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Hi guys!

This is my first build, I created it with the help of my boyfriend who has built his own PC. Its over my budget, Im hoping to remain around 700 CAD. What can I downgrade? And I noticed some compatibility issues, too. I'm hoping to make a decent budget gaming PC and make it somewhat aesthetic. 

Here is my link:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Qbv96s

 

-I already have a monitor, keyboard, mouse and windows.

-I'm not planning to get more RAM, at least not on this build. 

 

In a perfect world, my set up would be pink and white, but Ive seen how hard that is to find/expensive. I'm settling for mostly white with black where needed, I dont like bold colors very much.

 

What I have now is the ideal build of what I could ever need, but its over my budget, so Id like to cut back wherever is possible by a bit.

I'd love to hear your thoughts, advice and get some feedback! Thanks!!

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Got it to 700 CAD. Had to remove the gpu and change the cpu to the 2400g. I also sneaked in a 1tb ssd and 16gb ram. It's much more balanced. You'll lose performance overall but you were never going to achieve that 700 budget with the 1060 in there anyways:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $189.99 @ Memory Express
Motherboard ASRock - B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $69.51 @ Vuugo
Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $112.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage SanDisk - SSD PLUS 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $169.59 @ Amazon Canada
Case Corsair - 270R ATX Mid Tower Case $69.99 @ Memory Express
Power Supply Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $64.99 @ Corsair
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $697.06
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $677.06
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-02 16:59 EDT-0400  

This will still game nicely at 1080p, so no problems there. You'll get a cooler paired with the 2400g so don't worry about that.

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3 minutes ago, MeatFeastMan said:

Got it to 700 CAD. Had to remove the gpu and change the cpu to the 2400g. I also sneaked in a 1tb ssd and 16gb ram. It's much more balanced. You'll lose performance overall but you were never going to achieve that 700 budget with the 1060 in there anyways:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $189.99 @ Memory Express
Motherboard ASRock - B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $69.51 @ Vuugo
Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $112.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage SanDisk - SSD PLUS 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $169.59 @ Amazon Canada
Case Corsair - 270R ATX Mid Tower Case $69.99 @ Memory Express
Power Supply Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $64.99 @ Corsair
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $697.06
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $677.06
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-02 16:59 EDT-0400  

This will still game nicely at 1080p, so no problems there. You'll get a cooler paired with the 2400g so don't worry about that.

Awesome, Thanks for your response! I'm just wondering how is it possible to game without a GPU? I would be willing to downgrade the GPU, but is removing it the right choice?

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Just now, chamomile said:

Awesome, Thanks for your response! I'm just wondering how is it possible to game without a GPU? I would be willing to downgrade the GPU, but is removing it the right choice?

The 2400g is an APU. It has a cpu and graphics in it. Here's a video from Linus if you're not sure about all this:

 

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor $118.99 @ Powertop
Motherboard MSI - B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $109.99 @ Newegg Canada
Memory Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $107.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Crucial - BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $75.00 @ Mike's Computer Shop
Video Card Asus - Radeon RX 570 4 GB ROG STRIX Video Card $199.99 @ Newegg Canada
Case Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case $49.99 @ Canada Computers
Power Supply Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $54.99 @ Canada Computers
Case Fan Cooler Master - SickleFlow (Red) 69.69 CFM 120mm Fan $9.75 @ Vuugo
Case Fan Cooler Master - SickleFlow (Red) 69.69 CFM 120mm Fan $9.75 @ Vuugo
Case Fan Cooler Master - SickleFlow (Red) 69.69 CFM 120mm Fan $9.75 @ Vuugo
Case Fan Cooler Master - SickleFlow (Red) 69.69 CFM 120mm Fan $9.75 @ Vuugo
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $785.94
  Mail-in rebates -$30.00
  Total $755.94
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-02 17:13 EDT-0400  

still above $700 :P

 

cut down the CPU (massively) to (try) fit the budget

 

This board for the solid VRM and black and red color scheme

 

memory that's also black and red. 8GB kits cost $30 less making them pretty bad value.

 

Larger SSDs are better value for money, that's why the 480gb is used while HDD got ditched.

 

Cheapest RX 570. I know there's the 8GB version but the RX 570 isnt really fast enough to use settings that need more than 4gb video memory. Still a bit slower than 1060 6gb but should be fine for 1080p 60fps games at medium settings.

 

A case that matches the colour scheme and fits everything in.

