Budget build for younger brother, please suggest any changes :)

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http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/VdfNxr

Just did it quickly. His budget is $1050, definitely couldn't go higher than what I've gone in that build. Any changes/recommendations? He's only going to be using it for gaming. He wants the best graphics card he can afford for his budget, which is why I thought AMD would be the way to go. He doesn't mind too much about things like the case etc so if theres cheaper options just say.

Also if you'd like to post your own builds around that budget or link me to similar ones that'd be good too :)

Thanks,
Liam

PS: I don't have much idea about motherboards, so just chose a cheapish one that had high/lots of reviews on pcpartpicker, so yeah, change at will.
 
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Budget wise, go with the 4460 over the 4590. It's just different clock speeds. It's cheaper anyways, same performance in most gaming situations.

Motherboard, H97 chipset so you don't have to deal with any bios updates.

RAM, 1600Mhz cas9 is usually minimal (at least to me).

GPU, lowered it to get prices lower. It'll still do fairly well in higher settings.

Changed the case, aesthetics vs function. I rather you have a better system that'll do what you want it to, than to have it look nice and sacrifice for the aesthetics.

PSU, good psu. enough room for upgrades and what not if you ever decide to and it's cheaper.

Lowered price on the dvd/cd drive.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel...
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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($159.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($299.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer
Total: $1036.00
 
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Budget wise, go with the 4460 over the 4590. It's just different clock speeds. It's cheaper anyways, same performance in most gaming situations.

Motherboard, H97 chipset so you don't have to deal with any bios updates.

RAM, 1600Mhz cas9 is usually minimal (at least to me).

GPU, lowered it to get prices lower. It'll still do fairly well in higher settings.

Changed the case, aesthetics vs function. I rather you have a better system that'll do what you want it to, than to have it look nice and sacrifice for the aesthetics.

PSU, good psu. enough room for upgrades and what not if you ever decide to and it's cheaper.

Lowered price on the dvd/cd drive.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($205.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($95.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($279.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($20.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $1028.99

AMD:

Keeps the same GPU as your original build.

AMD cpu for budget purposes and a motherboard which supports a decent overclock if you are going to overclock it. (pick up a cm 212 evo whenever you're ready to overclock, if budget doesn't allow right now, overclock later on.)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($135.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($95.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($329.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($20.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $1018.99
 
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darkcain

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Thanks heaps guys. Just found out he doesnt want any AMD components.. so with your recommendations I've made this. http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/BRhVmG
The BitFenix case is fine (I don't think he minds what the case looks like too much) but doesn't have front USB ports, so i'll check with him about if he needs those.

What kind of performance differences are there between the 4460 and 4590?
 
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