Need help planning a $1500 gaming build, plz help!

[DeltaHacker]

Hey guys, I'm new to this forum, but its been recommended by a friend and I would like some help.

 

As mentioned earlier, I'm building a gaming PC (for the first time) and need some help deciding which parts to buy.

I would like to keep the budget within $1400-$1500, $1600 max, if I need.

 

Preferences are:

 

- The case is Black and blue

- The graphics card is at least $400

- The power supply to be 750 watt

- It's relatively easy to build, I'm not completely new to this but I've never built a whole PC, only replaced Graphics and RAM

 

I have also been recommended this build by a friend, if you could approve, disapprove or edit.

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/JgPFQ7

 

Thank you so much if you could help! 

 

Edit - I would also like it to last around a year without upgrading anything if possible

[The_Stig]

Location? Will you need an OS? Peripherals?

[TheMstwntdLMSV]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QtPCNG

 

for just the tower: focused on peformance, not looks

 

BTW: Fans are a 4-pack

Edited January 12, 2016 by TheMstwntdLMSV

[DeltaHacker]

I live in South Australia and have a Windows 7 OS key. Keyboard, mouse and monitor would be helpful, as I am looking to replace them as well, but not necessary.

[TheMstwntdLMSV]

The Price of the build your friend made did not include the case price, and the case is VERY expensive

[TheMstwntdLMSV]

Here, I updated your friend's list so it's the au link http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/Wz34rH

 

Sorry the case isn't black and blue, for all the one's I saw were not good cases, or were not in stock.

 

Also, unless you plan for a huge upgrade in the near future, even the 600w will be more than enough

Edited January 12, 2016 by TheMstwntdLMSV

[DeltaHacker]

what about the Deepcool Tesseract case?

 

would that be ok?

[DeltaHacker]

thank you, this should do nicely

[DeltaHacker]

but what about cooling?

[TheMstwntdLMSV]

Actually, I just did some quick research, and that DeepCool Case is pretty nicely rated! Go for it if u want!

[TheMstwntdLMSV]

R4-S2S-124K-GP is the model number of some great, cheap case fans that are nice and quiet. (4-pack, 120mm)

The CPU comes with a cooler

[DeltaHacker]

thx, didn't notice the CPU came with cooler

 

also, while i have someone who's more tech savvy than me, how and why do people overclock?

what does it do?

[TheMstwntdLMSV]

Here is the latest updated list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/J9gB23

The case comes with some Blue LED Fans, but if there are more fan headers on your motherboard, you can buy those other fans I put on the list and install them where you see fit.

[TheMstwntdLMSV]

Overclocking requieres a more expensive motherboard, cooler, and cpu, voids warrenties, and reduces the life of your components. All at the cost of peformance.

[DeltaHacker]

ah, thank you

 

It's talked about a lot and i wasn't exactly sure what it was

 

I'd much rather have a PC that runs excellently without overclocking, even if it meant paying extra

[TheMstwntdLMSV]

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/rYkJ6h

Here is a build if you want to overclock.

[TheMstwntdLMSV]

Hope I was a help! If you have any more questions, just ask, and I will do my best to answer them tomorrow, for I have to go at the moment.

[DeltaHacker]

nah, I'd rather not, but thanks

 

BTW, any thoughts about mouse, keyboard, monitor and/or sound system?

[stconquest]

Overclocking requieres a more expensive motherboard, cooler, and cpu, voids warrenties, and reduces the life of your components. All at the cost of peformance.

 

What?

 

Anyways...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($294.00 @ IJK)

CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 300 55.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($24.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($184.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Mwave Australia)

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

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($509.00 @ Umart)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.00 @ CPL Online)

Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L4S-10AB-GP 60.9 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($7.98 @ Mwave Australia)  <<Front intake

Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L4S-10AB-GP 60.9 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($7.98 @ Mwave Australia)  <<Front intake

Total: $1511.95

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-12 15:09 AEDT+1100

[The_Stig]

Better PSU and better GPU than the other build. Still under budget. Only difference is that the i5 6600 is .1ghz faster than the 6500, which will have little to no affect on gaming performance.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($294.00 @ IJK) 

Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($103.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($135.00 @ Umart) 

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

Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($124.00 @ CPL Online) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($509.00 @ Umart) 

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

Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($119.00 @ Umart) 

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($18.00 @ IJK) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-S2S-124K-GP 44.7 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($19.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Total: $1505.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-12 15:10 AEDT+1100

[The_Stig]

Overclocking requieres a more expensive motherboard, cooler, and cpu, voids warrenties, and reduces the life of your components. All at the cost of peformance.

1. True

2. True (depending on CPU)

3. False ( you can overclock non-k skylake chips)

4. Very false

5. Pants on fire

6. All at the cost of free performance increases

[TheMstwntdLMSV]

1. True

2. True (depending on CPU)

3. False ( you can overclock non-k skylake chips)

4. Very false

5. Pants on fire

6. All at the cost of free performance increases

Thanks for the information. I guess I misunderstood some things. Always more to learn!

[TheMstwntdLMSV]

 

Better PSU and better GPU than the other build. Still under budget. Only difference is that the i5 6600 is .1ghz faster than the 6500, which will have little to no affect on gaming performance.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($294.00 @ IJK) 

Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($103.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($135.00 @ Umart) 

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

Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($124.00 @ CPL Online) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($509.00 @ Umart) 

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

Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($119.00 @ Umart) 

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($18.00 @ IJK) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-S2S-124K-GP 44.7 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($19.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Total: $1505.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-12 15:10 AEDT+1100

 

Yes the stock speed is only .1 ghz slower, but the boost speed is .3. not THAT much, but still a bit more.

[TheMstwntdLMSV]

What is your budget for keyboard, mouse, and audio? Wireless? Color?