Computer Build $800AUD - $1000AUD Budget

RyanPepsiPeach

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Jun 10, 2016
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My friend is looking at getting a dekstop with a budget of around 800-1000 AUD$. He is looking at a gaming computer, not needed for video editing or anything. Could anyone recommend parts / a build within this limit? Thanks for the help.
 

FD2Raptor

Admirable
Not include monitor or OS:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-7100 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($165.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: MSI B250M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($145.00 @ PLE Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($78.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($93.00 @ Shopping Express)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.00 @ IJK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card ($299.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($58.00 @ Scorptec)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $992.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-23 22:04 AEDT+1100

Include monitor and OS:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($155.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.00 @ Shopping Express)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($65.00 @ Shopping Express)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.00 @ IJK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GAMING X 4G Video Card ($229.00 @ Shopping Express)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($58.00 @ Scorptec)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($129.00 @ IJK)
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($119.90 @ Skycomp Technology)
Total: $988.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-23 21:55 AEDT+1100
 
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RCFProd

Expert
Ambassador
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($78.00 @ Umart)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.00 @ PLE Computers)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($69.30 @ Newegg Australia)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($115.00 @ Scorptec)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.00 @ IJK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB GTR Video Card ($369.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Lite 3 (Windowed) MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $949.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-23 23:34 AEDT+1100
 
This should be a interesting build but i did not see any test w/ the new Pentium-HT + GTX 1070 yet.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($78.00 @ Umart)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.00 @ Shopping Express)
Memory: GeIL SUPER LUCE 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($99.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.00 @ IJK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini ITX OC Video Card ($583.20 @ Skycomp Technology)
Case: Antec VSK3000B U3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($45.00 @ IJK)
Power Supply: Antec 500W ATX Power Supply ($59.00 @ Scorptec)
Total: $1008.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-23 23:52 AEDT+1100