building my own pc, I am way over my budget. HELP

[josh_31]

I am building my computer on PCPARTPICKER, I live in Australia so things get pricy over here. I originally wanted a gaming PC for no more then $900 that could play fallout 4, GTA 5 and other recent games, but found myself at a $1400 computer. What should I get rid off or downgrade, keep in mind I want to be able to play fallout 4, GTA and other recent games.

I was thinking of switching the Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor for the Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor since its like $200+ dollars cheaper, what do you think?

Here is the link to my part list http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/RxJRrH

Thanks a heap

P.S I am not very smart when it comes to computers

 

[Panzeros]

Yeah, and stay realistic.
Most common trap with PC building is, you can always spend a bit more and get something slightly better.
Have a goal: Gaming.
To achieve that goal, have priority over parts. Priority in this case is as follows;
1.GPU.
2.Everything else 😛

Most of your budget should be the GPU. Get the best your budget can allow (up to a certain point, you get diminishing returns over £300)
After GPU, a handful of things will give you NOTICEABLE performance increase, those being; minimum of 8gb RAM, SSD over HD, any i5.

Everything else is tweaking, getting the best bang for your buck, but fps increases will be minimal, because for example, games are typically not CPU intensive. Only games like total war where you have LOOOOOADS of units, will smash up the calculations needed by the CPU, otherwise, you've got enough CPU power, and everything else is wasted.

ENjoy!

 

[Jack_F99]

And that my friends is the best answer ^^

 

[FinneousPJ]

Indeed if you can stretch your budget to reach the i5 build, that would be great. But if you go with an i3 and a nice GPU you won't have to regret it either.

 

[Aspiring techie]

Please don't pirate the OS. It's extremely unethical and illegal.

 

[grimlockPH]

Please don't pirate the OS. It's extremely unethical and illegal.

You're a good person.

 

[James Mason]

Best I can do sub 900 in Outback Country.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4350 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($159.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card ($202.00 @ IJK)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($72.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($18.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Keyboard: Gigabyte Force K3 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($22.00 @ CPL Online)
Mouse: Gigabyte GM-FORCE M7 Wired Optical Mouse ($14.00 @ CPL Online)
Speakers: Logitech LS11 3W 2ch Speakers ($18.00 @ Umart)
Total: $895.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-15 05:19 AEDT+1100

People bashing the i3 have never used them, they're very capable, and unless the game is coded like complete garbage, they will run them at 95% of an i5/i7 (which run them virtually the same)

You won't regret having an i3 system, it plays all the games you want, just at reduced settings. The 270 can play pretty much all the games you want at 1080p, just not really at high settings.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Piracy of ANY kind is not supported or permitted here. Any further mention of torrents, activation hacks/cracks, or other ways around obtaining a legal copy of Windows will be met with severe sanctions.

The only proper response to this post is "I have read and understand the warning"

 

[ErikVinoya]

The best solution for you is to spend 400$ on a ps4 and a 60$ on a dualshock 4 .that way you get a 8GB GDDR5 worth of graphic and 8 core CPU + 500GB HDD and 802.11g/b/n that can play 4K videos and run the games at 1080p full hd. then spend the rest on games like GTA V .but if your a fan of FPS that way your only solution is to get a computer

HERESY! Don't you dare! 😀