After putting it off for so long, I finally want to get my gaming pc up and running but need some help!

[Limbo265]

So I was meant to make a gaming pc a while ago but was putting it off over and over again Now I'm determained to get it up and running. I'm going for a Blue/Black or Red/Black colour scheme, my budget is anything under $1450 Hopefully a little lower (AUS)

 

To start off with I'm live in Australia to all my parts will come from http://pccasegear.com/ , I wil be overclocking this machine and hope to play on 1080p so a solid 1080p monitor is a must!

 

Here is what I have so far!

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 - $192.00 - I would love to know if it would be better getting a 8350 or even the i5 3570k, and how it handles with OC

 

MOBO: This is the part I'm stuck on the most, I don't know anything about AMD mobo's so I would love some input on what to buy.

 

CPU Cooler: Xigmatek Dark Knight Night Hawk CPU Cooler - $45 - This is manly for looks and it preforms well

 

Graphics Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD7950 - $339 - I've heard this card is a beast and willl handle over clocking

 

Ram: G.Skill Ares F3-1866C9D-8GAB 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 - $89 - Just the normal kinda ram, hoping for black!

 

SSD: Samsung 840 Series 120GB - $119 - I'm pretty positive about this choice

 

HDD: Western Digital WD Blue 500GB - $62 - This will be for games and general stuff

 

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 600W ST60F-P - $119 - Another part i'm ot 100% sure about

 

Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 - $135 - Awesome case!

 

Monitor: ASUS VS229H-P 21.5in - $169 - I'm half sure I got the right monitor but advice on monitors would be awesome!

 

Total Cost: $1269 Without mobo and shippping.

 

I hope the community could help me out with this one! Any kind of help suggestions would be really great! p.s Just mention if I missed any parts I should have Cheers.

[WoodenMarker]

Are you limited to PCcasegear or are you open to other shops like mwave?

[Xaring]

Ok, so personally i would go with an 8350, as the overclock in it is VERY nice. Next up is the mobo, you should get a 990 chipset, I really like the AsRock 990FX Extreme 4. You could also go with 1TB HDD, its not much more expensive.

[DrunkAssassin]

I have the same monitor and it is definitely a solid monitor for the price, as for a motherboard go for a gigabyte-970A-D3 or any gigabyte motherboard however some of their pcb's are blue so you may have to make the case black/blue themed to make it fit with the colour scheme ( I also have an AMD system except it has a FX 8350, which is just a factory overclocked FX8320)

[Xaring]

I have the same monitor and it is definitely a solid monitor for the price, as for a motherboard go for a gigabyte-970A-D3 or any gigabyte motherboard however some of their pcb's are blue so you may have to make the case black/blue themed to make it fit with the colour scheme ( I also have an AMD system except it has a FX 8350, which is just a factory overclocked FX8320)

 

you want a 990 chipset, not a 970, otherwise you will most likely bottleneck an 83XX CPU

[skullbringer]

CPU and MOBO: either go with a 8350 and a 990fx board if you want to overclock. If you dont really want to go amd, hot, inefficient, need big cooler, I d suggest following:

Dont get the i5. For the money you can go better. Get the Intel Xeon E3-1230v3 and a cheaper H87 motherbaord. It is basically a non overclockable i7 for less the price of an i5 (mb taken into consideration)

 

GPU: Why not 7970 ? Spend a bit more, get a bit more.

Storage: Id suggest getting a  840 Evo, as its cheaper/GB and performs just as well. Also get a 1TB HDD. Also better price/GB the bigger the HDD.

 

PSU: Save 50$ and get a like a corsair cx600m. Solid and way cheaper than the silverstone.

 

Monitor: Either go with a 23" IPS panel, acer got some nice ones for like 140$, or get a gaming optimized display, like the Benq XL2420T. A bit more expensive, but 120 Hz and it makes a difference like day and night. You can even use light boost to eliminate motion blur to get a really fluid, non-laggy image.

[Limbo265]

Are you limited to PCcasegear or are you open to other shops like mwave?

I can go for anyshop really! It's just hat pccasegear all I really know, but if there is any cheaper prices I would look into them!

[ShadowRaven]

So I was meant to make a gaming pc a while ago but was putting it off over and over again Now I'm determained to get it up and running. I'm going for a Blue/Black or Red/Black colour scheme, my budget is anything under $1450 Hopefully a little lower (AUS)

 

To start off with I'm live in Australia to all my parts will come from http://pccasegear.com/ , I wil be overclocking this machine and hope to play on 1080p so a solid 1080p monitor is a must!

 

Here is what I have so far!

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 - $192.00 - I would love to know if it would be better getting a 8350 or even the i5 3570k, and how it handles with OC

 

MOBO: This is the part I'm stuck on the most, I don't know anything about AMD mobo's so I would love some input on what to buy.

 

CPU Cooler: Xigmatek Dark Knight Night Hawk CPU Cooler - $45 - This is manly for looks and it preforms well

 

Graphics Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD7950 - $339 - I've heard this card is a beast and willl handle over clocking

 

Ram: G.Skill Ares F3-1866C9D-8GAB 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 - $89 - Just the normal kinda ram, hoping for black!

 

SSD: Samsung 840 Series 120GB - $119 - I'm pretty positive about this choice

 

HDD: Western Digital WD Blue 500GB - $62 - This will be for games and general stuff

 

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 600W ST60F-P - $119 - Another part i'm ot 100% sure about

 

Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 - $135 - Awesome case!

 

Monitor: ASUS VS229H-P 21.5in - $169 - I'm half sure I got the right monitor but advice on monitors would be awesome!

 

Total Cost: $1269 Without mobo and shippping.

 

I hope the community could help me out with this one! Any kind of help suggestions would be really great! p.s Just mention if I missed any parts I should have Cheers.

This is my suggestion for your build

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/1xGn8

 

 

 

 

[WoodenMarker]

I can go for anyshop really! It's just hat pccasegear all I really know, but if there is any cheaper prices I would look into them!

Here's what I came up with: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/1xHIz

The Dark Knight is out of stock atm just so you know.