Gaming PC $1200-$1600

Zurog

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Hey Guys,


Approximate Purchase Date: About a month from now

Budget Range: $1200-$1600 AU dollars

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (WoW, BF3, Diablo 3) etc, Watching movies using HDMI to Samsung 32" TV

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: http://www.umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=2 (Umart Milton) Or any other known online part retailers close to Brisbane.

Country: Australia, QLD

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: No real preferences other than Windows OS

Overclocking: Not planning to currently but maybe down the track

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024

Additional Comments: No bling is necessary, would just prefer performance. A suggestion to a good Wireless Network card would also be greatly appreciated.


New to building PC's using selected parts and not sure where to start (i've looked at a couple of recomended builds but they all reference Amazon and Umart didn't stock some of the parts and not sure about compatibility with Motherboard etc. As previously mentioned I would like a build that can run some of the previously mentioned games smoothly. Any help or input on a build would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your time.
-Matt



 
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Zurog

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Is this basic guide a good start to what I should consider building: http://www.gamingpcbuilds.com/build-a-custom-gaming-pc-1000/

And depending on the price (Au Dollars) upgrade some parts GPU, HDD, CPU?
 
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_31&products_id=15892 $105.00
CoolerMaster HAF 912 Advanced

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_995&products_id=15350 $129.00
Silverstone Strider Plus 750W ST75F-P 80 PLUS Silver 100% modular

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=138_711_1183&products_id=19867 $165.00
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Motherboard

http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/asrock_z77_extreme4_review,1.html <----- review of that board with benchmarks

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z77%20Extreme4 <----- another look at that board along with a link to the most recent bios update

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=187_346_1184&products_id=20138 $245.00
Intel Core i5 3570K

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=207_23_845&products_id=18670 $39.00
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=186_912&products_id=19632 $59.00
G.Skill Ares F3-1600C9D-8GAO 8GB (2x4GB)

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=658_667&products_id=19580 $22.00
LG GH24NS90 24x SATA DVD-RW Drive OEM

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=210_344&products_id=18357 $75.00
Seagate Barracuda 500GB ST500DM002

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1387&products_id=20210 $499.00
EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5818/nvidia-geforce-gtx-670-review-feat-evga <----- gtx 670 review with benchmarks

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=375_974&products_id=17003 $99.00
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit with SP1 OEM

Total: $1,437.00 AUD inc. GST *not including shipping


http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1373&products_id=19849 $269.00
Gigabyte Radeon HD7850 2GB OC

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1372&products_id=19915 $359.00
Sapphire Radeon HD7870 2GB GHZ

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=558_1212&products_id=19767 $139.00
Samsung S22B350H 21.5in Widescreen LED Monitor

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=210_902_1376&products_id=19790 $129.00
SanDisk Extreme Solid State Drive 120GB

http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/10476/kw/SanDisk%20Extreme%20SDSSDX-120G-G25 <----- recent firmware update for that Sandisk SSD
 
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Zurog

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May 22, 2012
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Thanks for the quick reply!, I'll look into the parts you suggested (they all look good). Also any suggestions as to the best wireless card to get. My PC will be unable at this point to be connected with a LAN cable?
 

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=200_328&products_id=18067 $45.00
ASUS PCE-N15 Wireless N PCIe Adaptor

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=200_328&products_id=7823 $35.00
TP-Link TL-WN951N Wireless N PCI Adapter