Hey,
this is my first build and I'm being a little picky but its probably going to be worth it.
I'm using this build...
[PCPartPicker part list](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/MGhjLk) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/MGhjLk/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | $129.00 @ PCCaseGear
**Motherboard** | [ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-970extreme4) | $105.00 @ PCCaseGear
**Memory** | [Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx318c10frk28) | $105.00 @ PCCaseGear
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $67.00 @ PCCaseGear
**Case** | [Aerocool StrikeX-Advance ATX Mid Tower Case](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/aerocool-case-strikexadvancebk) | Purchased For $89.00
**Power Supply** | [Antec TruePower Classic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-tp550c) | $109.00
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-fqc04649) | $45.00
| **Total** $649.00 (NO GPU)
Total NOT including already purchased - $560
I need a GPU and i have about a $250 and these two are what I found
1) XFX R9 280 - http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1642&products_id=27107
2) SAPPHIRE R9 280 - http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1642&products_id=29623
PS I can only purchase things from PCCaseGear and I'm NOT looking at overclocking for a while yet
this is my first build and I'm being a little picky but its probably going to be worth it.
I'm using this build...
[PCPartPicker part list](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/MGhjLk) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/MGhjLk/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | $129.00 @ PCCaseGear
**Motherboard** | [ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-970extreme4) | $105.00 @ PCCaseGear
**Memory** | [Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx318c10frk28) | $105.00 @ PCCaseGear
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $67.00 @ PCCaseGear
**Case** | [Aerocool StrikeX-Advance ATX Mid Tower Case](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/aerocool-case-strikexadvancebk) | Purchased For $89.00
**Power Supply** | [Antec TruePower Classic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-tp550c) | $109.00
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-fqc04649) | $45.00
| **Total** $649.00 (NO GPU)
Total NOT including already purchased - $560
I need a GPU and i have about a $250 and these two are what I found
1) XFX R9 280 - http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1642&products_id=27107
2) SAPPHIRE R9 280 - http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1642&products_id=29623
PS I can only purchase things from PCCaseGear and I'm NOT looking at overclocking for a while yet