700$ gaming pc

[Shockers8710]

Hey I'm new to pc gaming I need help to find parts to build a pc for 700$. Please use Canadian prices as I'm in Canada and prices are higher here. Here is what I have.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/tMRct6
Thanks

[The Official Czex]

Hey I'm new to pc gaming I need help to find parts to build a pc for 700$. Please use Canadian prices as I'm in Canada and prices are higher here. Here is what I have.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/tMRct6

Thanks

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($79.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ NCIX) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ Canada Computers) 

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

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($246.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($75.00 @ Vuugo) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Total: $699.65

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-26 10:46 EDT-0400

[rtpb5642]

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($79.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ NCIX) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ Canada Computers) 

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

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($246.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($75.00 @ Vuugo) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Total: $699.65

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-26 10:46 EDT-0400

 

Probably a good idea to go with H97 in case bios isnt flashed newest, saves him haing to return the H81 board

[The Official Czex]

Hey I'm new to pc gaming I need help to find parts to build a pc for 700$. Please use Canadian prices as I'm in Canada and prices are higher here. Here is what I have.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/tMRct6

Thanks

 

Also, welcome to the LTT forums! Please follow your own topics! Good on you for using PCPartPicker! 

[The Official Czex]

Probably a good idea to go with H97 in case bios isnt flashed newest, saves him haing to return the H81 board

 

He could flash it via a USB drive if he needs to.

[Psykocys]

Probably a good idea to go with H97 in case bios isnt flashed newest, saves him haing to return the H81 board

I've built a system with that board and cpu it doesn't need the 97 chipset

[rtpb5642]

He could flash it via a USB drive if he needs to.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97anniversary

 

6$ more and way better.

[rtpb5642]

I've built a system with that board and cpu it doesn't need the 97 chipset

So have i, but you got lucky and the BIOS was already updated.

[The Official Czex]

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97anniversary

 

6$ more and way better.

 

Agreed. I'm tired of flashing so many BIOS. I've had to deal with too many X99s... 

[Psykocys]

So have i, but you got lucky and the BIOS was already updated.

True i guess wherever it ships from could send a board from back when it was released w/ older bios.

[rtpb5642]

True i guess wherever it ships from could send a board from back when it was released w/ older bios.

Exactly, that happened to me but luckily i had another CPU

[Psykocys]

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97anniversary

 

6$ more and way better.

THIS get this if the difference is $6 haven't looked at prices recently

[Shockers8710]

I have an 2tb external drive. So could i change out the hdd for an hyper 212 evo?

[Shockers8710]

to oc the g3258

[Guest]

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

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Best Buy) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($229.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $747.58

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-26 11:05 EDT-0400 

 

[Shockers8710]

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TGjmhM) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TGjmhM/by_merchant/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460) | $166.95 @ SuperBiiz 

**Motherboard** | [ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97anniversary) | $69.89 @ OutletPC 

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbxl) | $54.89 @ OutletPC 

**Storage** | [samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam) | $99.89 @ OutletPC 

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $47.99 @ Best Buy 

**Video Card** | [sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100363l) | $229.99 @ Amazon 

**Case** | [Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-vl80001w2z) | $22.99 @ Micro Center 

**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b10750vr) | $54.99 @ Newegg 

 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

 | Total (before mail-in rebates) | $777.58

 | Mail-in rebates | -$30.00

 | **Total** | **$747.58**

 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-06-26 11:02 EDT-0400 |

 

 

 American pricing that'd be like an extra 150-200$ canadian

[Guest]

 American pricing that'd be like an extra 150-200$ canadian

Oh yeah forgot about that  :mellow:

I'm used to giving US prices

[Shockers8710]

Yeah hate Canadian pricing. 

[grayblizzard]

Hey I'm new to pc gaming I need help to find parts to build a pc for 700$. Please use Canadian prices as I'm in Canada and prices are higher here. Here is what I have.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/tMRct6

Thanks

A little over but will rock 1080p gaming:

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2fhCnQ

By the way PLZ if you change anything keep the i3 and 4gb 960

[Shockers8710]

Any amd options? I'm open to anything that gives better performance.

[grayblizzard]

Any amd options? I'm open to anything that gives better performance.

any and product cpu wise is worse and the new gpus aren't out yet so yeh...

[Shockers8710]

A little over but will rock 1080p gaming:

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2fhCnQ

By the way PLZ if you change anything keep the i3 and 4gb 960

Yeah but the 4gb card doesn't have too much gain for the extra amount plus the i3 is not overclockable. 

[grayblizzard]

Yeah but the 4gb card doesn't have too much gain for the extra amount plus the i3 is not overclockable.

4 cores is a big help even if two are hyperthreads also the 4gb makes a big difference if you like high textures in GTA V, witcher 3 and any upcoming title besides even tho 4gb is too much 2 gb isn't enough...

[Shockers8710]

im not playing those types of games the most demanding game I'm going to play is maybe battlefront and h1z1.

[grayblizzard]

im not playing those types of games the most demanding game I'm going to play is maybe battlefront and h1z1.

In that case go back to the 2gb and maybe bump for an i5 as you still can't fit a decent ssd