Is this a good PC Build?

[BBMadrides]

Hi, so I decided to build a second gaming PC. I have a budget of it being under 700AUD. I'm just going to be playing CS:GO, BF4. and a few of the new games coming out. I don't want to have ultra graphics, just high and medium.
Here is my build (will not be showing PSU and coolers)
CPU: Athlon II X4 635
GPU: Nvidia GTX 750 OC 2GB
Motherboard: A FM1 Motherboard
Ram: 8GB
Is this good for a pc build? If I can go any cheaper please let me know.
Please note I'm in AUS, so if your offering me something thats USD, it could be more in AUD.

 

[filippi]

This is the best gaming build i could think of:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($175.00 @ PC Force)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($78.79 @ Wiseguys)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($95.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)
Storage: Toshiba 320GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.75 @ PB Technologies)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($171.35 @ PB Technologies)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($68.76 @ Ascent Technology)
Power Supply: Antec 500W ATX Power Supply ($77.94 @ Ascent Technology)
Total: $718.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-25 01:43 NZST+1200

 

[bootcher]

If you have a few more spare dollars you could buy something a bit better:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($152.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.00 @ IJK)
Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($214.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply ($85.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $714.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 23:44 AEST+1000

 

[BBMadrides]

This is the best gaming build i could think of:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($175.00 @ PC Force)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($78.79 @ Wiseguys)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($95.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)
Storage: Toshiba 320GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.75 @ PB Technologies)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($171.35 @ PB Technologies)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($68.76 @ Ascent Technology)
Power Supply: Antec 500W ATX Power Supply ($77.94 @ Ascent Technology)
Total: $718.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-25 01:43 NZST+1200

is it in AUD or USD?

 

[filippi]

This is the best gaming build i could think of:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($175.00 @ PC Force)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($78.79 @ Wiseguys)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($95.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)
Storage: Toshiba 320GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.75 @ PB Technologies)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($171.35 @ PB Technologies)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($68.76 @ Ascent Technology)
Power Supply: Antec 500W ATX Power Supply ($77.94 @ Ascent Technology)
Total: $718.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-25 01:43 NZST+1200

is it in AUD or USD?

This is a complete gaming build for NZ$718 (No OS though).

 

[BBMadrides]

If you have a few more spare dollars you could buy something a bit better:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($152.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.00 @ IJK)
Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($214.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply ($85.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $714.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 23:44 AEST+1000

I heard that you need quad core for todays gaming.

 

[filippi]

If you have a few more spare dollars you could buy something a bit better:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($152.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.00 @ IJK)
Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($214.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply ($85.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $714.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 23:44 AEST+1000

I heard that you need quad core for todays gaming.

i3-4160 uses HT for 4 threading gaming. Its is far stronger than Athlon II X4 635.

 

[filippi]

If you have a few more spare dollars you could buy something a bit better:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($152.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.00 @ IJK)
Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($214.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply ($85.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $714.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 23:44 AEST+1000

I heard that you need quad core for todays gaming.

i3-4160 uses HT for 4 threading gaming. Its is far stronger than Athlon II X4 635.

 

[BBMadrides]

If you have a few more spare dollars you could buy something a bit better:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($152.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.00 @ IJK)
Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($214.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply ($85.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $714.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 23:44 AEST+1000

I heard that you need quad core for todays gaming.

i3-4160 uses HT for 4 threading gaming. Its is far stronger than Athlon II X4 635.

you know on newegg 8gb of ram is $57 and I can buy a $70 motherboard and a $65 1TB storage, so it roughly makes it $600 for me, which I find impressive

 

[-HH-]

If you look for these parts on new egg too you might find it's cheaper as you previously said but this is an outline.:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($145.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.00 @ Umart)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($85.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($171.00 @ IJK)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($72.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $749.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-25 00:05 AEST+1000

 

[BBMadrides]

If you have a few more spare dollars you could buy something a bit better:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($152.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.00 @ IJK)
Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($214.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply ($85.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $714.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 23:44 AEST+1000

I heard that you need quad core for todays gaming.

i3-4160 uses HT for 4 threading gaming. Its is far stronger than Athlon II X4 635.

Heres my full build then
CPU: Intel Core i3 4170 ($159)
GPU: MSI AMD Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($149)
MotherBoard: ASRock H81M-DGS ($70)
PSU: Antec 500W ATX ($65)
Ram: 8gb 2x4GB ($57)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB ($66)
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO ($29)
$595 (I already own a spare case and a wifi chip and a dvd drive)
If theres any errors let me know.

