$1300 australian gaming pc build help

iamkentoy · Jan 12, 2015

Approximate Purchase Date: whenever i get a good build

Budget Range: $1300

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming (csgo,dota,lol,coh2)

Parts Not Required: monitor mouse and speakers

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: any australian wesbite (pccg,mwave,cpl etc,)

Country: australia

Parts Preferences: intel cpu, 24" monitor benq dell asu. mid or full tower (e.g.: I would like to use an AMD CPU & Biostar mobo with a 24" LCD and full tower case)

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: i dont know much about resolutions. but i guess 1080p would be good

Additional Comments: has a window, awesome green lighting, water cooling if possible, 2 monitors, awesome looking case, some blings. really good csgo fps 60-120

Darkbreeze · Jan 13, 2015

To start with, you DO NOT want a BioStar board. You just don't. ASUS, Gigabyte, ASRock or MSI. BioStar is an OEM mostly, off brand manufacturer. They make inferior hardware as far as I and many others are concerned. They may have a few decent products, especially in the past, but for todays rigs, I wouldn't use them.

For Australian prices, your necessary build components versus the price is highly unrealistic which is why you haven't had anybody post on this thread yet.

I'll see what I can put together, but you also don't mention if you need an operating system, which is going to add another large chunk, or rather, take a large chunk OUT of the budget if you do need one.

Darkbreeze · Jan 13, 2015

This is about as good as it's going to get. Consider that down the road you can add a second R9 280X if you wish, and have a very respectable gaming rig. This however, as is, will be a very decent mid level gaming rig.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($237.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($95.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($329.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ PLE Computers)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($119.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($189.50 @ Centre Com)
Total: $1302.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-13 17:26 EST+1100

Demosthenest · Jan 13, 2015

This should perform a lot better. I dropped the pentium and got an i5, a better motherboard, better cooler and better graphics card. If you can wait 2 weeks I would recommend going with a gtx 960, they are coming out on 22nd of january. They will cost 200 bucks and have better performance, lower temps and less noise than the r9 280. WIth the gtx 960 this should be a very silent build too.
PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/vJbKMp
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/vJbKMp/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($237.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($65.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($95.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($269.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($72.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ PLE Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($119.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: LG 23MP55HQ-P 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($169.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1311.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-13 16:41 EST+1100

iamkentoy · Jan 13, 2015

would an amd make the performance better or worse? since the fx6300 has 6 cores and sounds like a good cpu

Darkbreeze · Jan 13, 2015

The 6300 doesn't even enter the conversation with the i5 for gaming. The FX 8 core cpus barely do.

Darkbreeze · Jan 13, 2015

Demosthenest :

That's assuming an awful lot for a GPU that hasn't even been released yet don't you think. Especially considering it's only going to have a 128 bit memory bus compared to the 384 bit memory width of the 280 and other AMD cards. I'd reserve making that kind of judgement until we see what the actual benchmarks look like.

It's also been suggested that the 960 is going to be about 250 bucks at release, making it much more expensive than the 280 and about the same price as the 280x, which clearly whips the 760 so the 960's comparative performance is something that can't be assumed. It might be a stronger card, or it might only have a lower TDP and some support for newer instructions.

iamkentoy · Jan 13, 2015

Oh, I was just watching this csgo gameplay on a 6300 and an r9 280x and he had around 120fps at a minimum

Darkbreeze · Jan 13, 2015

Did you need an OS with your build or do you have the OS already?

iamkentoy · Jan 13, 2015

I do need one

Darkbreeze · Jan 13, 2015

Then that build with the 280x and the i5 is about the best it's going to get considering the monitor and OS being included.

If you want to go with the FX 6 core, which I don't recommend and know with certainty won't offer the same level of performance as the i5, but will have the benefit of a higher tiered GPU, you could go with this build which includes an R9 290 that has stronger gaming potential than the 280x, but not much and it's likely to be highly offset by the FX 6 core. If you really want the best bang for the buck, the i5 is the better choice.

Plus, the FX-6300 will need to be highly overclocked in order to be competitive, but once overclocked should offer some decent performance with that GPU. Might bottleneck a bit on some titles too. Then again, maybe not if you overclock it enough.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($36.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($115.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($95.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($379.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ PLE Computers)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($119.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($189.50 @ Centre Com)
Total: $1296.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-13 19:56 EST+1100

iamkentoy · Jan 13, 2015

Alright. Guess i will go with the i5

Darkbreeze · Jan 13, 2015

That's a good choice. It'd be nice to get you an unlocked i5 that you can take up to about 4.3Ghz, but the cost of the chip, an OC board and a cooler would be beyond what your budget allows if you want a GPU that's worth a crap.

iamkentoy · Jan 13, 2015

Darkbreeze :

Thats why i was asking about the 6300 cos i can just overclock it and save some money but i guess the performance wouldn't be as good either way?

iamkentoy · Jan 13, 2015

I was also even looking at a Pentium G3258 OC'd to 4.0ghz with a GTX 750 Ti

Darkbreeze · Jan 13, 2015

That would be a very basic configuration that would really require a 4.5Ghz OC to offer any kind of reasonable performance with it's two cores and would severely suffer in other projects. The 750 TI is a bottom of the barrel, entry level GPU intended for basic gaming.

Darkbreeze · Jan 13, 2015

The 6300 OC to something over 4Ghz might be just slightly better than the locked i5, but on games that prefer a strong single core over many cores, it would still lose.

iamkentoy · Jan 13, 2015

Oh, Im only looking at those cheaper CPU's since I'm honestly only gonna be playing Csgo,dota and other easy games to run. Im not a hardcore gamer, just for fun.

Demosthenest · Jan 13, 2015

iam. for the games you play, any intel cpu over the pentium g3258 should do. I would still suggest the gtx 960, given the gtx 970 I think it would let anyone down. Anyways, I think you should wait and look at benchmarks.
You do not need anything over a gtx 960-r9 280-r9 270x for those games at all either.
Just look at this comparison: http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Pentium-G3258-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4440
The pentium would never beat the i5 in any game but it offers a solid performance and a very close 1-2 threaded performance, which is what the games you'll be playing use.

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