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Cade43

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PC Part Picker Link: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Cade43/saved/GxBfrH

Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next month.

Budget Range: $2000 - $2200, or there abouts.

System Usage: Gaming, watching movies/ anime and surfing the web.

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: PC Case Gear

Location: Australia, Victoria. Building the PC in Clayton near PC Case Gear's store.

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Eventually


So I've been playing around on PC Case Gear and PC Part Picker and this is the build I have got so far:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (@PCCG $355.00)
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/Tvzv6h/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k
CPU Cooler: RIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (@PCCG $39.00)
https://www.pccasegear.com/products/30031/raijintek-themis-black-cpu-cooler
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (@PCCG $259.00)
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/2fYXsY/msi-motherboard-z97gaming5
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (@PCCG $65.00)
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/6hzv6h/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1600c9b
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (@PCCG $65.00)
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/ZvLypg/kingston-internal-hard-drive-shfs37a120g
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (@PCCG $135.00)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card (@PCCG $739.00)
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/YpH48d/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-g1-gaming-video-card-gv-n1070g1-gaming-8gd
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case (@PCCG $219.00)
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/BKW9TW/corsair-case-750d
Power Supply: Cooler Master 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (@PCCG $125.00)
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/6btWGX/cooler-master-power-supply-rs750amaab1us
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer (@PCCG $19.00)
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/2v9KHx/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter (@PCCG $49.00)
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/G4H323/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwdn4800

Total: $2069.00
The main reason for going through PC Case Gear for everything is because the place I'll be building my PC is near PC Case Gear's Clayton Branch. But other than that please feel free to leave your opinions and changes you'd make to this build. Cheers!


 
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I think this build would be best for your budget:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($509.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($49.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($179.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.01 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($65.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($729.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.01 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSD1 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC56 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($75.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $2130.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-30 15:23 AEST+1000
 
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Newer Skylake parts with ddr4 RAM and much much better psu. Not sure about that cpu cooler.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($249.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($65.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($135.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($739.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($219.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($155.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.00)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($49.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $2067.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-30 15:29 AEST+1000
 
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Cade43

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Thanks guys. I reckon I'll incorporate bits of both of your builds to work with personal preferences. Also i want to try to keep the pieces coordinated to a single colour, ie. Balck/ Red. one other thing is I'd much rather keep a Full Tower over a mid.

Here's what I've come up with now!
PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/xwdtpb
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/xwdtpb/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($49.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($249.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($65.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($135.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($739.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($219.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.01 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSD1 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($49.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $2081.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-30 17:18 AEST+1000
 
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