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After talking to my dad, he said that $750 was more reasonable so I need some help finding a good build. Upgradability would really nice (Skylake, Crossfire etc.) and going more than $50 over isn't going to happen. I'm working on a build right now but I keep going over :P.

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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What kind of stuff are you doing with it?

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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Gaming at 1080p, Coding, web browsing, and school work. I mostly play  MMO's and because I'm planning on making this a gaming rig, I'd like to start some racing games, sports games, and some light FPS' (CS:GO and similar)

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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Hows this?:

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/MqH9kL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/MqH9kL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($142.24 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($60.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($324.98 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.99 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $773.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-24 22:28 EST-0500

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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AXIOM

CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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Hows this?:

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/MqH9kL

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/MqH9kL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($142.24 @ Vuugo)

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

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($60.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($324.98 @ NCIX)

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.99 @ DirectCanada)

Total: $773.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-24 22:28 EST-0500

I'd change the 960 to a r9 380/380x

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I went a bit overbudget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.24 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($55.33 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.24 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 380 4GB royalQueen OC Video Card  ($279.95 @ NCIX)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($40.50 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $769.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-24 22:41 EST-0500

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PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/4PKHCJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/4PKHCJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($142.24 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.24 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card  ($284.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($82.00 @ shopRBC)
Total: $750.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-24 22:42 EST-0500

 

How about now?

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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Prices are really fluctuating now aswell :P, I saw some RAM I put in my Granny's PC that I got for $50 go up to $60 then to $55 then back :P, How did you fit a 4460 on a $750 build?

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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As the previous posts said, the R9 380 is better value for money and will probably last you longer. You can however also get an EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SC+ GAMING ACX 2.0 through the B-Stock shop on their website for $249,99 (~$330 CAD) if you're fine with only one year of warranty. It should be a very solid card for 1080p for quite some time to come and dual 970s are a very common and well-supported upgrade path.

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SLI boards are not cheap though, starting around 140, not good for budget builds

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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AXIOM

CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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Hows this? PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/RkWG99
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/RkWG99/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.24 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($55.33 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($55.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.24 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($248.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($82.00 @ shopRBC)
Total: $790.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-24 22:55 EST-0500

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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AXIOM

CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.24 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($254.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Rosewill 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $765.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-24 22:58 EST-0500

7800X3D - MSI B650 MAG Tomahawk - 32GB 6000mhz CL30 - Gigabyte 3080 TI - 2TB NVME - 1000w PSU - ID Cooling 240mm AIO

 

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This would be much better if you can afford it.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.24 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($254.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Rosewill 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $783.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-24 22:59 EST-0500

7800X3D - MSI B650 MAG Tomahawk - 32GB 6000mhz CL30 - Gigabyte 3080 TI - 2TB NVME - 1000w PSU - ID Cooling 240mm AIO

 

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PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2YRsD3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2YRsD3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.24 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($55.33 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($55.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.24 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card  ($284.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Rosewill 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $809.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-24 23:04 EST-0500

 

I might be able to stretch my budget a little bit, I like this right now

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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If you're going to stretch your budget.

 

Ditch the "fancy" case, save $30 and get an SSD

 

also you're spending too much time thinking about that 380, save the $30 so you can afford an SSD it will be worth it. ESPECIALLY in MMOs, cause there's a lot of load screens and pop in loading. ;)

 

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Had to change up the case.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.24 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($52.48 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($254.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Rosewill 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $814.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-24 23:15 EST-0500

7800X3D - MSI B650 MAG Tomahawk - 32GB 6000mhz CL30 - Gigabyte 3080 TI - 2TB NVME - 1000w PSU - ID Cooling 240mm AIO

 

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BLAH it was at $808, idk what changed.

 

it's whatever, just drop the HDD storage drive. get the 240 SSD

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Maybe I'll have to go down to an i3 to afford an SSD.

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($142.24 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ NCIX)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card  ($284.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 600W ATX Power Supply  ($59.75 @ Vuugo)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($21.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $817.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-25 08:29 EST-0500

 

Hows this?

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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AXIOM

CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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Oops, pretend this Wi-Fi card isn't in there

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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AXIOM

CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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