$800CAD Build

[aSpoink]

Im helping my brother build a new PC. His budget is $800CAD, excluding HDD and SSD which he will reuse from his old PC. I was thinking something like this-

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($264.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 470 4GB HS Triple X Video Card  ($284.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $734.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-03 19:48 EDT-0400

The only things im not sure on are the mobo and gpu. Im assuming the psu is enough for the build, and I doubt he will ever sli or anything like that. He will not be overclocking, and the case isn't chosen yet since im leaving that up to him. He's also going to order everything off of Newegg. 

Edit: His goal is to play Bo3 on high settings, and other AAA games like GTA 5.

[Shiv78]

3 minutes ago, aSpoink said:

sli

lol its an AMD card so Crossfire

 

Try for a GTX 1060 instead. Much better performance, while staying under 800CAD

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487260&cm_re=gtx_1060-_-14-487-260-_-Product

[aSpoink]

5 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

Get a 6400 and use the difference to get a 480 and you're golden.

Do you know if there is a difference between the 6400 and the 6500? Or is it just the clock speed on the 6400 is lower.

[antisleep]

Would go with a 1060 3G over the 470 for the same price.

 

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($264.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg Canada) 

^1x8GB stick for easier upgrade to 16gb
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($279.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $727.95

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, aSpoink said:

Do you know if there is a difference between the 6400 and the 6500? Or is it just the clock speed on the 6400 is lower.

400-500mhz lower clockspeed, otherwise its the same.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($258.95 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($64.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Memory: Patriot Signature Line 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($42.99 @ NCIX) save the extra slot for later.
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card  ($334.69 @ DirectCanada) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg Canada) my case recommendation, pretty good for the price.
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($58.98 @ NCIX) just as good but higher wattage and modular.
Total: $800.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-03 20:08 EDT-0400

[Shiv78]

8 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

-snip-

Nice af

[aSpoink]

So what about something like this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($264.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($44.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 480 4GB Dual Video Card  ($299.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $744.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-03 20:32 EDT-0400

[Herman Mcpootis]

6 minutes ago, aSpoink said:

So what about something like this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($264.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($44.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 480 4GB Dual Video Card  ($299.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $744.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-03 20:32 EDT-0400

swap out the s12ii for the cx550m, would recommend the gtx 1060 6gb or rx 480 8gb instead. otherwise its fine.

[aSpoink]

15 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

swap out the s12ii for the cx550m, would recommend the gtx 1060 6gb or rx 480 8gb instead. otherwise its fine.

So this is fine? The SeaSonic unit was the same price as the cx550m so I thought that would be better.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($264.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($44.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card  ($334.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $804.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-03 20:54 EDT-0400

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, aSpoink said:

So this is fine? The SeaSonic unit was the same price as the cx550m so I thought that would be better.

 

the cx550m is $30 cheaper and slightly better after rebates. everything else is fine.

[antisleep]

2 hours ago, aSpoink said:

He's also going to order everything off of Newegg