$2000 (AUS) Gaming PC Build

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FelixVincent

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Thanks mate that was actually quite helpful!
 
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babernet_1

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Having one large rail isn't always better. Imagine if you short out that single heavy rail. The amount of power will melt the wire and what ever it is hooked to. the separate rails are not always worse. Your original supply had 20A rails meaning 240W per wire. Since the high power cards require two connections, it can supply up to 480W per board. Plenty.
 
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Thaisnang

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You should get a 144Hz monitor if getting a 970. And air cooler are much more silent then water coolers.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($188.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($61.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($519.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($88.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($119.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: AOC G2460PQU 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($348.00 @ CPL Online)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($43.00 @ Centre Com)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($159.00 @ CPL Online)
Other: BeQuiet Case ($149.00)
Total: $1723.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-04 18:26 EST+1100
 
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envy14tpe

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The Hybrid HDD/SSDs aren't that fast. I know the price seems good but if you don't need 2TB and can do with 1TB then I'd get a 128gb SSD and 1TB HDD. Much faster. The SSHD are essentially fast HDDs. The speeds don't compare with SSDs.

Second, get a 750W PSU as mentioned. XFX are excellent. Otherwise, excellent build.
 
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ZskNinoh

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($36.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($215.00 @ Scorptec)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($145.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($519.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ PLE Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($119.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($199.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: BenQ XL2411T 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($369.00 @ CPL Online)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($13.00 @ Centre Com)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($45.00 @ CPL Online)
Other: BeQuiet Case ($149.00)
Total: $1971.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-04 18:59 EST+1100

You don't need a water cooler it's overkill.
You had an overkill wifi adapter.
I cut back on a few things to get you a 144hz monitor, and another monitor for multi tasking.
Do you really need a $145 keyboard?
Got an SSD for faster pc performance.
Are you seriously planing on using 2 TB of space? Switched 2 tb hdd for 1 tb.

Updated.
 
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