new build $1000 aud to spend

[m&m's]

well i am glade you were around to spot that, thanks whats a good motherboard for $150 aud

Asrock Fatal1ty H97 Performance
Gigabyte H97-HD3

Both are $139 aud.

EDIT: You can save a lot by buying an Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 instead of an i7. They are both the same, except the i7 has integrated graphics which is useless if you have a dedicated card like you do.
EDIT2: You can save even more by buying the bundle deal that @Lionheart mentioned -> http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=31328
It contains CPU, MOBO and RAM.
EDIT3: Thermaltake PSUs are not the greatest, they have been known to be crap before so as @Lionheart mentioned a Corsair CX-600 would be a better choice.
EDIT4: What are the shipping cost like in Australia? I know a lot of Americans here buy from 4-5 online shops because they don't pay the shipping, but here in Canada shipping is rarely free so it actually costs less to buy all from the same place!

 

[ne6togadno]

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/7dqQQ7

 

[rhino]

Why not this one B'Soul suggested;
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97mpro4

Ooh, also like this kit from ne6.
You can always use the cooler that comes with the CPU in the box to start with and the HDD from your current rig to save a few bucks, as mentioned.
In your case, the i7 is a little eccentric to my mind though a Xeon chip is a nice little alternative.

I think everything's been said at least twice now so all you need to do now is concentrate.

 

[Caring1]

The ASUS B85-Pro Gamer
https://www.umart.com.au/umart1/pro/Products-details.phtml?id=10&id2=376&bid=6&sid=194269&
Internet price $139

 

[Countryside]

+1 ASRock H97M

 

[Leothelesser]

listen to m&m's

also i7 4790K doesn't need to be overclocked .... it is already a great factory overclock that doesn't need expensive cooling or a top end Z motherboard

and who was insulting ASRock motherboards ...... a curse on thou

ASRock Fatal1ty H97-PERFORMANCE/ H97 great MB that overclocks as good as a low end Z MB

and where do you live in OZ

Umart have branches in Brisbane,Sunshine Coast,Gold Coast,Sydney and Melbourne ...... pick up from store saves big bucks on postage

 

[fletcher barker]

cool thanks i will get one of those mobo mentioned above (someone did bag ASRock so wasnt looking at them but i think i will compare the 2 mentioned above). looks like i have to visit like 3 stores to buy everything, wished i could just buy from one. yeah i am in melbourne was unsure about umart, never bought from there before. its the fun time now the buying. thanks again everyone

 

[rhino]

cool thanks i will get one of those mobo mentioned above (someone did bag ASRock so wasnt looking at them but i think i will compare the 2 mentioned above). looks like i have to visit like 3 stores to buy everything, wished i could just buy from one. yeah i am in melbourne was unsure about umart, never bought from there before. its the fun time now the buying. thanks again everyone

So, you going to tell us your final decision?
I've had a closer look at ASRock this week, historically, they were what you got in your budget ready made office PC, and their website was horrible until recently. They seem completely comparable with the rest these days.

 

[rubenclavs]

@fletcher barker

How about this less than 1k build

CPU
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
$145.00

CPU Cooler
Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler
$47.00
Motherboard
ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
$105.00

Memory
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
$85.00
Storage
Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
$89.00



Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
$69.00

Video Card
MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card
$289.00

Case
Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case
$83.00

Power Supply
Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
$85.00

Total: $997.00

Let me know if you like this one

 

[SASBehrooz]

whats the difference from the MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB and the gtx970. i think i can get the MSI for $349.

Get Asus Strix for $340 over R9 380 :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...899&cm_re=Asus_GTX_970-_-14-121-899-_-Product

 

[m&m's]

Get Asus Strix for $340 over R9 380 :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...899&cm_re=Asus_GTX_970-_-14-121-899-_-Product

He's from Australia mate.

 

[fletcher barker]

hey everyone i decided to spend $1341. thought i have the money now (not normal for me to have this much money free to spend on computer). so went with better cpu for long run and allows me to play around with some programs better at same time.

