build for a friend

[Evostatic343]

my friend wants to be able to run titan fall on medium settings for under 500$ CAN go.

 

i was thinking this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Uzlg 

 

please suggest other options 

[AlwaysFSX]

You need to have the link with ca.pcpartpicker.com otherwise you're getting US prices, not Canadian. That build costs $740 CAN.

@Evostatic343

[OmanGS]

You definitely don't need that PSU. I would recommend going with something in line with this product instead.The rest of the build isn't too shabby. Might want to change up a few things to save a dollar or two, but all in all it's decent.

 

Now, medium settings might be pushing that APU a little - although I'm not entirely sure.

 

Edit: @Evostatic343 - I know this isn't exactly pretty or insane, but this falls pretty close to his budget: $550 CAD Build

[C1intFunWood]

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2UA8D

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2UA8D/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2UA8D/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($88.32 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A85X Extreme4-M Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($115.00 @ Vuugo) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  ($215.00 @ Canada Computers) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Total: $488.30

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-16 23:00 EST-0500)

[OmanGS]

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2UA8D

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2UA8D/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2UA8D/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($88.32 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A85X Extreme4-M Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($115.00 @ Vuugo) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  ($215.00 @ Canada Computers) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Total: $488.30

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-16 23:00 EST-0500)

 

 

I'm pretty sure that OP's friend needs more than just the basics. It looks like he needs an entire build minus the peripherals. Now, if I'm mistaken and he has parts to use already, this is definitely a fairly solid build idea. I wouldn't try to find more of a balance between the parts, however - you have a lot of the cost wrapped up in the GPU and PSU that don't need to be.

[MbV93]

Holy balls this was hard!

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($88.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Motherboard:  ASRock FM2A55M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($53.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory:  A-Data XPG Gaming Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.00 @ Vuugo)
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card:  Asus Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card  ($111.00 @ Vuugo)
Case:  Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.48 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply:  EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $494.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-16 23:10 EST-0500)

[OmanGS]

Holy balls this was hard!

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($88.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)

Motherboard:  ASRock FM2A55M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($53.50 @ Vuugo)

Memory:  A-Data XPG Gaming Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.00 @ Vuugo)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.79 @ DirectCanada)

Video Card:  Asus Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card  ($111.00 @ Vuugo)

Case:  Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.48 @ DirectCanada)

Power Supply:  EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX)

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ Canada Computers)

Total: $494.96

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-16 23:10 EST-0500)

 

Ah, best build right here. If he can invest a little more into RAM, he'll have a very good machine for the price. Good call on the 750K - I never even thought about that.

[Str_Mape]

Holy balls this was hard!

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($88.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)

Motherboard:  ASRock FM2A55M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($53.50 @ Vuugo)

Memory:  A-Data XPG Gaming Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.00 @ Vuugo)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.79 @ DirectCanada)

Video Card:  Asus Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card  ($111.00 @ Vuugo)

Case:  Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.48 @ DirectCanada)

Power Supply:  EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX)

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ Canada Computers)

Total: $494.96

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-16 23:10 EST-0500)

Was gonna post mine but the only difference was the mobo and a differently branded 7770.