Budget Gaming PC Build

[Bailey97]

Sup fellas,

I have recently compiled a list of components for my first budget gaming build and am looking for any suggestions/improvements for the build (no additional costs would be awesome). I have included all components that I will order in the list below. I do not plan on over clocking (thus no aftermarket CPU cooler due to this and X4 case fans) and will assemble the PC myself with the aid of tutorials. The build is designed for the best price/performance to play most games on Ultra at ~50fps 1080p. I am from Australia and as such prices are in $AUD, utilizing PC Case Gear for the components.

Any advice would be appreciated,

Cheers.


COMPLETE BUILD ($AUD)

Case: Corsair Carbide 100R Mid Tower Case with Window ($79)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ($209)

Power Supply: Corsair CS650M Modular 80 Plus Gold Power Supply ($139)

Fans: X4 CoolerMaster JetFlo 120mm PWM Red LED Case Fan ($76)

Fan Controller: Aerocool Cool Touch-R Fan Controller Black ($59)

CPU: Intel Core i5 4590 3.3GHz ($305)

GPU: EVGA Geforce GTX 960 SuperSC ACX 2.0+ 4GB ($349)

RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz 9-9-9-24 ($139)

SSD: Transcend SSD370 256GB SSD ($125)

HD: Western Digital WD Blue 2TB ($109)

Optical Drive: LG 24x SATA DVD-RW Drive OEM ($19)

Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM 24in LED Gaming Monitor 60Hz ($249)

Keyboard + Mouse: CoolerMaster CM Storm Octane Gaming Bundle ($69)

Headset: Logitech G230 Stereo Gaming Headset ($65)

Mouse Pad: Corsair Gaming MM400 Mouse Mat Compact Edition ($25)

OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64bit OEM DVD ($149)

Cables: Corsair Gen2 White Sleeved Modular Cable Kit + 24-pin Cable ($135)

Power Board Surge Protector: Belkin Gold Series 8-Way + $Unlimited Warranty ($61)

Velcro: 2m 10mm ($7)

TOTAL: $2368 ($1652 US)

 

[kwa-e]

Happy to help
(I'd appreciate if you select one of my answers as the solution though)

 

[kwa-e]

Uh... NEX650G is actually a good unit, not the older G1 or NEX +80 Bronze. And Capxon has been making decent caps lately, so that's okay. Also, FSP has been making a lot of great units recently. Not the best, but one of the best. If Australia has any Super Flower units for cheaper prices, I would've gotten that. But FSP is about as good.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=442

As for the 550W, that's enough to run the PC, even under load. 650W is preferable, but if on a budget then 550W is sufficient.

And to that gingerbread fella... You call me the worst? Screw off. Apparently, you do not read the news, and you even tried to discredit me based on facts that has already been announced by many manufacturers and even THIS forum. I do not appreciate that "suggestion", especially if it has been proven by the media to be blatantly false. .5 Ghz doesn't matter, ESPECIALLY since I recommended a Cryorig cooler, which is designed to do some OC'ing. .5 Ghz to catch up to an i5-6500, or for that matter, to 4.5 Ghz, would have been quite fine.

But thanks, kwa-e!

no problem fam 😛