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First build! AUD budget of ~$1500

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Budget of ~AUD$1500 though willing to stretch up a little if the extra money means extra longevity and ability.

 

I want to be able to be able to do moderate gaming and run programs like AutoCAD, don't game to much at the moment though this might change with the ability to game. (Also have brother who loves gaming so I'm sure he'll make use of it)

 

Starting making my own build http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/BYpyP6 but went over budget ahaha.

Would prefer a black/white/silver/blue colour palate as well. ​

 

Also, no need for any peripherals (all sorted), optical drive, hard drive (SSD will be enough space) and as long as their is room left in the budget I'm happy to find my own case, it's really only the internals that I would appreciate help with

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Add a CPU cooler and get a r9 390 since you already have a decent enough power supply.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($359.00 @ Centre Com) 





Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($98.00 @ Centre Com) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($518.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($165.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $1779.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-11 22:26 AEST+1000

 

is that too much of a stretch?

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Red theme (thug life)

 

Also xeon (i7)+ r9 390. pretty much everything

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($370.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.00 @ Umart)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($144.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($464.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.00 @ Umart)
Total: $1503.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($359.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($98.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($518.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($165.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $1779.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-11 22:26 AEST+1000
 
is that too much of a stretch?

 

 

Yeah, given that I don't think the price of the motherboard is included in that build :/

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($342.00 @ PLE Computers) 


Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($155.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear) 



Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($519.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.00 @ CPL Online) 

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

Total: $1507.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-11 22:33 AEST+1000

 

Check out this one!!!

CPU:Intel Core i3 3210 Mobo:MSI B75MA-E33  GPU:Intel 2500 HD Graphics  SSD:Adata SP600 128gb  HDD:Seagate 1tb 7200rpm  

PSU:Corsair CX430   Case:Antec ASK4000bU3  Monitor:Dell S2240l 21.5 inch 1080p

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($499.00 @ Storm Computers) 


Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear) 


Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($489.00 @ CPL Online) 


Total: $1339.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-11 22:33 AEST+1000

 

Actually I COULD have put in a better SSD with lots more storage,whoops

- CPU: Intel i7 3770 - GPU: MSI R9 390 - RAM: 16GB of DDR3 - SSD: Crucial BX100 - HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB -

 

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Red theme (thug life)

 

Also xeon (i7)+ r9 390. pretty much everything

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($370.00 @ Centre Com)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.00 @ Umart)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($144.00 @ IJK)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.00 @ IJK)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($464.00 @ PLE Computers)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.00 @ Umart)

Total: $1503.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-11 22:29 AEST+1000

 

Is xeon really better than core i(whatever) line?

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Is there a valid reason to get 16GB of ram? i suppose with 8GB now i could always upgrade to more in the future if required

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Is xeon really better than core i(whatever) line?

A xeon is an i7 without hyperthreading and all the fancy shit

- CPU: Intel i7 3770 - GPU: MSI R9 390 - RAM: 16GB of DDR3 - SSD: Crucial BX100 - HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB -

 

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Is there a valid reason to get 16GB of ram? i suppose with 8GB now i could always upgrade to more in the future if required

Indeed, if you have left over money, worth getting the 16Gb

- CPU: Intel i7 3770 - GPU: MSI R9 390 - RAM: 16GB of DDR3 - SSD: Crucial BX100 - HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB -

 

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Is xeon really better than core i(whatever) line?

it is a core i7 without the igpu (intel hd)

 

A xeon is an i7 without hyperthreading and all the fancy shit

I think u mean igpu

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it is a core i7 without the igpu (intel hd)

 

I think u mean igpu

Yes, i'm sure Xeon's don't have HT either.

- CPU: Intel i7 3770 - GPU: MSI R9 390 - RAM: 16GB of DDR3 - SSD: Crucial BX100 - HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB -

 

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A xeon is an i7 without hyperthreading and all the fancy shit

I think the i7 is a it of an over kill. So it's pretty much i5 vs xeon

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($499.00 @ Storm Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($489.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $1339.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-11 22:33 AEST+1000
 
Actually I COULD have put in a better SSD with lots more storage,whoops

 

A 4790k on a h81p33?

CPU:Intel Core i3 3210 Mobo:MSI B75MA-E33  GPU:Intel 2500 HD Graphics  SSD:Adata SP600 128gb  HDD:Seagate 1tb 7200rpm  

PSU:Corsair CX430   Case:Antec ASK4000bU3  Monitor:Dell S2240l 21.5 inch 1080p

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it is a core i7 without the igpu (intel hd)

 

I think u mean igpu

Thanks, with a graphics card would the igpu actually have any use?

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A 4790k on a h81p33?

I thought I went with the non-k.

- CPU: Intel i7 3770 - GPU: MSI R9 390 - RAM: 16GB of DDR3 - SSD: Crucial BX100 - HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB -

 

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Thanks for all the help people. You've been very helpful

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