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Budget - $800 - $850 (Canadian) 

 

Aim - High performance gaming 

 

Peripherals -  Could you please include an OS so the price can add up to my budget 

 

 

 

 

 

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I put this together: 

 

 
CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($168.25 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($79.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.79 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage:  Sandisk  128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($74.12 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  ($269.04 @ TigerDirect Canada) 
Case:  Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Memory Express) 
Power Supply:  EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $860.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 16:44 EDT-0400)
 
He can always add an HDD if he needs more storage later on. If he prefers AMD cards he could go for a 270x, maybe even save a few bucks.
 
Here's 270x + HDD:
 
 
CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($168.25 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($79.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.79 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage:  Sandisk  128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($74.12 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card:  Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card  ($232.50 @ Vuugo) 
Case:  Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Memory Express) 
Power Supply:  EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $888.26
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 16:46 EDT-0400)

Setup Video -----------Peasant Crushing Specs----------- 4K Benchmarks


-CPU- i7 3930k @4.8GHz 1.4v -Mobo- Asus Rampage IV Extreme -GPUs- 2x GTX Titan Hydrocopper SLI -RAM- 32GB (8x4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz -Storage- 500GB Samsung 840 SSD | 2TB WD Green HDD


-Monitors- 3x BenQ XL2420T | 1x Dell U2713HM -Mouse- Steelseries Rival -Keyboard- Corsair K70 Cherry MX Brown -Headphones- Audio Techinca ATH-M50 -Microphone- RØDE NT1-A

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Budget - $800 - $850 (Canadian) 

 

Aim - High performance gaming 

 

Peripherals -  Could you please include an OS so the price can add up to my budget 

 

Do you have monitors? Keyboard and mouse?

CPU: i9-13900k MOBO: Asus Strix Z790-E RAM: 64GB GSkill  CPU Cooler: Corsair H170i

GPU: Asus Strix RTX-4090 Case: Fractal Torrent PSU: Corsair HX-1000i Storage: 2TB Samsung 990 Pro

 

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CPU:  Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($124.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte G1.Sniper B5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($118.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.79 @ DirectCanada) 


Video Card:  XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  ($204.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case:  Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Memory Express) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($109.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Total: $803.46

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 16:46 EDT-0400)

Aesthetics of rigs matter

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If you're interested, participate in LTT Build Offs

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CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($124.75 @ Vuugo) 

Motherboard:  Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($52.00 @ Vuugo) 

Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.79 @ DirectCanada) 


Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($369.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case:  Zalman ZM-T1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.89 @ DirectCanada) 

Power Supply:  Cooler Master Elite Power 460W ATX Power Supply  ($38.00 @ Vuugo) 

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

Total: $844.04

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 16:47 EDT-0400)

Diamond 5 in League :)

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CPU:  Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($124.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Motherboard:  Gigabyte G1.Sniper B5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($118.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.79 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card:  XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  ($204.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case:  Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply:  Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Memory Express) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($109.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $803.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 16:46 EDT-0400)

 

I can almost never recommend a Core i3. AMD almost always have better price/performance CPU's in that price range unless you're playing single threaded games 

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