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$500 canadian minecraft and gaming pc

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Type|Item|Price

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**CPU** | [intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646g3258) | $84.99 @ NCIX 

**Motherboard** | [MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h81mp33) | $56.03 @ Vuugo 

**Memory** | [Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/patriot-memory-psd38g1600kh) | $48.98 @ DirectCanada 

**Storage** | [seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $57.03 @ Vuugo 

**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n7501gd5oc) | $140.25 @ Vuugo 

**Case** | [Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-nse200kkn1) | $56.25 @ Vuugo 

**Power Supply** | [seaSonic 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ss400etbronze) | $63.38 @ Amazon Canada 

 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

 | **Total** | **$506.91**

 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-10-25 22:26 EDT-0400 |

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($56.03 @ Vuugo) 

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.98 @ DirectCanada) 


Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($164.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg Canada) 


Total: $513.26

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-25 22:28 EDT-0400

i5-4690k@4.5GHz || MSI GTX 970 || MSI z97 Gaming 5 || NZXT Kraken x61 || WD Black 1TB || Crucial MX100 || 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro || Corsair RM750 || NZXT H440 || Corsair k70 RGB mx browns || Acer H236HL || ViewSonic VX2255wm-4

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Since Minecraft is mostly CPU intensive, wouldn't a quad core Athlon 860k be better?

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Since Minecraft is mostly CPU intensive, wouldn't a quad core Athlon 860k be better?

I'm pretty sure Minecraft favors stronger single core CPU's.  And the Pentium can be upgraded to higher end CPU's later on.

i5-4690k@4.5GHz || MSI GTX 970 || MSI z97 Gaming 5 || NZXT Kraken x61 || WD Black 1TB || Crucial MX100 || 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro || Corsair RM750 || NZXT H440 || Corsair k70 RGB mx browns || Acer H236HL || ViewSonic VX2255wm-4

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I'm pretty sure Minecraft favors stronger single core CPU's.  And the Pentium can be upgraded to higher end CPU's later on.

Yep. Minecraft only uses 1 thread.

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i need help puting together a $500 Canadian mine craft and gaming pc. thanks in advance

Well we gotta step you up to terraria, but in the mean time you could go with something like this

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/cC747P

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/cC747P/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($109.75 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($56.34 @ shopRBC)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($63.07 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($107.99 @ NCIX)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($52.52 @ shopRBC)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ DirectCanada)

Total: $454.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-25 22:41 EDT-0400

a 750ti build may end up faster, but I think think minecraft runs well on anything, plus you'd lose the SSD

Also for some reason that SSD is cheaper in canada than it is on the US newegg, not sure what that's about

The A10 7850k is 60 dollars more, but I don't think the performance gain is going to be worth it

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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I'm pretty sure Minecraft favors stronger single core CPU's.  And the Pentium can be upgraded to higher end CPU's later on.

Very true. Thanks for the correction.

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