A buddy of mine wants me to help her build a gaming desktop. Here's what I've picked out so far
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.66 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.78 @ Memory Express)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.82 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.18 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card ($470.38 @ Memory Express)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($76.57 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.57 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1205.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-07 16:56 EDT-0400
Was wondering if you guys have any suggestions to improve it or make it cheaper as I've been out of the game for a while.
We're not gonna overclock it or anything since she's not comfortable with that. Of course, I'm going to overclock her GPU without her permission.
edit: Notes to add: Cheaper is better, the price in the list above includes a 12% tax, and aesthetics don't matter. Also in Canada.