Intel Core i7-4790K Devil's Canyon 4.0GHz Socket 1150 BX80646I74790K
ASUS B85-PRO Gamer/B85/4 x DDR3/1 x PCI-E3.0/2.0 x 16/2 x PCI-E2.0 x 1/4 x SATA3/4 x USB 3.0/HDMI/DV
GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory - $65 PLE
PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card - 319 PLE
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
OCZ ARC 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Corsair CX600 600W V3 ATX Power Supply| 80 Plus Bronze CP-9020048-WW
Deepcool Black Tesseract BF USB 3.0 Mid Tower Case
Cooler Master Hyper 212X CPU Cooler RR-212X-20PM-R1

didnt really see much difference with ASUS AND ASROCK so went with asus. i like the build im sure people can do better but i like this, will be strange not getting an AMD CPU. again would like to thank everyone for helping with ideas and explaining to me about certain parts. to me.
i saw the post about getting Asus gtx 970 gpu got all excited then found out it was American dollars. lol

 

[rhino]

Bravo!
I would have gone for the i5 or Xeon combo and gotten the 240Gb SSD however your reasoning is in order and you went with an ASUS mobo (nice one too) and the 4gb on G-card.
Hooroot!

 

[fletcher barker]

just found out i might be able to afford the gtx 970 gpu instead of the r9 380 4gb. price difference is about $120-$140 dollars. is the extra price worth it.

 

[R0H1T]

just found out i might be able to afford the gtx 970 gpu instead of the r9 380 4gb. price difference is about $120-$140 dollars. is the extra price worth it.

No, unless you're a sucker for uber efficient (read green ) stuff.

 

[ne6togadno]

since you got mb that cant oc (or at least not much) better get non K cpu and saved money put for 250gb ssd (sumsung 850evo would be better over arc 100 but if $ dont allow it arc will do it too). 120gb ssd will be filled up quite fast.

 

[fletcher barker]

was thinking about long term not having to touch computer for awhile, at moment no overclocking but if i get K i can get another mobo and look to overclock maybe down the track. thought if i get ssd 120gb that can handle OS and maybe 1-2 other apps and get another ssd card later on.

 

[ne6togadno]

was thinking about long term not having to touch computer for awhile, at moment no overclocking but if i get K i can get another mobo and look to overclock maybe down the track. thought if i get ssd 120gb that can handle OS and maybe 1-2 other apps and get another ssd card later on.

you dont want to touch pc for a awhile and yet you plan to upgrade mobo and ssd. i'd say this is a bit of contradiction.
it took me 1.5 years to gather pc from my sys specs. so since you are on the budget as i was (tho you have some cash to start while i hadnt any) you should make plan for saving&upgrading down the road.
intel is coming with new socket for upcoming cpus so mb manufacturers will start making new mbs and will drop production of old ones so at some point (probably in next 6-9 mounts) it will be difficult to find z97 mbs in stores.
on the other hand ssds will be there for quite a long time with newer models with improved durability, better pricing etc.
so if i was in your shoes i would drop ssd for now and go for K cpu and Z97 mb. then in a few mounts when you save some cash you can just add ssd (if you manage to save enough you may end up with 500gb ssd rather then 250).
this way you wont waste money on parts that soon will be replaced but you cant resell (some AU members said that down under 2nd hand pc parts market in close to non existent). there were a lot of Z97 mb prepositions in builds we offered pick one that fits your budget best and you wont make a mistake. if you end up with some $ left from those 1341 you have decided to spend put them to ssd savings so you can get it sooner rather then later.

edit: i just saw that there wasnt any Z97 prepositions so far so here is the list of Z97 mbs offered in au. you can squeeze few $ in exchange of expand slots if you go for micro atx over full atx board

 

[fletcher barker]

found these 2 z97 mobo that seem ok

Asus Z97 PRO GAMER - $219

ASRock Z97 Pro4 LGA 1150 Motherboard - $156

thinking i might go for ASROCK as seems to be ok mobo. can anyone make a different suggest for z97 mobo around those prices.

 

[ne6togadno]

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97md3h
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97pcmate
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97d3h
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97mplus
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-fatal1tyz97killer
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97g55sli
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97g45gaming
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97a
asus offerings are a bit of expensive except micro atx one
asrock z97 pro4 is ok

 

[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

Personally, I say wait for Skylake next week.

 

[fletcher barker]

if they releases the new cpu on 5th august how long roughly would it be to make it to Australia

 

[ne6togadno]

if they releases the new cpu on 5th august how long roughly would it be to make it to Australia

i wouldnt bother with the new cpu. performance improvement on cpu side is too shy to worth the price tag. what you should look for is price drops of current gen cpus. you might get good deal for 4790k you are following and save a some money for something else.

 

[fletcher barker]

yeah thats what i was thinking, but if released on 5th and takes a month to make to australia and only have $40 dollars not worth it. unsure to wait or not. the new cheaps doesnt seem much of an upgrade compared to 4790k

 

[ne6togadno]

@Mussels and @THE_EGG are from AU for sure (there are some others too but cant remember their names). they might be more of a help about when skylake can expected to AU