$1,500 Au Budget Build,final advice

[The Medic]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($325.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($175.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($79.00 @ IJK) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card  ($329.00 @ IJK) 

Case: Thermaltake Core V31 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.00 @ Umart) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($115.00 @ CPL Online) 

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer  ($18.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Total: $1269.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-14 15:15 AEDT+1100

 

My budget is $1,500 Au dollars, which includes 200 dollars for a monitor.

 

The goal for this build  is a decent rig for 1080p high/ultra gaming for the next few years in my budget. I'm not fussy about graphics, so i'm fine with lowering graphics in a few years, so i'm sure the 380 will do fine for me in the next few years.

 

I've done my research for the past week and is confident with this build, but before nailing  it in. I wish to ask for some  final no regret's advice before ordering everything.

Note that I don't need to factor in shipping costs as most of everything in the list I can get at a local MSY

 

 

 

I do also have a few questions about a few parts

 

CPU: I was originally thinking about getting a lower priced Cpu like a i5 6400, but with more of today's games utilizing the cpu plus  Drerict  12. I'm also trying to "Future proof" and having a good Cpu for the next 4+ years.

 

Graphic card: I'm unsure which manufacturer to pick for the 380. I know Sapphire are well known to king for Amd cards. But the Gigabyte G 1 gaming one is a cheaper here with a 3 years warranty with the Sapphire having only a 2 year warranty.

 

Power supply: Can I get away with only a 550w power supply or is safer to just stick with a 650w one? I originally picked the EVGA SuperNOVA Nex 650w with this build, but with this being a budget build will it be worth pay extra for a 80 Gold+ psu?

 

 

 

Thanks you for reading! have a nice day. 

[Philcat101]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($325.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($175.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($79.00 @ IJK) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card  ($329.00 @ IJK) 

Case: Thermaltake Core V31 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.00 @ Umart) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($115.00 @ CPL Online) 

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer  ($18.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Total: $1269.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-14 15:15 AEDT+1100

 

My budget is $1,500 Au dollars, which includes 200 dollars for a monitor.

 

The goal for the build was a decent rig for 1080p high/ultra gaming for the next few years in my budget. I'm fussy about always playing gaming in high/ultra so i'm sure the 380 will do fine for the next few years.

 

I've done my research for the past week and is confident with this build, but before nailing  it in. I wish to ask for some  final no regret's advice before ordering everything. Note that I don't need to factor in shipping costs as most of everything in the list I can get at a local MSY

 

 

 

I do also have a few questions about a few parts

 

CPU: I was originally thinking about getting a lower priced Cpu like a i5 6400, but with more of today's games utilizing the cpu plus  Drerict  12. I'm also trying to "Future proof" and having a good Cpu for the next 4+ years.

 

Graphic card: I'm unsure which manufacturer to pick for the 380. I know Sapphire are well known to king for Amd cards. But the Gigabyte G 1 gaming one is a cheaper here with a 3 years warranty with the Sapphire having only a 2 year warranty.

 

Power supply: Can I get away with only a 550w power supply or is safer to just stick with a 650w. I originally picked the EVGA SuperNOVA Nex 650w but with this being an budget build is it worth a 80 Gold+ psu?

 

 

 

Thanks you for reading! have a nice day. 

 

If you want to, you can get an R9 380x 4GB from Sapphire (Or whatever manufacturer you choose) for a little longer lifespan.

[Guest]

Get the EVGA G2 PSU. The 650w one. 

[Guest]

Get the EVGA G2 PSU. The 650w one. 

Or the nex which I think is the same one. 

[Guest]

Now getting the cheaper i5 won't amket hat much of a difference as the clock rates are not taht much different. I would get the i5 6500 to save a few bcuks

[Guest]

Also witht he memory if you want it to last longer you should get like 2x8GB or 1x8GB so you can have 32GB in total for future games.

[Guest]

Also are you going to use a hard drive or just the SSD? Or do you already have a hard drive? 

