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As stated in the title, please review this build and feel free to give recommendations. The system will be for gaming, editing, school work, web browsing, etc.

P.S. I will buy a graphics card as soon as possible when I have saved up the money.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($255.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($135.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($159.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($169.00 @ Scorptec)
Keyboard: SteelSeries Apex [RAW] Wired Gaming Keyboard ($79.00 @ Scorptec)
Other: Windows 8.1 Pro Student ($69.99)
Total: $1260.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-20 23:43 EST+1100


Appreciate your help,
Joeteoh99

 
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Sorry, I forgot that. There are three 23" IPS monitors for under $200. I don't know any of the specific models because of your requirements. I'm using a 26" fast HDTV 1080p for my monitor and does HDMI with speakers, but it cost as much as my computer back in the day, when it was new. ASUS is a good brand with a good reputation, AOC, I don't know so well and the Viewsonic is a bit slow.

Yes that would be my pic. I have recommended similar models to people here in the US.
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Well I have a thought of a bigger screen. However as I am only a meter or less away from my PC, then a smaller screen is the better choice there. And I am used to laptop screens and haven't had a problem with it when gaming. So a 21inch is a "big" jump. ;)
 
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I know what you mean. I'm going from a 17" laptop to a 26" monitor!! My eyeballs still have yet to adjust.


Slower (5ms) IPS has better color and view angles, for other applications.
 
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Check this build in slightly less price:

You don't need 750W PSU here. Infact 550W would be sufficient but I've included 620W PSU depending upon your GPU requirement in the future.

Change the mobo to ASRock Fatility H97 in same color theme.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($255.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.00 @ Scorptec)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($159.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($169.00 @ Scorptec)
Keyboard: SteelSeries Apex [RAW] Wired Gaming Keyboard ($79.00 @ Scorptec)
Other: Windows 8.1 Pro Student ($69.99)
Total: $1214.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-21 00:14 EST+1100
 
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Yes the Antec ones agre great, and I was cinsidering it before. But I prefer EVGA, especially their new G2 Series. Full modular, Gold Plus, etc. Although you probably think the same and say "why full, semi is similar?".

But that's me (a bit of a perfectionist tbh), I want a full modular PSU.

Anyways thanks for the recommendation buddy.
 
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Sorry, I forgot that. There are three 23" IPS monitors for under $200. I don't know any of the specific models because of your requirements. I'm using a 26" fast HDTV 1080p for my monitor and does HDMI with speakers, but it cost as much as my computer back in the day, when it was new. ASUS is a good brand with a good reputation, AOC, I don't know so well and the Viewsonic is a bit slow.

Yes that would be my pic. I have recommended similar models to people here in the US.
 
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