$5000 Gaming PC - k go

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  1. Rhodric
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    Looking for ideas on what to put together, want something pretty top end that will last me a decent stretch of time. This price excludes monitors which i will be purchasing later on. I am also looking at setting up 2 or even 3 4K monitors.

    So any help would be appreciated! That price is Australian Dollars too so if you could use www.ple.com.au for the parts that would be great :D
     
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    5k? I'm pretty sure you can pick the best of each category and go with that, even with a 980ti, and a 1TB SSD youll still have massive amounts of cash to fill the rest!!!
     
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    Give us a few good parts stores from Australia please. (assuming your location is correct.)
     
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    He is from Australia, so you gotta add something like 50% cost to every part of the PC. lol For example: https://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemId=620290 :(


    I tossed a few parts together to get an initial idea and it ended up around $4500. Ill fine tune and get something solid together later today
     
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    Enigma you are a boss. Thanks heaps. I tend to get incompatible parts on the odd occasion so help is always appreciate!
     
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    in canada here and just spent 1500 on a 1440/144 monitor and a fury card...

    prices out side of usa suck :(
     
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    Sorry it took so long for me to get this together for you. I came up with a pretty good build and kept it under budget a ways too.

    https://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemId=613579
    https://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemId=617697
    https://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemId=620318
    https://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemId=620290
    https://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemId=613556
    https://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemId=620518
    https://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemId=619955
    https://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemId=617246
    https://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemId=617290
    https://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemId=617288
    https://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemId=612203
    https://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemId=620010
    https://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemId=619890
    https://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemId=608901
    https://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemId=613132
    https://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemId=614084



    If you start knocking things off that you dont need then let me know so I can see if other areas could be improved more. For instance if you take out the monitor then with the money saved from that and being under budget you should get a 2nd graphics card.
    You could also check those other sites you listed to see if the same parts are cheaper at other places.



    Do you have the space for a 40" monitor? If so I would highly recommend this one instead of the monitor I listed above:
    https://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemId=617148
    That is basically the same monitor I have and I love it. The MVA panel it has is far superior in image quality to any other panel types I have seen outside of OLED. But not everyone has space for a 40" monitor on their desk
     
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    Ok i knocked a few bits and pieces off so the price is down to $3600, a 40" monitor would be a touch too big for how close i am sitting on my desk. Also can i double that RAM with the same motherboard or would i need to change that board to a quad channel board. Which in turn could result in having to change a few other bits and pieces.
     
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    How about this...
    Get your monitors from the place you had listed, however I am not sure I would choose any of the current IPS monitors that are 2560x1440 at 144Hz. Seems to be way too many Backlight Bleed issues. Personally I am going to hold out and see what the new Dell S2716DG - gsync 144hz will be like before buying any new monitors. Reference: http://www.overclock.net/t/1558309/various-asus-debuts-rog-swift-pg279q-144hz-ips-and-g-sync

    This would be a near Silent PC and will allow for better overclocking headroom vs the Corsair H Series cooler.

    Tip you all should look at PCpartpicker and just select your country and it will put in 90% of your local part suppliers.

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

    CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($517.00 @ CPL Online)
    CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
    Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 11.1g Thermal Paste ($19.00 @ PCCaseGear)
    Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($298.00 @ IJK)
    Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($405.00 @ IJK)
    Storage: Samsung SM951 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($614.88 @ RamCity)
    Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($1249.00 @ CPL Online)
    Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($1249.00 @ CPL Online)
    Case: Lian-Li PC-B16 ATX Mid Tower Case ($373.00 @ IJK)
    Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($199.00 @ Umart)
    Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full (32/64-bit) ($149.00 @ IJK)
    Case Fan: Noctua NF-P12 PWM 120mm Fan ($30.99 @ Mwave Australia)
    Case Fan: Noctua NF-P12 PWM 120mm Fan ($30.99 @ Mwave Australia)
    Case Fan: Noctua NF-P12 PWM 120mm Fan ($30.99 @ Mwave Australia)
    Case Fan: Noctua NF-P12 PWM 120mm Fan ($30.99 @ Mwave Australia)
    Case Fan: Noctua NF-P12 PWM 120mm Fan ($30.99 @ Mwave Australia)
    Total: $5342.83
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-22 13:49 AEDT+1100
     
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    I didnt want to go to all different suppliers because i wasnt building the machine. If i was the one putting it all together then yes i would have picked pieces from different stores but i want a professional and neat job done!

    Also there is only $100 difference between ours once i exclude my monitors... So looking everywhere isnt exactly benefiting you too much.
     
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    weird it removed my cards for some reason lol fixed it
     
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    Hm weird its not showing my cards for some reason....