How would you spend $3,000 AUD for a complete system, including monitor, keyboard and mouse?

[blbarclay]

How would you spend $3,000 AUD for a complete system, including monitor, keyboard and mouse?

70% Gaming
20% Web/Media
10% CAD

 

[RCFProd]

I would arguably plan setup with an AMD RYZEN 7 1700 CPU, GTX 1080 Ti graphics card in ITX form factor. Although ITX boards for RYZEN aren't released yet.

 

[blbarclay]

Something like this?

PCPartPicker part list: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/787Kbj
Price breakdown by merchant: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/787Kbj/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($293.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($169.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($145.00 @ Scorptec)
Storage: *Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($130.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: *Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Series Video Card ($549.00 @ IJK)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($125.00 @ IJK)
Power Supply: Corsair 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($174.00 @ Shopping Express)
Wireless Network Adapter: D-Link DWA-548 PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($19.00 @ IJK)
Wireless Network Adapter: D-Link DWA-548 PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($19.00 @ IJK)
Monitor: Acer XB271HU bmiprz 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor ($969.00 @ Shopping Express)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($165.00 @ Shopping Express)
Mouse: Corsair M65 PRO RGB FPS Wired Optical Mouse ($83.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $2969.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-05 19:22 AEST+1000

 

[Chugalug_]

This is a little over 3k, but here.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($398.00 @ Shopping Express)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($149.00 @ Shopping Express)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP600NS34 128GB M.2-2242 Solid State Drive ($69.00 @ Scorptec)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.00 @ Shopping Express)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Lite 3 (Windowed) MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($49.50 @ Skycomp Technology)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Monitor: AOC AG271QX 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($678.00 @ Shopping Express)
Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE Wired Gaming Keyboard ($129.00 @ IJK)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse ($65.00 @ Shopping Express)
Other: Gigabyte GTX 1080 Ti Aorus ($1199.00)
Total: $3036.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-05 19:59 AEST+1000