Australian new system advice please!

[jordanbr]

Hi my name is Jordan I have been out of the PC hardware game for about two years since I built my last PC so I am after some advice and suggestions for what I have hypothetically put together here!

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: ASAP (Even tomorrow)

Budget Range: Less than $3000 Preferably $2500

System Usage from Most to Least Important: High end gaming, Watching bluerays/dvds, some video editing, surfing the web, work.

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Dell UltraSharp 27 Monitor (Dell UltraSharp U2713H 27” Monitor with LED)Monitor $664 (already bought)

Parts to Upgrade:

Case:

BitFenix Shinobi Mid-Tower Case, Black With Window Side Panel, 4x USB2.0, 2x 120mm Fan, 3x 5. USB3.0 Instock $89.00

Motherboard:

Gigabyte Z87X-D3H 4x DDR3 6xPCI-E 1xPCI 6xSATA3 10xUSB3.0 HDMI D-SUB a
$199.00

CPU:

Intel Core i7 4770 LGA1150 CPU 3.4Ghz 8Mb Cache Haswell [1] Instock
$359.00

RAM:

Corsair 16GB (2x8GB) CML16GX3M2A1600C10 DDR3 1600MHz CL10 LP Vengeance Unbuffered DIMM Memory with X Instock $220.00

GPU:

Gainward GTX770_Phantom 4G 2D/H/DP. Instock $535.00

OR

Gigabyte GTX 770 OC EDITION PCI-E 3.0 4GB 256-bit DDR5, Base:1137
boost:1202/6200 MHz, 2x DVI, [1] Instock $575.00

System Drive:

SanDisk Extreme SSD 240G – SATA3/MLC/SF-2281/3Yrs Instock $217.00

PSU:

Corsair TX-750 V2 750W ATX Power [13] Instock $149.00

Optical Drive:

LGE CH12NS30 Black Blue Ray HD Combo Retail Instock $55.00

Internal Storage:

Western Digital RED WD20EFRX RED NAS- 2TB/INTELLIPOWER/DDR2/150MBs/3.5 $148.00

Western Digital Green 2TB 64MB SATA 3 (already own)
Western Digital My Book Essential 2TB (already own)

Monitors:

Dell UltraSharp 27 Monitor (Dell UltraSharp U2713H 27” Monitor with LED)Monitor $664 (already bought)

Acer P241w 24inch 1920X1200 (already own)

Extras:

Thermaltake Blue Lumi Colour 12 LED Strip $25.00

Microsoft Windows 8 64bit OEM(Microsoft OEM Terms&conditions apply) Instock $109.00

Total not including monitor: $2145
With monitor $2809


Do you need to buy OS: YES - Windows 8 ( using a windows 8 phone)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: http://www.umart.com.au - all parts apart from monitor they will put it together for me and have done so in the past.

Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Parts Preferences:I would like to use a Nvidia GPU but that's about it!

Overclocking: Maybe - not straight away but in the future

SLI or Crossfire: Yes - When card prices drop to a reasonable amount I will add a second GTX770

Your Monitor Resolution: 2560 x 1440 at 60 Hz 27" with a second monitor at 24inch 1920X1200

Additional Comments: No major additional comments nice looking case helps but that's it.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I have the money to do so at the moment and I would like to upgrade from my current PC which I am selling to my younger brother so he can game as its still a good unit.

Thanks for all your help!

 

[Deleted member 1246204]

well here: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=wish_lists&wlcId=209878&action=wish_lists
With the case its a large tower so you can fit a lot in it and you can remove the legs on it. It also has 2 huge fans on the top which have LED's of Blue,Red,Green.

 

[jordanbr]

well here: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=wish_lists&wlcId=209878&action=wish_lists
With the case its a large tower so you can fit a lot in it and you can remove the legs on it. It also has 2 huge fans on the top which have LED's of Blue,Red,Green.

Thanks for the quick reply! Is there a reason you went PC Case Gear over Umart? Also do you didn't list a system drive is there a reason for that? All in all I don't mind the build its a step up on all the pieces I had but it is 600$ more without the monitor as I already have purchased that yesterday from DELL they have 30% off at the moment until the 12th!

 

[Deleted member 1246204]

well here: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=wish_lists&wlcId=209878&action=wish_lists
With the case its a large tower so you can fit a lot in it and you can remove the legs on it. It also has 2 huge fans on the top which have LED's of Blue,Red,Green.

