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    Need help with new build

    Hey all I've decided on building a new pc and would like your help.

    Budget: $1200 AUD ( if more is need to make system much better willing to go to 1500ish)
    Resolution 1920x1080 (2 screens one for game one for general use)
    Games / Settings Desired Wow and new fpses as the come out, Just looking for the best gaming pc overall within my budget
    Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc) nope
    Country Australia, prefer to use pccasegear website as they are close to my house
    Parts that can be reuse: nope
    Do you need an OS? Yes prefer windows 8
    Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)? No

    Thanks in advanced for all of your help

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    No SSD build:

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

    CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($275.00 @ PCCaseGear)
    CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
    Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($165.00 @ PCCaseGear)
    Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($95.00 @ PCCaseGear)
    Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($329.00 @ PCCaseGear)
    Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
    Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($85.00 @ PCCaseGear)
    Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($25.00 @ PCCaseGear)
    Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
    Total: $1360.00
    (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
    (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-24 01:47 EST+1000)

    SSD build (PCCaseGear didn't have it available so had to use another shop to get the SSD only):

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

    CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($275.00 @ PCCaseGear)
    CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
    Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($165.00 @ PCCaseGear)
    Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
    Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($115.00 @ Mwave Australia)
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($75.00 @ PCCaseGear)
    Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($329.00 @ PCCaseGear)
    Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
    Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($85.00 @ PCCaseGear)
    Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($25.00 @ PCCaseGear)
    Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
    Total: $1455.00
    (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
    (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-24 01:49 EST+1000)
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    ASUS Z87 Gryphon (mATX) is a higher end motherboard but exceptionally cheap in Australia.

    Caviar Blacks (WD1002FAEX) are no longer unquestionably faster than Caviar Blues because the newest edition Caviar Blue (WD10EZEX) is single platter.

    Caviar Black - 140 Mb/s, 10ms access
    Caviar Blue - 180 Mb/s, 20ms access

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    Bump looking at some more options

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    What do you mean "looking for more options"? If I were to suggest something else, I'd probably just link what was already listed.
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    If the build above was bad someone would have cleared it up by now, its a good build overall.
    The problem is you want to order it from a single shop, you could squeze a GTX 770 in if you were ordering from other cheaper alternatives.

    Just a reminder, If you want to overclock your GPU get the 7950, its almost on par with a 770 once overclocked. If you want to remain at stock the 760 is better.

    Overclocked performance >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmGWyAyO9mc
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