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That kind of stuff would be helpful in the OP. The following maxes out your budget (with Canadian retail) with an i5: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($218.32 @ TigerDirect Canada) Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg Canada) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.67 @ DirectCanada) Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Canada Computers) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ DirectCanada) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($209.99 @ NCIX) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.13 @ DirectCanada) Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX) Total: $831.05 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-14 00:41 EST-0500

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.00 @ Vuugo) Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($93.98 @ Newegg Canada) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.67 @ DirectCanada) Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Canada Computers) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ DirectCanada) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($279.99 @ NCIX) Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX) Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX) Total: $794.59 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-13 21:41 EST-0500

Good luck selling for asking price. My advice: go with this sweet little overclockable rig to get you by for now: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($68.98 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.75 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.98 @ OutletPC) Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($52.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg) Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave) Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg) Total: $472.65 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-13 02:46 EST-0500 ...and save up to plop a larger HDD in, and eventually upgrade the CPU/GPU

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($54.88 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.85 @ OutletPC) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($549.99 @ Newegg) Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($76.99 @ SuperBiiz) Total: $1282.66 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-07 04:06 EST-0500

It's the same, but better! PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($54.98 @ NCIX US) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($120.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.85 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($348.99 @ NCIX US) Case: Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $1190.72 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-18 00:25 EST-0500

Monitor? OS? PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($54.98 @ NCIX US) Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($97.59 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.85 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($174.99 @ Newegg) Case: NZXT H230 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg) Total: $793.36 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-18 00:02 EST-0500

I think you're gonna want an SSD boot/programs drive on a build like this. I'm not an expert when it comes to team red, but this seems like a very decent way to shave a few bucks: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($54.98 @ NCIX US) Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.85 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($234.99 @ NCIX US) Case: NZXT H230 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US) Total: $835.77 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-17 23:46 EST-0500

High quality: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.75 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.00 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg) Storage: A-Data XPG SX900 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($105.59 @ NCIX US) Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($164.99 @ Newegg) Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $821.28 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-17 18:01 EST-0500

Me neither, but here's a nice build: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($351.98 @ Newegg Canada) CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X40 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($122.37 @ TigerDirect Canada) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Memory Express) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($162.98 @ Newegg Canada) Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($81.13 @ DirectCanada) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ DirectCanada) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($398.50 @ Vuugo) Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($124.99 @ Canada Computers) Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($98.98 @ DirectCanada) Total: $1612.89 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-15 18:48 EST-0500

The graphics card is about as good as you'll get for the money, but I threw in another option PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: ECS H81H3-I/HDMI (V1.0) Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($35.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Team Zeus Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC) Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($114.99 @ Newegg) Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg) Total: $425.41 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-15 01:24 EST-0500

I think the 660 might outperform the 750 (not considering power consumption)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.98 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.75 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.24 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($120.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($101.46 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($114.99 @ Newegg) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($67.98 @ Newegg) Total: $887.36 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-15 01:09 EST-0500

Meh, for the money it's okay. You can do better

Well first you need to decide whether you want a laptop or not. If so, would you want something ultra-portable with great battery life, or something more like a mobile workstation? Here's a beefy laptop that will handle most anything you throw at it: http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-15-6-Inch-Gaming-Laptop-59425944/dp/B00K6ZIMPE/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1418343227&sr=1-2&keywords=laptop I might like this one better: http://www.amazon.com/N550JK-DS71T-Full-HD-Touchscreen-Laptop-Aluminum-Body/dp/B00IAA5BSS/ref=lp_679517011_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1418343618&sr=1-5

Cheaper than $400? Might as well: http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-One-Assassins-Creed-Unity-Bundle/dp/B00NFXON1Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418336650&sr=8-1&keywords=xbox+one