First gaming PC budget of $2500 AUD

[Serpius]

4 hours ago, Indigenous Sid said:

Hey guys sorry if im missing any infomation but this is my first time posting a thread like this but i am looking for my first real gaming pc and i am looking to build it myself for the experience 

 

My Budget is $2500 AUD give or take 100 which is almost 2000 USD 

 

 

I am strictly after the PC/tower  becasue i have all the peripherals 

 

i have 

1x RGB k70

1x Deathadder Chroma 

1x 2015 Kraken Pro

1x Asus VE228

1x BenQ GL2240

 

 

I have made a PCPP list but of course its probably horrible cause im not too sure about parts 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/HtHz6X

The price on the PCPP isnt too accurate as i am planning to buy the parts from Newegg unless you guys have a better website for me, if possible the rest of my build is a black and green so if we could try and keep to that colour scheme it would be great!

 

Thanks 

 

Honestly, out of all the computer builds and suggestions being put forth in this thread, this is your best computer build for the money.

 

This computer system will have plenty of power and speed to handle just about any heavy duty computing and gaming that you might do.

 

Trust me... you will NOT need 32 GB of total system RAM. Unless you are hosting a lot of virtual computing, this is unnecessary.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($464.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9x65 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler  ($78.99 @ Mwave Australia) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($169.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($109.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Transcend 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($115.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($379.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($379.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $2015.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-09 23:48 AEST+1000

[Indigenous Sid]

Just now, vong said:

Buying overseas might be a bit cheaper but there's a huge trade off (imo), that trade off being warranty work. Wouldn't it suck to have a doa part and have to send it back to the US and wait 4+ weeks to recieve another one? Have you seen shipping prices? I bought 7 fans from the US and that cost me like $40 to ship.

yeah the price after tax and shipping is way above budget 

[Indigenous Sid]

1 hour ago, Buzzsaw said:

Honestly, out of all the computer builds and suggestions being put forth in this thread, this is your best computer build for the money.

 

This computer system will have plenty of power and speed to handle just about any heavy duty computing and gaming that you might do.

 

Trust me... you will NOT need 32 GB of total system RAM. Unless you are hosting a lot of virtual computing, this is unnecessary.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($464.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9x65 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler  ($78.99 @ Mwave Australia) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($169.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($109.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Transcend 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($115.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($379.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($379.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $2015.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-09 23:48 AEST+1000

thanks man

[Indigenous Sid]

19 hours ago, Vlku272 said:

Please buy your parts overseas. I live in Australia to and buying parts here is a mistake. With a slightly higher budget that what's on you original list you can get a dual 1080 system from the US, or the same system for a lot cheaper... For example (in USD, it's about $3000 AUD):

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Yyht7h
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Yyht7h/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($96.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($204.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($164.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($157.30 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $2381.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-09 08:43 EDT-0400

damn Super Biiz no longer ship international man 

[Guest]

23 hours ago, Indigenous Sid said:

thanks man

You won't be thanking him if you actually buy that build  The cooler won't handle an overclock on the i7 and he has 2 x reference model gpu's. It would be good for warming up your house in winter though.

 

A GTX 1070 is good for 1440p if you decide to up the resolution.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($464.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($179.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($231.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($115.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($639.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $2093.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-11 00:41 AEST+1000

[Gonio]

Single card is always a better option then 2 cards.

[Vlku272]

On 09/09/2016 at 11:51 PM, Buzzsaw said:

 

You didn't include shipping and customs fees to ship from the USA to Australia.

 

Why didn't you include those costs into the final build cost?

Never heard of customs fees let alone was aware I was paying them, If they are a real thing they are probably included in shipping which usually ends up being between $100 to $150 when I buy stuff, which unless your buying a potato usually is still significantly cheaper than if you bought everything from Australia. 

[Serpius]

On 9/9/2016 at 5:16 AM, Indigenous Sid said:

 

2 hours ago, Vlku272 said:

Never heard of customs fees let alone was aware I was paying them, If they are a real thing they are probably included in shipping which usually ends up being between $100 to $150 when I buy stuff, which unless your buying a potato usually is still significantly cheaper than if you bought everything from Australia. 

 

Not certain what you meant by the potato reference. 

 

All countries do charge a customs fee regardless of origin and destination of the shipment. 

 

You stated that you have paid between $100 to $150 AUD, which is a lot for shipping charges. So, it's safe to assume that the customs fees were included.

Check the invoices and it will state customs fees.