based MotherBoard.

[DaxTee]

If your at that price range the R9 290X is on sale, much better than the GTX 960, and cheaper.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/pricedrop/#dg_9

not in aus

 

is that a H87 board?

 

A is used for the AMD chipsets like A88X, A78 etc

 

what is the price of the R9 280X in Auzzy?

can't believe i didn't see that, he had an amd cpu then just changed so I couldn't differentiate it Thanks for pointing that out. The 280x is $350 atm

[nikolaizombie1]

So my friend has put together a build for himself.

His budget is $1000 AUD but can go slightly over and will be mainly used for gaming.

This doesn't include perphirals, monitors or OS

 

His current build plan is:

 

CPU: i5 4460                                                        = $259

GPU : Galax GTX 960                                          =$299

MOBO: MSI A87M-E35                                        =$75

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB                             =$75

SSD: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB                     =$85

PSU: Corsair CX-500 V3                                     =$89

RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 2x4GB 1866hz       =$99

CASE: Deepcool Tesseract.                                =$49

FAN: CoolerMaster S12  Silent 4 pack               =$19

 

 

I can see some things that could be changed, but what changes/opinions do you guys have?

 

Thanks

Please get the cx500m, you build will look a lot nicer with only the needed cables

[dragoon20005]

not in aus

 

can't believe i didn't see that, he had an amd cpu then just changed so I couldn't differentiate it Thanks for pointing that out. The 280x is $350 atm

how about the R9 280?

 

beats playing with just 2GB of VRAM vs the 3GB on the R9 280

[DaxTee]

how about the R9 280?

 

beats playing with just 2GB of VRAM vs the 3GB on the R9 280

the 280 is $280 hahaah legit not even punning you

[dragoon20005]

the 280 is $280 hahaah legit not even punning you

grab that

 

it better than the GTX960

[DaxTee]

grab that

 

it better than the GTX960

okay thanks

[LeaTheTechWoman]

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/stevepauls4045/saved/#view=THxCmG

 

heres your build! i personally hand pick them all for you

 

wish i could help and also you blew much your money in a 960 in a similar performance as the $200 960 

 

but heres a super better build $770(US) = $1000 (AU)

[DaxTee]

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/stevepauls4045/saved/#view=THxCmG

 

heres your build! i personally hand pick them all for you

 

wish i could help and also you blew much your money in a 960 in a similar performance as the $200 960 

 

but heres a super better build $770(US) = $1000 (AU)

AUD as in from australian retailers, we can't get prices that cheap down here