1080p gaming system for next 2-3 years

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Aforgero

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Hello everyone,
I am looking for help with a completely new system that will be capable of playing most games at the highest settings for the next few years.

I most likely won't be overclocking, but may consider it in the future if a system setup is not much extra money - say 10% extra cost.

This is the first computer I am going to be building myself. I'd like a case that has good airflow, low noise, is easy to setup, and looks good.

My budget is around 1500-2000 and I currently live in Australia.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks


 
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Here. Bit pricy with Aussie price.. And Id wait video card to come out with better not reference coolers.
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4884#ov

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($268.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($169.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($192.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($255.00 @ CPL Online)...
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PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2s4EW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2s4EW/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2s4EW/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($268.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($88.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($305.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($108.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Seagate SV35.5 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($115.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($217.06 @ Mwave Australia)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($58.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1383.06
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-29 23:19 EST+1100)
 
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Here. Bit pricy with Aussie price.. And Id wait video card to come out with better not reference coolers.
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4884#ov

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($268.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($169.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($192.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($255.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($499.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: BitFenix Ghost (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.00 @ PLE Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($217.06 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $1973.06
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-29 23:28 EST+1100)
 
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Aforgero

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Thanks for the quick reply smorizio.
For a beginner will the setup you posted be easy to manage overclocking when I eventually get around to it? I have never done it before and don't want to kill any new components through trial and error. Also, by not including a gpu in your build does that mean you expect the new nvidia gpu to drop prices? I presume any new product will be released at a very high cost.

Cheers
 
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Aforgero

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Thanks AxiFone.
Aussie prices are always ridiculously high it seems compared to elsewhere. I guess that's he price for living on an island far far away haha.
 
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asus mb with the efi bios are easy to over clock also with the rog line of gaming mb there more free overclock software with the mb. the new nvidia maxwell (800) line of gpu intill the nda is lifted or there more leaks. it hard to tell what kind of performance the newer gpu have over the older ones. when the 800 line does come out the older cards will drop in price.
who would pay full price for a slower gpu??
http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/33362-maxwell-geforce-cards-shipping-by-march-2014
 
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Cheaper alternative:

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2s56y

Perfect for moderate overclocking, but not for running sli or crossfire. I'm only not sure for the graphic card, you could wait for the new Nvidia cards or go with either the r9 280x or r9 290 . I would personally go with the 280x because of the cooling. But if you really want to max every single game out @1080p you want to go for cards like r9 290x or gtx 780, but if not the 280x will do fine in high/ultra settings.
 
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Seagate Barracuda STBD2000101 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Retail kit $109.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148910

MSI Gaming N780 TF 3GD5/OC GeForce GTX 780 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI $489.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127746

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650M 650W 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Semi Modular $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139031

Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220685

GIGABYTE GA-H87-D3H LGA 1150 Intel H87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $104.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128603

Intel Core i5-4670 Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop $219.99

SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE250BW 2.5" 250GB $179.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA27Z1349546

SAMSUNG DVD Burner 24X DVD+R $21.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151269

$1,306.92

No case, get what you like. I prefer plain black with lots of vents.

If this were me I would settle for a GTX770 and save 200 dollars.
 
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