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Help on an Intel $800-$900 budget build
Hi all,
I am planning to build a general-purpose PC with a budget around $850AUD, but I could go over if necessary. It will be used for programming, a bit of gaming, schoolwork and Internet. I will choose Intel.
Parts so far:
CPU - 2500k - $218.00
Motherboard - Asrock Z68-Extreme 4 LGA1155 - $166.00
RAM - 4096Mb Kingston (times 2) - $48.00
Graph. - Sapphire 7770 - $159.00
HDD 2TB WD Caviar Green - $119.00
Power - 600W CoolerMaster Silent Pro - $125.00
Case - CoolerMaster Elite 371 - $59.00
ODD - Samsung DVD Writer - $16.00
TOTAL: $910.00
All costs from my local computer store. Gives you an idea of what prices will be like here in Australia.
What do you guys think? Open for suggestions. At the moment, I am slightly over budget, so what could I do to get it closer to $850, but with equal or as close to current performance as possible?
One major priority is for it to be easily upgradable in the future.
Thanks in advance,
ratman