Posted December 31, 2015 What is the best $700 Canadian build for gaming? This is what I'm thinking. If you can go cheaper that would be awesome. I'm aiming for good performance in indie games, Space Engineers, ROK, programming, Minecraft, and CS:GO. I'll be playing at 900p maybe 1080p. This is what I'm thinking: PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/33zWHxPrice breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/33zWHx/by_merchant/CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.75 @ Vuugo)CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($35.98 @ DirectCanada)Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.99 @ Canada Computers)Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Canada Computers)Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($185.06 @ Amazon Canada)Case: Deepcool KENDOMEN Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.98 @ Newegg Canada)Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.98 @ DirectCanada)Total: $704.71Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-30 21:56 EST-0500\ I'm planning on a light overclock but not much 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 Offical first poster LTT V2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 31, 2015 That is a very overkill MOBO and Power supply...I'd suggest you go lower on those and get yourself an amd r9 380 atleast 700 cad and just a 950 ...not worth it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 31, 2015 Author I dont need anything better than a 950, hell, a 950 is overkill from my research 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 Offical first poster LTT V2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 31, 2015 What is the best $700 Canadian build for gaming? This is Well you could do what you want to do for less also this build was from the US, so not sure if those are the best priced parts exactly for canada PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Jp3jmG Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Jp3jmG/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($147.29 @ Vuugo) Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($103.40 @ shopRBC) Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.41 @ DirectCanada) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.29 @ Vuugo) Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 360 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($139.99 @ NCIX) Case: Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg Canada) Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($51.99 @ DirectCanada) Total: $578.36 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-30 23:15 EST-0500 I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly... Spoiler What is your budget/country for your new PC? what monitor resolution/refresh rate? What games or other software do you need to run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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