Advice on a $1000au Gaming PC Build

It's all right. How about this, though?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($135.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($165.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($99.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ PLE Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($299.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.00 @ PLE Computers)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($105.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $993.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-26 15:20 EST+1100

 

TofuLion

Admirable
go intel

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($146.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.00 @ 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 @ PLE Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($299.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($90.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($119.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $1004.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-26 15:23 EST+1100
 

dasulman

Honorable
PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/HZK9Bm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/HZK9Bm/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($237.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($125.00 @ IJK)
Memory: G.Skill Value 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ PLE Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($299.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.50 @ Centre Com)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ PLE Computers)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.00 @ PLE Computers)
Total: $999.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-26 15:24 EST+1100

an intel variant.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($88.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($198.00 @ IJK)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($99.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ PLE Computers)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($205.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.00 @ PLE Computers)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($105.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($119.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $1004.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-26 15:27 EST+1100
 
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