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I'm looking to build a computer for gaming and work.

This is my first build and I have a $1000 total budget so I could use some help.

I use stuff like Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Premier. Games Minecraft, Halo and CSGO.

 

I alse need a monitor (2 would be good if possible) keyboard, wireless internet connection and I'd like the case to have a display window.

 

I want this computer to also be good enough to last me 4-5 years. 

Also I live in Australia so postage is another thing, Australian online stores would be best.

 

~ Thanks

     ~ Grovers1

Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Processor / Cooler Master Hyper 212X LED Cooler / ASUS Maximus VIII Hero Z170 Motherboard / TeamGroup Nighthawk 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory / OCZ Trion 150 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive / 2x WDBlue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hard Drive (Raid 0) / EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB SC GAMING Video Card / Cougar Panzar Duel Window ATX Mid Tower Case / SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply / Microsoft Windows 10 Pro

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($275.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($108.90 @ Newegg Australia) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($91.30 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($309.00 @ Scorptec) 
Case: Cougar Solution 2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $1012.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-19 10:16 AEST+1000

 

I'd recommend an SSD if you can push your budget a bit

i7 4790k | MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition | G.Skill Ripjaws X 16 GB | Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB | 2x Seagate Barracuda 2TB | MSI GTX 970 Twin Frozr V | Fractal Design R4 | EVGA 650W

A gaming PC for your budget: $800 - $1000 - $1500 - $1800 - $2600 - $9001

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18 minutes ago, lukart said:

Does the 10000 AUS$ only for the tower? Or for everything inc, monitor and keyboard...

Everything except a mouse

Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Processor / Cooler Master Hyper 212X LED Cooler / ASUS Maximus VIII Hero Z170 Motherboard / TeamGroup Nighthawk 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory / OCZ Trion 150 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive / 2x WDBlue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hard Drive (Raid 0) / EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB SC GAMING Video Card / Cougar Panzar Duel Window ATX Mid Tower Case / SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply / Microsoft Windows 10 Pro

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Tried my best here...

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($159.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($51.70 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.00 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 360 2GB Video Card  ($152.00 @ IJK) 
Case: Thermaltake Urban T31 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($71.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: Cougar 500W ATX Power Supply  ($56.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($11.00 @ CPL Online) 
Monitor: ViewSonic VA2246M-LED 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($152.13 @ Mwave Australia) 
Monitor: ViewSonic VA2246M-LED 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($152.13 @ Mwave Australia) 
Keyboard: Gigabyte GK-KM6150 Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($13.00 @ IJK) 
Total: $1042.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-19 10:49 AEST+1000

 

 

Not easy considering 2 Monitors. :D

 

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Using 1 large monitor I could save money on the videocard and put more into the cpu right?

Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Processor / Cooler Master Hyper 212X LED Cooler / ASUS Maximus VIII Hero Z170 Motherboard / TeamGroup Nighthawk 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory / OCZ Trion 150 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive / 2x WDBlue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hard Drive (Raid 0) / EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB SC GAMING Video Card / Cougar Panzar Duel Window ATX Mid Tower Case / SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply / Microsoft Windows 10 Pro

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1 hour ago, HPWebcamAble said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($275.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($108.90 @ Newegg Australia) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($91.30 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($309.00 @ Scorptec) 
Case: Cougar Solution 2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $1012.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-19 10:16 AEST+1000

 

I'd recommend an SSD if you can push your budget a bit

Wheres the RAM?

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$1000 AUD really isn't a lot for a good PC and peripherals, I'd recommend to keep saving if you don't need it immediately, or allocate the full $1000 to the PC, and try to snag a couple of monitors and keyboard from relatives/friends/etc for free or like $20-50. You can always replace those with better options later when you can afford it.

CPU Intel Core i7 7700K; Cooler Cryorig R1 Universal; MB Asus ROG Maximus IX Code; RAM G.Skill Trident Z 3200Mhz (4 x 8GB); GPU ASUS GTX 1080 Ti ROG Strix Gaming OC; Case Be Quiet Dark Base 900 Pro Silver; Storage Samsung 960 EVO 500GB, Samsung 850 EVO 1TB, Seagate Barracuda 4TB; PSU EVGA Supernova 850W G2; OS Windows 10; KB Corsair K70 (MX Brown); Audio O2 & ODAC, Sennheiser HD 600, Sennheiser RS 185, Swan M200MKIII; Monitors 2x Dell U2410

 

Previous Build

 

CPU Intel Core i5 4690K; Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212X; MB Asus Z97-A; RAM G.Skill Sniper (2 x 4GB); GPU 2x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming (SLI); Case Corsair Obsidian 450D; Storage Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, WD Black 1TB, Hitachi 750GB; PSU EVGA Supernova 750W G2; OS Windows 10; 

 

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24 minutes ago, snortings said:

Wheres the RAM?

The ram is there. It's called "Memory" in that list.

 

What I DID forget are the monitors and other peripherals.

 

Lukart's build above is your next best option

 

 

i7 4790k | MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition | G.Skill Ripjaws X 16 GB | Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB | 2x Seagate Barracuda 2TB | MSI GTX 970 Twin Frozr V | Fractal Design R4 | EVGA 650W

A gaming PC for your budget: $800 - $1000 - $1500 - $1800 - $2600 - $9001

Remember to quote people if you want them to see your reply!

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No way I could get a quad core for this price?

Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Processor / Cooler Master Hyper 212X LED Cooler / ASUS Maximus VIII Hero Z170 Motherboard / TeamGroup Nighthawk 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory / OCZ Trion 150 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive / 2x WDBlue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hard Drive (Raid 0) / EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB SC GAMING Video Card / Cougar Panzar Duel Window ATX Mid Tower Case / SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply / Microsoft Windows 10 Pro

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1 hour ago, Grovers1 said:

No way I could get a quad core for this price?

Only if you sacrifice all your budget for peripherals like I said before, and source them from relatives, friends, etc. on the cheap.  Otherwise your only other option would be to not get a graphics card at all and run on integrated graphics until you can afford a good one.

CPU Intel Core i7 7700K; Cooler Cryorig R1 Universal; MB Asus ROG Maximus IX Code; RAM G.Skill Trident Z 3200Mhz (4 x 8GB); GPU ASUS GTX 1080 Ti ROG Strix Gaming OC; Case Be Quiet Dark Base 900 Pro Silver; Storage Samsung 960 EVO 500GB, Samsung 850 EVO 1TB, Seagate Barracuda 4TB; PSU EVGA Supernova 850W G2; OS Windows 10; KB Corsair K70 (MX Brown); Audio O2 & ODAC, Sennheiser HD 600, Sennheiser RS 185, Swan M200MKIII; Monitors 2x Dell U2410

 

Previous Build

 

CPU Intel Core i5 4690K; Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212X; MB Asus Z97-A; RAM G.Skill Sniper (2 x 4GB); GPU 2x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming (SLI); Case Corsair Obsidian 450D; Storage Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, WD Black 1TB, Hitachi 750GB; PSU EVGA Supernova 750W G2; OS Windows 10; 

 

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