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hsv7ltr

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Im in australia and have some friends interested in buying gaming pc's but not sure what to get.
As cheap as possible but no point in getting one that won't play games on high (not ultra but good) for the next couple years.

The budget is no more than $800 at the most really - no screen needed but an OS is.
One i looked at is $760 already built with these spec's

CPU : i3-4160 3.6ghz

GPU : Gainward 2G GTX 750 PCI-Express Video Card

MOBO : GIGAYBYTE H97M-Gaming 3 (LGA-1150)

MEM : G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB Kit (4Gx2) DDR3 1600 Memory

STOR : Seagate 2TB SATA3 Hard Disk

Case + Power : Thermaltake Versa H22 Mid Tower Case with 500W
Power Supply

DVD Drive : Genuine Asus DVD Dual Layer Writer

The main question is if that is worth it.
So any advice on wether this would be good to go with or other suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

p.s Could it be set up cheaply so that a simple GPU upgrade and/or RAM/SSD at a later date would extend the life of it.
 
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I would recommend this. It's not a cheap build, it's a build capable of running games like bf4 on ultra.
PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/QM27dC
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/QM27dC/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($85.99 @ Mwave Australia)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($36.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($112.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($95.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($269.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $812.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-12 23:04 EST+1100
 
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Thats not much more for current games like bf4 on ultra!
I think ill suggest spending a tad more for a motherboard with 2 pci slots for a future upgrade as masteranu suggested but it's late so will look into it tomorrow.
Thankyou
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.00 @ Storm Computers)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($101.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($189.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($55.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Corsair VS 550W ATX Power Supply ($65.00 @ IJK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($119.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $796.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-12 23:35 EST+1100


to be honest the prices in australia is quite high.
800AUD is 650 USD, but with 650USD you could build a better comp.


@Demosthenest

OP needs to have an OS included, and since they are just switching to PC Gaming, i would not recommend them to overclock. ( they would have enough trouble assembling the PC)

 
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Ok, hsv7ltr, I recommend this, it's over budget but would do amazingly well. This motherboard supports crossfire although you would need to get a better psu for that. The motherboard also supports automatic overclocking with AI suite II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoaAT5TkXc4 in 10 minutes you would get much more performance. Overclocking will depend on external factors like cooling, but you should get a nice one. Oh, and the pentium is better than any i3 at gaming.
PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/YqXvYJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/YqXvYJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($85.99 @ Mwave Australia)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($36.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-C ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($95.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($269.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($119.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $918.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-13 00:17 EST+1100

If you can't go that high I recommend this build under the budget:
PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/WqXvYJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/WqXvYJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($85.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($95.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($205.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($119.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $787.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-13 00:21 EST+1100

With the second build, you would need a bios flash, you have to do it like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s0TrScwdoE but preparing the usb from another pc. The r9 270 is way better than the gtx 750 ti, btw, look some benchmarks up.
Good luck whatever you decide!
 
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This doesn't need to happen straight away so still have time to look for a few bargain's.
I Don't think we'll attempt the flash or overclock but its still been helpful in pointing me in the right direction with what to look out for when picking part's. I was also under the impression dual core weren't a good option but obviously on a budget the GPU should come first.
Thanks everyone
 
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Sorry for late reply
The main ones are current games like Dayz, Archeage, Skyrim etc and looking forward to titles like H1Z1, Dyeing Light
 
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A dual core would have no problem in any of them. Sorry, the z87 mobo would need the bios flash too. Go with a h97 mobo.
Dual cores are usually not good, but this one is amazing, look at some benchmarks It performs better than the fx 6300 and most i3s.
 
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Some games play better with 4 Cores
And most of future games will ask 4 Cores
So i prefer 4 Core cpu over 2 cores
I'm not saying above dual core is bad
Yes it's good processor
But i prefer 4 Cores
So try to find more money and get a 4 Core processor
 
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