Am i getting the best for my 2400 AUD?

those hardware prices are horriffic. 79$ to build instead of 120$? I'd check the hardware prices with the companies charging 120. Add everything up, compare. Looks to me like you're literally paying double the price from that 79$ company... then again im not well informed on the australian currency, for example, a system th at performs identical to that would run up about a 1200-1300$ bill from US/CA/EU.
 
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yeah bro its really quite disheartening, ive been to australias most popular site PCcasegear.com and even then the price is still round the 2400 range with an even worse gpu, the Hardware prices are astronomical and with sites like amazon.com not shipping hardware to australia it makes it extremly difficault to avoid the high price bracket that australia has :(

This is the real kick in the teeth... Australia charges around 500$ on orders from overseas that are pver 1000$ in value!!

Can you guys reccomend some full tower cases or mid towers from that ple website that i should use for my build i have a budget of 220$ for the case
and im leanign towards the CM Storm Stryker over the CoolerMaster HAF X
 
Thankyou for that reccomendation, i have a question for all of you,
Would a HAF XM be a viable solution for an SLI 670 build on a maximus V formula with 3770k? i would also like to find another motherboard instead of the MVF if i was going to do an sli 670 solution due to teh fact that a 1080p monitor basically ruins the point deosnt it?

the 670 sli solution costs 798$
to put that into perspective the 690 costs 1400$ while the 670 sli is 602$ cheaper and only with 5-10% less performance. so as far as savings go that is bloody fantastic

As you may not know i am new to the desktop bracket as i have used gaming laptops for the past year and am looking for not only a great gaming computer but also a computer that will last atleast a few years due to the fact that i am just completing a certidicate 4 in game developement and then going to uni for either software developement or a major in games development :) and i want to not have to upgrade for a while because the uni costs are high (in excess of 20,000$)

thanks dor the reccomendation deejeta :D the place is 15mins don the road from me haha
 
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Mate I live in Melbourne and MSY and Centrecom have stores all over Australia. MSY is the cheaper of the two but only slightly.

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD65 or MPower. Save yourself $400 over that Asus heap.

Spend $2 on a screwdriver and build it yourself. Dont pay someone else to do what you can do yourself for free.
 
HAF XM's are an ok case quite reasonable priced as well for the features. ROG boards are dear as poison. I look at mine and often think why I paid so much for it. Anyway. Like as stated above - the MSI Mpower & GD65 are top boards and will do everything the rog board will do. If you're not too far from me I could show you how to build a pc if you like.
 
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HAF XM's are an ok case quite reasonable priced as well for the features. ROG boards are dear as poison. I look at mine and often think why I paid so much for it. Anyway. Like as stated above - the MSI Mpower & GD65 are top boards and will do everything the rog board will do. If you're not too far from me I could show you how to build a pc if you like.
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thanks for the help :D getting my hands on an mpower could be difficault from the ple webshop:(
 
Why not a fractal deisgn r4 window version as a case? I also agree with the ROG being a waste. Mpower or GD55/65 are the best IMO, also much cheaper! And ya build it yourself. youtube videos can teach you and walk you through. If you really want it to lasts a long time, SSD is the only way to go for storage really.
 
i just found out that on my budget i can SLI 2 670s but have to get an asus p8z77-V are they anygood? will i have to get a 7.1 surround card?

The reason for dual 670s is because of that fact that they cost 798$ while the 7970 is 600 plus the gtx 690 card over here is 1500$ and im prettys sure the 670 perform 5% less but also for 602$ less

what are your opinions?
Also the case for the dual 670s would be the HAF X because of the supposed best gpu air cooling it has
 
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Congrats! You have now arrived at the exact same set-up that I specced out for you on page 2! :)

Yes, that's a solid set-up. 2 overclocked 670s can be faster than a 690. Personally I think the HAF X looks really... well, ugly tbh. Storm Trooper would be my choice :)

As for the sound card: Yes, the ROG on-board audio is slightly better than normal, however it's still on-board sounds which tends to suck. You won't miss anything compared to the ROG board if you don't buy a sound card, but buying one will give your a great increase in audio quality!

