PC Build Under $1900

Benjinicky

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Hi everyone,
I wish to build a PC myself and I've come up with the following build for under $1900 including Win8 from PCCG.

Approximate Purchase Date: this week hopefully

Budget: under AUD$1900 including Windows 8

System Usage: MS Office, internet browsing, gaming (BF3/4, Crisis 3, GTA 4, Microsoft FSX, ArmA 3, Simcity 5 etc), maybe some light video and photo editing.

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: Yes, Windows 8 Pro OEM

Preferred Website for parts: PC Case Gear

Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: I'd like to have the option to do this in the future.

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Here are the parts:

Corsair Obsidian 650D Case
In stock $235.00 $235.00
Intel Core i5 4670
In stock $249.00 $249.00
Gigabyte Radeon HD7950 3GB Overclocked
In stock $309.00 $309.00
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB SSD
In stock $185.00 $185.00
Seagate Barracuda 1TB ST1000DM003
In stock $72.00 $72.00
Corsair Vengeance CML16GX3M2A1600C9 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3
In stock $225.00 $225.00
ASRock Z87 Extreme6 Motherboard
In stock $219.00 $219.00
Pioneer BDR-208DBKS 15X Blu-Ray Disc Writer OEM
In stock $85.00 $85.00
Corsair HX-650 V2 80 PLUS Gold Power Supply
In stock $155.00 $155.00
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 64bit OEM
In stock $159.00 $159.00
Total: $1893
The Powercolor Radeon HD 7970 3GB OC is on special for $329 is it worth the extra $20?
Thank you so much for your feedback and help!
Ben
 

Marcopolo123

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($229.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H220 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($131.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($96.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($112.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($399.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Thermaltake Urban S31 ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($129.00 @ PLE Computers)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($29.00 @ Scorptec)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $1561.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-07 21:25 EST+1100)
 

charmer

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I would suggest Going for an AMD rig coz of the Performance Per Dollar Superiority over most Intel CPUs.

As for the GPU - Obv Go for the 7970 (The streem processors Does make a difference between the 7950 and 7970)
 

Benjinicky

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I think that I'd prefere to stay with intel. I'll go for the 7970 then.