I need a $1200 AUD build please

Joewalk11

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I'm looking to build a new gaming pc and was wondering if anyone could build me a nice PC for around $1200, I would like it to have an RX 480 8gb and an i5 skylake processor. If you can fit in any better parts than this thats very much welcome but id like those to be the minimum.

Thankyou In advance!
 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($269.00 @ Scorptec)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($97.90 @ Newegg Australia)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($119.00 @ Scorptec)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($124.00 @ Shopping Express)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($389.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.00 @ Scorptec)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $1190.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-31 12:31 AEDT+1100
 
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Wow, I never really realized how expensive things can be outside of the US. But this build should do you find. You could upgrade to an i7-6700. I also did not include Windows, monitor, keyboard, mouse. But it should allow you to play modern games at high settings in 1080p.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($269.00 @ Scorptec)
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($84.70 @ Newegg Australia)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($115.00 @ Scorptec)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.00 @ Shopping Express)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB NITRO+ 4G Video Card ($339.00 @ Umart)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.00 @ PLE Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($140.80 @ Skycomp Technology)
Total: $1165.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-31 12:33 AEDT+1100
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.00 @ Shopping Express)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($164.00 @ Shopping Express)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($85.00 @ Scorptec)
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($65.00 @ Scorptec)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 4GB RS Video Card ($329.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.00 @ PLE Computers)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $1210.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-31 12:36 AEDT+1100
 

Joewalk11

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Haha yeah Australia's Prices are pretty bad compared to other places

 
Here is an i7 skylake Xeon build. The motherboard may overclock the cpu. You have to try and see I guess.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($389.00 @ PLE Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock E3V5 Performance Gaming/OC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($169.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($115.00 @ Scorptec)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB GAMING X Video Card ($399.00 @ Shopping Express)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($103.00 @ IJK)
Total: $1288.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-31 12:44 AEDT+1100