~$2000 AUD Build

[IsaacElement]

Hey Guys,

This may be abit to ask but I am needing to design a computer. I posted one on here a while ago but have doubled my budget to around $2000 (AUD).

 

 

What I am wanting it to do it be easily run a 16:9 1080p monitor, but would like it to be able to run 21:9 1440p @ 60fps on ultra (Modded Skyrim, AAA Games)

 

 

The components I am wanting is a 980Ti, i7K CPU, A Motherboard with SLI suppourt, ddr4 ram and other higher end features, something like the ROG Rampage V Extreme would be good but it is abit too expensive. Other components include a >250GB SSD, 4TB WD Black and AIO cooler.

 

 

Sorry to be so specific on everything. I am hoping to future proof this as much as possible. And expandability is a must. This does not include OS and periferals. I do have one other question though, is it easy to run most games on a ultrawide without having black bars on the sides to give it a 16:9 ratio?

 

 

Thankyou!

[desertcomputer]

2000 AUD with 980ti and i7 is possible but you gonna have to cheap out some other stuff.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($515.00 @ Centre Com) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($175.00 @ Centre Com) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($219.00 @ Storm Computers) 

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

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($131.00 @ IJK) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($1089.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($175.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $2369.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-29 17:25 AEDT+1100

[Nonco]

Hey Guys,

This may be abit to ask but I am needing to design a computer. I posted one on here a while ago but have doubled my budget to around $2000 (AUD).

 

 

What I am wanting it to do it be easily run a 16:9 1080p monitor, but would like it to be able to run 21:9 1440p @ 60fps on ultra (Modded Skyrim, AAA Games)

 

 

The components I am wanting is a 980Ti, i7K CPU, A Motherboard with SLI suppourt, ddr4 ram and other higher end features, something like the ROG Rampage V Extreme would be good but it is abit too expensive. Other components include a >250GB SSD, 4TB WD Black and AIO cooler.

 

 

Sorry to be so specific on everything. I am hoping to future proof this as much as possible. And expandability is a must. This does not include OS and periferals. I do have one other question though, is it easy to run most games on a ultrawide without having black bars on the sides to give it a 16:9 ratio?

 

 

Thankyou!

 

Might be a bit tough to build that for $2k AU.

 

The 980Ti is like $1100 alone. That Mobo you want is $800 too....

 

Id suggest getting an i5 and add a 980Ti and then go basic/budget on the rest. (Get a reliable PSU though)

[IsaacElement]

2000 AUD with 980ti and i7 is possible but you gonna have to cheap out some other stuff.

 

I have come to that realization, thats why I was looking at you guys for help. Would you recommend just wait a while longer and save abit more.

What is the budget was $2500 AUD

[Streetguru]

Hey Guys,

Generally it's much better to just buy a 4k display over an ultra wide, cheapest 21:9 1440p display is near $1000

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/aoc-monitor-u3477pqu

 

and the build includes a much less expensive 4K IPS free-sync display, though 27" is going to need some scaling, 32"+ would be better for productivity, but then you lose free-sync

 

21:9 support is probably overall lacking in games

 

and future proofing isn't real, aside from your case.

 

and I wouldn't say that given the cost of a 980 even that it'll be worth it either over a 390X, the 390 is only $50 less than the X, so might as well

 

and the xeon 1231v3 is basically an i7 at $100 less, if I remember right the Fury cards aren't available over there, and I wouldn't worry about going for dual GPUs either, maybe just up the RAM to 16gbs and throw in a large SSD

 

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

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

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($369.00 @ Centre Com)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($159.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($55.00 @ Centre Com)

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

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($549.00 @ Centre Com)

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

Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Monitor: LG 27MU67 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($699.00 @ Scorptec)

Total: $2084.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-29 17:29 AEDT+1100

[desertcomputer]

I have come to that realization, thats why I was looking at you guys for help. Would you recommend just wait a while longer and save abit more.

What is the budget was $2500 AUD

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($515.00 @ Centre Com) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($175.00 @ Centre Com) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($219.00 @ Storm Computers) 

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

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($131.00 @ IJK) 

Storage: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($185.00 @ Centre Com) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($1089.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($175.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($105.00 @ Umart) 

Total: $2659.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-29 17:27 AEDT+1100

 

Save some money by not going skylake. 

[Nonco]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($515.00 @ Centre Com) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($175.00 @ Centre Com) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($219.00 @ Storm Computers) 

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

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($131.00 @ IJK) 

Storage: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($185.00 @ Centre Com) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($1089.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($175.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($105.00 @ Umart) 

Total: $2659.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-29 17:27 AEDT+1100

 

Save some money by not going skylake. 

 

Made some changes which suits his budget better and doesnt comprimise as much

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/4TjWxr

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($383.00 @ Centre Com) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i GT 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($131.00 @ IJK) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($219.00 @ Storm Computers) 

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

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($131.00 @ IJK) 

Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($102.00 @ Umart) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($1089.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($175.00 @ CPL Online) 

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

Total: $2454.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-29 17:33 AEDT+1100

 

[IsaacElement]

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/DVL7zy

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/DVL7zy/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($459.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($219.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($125.00 @ Centre Com) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($179.00 @ IJK) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($1058.00 @ IJK) 

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($159.00 @ PLE Computers) 

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

Total: $2358.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-29 17:31 AEDT+1100

 

 

Just quickly did a build up, $350 over budget but that isn't too bad for me. Any changes you would make? I will add an SSD in, in maybe a few months. Maybe chuck another 980Ti in near the end of the year with Black Friday and such.

[Benjals]

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Fury cards are available.

[Nonco]

Fury cards are available.

 

Yes they are but for the $100ish difference id still recommend the 980Ti

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/DVL7zy

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/DVL7zy/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($459.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($219.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($125.00 @ Centre Com) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($179.00 @ IJK) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($1058.00 @ IJK) 

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($159.00 @ PLE Computers) 

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

Total: $2358.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-29 17:31 AEDT+1100

 

 

Just quickly did a build up, $350 over budget but that isn't too bad for me. Any changes you would make? I will add an SSD in, in maybe a few months. Maybe chuck another 980Ti in near the end of the year with Black Friday and such.

 

 

If you are going for the Non-Unlocked i7. You can go for a H97 Mobo to make it slightly cheaper too. But the post I suggested before with the Xeon is a great price and is basically an i7-4770 without the iGPU (youre getting a 980ti so doesnt matter)

 

 

[Streetguru]

Fury cards are available.

I am unable to find them

http://i.imgur.com/ldltVep.png

 

 

 

Yes they are but for the $100ish difference id still recommend the 980Ti

 

If that's the case, then it still a bad buy, even if it has more performance when OC'd

 

he shouldn't buy an ultra wide but if he's stuck on the the free-sync one is $1500

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-umcx1aa001

While the G-sync one is $2000, higher refresh rates, but I'm not sure if you could just overclock the free-sync one, same panel after all

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-umcx1aa002