 

[bootcher]

If you have a few more spare dollars you could buy something a bit better:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($152.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.00 @ IJK)
Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($214.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply ($85.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $714.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 23:44 AEST+1000

I heard that you need quad core for todays gaming.

i3-4160 uses HT for 4 threading gaming. Its is far stronger than Athlon II X4 635.

you know on newegg 8gb of ram is $57 and I can buy a $70 motherboard and a $65 1TB storage, so it roughly makes it $600 for me, which I find impressive

I put the build in pcpartspicker from Australia, but if you can order from US it is going to be cheaper, however (asides from Newegg not accepting international orders) you will have to pay shipping costs and taxes/costums fee.

As filipi already mentioned The i3's are dual core but have hyperthreading making them perform as quad-cores. They are stronger than their AMD counterparts, often outperforming even the highest FX CPU's.

 

[bootcher]

Heres my full build then
CPU: Intel Core i3 4170 ($159)
GPU: MSI AMD Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($149)
MotherBoard: ASRock H81M-DGS ($70)
PSU: Antec 500W ATX ($65)
Ram: 8gb 2x4GB ($57)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB ($66)
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO ($29)
$595 (I already own a spare case and a wifi chip and a dvd drive)
If theres any errors let me know.

- I3 4160 versus 4170 is a difference of 100 mhz, not going to make any noticeable difference in performance, so might as well take the cheaper 4160.
- The CPU comes with a stock intel cooler, which works fine.
- H81 motherboards are not compatible with Haswell refresh CPU's without a BIOS update, so your motherboard will not boot with that CPU. H97 motherboards are compatible out of the box with haswell refresh CPU's, otherwise you will need a 'regular' haswell CPU, for example the i3 4130.

 

[filippi]

If you have a few more spare dollars you could buy something a bit better:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($152.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.00 @ IJK)
Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($214.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply ($85.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $714.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 23:44 AEST+1000

I heard that you need quad core for todays gaming.

i3-4160 uses HT for 4 threading gaming. Its is far stronger than Athlon II X4 635.

Heres my full build then
CPU: Intel Core i3 4170 ($159)
GPU: MSI AMD Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($149)
MotherBoard: ASRock H81M-DGS ($70)
PSU: Antec 500W ATX ($65)
Ram: 8gb 2x4GB ($57)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB ($66)
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO ($29)
$595 (I already own a spare case and a wifi chip and a dvd drive)
If theres any errors let me know.

You dont need a 3rd party cpu cooler because Haswell I3 is a fairly cold chip so stock cpu cooler is enough.
You could get a 265 gpu. This is fairly stronger than any 260x.
Something like that::

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($152.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($63.00 @ IJK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.00)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($169.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec 500W ATX Power Supply ($62.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $571.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-25 00:49 AEST+1000

 

[BBMadrides]

If you look for these parts on new egg too you might find it's cheaper as you previously said but this is an outline.:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($145.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.00 @ Umart)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($85.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($171.00 @ IJK)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($72.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $749.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-25 00:05 AEST+1000

If you have a few more spare dollars you could buy something a bit better:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($152.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.00 @ IJK)
Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($214.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply ($85.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $714.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 23:44 AEST+1000

I heard that you need quad core for todays gaming.

i3-4160 uses HT for 4 threading gaming. Its is far stronger than Athlon II X4 635.

Heres my full build then
CPU: Intel Core i3 4170 ($159)
GPU: MSI AMD Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($149)
MotherBoard: ASRock H81M-DGS ($70)
PSU: Antec 500W ATX ($65)
Ram: 8gb 2x4GB ($57)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB ($66)
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO ($29)
$595 (I already own a spare case and a wifi chip and a dvd drive)
If theres any errors let me know.

You dont need a 3rd party cpu cooler because Haswell I3 is a fairly cold chip so stock cpu cooler is enough.
You could get a 265 gpu. This is fairly stronger than any 260x.
Something like that::

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($152.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($63.00 @ IJK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.00)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($169.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec 500W ATX Power Supply ($62.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $571.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-25 00:49 AEST+1000

CPU: FX-6300 $152
GPU: AMD Radeon 265 dual X $159
Ram: 8GB $57
PSU: Antec 500W ATX $69
Motherboard: ASRock 980DE3-U3S3-R2 AM3+ $68

Can it go any cheaper???

 

[filippi]

Stock FX-6300 (no 3rd party cpu cooler and weak motherboard) is not that good.
Besides FX platform is a dead end for gaming anyway.
A i3 based rig could still get a strong upgrade: i5/i7/xeon.