Need some advice on a first system.

[[R2_G] All_Of_The_Above]

I am going to try and build my first PC now that i have the money (around AUD $1100) and I need some advice about choosing parts. My current choice of parts, just from researching online, would be an Intel i5 4690 and a Gigabyte GTX 960. I am planing to play games like Skyrim, CSGO, FarCry 4 and the Witcher 2 or 3 all around medium settings, along with some light video editing and 3D design work.

I would appreciate it if someone could reply and give me some advice on this build.

Thanks

Aden

[QFA350]

13 minutes ago, [R2_G] All_Of_The_Above said:

I am going to try and build my first PC now that i have the money (around AUD $1100) and I need some advice about choosing parts. My current choice of parts, just from researching online, would be an Intel i5 4690 and a Gigabyte GTX 960. I am planing to play games like Skyrim, CSGO, FarCry 4 and the Witcher 2 or 3 all around medium settings, along with some light video editing and 3D design work.

I would appreciate it if someone could reply and give me some advice on this build.

Thanks

Aden

Thats more than my budget and I managed to get Skylake with 16GB of ram and a GTX 970. I also use AUD.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($365.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-PRO3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($85.00 @ Umart) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($89.10 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($62.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.00 @ IJK) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Other: Rx 480 ($300.00)
Total: $1094.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-22 21:24 AEST+1000

[[R2_G] All_Of_The_Above]

4 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($365.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-PRO3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($85.00 @ Umart) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($89.10 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($62.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.00 @ IJK) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Other: Rx 480 ($300.00)
Total: $1094.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-22 21:24 AEST+1000

I should probably wait for the Rx 480 shouldn't I

[stconquest]

8 minutes ago, [R2_G] All_Of_The_Above said:

I should probably wait for the Rx 480 shouldn't I

I think so, the $100(USD) RX 460 should keep up with the GTX 960:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($429.00 @ Centre Com)  <<boosts to 4.0 GHz
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($85.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($85.80 @ Newegg Australia)  <<will clock down to 2133MHz
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.00 @ CPL Online)  <<comes with two fans, enough to get started
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $821.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-22 21:32 AEST+1000

 

@[R2_G] All_Of_The_Above  ...and why the heck do you want medium settings?  Be a man, go for high/ultra settings!