1080P 60FPS Gaming PC Build HELP

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Hi all,

I'm planning on moving from console to PC. I have never had anything to do with building PC's but i do have a vague idea of which parts are necessary and their function etc.

I'm hoping to build a PC which is capable of 1080P 60FPS gaming failry consistenly (a simple console-killer build) on a budget of around $1500AUD (roughly $1200 USD).

In this budget I hope to include the PC itself as well as a wifi adaptor, keyboard and mouse, monitor, and headset.

Does anyone have any tips or suggested builds which could be suitable? Is this even possible within this budget?

Any advice or decent builds would be greatly appreciated! :)

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A clueless noob
 
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Isokolon
will be close with that kind of budget

that would be my suggestion, but I'm not on top of my game today
I suggest you partition the HDD in 2 parts, one of roughly 200GB with the OS and clone it to a SSD when you can afford one

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($273.00 @ IJK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($109.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: GALAX GeForce GTX 1060...
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King Dranzer

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Here is the build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($273.00 @ IJK)
Motherboard: Asus B150M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($115.00 @ Shopping Express)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($45.10 @ Newegg Australia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($639.00 @ Shopping Express)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($70.00 @ CPL Online)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($19.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Monitor: Asus VC239H 23.0" 60Hz Monitor ($178.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($38.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1500.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-10 19:33 AEST+1000

GTX1070 will be sufficient for now and will give smooth 60fps
 
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Isokolon

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will be close with that kind of budget

that would be my suggestion, but I'm not on top of my game today
I suggest you partition the HDD in 2 parts, one of roughly 200GB with the OS and clone it to a SSD when you can afford one

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($273.00 @ IJK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($109.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: GALAX GeForce GTX 1060 6GB EX OC Video Card ($435.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Inwin G7 ATX Mid Tower Case ($58.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($70.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSD1 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($129.00 @ Umart)
Wired Network Adapter: StarTech ST1000BT32 PCI 10/100/1000 Mbps Network Adapter ($20.90 @ Newegg Australia)
Monitor: AOC I2379VHE 23.0" 60Hz Monitor ($185.00 @ IJK)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($38.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1533.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-10 19:38 AEST+1000
 
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the new CXM is actually a pretty decent PSU. DC-DC converters, 105° primary + secondary caps. it can be considered a decent PSU and I'd prefer it over a Seasonic S12II any day

King Drazers build is nice when you got an OS already (that you can definitely use again, OEM Windows won't work) and can stand the looks of the case.
 
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it's a bit shady.
I always see stores putting up Windows copies for 30-50$ but mostly after a few days it's gone again and the reviews state that it won't properly activate
now I don't know how it is when buying at Kinguin, but generally, if somethings priced 130$ and you can buy it somewhere for 30$, I'm sceptical
 
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Nope I have been using Kinguin it is not like other. It always activates properly and gets connected to Microsoft server and gets upgraded when ever new upgrade arrives. The best part is that Kinguin provides buyer protection service only for $1.5 which is a great security which no other site provides. If any thing goes wrong with key(never happened to me) Kinguin replaces the key for free.
 
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CXM has better parts but is still poorly built, the CX500 is not part of the CXM line-up though. CXM has build quality issues so It's still not a recommended unit really.

edit: I take back what I said, I'm on about a different line-up. CXM is good, so is Corsair Vengeance, but the CX500 listed in the builds above sucks.
 
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Awesome thanks! I forgot about the OS and how expensive they are.
Which SSD would you reccomend? I had planned to have two hard drives (SSD/HDD) so i dont mind spending a little extra for one. I'm just a poor uni student at the moment and want to treat myself to a decent console killing PC after this semester, and get out of the console trap. :p
 
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If you look above it's the CXM. Pc Part picker just Displays it as CX semi-modular (Aka CXM).
It is in fact not the awful CX builder.

Generally, most people will recommend a Samsung 850.
But honestly an OCZ Trion, a Samsung 750 or an AMD R9 are all great SSDs that are more budget friendly.
 
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It's wrong, and if you go to the product page it says ''end of life''. I see there is a clear misconception. The CXM is different then for example the ''CX500M'', that just stands for CX wattage MODULAR VERSION. The CXM is just a different line-up on It's own and It's supposed to be CXM 450, 550 or 650. There is no CXM 500w, It's just the modular version of the CX.

Corsair chose a confusing name, probably a bit on purpose.
 
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you're absolutely right, I have to apologize, I wasn't at top of my game earlier today and got things terribly mixed up.
yes, the CX550M was what I was supposed to go for.
 
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