I'm pretty excited to run this past you guys and see what you think because it's almost been 8 years since my last build. I have $800 in Amazon Canada e-gift cards burning a hole in my pocket so this is a "mostly" Amazon.ca only budget build. Since it's been awhile I just wanted to make sure that everything i've got makes sense, and double check that I haven't made a terrible mistake with any of my parts.
Here was my criteria for this build:
I can't spend more than $200 out-of-pocket. Everything else has to be spent with my Amazon gift cards.
I'm really only going to be playing CSGO and Valorant on it, besides some workstation use. 200+ FPS is the goal.
The build needs to be upgradable to higher-end 3000 series Ryzen CPU.
Must be able to at least handle a 2080 Ti or a 5700xt as a future upgrade.
No Ketchup & Mustard PSU cables.
I've broken the build prices down between CAD & USD because I was hoping somebody could tell me if i'm getting a relatively good value on these parts compared to my neighbors down under.
Spread Sheet version
CPU Parts List:
Part Name/Link
Price (CAD/USD)
Distributor
Processor
Ryzen 5 3600
269.99 / 193.11
Amazon.CA (New)
Graphics Card
MSI Radeon RX 570 8GB Armor
134.00 / 95.84
Ebay.CA (Used)
Motherboard
MSI ProSeries A320M-A PRO MAX
89.99 / 64.37
Amazon.CA (New)
Ram
XPG Gammix DDR4 (8x2) 3200MHz C16
99.99 / 71.52
Amazon.CA (New)
Case
Zalman S2 ATX Mid-Tower Case
65.99 / 47.20
Amazon.CA (New)
Power Supply
Cooler Master 650W MWE 80+ Gold NM
106.04 / 75.85
Amazon.CA (New)
SSD
Kingston 240GB A400 SATA III 2.5"
49.99 / 35.76
Amazon.CA (New)
Other Storage
N/A (TBD)
Other items needed
SATA III connector, 3x 120mm fans
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Total Shipping Costs:
26.81 / 19.18
Subtotal
821.81 / 511.95
Tax (15%)
123.27 / 88.17
Total
945.08 / 675.97
Amazon gift cards:
$800
Amazon costs:
$795.73
Out-of-pocket cost:
154.82 / 110.74