[Elliott Game]

hello fellow Auzzie! o/

[The Medic]

If you want to, you can get an R9 380x 4GB from Sapphire (Or whatever manufacturer you choose) for a little longer lifespan.

I actually totally forgot about the 380x Not much supply of them around here will need to look around.

 

Or the nex which I think is the same one. 

Now getting the cheaper i5 won't amket hat much of a difference as the clock rates are not taht much different. I would get the i5 6500 to save a few bcuk

Also are you going to use a hard drive or just the SSD? Or do you already have a hard drive? 

Would be better to buy a bronze Evga psu instead?

I do have a spare 2tb Seagate Barracuda laying around.

 

hello fellow Auzzie! o/

G'day Mate \

[Streetguru]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Should save some money and go haswell, all skylake really gives you is a 5% IPC improvement

 

the build also includes a 21:9 IPS free-sync display, you have the option of a 144hz 1080p free-sync display at the same price point as well

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3PDMzy

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3PDMzy/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($275.00 @ Centre Com)

Motherboard: Asus H81M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($60.00 @ Centre Com)

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

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($319.00 @ PLE Computers)

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

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Monitor: LG 29UM67 60Hz 29.0" Monitor  ($449.00 @ Scorptec)

Total: $1379.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-14 18:45 AEDT+1100

[The Medic]

Should save some money and go haswell, all skylake really gives you is a 5% IPC improvement

 

the build also includes a 21:9 IPS free-sync display, you have the option of a 144hz 1080p free-sync display at the same price point as well

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3PDMzy

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3PDMzy/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($275.00 @ Centre Com)

Motherboard: Asus H81M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($60.00 @ Centre Com)

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

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($319.00 @ PLE Computers)

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

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Monitor: LG 29UM67 60Hz 29.0" Monitor  ($449.00 @ Scorptec)

Total: $1379.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-14 18:45 AEDT+1100

 

 

A lot of stores in my Australia  are either completely out of stock with hasswell or is more expressive  than skylake currently 

[Streetguru]

A lot of stores in my Australia  are either completely out of stock with hasswell or is more expressive  than skylake currently 

Well, then I'm going to go the insane route and suggest FM2+ , once overclocked it'll keep up with an i5 decently in games, and it includes a 390 + 1440p display

 

Comparison between them with a 290x

http://www.technologyx.com/featured/amd-a8-7650k-apu-review-the-little-apu-that-could/5/

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/fThBXL

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

CPU: AMD A8-7650K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($139.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X+ Killer ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($99.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($69.00 @ CPL Online)

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  ($449.00 @ CPL Online)

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

Power Supply: Fractal Design Tesla R2 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($105.00 @ CPL Online)

Monitor: Asus VX24AH 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($399.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $1378.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-14 20:17 AEDT+1100

[Section35]

OP PLEASE READ

 

NEVER BUY FROM CPL

 

http://www.productreview.com.au/p/computer-parts-land.html

 

I almost did and hooly fuck do they have a bad rep.

[Streetguru]

OP PLEASE READ

I feel really bad for PC gamers in AUS

[The Medic]

Well, then I'm going to go the insane route and suggest FM2+ , once overclocked it'll keep up with an i5 decently in games, and it includes a 390 + 1440p display

 

Comparison between them with a 290x

http://www.technologyx.com/featured/amd-a8-7650k-apu-review-the-little-apu-that-could/5/

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/fThBXL

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

CPU: AMD A8-7650K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($139.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X+ Killer ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($99.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($69.00 @ CPL Online)

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  ($449.00 @ CPL Online)

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

Power Supply: Fractal Design Tesla R2 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($105.00 @ CPL Online)

Monitor: Asus VX24AH 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($399.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $1378.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-14 20:17 AEDT+1100

I have never overlocked anything ever. is it newby friendly?

