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Its me again and I made an optimized build for 1080p for under $850 CAD.

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/bmsRD3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/bmsRD3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($248.74 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ NCIX)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($319.49 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.88 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $838.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-08 08:07 EST-0500

Is this good for Ultra 1080p? Thanks (The GPU might not be that exact one, I may get the Gigabyte one)

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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Don't get the Gigabyte 380 model, the MSI one will be much better. Didn't change much, just got a better PSU:

 

 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($87.98 @ NCIX) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($319.49 @ DirectCanada) 
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.88 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($89.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $838.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-08 08:16 EST-0500

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Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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This is what I can do with the Gigabyte 380.

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($246.05 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ NCIX)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card  ($289.99 @ DirectCanada)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($97.00 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $863.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-08 08:19 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

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

 

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Its me again and I made an optimized build for 1080p for under $850 CAD.

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/bmsRD3

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/bmsRD3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($248.74 @ DirectCanada)

Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Canada Computers)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ NCIX)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($319.49 @ DirectCanada)

Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.88 @ Canada Computers)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.98 @ DirectCanada)

Total: $838.07

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-08 08:07 EST-0500

Is this good for Ultra 1080p? Thanks (The GPU might not be that exact one, I may get the Gigabyte one)

also, if you can spring it, i always recommend an asus motherboard

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also, if you can spring it, i always recommend an asus motherboard

I do like MSI ones, they look nice and I trust their brand. I've also heard they have great canadian support

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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I do like MSI ones, they look nice and I trust their brand. I've also heard they have great canadian support

fair point

the look of asus is pretty good, but the important things are the bios, which is basically the best, and the ridiculously low failure rate

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Don't take a gigabyte cooler on an AMD card please. get either MSI or Sapphire or XFX is possible. 

Early 2020 Build : Intel i7 8700k // MSI Krait Z370 // Corsair LPX 8x2 16GB // Aorus 5700 XT // NZXT H500 

Early 2019 Build : Ryzen 2600X // Asus Tuff X470 // G.Skill Trident Z RGB 8x2 16GB // MSI RTX 2070 // NZXT H500 

Late 2017 Build : Intel i7 8700k // Asus Prime Z370-A // G.Skill Trident Z 8x2 16GB // EVGA GTX 1080 Ti  // NZXT S320 Elite 

Late 2015 Build : Intel i7 6700k // Asus Maximus VI Gene Z170 //  Corsair LPX 8x2 16GB // Gigabyte GTX 970 // Corsair Air 240

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fair point

the look of asus is pretty good, but the important things are the bios, which is basically the best, and the ridiculously low failure rate

I never use a BIOS really but i really like the look of MSIs. I do like the board explorer

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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I never use a BIOS really but i really like the look of MSIs. I do like the board explorer

in that care itll probably be ok

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