First PC plan

[johnno124]

I am about to start building my first dedicated gaming PC.

my budget is $1300 AUD and i only want to stores to be either CPL Online or PCCaseGear

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/user/johnno12/saved/bNLMnQ

Is this a good start?

[synnapt]

my only opinion i got on ur current pick is, dont win 8.1. go win 10 instead

[GtaSeriesFan]

looks alright but you should maybe get a little bit more powerfull powersupply 500-550~ watt and ram is overkill just get 8 gb.

[alexhelvetica]

NO, Brb

[GirlFromYonder]

3 minutes ago, johnno124 said:

I am about to start building my first dedicated gaming PC.

my budget is $1300 AUD and i only want to stores to be either CPL Online or PCCaseGear

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/user/johnno12/saved/bNLMnQ

Is this a good start?

you dont need the better cooler as you wont overclock, 8 GB of RAM is plenty, the kingston V300 series is shit (data losses cause the controller is shit), you could do with a cheaper case, the power supply is SHIT. The gpu is under powered for that i5. You dont need that many fans. 

 

 

Give me a few, I will make you a better list WAIT.

[johnno124]

i prefer 8.1 because i have used it since i got my school laptop 3 years ago and it is cheaper.

[GtaSeriesFan]

8 minutes ago, johnno124 said:

I am about to start building my first dedicated gaming PC.

my budget is $1300 AUD and i only want to stores to be either CPL Online or PCCaseGear

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/user/johnno12/saved/bNLMnQ

Is this a good start?

and maybe wait for gtx 1070 or get a gtx 960 or gtx 970 could fit in your budget if you save money on some of you items alot more performance.

[alexhelvetica]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($159.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($85.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($41.80 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.98 @ Mwave Australia) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($215.00 @ IJK) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($19.00 @ CPL Online) 
Other: Windows 8.1 ($99.95)
Other: Logitech G402 Gaming Mouse ($10.00)
Other: DP to  ($15.00)
Other: Anti Static Wrist Strap ($7.00)
Total: $936.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-18 20:56 AEST+1000

[GirlFromYonder]

24 minutes ago, johnno124 said:

I am about to start building my first dedicated gaming PC.

my budget is $1300 AUD and i only want to stores to be either CPL Online or PCCaseGear

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/user/johnno12/saved/bNLMnQ

Is this a good start?

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/WWcXmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/WWcXmG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($275.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H170 Performance ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($159.01 @ PCCaseGear) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($61.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($285.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($49.00 @ CPL Online) 
Other: DP to DVI-D 1.8m ($10.00)
Other: Windows 8.1 ($99.95)
Other: Logitech G402 Gaming Mouse ($49.00)
Other: Anti Static Wrist Strap ($7.00)
Total: $1294.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-18 20:56 AEST+1000

 

 

Try this and here is the pcpartpicker link: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/WWcXmG

[johnno124]

cheers guys i will definetly take these into consideration. However i would prefer 16gb of RAM because i will be doing a little bit of 3d rendering/animation with blender and 8 gb doesnt quite seem to cut it on my laptop.

[Castdeath97]

1-Do you really need that cooler? You can use the one included with the CPU/

2-Avoid the V300: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7763/an-update-to-kingston-ssdnow-v300-a-switch-to-slower-micron-nand

3- Use the stock fans at this budget no need for third party fans.

4- Why limit yourself to these two stores?

5- lastly, why not wait for polaris, it's only a couple of weeks off.

 

 

[Castdeath97]

24 minutes ago, johnno124 said:

i prefer 8.1 because i have used it since i got my school laptop 3 years ago and it is cheaper.

8.1 doesn't support direct X 12.

 

 

 

 

 

[johnno124]

2 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

1-Do you really need that cooler? You can use the one included with the CPU/

2-Avoid the V300: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7763/an-update-to-kingston-ssdnow-v300-a-switch-to-slower-micron-nand

3- Use the stock fans at this budget no need for third party fans.

4- Why limit yourself to these two stores?

5- lastly, why not wait for polaris, it's only a couple of weeks off.

 

 

1. I asumed i might need it for gaming

2. i had no clue about that

3. again i thought i might need them

4. these stores are in my local area and it avoids shipping costs

5. perhaps i will, it just depends on reviews and costs

[GArmyHD]

24 minutes ago, GtaSeriesFan said:

and maybe wait for gtx 1070 or get a gtx 960 or gtx 970 could fit in your budget if you save money on some of you items alot more performance.

Yeah. That's what i was thinking and that's what I'm going to do for my first rig.

[GirlFromYonder]

1 minute ago, johnno124 said:

1. I asumed i might need it for gaming

2. i had no clue about that

3. again i thought i might need them

4. these stores are in my local area and it avoids shipping costs

5. perhaps i will, it just depends on reviews and costs

They will perform better though. Just hold it off, then the current gen will also be cheaper

[johnno124]

so as new GPU's come out the older ones will become cheaper. If so then i am in luck, I wasn't planning to do this until july/august because i will get money for my B'Day

[GirlFromYonder]

Just now, johnno124 said:

so as new GPU's come out the older ones will become cheaper. If so then i am in luck, I wasn't planning to do this until july/august because i will get money for my B'Day

There you go, and holiday sales and remember to save money for steam too, i did not because i already had some games

[johnno124]

yeah i have plenty of games on steam as i have just been gaming on my laptop. but yeah