$1500 Build

[AustinB]

1. Budget & Location
$1,500 CAD

2. Aim

Gaming (COD, BF4.etc) Want to be able to record, edit and render gameplay.

3. Monitors
1 For now, add a second that wont be gaming on. (1080p)

4. Peripherals
I need a Mouse, Keyboard and Monitor

5. Why are you upgrading?
Slowness of laptop.

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/gq9vD3

[Dr. Moose]

I'd get an FX 8350 if you're going to be rendering

[Dr. Moose]

Ram frecuency doesn't really matter all that much, you'd be better off settling for 1600 MHz RAM. https://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit4g3d1609ds1s00

[ThyFeared]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Memory Express) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.79 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($77.95 @ Vuugo) 

Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($84.99 @ Memory Express) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Canada Computers) 

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

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($448.00 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ NCIX) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Monitor: Acer UM.VV6AA.C01 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($142.00 @ Vuugo) 

Keyboard: Das Keyboard Model S Professional Wired Standard Keyboard  ($139.00 @ Amazon Canada) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($62.98 @ Amazon Canada) 

Total: $1524.65

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-19 18:58 EDT-0400

Cheaper build and somewhat better

[CaffienatedBovine]

Don't forget you need a copy of windows.

[Cheese4395]

As much as I've never messed with AMD before, if you're rendering I suggest you get an 8350 but honestly a I7 would be great too. 
 

Secondly, an Intel Pentium G3258 is going to suck in any real gaming or rendering build. A 770 is an okay medium graphics card but once again I suggest going the R9 290 / 290x version.

[Dr. Moose]

i7 is going to top the 8350 without a doubt, but for the price, and for rendering, the 8350 would be the way to go.

[SAV1OUR]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($248.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($107.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($154.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($393.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: BenQ XL2411Z 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($229.99 @ NCIX US) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($75.00 @ Mechanical Keyboards) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Wired Optical Mouse  ($55.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1587.86

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-19 19:05 EDT-0400

[SAV1OUR]

i7 is going to top the 8350 without a doubt, but for the price, and for rendering, the 8350 would be the way to go.

no you can get a xeon that's the same as a i7 for the same price 

[soaringchicken]

Massive bottleneck there man, ditch the SSD and take some money off of the GPU so you can get a better CPU.

[Dr. Moose]

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/mb79wP

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/mb79wP/by_merchant/

 

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($198.32 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.79 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: MSI 760GMA-P34(FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($74.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($94.98 @ Amazon Canada) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($267.50 @ Vuugo) 

Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ NCIX) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($94.79 @ DirectCanada) 

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($169.06 @ DirectCanada) 

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($122.98 @ Amazon Canada) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($62.98 @ Amazon Canada) 

Total: $1440.33

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-19 19:17 EDT-0400

[Dr. Moose]

If you'd like, you could check out my build. It's cheaper and much, much better than this one. 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kMsxxr

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($144.99 @ Micro Center) 

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($57.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($15.00) 

Monitor: Asus VS228H-P 21.5" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($24.15 @ NCIX US) 

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($106.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1375.03

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-19 19:22 EDT-0400

[TopplesS]

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This is what I would go with:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($284.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Memory Express) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($82.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($116.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($389.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($56.93 @ DirectCanada) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ NCIX) 

Monitor: LG 23EA53V-P 23.0" Monitor  ($148.88 @ Canada Computers) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Quick Fire TK Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($79.99 @ NCIX) 

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse  ($55.79 @ DirectCanada) 

Total: $1421.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-19 20:15 EDT-0400

[TopplesS]

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kMsxxr

 

That's USD, this is it in CAD: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kMsxxr