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guys, those prices are in AUD. not the same as USD. the price parts list selected above is WELL OVER $2000 AUD! the parts in australia dollars can be double the equivalent us dollars. pccasegear are generally decent for prebuilts and don't charge a huge premium. i've seen some of their builds and they are made with good attention to detail. if you have a phobia about building your system, they're probably the best around.

this system is their best @ $1699AUD: https://www.pccasegear.com/products/34513/pccg-phantom-390-gaming-system

however it is true you can build yourself a system that is nicer for the same money or a bit less.

here is close to top performance for about $1900 with a gtx 970. personally i would wait for the 1070 like...
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Don't go with that crap and build your own and you will get way better build than that crap. The builds in that site which are priced $1699 dose cost less than $1100 at max.

Here is the build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($115.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($69.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.79 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.29 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($109.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Other: GTX1080 ($600.00)
Total: $1693.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-22 07:32 EDT-0400

All the best for your build.
 
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Yeah those are seriously overpriced they dont even put on a decent CPU cooler
VR PC-BUILD solution is best , build your own.

If you already have windows get a 500gb or 1tb SSD instead maybe
 
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guys, those prices are in AUD. not the same as USD. the price parts list selected above is WELL OVER $2000 AUD! the parts in australia dollars can be double the equivalent us dollars. pccasegear are generally decent for prebuilts and don't charge a huge premium. i've seen some of their builds and they are made with good attention to detail. if you have a phobia about building your system, they're probably the best around.

this system is their best @ $1699AUD: https://www.pccasegear.com/products/34513/pccg-phantom-390-gaming-system

however it is true you can build yourself a system that is nicer for the same money or a bit less.

here is close to top performance for about $1900 with a gtx 970. personally i would wait for the 1070 like everyone else on the planet, and even if it's going to be more than the current 970 price of $500AUD, it'll be worth spending the extra dollars for a big performance increase.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($484.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($115.00 @ IJK)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($289.00 @ IJK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($92.40 @ Newegg Australia)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($235.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($499.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($199.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1913.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-22 22:13 AEST+1000
 
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Why compromise with GPU

Here is the build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($484.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($95.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($185.00 @ Umart)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.00 @ CPL Online)
Other: GTX1080 ($831.00)
Total: $1946.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-23 00:13 AEST+1000

You can add SSD in future if needed
 
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spending less on the mobo and more on the GPU is a fair thing to say. but ditching the SSD for a better GPU? awful idea imo. if anything he should just run a junk GPU until he can put the 1070/1080 in there.
 
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Yes in ideal world , but in OZ they will prob pay 1250 for the 1080, on a forum recently a guy said the 980gtx was going for 900 in the shops over there.
no idea why but they always pay +50% more
 
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That is not true price wise as he can spend $50-100 to throw in a SSD after few months. But to upgrade GPU he will be needing $831 which is very high compared to $100 and even if he sells his $500 GPU he will get $400 or less and he has to spend $431 more to get that big upgrade. In old days before SSDs came into existence we used HDDs to install OS and all other stuff so it should be no problem to adjust for a short bit when you are getting beast GPU

 
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unfortunately the GTX 1080 is most likely going to be ~ $1100 or 1200 AUD. so the 970 at $500AUD might sound awful but it's more than HALF the price of the 1080. we don't know who much 1070 will be, probably 600-700AUD if we are lucky. either way, even the $500 970 puts him over his original budget of $1700AUD (or less).

about the SSD, i still think it's a horrific idea to spend $1500AUD+ and have a computer running a hard drive. not to mention the complete hassle of migrating the OS and apps across because he WILL upgrade a HDD. whereas running a cheap GPU until he buys a 1070 for example will be a much nicer upgrade path.
 
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K if I take what you are saying into consideration he can still go with GTX1070

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($484.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($95.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($185.00 @ Umart)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($122.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.00 @ CPL Online)
Other: GTX1070 ($650.00)
Total: $1887.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-23 00:38 AEST+1000

But if GTX1080 stays between $800-900 I would like OP to go for GTX1080 and ditch SSD for time being as he can get it afterwards by spending little amount compared to GPU upgrade.
 
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either solution works fine, i just prefer upgrade path of GPU compared to switching out a HDD for SSD for OS/apps. also if he uses his pc for lots of other stuff than games, the user experience of HDD is just awful compared to ssd.
 
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