Friend needs help with a pc build

[jousef]

My friend is looking to build a pc for around 800 CAD including the monitor.

 

I suggested linus latest Holiday buying guide but he wasnt a fan of the amd athlon x4 860K.

 

He does some programming and plays games like cs:go and dota 2

[Streetguru]

9 minutes ago, jousef said:

 

Well depending on when he's buying, AM4 APUs might be out, and then you'd get a better display, probably 1080p 144hz free-sync

 

otherwise i3 + 360

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($158.50 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2HP Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($90.66 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($41.50 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.35 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 360 2GB Core Edition Video Card  ($139.20 @ shopRBC)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($42.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.88 @ Canada Computers)
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($146.03 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $755.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-21 19:45 EDT-0400


APU build with 1080p 144hz Free-sync display, less performance obviously, and AM4 would be better to wait for, but the 144hz display is going to make up for a lot of that, especially if competitive games are his focus

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/k4HLvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/k4HLvK/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A8-7650K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($114.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($94.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($52.43 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.35 @ Vuugo)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($42.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.88 @ Canada Computers)
Monitor: AOC G2460PF 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($362.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $804.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-21 19:49 EDT-0400