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Budget $600-$700 Canadian Rig

DavePC
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My friend is building a rig in order to improve his experience mostly on free-to-plays, but probably will also break into some more demanding PC games, as hes been on a Laptop with an Intel iGPU, he's decided to move up.

 

(I have to update both part lists, so just general feedback would be awesome)

 

Any thoughts on these systems? ($600)

 

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

 

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($209.03 @ NCIX) 
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($70.55 @ DirectCanada) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($90.38 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.08 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($50.61 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($60.82 @ Newegg Canada) 
 
Total: $560.47
 

Build 2

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/vFjZ99

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($106.67 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($70.55 @ DirectCanada) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($90.38 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.08 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280 3GB royalKing Video Card  ($259.88 @ NCIX) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($50.61 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($72.12 @ Newegg Canada) 
 
Total: $729.29
 
Build 3
 
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/9cBjBm
 
 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($141.19 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($99.24 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($90.38 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.08 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card  ($204.07 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.13 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($60.82 @ Newegg Canada) 
 
Total: $736.91
 
Build 4
 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($106.67 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($70.55 @ DirectCanada) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($90.38 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.08 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card  ($204.07 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($50.61 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($60.82 @ Newegg Canada) 
 
Total: $662.18
 
Prices include shipping, taxes (13%), and discounts when available
 

Any feedback would be appreciated!

Main PC: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/FNsFVY

Secondary PC: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/7sv7xY

 

Former Intel Response Squad Member, May Class.

 

Member of the LTT Forums since January 3rd, 2013.

 

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If he is spending 600$ then he shouldn't get an APU

 

 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($123.11 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($49.75 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: GeIL EVO Leggara Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.79 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280 3GB royalKing Video Card  ($229.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $619.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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We happen to live in Canada, so thats $700. < See you used canadian pcpartpicker, nevermind 

 

Taxes of 13% and usually parts are marked up by like ~$30 so yeah, thats kinda a issue.

 

EDIT: He may be able to raise his budget, hold on

Main PC: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/FNsFVY

Secondary PC: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/7sv7xY

 

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Member of the LTT Forums since January 3rd, 2013.

 

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Alright so he's decided on this build:

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/dwBjBm

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($106.67 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($70.55 @ DirectCanada) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($90.38 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.04 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card  ($204.07 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($50.61 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($60.82 @ Newegg Canada) 
 
Total: $662.14 (incl tax)
 
Any last minute change suggestions?

Main PC: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/FNsFVY

Secondary PC: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/7sv7xY

 

Former Intel Response Squad Member, May Class.

 

Member of the LTT Forums since January 3rd, 2013.

 

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