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Xavier1

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Hey all,

I'm building a new computer at the end of September and I was after some advice.

I'll be building an entire new system, with the exception of peripherals and a HDD.

It'll be used for both gaming and music production.

I'm considering getting a motherboard with a Z87 chipset; for overclocking purposes, and a ALC 1150 for audio quality purposes. I'm open to other motherboards though, even AMD ones.

I was thinking $1500 as a maximum price, but the lower the better. Basically I want the best value for money, but at least be able to run most current/future games on pretty high settings. If I was going to spend 1500 on a system it'd have to be worth it.

EDIT: I forgot to mention that I'm Australian, but fortunately prices are very similar.

So what builds would you recommend?
 
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butremor
For music production, wouldn't you need separate sound card, instead of using integrated? Just a thought
So here's intel build

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1wVQa
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1wVQa/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1wVQa/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.98 @ Outlet PC)...
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butremor

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For music production, wouldn't you need separate sound card, instead of using integrated? Just a thought
So here's intel build

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1wVQa
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1wVQa/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1wVQa/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($313.98 @ Newegg)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($71.30 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1048.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-27 16:34 EDT-0400)
 
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g-unit1111

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I would do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($118.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($122.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($71.30 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1136.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-27 16:45 EDT-0400)

Gives you an i7 and 16GB of RAM for audio production and then it also leaves you $400 for the audio card you need and whatever keyboard, mouse, and monitor you want.
 
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ps3hacker12

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Here, room for SLI in the future too:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($387.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($82.00 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1209.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-27 18:37 EDT-0400)
 
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