Advice on gaming PC parts.

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McKerch

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So I'm looking to order my first PC parts tomorrow.
Naturally I'm getting cold feet spending $1800 (AUD) on a computer and despite my hours of research I still have the feeling I've missed something crucial. So it would be ace if I could get some advice on these parts:
This isn't including Windows or the keyboard I'm getting but I'm not too keen on spending anything more than what's listed here. I should also add that the motherboard, RAM and CPU are coming in a pretty awesomely priced bundle so I'm pretty set on those but any thoughts are appreciated. All I want to know is if I'm unnecessarily limiting myself with these parts or if there will be any critical miscommunication between different components.

Cheers fellas.

(New to this site so apologies if I've posted in the wrong section).
 
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johnb35 said:
I would actually get the 650 watt psu since you are getting the R9 390 and a 650 watt psu is recommended.

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/34796/coolermaster-gx-650w-cm-storm-edition

Also, not familiar with your choice of cpu coolers. Most popular would be the Coolermaster 212 Evo. But I see they don't carry it.



Overall a decent setup.

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Cheers man. Appreciate the advice.
I just got that CPU cooler cause the 6600k doesn't come with a stock one. Basically just there until I can get something a little beefier.
 
johnb35 said:
I would actually get the 650 watt psu since you are getting the R9 390 and a 650 watt psu is recommended.

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/34796/coolermaster-gx-650w-cm-storm-edition

Also, not familiar with your choice of cpu coolers. Most popular would be the Coolermaster 212 Evo. But I see they don't carry it.

Overall a decent setup.

I also moved this thread to desktop computers.
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The graphics card is a good choice. I recently got the same one, and it can run most games on maximum settings with little to no effort :)

I have a "Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020048-UK)" for it, and it is fine. I got this 600W one for ~$10-$20 less than your one you listed. Your link says it is $89 which is about £62.84 for me, my one I bought online for £48.29 (which seems to be $68.39) from Overclockers (I know you are elsewhere in the world however, so I would look about).
 
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Stuff tends to be a little more expensive in Australia, PC Case Gear is an Australian site.

Would suggest spending a little less on the board and seeing if you can get the R9 390X for that little bit extra performance. This is a very powerful machine though!

Power supply wise, go for the Corsair RM650x. :)
 
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