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How's this for an around $800 CAD? What would you improve or change?

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/CRLD99
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/CRLD99/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 @ NCIX)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($51.98 @ 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)
Total: $812.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-25 19:47 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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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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How's this for an around $800 CAD? What would you improve or change?

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/CRLD99

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/CRLD99/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 @ NCIX)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($51.98 @ 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)

Total: $812.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-25 19:47 EST-0500

for that gpu price might as well get a 390

 

 

 

 

 

nvm thats Canada. hahahah

I don't actually give useful information, hopefully I just  say something funny.

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What would you change?

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: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($286.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $806.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-25 19:59 EST-0500

The site has changed....

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How's this for an around $800 CAD? What would you improve or change?

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/CRLD99

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/CRLD99/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 @ NCIX)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($51.98 @ 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)

Total: $812.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-25 19:47 EST-0500

 

Why do you have a H87 mobo?... and a TE PSU?

 

$810:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.24 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($63.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ 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  ($274.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg Canada)

Power Supply: Antec Green 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.00 @ shopRBC)

Case Fan: Thermaltake CL-F011-PL12BL-A 41.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($6.05 @ DirectCanada)

Case Fan: Thermaltake CL-F011-PL12BL-A 41.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($6.05 @ DirectCanada)

Total: $774.27

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-25 19:59 EST-0500

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Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.49 @ Newegg Canada) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($52.99 @ 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  ($274.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($74.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Total: $819.65

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-25 20:02 EST-0500

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Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.49 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($52.99 @ 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  ($274.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($74.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $819.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-25 20:02 EST-0500

 

That board doesn't support Crossfire though :/ Something I really want

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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And the 600w PSU is for Crossfire later

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

Spoiler

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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My H81 board I just got for my Granny's PC supported the i3-4170 I put in it perfectly

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

Spoiler

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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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) 


Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 380 4GB royalQueen OC Video Card  ($279.95 @ NCIX) 

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.98 @ Newegg Canada) 


Total: $818.37

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-25 20:52 EST-0500

 

 
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