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CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 $237
GPU: 2GB AMD Radeon RX 460 Sapphire $164
RAM: 8GB (8GBx1) DDR4-2133 Crucial $55
Motherboard:ASRock H110M-DGS $79
PSU: Antec HCG Modular 520M $99
HDD: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM $66
Case: Antec GX900 $59
Wifi dongle: USB Edimax EW-7811Un $11
Fan: DeepCool Case Fan 120mm XFAN120 $6 x2
DVD Drive: LiteOn SATA $17
Monitor: 21.5" 5ms Philips 223V5LHSB2 $125

OS: kinguin.net/category/22175/windows-10-home-oem-key/ $34.27

Overall Total: $958.27

Prices from: http://www.msy.com.au/Parts/PARTS.pdf

Any advice, tips appreciated.
 
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That AOC isn't a very god monitor, also the Hyper series is extremely poor value in this scenario.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($148.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($56.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card ($295.00 @ Shopping Express)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Lite...
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It looks ok to me. I recommend you to go for the GTX 1050 or GTX1050Ti if your friend can afford it. I've checked the price list from the link you posted and i think at least the 1050 would fit in the 1000$ budget, am i wroing? Will have better performance for the money and newer games with good setting on 1080p won't be a problem at all.
 
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You'll want a good 802.11ac wireless adapter.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($267.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($56.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card ($295.00 @ Shopping Express)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Lite 3 (Windowed) MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($93.50 @ Skycomp Technology)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ IJK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link Archer T2U USB 2.0 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($34.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $992.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Chugalug: My friend is using a cheap router he got with his internet plan. I don't have the model number or anything on hand, but I'll look into that. I doubt he'll upgrade it though. He doesn't want to order anything online if possible, but I don't think that'll be a problem. Thanks for the advice. I'll cross check those prices with MSY's tomorrow and see what I can get from there. I'll probably only get him 1x8GB stick of ram for upgrading in the future, but overall this looks like a better build though, thanks!
 
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Chugalug: He needs wireless, just not AC wireless. I haven't had a chance to look at MSY prices for your build or to talk to my friend. I'm about to go to school, so I'll ask him later.
 
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Looking closer at this build, it doesn't have a monitor. That needs to be included into the costs. 1920x1080, 60Hz, 21.5". Can you please recommend another build with this if it's not too much hassle?
 
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I know that a quadcore is preferred with gaming,but the new i3 6100 can hold it's own with gpu's that are for this budget build so something else,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($148.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: Asus B150M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($99.00 @ Shopping Express)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($56.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card ($295.00 @ Shopping Express)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($58.30 @ Skycomp Technology)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($93.50 @ Skycomp Technology)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ IJK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN822N USB 2.0 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($21.00 @ Shopping Express)
Monitor: AOC I2279VWHE 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($139.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $992.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I own this wifi adapter and for just up to "N" so 2,4ghz channel is it al you need and imo very good.
If you insist on a quadcore will that have impact on the gpu performance of the build.As an example and abit over budget,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($235.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: Asus B150M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($99.00 @ Shopping Express)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($56.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($224.70 @ Skycomp Technology)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($58.30 @ Skycomp Technology)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($93.50 @ Skycomp Technology)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ IJK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN822N USB 2.0 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($21.00 @ Shopping Express)
Monitor: AOC I2279VWHE 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($139.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $1009.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-01 00:51 AEDT+1100

Might want to look at this one to close the gap to the budget,
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/g4XfrH/deepcool-case-tesseractbf
 
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That AOC isn't a very god monitor, also the Hyper series is extremely poor value in this scenario.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($148.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($56.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card ($295.00 @ Shopping Express)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Lite 3 (Windowed) MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($93.50 @ Skycomp Technology)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ IJK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN727N USB 2.0 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($11.00 @ Shopping Express)
Monitor: Samsung S22D300HY 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($148.00 @ Centre Com)
Total: $998.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU - Intel i5-6400 $237
MOBO - MSI B150M PRO-VDH $109
Memory - 8G Single 2133 Crucial $55
HDD - Seagate 3.5" Barracude 1TB $66
GPU - 3G GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC $299
Case - Deepcool Tesseract BF black $49
PSU - Antec VP 500P $59
DVD/CD Drive - SATA DVD RW LiteOn $17
Wi-Fi Adapter - USB TP-Link WN727N $12
Monitor - 21.5" 5ms Samsung S22D300 $129
Total: $1031

This is what me and my friend came up with tonight, all from the local store. What do you guys think?
 
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I've updated the prices to get you a good ips monitor, this build is better. :p
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($148.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: Asus B150M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($99.00 @ Shopping Express)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($56.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card ($295.00 @ Shopping Express)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Lite 3 (Windowed) MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.00 @ Shopping Express)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ IJK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN727N USB 2.0 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($11.00 @ Shopping Express)
Monitor: Asus VC239H 23.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($178.00 @ Umart)
Total: $1010.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I'm not going to take a Corsair CX power supply, sorry. The rest of it looks good though. I'll talk to my friend.
 
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