Budget Gaming PC help (first build)

[jado]

Budget & Location

Looking to spend under CAD 800$ on the pc itself (900$ would be fine too). Im prepared to spend well over 1000$ for a monitor keyboard etc.

Aim

I'd like this build to be dedicated to gaming and only gaming I have a decent laptop I can do school work on. I play Gary's Mod and CS:GO nothing else that graphic intensive, I play a lot of other lower graphic intensive games but I'd like to be able to play Gary's Mod and CS:GO at higher settings. I don't need much storage space 1TB should be fine I don't have many games anyway.

Monitors

I only plan on running 1 monitor at 1080p HD.

Peripherals

I'll need the whole works since this is my first gaming PC, A mouse, a monitor, a keyboard, Maybe some fancy LED ones . And Windows 10. I'd also prefer new parts

Why are you upgrading?

I'm building this PC to start gaming. Later on I'll upgrade to a bigger and better one once I know what I'm doing and can afford it, Il be keeping this one for a couple of years.

 

If you know any build's that would fit the criteria please reply. Mouse monitor and keyboard suggestions are greatly appreciated as well,

Thanks

[Vercii]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.29 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($77.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($85.52 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.73 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.95 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor  ($109.99 @ Micro Center) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($26.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1008.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-01 17:13 EDT-0400

[Himommies]

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($264.98 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Vortex Plus 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.86 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ NCIX) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($48.08 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB STRIX Video Card  ($174.50 @ Vuugo) 
Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.98 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ NCIX) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB (32/64-bit)  ($134.99 @ NCIX) 
Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($172.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.75 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1254.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-01 17:33 EDT-0400

[CtrlAltELITE]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($155.25 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($93.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($48.08 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($449.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 361 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.00 @ shopRBC)
Power Supply: Cooler Master Elite V2 550W ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX)
Monitor: Asus VN247H-P 23.6" Monitor  ($168.88 @ Canada Computers)
Keyboard: Rosewill RK-101 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($17.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Mouse: Gigabyte GM-FORCE M7 Wired Optical Mouse  ($17.00 @ NCIX)
Total: $1101.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-01 17:26 EDT-0400

 

Best I could do for 1100 Canadian Rupees.

 

Obvious upgrades:

1. Boot SSD

2. a 2nd 970 in SLI (or 390, whatever your preference is there is negligible difference between them regardless of what folk on here say)

3. i3>i5k series allowing overclocking (with a better CPU cooler)

4. Another 2x4gb ram sticks taking you to 16gb. 8 should be more than enough.

5. Nice peripherals :D.

[jado]

22 minutes ago, Vercii said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.29 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($77.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($85.52 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.73 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.95 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor  ($109.99 @ Micro Center) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($26.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1008.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-01 17:13 EDT-0400

Thanks! Looks good I've still got a little more saving to do, this build seems the best for its price.

[jado]

19 minutes ago, Himommies said:

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($264.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ NCIX) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($48.08 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($269.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.98 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $982.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-01 17:27 EDT-0400

Thanks! Looks good but I'm tight on space... Not sure if it'll fit.

[German_John]

5 minutes ago, jado said:

Thanks! Looks good I've still got a little more saving to do, this build seems the best for its price.

It's a pretty good build, but it already includes a monitor and keyboard and mouse.

I'd recommend going for 1x8GB RAM. I'm not entirely sold on dual channel being that much better that you should give up installing more RAM later on cheaply... 

If you want to beat the price down, you can just not buy a hard drive first and get that later (or not buy an ssd, but that'd involve switching your boot device later on). The mouse and keyboard are probably, well, bad. I haven't tried those but they are very cheap

[jado]

1 minute ago, German_John said:

It's a pretty good build, but it already includes a monitor and keyboard and mouse.

I'd recommend going for 1x8GB RAM. I'm not entirely sold on dual channel being that much better that you should give up installing more RAM later on cheaply... 

If you want to beat the price down, you can just not buy a hard drive first and get that later (or not buy an ssd, but that'd involve switching your boot device later on). The mouse and keyboard are probably, well, bad. I haven't tried those but they are very cheap

I wouldn't buy the monitor keyboard and mouse. Gonna build the PC first. If I did switch out the 2x4GB RAM Would I be able to put in 2x8GB RAM? If that works I'd leave the price as it is without the monitor and keyboard mouse combo, Once I get it working I don't really wat to mess with it much.

