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PC Budget Build for Gaming and programming

TacosWillPronUs
By TacosWillPronUs
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Hi, I'm looking to build a new computer for a friend of mines who wants to use it primarily for occasional gaming and programming (His current computer is 5+ years ago and runs game at -10 fps). His budget is 1000$ CDN max, and location is Canada, BC. He's also planning on buying 1 more monitor as well if it can fit his budget. No peripherals or anything are needed. 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.79 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.75 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($79.88 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card  ($369.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
Monitor: AOC E2425SWD 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($124.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $1023.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-20 21:47 EDT-0400

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shit if its for LIGHT gaming and programming thats a huge budget

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Edit completely changed the list, less money spent on graphics

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.00 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus Z77-A ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($99.75 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($77.34 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.32 @ TigerDirect Canada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($179.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.97 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $984.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-20 22:12 EDT-0400
CPU i5 3570k @ 4.5GHz Motherboard MSI Z77A-G43 RAM 16GB Patriot Somthingortheother GPU XFX 7870 GHz Edition Case Corsair Vengeance C-70 Black Storage 120GB Kingston HyperX 3k + 1tb Seagate HDD PSU Corsair HX650  

Displays 2 old 1080p Acer and Samsung ones Cooling Corsair H60

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.73 @ OutletPC) 


Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.59 @ Amazon) 



Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 330R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.00 @ Amazon) 


Total: $840.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-20 21:57 EDT-0400

 

still leaves some for a monitor. 280 can be replaced by a 280X, depending on how much he wants to spend on the monitor.

      

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shit if its for LIGHT gaming and programming thats a huge budget

Well, he's actually planning on gaming every now and then and during breaks. (I guess I shouldn't have used the term 'light gaming') He's never had a computer build before and never really been a 'pc gamer' so just said he's planning on spending a max of 1k since I guess that's what he assumed would get him a decent pc.  He doesn't really play that much graphically intensive games either, just stuff like Dungeon Defenders. 

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get a r9 280 if you want it to be cheaper

 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.95 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.96 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280X 3GB royalQueen Video Card  ($279.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($42.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Monitor: AOC E2260SWDN 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($109.88 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $1030.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-20 22:03 EDT-0400
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Sorry for not updating earlier, but he also needs an Optical Drive for some reason. I took the suggestions and got http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/qMgxTW this so far. How does it look? I'm probably going to change the Case and look to see if I can get another monitor for a total of under 1k. 

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