Friend's First Gaming PC?

[AllHokage]

Hello guys,

 

I'm helping a friend out by making him his first gaming rig for xmas. He is aiming for a $1000-$1200 build (Monitor + Keyboard/Mouse included). Here is what I put together for him and he want's it from "Centercom" only, as it's right next to his house and the company has a sale currently on.

 

He is aiming for games like CSGO/LOL (max settings) and the witcher 3 (medium settings) 50-60ps.

 

CPU: http://www.centrecom.com.au/intel-core-i3-4170-processor-3m-cache-370-ghz-socket-lga1150-cpu ($165)

GPU: http://www.centrecom.com.au/msi-geforce-gtx-960-limited-edition-100me-2gb-gddr5-gaming-graphics-card ($279)

RAM: http://www.centrecom.com.au/8gb-crucial-ddr3-pc12800-1600mhz-512x8-cl11-desktop-memerory ($60)

CASE: http://www.centrecom.com.au/coolermaster-silencio-452-with-usb30-mid-tower ($95)

MEMORY:  http://www.centrecom.com.au/limited-to-1-per-customer-seagate-barracuda-1tb-7200rpm-32mb-sata32 ($69)

http://www.centrecom.com.au/kingston-ssdnow-v300-120gb-sv300s37a120g-25-ssd ($66)

PSU: http://www.centrecom.com.au/550w-thermaltake-toughpower-psu-80-silver-psu ($84)

MONITOR: http://www.centrecom.com.au/24-samsung-wide-full-hd-1080p-monitor-2ms-ls24d300hsxy ($180)

Wirless adapter: http://www.centrecom.com.au/d-link-dwa-548-wireless-n300-lan-pci-express-adapter ($28)

MOTHERBOARD: http://www.centrecom.com.au/asrock-fatal1ty-h97-performance-motherboard ($139)

MOUSE/KEYBOARD: http://www.centrecom.com.au/gigabyte-usb-keyboard-and-mouse-s-adapter ($20)

 

Thermal paste: http://www.centrecom.com.au/deepcool-z5-thermal-paste ($6.50)

 

TOTAL: 1183.5

[Guest]

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m8 use pcpartpicker.com

its gonna take forever to go through all those links

 

EDIT: The build looks fine to me but there is probably away to cut corners to get an r9 380 in there, its a stronger card.

[Streetguru]

 

Hello guys,

Well here's a parts list anyways, I'd recommend you get a 1080p 144hz Free-sync display over that one which I can't tell what it's refresh rate is

 

That isn't a US build is it,

Well I still fit in the 144hz display, though it's not free-sync, that costs a bit more, still is going to be great for CS:GO, though tell him he should totally step up to dota 2

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2rgnxr

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2rgnxr/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($152.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.00 @ Centre Com)

Memory: G.Skill Value 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.00 @ IJK)

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

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($289.00 @ Centre Com)

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Mwave Australia)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($72.00 @ CPL Online)

Monitor: AOC G2460PQU 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($379.00 @ IJK)

Total: $1135.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-27 19:45 AEDT+1100

[AllHokage]

m8 use pcpartpicker.com

its gonna take forever to go through all those links

 

EDIT: The build looks fine to me but there is probably away to cut corners to get an r9 380 in there.

They Don't have all the parts... So used it here, plus the special don't pop up on part picker.

[AllHokage]

Well here's a parts list anyways, I'd recommend you get a 1080p 144hz Free-sync display over that one which I can't tell what it's refresh rate is, and otherwise i5 + 390 and he should be set, room left over for an SSD and other stuff

 

That isn't a US build is it

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WRt37P

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WRt37P/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($35.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($31.45 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($289.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Monitor: AOC G2460PF 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $897.37

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-27 03:39 EST-0500

That's a $1700 build in Australia, he hasn't got the money for that currently... $1000 in the aim and max $1200

[Streetguru]

That's a $1700 build in Australia, he hasn't got the money for that currently... $1000 in the aim and max $1200

That's from the australian part picker

[AllHokage]

That's from the australian part picker

hmmm I changed it and it's $1700AUD.

[Streetguru]

hmmm I changed it and it's $1700AUD.

That was the wrong build actually, well the one quoted was the old one anyways

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2rgnxr

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2rgnxr/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($152.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.00 @ Centre Com)

Memory: G.Skill Value 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.00 @ IJK)

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

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($289.00 @ Centre Com)

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Mwave Australia)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($72.00 @ CPL Online)

Monitor: AOC G2460PQU 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($379.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $1135.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-27 21:26 AEDT+1100