$400 Canadian Gaming Build (Have GPU + HDD)

[KeelW]

Hello everyone.  I need a $400 Canadian build, EXCLUDING GPU AND HDD

 

I got a r9 280 and 1tb Hard drive on hand, so I won't need those two parts.

 

Case can be anything, as long as it fits my gpu Card Size: 268x122x36 mm

 

Would like to play the latest games.  As long as I'm getting console performance, I will be okay!

[Slottr]

I have a system like this that runs Fallout 4 and MGS 5 on medium / some high settings.

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/wPf7XH

[Hulkbert]

19 minutes ago, KeelW said:

Hello everyone.  I need a $400 Canadian build, EXCLUDING GPU AND HDD

 

I got a r9 280 and 1tb Hard drive on hand, so I won't need those two parts.

 

Case can be anything, as long as it fits my gpu Card Size: 268x122x36 mm

 

Would like to play the latest games.  As long as I'm getting console performance, I will be okay!

Well, if you live near a free geek, you can pick something equal to console performance there. 

Edited August 8, 2016 by Hulkbert

[stconquest]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($148.95 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($65.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($37.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case Fan: ARCTIC Arctic F12 74.0 CFM  120mm Fan  ($5.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $378.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-08 18:32 EDT-0400

[KeelW]

2 hours ago, Slottr said:

I have a system like this that runs Fallout 4 and MGS 5 on medium / some high settings.

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/wPf7XH

 

2 hours ago, stconquest said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($148.95 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($65.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($37.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case Fan: Thermaltake CL-F005-PL12BL-A 41.0 CFM  120mm Fan  ($0.25 @ Amazon Canada)
Case Fan: Thermaltake CL-F005-PL12BL-A 41.0 CFM  120mm Fan  ($0.25 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $373.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-08 18:28 EDT-0400

Hi, i dont want to start a war or anything but between these two which is better?  I can drop the OS on the AMD build btw and add that to a better processor

 

Also if i wanted to go a level up from i3 what processor would I be looking at?

 

 

[stconquest]

Just now, KeelW said:

 

Hi, i dont want to start a war or anything but between these two which is better?  I can drop the OS on the AMD build btw and add that to a better processor

 

Also if i wanted to go a level up from i3 what processor would I be looking at?

 

 

The Intel CPU is about 35-40% faster at the same clockspeed (per core).  If both CPUs run at ... 3.0GHz, the Intel will be faster by a lot.  The reason for this is the better architecture, AMD is till way behind.

 

The i5 6500 is the next step up, I could not squeeze it in.  It is $110 more.

[KeelW]

7 hours ago, stconquest said:

The Intel CPU is about 35-40% faster at the same clockspeed (per core).  If both CPUs run at ... 3.0GHz, the Intel will be faster by a lot.  The reason for this is the better architecture, AMD is till way behind.

 

The i5 6500 is the next step up, I could not squeeze it in.  It is $110 more.

$110 hey..  Do you think its worth getting that i5 instead?

[stconquest]

Just now, KeelW said:

$110 hey..  Do you think its worth getting that i5 instead?

Yes.  Four real cores are much better than two + hyper threading.