Cheap Build

[Buizel10]

I have a friend that needs a $500 CANADIAN Build.

 

He can only shop @ PCPartPicker CANADA so be warned a 380 is $400

 

EDIT: a 960 is also $400

 

EDIT: used CPU,RAM,Mobo,GPU and fans are OK

 

EDIT: $600 CAD

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, Buizel10 said:

I have a friend that needs a $500 CANADIAN Build.

 

He can only shop @ PCPartPicker CANADA so be warned a 380 is $400

 

EDIT: a 960 is also $400

Anything in particular that needs to be included? Windows or peripherals?

[Buizel10]

1 minute ago, Buizel10 said:

Just now, Starelementpoke said:

Anything in particular that needs to be included? Windows or peripherals?

I have a friend that needs a $500 CANADIAN Build.

 

He can only shop @ PCPartPicker CANADA so be warned a 380 is $400

 

EDIT: a 960 is also $400

 

Just now, Starelementpoke said:

Anything in particular that needs to be included? Windows or peripherals?

A monitor, a cheap keyboard and mouse and not Windows

[Hman1250]

Around this price point, it's best if he were to shopped used for the best performance. With this sort of budget and requiring a monitor and peripherals, he'd barely make it out with an APU build

[Buizel10]

1 minute ago, Hman1250 said:

Around this price point, it's best if he were to shopped used for the best performance. With this sort of budget and requiring a monitor and peripherals, he'd barely make it out with an APU build

Thats what I was thinking a bit.

 

He plays Minecraft + Assasins Creed (Rarely)

 

EDIT: He also emulates Android for Pixel Gun, but anything should emulate android, right?

Edited February 8, 2016 by Buizel10

[Hman1250]

Just now, Buizel10 said:

Thats what I was thinking a bit.

 

He plays Minecraft + Assasins Creed (Rarely)

Yeah Assassins creed cannot run on an APU build lol. Check around kijiji or craigslist for stuff like a GTX 660

[Buizel10]

1 minute ago, Hman1250 said:

Yeah Assassins creed cannot run on an APU build lol. Check around kijiji or craigslist for stuff like a GTX 660

I was thinking GTX 580. Power is cheap here (0.09c/KwH

[Buizel10]

2 minutes ago, Hman1250 said:

Yeah Assassins creed cannot run on an APU build lol. Check around kijiji or craigslist for stuff like a GTX 660

What should I do a the best deal I can find is a HD 7870 for $250

[Hman1250]

Just now, Buizel10 said:

What should I do a the best deal I can find is a HD 7870 for $250

Where in canada are you?

[Buizel10]

3 minutes ago, Hman1250 said:

Where in canada are you?

Read my signature or my Location

[Hman1250]

1 minute ago, Buizel10 said:

Read my signature or my Location

Linus and Luke did their first scrapyard wars with a $300 budget. They found beast graphics cards, old but still usable CPU's, motherboards etc. And had less than 2 days to do it.

[Buizel10]

Just now, Hman1250 said:

Linus and Luke did their first scrapyard wars with a $300 budget. They found beast graphics cards, old but still usable CPU's, motherboards etc. And had less than 2 days to do it.

The markets horrible right now, it was becoming worse just as they were doing scrapyard wars, now its horrible

[Buizel10]

8 minutes ago, Hman1250 said:

Where in canada are you?

and then I found this: http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/sys/5430657660.html 

 

and this: http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/pml/sop/5439257911.html

 

good deals?

[TheCyncialCanuck]

If you live in Vancouver then tell your friend to go check out Free Geek for maybe a cheap case and a PSU, maybe even he could get a deal on and older I3. Send them an email asking about possible items in your price range.

[TheCyncialCanuck]

Alright so I wen't ahead and put together a build that uses new and used parts including some from Freegeek. Take a look and tell me what you think.

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bAEvNUaG-OpKT3WmMPMtuUMzZA23sAvDRXXp1T0LrVM/edit?usp=sharing