[AUS] First Time PC Build

AirForce101HD

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Aug 3, 2014
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4,760
Approximate Purchase Date: January 2015

Budget Range: $1200-$1300 AUD

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Video editing, Photoshop, Surfing the web, Watching movies

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: None

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Mwave.com.au and Msy Auburn

Location: Lidcombe, NSW, Australia

Parts Preferences: Fractal design arc midi r2, Bitfenix fury 550w, G.skill ripjawsX 8gb and AMD CPU. (If amd CPU then gigabyte game-990fx rev 4.0 MotherBoard CPU)

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: PCPartPicker link for my Build.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Pre-Built 2008ish PC became slow.
 
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Your build's good, but this would be better:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.50 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($170.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($92.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.50 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($449.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($128.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply:...
Your build's good, but this would be better:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.50 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($170.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($92.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.50 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($449.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($128.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($88.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1297.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 04:41 EST+1100
 
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