Low end Gaming PC

[mohe786]

Hey guys, i'm looking to build a new computer over the summer. i have a price range at around $500 CDN. Since the computer i have right now is STILL running Windows XP,with 2gb of ram, the chagne is quite overdue. i have replaced the power supply and the harddrive quite recently so that wont be included in my purchase. I want to run GTA V, not at ultra settings, but playable settings. (dont include windows) 

 

here is what i have come up with:

 

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

 

Please look it over and give me some suggestions.

 

I thank you for taking time to read this and respond.

 

(I live in the Richmond Area btw)

 

Edit:

Currently have a 450 W PSU, forgot the name but its 80+

[Lolzious]

What PSU do you currently have?

[mohe786]

Currently have a 450 W PSU, forgot the name but its 80+

[nile318]

You're probably going to want some RAM

[Dasreich123]

Hey man I would try this: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H

[Schlager]

You don't need new DDR3 Ram?

 

What PSU you're using now?

[nhatduy1611]

A 750ti won't run gta v that well try this instead.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($139.95 @ Vuugo) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.95 @ Vuugo) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.75 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($209.99 @ Memory Express) 

Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Total: $504.62

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-27 23:32 EDT-0400

[mohe786]

lol sorry guys, forgot about the ram

 

HyperX Fury Black 8GB DDR3-1333MHz

single stick

[MrMineHeads]

Well, to start off with the compatibility issues, the case you are using supports USB 3, but there are no headers on the motherboard. Second, the motherboard will need a BIOS update ASAP. So after you assembled it, you should update the BIOS.

 

Some suggestions:

-If all you need is speed rather than cores, the Pentium Anniversary edition is a no brainer. Invest into a cooler unit (usually an Hyper Evo 212) so you can overclock to 4.X GHz without bad temps. 

-Make sure you have an efficient PSU, like an 80+ certified PSU.

[stconquest]

Your 4160 might have compatibility issues with H81, B85, H87 an Z87 motherboards.  Either pick an i3 4130 with one of those boards, or... pick a H97 or Z97 with the 4160.

 

Another option is to contact the retailer and verify whether of not that H81 mobo is revised to Haswell Refresh specifications.

[Anthrax]

I would personally bump up to a 1 TB hard drive for like $5 more.

[Lolzious]

Currently have a 450 W PSU, forgot the name but its 80+

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

 

EDIT: Updated link, forgot case

[Schlager]

will Reuse : PSU, HDD, 8GB RAM

will buy : 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($139.95 @ Vuugo) 

Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($90.04 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($239.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX) 

Power Supply: Corsair 450W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Total: $519.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-27 23:48 EDT-0400

 

Assuming your PSU is good enough...

[SkywardKkalox]

Switch the 4160 to a 4130 and get the Asus h81m-plus so you won't have to update the bios. And you also get front usb 3.0