$3000 AUD Computer, what components?

[sebastianth]

I'm thinking of building a computer with a budget of $3000 AUD. I'm willing to raise the budget if necessary but I could use some help with finding some good parts as I don't know much about the new 8th gen CPUs. Thank you!

 

[Hellfire13]

Something like this should be pretty good...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($518.00 @ Shopping Express)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($308.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($258.22 @ Amazon Australia)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($129.00 @ Umart)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card ($1079.00 @ Scorptec)
Case: NZXT - Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.00 @ PLE Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($163.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($128.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $2791.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-30 21:03 AEST+1000

 

[sebastianth]

Something like this should be pretty good...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($518.00 @ Shopping Express)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($308.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($258.22 @ Amazon Australia)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($129.00 @ Umart)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card ($1079.00 @ Scorptec)
Case: NZXT - Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.00 @ PLE Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($163.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($128.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $2791.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-30 21:03 AEST+1000

Cheers mate!