[German_John]

Just now, jado said:

I wouldn't buy the monitor keyboard and mouse. Gonna build the PC first. If I did switch out the 2x4GB RAM Would I be able to put in 2x8GB RAM? If that works I'd leave the price as it is without the monitor and keyboard mouse combo, Once I get it working I don't really wat to mess with it much.

That would work no problem. It'd be more expensive, of course, but 2 8GB RAM-sticks are no problem for any slightly modern system.

[jado]

24 minutes ago, CtrlAltELITE said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($155.25 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($93.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($48.08 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($449.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 361 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.00 @ shopRBC)
Power Supply: Cooler Master Elite V2 550W ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX)
Monitor: Asus VN247H-P 23.6" Monitor  ($168.88 @ Canada Computers)
Keyboard: Rosewill RK-101 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($17.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Mouse: Gigabyte GM-FORCE M7 Wired Optical Mouse  ($17.00 @ NCIX)
Total: $1101.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-01 17:26 EDT-0400

 

Best I could do for 1100 Canadian Rupees.

 

Obvious upgrades:

1. Boot SSD

2. a 2nd 970 in SLI (or 390, whatever your preference is there is negligible difference between them regardless of what folk on here say)

3. i3>i5k series allowing overclocking (with a better CPU cooler)

4. Another 2x4gb ram sticks taking you to 16gb. 8 should be more than enough.

5. Nice peripherals :D.

I really like this one just not the case, Is there any other cases this exact build would work with, I like the side panel cases (Sorry I didn't mention that in the post) I'd also just pay the extra 50$ at the beginning and put in the i5. Any idea what kind of cooler i'd need to cool that? And I'd defiantly upgrade to another 2x4GB RAM kit.

[Streetguru]

57 minutes ago, jado said:

 

Grab the display after the PC naturally, builds under 900 with an i5 + 380

 

the display is a 1080p 144hz TN free-sync display, so great for CS:GO and doom should you go that route.

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($264.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($90.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($40.50 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 380 4GB royalQueen OC Video Card  ($259.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($25.99 @ Amazon Canada)
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: $1180.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-01 17:57 EDT-0400

[CtrlAltELITE]

1 minute ago, jado said:

I really like this one just not the case, Is there any other cases this exact build would work with, I like the side panel cases (Sorry I didn't mention that in the post) I'd also just pay the extra 50$ at the beginning and put in the i5. Any idea what kind of cooler i'd need to cool that? And I'd defiantly upgrade to another 2x4GB RAM kit.

Yeah I mean an i5 is a real sweet spot price wise so would be a worthwhile upgrade. The i3 6100 is still a fantastic budget option that will be capable for most games. Cases, to be honest I just put that in as a price placeholder. A case is something that only you can decide. Any ATX compatible case will fit.

[German_John]

BTW, at that price point you might actually get somewhat better performance with an AMD CPU, but:
1. I don't know much at all about those, so I can't really recommend much and

2. Going with a Skylake Intel chip will give you a pretty good upgrade path without also changing the motherboard. 

[jado]

7 minutes ago, German_John said:

That would work no problem. It'd be more expensive, of course, but 2 8GB RAM-sticks are no problem for any slightly modern system.

Could I swap these out? http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx421c14fbk216  for http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx421c14fbk28 If so I would use this build.

[German_John]

4 minutes ago, jado said:

Could I swap these out? http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx421c14fbk216  for http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx421c14fbk28 If so I would use this build.

Absolutely, yes. As long as it is DDR4, it'll fit. Basically, all DDR4 will fit all motherboards that accept DDR4. At least I'm not aware of any limitations.

[jado]

Thanks everyone I've changed some parts the site says it's all compatible. Any recommendations as to how I can improve anything? http://pcpartpicker.com/user/jado14/saved/n3s9TW

[German_John]

5 minutes ago, jado said:

Thanks everyone I've changed some parts the site says it's all compatible. Any recommendations as to how I can improve anything? http://pcpartpicker.com/user/jado14/saved/n3s9TW

Should be fine. If you want a bit of breathing room, a slightly higher wattage PSU might be a good idea (although shy of adding another GPU there shouldn't be any issues). 

It's just significantly above your budget

[Streetguru]

12 minutes ago, jado said:

Thanks everyone I've changed some parts the site says it's all compatible. Any recommendations as to how I can improve anything? http://pcpartpicker.com/user/jado14/saved/n3s9TW

That's a US build, it's 1300 CAD unless the CAD thing in the OP was a mistype

 

see:
 

42 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Grab the display after the PC naturally, builds under 900 with an i5 + 380

 

the display is a 1080p 144hz TN free-sync display, so great for CS:GO and doom should you go that route.

 

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