$700 Workstation Need Help/Suggestions

Raddlez

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Dec 18, 2013
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Hey Guys,

So I have a $700 AUD budget for a workstation PC.

Here is what I have so far. Any changes/suggestions you recommend?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.00 @ PLE Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-OC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($176.55 @ PLE Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($22.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $716.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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If it's just for web browsing, watching movies etc this will be more than enough

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X Extreme4+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($94.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.00 @ CPL...

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If it's just for web browsing, watching movies etc this will be more than enough

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X Extreme4+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($94.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($22.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $535.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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