$950 Amazon.CA gaming build

[KingSulley]

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:

1. I can't spend more than $200 out-of-pocket. Everything else has to be spent with my Amazon gift cards.

2. I'm really only going to be playing CSGO and Valorant on it, besides some workstation use. 200+ FPS is the goal. 

3. The build needs to be upgradable to higher-end 3000 series Ryzen CPU.

4. Must be able to at least handle a 2080 Ti or a 5700xt as a future upgrade.

5. 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	----
	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

[tank234]

you can get a 450-500 watt psu and save some cash, 650 is overkill. Also I would go with a b450m motherboard.

[dizmo]

Unless you increase your budget you're not getting a motherboard that's going to be something you want to use a high powered chip in.

[KingSulley]

48 minutes ago, tank234 said:

you can get a 450-500 watt psu and save some cash, 650 is overkill. Also I would go with a b450m motherboard.

Fair enough, looks like theres some new inventory in on psus today. I just want to have that room to upgrade within the next 9-15 months. Right now this system will run at about 370w without overclocking. Thoughts on this Cooler Master semi-modular or this Gigabyte?

 

[KingSulley]

40 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Unless you increase your budget you're not getting a motherboard that's going to be something you want to use a high powered chip in.

Do you have any suggestions? I initially budgeted for an MSI Tomahawk Max, but Amazon ran out of stock and they're now selling at $190 

 

Thoughts on this ASRock B450M PRO4?

[dizmo]

1 minute ago, KingSulley said:

Do you have any suggestions? I initially budgeted for an MSI Tomahawk Max, but Amazon ran out of stock and they're now selling at $190 

 

Thoughts on this ASRock B450M PRO4?

I think Hardware Unboxed has a review of the best B450 boards. Check out that video, see which one you can afford.

[KingSulley]

20 minutes ago, dizmo said:

I think Hardware Unboxed has a review of the best B450 boards. Check out that video, see which one you can afford.

Thanks i'll look into it. I might think about ponying up for a X570 in the future.

[BlackManINC]

22 minutes ago, KingSulley said:

Thanks i'll look into it. I might think about ponying up for a X570 in the future.

The last thing you want to be cheap with is the motherboard. If a motherboard is cheap, its highly likely due to it being cheaply made. If you are trying to run high end applications like video games, with high end components, you should go with a high end motherboard like the one I have linked below. 

 

Link: Gigabyte X570 AORUS MASTER

[tank234]

Both are good power supplies and would do a good job which ever one you chose to go with. But I would go with a corsair unit or a seasonic unit but that is just my suggestion I have personally never went with cooler master or gigabyte