New Mid Gaming Build

[slymajik]

1. Budget and Location

$1000 Budget and I am in Canada

 

2. Aim

Basic School and Gaming

 

3. Monitors 

1 so far. Will upgrade to 2 once I have the chance.

 

4. Peripherals

No peripherals needed but will purchase a student copy of windows.

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

I want to move away from laptops.

 

Other information: I would like to have a decent amount of storage and I am not planning on overclocking anything. I want a decent gaming experience (1080p high on mmorpgs).

 

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54440) | $202.89 @ Newegg Canada 

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $32.21 @ DirectCanada 

**Motherboard** | [MSI B85-G43 GAMING ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-b85g43gaming) | $113.98 @ Newegg Canada 

**Memory** | [A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-memory-ax3u1600w4g9db) | $82.99 @ Canada Computers 

**Storage** | [Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct240m500ssd1) | $129.95 @ Vuugo 

**Storage** | [seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $54.99 @ Canada Computers 

**Video Card** | [Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr787oc2gd) | $249.50 @ Vuugo 

**Case** | [Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r) | $54.49 @ DirectCanada 

**Power Supply** | [be quiet! Pure Power L8 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/be-quiet-power-supply-bn624) | $49.99 @ NCIX 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $955.99

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/yra7/saved/gwQfrH

 

The parts I am concerned about are the gpu and cpu mostly. 

Thank you

[Guest]

Get an R9270 instead of the HD 7870, it's the same GPU for less money.

[slymajik]

Get an R9270 instead of the HD 7870, it's the same GPU for less money.

 

if that's the case, wouldn't a r9 270x be better?

 

What do you think about the cpu+mobo? Is it good enough?

[P e r s e p h o n e]

I optimized it a bit.

 

This one for a better case and looks with AIO liquid cooling. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($205.99 @ NCIX) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X41 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Memory Express) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($154.99 @ NCIX) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($89.21 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($117.25 @ Vuugo) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card  ($149.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($108.47 @ DirectCanada) 

Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power L8 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX) 

Total: $1030.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-23 14:59 EDT-0400

 

This for a better graphics card under the cost of crappier case with no window and less powerful CPU cooling.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($205.99 @ NCIX) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($32.21 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($154.99 @ NCIX) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($89.21 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($117.25 @ Vuugo) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($239.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.49 @ DirectCanada) 

Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power L8 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX) 

Total: $999.11

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-23 15:03 EDT-0400

[slymajik]

 

I optimized it a bit.

 

This one for a better case and looks with AIO liquid cooling. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($205.99 @ NCIX) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X41 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Memory Express) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($154.99 @ NCIX) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($89.21 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($117.25 @ Vuugo) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card  ($149.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($108.47 @ DirectCanada) 

Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power L8 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX) 

Total: $1030.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-23 14:59 EDT-0400

 

This for a better graphics card under the cost of crappier case with no window and less powerful CPU cooling.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($205.99 @ NCIX) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($32.21 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($154.99 @ NCIX) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($89.21 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($117.25 @ Vuugo) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($239.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.49 @ DirectCanada) 

Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power L8 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX) 

Total: $999.11

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-23 15:03 EDT-0400

 

 

Haha I was originally planning for the 450D but decided to use the $$ elsewhere, just not very familiar with amd gpus.

[P e r s e p h o n e]

Haha I was originally planning for the 450D but decided to use the $$ elsewhere, just not very familiar with amd gpus.

Oh, in that case now you have that option again, besides is the thing you stare at the most. By the way if you OC that R9 270 you'll get better performance than the 7870 or the 270X as they're pretty much factory OC'd versions of the r9 270 Besides you can always upgrade the GPU later. By the way if you're wondering about the difference with the 450D build I found cheaper and faster SSDs, added a better processor for $10 more, added a better motherboard, color matched your RAM for about the same price, added liquid cooling with a cool water block, optimized your GPU choice by giving you the same card for $100 less, and added the 450D of course.