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Hi Community,

Please offer your suggestions about how this build can be improved.

I’m from Australia just in case that helps as I noticed some people consider things from a geographical perspective in terms of pricing and other aspects so please don't suggest a product with an American price as it's obviously pointless because pricing in Australia is typically more expensive.

I'm building a PC for a friend that will be used for some moderate gaming, office work and photo editing.

The budget for this build is $1000 Australian dollars.

My friend has a monitor and I've included everything in this build that he needs to get started.

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/user/MCUH/saved/X2ZXsY

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 - $89.00
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB - $70.00
Storage: SanDisk SSD SDSSDP-128GB - $69.00
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 $109.00
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 12800CL9D-8GBXL - $85.00
Mouse Pad: Logitech G440 Gaming Mouse Pad - $23.00
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 TI OC 2GB - $185.00
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W - 80+ Bronze - $104.00
Optical Drive: ASUS DRW-24D3ST - $19.00
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n - $19.00
Mouse: Corsair Raptor M45 - $59.00
Case: Inwin GT1 Black ATX Mid Tower - $58.00 (Includes 2 Case Fans)
Case Fan: 1 Coolermaster Xtraflo 120mm Case Fan - $9.00
Keyboard: Logitech G105 - $49.00
Headset: Logitech G230 Gaming Headset $50.00
Grand Total: $997.00

Thanks!





 
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Archaic59
Tad over budget but much better for editing and gaming. This is maximum performance for your money.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($82.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($229.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.00 @...
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This would be much stronger for less

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($152.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-PRO3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.00 @ Umart)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($82.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($179.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($65.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($88.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($18.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Case Fan: Cooler Master JetFlo 95.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($12.00 @ Umart)
Keyboard: Gigabyte GK-FORCE K7 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($49.00 @ CPL Online)
Mouse: Corsair Raptor M45 Wired Optical Mouse ($59.00 @ CPL Online)
Headphones: Logitech G230 Headset ($56.00 @ IJK)
Total: $927.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-15 11:22 AEST+1000
 
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Archaic59

Archaic59

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Tad over budget but much better for editing and gaming. This is maximum performance for your money.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($82.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($229.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Antec 500W ATX Power Supply ($62.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Keyboard: Gigabyte GK-KM6150 Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($12.00 @ CPL Online)
Headphones: Logitech G230 Headset ($56.00 @ IJK)
Total: $1051.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-15 11:30 AEST+1000
 
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MCUH

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Hey - Thanks for the reply. But I should have mentioned that all included prices I have entered are associated with purchasing from local stores within 20 kilometres so there's no postage costs but it's not really a major issue.

Anyhow, once I've overclocked the Intel Pentium G3258 to about 4GHz I consider that the i3 doesn't offer the same value and when paired with the SSD the G3258 has much to offer.

I like the other suggestions you have made so I will consider these before completing the build.
 
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MCUH

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Thanks :)
 
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