Prebuilt or build

[SpookyGhosts]

Budget (including currency): $600-$800 (Max) CAD

Country: Canada 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Video editing software, World of Warcraft, fortnite  and mostly old titles. 

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

Wanting to build a computer for my father, budget is max CAD $800, he mostly wants to edit videos that he makes and play some games like WoW and Fortnite, he's not looking to try and run Dragon's Dogma 2 or anything. Looking to see if building is a better option to a prebuilt. (Please do not include paraphernalia eg. M&K) 

 

He's currently looking at STGAubron pre built which i've never heard of Link: 

 https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CPT6RVWV/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B0CPT6RVWV&pd_rd_w=nenNu&content-id=amzn1.sym.d8c43617-c625-45bd-a63f-ad8715c2c055&pf_rd_p=d8c43617-c625-45bd-a63f-ad8715c2c055&pf_rd_r=6ADKGTJDZQP5GETYEPD5&pd_rd_wg=Rp7qn&pd_rd_r=d1f80104-9806-4fa8-ab32-2aa81c95d3ca&s=pc&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWw

 

Thanks. 

 

[coolbean28]

If you want to get more performance out of your money, I would suggest building the PC yourself because you could get way more performance than a 580. For a prebuilt, I would suggest that you could get the https://www.newegg.com/p/3D5-001U-001G1?Item=9SIAZEBK4V3305&cm_sp=SP-_-2470119-_-0-_-2-_-9SIAZEBK4V3305-_-gaming pc-_-pc-_-4 but there is other options if you want to look around on sites like Newegg.

[SpookyGhosts]

@coolbean28 would you have a suggest custom build to go off of ?

[coolbean28]

I just made one real quick but this should be able to handle pretty much anything in 1440p medium or 1080p high. https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/2fwHmD

[SpecTre12345]

Just so you are aware OP, that prebuilt comes with a locked 4-core third gen i7, and a pretty dated GPU. Also, the second prebuilt, while substantially better, not for the money. The custom build is not bad, not sure about the PSU (I believe it's Tier E). Regardless, if you go to eBay for the GPU, you could do much better with that budget:

 

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($158.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock B660M Pro RS Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($126.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP Vulcan Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($49.97 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Patriot P300 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($78.98 @ Amazon Canada) 

Video Card: SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT 8GB ($239.99 @ eBay)
Case: Deepcool MACUBE 110 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: Deepcool PM750D 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Canada Computers) 
 

Total: $799.41

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-06-03 22:51 EDT-0400

 

This is what I would probably do, then get the 6600 XT from eBay Canada for around $240-250. Basically, the price of a new 6600 non-XT. You could do the same thing though with an R5 5600(X). Being that AM4 is still being supported, that might be a better move. You are going to be limited in the level of CPU you drop into this motherboard in the future. Whereas, most motherboards on AM4 can at least handle a 5800X3D.  

[coolbean28]

Yeah the stuff I found was something I came up with quickly so it probably wasn't the best I could have found. What you suggested is probably the best for custom built.