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Hey guys.
I'm looking to build an entry level gaming PC, taking advantage of Black Friday and/or Cyber Monday deals.
My budget is $700 before tax and shipping, and I'm in Canada.
I don't need a monitor, or any peripherals.
Preferably limited to Amazon, Newegg, and Canada Computers (a good enough sale, and I'll look at others as well).
This is the closest I've been able to put together on PCPartPicker.
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/pFhY9G

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($145.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($79.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 570 4 GB Gaming 4G Video Card  ($169.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: Rosewill NAUTILUS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($40.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $725.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-28 10:01 EST-0500


I was hoping to be able to get the 3600, but then a video card would be out of the question?
Secondary storage, better cooling (if needed), will come later.

For case, mainly just don't want glass.

And the rest, leaning towards reliability/longevity as much as possible.


Here is my PCPartPicker, with a few builds and a bunch of parts favourited that I'm keeping an eye on.
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/Kytheon/
 
Comments and suggestions would be appreciated.

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6 minutes ago, Kytheon said:

 

Hello,

 

For almost the same price, something a little better :

 

 

 

Better motherboard, SSD, GPU and PSU :) 

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@Plouffe

I'd prefer to stick with a 650w PSU, and the CX 2017 version is a bit higher.

I was advised against going MSI for the motherboard, due to higher failure rates. Do you know if that one's okay?

Similar with the video card, based off the tier list, unless the 8GB is a big enough upgrade?

 

@Tittilicious

I'm a ways away in Ontario, thanks for the offer though :)

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41 minutes ago, Kytheon said:

I'd prefer to stick with a 650w PSU, and the CX 2017 version is a bit higher.

I was advised against going MSI for the motherboard, due to higher failure rates. Do you know if that one's okay?

Similar with the video card, based off the tier list, unless the 8GB is a big enough upgrade?

550w is enough and the CX2017 is a better unit.

This motherboard is one of the best B450 you can get, the others good are all MSI.

Based of the tier list this one is in B which is pretty good also 8Gb of VRAM will last you longer than 4.

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1 hour ago, Plouffe said:

Hello,

 

For almost the same price, something a little better :

 

 

 

Better motherboard, SSD, GPU and PSU :) 

I think you can push it just a little bit further:

 

Specs: Motherboard: Asus X470-PLUS TUF gaming (Yes I know it's poor but I wasn't informed) RAM: Corsair VENGEANCE® LPX DDR4 3200Mhz CL16-18-18-36 2x8GB

            CPU: Ryzen 9 5900X          Case: Antec P8     PSU: Corsair RM850x                        Cooler: Antec K240 with two Noctura Industrial PPC 3000 PWM

            Drives: Samsung 970 EVO plus 250GB, Micron 1100 2TB, Seagate ST4000DM000/1F2168 GPU: EVGA RTX 2080 ti Black edition

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