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MrPanda13

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I'm looking to build/buy a gaming pc for roughly $1700. I have 2 in mind. One is a pre-built system and the other is made up of parts selected by me. (This is all being done on centre com btw)

Pre-built: http://www.centrecom.com.au/centre-com-system-iceberg-gtx-970-gaming-system# (No keyboard or monitor)

My build: http://imgur.com/Rv0oA3a (Keyboard + monitor)
 
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fredfinks

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Here: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/pzxCNG

Much better.
Top, latest i5
H170 mobo
Samsung 850 drive.
Full Win10 licence - OEM licence is tied to the initial hardware. upgrade CPU or mobo and legally your licence is no more.
Dell 1920x1200 monitor - 16:10. a bit more vertical height . extra 120 lines of vertical height (over 5+% extra screen area)
2TB 7200rpm HDD WD blue 2tb is a rebadged green (5400)
PSU much better than the thermaltake crap
 
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The prebuilt has a newer generation CPU, but performance would be roughly equivalent. The downer is that it comes with a pretty poor PSU, not sure about the one in yours. It does have an SSD, which is nice. Price wise, you will end up about the same with monitor and keyboard.
 
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ben001

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You can find another option without a Monitor.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.00 @ IJK)
Motherboard: ASRock H170M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($145.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($78.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($125.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card ($549.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.00 @ Umart)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($18.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1591.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-02 02:23 AEDT+1100
 
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