New gaming build (In a long time)

[don_svetlio]

It is solid, check awesome hardware.

waaaaait - no IPS display? come on - TN panels are bad

[jimakos234]

waaaaait - no IPS display? come on - TN panels are bad

On the other side,IPS panels have slower response time.

[don_svetlio]

On the other side,IPS panels have slower response time.

But put less strain on the eyes - with a TN panel I could barely get through 6 hours - now I've done a marathon of 34 hours and I didn't even feel eye strain

[jimakos234]

But put less strain on the eyes - with a TN panel I could barely get through 6 hours - now I've done a marathon of 34 hours and I didn't even feel eye strain

Ok ok here is alternative with IPS monitors

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($298.50 @ Vuugo)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($64.99 @ NCIX)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($70.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.75 @ shopRBC)

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

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($421.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($93.00 @ Vuugo)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.98 @ NCIX)

Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($159.05 @ Vuugo)

Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($159.05 @ Vuugo)

Total: $1712.25

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-04 16:24 EDT-0400

[don_svetlio]

Ok ok here is alternative with IPS monitors

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($298.50 @ Vuugo)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($64.99 @ NCIX)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($70.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.75 @ shopRBC)

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

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($421.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($93.00 @ Vuugo)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.98 @ NCIX)

Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($159.05 @ Vuugo)

Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($159.05 @ Vuugo)

Total: $1712.25

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-04 16:24 EDT-0400

Seems pretty much perfect to me

[robertIron883]

Seems pretty much perfect to me

What's the difference between 16 or 8gb or ram? I mean I know the more the better but is 16 more ''future proof'' than 8?

[don_svetlio]

What's the difference between 16 or 8gb or ram? I mean I know the more the better but is 16 more ''future proof'' than 8?

currently - even 4GB is enough - 8GB is the sweetspot - 16GB is used under heavy workloads and demanding games @4k ultra settings

[don_svetlio]

Do you need 16GB for your build? Here's the answer

[robertIron883]

Do you need 16GB for your build? Here's the answer

Alright, thanks

[BigDay]

Hello folks, I'm currently looking to build myself a new gaming pc, the one I currently have is too outdated at the moment to run games so I decided to build a new computer.

 

First off, I will need everything from monitor to OS, since I plan to keep the old machine for papework. I would like two monitors (No need of 120hz or 144hz) Size has to be 21 inches and above.It's been such a long time since I been building a pc  that i'm just way out of the loops of which parts is better and what not, so I need your help.

 

In term of budget I have a maximum of 1700 CAD with tax and shipping, I have no preferences for AMD or INTEL same for the GPU.

 

Just looking for your answers

 

 

Cheers, Robert.

 

 

EDIT: I won't need any mouse, since I have a good one

 

it's going to be hard for us to build you a part list with tax and shipping included. what is your tax rate?

[robertIron883]

Last question, would a 4.1Ghz- 4,3 Ghz be achievable with the PSU and cooler?

[robertIron883]

it's going to be hard for us to build you a part list with tax and shipping included. what is your tax rate?

Well, just don't go too high above 1700 and it should be good, because 1700=1900 aprox with taxes.

[don_svetlio]

Last question, would a 4.1Ghz- 4,3 Ghz be achievable with the PSU and cooler?

which processor? I cannot guarantee anything since silicon lottery - if it's a "K" chip it will OC but honeslty - OCing an i5 is not worth for gaming - you won't see any improvement really. Hence why a 4460 and a 4690K perform about the same in most games - no game can really max them out

[BigDay]

Last question, would a 4.1Ghz- 4,3 Ghz be achievable with the PSU and cooler?

 

yes, that is a very conservative overclock with the 4690k

 

i have my 4670k overclocked to 4.6 ghz on the core and 4.5 ghz on the cache with a vcore of 1.30