700$ gaming pc build canada

[Shockers8710]

I need help building a 700$ gaming pc with os. only to be used as a gaming machine, nothing else. No peripherals needed. Only use Canadian pricing/Canadian pc part picker please. If you go amd cpu include an aftermarket cooler please because i heard they sound like a jet engine when under load. I cannot extend budget anymore then 20$.Please don't use mail in rebates.

Thank you

[comicsansms]

do you want fancy ram and a nice case or as cheap as possible?

[Shockers8710]

do you want fancy ram and a nice case or as cheap as possible?

a nice case. Looks are important imo. as long as its at least 8 gb ddr3 1600 I'm fine.

[Knaj]

Do you want this pc to look nice or just want it to work?

[comicsansms]

a nice case. Looks are important imo. as long as its at least 8 gb ddr3 1600 I'm fine.

so none of those green PCB and tacky $20 "Gaming" Cases

[astranger200]

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/cYgCQ7

don't question the $18 980ti's. a company has made a slip up and you should take advantage of it if they haven't already sold out

[Knaj]

a nice case. Looks are important imo. as long as its at least 8 gb ddr3 1600 I'm fine.

 

Oh ok, I personally have an NZXT s340 and I love the simplicity, yet sexiness of it, but idk if you like all that simplicity and want something a bit more abstract

[Knaj]

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/cYgCQ7

don't question the $18 980ti's. a company has made a slip up and you should take advantage of it if they haven't already sold out

 

Dude check the site itself, pcpartpicker made a mistake, not the website. They still sell for $900 CAD

[Shockers8710]

Oh ok, I personally have an NZXT s340 and I love the simplicity, yet sexiness of it, but idk if you like all that simplicity and want something a bit more abstract

i love the s340's looks.

[Knaj]

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/cYgCQ7

don't question the $18 980ti's. a company has made a slip up and you should take advantage of it if they haven't already sold out

 

Also, you clearly didn't do any research because theres a better HDD you can get and a better SSD, even for the same price..

[Shockers8710]

so none of those green PCB and tacky $20 "Gaming" Cases

no they are horrible for cable management. 

[astranger200]

Also, you clearly didn't do any research because theres a better HDD you can get and a better SSD, even for the same price..

have a look on newegg. they just derped and sold a heap of things at a terribly low price

[Shockers8710]

Anyone have a build thats not a mess up? 

[ThE_MarD]

Heyyo,

I was originally thinking this build for cost-effectiveness...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($136.50 @ shopRBC)

Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ NCIX)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.75 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ NCIX)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($52.30 @ Amazon Canada)

Total: $693.51

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 23:02 EDT-0400

But you said you wanted better looks, and that NZXT S340 is a little pricey... so I had to sacrifice your CPU from an i3-4160 to a dual core Pentium G3258. Overclock the G3258 and it'll be ok.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($83.99 @ NCIX)

CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Memory Express)

Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ NCIX)

Storage: Western Digital Scorpio Black 750GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ Canada Computers)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ NCIX)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.98 @ DirectCanada)

Total: $738.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 23:14 EDT-0400

[comicsansms]

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

 

[Shockers8710]

Heyyo,

I was originally thinking this build for cost-effectiveness...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($136.50 @ shopRBC)

Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ NCIX)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.75 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ NCIX)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($52.30 @ Amazon Canada)

Total: $693.51

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 23:02 EDT-0400

But you said you wanted better looks, and that NZXT S340 is a little pricey... so I had to sacrifice your CPU from an i3-4160 to a dual core Pentium G3258. Overclock the G3258 and it'll be ok.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($83.99 @ NCIX)

CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Memory Express)

Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ NCIX)

Storage: Western Digital Scorpio Black 750GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ Canada Computers)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ NCIX)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.98 @ DirectCanada)

Total: $738.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 23:14 EDT-0400

those amazon prices are not correct.. plus the s340 is expensive i love it but out of budget.

[ThE_MarD]

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

Heyyo,

Err... why would you put an APU with a discrete GPU? You realize the CPU portion of that APU isn't good right?

http://www.techradar.com/us/reviews/pc-mac/pc-components/processors/amd-a10-5800k-1103125/review

Gaming performance (with discrete HD 7970)

Metro 2033: Frames per second: Higher is better

AMD A10 5800K: 31

AMD FX 4170: 29

Gaming performance (with discrete HD 7970)

DiRT Showdown: Frames per second: Higher is better

AMD A10 5800K: 31

AMD FX 4170: 29

So the CPU of the AMD A10-5800k is roughly as strong as an AMD FX-4170... not good when you want to pair it with an AMD R9 280X.

AMD APU's are meant to be for the cheapest PC builds. Period. They were never designed to work good when you toss in a discrete GPU. For that? you're better off with an Intel CPU or at a bare minimum the AMD FX-6300.

[Shockers8710]

Heyyo,

I was originally thinking this build for cost-effectiveness...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($136.50 @ shopRBC)

Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ NCIX)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.75 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ NCIX)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($52.30 @ Amazon Canada)

Total: $693.51

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 23:02 EDT-0400

But you said you wanted better looks, and that NZXT S340 is a little pricey... so I had to sacrifice your CPU from an i3-4160 to a dual core Pentium G3258. Overclock the G3258 and it'll be ok.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($83.99 @ NCIX)

CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Memory Express)

Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ NCIX)

Storage: Western Digital Scorpio Black 750GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ Canada Computers)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ NCIX)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.98 @ DirectCanada)

Total: $738.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 23:14 EDT-0400

no os.

