Gaming rig 1500-1600 $AUD max

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Games that I would be mostly playing is BF4, Crysis 3 and the upcoming Watchdog. Would like you experts to help me out. Want this with an ssd, an ASUS GTX 770 or 780 for VCARD and an ASUS mobo,, Z87-A or Z87-PRO. Might do SLI in the future. And I might OC too. Thanks
 
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it is revision from the build above
with 750W GOLD Antec PSU, so that you can SLI GTX 770 later
good luck :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($269.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($95.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($85.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Western Digital...

maurelie

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Here is something for your budget. The budget didn't allow for bigger wattage PSU if you will be doing SLI in the future. You will need extra $50-$70 AUD for PSU with bigger wattage

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($269.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($195.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($85.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($415.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Thermaltake Chaser A31 ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($142.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($21.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1547.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-07 20:44 EST+1000)
 
it is revision from the build above
with 750W GOLD Antec PSU, so that you can SLI GTX 770 later
good luck :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($269.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($95.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($85.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($415.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($149.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($21.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1521.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-07 20:50 EST+1000)

edit : you dont want Asus Z87-A. it has only 8 phase VRM
Asrock extreme4 is the most popular one with 12 phase VRM
those number justify mobo's quality and OC performance
 
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