PC build for myself

[Clanscorpia]

After many forum posts and lots of research, I came up with these lists for a $1000 and $1500 PC, whichever one I can afford by next fall, so here they are! They need to last 4-5 years becuase in college if I want to go where I want to and take the courses I want it will literally be the laughing stock of the class . The lists are also made up or very reliable parts from reliable manufacturer's as not all of us have bins of GPU's (Stares at Linus' closet).

 

$1000 PC:

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/w7wRcf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/w7wRcf/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($54.95 @ NCIX)
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($55.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.71 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($429.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.50 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($105.54 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1116.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-22 19:19 EST-0500

 

$1500 PC:

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/hsZ699
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/hsZ699/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($411.71 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($182.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($125.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.71 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($429.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($114.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($105.54 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1483.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-22 19:25 EST-0500

[TheRandomness]

Second list would last much longer (in terms of keeping up with AAA games) and perform better in general.

[pckid]

Things may change between then and now.

[spwath]

GO with the first, the second isnt that much better

[Nonco]

Id go with the second one but grab the unlocked i5, i7 is un-necessary for gaming

[aeroencychris]

CPU is eh, the only i5's I consider at this point are the 4460 and 4690k. Also, cooler on both? Don't spend 1000+ on a PC and use stock cooler.

Go for a 4460 and spend a little bit more on a cooler, maybe a Hyper 212 Evo or something similar.

[Clanscorpia]

I don't really want to overclock (Warranty really) And I chose the 4590 because it's 15 dollars more than the 4460. CPU prices in Canada are just crazy AF.

[DGaming]

After many forum posts and lots of research, I came up with these lists for a $1000 and $1500 PC, whichever one I can afford by next fall, so here they are! They need to last 4-5 years becuase in college if I want to go where I want to and take the courses I want it will literally be the laughing stock of the class . The lists are also made up or very reliable parts from reliable manufacturer's as not all of us have bins of GPU's (Stares at Linus' closet).

$1000 PC:

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/w7wRcf

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/w7wRcf/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ NCIX)

Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.98 @ DirectCanada)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($54.95 @ NCIX)

Storage: OCZ Trion 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($55.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.71 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($429.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.50 @ Vuugo)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.54 @ DirectCanada)

Total: $1116.63

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-22 19:19 EST-0500

$1500 PC:

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/hsZ699

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/hsZ699/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($411.71 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($182.00 @ Vuugo)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($125.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Storage: Sandisk Z400s 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.71 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($429.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($114.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.54 @ DirectCanada)

Total: $1483.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-22 19:25 EST-0500

First of all mate, on what resolution would you like to game at? Also defenately get the first build as you don't really need the second one! Also get the i5 4460, it's better in terms of price to performance than the 4590! Good luck

[Clanscorpia]

Probably 1080P or 1440p if i can afford a monitor thats in 1440. I even go dual 1080p if I can afford it