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ok my father works at the embassy and if he spends over 360 CAD at one place he gets a tax rebate and ive been trying for two hours with my friends to go only a little over $2000 but it has been very difficult.

here is my parts list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/yXRVdC and i know i could make it much cheaper but i cant figure out a way, could someone help us?

 

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10 minutes ago, Zebo the Zebra said:

ok my father works at the embassy and if he spends over 360 CAD at one place he gets a tax rebate and ive been trying for two hours with my friends to go only a little over $2000 but it has been very difficult.

here is my parts list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/yXRVdC and i know i could make it much cheaper but i cant figure out a way, could someone help us?

 

It's a heavily underpower PC for 2000 CAD... 

This is one workstation grade PC for under 2000 CAD:
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($486.50 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.15 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($236.50 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($83.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($105.28 @ shopRBC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($60.15 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($419.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ NCIX) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ shopRBC) 
Monitor: LG 27MP47HQ 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($212.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($25.15 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1957.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-08 23:50 EDT-0400

Knock it down to an i5 6600k and you will even be able to buy a GTX 980Ti

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($301.75 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.15 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ NCIX) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($83.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($105.28 @ shopRBC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($60.15 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Omega Edition Video Card  ($722.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ NCIX) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ shopRBC) 
Monitor: LG 27MP47HQ 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($212.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($25.15 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1999.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-08 23:52 EDT-0400

BUT, I would NOT suggest you buying any GPU right now, with the GTX 1080 coming out 27th May, 1070 coming out 10 June, Either you can make do with some lower requirement games with the integrate GPU in the CPU, or you can try to buy a secondhand cheap GPU like 750Ti, 950 etc and wait abit more for those 2 to come out, after they comeout you could always use the 750Ti or 950 as dedicated PhysX card.

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13 minutes ago, Megazero said:

It's a heavily underpower PC for 2000 CAD... 

This is one workstation grade PC for under 2000 CAD:
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($486.50 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.15 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($236.50 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($83.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($105.28 @ shopRBC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($60.15 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($419.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ NCIX) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ shopRBC) 
Monitor: LG 27MP47HQ 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($212.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($25.15 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1957.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-08 23:50 EDT-0400

Knock it down to an i5 6600k and you will even be able to buy a GTX 980Ti

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($301.75 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.15 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ NCIX) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($83.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($105.28 @ shopRBC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($60.15 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Omega Edition Video Card  ($722.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ NCIX) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ shopRBC) 
Monitor: LG 27MP47HQ 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($212.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($25.15 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1999.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-08 23:52 EDT-0400

BUT, I would NOT suggest you buying any GPU right now, with the GTX 1080 coming out 27th May, 1070 coming out 10 June, Either you can make do with some lower requirement games with the integrate GPU in the CPU, or you can try to buy a secondhand cheap GPU like 750Ti, 950 etc and wait abit more for those 2 to come out, after they comeout you could always use the 750Ti or 950 as dedicated PhysX card.

Thanks for the help man!! much appreciated

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