Gotta have decent headphones/speakers though
 
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Congrats! You have now arrived at the exact same set-up that I specced out for you on page 2! :)

Yes, that's a solid set-up. 2 overclocked 670s can be faster than a 690. Personally I think the HAF X looks really... well, ugly tbh. Storm Trooper would be my choice :)

As for the sound card: Yes, the ROG on-board audio is slightly better than normal, however it's still on-board sounds which tends to suck. You won't miss anything compared to the ROG board if you don't buy a sound card, but buying one will give your a great increase in audio quality!

Gotta have decent headphones/speakers though
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How about the storm stryker :lol: so all of this is actually good?
Isnt it a bit overkill having 2 670s in sli haha
also i had to go with teh AFOX cards not the ftw but should i go with the ftw it would mean more sacrifices :(
still going with the 16gb ram though haha
i still dont know about teh 3570k though

Also isnt the HAF X unmatched in its gpu cooling aswesomeness? or is it bad compared to the stryker?
 
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Depends, in the HAF X there's a HDD cage blocking the airflow of the front intake fan, so you're only left with the side panel fan however if you have a proper front intake, sidepanel fans are frowned upon. In the Stryker you can rotate the HDD cages so that the 2 x 120mm fans are intaking air and blowing it into the case.

If you then put your HDD in the optical drive bays, there are no restrictions to airflow whatsoever. Besides, the Stryker has a built-in fan controller :)

Yes, 670 SLI is a bit overkill especially if you're only on one 1080p monitor, but you can can always buy one now and one later! I'd personally grab the FTW edition as I'm familiar with the brand and their awesome warranty. I've personally never heard of AFOX.

3570k is just the sweetspot for gaming CPUs these days. Games don't use more than 4 cores and the only difference between an i5 and i7 would be hyperthreading which would give you 2-3 fps more in games. I personally don't think that 3 fps justifies the 60 quid extra. i7s are aimed at the people that use their computers for editing tasks like PhotoSoup or video editing (though the i5 is more than capable of doing some photo editing work).

16GB is a bit overkill tbh, and just like with the graphics cards; You can buy 8GB now and add another 8GB later down the road? This gives your wallet some time to recover and your brain some time to think wether you even need it or not
 
in terms of teh i7 and 16gb ram.
I 3d model often as i am persuing a career in game developement also i know what you mean by AFOX when i saw them even i was like who are these people haha

I will be getting another monitor 4 months down the road and will probably go with a stryker case.
Also as the 670s are dual slot will i have any issues cooling them in a stryker?


I have also just discovered that for 10$ cheaper i can get a single eVGA Gtx 680 Classified are they anygood? or an overpriced waste of time?

just having trouble justifying a 670 sli config haha even when i have everything else sorted component-wise
 
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An overclocked 670 actually performs the same as a ref 680, so yes that would be wasting your money. As for the i7 and RAM; Buy whatever you think you need dude but I was just stating that RAM is so easily upgradable and it might save you a few pounds for now :)

Just like the GTX 670, I'm repeating myself again, you can buy one now and one later. If you have one screen now it will be more than capable for most games. If you're using 2 screens I'm actually assuming that you still game on only one as otherwise you'd have the bezel in the middle of your screen.
 
Have you considered a 7950? They are cheaper here but i'm not sure if they are in australia. Slightly better performance for gaming but again i'm not sure if they will be as useful in the game development software you use.
 
I have concidered them but they are all XFX and they dont supply the Club3D ones which originally caught my attention.

The 3gb Vram would suit me more than the 670's 2gb
And i still have that asus 7970 on the mind ;)
 
Well xfx has an overclock warranty i think, so pretty useful if thats what you plan on doing. The 7970 isn't that much more than a 670 i believe so maybe get 1 now if you can't afford it into your budget. I would rather get one now and get bigger SSDs and then once you start with your GD get another 7970? ;)
 
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