Build Me the Best $800-$900 AMD Gaming Pc (Australia)

jjeansy

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Hey guys I'm on a budget for a gaming pc I have monitor and everything but i want a system that can run most games at ultra my highest price would be $1200 and i was looking at the r9 290. The prices have to be Australian as well. Thanks
 

ykki

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($182.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.00 @ IJK)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($88.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($379.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.00 @ IJK)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($94.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $984.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-09 19:48 EST+1100

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($182.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.00 @ IJK)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($88.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($479.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.00 @ IJK)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($94.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $1084.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-09 19:47 EST+1100
 
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jjeansy

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May 12, 2014
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Hey thank you for your help. What do you think would be a better build. Thanks Josh
[PCPartPicker part list](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/XFh6P6) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/XFh6P6/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8320frhkbox) | $182.00 @ CPL Online
**CPU Cooler** | [Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-cooling-cpu-cooler-freezer7prorev2) | $27.00 @ IJK
**Motherboard** | [ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-970pro3r20) | $99.00 @ CPL Online
**Memory** | [Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-ct2kit51264ba160b) | $88.00 @ CPL Online
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $67.00 @ CPL Online
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-912v308002) | $399.00 @ CPL Online
**Case** | [Aerocool Strike-X Advance ATX Mid Tower Case](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/aerocool-case-en58100) | $89.00 @ CPL Online
**Power Supply** | [Thermaltake SMART 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-power-supply-sp650pcbus) | $94.00 @ PCCaseGear
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $119.00 @ Mwave Australia
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1164.00
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-09 19:54 EST+1100 |

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[PCPartPicker part list](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/KMxLqs) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/KMxLqs/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8320frhkbox) | $182.00 @ CPL Online
**CPU Cooler** | [Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-cooling-cpu-cooler-freezer7prorev2) | $27.00 @ IJK
**Motherboard** | [ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-970pro3r20) | $99.00 @ CPL Online
**Memory** | [Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-ct2kit51264ba160b) | $88.00 @ CPL Online
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $67.00 @ CPL Online
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp40974kr) | $479.00 @ CPL Online
**Case** | [Aerocool Strike-X Advance ATX Mid Tower Case](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/aerocool-case-en58032) | $89.00 @ CPL Online
**Power Supply** | [Thermaltake SMART 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-power-supply-sp650pcbus) | $94.00 @ PCCaseGear
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $119.00 @ Mwave Australia
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1244.00
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-09 19:55 EST+1100 |