Thanks for the quick reply! Is there a reason you went PC Case Gear over Umart? Also do you didn't list a system drive is there a reason for that? All in all I don't mind the build its a step up on all the pieces I had but it is 600$ more without the monitor as I already have purchased that yesterday from DELL they have 30% off at the moment until the 12th!

I chose to use pccasegear because it was pretty easy for me to find the parts but you can always find the parts from umart

 

[coastie65]

Hi. I noticed you went with 16 Gb of memory. 8gb is plenty and doubtful you'll use all of that for most activities. This is good and has a lower Latency and timings: http://www.umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=5 I have used this and still am and it is good ( also cheaper than what you had listed, even if you add the second 8gb set to make it 16gb ). Keep thinking about how high the prices are then realize that it is Australian Dollars.

 

[jordanbr]

Hi. I noticed you went with 16 Gb of memory. 8gb is plenty and doubtful you'll use all of that for most activities. This is good and has a lower Latency and timings: http://www.umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=5 I have used this and still am and it is good ( also cheaper than what you had listed, even if you add the second 8gb set to make it 16gb ). Keep thinking about how high the prices are then realize that it is Australian Dollars.

Hi the link you posted to Umart just links to the homepage I need the name as it doesn't link to individual pages for some reason! The main reason I went 16gig is I could have a game running on one screen for my self and a movie on the other for the Mrs just want to make sure it will still all run optimally!

 

[coastie65]

Hi. I noticed you went with 16 Gb of memory. 8gb is plenty and doubtful you'll use all of that for most activities. This is good and has a lower Latency and timings: http://www.umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=5 I have used this and still am and it is good ( also cheaper than what you had listed, even if you add the second 8gb set to make it 16gb ). Keep thinking about how high the prices are then realize that it is Australian Dollars.

Hi the link you posted to Umart just links to the homepage I need the name as it doesn't link to individual pages for some reason! The main reason I went 16gig is I could have a game running on one screen for my self and a movie on the other for the Mrs just want to make sure it will still all run optimally!

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh2/coastie65/GSkill.jpg This was at the Queensland store not the Brisbane store. The Latency & Timings on this is 8,8,8,24 At $99 per set then two sets for 16gb would be $198.

 

[Deleted member 1246204]

you can always get a pre-built one from pc case gear (sorry if not from umart :/ )
Build 1 :http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=24897&zenid=ca38ecb0f0b690dee01e49ce3b066fa0
Build 2 : http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1411&products_id=24859
Build 3: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1411&products_id=24755

Build 1 :
System Components:
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K
CPU Cooling: NZXT Havik 140 CPU Cooler
Motherboard: ASUS Z87 Deluxe Motherboard
Graphics: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Superclocked 3GB
Memory: G.Skill Sniper F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3
Solid State Drive: Samsung 840 EVO Series 120GB SSD
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001
Optical Drive: Pioneer DVR-220LBKS Black 24x DVDRW Drive
Case: NZXT H630 Case Matte Black
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 750W ST75F-P
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit with SP1 (*Windows 8 also available if preferred)
Warranty: 1 year return-to-base warranty on assembly, see individual product pages for warranty duration on each component

Build 2 :
System Components:
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K
CPU Cooling: Silverstone Tundra TD03 120mm Water Cooling Kit
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Motherboard
Graphics: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB
Memory: G.Skill Sniper F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3
Solid State Drive: Samsung 840 Series 120GB SSD
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001
Optical Drive: Pioneer DVR-220LBKS Black 24x DVDRW Drive
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 Case White
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 750W ST75F-P
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit with SP1 (*Windows 8 also available if preferred)
Warranty: 1 year return-to-base warranty on assembly, see individual product pages for warranty duration on each component

Build 3:

System Components:
CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Motherboard
Graphics: 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 770 Dual SC 2GB
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9Q-16GBXL (4x4GB) DDR3
Solid State Drive: Samsung 840 Series 120GB SSD
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001
Optical Drive: Pioneer DVR-220LBKS Black 24x DVDRW Drive
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 Case White
CPU Cooler: Silverstone Tundra TD02 Water Cooling Kit
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 850W Modular HCG-850M
Additional Lighting: NZXT Sleeved LED Cable 200cm Red
Additional Fan: NZXT FZ 140mm Red LED Fan
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit with SP1 (*Windows 8 also available if preferred)
Warranty: 1 year return-to-base warranty on assembly, see individual product pages for warranty duration on each component

They all have warranty too and if you want you can select a build from here :
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1411