$1600 PC Build

[Giniw]

Hey guys Alright, here's the gameplan. I am currently of 16 years of age, and about to finish school. During this summer I plan on getting a job and working towards saving up for a PC. I will be working all summer, so from ~June 20th to about September 5th~. I have been a long time lurker, and just recently made an account to post this very query. Enough babbling, to the PC needs we go. 

 

I want this PC to be able to handle League of Legends. This is what it will mainly be used for, also plan on streaming over the summer. Right now I don't have to PC to stream+play league comfortably. I also want this PC quiet as the PC I currently have has a lot of ambient noise. I use OBS to stream, so a Intel processor would be nice. Apperence doesn't matter much to me, as long as this PC is quiet yet sits at a comfortable temperature. Also, I will be looking to upgrade my mouse/keyboard as well. A headset would be nice too. I don't know if this $1600 budget can handle the PC+Peripherals. If somehow you can fit a monitor in there as well, that would be nice

TLDR;

 

Location: Canada (Needs to be shipped to a P.O box)

Purpose: Streaming and playing League of Legends.

Peripherals: Mouse, keyboard, and headset please.

Monitor: If you can fit it in, yes please.  

Restrictions: None.

[SAV1OUR]

monitors are bloody pricy over there so i couldnt fit one in but here, use the quote button if you want my help also for headset i dont know i suck with audio stuff but theres money left over for it

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.79 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard:  MSI Z97-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($197.31 @ DirectCanada)
Memory:  Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($83.78 @ DirectCanada)
Storage:  A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.38 @ DirectCanada)
Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.97 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($349.99 @ NCIX)
Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.75 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply:  Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Keyboard:  Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($119.68 @ DirectCanada)
Mouse:  Razer Naga Epic Wireless Laser Mouse  ($114.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1515.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-29 01:17 EDT-0400)

[elan2468]

Give me a second and ill make you a pretty good build

[Hidden Orange]

Please tell me you're going to play more that just LoL... A build like that should not go to waste.

[Imabigmac]

I suck at making builds as I change my mind about them. But there are many who are very good at on here. I will just say a $1600 budget for everything to be able to play LOL is plenty and probably a little overkill. So anyone should be able to select some good parts within that budget. 

 

Question when would you be buying this cause some parts may have to changed out as there will hopefully be some new parts released between now and the end of the summer 

 

monitors are bloody pricy over there so i couldnt fit one in but here, use the quote button if you want my help also for headset i dont know i suck with audio stuff but theres money left over for it

Tell me about it.... 

[Giniw]

Please tell me you're going to play more that just LoL... A build like that should not go to waste.

I plan on also getting into some CS:GO. I also have a few steam games that I would like to play but my PC can't handle them right now. Don't worry, it won't

[elan2468]

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/fQwdxr

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

Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/fQwdxr/benchmarks/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ NCIX) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($104.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($159.00 @ Vuugo) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($91.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Storage: PNY XLR8 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($128.32 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($379.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.75 @ Vuugo) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($114.99 @ NCIX) 

Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K40 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($72.95 @ DirectCanada) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Wired Laser Mouse  ($49.99 @ NCIX) 

Headphones: Corsair Vengeance 2100 7.1 Channel Headset  ($109.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Total: $1581.94

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-29 01:24 EDT-0400)

Again, monitors are really expensive if you amp up your budget to 1700 i can fit a good one in

[SAV1OUR]

I plan on also getting into some CS:GO. I also have a few steam games that I would like to play but my PC can't handle them right now. Don't worry, it won't

yet again not very stressful it would be a waste try expanding games?

[Giniw]

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/fQwdxr

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

Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/fQwdxr/benchmarks/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ NCIX) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($104.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($159.00 @ Vuugo) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($91.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Storage: PNY XLR8 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($128.32 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($379.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.75 @ Vuugo) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($114.99 @ NCIX) 

Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K40 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($72.95 @ DirectCanada) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Wired Laser Mouse  ($49.99 @ NCIX) 

Headphones: Corsair Vengeance 2100 7.1 Channel Headset  ($109.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Total: $1581.94

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-29 01:24 EDT-0400)

Again, monitors are really expensive if you amp up your budget to 1700 i can fit a good one in

 

Don't you think that the 290 is a little overkill?

[Megazero]

Hey guys Alright, here's the gameplan. I am currently of 16 years of age, and about to finish school. During this summer I plan on getting a job and working towards saving up for a PC. I will be working all summer, so from ~June 20th to about September 5th~. I have been a long time lurker, and just recently made an account to post this very query. Enough babbling, to the PC needs we go. 

