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My friend wanted a computer for a long time, he first picked up a macbook pro almost 4 years ago and now its basically useless for gaming. Since he isn't so much of a tech guy he gave me 1500 dollars(Canadian Currency) for a build.

 

NOTE: It has to come with a monitor, wifi card, mouse, and headset. Overclocking is not required as he is quite bad with these type of stuff, obviously I can do it for him but it's not convenient.

 

Here is the build now

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/8sBDHx
 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($144.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($63.99 @ Canada Computers) 
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  ($56.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($439.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($83.00 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($39.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($179.99 @ Memory Express) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($74.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel Headset  ($79.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $1386.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 18:28 EDT-0400
 
Does the cpu bottleneck the gpu? Right now I'm just experimenting with the build to see how far I can cheap out with the cpu. 

Specs: i7-4790k with Thermaltake Water 3.0, EVGA GTX 970, MSI Z97 Gaming 3, Kingston HyperX 2x8 DDR3 1600Mhz, SSD Boot Drive/1TB HD, CM Storm Stryker, EVGA Supernova G2 750W

Peripherals: SS Rival, HyperX Cloud, G710+

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drop the 390 for 290. 

u need an I5.

get a samsung SSD they are more reliable

do u really need a wireless adaptor?? u can either get a cheap one or go wires which is a much better solution.

Try getting an ASUS motherboard for again better reliability.

Also look into desktop mic with headphones like a  snowball + headphones.

Current Build : 

 
CASE: Fractal Design R4 w/Window CPU: Intel 4930K,  RAM: 16GB Ripjaws Z 2133Mhz  Cooling: H100i  MotherBoard: Asus P9x79 Pro , PSU: CS750M   Storage: 2x Samsung 840 Pro 256Gb , 1Tb Seagate Barracuda, 500GB WD Black,  Graphics: Gigabyte GTX 780 Windforce 3GB,  Monitors: AOC G2460PG ( G sync monitor), Edge10 24" 1080p , 24" 1680*1020p monitor ( LCD)  Microphone: Blue Yeti  Keyboard: Cougar 700k  Phone: Samsung Note 3  Headphones: Sennheiser HD598

Laptop:

 CPU: 
4710MQ  Ram: 8GB 1600MHz Storage:120Gb 840 Evo + 1Tb 5400Rpm HDD  Graphics: GTX 850M 2GB   Screen: 1080p IPS  
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My friend wanted a computer for a long time, he first picked up a macbook pro almost 4 years ago and now its basically useless for gaming. Since he isn't so much of a tech guy he gave me 1500 dollars(Canadian Currency) for a build.

 

NOTE: It has to come with a monitor, wifi card, mouse, and headset. Overclocking is not required as he is quite bad with these type of stuff, obviously I can do it for him but it's not convenient.

 

Here is the build now

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/8sBDHx
 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($144.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($63.99 @ Canada Computers) 
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  ($56.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($439.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($83.00 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($39.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($179.99 @ Memory Express) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($74.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel Headset  ($79.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $1386.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 18:28 EDT-0400
 
Does the cpu bottleneck the gpu? Right now I'm just experimenting with the build to see how far I can cheap out with the cpu. 

 

 

 

Cheaping out on the CPU is gonna create more problems than it solves.

 

You should be able to build something around a 4690k within that price range.

If anything buy a cheaper graphics card and then upgrade it in the future.

 

 

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


Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($119.25 @ Vuugo) 

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

Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($125.11 @ shopRBC) 


Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($407.09 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($83.00 @ Vuugo) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg Canada) 

Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($179.99 @ Memory Express) 

Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($74.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Total: $1472.38

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 18:48 EDT-0400

If you need remote help fixing something on your computer

I can help over Teamviewer if you wish

just msg me on my profile

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Don't spend so much on peripherals, it's useless. A $20 headset can get the job done. If you want something around that price range, I suggest you go with this

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.50 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($63.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 290 4GB Royalking Video Card  ($329.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.00 @ Vuugo) 
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($179.99 @ Memory Express) 
Mouse: Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse  ($54.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Headphones: Corsair Raptor HS40 7.1 Channel Headset  ($44.87 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $1217.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 18:51 EDT-0400
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