 

A PSU that powers everything just fine, no need to go super overboard here. Even Ryzen 7 2700X and RX 580 draws around 400w max when overclocked.

 

Case fans to let the case breath, the case only comes with one which is really not enough. At least use 2 case fans, one at the front one at the back.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor $118.99 @ Powertop
Motherboard MSI - B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $109.99 @ Newegg Canada
Memory Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $107.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Crucial - BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $75.00 @ Mike's Computer Shop
Video Card Asus - Radeon RX 570 4 GB ROG STRIX Video Card $199.99 @ Newegg Canada
Case Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case $49.99 @ Canada Computers
Power Supply Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $54.99 @ Canada Computers
Case Fan Cooler Master - SickleFlow (Red) 69.69 CFM 120mm Fan $9.75 @ Vuugo
Case Fan Cooler Master - SickleFlow (Red) 69.69 CFM 120mm Fan $9.75 @ Vuugo
Case Fan Cooler Master - SickleFlow (Red) 69.69 CFM 120mm Fan $9.75 @ Vuugo
Case Fan Cooler Master - SickleFlow (Red) 69.69 CFM 120mm Fan $9.75 @ Vuugo
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $785.94
  Mail-in rebates -$30.00
  Total $755.94
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-02 17:13 EDT-0400  

still above $700 :P

 

cut down the CPU (massively) to (try) fit the budget

 

This board for the solid VRM and black and red color scheme

 

memory that's also black and red. 8GB kits cost $30 less making them pretty bad value.

 

Larger SSDs are better value for money, that's why the 480gb is used while HDD got ditched.

 

Cheapest RX 570. I know there's the 8GB version but the RX 570 isnt really fast enough to use settings that need more than 4gb video memory. Still a bit slower than 1060 6gb but should be fine for 1080p 60fps games at medium settings.

 

A case that matches the colour scheme and fits everything in.

 

A PSU that powers everything just fine, no need to go super overboard here. Even Ryzen 7 2700X and RX 580 draws around 400w max when overclocked.

 

Case fans to let the case breath, the case only comes with one which is really not enough. At least use 2 case fans, one at the front one at the back.

I guess I shouldve specified color, I dislike red and black and honestly was going for white and pink in a perfect world but am settling for white and black, with pink accessories such as my mouse and such.

I don't really know much, but are you able to tell me what the frame rate would be? In maybe a medium quality?

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15 minutes ago, chamomile said:

I guess I shouldve specified color, I dislike red and black and honestly was going for white and pink in a perfect world but am settling for white and black, with pink accessories such as my mouse and such.

I don't really know much, but are you able to tell me what the frame rate would be? In maybe a medium quality?

could change colour

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor $118.99 @ Powertop
Motherboard ASRock - B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $99.99 @ Canada Computers
Memory Team - Night Hawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $136.99 @ Newegg Canada
Memory Team - T-Force Delta RGB 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $80.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Crucial - BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $75.00 @ Mike's Computer Shop
Video Card Asus - Radeon RX 570 4 GB ROG STRIX Video Card $199.99 @ Newegg Canada
Case Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (White) ATX Mid Tower Case $69.99 @ Canada Computers
Power Supply Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $54.99 @ Canada Computers
Case Fan Cooler Master - MasterFan Pro 120 Air Balance RGB 42.7 CFM 120mm Fan $9.99 @ Memory Express
Case Fan Cooler Master - MasterFan Pro 120 Air Balance RGB 42.7 CFM 120mm Fan $9.99 @ Memory Express
Case Fan Cooler Master - MasterFan Pro 120 Air Balance RGB 42.7 CFM 120mm Fan $9.99 @ Memory Express
Case Fan Cooler Master - MasterFan Pro 120 Air Balance RGB 42.7 CFM 120mm Fan $9.99 @ Memory Express
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $926.89
  Mail-in rebates -$50.00
  Total $876.89
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-02 17:44 EDT-0400  

only use one of the memory kits, merely there to show what I would pick.

 

frame rate will depend on the games. csgo will do 150-200fps easily. overwatch past 120fps as well, but AC Odyssey and Far Cry 5 can only do 60fps with dips at times.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($229.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.90 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($53.99 @ Powertop) 
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 3D 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 8 GB PULSE Video Card  ($249.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H18 Tempered Glass MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Memory Express) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $782.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-03 04:23 EDT-0400

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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