Posted July 8, 2016 http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/kXWGGf Here's the part list! Here's what I plan on buying!! Please comment on any improvements, suggestions, or alternatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 8, 2016 Everything seems fine to me. Ariana Grande's Leaked Nudes!!!111!11! Spoiler Ayyyyyy Gaming Rig: CPU: i5-4690k Cooler: H80i Mobo: MSI z97 PC MATE RAM: 16gb Fury White Storage: 1TB WD + 120gb Fury SSD GPU: GTX 970 Case: NZXT S340 PSU: NEX 650W Keyboard: K65 RGB Mouse: Mionix Naos 7000 Headphones: ATH-M50x Monitor: 2x VN248h-P + 1x MG248q Setup Photo: (To come) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 8, 2016 Damn Canada prices are expensive. Looks good though. PC Specs AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus | 16GB Team T-Force 3400MHz | Zotac GTX 1080 AMP EXTREME BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 4 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | NZXT 750W | Phanteks Eclipse P400A Extras: ASUS Zephyrus G14 (2021) | OnePlus 7 Pro | Fully restored Robosapien V2, Omnibot 2000, Omnibot 5402 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 8, 2016 Author Thanks! One question! Do you think I NEED the hyper 212 evo or can I just use the stock cooler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 8, 2016 1 hour ago, Hbrian123 said: Thanks! One question! Do you think I NEED the hyper 212 evo or can I just use the stock cooler? unless you look into overclocking then there isn't a need for it but its nice to have for the future. Ariana Grande's Leaked Nudes!!!111!11! Spoiler Ayyyyyy Gaming Rig: CPU: i5-4690k Cooler: H80i Mobo: MSI z97 PC MATE RAM: 16gb Fury White Storage: 1TB WD + 120gb Fury SSD GPU: GTX 970 Case: NZXT S340 PSU: NEX 650W Keyboard: K65 RGB Mouse: Mionix Naos 7000 Headphones: ATH-M50x Monitor: 2x VN248h-P + 1x MG248q Setup Photo: (To come) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 8, 2016 Author Do you think it would be much louder if I use the stock cooler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 8, 2016 I don't know... the link is clearly too small and too visible with its light gray text on white background to really say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 8, 2016 Sorry, but your budget is too low to spend money on things like a cooler. You have a low quality power supply, and a CPU that is not really worth buying for a main PC, especially gaming. Mail in rebates do not make your purchase cheaper. You might get some gift cards in the mail a few months later. This leaves you with $225 (when compared to your $788 total) to find a GPU, maybe used even: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($146.98 @ DirectCanada)Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($39.98 @ NCIX)Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($35.09 @ DirectCanada)Storage: Hitachi Travelstar 7K750 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.00 @ Amazon Canada)Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ DirectCanada)Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($90.00 @ shopRBC)Case Fan: Thermaltake CL-F005-PL12BL-A 41.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($2.00 @ Amazon Canada) <<Front intakeCase Fan: Thermaltake CL-F005-PL12BL-A 41.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($2.00 @ Amazon Canada) <<Front intakeMonitor: ViewSonic VA2249S 21.5" 60Hz Monitor ($135.99 @ PC Canada)Total: $523.03Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-08 01:36 EDT-0400 ...and don't buy a R7 370. You know that performs about as well as a GTX 750Ti, right? Wait a bit for an RX 460 or find a used GTX 960/R9 380. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 8, 2016 PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($146.98 @ DirectCanada) Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($39.98 @ NCIX) Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($35.09 @ DirectCanada) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.93 @ Vuugo) Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card ($249.98 @ DirectCanada) Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ DirectCanada) Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX) Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 21.5" 60Hz Monitor ($109.99 @ NCIX) Total: $721.93Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-08 06:21 EDT-0400 CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 10, 2016 Author Soo at the moment I have this build; http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/t3PFtJ I plan to overclock the cpu to about 4ghz-4.3 ghz give or take, although I can up my budget to about $650. What should I do with the extra $100 if i do plan to use it, a better cpu or a better gpu?? (A 240gb ssd cause atm on my laptop I only use about 120gb so yeah) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 10, 2016 On 7/8/2016 at 2:17 AM, Hbrian123 said: Do you think it would be much louder if I use the stock cooler? IDK. The Hyper 212 is a pretty noisy (and powerful) fan though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 10, 2016 2 hours ago, Hbrian123 said: Soo at the moment I have this build; http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/t3PFtJ I plan to overclock the cpu to about 4ghz-4.3 ghz give or take, although I can up my budget to about $650. What should I do with the extra $100 if i do plan to use it, a better cpu or a better gpu?? (A 240gb ssd cause atm on my laptop I only use about 120gb so yeah) The CPU is crap and the GPU is crap. The PSU is crap too. You will overclock a shitty CPU and what do you expect to happen? All of a sudden it will do things it could not do beforehand? Games like GTA V won't run no matter how high you clock the Pentium and games like Fallout 4 will run like terribly, if at all. You are wasting money on the SSD, the case and CPU cooler. Why are you buying Haswell? PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($146.98 @ DirectCanada)Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($39.98 @ NCIX)Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($35.09 @ DirectCanada)Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.98 @ DirectCanada)Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB Black Edition Video Card ($334.99 @ Memory Express)Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX) <<This needs at least one fan (120mm) for the front to bring in fresh airPower Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.74 @ Amazon Canada)Total: $715.75Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-10 07:39 EDT-0400 You can save $30 by going with a small 7200 RPM drive: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/2hXfrH/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd2500aajs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 10, 2016 Author Yeah I like your build but what graphics card could I substitute the 480 for? It's not available yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 10, 2016 Author Also I'm probably only playing csgo and not future games ie. Gta V and what not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 11, 2016 6 hours ago, Hbrian123 said: Yeah I like your build but what