PC suggestion

[Wonton]

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/ZhMqwV

 

As you can see this is more of aesthetics>performance, as such with LED ram, tempered glass and little features like freesync. This is meant to be a budget build so can you help me with pricing and maybe even another build (budget build)? It has to be $1000 AUD (around $750USD) max without OS and monitor. AMD Gpu only (FreeSync, DX12 etc). I would also like a very nice window. I know I know I should probably wait for ryzen and vega but hey I do PCPartPicker as a hobby

[er_gaming01]

I'd recommend that you go for performance over aesthetics for now and upgrade in the future when you have the money. Trust me it's worth it, I hade a budget AMD build and made it look super nice  later on. Does an RX 470 match a gtx 960? If so I'd recommend that you save up for a better processor with a higher end motherboard.

 

Erik

[Energycore]

16 minutes ago, Wonton said:

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/ZhMqwV

 

As you can see this is more of aesthetics>performance, as such with LED ram, tempered glass and little features like freesync. This is meant to be a budget build so can you help me with pricing and maybe even another build (budget build)? It has to be $1000 AUD (around $750USD) max without OS and monitor. AMD Gpu only (FreeSync, DX12 etc). I would also like a very nice window. I know I know I should probably wait for ryzen and vega but hey I do PCPartPicker as a hobby

Save some buck getting this PSU which is a bit better https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/FQ648d/corsair-power-supply-cp9020101na

You can run Windows 10 deactivated for as long as you want, so also save those $120

An RX 480 doesn't cost much more - https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/84M323/msi-radeon-rx-480-4gb-gaming-x-video-card-radeon-rx-480-gaming-x-4g

And see if you can fit a true quad core CPU with the money saved.

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, er_gaming01 said:

Does an RX 470 match a gtx 960?

RX 470 is a good 35% faster than GTX 960. RX 480 50% faster.

[Wonton]

3 minutes ago, er_gaming01 said:

I'd recommend that you go for performance over aesthetics for now and upgrade in the future when you have the money. Trust me it's worth it, I hade a budget AMD build and made it look super nice  later on. Does an RX 470 match a gtx 960? If so I'd recommend that you save up for a better processor with a higher end motherboard.

 

Erik

I agree with ur statement that I should be focusing on power. Haha if an rx 470 performed around a 960 AMD'd be a little bit screwed wouldn't it

 

3 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Save some buck getting this PSU which is a bit better https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/FQ648d/corsair-power-supply-cp9020101na

You can run Windows 10 deactivated for as long as you want, so also save those $120

An RX 480 doesn't cost much more - https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/84M323/msi-radeon-rx-480-4gb-gaming-x-video-card-radeon-rx-480-gaming-x-4g

And see if you can fit a true quad core CPU with the money saved.

I understand the rx480 part. Can u explain the Windows 10 deactivation?

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, Wonton said:

I agree with ur statement that I should be focusing on power. Haha if an rx 470 performed around a 960 AMD'd be a little bit screwed wouldn't it

 

I understand the rx480 part. Can u explain the Windows 10 deactivation?

You Don’t Need a Product Key to Install and Use Windows 10

[er_gaming01]

1 minute ago, Wonton said:

I agree with ur statement that I should be focusing on power. Haha if an rx 470 performed around a 960 AMD'd be a little bit screwed wouldn't it

 

I understand the rx480 part. Can u explain the Windows 10 deactivation?

If you switch MB in the future you'd have too buy a new Win key because the OG they is stored on a chip in the MB

[Megah3rtz]

6 minutes ago, er_gaming01 said:

Does an RX 470 match a gtx 960

It beats the 960 by quite a bit. 

[Energycore]

2 minutes ago, er_gaming01 said:

If you switch MB in the future you'd have too buy a new Win key because the OG they is stored on a chip in the MB

I hear from multiple people that Microsoft is very lax in allowing you to migrate even an OEM key to a new motherboard. Just contact MS supprt.

[J400]

you can get a windows product key here for much cheaper. i suggest using the extra money for an i5 64/6500 if you can spare the extra expense. definitely will make a big impact on performance.

 

https://www.kinguin.net/category/19429/windows-10-professional-oem-key/

[er_gaming01]

Oh yeah I forgot. Now MS allows people to migrate your key to your MS account

[Wonton]

Oh thats good that I don't need to pay for Windows 10. I'd rather save cash than go for an i5 as I won't rlly benefit from an i5 too much. I'm not playing games too demanding and would only need HT 

[J400]

the g4560 is hyper threaded right? it took me a second to realize. yeah you probably wont see a big performance. maybe in open world games, but other than that it should be solid.

[Wonton]

5 minutes ago, J400 said:

the g4560 is hyper threaded right? it took me a second to realize. yeah you probably wont see a big performance. maybe in open world games, but other than that it should be solid.

There is literally no reason to go for an i3 from the 6100-7350k

[Wonton]

For this build I'm replacing the PSU for a cx550m (450m not in stock) and 470 for 480. Should I switch from a 2TB HDD to 1TB and upgrade down the road?

[er_gaming01]

10 hours ago, Wonton said:

For this build I'm replacing the PSU for a cx550m (450m not in stock) and 470 for 480. Should I switch from a 2TB HDD to 1TB and upgrade down the road?

If you don't need 2tb now