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1. you dont need 16gb of ram

 

2. that SSD is poop

 

3. wait for locked skylake i5 CPUs

 

4. by downgrading CPU to locked i5 i fit a gtx 970

 

5. if you downgrade to an h97 board you can get it down to 1100$

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.50 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3P ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($122.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($57.04 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.00 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($389.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($124.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $1153.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-17 12:10 EDT-0400

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1. you dont need 16gb of ram

 

2. that SSD is poop

 

3. wait for locked skylake i5 CPUs

 

4. by downgrading CPU to locked i5 i fit a gtx 970

 

5. if you downgrade to an h97 board you can get it down to 1100$

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.50 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3P ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($122.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($57.04 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.00 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($389.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($124.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $1153.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-17 12:10 EDT-0400

 

oh sorry my budget is 1100$ without tax

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oh sorry my budget is 1100$ without tax

scrap the cpu cooler, downgrade to an h97 board and done

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