[ThE_MarD]

Heyyo,

Alright, that $109 CAD Windows OEM crippled me quite a bit... best I can do meow is AMD APU with a strong aftermarket cooler and overclock it to get better performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($174.00 @ shopRBC)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Memory Express)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($114.99 @ Canada Computers)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.75 @ Vuugo)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.94 @ DirectCanada)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($109.99 @ Memory Express)

Total: $677.64

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 23:48 EDT-0400

For non AMD APU builds? There was this one with Intel dual core pentium and AMD R9 270X which may perform a little better:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($83.99 @ NCIX)

Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ NCIX)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($38.88 @ Canada Computers)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($214.88 @ Canada Computers)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.94 @ DirectCanada)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($109.99 @ Memory Express)

Total: $691.65

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 23:53 EDT-0400

Otherwise? At slightly over budget to $704 CAD you can step up the CPU to the Intel i3-4160 if you'd like.

Also, the non-AMD APU build (the one just above here with the Intel CPU and discrete GPU) offer future upgradability. You could always in the future change out the CPU to an Intel i5 and of course the GPU could be bumped too in a few years. So this build has more potential in the future where-as the A10-7850K is pretty much the best you can do with the AMD APU.

Also, NCIX here in Canada shows the AMD R9 370 for about the same price as the AMD R9 270X. The 370 I'm guessing is a refresh of the 270X so it might have slightly better performance, thermals and overclocking abilities.

[EDIT1]

Here's where I mean the Reddit Software Swap. Quite a few users have product keys from here. There is a few users to avoid as they're scammers but for the most part as long as you read the sticky you're fine.

http://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/

this stickey to check:

http://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/comments/3c4iy0/july_confirmed_trades_important_information/

[Shockers8710]

Heyyo,

Alright, that $109 CAD Windows OEM crippled me quite a bit... best I can do meow is AMD APU with a strong aftermarket cooler and overclock it to get better performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($174.00 @ shopRBC)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Memory Express)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($114.99 @ Canada Computers)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.75 @ Vuugo)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.94 @ DirectCanada)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($109.99 @ Memory Express)

Total: $677.64

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 23:48 EDT-0400

For non AMD APU builds? There was this one with Intel dual core pentium and AMD R9 270X which may perform a little better:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($83.99 @ NCIX)

Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ NCIX)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($38.88 @ Canada Computers)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($214.88 @ Canada Computers)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.94 @ DirectCanada)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($109.99 @ Memory Express)

Total: $691.65

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 23:53 EDT-0400

Otherwise? At slightly over budget to $704 CAD you can step up the CPU to the Intel i3-4160 if you'd like.

Also, the non-AMD APU build (the one just above here with the Intel CPU and discrete GPU) offer future upgradability. You could always in the future change out the CPU to an Intel i5 and of course the GPU could be bumped too in a few years. So this build has more potential in the future where-as the A10-7850K is pretty much the best you can do with the AMD APU.

Also, NCIX here in Canada shows the AMD R9 370 for about the same price as the AMD R9 270X. The 370 I'm guessing is a refresh of the 270X so it might have slightly better performance, thermals and overclocking abilities.

[EDIT1]

Here's where I mean the Reddit Software Swap. Quite a few users have product keys from here. There is a few users to avoid as they're scammers but for the most part as long as you read the sticky you're fine.

http://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/

this stickey to check:

http://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/comments/3c4iy0/july_confirmed_trades_important_information/

would the alienware alpha be worth it at this price point.. 650$ i3 860m sorta and id buy a 4gb stick of ram to equal 8gb for a total of 700$.

[EllieThePurpleFuzzy]

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/LszHFT
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/LszHFT/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($136.50 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($83.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.50 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 360 2GB Video Card  ($144.96 @ shopRBC)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($46.95 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($109.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $716.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-25 09:25 EDT-0400

 

hm?

[BigDay]

700 aint enough for a gaming pc in canada. you need 1000 at least

[Shockers8710]

700 aint enough for a gaming pc in canada. you need 1000 at least

well then don't answer. thats my budget and i can't change it so leave if your going to be like that.

[BigDay]

well then don't answer. thats my budget and i can't change it so leave if your going to be like that.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($136.50 @ shopRBC)

Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.50 @ Vuugo)

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ NCIX)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.50 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 370 2GB WINDFORCE 2X Video Card  ($189.99 @ NCIX)

Case: Fractal Design Core 2500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($72.75 @ Vuugo)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ NCIX)

Total: $688.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-25 09:54 EDT-0400

Edited July 25, 2015 by Godlygamer23
Removed link that exploited Windows' WAT.

[Shockers8710]

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/LszHFT

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($136.50 @ shopRBC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($83.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ NCIX)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.50 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 360 2GB Video Card  ($144.96 @ shopRBC)

Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($46.95 @ DirectCanada)

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($109.98 @ DirectCanada)

Total: $716.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-25 09:25 EDT-0400

 

hm?

what could you build for 800$ with os just wonder what an extra 100$ would get me.