$550-600 Gaming PC Build

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hi, i am new to PC gaming and am hoping to get started with something decent, i am not looking to break the bank and so i am only allowing $500-$600 but i can ago a little bit over if needed.
i plan on playing CS:GO, DayZ and Battlefield
i don't need any peripherals or an OS but if possible can it run Dual Monitors?
I have:
- BenQ 24" gaming monitor
- Razer Blackwidow 2014 ultimate mechanical stealth (USB)
- Razer Kraken 7.1 chroma (USB)
- Razer Deathadder 2013 (USB)
Windows 7 (64 bit)

ALSO!!! i'm Australian so please select parts available in my country
 
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Better graphics card, PSU and motherboard in my opinion.

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($152.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.00 @ IJK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($279.00 @ Umart)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.00 @ Storm Computers)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80+...
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Should be able to handle dual monitors on medium+ settings no problem. Pretty darn close to $600.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($114.87 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB Nitro Video Card ($227.55 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($32.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $600.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-15 04:24 EDT-0400
 
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thank you for this but i forgot to add that i'm Australian so some of those parts aren't available in my country
 
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This is just a touch over budget but should be good for medium/high settings on those games I think.

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/HrG6zy
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/HrG6zy/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($152.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($63.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($169.00 @ Umart)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.00 @ Storm Computers)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply ($45.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $610.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-15 18:35 AEST+1000

That motherboard needs to have an up to date BIOS otherwise it might not work with that CPU, I'd e-mail the store to check with them before buying.

EDIT: If you have any questions about why I chose any of these, let me know.
 
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would i be better off going with Intel or AMD?
 
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At this budget your options are the AMD FX-4300, Intel i3-4160, Intel Pentium G3258 or AMD Athlon 860K. All roughly similar price/performance.

The FX probably gives the weakest performance of the 4 and some games are starting to not even start unless you have a quad core (Windows sees an i3 as a quad core due to hyperthreading). So even though the Pentium has amazing price/performance for gaming, that rules that out. For that reason I would have gone for the Athlon or the i3 and the Athlon doesn't seem to be available in Aus.

EDIT: It is only one or two games that don't start on a standard dual core at the moment though, if you don't mind about that an overclocked 3258 would wipe the floor with the rest of these CPU's and is much cheaper.
 
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Thank you for this ill definatley have a look at your build and i might even save a bit more to improve on it, what should i buy if i want to improve?
 
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Better graphics card, PSU and motherboard in my opinion.

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($152.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.00 @ IJK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($279.00 @ Umart)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.00 @ Storm Computers)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.00 @ IJK)
Total: $769.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-15 19:10 AEST+1000

For an extra $150 or so that would give much better gaming performance and you'd have a newer motherboard that may be a bit more stable and offer more features like faster USB ports and better quality sound etc.

 
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Thankyou so much, youre a legend :)
 
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