PC build australia

[GMichael]

Hi,

I'm upgrading from a laptop to desktop, need suggestions/tips.

PC is purely for playing games, i'm wanting to play some new titles(witchers 3, the division, farcry primal etc.) at nice frame rate and 1080p.

I am buying from Newegg au and pc case gear only and my budget is $1100AUD(excluding; shipping/OS/keyboard & mouse/monitor).

 

Q: i am new to pc building..do i need to buy any cables for this or does it come with everything?

 

Q: will these work together?

 

Parts(uncertain)

ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB 950 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS AMD FX-8320 Vishera 8-Core 3.5 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8320FRHKBOX Desktop Processor
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 970 4GB ZT-90101-10P

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL

WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX - OEM

EVGA 700B 700W Power Supply

Rosewill CHALLENGER-U3 Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ,comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top ...

 

The help is very much appreciated   

[HKZeroFive]

Yes, it'll work together and the cables come with the PSU.

 

However, I'd opt for an Intel build instead. Slightly over budget but it packs more performance and a better upgrade path. On top of that, better PSU.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($61.60 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($72.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($479.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($65.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Total: $1124.60

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-24 17:31 AEDT+1100

[GMichael]

I like the look of the intel build, but how does that cpu hold vs the amd on the more cpu bases games?

Also is the 550W psu going to be enough, don't want to be risky with the psu.

Will be getting the gpu and ram from newegg as it comes with the division also for just $2 more(after delivery).

MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G or MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G LE 

LE version is slightly cheaper but i'd like to go with the faster one of the two.

HyperX FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) Desktop Memory Model HX421C14FBK2/8

Thanks for the fast reply
 

[HKZeroFive]

1 hour ago, GMichael said:

I like the look of the intel build, but how does that cpu hold vs the amd on the more cpu bases games?

Also is the 550W psu going to be enough, don't want to be risky with the psu.

Will be getting the gpu and ram from newegg as it comes with the division also for just $2 more(after delivery).

MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G or MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G LE 

LE version is slightly cheaper but i'd like to go with the faster one of the two.

HyperX FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) Desktop Memory Model HX421C14FBK2/8

Thanks for the fast reply

Better than the FX 8320, considering it has a higher IPC (more powerful cores). Can't tell you the exact performance difference since it varies across games.

 

About the power draw, an overclocked GTX 970 won't be taking any more than 350W from the wall under heavy load so you're definitely safe.

 

Out of the two, the non-LE version will be faster out of the box since it's downclocked. You can try to overclock the LE GPU to match the first one though.

[GMichael]

 

Thanks for the help, i'll be ordering this right after good friday long weekend.

You smart.
You loyal.

I appreciate that.
 

[Frame Drops]

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