$1000 build

Hardware Build a PC
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my brother would like me to build him a gaming computer for $1000.

he has a EAH6850, a 600W PSU by gigabyte, a HDD, DVD drive and all the bits and piece like a keyboard and mouse so that leaves the case, mobo, RAM, processor and a cooling systerm.

(we live in queensland australia so a good cooling systerm is importent)

i have never done overclocking before but would like this build to be able to be overclocked later (after ive tried it on my own PC).

i almost forgot, he likes the Lian Li Lancool Black PC-K63 case but the case isn't all that importent. 

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Case: Fractal Design Define R4  - Fractal makes some of the best budget cases, they look great, great cooling and lots of sounddampening.. 

CPU: Core i5 3570k

RAM: 2x4 GB of 1600mhz kingston value ram (or something similar..)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NF-D14

and if the budget allows it, get an SSD something like the samsung 830 series, kingston 3k or the adata drive that Logan reviewed a few days ago..

And when he has the money he should upgrade the GFX-card, im pretty sure that the card he has will bottleneck the i5 a little..

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or you can go with amd's new fx-8350. it is in the same performance range as the i5 and is eassier to overclock with air cooling

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If your brother is strictly doing gaming, he should definitely get the i5 3570k, as it has much better performance on lower threaded applications like games. 

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so this is the list so far http://pcpartpicker.com/p/oiRi (note that it does not have a price for the case but it looks like i can get that for around $180)

i still need a mother board.

i was recomended this for my own build but my brother has a bigger budget then me so is it still good or should i get something different? http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130653 

how much of a difference does a SSD make? ive never used one.

so all up it comes to around $720-30, which leaves room to upgrade his operating system and buy a few games lol.

so with the extra $200 would you change anything or does it look good as is?

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wat i would do with the 1000 bucks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/oknQ

 

the ssd will speed up everything greatly first time i used a computer with one my mind was blown and it was just a sata 2 one