First gaming rig!

[SG14_96]

Hey guys,

I want to build my first gaming rig with the help from the LTT community! I am a student so my budget is $500 CAD (+/- $50). My buddy who got me into PC gaming says to get a AMD cpu and Nvidia gpu. I have a 1080p monitor and peripherals. I am curious to know what you think, any comments are welcomed.

 

Thanks,

SG

 

[alexhelvetica]

How about no.

Sounds like your friend doesn't know as much as he claims!

[DarkBlade2117]

Your buddy has it backwards. It Is Intel CPU AMD GPU

[Bacchus]

Do you need an OS ?

 

       CPU

Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor

$140.03     

 

  Motherboard

MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

$56.03    

 

Memory

Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 4GB 

$31.09     

 

  Storage

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB

$58.03       

 

   Video Card

EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card

$164.99 
  Case

Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX

$52.52   

 

Power Supply

Corsair Builder 430W 

$56.98 -$20.00  

 

 

Total: $529.67
 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2hb2dC

[Killervolt]

I'm sorry this is a bit over budget . . .

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($144.99 @ Amazon Canada)

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

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ NCIX)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.03 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($171.75 @ Vuugo)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($56.25 @ Vuugo)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX)

Total: $601.03

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-25 22:42 EDT-0400

Unless you want an AMD CPU (shudder)

[Killervolt]

Do you need an OS ?

 

Component

 

Selection

Base

Promo

Shipping

Tax

Price

Where

 

 

 

CPU

Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor

$140.03

 

 

 

$140.03

Vuugo

 

Buy

 

 

CPU Cooler

 

Choose A CPU Cooler

 

Motherboard

MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

$56.03

 

 

 

$56.03

Vuugo

 

Buy

 

 

Memory

Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

$31.09

 

 

 

$31.09

DirectCanada

 

Buy

 

 

 

Add Additional Memory

 

Storage

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

$58.03

 

 

 

$58.03

Vuugo

 

Buy

 

 

 

Add Additional Storage

 

Video Card

EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card

$164.99

-$10.00

FREE

 

$154.99

NCIX

 

Buy

 

 

$10.00 mail-in rebate

 

Case

Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case

$52.52

 

 

 

$52.52

shopRBC

 

Buy

 

 

Power Supply

Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

$56.98

-$20.00

 

 

$36.98

NCIX

 

Buy

 

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2hb2dC

NO do NOT get a CX PSU.

[Overkilled]

for low budget builds some amd cpu's arent so bad

[megaant4]

Nah you should go AMD CPU AMD GPU

[Inception9269]

Considering how terrible the CAD value is, for a $500 pc you'll be getting pretty barebones.

 

This is the cheapest i could do

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($91.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard  ($113.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.03 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($154.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($49.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Thermaltake 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $583.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-25 22:53 EDT-0400

 

honestly for $500 CAD you're better off just getting an xbone or ps4

[SG14_96]

Thanks for you're suggestions guys! 

 

Updates:

I do have an OS: windows 8.1

And I was wondering, since some of the newer games out there require 4 cores minimum, wouldn't it be better to go quad?