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krizar

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A budget of around $1000 for a gaming PC, is there anything else you recommend I improve or need to purchase. First time building a PC so I'm still unsure about a lot of things

Power Supply: Antec VP650P 650W Power Supply Antec VP650P 650W $89.00

MOBO :MSI B85-G43 Gaming Motherboard $129.00

CPU : Intel Core i5 4570 $229.00

CASE : Corsair Graphite 230T Case Black $99.00

RAM :G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-2400C11D-8GXM (2x4GB) DDR3 $105.00

GPU :ASUS GeForce GTX 760 DirectCU II OC 2GB $319.00

Samsung SH-224DB 24x DVDRW OEM $22.00
Seagate Barracuda 1TB ST1000DM003 $69.00
A total of $1061.00

http://www.pccasegear.com/sc/x6D

Thankyou
 
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maurelie
Hi,
Does it all need to be from pccasegar.
Here is something else with better PSU, Case, and GPU that will be cooler for sub $1000 AUD

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($95.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($309.00 @ Mwave Australia)...
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maurelie

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Hi,
Does it all need to be from pccasegar.
Here is something else with better PSU, Case, and GPU that will be cooler for sub $1000 AUD

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($95.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($309.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($21.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $991.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-04 21:53 EST+1000)
 
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Dylzan

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Looks good, although I'd be tempted to go for an MSI GTX 760 as the branding matches the motherboard. Also, something optional would be to get a 1TB SSHD Hybrid drive as it should give you better boot times and shorter loading for some applications.
 
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