$1,300-1,400 Gaming PC Build - Needing opinions or suggestions!

[hollowsno]

Hey guys,

Deciding on what to get for my next PC, I have a budget of around $1,200 - $1,400 at the absolute most!

Here's what I've come up with so far... Looking for opinions on mainly the GPU/RAM. Will anything on my system be bottlenecked? I want to get the best performance possible for my budget, just needing some expert opinions.

I am open to any and all suggestions on the build, thanks in advance!

Notes
Country of residence: Australia
Aim is to build this PC for gaming (Overwatch, CSGO etc)
Probably not looking to overclock any time soon

GTX 970 build: $1470
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GTX 950 build: $1260
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Cheers

 

[Rabmac]

What country are you in? Do you want to overclock? What will you be using the PC for?

 

[hollowsno]

What country are you in? Do you want to overclock? What will you be using the PC for?

Sorry I should have mentioned this. I'll update the OP.

To answer your questions though:

Currently In Australia
Probably won't be overclocking
PC for gaming primarily - Mostly CSGO, Overwatch and Upcoming games like WoW: Legion etc.

 

[Rabmac]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($275.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H170 Performance ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($158.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($91.30 @ Newegg Australia)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.00 @ Storm Computers)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($439.00 @ IJK)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $1227.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-26 03:19 AEST+1000

You may be better waiting for the GTX 1070 and see pricing in Australia, should be released next month.

 

[apk24]

If you aren't overclocking or SLI, you really don't need a Z170 board, an H170 board will be fine (Depending on what you need from your motherboard, even a cheap h110 board could work). Also a 750W psu is again a bit much for a single Maxzwell GPU. I would step down to a 650W G2. If you can wait, the 1070 isn't going to be that much more expensive than a 970 and will outperform a current 980 TI

 

[apk24]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($275.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H170 Performance ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($158.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($91.30 @ Newegg Australia) Any Ram will do really, just pick up the cheapest 2x8 kit you can find with a CAS Latency 15 or less.
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.00 @ Storm Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear) Again, case choice is very personal preference, the poster before me had this one so i kept it.
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear) IWhile this isn't a bad power supply (it is tier 1 if i remember correctly) an EVGA 550 g2 should be around the same price going off of the price of the 750g2 in the OP.
Other: GTX 1070 ($500.00) Just guessing as to the price here. In the US, the non founder's edition 1070 will retail for a few bucks more than the 970, guessing that a similar logic applies in AU.
Total: $1357.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-26 03:27 AEST+1000

 

[hollowsno]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($275.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H170 Performance ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($158.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($91.30 @ Newegg Australia)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.00 @ Storm Computers)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($439.00 @ IJK)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $1227.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-26 03:19 AEST+1000

You may be better waiting for the GTX 1070 and see pricing in Australia, should be released next month.

I thought about waiting and it's extremely tempting, just hard to wait that extra 2 weeks! I feel like it'll be worth it but I'll take this build into consideration for sure, seems very similar and solid. Only problem is I'm not great with assembling my own PC so may need help.

Thanks for your help!

If you aren't overclocking or SLI, you really don't need a Z170 board, an H170 board will be fine (Depending on what you need from your motherboard, even a cheap h110 board could work). Also a 750W psu is again a bit much for a single Maxzwell GPU. I would step down to a 650W G2. If you can wait, the 1070 isn't going to be that much more expensive than a 970 and will outperform a current 980 TI

Yeah I figured as much! just as long as I'm not bottlenecking anything It's not such a big deal. Will take this into consideration and probably knock it down to a 650 to save some extra money. That 1070 just becomes more and more tempting... and I'm sure I'll get a lot more mileage out of it over the 970.

Would you guys personally wait it out for the 1070 over the 970?

Again, thanks for the speedy replies guys. Glad to see my original build wasn't so bad, however you have made it even better. Cheers!

 

[CV_Taihou]

100% would suggest waiting. The extra performance will be excellent.

 

[Rabmac]

A good 550W PSU is more than enough for this build. Obviously if you can get a 650W for a comparable price then it is a good option.

If I were in your shoes then I would probably wait to see price of GTX 1070 in your region as you may get a better card for a similar price and it means it will last you longer until you need to upgrade, not only that it will be easier to sell a GTX 1070 than a GTX 970 and will get you more back when you do your next upgrade.

Building a PC is pretty straight forward and if you have a friend with some experience you should invite them over to help you. I suggest watching some YOutube videos and asking on here for help if needed. The only tricky bit is putting the heatsink on the CPU and attaching the front panel leads from your case to your mobo but even that is not hard if you take your time.

 

[VR PC-BUILD]

Here is GTX1080 build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($275.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($94.60 @ Newegg Australia)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($91.30 @ Newegg Australia)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.00 @ Storm Computers)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Other: GTX1080 ($800.00)
Total: $1483.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-26 04:21 AEST+1000