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$950-First Gaming Build

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By G3T_R3KT_M8
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This is my $950 gaming build I'm going to build later this summer.

All prices are CAD

What's your guys opinions

I went with the r9 280 instead of the 280x because I don't need to have all games on ultra is rather save the $40.

Would you change anything?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($135.95 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.21 @ DirectCanada)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Canada Computers)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.95 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280 3GB royalKing Video Card ($239.00 @ Canada Computers)

Case: BitFenix Neos Black/Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.46 @ DirectCanada)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ DirectCanada)

Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre 43.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($7.65 @ DirectCanada)

Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre 43.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($7.65 @ DirectCanada)

Monitor: AOC i2367Fh 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($188.98 @ Amazon Canada)

Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard ($9.99 @ NCIX)

Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($64.99 @ Newegg Canada)

Other: Corsair Gaming MM200 Mouse Pad ($19.99)

Total: $962.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-23 17:09 EDT-0400

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You don't need those two extra fans, you case already comes with 3, outside of that, looks solid.

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This is my $950 gaming build I'm going to build later this summer.

All prices are CAD

What's your guys opinions

I went with the r9 280 instead of the 280x because I don't need to have all games on ultra is rather save the $40.

Would you change anything?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($135.95 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.21 @ DirectCanada)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Canada Computers)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.95 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280 3GB royalKing Video Card ($239.00 @ Canada Computers)

Case: BitFenix Neos Black/Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.46 @ DirectCanada)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ DirectCanada)

Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre 43.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($7.65 @ DirectCanada)

Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre 43.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($7.65 @ DirectCanada)

Monitor: AOC i2367Fh 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($188.98 @ Amazon Canada)

Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard ($9.99 @ NCIX)

Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($64.99 @ Newegg Canada)

Other: Corsair Gaming MM200 Mouse Pad ($19.99)

Total: $962.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-23 17:09 EDT-0400

will a mouse and keyboard combo do you good?

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You don't need those two extra fans, you case already comes with 3, outside of that, looks solid.

On the websites I looked at it says open for 3x120mm fans, but only 1 included. Not sure where your seeing that but if it's the same price, tell me where!
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will a mouse and keyboard combo do you good?

Well the g502 is a really great mouse with tons of good reviews, (even from Linus) and for $10 the k120 is a decent keyboard.

What combo were you looking at, I'll check it out!

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On the websites I looked at it says open for 3x120mm fans, but only 1 included. Not sure where your seeing that but if it's the same price, tell me where!

do you want itx?

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Well the g502 is a really great mouse with tons of good reviews, (even from Linus) and for $10 the k120 is a decent keyboard.

What combo were you looking at, I'll check it out!

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On the websites I looked at it says open for 3x120mm fans, but only 1 included. Not sure where your seeing that but if it's the same price, tell me where!

 

My apologies, google showed me the wrong one, lol.

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CM octane

I think ill stick with the g502 and the k120
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.00 @ Canada Computers) 

Motherboard: ASRock B85M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($53.75 @ Vuugo) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($65.98 @ Newegg Canada) 



Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($80.00 @ Vuugo) 


Total: $947.46

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-23 21:39 EDT-0400

 

Here you go! Get a Be quiet! Pure Rock or CM Hyper 212X (or EVO) later to keep the CPU cool.

Echelon Mk 2.11 

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  • Processor: Intel Core i5-6500
  • Cooler: Cryorig H7 (With a 120 mm Thermaltake Riing RGB)
  • Motherboard: MSI B150M Bazooka Plus
  • Memory: 16 (2x8) GB DDR4 Kingston HyperX Fury (Black)
  • Video Card: Sapphire NITRO R9 390 (Stock)
  • Storage:  1 TB Western Digital Blue
  • Power Supply: 520 W Seasonic M12II Evo (with custom extensions and cable combs)
  • Casing: NZXT S340 Elite (Matte Black)
  • Fans: 2x 120 mm & 3x 140 mm Thermaltake Riing RGB
  • Display: 22 " LG Flatron L227WTG-PF LCD (OCed to 76 Hz)
  • Keyboard: Logitech K120
  • Mouse: Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury
  • Mousepad: SteelSeries QcK
  • Operating System: Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.00 @ Canada Computers)

Motherboard: ASRock B85M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($53.75 @ Vuugo)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.75 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($394.99 @ NCIX)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($80.00 @ Vuugo)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ NCIX)

Total: $947.46

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-23 21:39 EDT-0400

Here you go! Get a Be quiet! Pure Rock or CM Hyper 212X (or EVO) later to keep the CPU cool.

$950 including monitor mouse keyboard. If i had that much for a tower I would
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