[The Medic]

 

 

NEVER BUY FROM CPL

 

 

I'm trying to lower cost by buying everything local, but I have  heard good from PCCG so anything missing I will probably order form them

[Section35]

I'm trying to lower cost by buying everything local, but I have  heard good from PCCG so anything missing I will probably order form them

 

PCCG Are fucking amazing! 1 year return-to-base warranty on top of the manufacturer warranty Staff are wonderful aswell

[Guest]

I have never overlocked anything ever. is it newby friendly?

Don't get that one, the amd CPU won't last long. 

[Streetguru]

I have never overlocked anything ever. is it newby friendly?

The board comes with automatic overclocking as an option or you can learn and play with it to possible do a better job

 

Board overview itself

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/a88x-socket-fm2-motherboard,3764-3.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/a88x-socket-fm2-motherboard,3764-22.html

the chip they used a bit higher end but you should be able to get close to 4ghz easily

 

From a quick search this cooler seems to be fairly cost effective at $30 over the stock one

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rrt418pkr1

[Streetguru]

Don't get that one, the amd CPU won't last long. 

It'll be fine for gaming, better than an i5 since the money saved gets a 390 + 1440p display

[The Medic]

Is a 1440p monitor  really needed?

 

Going with the Amd cpu sounds great but I'm having a bit of trouble finding boards for it locally

[Coaxialgamer]

Or the nex which I think is the same one.

Nex psus are pretty bad, worse than cx and at the same level as g1/b1

[Coaxialgamer]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($325.00 @ PCCaseGear)

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($175.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($79.00 @ IJK)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.00 @ PLE Computers)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card ($329.00 @ IJK)

Case: Thermaltake Core V31 ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.00 @ Umart)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.00 @ CPL Online)

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($18.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Total: $1269.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-14 15:15 AEDT+1100

My budget is $1,500 Au dollars, which includes 200 dollars for a monitor.

The goal for this build is a decent rig for 1080p high/ultra gaming for the next few years in my budget. I'm not fussy about graphics, so i'm fine with lowering graphics in a few years, so i'm sure the 380 will do fine for me in the next few years.

I've done my research for the past week and is confident with this build, but before nailing it in. I wish to ask for some final no regret's advice before ordering everything.

Note that I don't need to factor in shipping costs as most of everything in the list I can get at a local MSY

I do also have a few questions about a few parts

CPU: I was originally thinking about getting a lower priced Cpu like a i5 6400, but with more of today's games utilizing the cpu plus Drerict 12. I'm also trying to "Future proof" and having a good Cpu for the next 4+ years.

Graphic card: I'm unsure which manufacturer to pick for the 380. I know Sapphire are well known to king for Amd cards. But the Gigabyte G 1 gaming one is a cheaper here with a 3 years warranty with the Sapphire having only a 2 year warranty.

Power supply: Can I get away with only a 550w power supply or is safer to just stick with a 650w one? I originally picked the EVGA SuperNOVA Nex 650w with this build, but with this being a budget build will it be worth pay extra for a 80 Gold+ psu?

Thanks you for reading! have a nice day.

Here, this is what i cpuld find, damn AU prices are bad.

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/jDt4Hx

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/jDt4Hx/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($357.00 @ CPL Online)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($164.00 @ PLE Computers)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.00 @ IJK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ IJK)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card ($449.00 @ CPL Online)

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)

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

Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($179.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $1498.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-14 23:00 AEDT+1100

[The Medic]

Here, this is what i cpuld find, damn AU prices are bad.

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/jDt4Hx

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/jDt4Hx/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($357.00 @ CPL Online)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($164.00 @ PLE Computers)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.00 @ IJK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ IJK)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card ($449.00 @ CPL Online)

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)

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

Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($179.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $1498.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-14 23:00 AEDT+1100

 

 prices here  are pretty ridiculous. 

If i swap out the 390 to 380 and buy a better 24" monitor 

[Coaxialgamer]

prices here  are pretty ridiculous. 

If i swap out the 390 to 380 and buy a better 24" monitor

I would swap out the cpu with something else first like a 4460. The gpu and vram will really help at keeping it "future proof"