First time build!! seeking advice

[CrazyIan]

Hey everyone, I've recently decided to ditch the consoles and go with a pc. With this first build I'm looking to play games at 1080p 60FPS with high or ultra high settings (my monitor is a 1080p 60Hz). I'm aslo thinking I will be upgrading it for years to come. At this point I'm hoping to keep it around $1000-1100 Canadian dollars. Any help\advice would be very much appreciated.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Zw4VhM) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Zw4VhM/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i3-6320 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i36320) | $232.00 @ Vuugo 
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz170mxgaming5) | $174.99 @ NCIX 
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f43000c15d8grbb) | $74.99 @ Canada Computers 
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $68.15 @ Vuugo 
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r93804gd5toc) | $279.00 @ Canada Computers 
**Case** | [Rosewill R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-r5) | $109.98 @ Newegg Canada 
**Power Supply** | [Rosewill 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-photon750) | $139.98 @ Newegg Canada 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | **Total** | **$1063.09**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-02-19 00:52 EST-0500 |

[HKZeroFive]

You'll have a better chance playing 60FPS on Ultra with a beefier GPU like the R9 390 and a quad core CPU:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($254.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: Asus B150M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($105.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($51.50 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.15 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($419.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $1075.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-19 01:16 EST-0500

[Mcmole]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($345.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.15 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($133.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($51.50 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card  ($274.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($79.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1081.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-19 01:21 EST-0500

 

Build will overclocking In mind.

 

You would not have to upgrade this for a some time...

 

PS, If you can save just a little bit more and get a SSD to install windows on. 128 does ok.. But if possible 240GB would be great...Also the motherboard I picked out for you has a M.2 slot. So have a look at booting your speed even further by getting a M.2 SSD instead.

[Mcmole]

12 minutes ago, CrazyIan said:

Hey everyone, I've recently decided to ditch the consoles and go with a pc. With this first build I'm looking to play games at 1080p 60FPS with high or ultra high settings (my monitor is a 1080p 60Hz). I'm aslo thinking I will be upgrading it for years to come. At this point I'm hoping to keep it around $1000-1100 Canadian dollars. Any help\advice would be very much appreciated.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Zw4VhM) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Zw4VhM/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i3-6320 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i36320) | $232.00 @ Vuugo 
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz170mxgaming5) | $174.99 @ NCIX 
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f43000c15d8grbb) | $74.99 @ Canada Computers 
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $68.15 @ Vuugo 
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r93804gd5toc) | $279.00 @ Canada Computers 
**Case** | [Rosewill R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-r5) | $109.98 @ Newegg Canada 
**Power Supply** | [Rosewill 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-photon750) | $139.98 @ Newegg Canada 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | **Total** | **$1063.09**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-02-19 00:52 EST-0500 |

Don't get any of those parts. Everything you picked is either mismatched (like a overclocking motherboard with a non-overclocking Intel Chip) Or just rubbish parts like a Rosewill PSU that will blow your system up within the first 30 seconds, All rolled up into a case thats to be put bluntly... Shit.

So... Yea.

 

Go for my build or someone else's... Because your build would be like throwing your money into the bin..

[Mcmole]

11 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

You'll have a better chance playing 60FPS on Ultra with a beefier GPU like the R9 390 and a quad core CPU:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($254.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: Asus B150M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($105.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($51.50 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.15 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($419.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $1075.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-19 01:16 EST-0500

Not the best advice, Putting a Mirco ATX board in a ATX case. With a crappyer PSU..

 

 

[HKZeroFive]

1 minute ago, Mcmole said:

Not the best advice, Putting a Mirco ATX board in a ATX case. With a crappyer PSU..

Nothing wrong with mATX. Loses some features like XFire and SLI but it's affordable and it gets the job done.

 

What do you mean crappier PSU? The EVGA B2 series is good...

[Mcmole]

2 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Nothing wrong with mATX. Loses some features like XFire and SLI but it's affordable and it gets the job done.

 

What do you mean crappier PSU? The EVGA B2 series is good...

Ah, sorry Didn't see its the Supernova, Never mind it is a decent PSU then..

 

I wasn't talking about the functionality of the mAXT board I was talking about the size. You are paying a Premium 30$ more for a ATX Tower and only putting a mATX board inside.. Won't look the best. (Not that the S340 is a bad case, because its awesome)

[HKZeroFive]

1 minute ago, Mcmole said:

Ah, sorry Didn't see its the Supernova, Never mind it is a decent PSU then..

 

I wasn't talking about the functionality of the mAXT board I was talking about the size. You are paying a Premium 30$ more for a ATX Tower and only putting a mATX board inside.. Won't look the best. (Not that the S340 is a bad case, because its awesome)

Gives a bit of room to be able to afford the R9 390 and to upgrade to an ATX motherboard in the future. Sure, it'll look a bit off but it's nothing to worry about.

[jcw150]

Please please please get an SSD it makes your wholemail system so much sharper and just must nicer to use. 

[Frame Drops]

It become little hard after adding SSD and R9 390 for better gaming performance, and stylish case with window for look: You can save  some money by removing SSD , an you can add better SSD than this in future.

 

$ 1,130 CAD  :  http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/bC4TsY

 

CPU : Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor

GPU : Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card

RAM : G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory

Mother Board : Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Storage : SSD: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

               HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case

Power supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

$ 1,270 CAD build : (if you can spend extra 200 $ )my favorite:     http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/bhF6TW

 

CPU : Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor

GPU  :Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card

RAM : G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory

Mother Board : Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Storage : SSD: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

               HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case

Power supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

CPU Water Cooler : Cooler Master Seidon 120V 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

 

EDIT: change part list from GTX 970 to R9 390