Gaming Build

[BenKavanagh]

1080p 60fps single monitor gaming. Want to run games like the division, the witcher, etc, around medium settings. Budget hopefully under $900 CAD including tax and shipping. 

 

With tax and stuff it might be over budget but what are your thoughts on this build?

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/benkavanagh/saved/NnWxFT

[don_svetlio]

Go for a better PSU - SeaSonic S12II 520W

[mrgooglegeek]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

Go for a better PSU - SeaSonic S12II 520W

Also, if you can, get a K sku cpu, overclocking is fun

[ELSknutson]

SSD's are cheap so I would go for a 240-256gb SSD over the 1TB HDD

[don_svetlio]

5 minutes ago, mrgooglegeek said:

Also, if you can, get a K sku cpu, overclocking is fun

he needs a better board for that and that's overbudget

[MIXFUSED]

I would recommend 8gbs of better ram as you only really need 8 and the current ram you have isn't the best.

[MIXFUSED]

2 hours ago, MIXFUSED said:

I would recommend 8gbs of better ram as you only really need 8 and the current ram you have isn't the best.

I would also recommend a better power supply.

[BenKavanagh]

9 minutes ago, mrgooglegeek said:

Also, if you can, get a K sku cpu, overclocking is fun

Is it worth spending that much more to overclock? Will the cpu i listed preform well enough without overclocking?

[MIXFUSED]

1 hour ago, BenKavanagh said:

Is it worth spending that much more to overclock? Will the cpu i listed preform well enough without overclocking?

It will but over clock will really help with other tasks and it will also improve game play

[BenKavanagh]

2 minutes ago, MIXFUSED said:

I would also recommend a better power supply.

Just wondering, whats bad about the ram and psu, and %100 sure 8gb will be enough? If so which ram should i get

[mrgooglegeek]

Just now, BenKavanagh said:

Is it worth spending that much more to overclock? Will the cpu i listed preform well enough without overclocking?

It will certainly perform well enough, but overclocking can be fun and when your system gets old it can provide a decent boost in performance. however, @don_svetlio is correct, you would need a better motherboard.

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, BenKavanagh said:

Just wondering, whats bad about the ram and psu, and %100 sure 8gb will be enough? If so which ram should i get

8GB is plenty. the PSU is just trash.

 

2 minutes ago, BenKavanagh said:

Is it worth spending that much more to overclock? Will the cpu i listed preform well enough without overclocking?

OCing is not needed, it won't change the way games run as your CPU is not the limiting factor.

[MIXFUSED]

2 hours ago, BenKavanagh said:

Just wondering, whats bad about the ram and psu, and %100 sure 8gb will be enough? If so which ram should i get

8 gb is plenty and get something like crucial ballistic X or something like that, just better ram because the current ram you have in the build is not the best and you don't need 16gbs of ram. And for the PSU, it is garbage get a better one trust me.

[BenKavanagh]

11 minutes ago, ELSknutson said:

SSD's are cheap so I would go for a 240-256gb SSD over the 1TB HDD

Doesnt really seem worth it. 250gb is nothing. I'll just add in an ssd later on.

[don_svetlio]

Just now, BenKavanagh said:

Doesnt really seem worth it. 250gb is nothing. I'll just add in an ssd later on.

120GB SSD for 50$ from PNY or Sandisk + 1TB WD Blue is the best thing to do

[BenKavanagh]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

120GB SSD for 50$ from PNY or Sandisk + 1TB WD Blue is the best thing to do

Yea thats what i would probably do later on. Would i be fine to just use an hdd for a couple months?

[ELSknutson]

2 minutes ago, BenKavanagh said:

Doesnt really seem worth it. 250gb is nothing. I'll just add in an ssd later on.

If you do that then you have to transfer and reinstall windows onto the new SSD.  Getting an SSD first and a HDD later is the better option unless you have tons of files that were you will need more then 240/56Gb of storage right away

[don_svetlio]

2 minutes ago, BenKavanagh said:

Yea thats what i would probably do later on. Would i be fine to just use an hdd for a couple months?

Yes, though you'd have to reinstall windows. I am using a 250GB SSD as my daily driver in the Y50 and trust me, it's more than enough for gaming and work.

[Herman Mcpootis]

did some edits to your rig, this will provide a better experience to you(with a not-suck power supply).

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($250.25 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($54.09 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($33.30 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.37 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Toshiba Product Series:DT01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.47 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($234.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.07 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.25 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $774.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-03 09:54 EDT-0400

 

Edited May 3, 2016 by herman mcpootis
psu out of stock(dammit pcpartpicker)

[BenKavanagh]

2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

did some edits to your rig, this will provide a better experience to you(with a not-suck power supply).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($250.25 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($54.09 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($33.30 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.37 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($61.50 @ shopRBC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($234.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.07 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.88 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $777.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-03 09:33 EDT-0400

Is there a difference between 1x8gb and 2x4gb of ram? And is there a cheaper psu that's something like 500w or doesnt matter?

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, BenKavanagh said:

Is there a difference between 1x8gb and 2x4gb of ram? And is there a cheaper psu that's something like 500w or doesnt matter?

Wattage is irrelevant - as long as it's good quality.

RAM modules don't make a difference when purely gaming