 

I want this PC to be able to handle League of Legends. This is what it will mainly be used for, also plan on streaming over the summer. Right now I don't have to PC to stream+play league comfortably. I also want this PC quiet as the PC I currently have has a lot of ambient noise. I use OBS to stream, so a Intel processor would be nice. Apperence doesn't matter much to me, as long as this PC is quiet yet sits at a comfortable temperature. Also, I will be looking to upgrade my mouse/keyboard as well. A headset would be nice too. I don't know if this $1600 budget can handle the PC+Peripherals. If somehow you can fit a monitor in there as well, that would be nice

TLDR;

 

Location: Canada (Needs to be shipped to a P.O box)

Purpose: Streaming and playing League of Legends.

Peripherals: Mouse, keyboard, and headset please.

Monitor: If you can fit it in, yes please.  

Restrictions: None.

LOL is pretty easy to play on everything you know, even the onboard graphic (Intel HD 4000) on the MS Surface Pro 1 (one of my friend bought it just to LOL on the go) so 1600$ or even 1600 CAD is quite overkill since you can afford a really high end PC with that.

Something like this with ~ 1600 CAD will pretty much dominated any current game (aside from Watchdogs just because it's horribly optimized for PC...), including monitor and keyboard/mouse bundle

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ NCIX)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.79 @ DirectCanada)

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($92.22 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($96.78 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ DirectCanada)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($549.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.00 @ Vuugo)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX)

Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($139.99 @ NCIX)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($29.99 @ Canada Computers)

Headphones: Corsair Raptor HS40 7.1 Channel Headset ($52.92 @ DirectCanada)

Total: $1591.62

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-29 01:27 EDT-0400)

Or you could change the GPU from 780 back to 770 for a bit less graphic power but still a very powerful PC overall and use those extra money on a more hardcore keyboard/mouse or just saved it.

[Giniw]

yet again not very stressful it would be a waste try expanding games?

What games would you recommend. When it comes to gaming I am an open book, I will pretty much play anything. Favorites are MMO/RPG's, shooters, and anything in between.

[Hidden Orange]

I plan on also getting into some CS:GO. I also have a few steam games that I would like to play but my PC can't handle them right now. Don't worry, it won't

Please tell me you're going to play more than just LoL and CS:GO... At least install Crysis 3, The Witcher 2, or something! Just install them, you don't even have to play them! For the love that is gaming (and high performance PC components)!

 

Tell me about it.... 

I'm trying to scrape by with a $600 to $700 gaming build to play pretty much everything in the near future. I mean everything. Yes, that includes those bishoujo visual novels, CoD games, crappy rip offs from talentless indie developers, Cookie Clicker, Bastion, The Witcher 3, and emulated stuff if my PS2 and Wii die.

[SAV1OUR]

What games would you recommend. When it comes to gaming I am an open book, I will pretty much play anything. Favorites are MMO/RPG's, shooters, and anything in between.

well in the case definitely something like battle field for the shooter. gives pcs a run for their money and its very fun

[Giniw]

Please tell me you're going to play more than just LoL and CS:GO... At least install Crysis 3, The Witcher 2, or something! Just install them, you don't even have to play them! For the love that is gaming (and high performance PC components)!

I used to be really into Battlefield, Far Cry 3, ect. But since my xbox died I haven't played much other than what my current PC could handle. 

[Giniw]

LOL is pretty easy to play on everything you know, even the onboard graphic (Intel HD 4000) on the MS Surface Pro 1 (one of my friend bought it just to LOL on the go) so 1600$ or even 1600 CAD is quite overkill since you can afford a really high end PC with that.

Something like this with ~ 1600 CAD will pretty much dominated any current game (aside from Watchdogs just because it's horribly optimized for PC...), including monitor and keyboard/mouse bundle

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ NCIX)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.79 @ DirectCanada)

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($92.22 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($96.78 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ DirectCanada)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($549.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.00 @ Vuugo)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX)

Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($139.99 @ NCIX)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($29.99 @ Canada Computers)

Headphones: Corsair Raptor HS40 7.1 Channel Headset ($52.92 @ DirectCanada)

Total: $1591.62

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-29 01:27 EDT-0400)

Or you could change the GPU from 780 back to 770 for a bit less graphic power but still a very powerful PC overall and use those extra money on a more hardcore keyboard/mouse or just saved it.

This looks like the perfect build to me.

[Giniw]

I suck at making builds as I change my mind about them. But there are many who are very good at on here. I will just say a $1600 budget for everything to be able to play LOL is plenty and probably a little overkill. So anyone should be able to select some good parts within that budget. 

 

Question when would you be buying this cause some parts may have to changed out as there will hopefully be some new parts released between now and the end of the summer 

 

What parts are coming out? Sorry, I am not informed because I have been so into LoL for the past few months. 

[Hidden Orange]

What games would you recommend. When it comes to gaming I am an open book, I will pretty much play anything. Favorites are MMO/RPG's, shooters, and anything in between.