graphics card could I substitute the 480 for? It's not available yet! The RX 480 performs between the GTX 970 and GTX 980 (R9 390 and R9 390X). You won't get better performance at that price. The RX 470 will launch soon to and be around the GTX 970. The best plan is to wait for now. 2 hours ago, Hbrian123 said: Also I'm probably only playing csgo and not future games ie. Gta V and what not Fair enough. I would still spend the extra $50-$75 on an i3 6100. You don't need cooler, so that money goes into the CPU. The clock is already 3.7GHz. With Skylake you get faster DDR4 RAM which also contributes to CPU performance. It is a bad decision to go with the Haswell Pentium chip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 11, 2016 Author Alright thanks!!! So wait for Rx 470, and go with your build?? Also what case fans should I get and also why single stick ram? (sorry for so many questions first time building a pc xD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 11, 2016 5 minutes ago, Hbrian123 said: Alright thanks!!! So wait for Rx 470, and go with your build?? If you truly believe you only need the two cores (two threads) you can go with a Skylake G4440. But if a game or program wants to use more than one core, you will suffer for it. My build is just an example of the best way to spend the $700. Honestly, my best advice would be to go for a i5 6500 and leave the GPU out in the beginning. Then hunt around for used GTX 970/R9390s and up... or grab a RX 470/RX480/GTX 1060 depending on how much you want to spend. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.98 @ DirectCanada)Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($39.98 @ NCIX)Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($35.09 @ DirectCanada)Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.98 @ DirectCanada)Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX)Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($84.98 @ Newegg Canada)Case Fan: Thermaltake CL-F005-PL12BL-A 41.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($2.00 @ Amazon Canada)Case Fan: Thermaltake CL-F005-PL12BL-A 41.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($2.00 @ Amazon Canada)Total: $519.00Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-10 21:12 EDT-0400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 11, 2016 Author Alright thanks man!! I think I'll go for your build. Do you know when they release the rx470/480 in canada?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 11, 2016 11 minutes ago, Hbrian123 said: Alright thanks man!! I think I'll go for your build. Do you know when they release the rx470/480 in canada?? The RX 480 is released, just hard to find. I don't know when the 470 will hit the stores though. Could be really soon. The iGPU that the i5 6500 has will allow you to play CS:GO at relatively playable FPS but it won't be ideal; it won't be competitive, you will be at a disadvantage. Here, this is a much worse iGPU on a very bad Celeron chip. The i5 6500 iGPU will be about twice as powerful: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2016 Author Do you know when they restock the rx480 anywhere, especially NewEggCanada? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2016 1 minute ago, Hbrian123 said: Do you know when they restock the rx480 anywhere, especially NewEggCanada? I have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2016 Author If I raise my budget to ~$800 Canadian, what parts/build do you recommend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2016 17 minutes ago, Hbrian123 said: If I raise my budget to ~$800 Canadian, what parts/build do you recommend Not much more. The RX 480 is a great performer for it's price range. I would add a CPU cooler to keep the PC quiet: $20. I would add another 8GB stick of RAM to double the available bandwidth: $35 ...maybe something else... but not a better GPU... unless you can find a used GTX 980 or R9 390X for $280. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 13, 2016 Author Hey! Sorry to bother you again, but if I had a budget of $1000 what parts would you choose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 13, 2016 3 hours ago, Hbrian123 said: Hey! Sorry to bother you again, but if I had a budget of $1000 what parts would you choose? It would probably be the CPU upgrade. GPUs are a bit weird right now. High end cards from last generation are almost obsolete when buying new. The RX 480 is partly responsible for the obsolescence. R9 390X = $450 - GTX 980 = $550 - GTX 980Ti = $650 - GTX 1070 = $550 The next real upgrade is the GTX 980Ti/GTX 1070 level. The 1070 is $550. The i5 6500 (minimum CPU recommended) is $250. That alone is $800. I would sorely have to butcher the build to squeeze in all the other necessary parts for $200, and would fail. If you went with an i3 6100 it would work, but you lose half your real CPU cores. The i5 6500 + RX 480 is a solid gaming build. You will be able to play any game at a decent frame rate. You will be able to stream games to Youtube and twitch if you see the need. I have an i7 and an i5 build below. The i7 build is cut down because the i7 is $140 more. The i5 is a better value. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($389.98 @ DirectCanada)CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 300 55.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($14.99 @ Amazon Canada)Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($74.98 @ NCIX)Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($38.98 @ Newegg Canada)Storage: Patriot Torch LE 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.55 @ Amazon Canada)Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX)Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX)Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($84.98 @ Newegg Canada)Case Fan: Thermaltake CL-F005-PL12BL-A 41.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($2.00 @ Amazon Canada)Case Fan: Thermaltake CL-F005-PL12BL-A 41.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($2.00 @ Amazon Canada)Total: $1050.44Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-13 02:26 EDT-0400 PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.98 @ DirectCanada)CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 300 55.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($14.99 @ Amazon Canada)Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($74.98 @ NCIX)Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($75.98 @ Newegg Canada)Storage: Patriot Torch LE 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.55 @ Amazon Canada)Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX)Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon Canada)Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($84.98 @ Newegg Canada)Case Fan: Thermaltake CL-F005-PL12BL-A 41.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($2.00 @ Amazon Canada)Case Fan: Thermaltake CL-F005-PL12BL-A 41.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($2.00 @ Amazon Canada)Total: $1007.44Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-13 02:30 EDT-0400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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