1100$ CDN Build

[xXButchXx]

Hey guys, plain and simple. What is the best build for 1100$ Canadian that includes OS, keyboard, and monitor? Thanks.

[brob]

Hey guys, plain and simple. What is the best build for 1100$ Canadian that includes OS, keyboard, and monitor? Thanks.

 

How will the system be used?

[Guest]

Hey guys, plain and simple. What is the best build for 1100$ Canadian that includes OS, keyboard, and monitor? Thanks.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.50 @ shopRBC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($266.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($54.75 @ Vuugo) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Total: $821.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-01 11:30 EDT-0400

 

Peripherals and Monitors are highly subjective so I left out some of the budget for that

You can spend more on the GPU is you'd like to

 

What will you do with this?

[BigDay]

fellow cdn brother

 

i will post something

 

5 minutes

[Ifeagan]

Mhmmm, my advice would be right now to wait for skylake and for the dollar to get closer to parity. I've looked into building my first pc and just couldn't stand the outrageous prices we pay compared to the USA.... I know it is always more, but with a weak dollar it just seems impractical. For $950-1000 Canadian dollars devouted to just essential components options are limited. If spending $1000 Canadian you will really be getting $700 worth of value (It would cost around $700 USD to build).  Also, new cpu's coming out and gpu's from Nvidea in the coming year I believe, if you can wait I would.
 

[grayblizzard]

Hey guys, plain and simple. What is the best build for 1100$ Canadian that includes OS, keyboard, and monitor? Thanks.

Wait for skylake perhaps... But this:

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

[BigDay]

the exchange rate sucks

 

i'd wait

 

anything i tried to build i just wasn't happy with

 

at that price point, you should just crack windows or go g2a route

[Ifeagan]

the exchange rate sucks

 

i'd wait

 

anything i tried to build i just wasn't happy with

 

at that price point, you should just crack windows or go g2a route

 

This is so true... I was going to pull the trigger on my build about a month and a half ago.... then all the specials/sales dried up and my build cost almost 1200 a month later w/o specials and a even worse dollar.  As for this build, adding in some decent peripherals  and OS impacts significantly what you can get for components (this will be nearly $200).  If I were you I would hunt local kijijii or something for good quality used mouse and keyboard to reduce costs.  A friend game me his old dell M&KB and they are just great!