Building new generation gaming desktop. Need help !!!

Fred Huynh

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Mar 29, 2013
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I'm planning to build a gaming pc using new generation skylake. Please give me advice on choosing components as well as the brand. My budget is $1500 and i live in Australia so that is 1500 Australian dollar.

CPU: ??? (prefer i5)
Motherboard: ??? (prefer Asus)
Ram: ???
Graphic: GTX 960 (please advice the brand)
HDD: ???
SSD : ???
Cooling: Do i need it?
PSU: ???
Case : ???
OS : ???
Monitor: ??
I own a mouse and keyboard

I mainly play WoW, LoL, Diablo3 and SC2. I don't plan on playing high-end game anytime soon
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($271.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($172.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($148.00 @ CPL Online)
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 ($285.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($105.00 @ Umart)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: AOC E2460SD 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($199.00 @ Scorptec)
Total: $1516.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-20 21:08 AEDT+1100
 
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