Help build me a gaming PC build for $1000 AUD! :D

Quacktopus

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May 14, 2017
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Welcome fellow PCians!

As a first time PC builder, i'm looking to step up from my ancient Toshiba craptop. My budget is aimed for around $1000 AUD.

I'm mainly looking to play games at relatively smooth frames such as Overwatch, CS:GO, PLAYERUNKNOWN's Battlegrounds, Rainbow Six Siege and Rust along with a bunch of other indie games (Hotline Miami, Don't Starve, The Binding of Isaac). Future-proofing will be awesome and greatly appreciated as well!

I also wish to be able to do some video editing and some Photoshop as well :)

I already have peripherals (mouse + keyboard + headphones) as well as a monitor. I will also need a copy of a Windows OS as well. I don't really mind if the CPU is AMD or Intel, though the new Ryzen 5 1600 looks pretty sweet for gaming and video editing,

I do prefer to have an SSD of any storage size though if it spanks the bank a little too hard then sticking to a hard drive also fine :]

Also remember that this is in AUD, so using the Australian PC Part Picker website (https://au.pcpartpicker.com/) will make it easier for me to see the prices from Aussie stores.

All responses are greatly appreciated! :D

Thanks for stopping by!

Quacktopus






 

Superman1

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Jan 5, 2015
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If you plan to edit video, you're going to want at the very least a Core i5/Ryzen 5. An SSD at this price range with an i5 "spanks the bank" a little too hard for your budget, so unfortunately you're going to be stuck with a hard drive. Graphics cards wise you can squeeze in a GTX 1060 3GB at this budget which should run most of those games reasonably well.

I don't know enough about Ryzen to put together a Ryzen build but anyway

Here's what I suggest

PCPartPicker part list: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/BZYnqk
Price breakdown by merchant: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/BZYnqk/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($259.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock - B250M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.00 @ IJK)
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($85.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB FTW+ GAMING Video Card ($279.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.00 @ Scorptec)
Power Supply: XFX - 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit ($153.00 @ IJK)
Total: $1086.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-14 17:01 AEST+1000