Ahem... Splinter Cell, Battlefield, Payday, Orcs Must Die!, The Witcher, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Sacred, Diablo, Metal Gear (if MGSV is released on PC, hopefully), Call of Duty - it's decent, okay? -, Watch_Dogs, Sleeping Dogs, Tomb Raider, Thief, Warframe, Transistor, Bastion, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and whatever Final Fantasies are on PC, Child of Light, Hitman, Borderlands, Alan Wake, The Evil Within, Mighty No. 9, Resident Evil, Mirror's Edge, Spec Ops: The Line, Ghost Recon, Deus Ex, The Darkness, The Last Remnant, Far Cry, Transformers: War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron; Velvet Assassin, Vindictus, Guild Wars, Devil May Cry, Assassin's Creed, Need for Speed, Burnout, Project CARS, World of Tanks, Minecraft - yes, this goes here -, Continent of the Ninth, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine and the Dawn of War games; Path of Exile, Street Fighter, Blazblue, King of Fighters XIII, Skullgirls, Shank, Mark of the Ninja, Saints Row, The Sims, Star Citizen, The Bard's Tale, and Starcraft to a name a few. Yes, a few.

[Giniw]

Ahem... Splinter Cell, Battlefield, Payday, Orcs Must Die!, The Witcher, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Sacred, Diablo, Metal Gear (if MGSV is released on PC, hopefully), Call of Duty - it's decent, okay? -, Watch_Dogs, Sleeping Dogs, Tomb Raider, Thief, Warframe, Transistor, Bastion, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and whatever Final Fantasies are on PC, Child of Light, Hitman, Borderlands, Alan Wake, The Evil Within, Mighty No. 9, Resident Evil, Mirror's Edge, Spec Ops: The Line, Ghost Recon, Deus Ex, The Darkness, The Last Remnant, Far Cry, Transformers: War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron; Velvet Assassin, Vindictus, Guild Wars, Devil May Cry, Assassin's Creed, Need for Speed, Burnout, Project CARS, World of Tanks, Minecraft - yes, this goes here -, Continent of the Ninth, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine and the Dawn of War games; Path of Exile, Street Fighter, Blazblue, King of Fighters XIII, Skullgirls, Shank, Mark of the Ninja, Saints Row, The Sims, Star Citizen, The Bard's Tale, and Starcraft to a name a few. Yes, a few.

All of these interest me. I have heard of a few of these titles. 

[Hidden Orange]

All of these interest me. ;o

Don't forget about Dead Space, Portal, Half-Life, Bound by Flame, The Elder Scrolls, Blood of the Werewolf, Jazzpunk, Wolfenstein, ARMA, Bloodrayne: Betrayal, Castle Crashers, BattleBlock Theater, the Batman Arkham games, the Amazing Spider-Man games, The Binding of Isaac, Strider, Super Meat Boy, Max Payne, and more.

[Giniw]

Don't forget about Dead Space, Portal, Half-Life, Bound by Flame, The Elder Scrolls, Blood of the Werewolf, Jazzpunk, Wolfenstein, ARMA, Bloodrayne: Betrayal, Castle Crashers, BattleBlock Theater, the Batman Arkham games, the Amazing Spider-Man games, The Binding of Isaac, Strider, Super Meat Boy, Max Payne, and more.

Of all the builds above, which one do you think I should use/build based on my needs? 

[Megazero]

What parts are coming out? Sorry, I am not informed because I have been so into LoL for the past few months.

Well... haswell refresh and those GTX 800 series GPU for example? because of these kind of things it's best to ask for a build when you are about 1-2 weeks from buying it

[Imabigmac]

I gave it a shot. I only select stuff I would actually buy myself. I would never consider a $10 mouse or a cheap case. 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/8HJc4D

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/8HJc4D/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/8HJc4D/benchmarks/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ NCIX) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.79 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($133.95 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.99 @ NCIX) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.97 @ DirectCanada) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($349.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($75.26 @ DirectCanada) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ NCIX) 

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  ($18.99 @ Memory Express) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor  ($179.75 @ Vuugo) 

Keyboard: Logitech G105 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($57.98 @ Amazon Canada) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Black Edition Wired Optical Mouse  ($59.99 @ Memory Express) 

Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel Headset  ($74.95 @ Amazon Canada) 

Total: $1618.57

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-29 02:02 EDT-0400)

[Silver Knight]

@Giniw

 

I think that @Megazero 's build would work just fine for you But i'd change 780 to 290X, it should be more powerful than 780

[Megazero]

@Giniw

 

I think that @Megazero 's build would work just fine for you But i'd change 780 to 290X, it should be more powerful than 780

Mmm... I'd say the 290x and 780 is about the same performance wise. in Nvidia title 780 beat 290x and vice versa, so this is up to personal taste I guess ?