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If I were you, I wouldn't have a set budget, just save for the thing you think is best for you and build it up over time. Sure it might take longer but you'll always end up with a better system.

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I need a PC for gaming/School work. It's max price is $800 but if needed can just stretch to $900 but stay as close to $800 if possible. And u May of worked out I live in Australia( pls kill me) and PC prices are sh*t. Please make a build that all parts can be purchased in Australia and in AUD. Also I do not need mouse/keyboard and monitor but PLEASE INCLUDE OS. 

 

Thank you VERY much ??

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2 minutes ago, Gerzo said:

Hi, 

I need a PC for gaming/School work. It's max price is $800 but if needed can just stretch to $900 but stay as close to $800 if possible. And u May of worked out I live in Australia( pls kill me) and PC prices are sh*t. Please make a build that all parts can be purchased in Australia and in AUD. Also I do not need mouse/keyboard and monitor but PLEASE INCLUDE OS. 

 

Thank you VERY much ??

Please don't try to futureproof.

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Why so expensive!?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($259.00 @ IJK) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($88.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($59.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 370 4GB Video Card  ($249.00 @ Centre Com) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Mwave Australia) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Other: Windows ??? from a site like Kinguin ($25.00)
Total: $876.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Is something like that reasonable?

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1 minute ago, Gerzo said:

 Yeah thanks that looks ok, I was wanting an ATX motherboard also a overclokable CPU....... Is it possible on such a tight budget?

Yes, but you wouldn't get a particularly good graphics card - and you seem to want to game a lot? Also you might want to go for a 2GB card rather than a 4GB card, I just threw that list together.

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3 minutes ago, Tedster said:

Why so expensive!?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($259.00 @ IJK) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($88.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($59.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 370 4GB Video Card  ($249.00 @ Centre Com) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Mwave Australia) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Other: Windows ??? from a site like Kinguin ($25.00)
Total: $876.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-11 19:48 AEST+1000

 

Is something like that reasonable?

The GTX 950 is a better choice at this price point:

 

http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-950-2GB-Review-Maxwell-MOBA/GPU-Comparisons-GTA-V-BF4-Bios

 

But, I'd rather wait for late may-june so that AMD can bring their new mainstream GPUs to the market.
 

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2 minutes ago, Gerzo said:

 Yeah thanks that looks ok, I was wanting an ATX motherboard also a overclokable CPU....... Is it possible on such a tight budget?

You can't get it at this budget easily, won't matter much anyhow.

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Mostly just Csgo and stuff like that, a bit of league and stuff. Maybe very rarely battlefield but mostly just small steam games and Csgo. 

Although I was going to probably extend the price so I can include a gtx 960 4gb..... I think that'll be sufficient . The rest of the build seems okay.

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Future proof means shit.

Tommorow is technically a future ! You could die today, u don't need a PC. 

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($159.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($85.00 @ IJK) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($44.00 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Intel 535 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($305.00 @ Umart) 
Case: Cougar Solution 2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Total: $863.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-11 19:58 AEST+1000

for OS, get it from kinguin/reddit for $20-30 USD.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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5 minutes ago, lavaslime44 said:

Have a look at this 

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/sFrq6h

not sure what the hell you're thinking with an k-series cpu and aftermarket heatsink with a cheapo h110 motherboard, when you could have focused on the GPU. Also, way over budget for OP to get. at least you didn't cheap out on the psu.

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1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

not sure what the hell you're thinking with an k-series cpu and aftermarket heatsink with a cheapo h110 motherboard, when you could have focused on the GPU. Also, way over budget for OP to get. at least you didn't cheap out on the psu.

 

he said he wanted to overclock it

 

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1 minute ago, lavaslime44 said:

he said he wanted to overclock it

 

you need a z170 board to overclock. This isn't AMD, not just any board can overclock. and at this price range, forget about overclocking the CPU, overclocking the GPU is all i'll ever recommend with a budget system unless you go AMD.

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If I were you, I wouldn't have a set budget, just save for the thing you think is best for you and build it up over time. Sure it might take longer but you'll always end up with a better system.

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You can upgrade the computer (including w10) with a better processor and memory or more storage in the future.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($82.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($44.00 @ Newegg Australia)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.00 @ Umart)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($270.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Cooler Master Silencio 352 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($85.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($137.00 @ Umart)
Total: $904.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-11 20:38 AEST+1000

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($51.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($35.57 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $713.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-11 20:52 EDT-0400

 

Cheaper with better cpu and gpu.

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