$1000 AUS Rig

[ChizYT]

I'm building a $1000 gaming pc (in theory, im not actually building one) and i've decided to roll with these parts (LINK: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/PcG4mG)
What should I change, and where can I save a couple of pennies? Also would it be of my best interest to wait for the AMD 300 series?

Thanks for your time.

 

[ykki]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($250.00 @ Umart)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($89.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($325.00 @ Umart)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($95.00 @ Umart)
Total: $1005.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-04 19:49 EST+1100

I made it a little better.
You can't tell the difference between this i5 and the i5 that you had chosen.
A good quality psu is put.
A 280x is added.

Hope this helped!
Yes, it would be best if you wait for the 300 series.
PS= How do you feel that you your team has wwon the world cup? (Assuming you ARE Australian 😀)

 

[john TJ]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($269.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($125.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Crucial M550 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.50 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 285 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($279.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.00 @ Umart)
Total: $1133.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-04 19:57 EST+1100

ADDED A SSD AND A SEMI MODULAR PSU , SHOULD HELP YOU IN CABLE MANAGEMENT
no one misses out a ssd while building a pc now

 

[kacpercusen]

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/by_merchant/

 

[kacpercusen]

added a acx 2.0 960 which is considerably better than the 285

 

[ChizYT]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($250.00 @ Umart)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($89.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($325.00 @ Umart)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($95.00 @ Umart)
Total: $1005.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-04 19:49 EST+1100

I made it a little better.
You can't tell the difference between this i5 and the i5 that you had chosen.
A good quality psu is put.
A 280x is added.

Hope this helped!
Yes, it would be best if you wait for the 300 series.
PS= How do you feel that you your team has wwon the world cup? (Assuming you ARE Australian 😀)

Thank you very much, also in regards to the 'World Cup' question, I dont follow sports that much to be honest so I have no clue what you're talking about haha. Thanks again though.

 

[ChizYT]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($269.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($125.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Crucial M550 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.50 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 285 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($279.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.00 @ Umart)
Total: $1133.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-04 19:57 EST+1100

ADDED A SSD AND A SEMI MODULAR PSU , SHOULD HELP YOU IN CABLE MANAGEMENT
no one misses out a ssd while building a pc now

Thanks for the suggestions!

 

[ChizYT]

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/by_merchant/

wrong link 😛

 

[kacpercusen]

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/jPxBJx