First timer build. Need advice

[Drumurboy]

Currently running a three year old Aspire V3 laptop and it's time to upgrade.

 

Looking to build a gaming pc for around $1400 CAD. The two components that I really want are a 1070 (have relatives in the states that will buy one if I send them money so I don't need to worry about the $300 markup) and from what I can see an i5 6600k will be good for my needs for quite a while.

 

I need help on the other components because I have no idea what's good in the low price range. 

 

Would like to keep the cost under 1,400 but there is a little room to go higher.

 

Thanks for any help!

[Drunk_Klaus]

will you need a monitor/mouse/kb?

[Drumurboy]

keyboard and 1 monitor yes. Keyboard can be cheap (like Logitech cheap)

[Drunk_Klaus]

1 minute ago, Drumurboy said:

keyboard and 1 monitor yes. Keyboard can be cheap (like Logitech cheap)

what about an operating system or dvd drive?

[Drumurboy]

1 minute ago, Drunk_Klaus said:

what about an operating system or dvd drive?

Nope on both

[Drunk_Klaus]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BthrxY

 

you can replace the hard drive with a 250gb ish ssd and stay around your budget

this is in usd so it leaves $340 for the gpu

 

edit: can also go cheaper on the case if you want

Edited June 1, 2016 by Drunk_Klaus

[Drumurboy]

3 minutes ago, Drunk_Klaus said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BthrxY

 

you can replace the hard drive with a 250gb ish ssd and stay around your budget

this is in usd so it leaves $340 for the gpu

 

edit: can also go cheaper on the case if you want

This looks great! The 1070 won't be available for a little while I guess so I'll keep my eyes on prices. 

 

Thanks a bunch man!

[GDRRiley]

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/FyYBD8 should do well does not have GPU pricing included.

[Energycore]

44 minutes ago, Drumurboy said:

Currently running a three year old Aspire V3 laptop and it's time to upgrade.

 

Looking to build a gaming pc for around $1400 CAD. The two components that I really want are a 1070 (have relatives in the states that will buy one if I send them money so I don't need to worry about the $300 markup) and from what I can see an i5 6600k will be good for my needs for quite a while.

 

I need help on the other components because I have no idea what's good in the low price range. 

 

Would like to keep the cost under 1,400 but there is a little room to go higher.

 

Thanks for any help!

Hey! I put aside $500 CAD for the 1070 and came up just over 1400. If it ends up converting to less money than that you're good.

 

OK, so I erased the build that was here because it's got a glaring weakness. A GTX 1070 is just way overkill for 1080p at 60Hz. So instead I'd suggest trying to get a 1440p monitor (they start at 380 CAD though) and perhaps a less powerful CPU.

 

This makes more sense.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($264.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($48.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.99 @ NCIX)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.98 @ NCIX)
Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($379.99 @ NCIX)
Other: GTX 1070 ($500.00)
Total: $1446.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-01 00:33 EDT-0400