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Yo guys, I'm building a PC for a friend and he cant spend more than $500 CAD ($550 absolute max) I know it's not much but he's not a very demanding gamer so it shouldn't be an issue. At BEST it could run CS otherwise he just plays really low quality games. 

 

Thanks!

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Yo guys, I'm building a PC for a friend and he cant spend more than $500 CAD ($550 absolute max) I know it's not much but he's not a very demanding gamer so it shouldn't be an issue. At BEST it could run CS otherwise he just plays really low quality games. 

 

Thanks!

What about peripherals?

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Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X PRO3+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($72.00 @ Vuugo) 


Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($61.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($159.99 @ Memory Express) 


Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Memory Express) 

Total: $526.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-20 18:37 EDT-0400

 

 

May want to invest in more storage at later time or switch out the ssd for a hdd.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($60.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Value 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($55.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($184.00 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $532.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-20 18:37 EDT-0400

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Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.99 @ Canada Computers) 


Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($184.00 @ NCIX) 


Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX) 

Total: $556.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Oooh that's more than enough ;)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($53.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($25.00 @ Newegg)

Total: $548.44

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-20 18:34 EDT-0400

I think this is not Canadian pcpartpicker though

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I think this is not Canadian pcpartpicker though

nope it isnt.

His build in canadian price:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($136.50 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.25 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($65.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($227.00 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $700.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-20 18:45 EDT-0400

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What about peripherals?

 

 

I can't, I just can't.

 

 

 

 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X PRO3+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($72.00 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($61.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($159.99 @ Memory Express) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $526.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-20 18:37 EDT-0400
 
 
May want to invest in more storage at later time or switch out the ssd for a hdd.

 

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($60.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Value 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($55.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($184.00 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $532.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-20 18:37 EDT-0400

 

 

 

 

 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($184.00 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $556.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-20 18:39 EDT-0400

 

 

 

 

nope it isnt.

His build in canadian price:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($136.50 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.25 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($65.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($227.00 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $700.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-20 18:45 EDT-0400

 

Thank you all very much this should be great for me to get started!

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