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Hello everyone! I'm doing a new PC build with a budget of $1600 AUD and I need some opinions. PC PART-PICKER LIST:http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/WKTXMp
This PC will be used for Gaming and Editing Video, and all the other stuff like surfing the web and writing documents. Yes I will need the Wireless Card, as my router is too far for an Ethernet Cable to run.

Rationale
•4790K, I'll be able to get a good overclock and with Hyper-Threading I can fly through rendering.
•NZXT X60, this is one of the best all in one Water Coolers, hopefully I can get at least @4.5GHZ (and it looks nice) I have a question, should I get something like a Noctua NH-D15?
•Asus Nvidia Geforce GTX 750ti, will that be enough for some light/medium gaming, or should I wait to see if they bring out a 950?
•1TB of WD Black will be plenty for me, and it's not expensive so I can always upgrade.
•16GB Corsair Vengeance, that should be enough for video editing and gaming? Because I heard that game really only need a maximum of 8GB, right?
•EVGA 750W Power Supply, I realise that is completely overkill for this system as PCPARTPICKER says it will only draw 200-300 watts. The reason I have chosen 750W is because I can go dual SLI on some good cards in the future if need be.
•Windows 8.1, should I get it or Windows 7?

My only request is that if you give me any prices that you get them from an Australian online retailer.

Thanks :)
 
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Here is a much more powerful build for you. You should be able to get a pretty nice overclock with this cooler, although you won't need it for a while. This would be one monster build though.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($395.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($175.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive...
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Here is a much more powerful build for you. You should be able to get a pretty nice overclock with this cooler, although you won't need it for a while. This would be one monster build though.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($395.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($175.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($61.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($469.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $1609.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-02 14:31 EST+1000
 
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I should also mention that build is set up to just simply add another GTX 970 in the future (not for at least another 2 years) for dual GPU's in SLI when the games and editing demands it without having to buy a more powerful PSU.

I just noticed that you said it is for video editing, as well as gaming. I always try to to fit at least 10GB's, ideally 16GB's though, of RAM as video editing requires quite a lot. Basically the more ram you have the faster it will render. So we might have to get a less powerful, less expensive GPU, and use the money saved to get more ram.

Personally, if it was my build, I would just try to save a little more money and keep everything as is, just increase the ram...because that 970 is such a nice GPU.

Here is the same build, just with 16 gigs of ram instead of 8. It is only $38 over budget, and I think it is money very well spent. I would recommend trying to come up with another $40 and go with this option.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($395.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($175.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($61.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($469.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($98.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1638.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-03 05:31 EST+1000
 
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