2000 AUD Gaming Build

[Shadow5679]

Hello all,

A friend of mine is currently planning a ~2000 AUD gaming PC, including peripherals, monitor, etc. and I was wondering if the wonderful people here could give me a hand with the parts list. 

Here is the PCPartPicker link (again, all currencies in AUD): 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/RQ6fPs

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($274.00 @ CPL Online) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($55.00) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($189.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($57.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING X Video Card  ($500.00) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Monitor: BenQ XL2411T 24.0" 144Hz Monitor  ($379.00 @ CPL Online) 
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($205.00 @ IJK) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($89.00) 
Total: $2050.00

 

What I'm particularly questioning is:

1. Power Supply
2. Monitor
3. Motherboard

Thanks for any suggestions! 
 

[williamb87]

That is a good power supply, but its a bit overkill (650 watt for a 290 watt build) unless you are planning for another graphics card in the future.  Your motherboard is fine, but you could go with either of these:

Asus Z170-P D3

Asus B150 PRO GAMING D3

 

These are both cheaper which should free up some of your budget and Asus motherboard are higher quality than Gigabyte.  You monitor is also fine, but I would personally go with one that has a lower response time like this one:

 

Asus VP228H

 

Lower response time is better for gaming and although it is smaller, you could get two of them for the same price as the BenQ.  (Yes its a coincidence that all of the products I mentioned are Asus)

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9 hours ago, Shadow5679 said:

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/RQ6fPs

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($274.00 @ CPL Online) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($55.00) 

^Not necessary
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($189.00 @ CPL Online) 

^Good mobo but you can save getting a cheaper H170/B150
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($57.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 

^$2000 and no SSD?
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING X Video Card  ($500.00) 

^You can get an aftermarket 1060 for $400 AUD
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.00 @ PLE Computers) 

^Don't go with that PSU, every other EVGA gold is fine (G2,GS,GQ).
Monitor: BenQ XL2411T 24.0" 144Hz Monitor  ($379.00 @ CPL Online) 

^Pretty good
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($205.00 @ IJK) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($89.00) 

^Does your friend absolutely have to get RGB peripherals? You can save here by getting the non RGB versions.
Total: $2050.00

 

 

2 hours ago, williamb87 said:

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Those are DDR3 motherboards.

 

And the BenQ XL2411T indeed has 1ms response time, pcpartpicker got it wrong. The monitor you're suggesting is only 60Hz.

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>i7 6700 with SSD

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($429.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: ASRock B150 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($139.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING Video Card  ($399.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.00 @ CPL Online) 

^a good tier PSU. 500W is more than enough, estimated wattage on pcpartpicker is 296W

Monitor: AOC G2460PQU 24.0" 144Hz Monitor  ($379.00 @ CPL Online) 

^slightly more input lag (probably unnoticeable) but has better image quality vs the BenQ @ same price
Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($139.00 @ CPL Online) 

^Red LED, Cherry MX Red switches
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($61.00 @ CPL Online) 

^Non RGB, consider the Deathadder Chroma or Roccat Kone Pure Optical
Total: $1996.00

OS: Windows 10 OEM Pro ($38 AUD @ Kinguin.net)

 

All components except for the RAM are picked from one merchant for easier/less shipping costs.

 

Alt i5 6600K OC build: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/Y9rgtJ