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i HAVE DECIDED ON most of parts but i wasnt sure if they wee all perfect since this is my first time. I just need your knowledge to fill in the gap and correct some parts for better ones :0[PCPartPicker part list](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/ssFcgs) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/ssFcgs/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54590) | $215.00 @ CPL Online
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gah97d3h) | $134.00 @ CPL Online
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl9d8gbxl) | $102.00 @ Mwave Australia
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $62.00 @ Centre Com
**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx750tioc2gd5) | $169.00 @ CPL Online
**Case** | [Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-300r) | $99.00 @ CPL Online
**Optical Drive** | [LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh24nsb0) | $22.00 @ CPL Online
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $115.00 @ CPL Online
**Monitor** | [LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-monitor-22mp55hqp) | $175.00 @ CPL Online
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1093.00


I dont know anything about PSU SO HELP ME!!! ALSO IF YOU KNOW BETTER PARTS, PLEASE TELL ME :0
my goal is to buy everything from monitor, OS TO PC FOR AROUND $1000
 
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Got you a better overall build performance/price wise:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($175.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($126.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($102.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($169.00 @ CPL Online)...
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Got you a better overall build performance/price wise:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($175.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($126.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($102.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($169.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($88.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($22.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($169.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1146.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-01 22:12 EST+1000

FX 8 will OC awesomely with that MoBo and cooler to match and even better i5's performance. Antec HCG 520W will be plenty for your build and is excellent quality too. I selected a better monitor with less response time for lesser price.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($102.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($169.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($98.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($22.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($175.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1046.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-01 22:16 EST+1000

Had to swap out the CPU and mobo to get the price down, also went for a bit cheaper case. Where in Aus are you located?
 
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I have to be honest with you. I have never used AMD cpus so that is why i chose intel since im using them right now. If you compare the AMD chip u recommended with my intel chip, is it more powerful? Cause everywhere i go people recommend me an AMD chip instead of intel
 
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In the low end segment AMD have better performance. Also something like an FX 8320 will outperform an i5 in things like rendering and editing because the extra cores are properly utilised. Intel tend to be better at gaming due to better single core performance but for price/performance AMD is much better.

Also your location is going to affect the price considerably since shipping is expensive in Aus. If you are in Syndey Mwave and Umart are going to be the cheapest options, Melbourne PCCasegear, Brisbane/GC Umart. I'm not sure but I think CPL is in Melbourne too.
 
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i5 has better single core performance. But, once you OC that AMD, it usually matches the i5 K version CPU performance, besides being cheaper.

Since the Intel you chose is non-OCable, you might feel a bit held back with the clock speeds, but not in any way with the current games. i5 is enough for gaming but the K versions are a lot better. Now, here, the K versions will sky-rocket the costs.

So to get a better performance/price ratio, we can squeeze in the FX 8 which'll give i5's performance once OCed and may even better it.

Besides that, it'll race ahead of i5 in rendering and other parallel thread intensive tasks.
 
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AMD chips doesn't necessarily more powerful than intel. Intel has better performance on SINGLE CORE performance, and AMD has better MULTI CORE performance. If you play AAA games which usually GPU bound, using intel or AMD is fine, however, if you play unoptimized shit game/too much CPU bound like DayZ, Guild Wars 2, FSX, Skyrim, old games etc using intel WILL HELP A TON.

Unoptimized games can't utilize many threads which all moderns CPUs have to offer, so instead the games will be only using 1-2 threads only rather than fully utilise many threads that i5 or FX-8 series have. Because of that single core performance is VERY IMPORTANT in unoptimized games, that's where the i5 shines. Many games can utilise many threads e.g BF4 and Crysis, so for games like those, having more threads is better theoritically (i5 has 4 threads and FX-8 has 8 threads)

But remember that AMD has better MULTI CORE performance/more threads (at that price range only though) so you can easily do heavy multi-tasking better than intel counterparts.

 
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