First pc build $900 usd budget

Ice blue

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Hi I live in australia and I am looking for a pc build that can is the best it can be for my budget.
My budget: $1200 australian (just over $900 usd).
Also to include in the budget:
- $55 deepcool tesseract (or one with the kind of colours)
- $100 HyperX cloud II (unless someone else knows better headphones for $100 or less)

What I need in my build:
CPU
PSU
MOTHERBOARD
RAM (16GB)
OS
MONITOR
And of course GPU (Gtx 1060?)

Thanks in advance, this is my first build. I will be using the motherboard manual and tomshardware official manual to assemble along with the help of a friend who also built his custom pc. If there are any other places I can get help with building it please put a link. Let me know if you need any more information.

*Please also leave links for all the parts
*Will be buying parts in around 5 months so prices will have hopefully dropped.

Thanks, peace!
 
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I would think that in 5 months the prices on the newer GPUs will have dropped a bit. Because you're buying a GPU and monitor at the same time, consider adaptive sync equipped monitors as part of the package:

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/g-sync

http://www.amd.com/en-us/innovations/software-technologies/technologies-gaming/freesync

A RX 480 and a FreeSync monitor should be affordable in your budget by then:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($155.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock B150M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard...
Really hard to fit 1200AUD .Even a 1060/480 won't fit the budget. Feel free to remove anything you want
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($155.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($345.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($45.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 75W 2GB Video Card ($209.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($134.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: Asus VX228H 21.5" 60Hz Monitor ($179.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1259.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-10 00:20 AEST+1000
 

Geekwad

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I would think that in 5 months the prices on the newer GPUs will have dropped a bit. Because you're buying a GPU and monitor at the same time, consider adaptive sync equipped monitors as part of the package:

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/g-sync

http://www.amd.com/en-us/innovations/software-technologies/technologies-gaming/freesync

A RX 480 and a FreeSync monitor should be affordable in your budget by then:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($155.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock B150M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($46.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.00 @ IJK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB NITRO+ 4G Video Card ($369.00 @ Scorptec)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($134.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: ViewSonic VX2457-MHD 23.6" 60Hz Monitor ($169.00 @ Centre Com)
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset ($109.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1256.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Maybe opening up enough room to get an i5 instead of an i3......
 
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