Gaming PC build

[Arshad N]

Hey guys, I really want to build a gaming PC and my budget is $1200 tax in CAD. it is pretty hard for me to choose the parts since I am limited to parts to choose from and I don't have extensive knowledge on PC parts. It would be great if someone could help me out. Thank you

 

[CatXice]

3 minutes ago, Arshad N said:

Hey guys, I really want to build a gaming PC and my budget is $1200 tax in CAD. it is pretty hard for me to choose the parts since I am limited to parts to choose from and I don't have extensive knowledge on PC parts. It would be great if someone could help me out. Thank you

 

am uk whats the price before tax or is that the price?

[Squibbies18]

10 minutes ago, Arshad N said:

Hey guys, I really want to build a gaming PC and my budget is $1200 tax in CAD. it is pretty hard for me to choose the parts since I am limited to parts to choose from and I don't have extensive knowledge on PC parts. It would be great if someone could help me out. Thank you

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/KDNKM8

 

EDIT: Updated with 7600k

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/X6FQgL

[CatXice]

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/BXGrLD

or to bring the price down a bit a different MB

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/NpnYhq

[CatXice]

3 minutes ago, Squibbies18 said:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/KDNKM8

this is not a good build you can do a lot more with this money as i posted

[Squibbies18]

Just now, CatXice said:

this is not a good build you can do a lot more with this money as i posted

Um, they're practically the same apart from mine is under budget, has a case and a better rx 480 

[CatXice]

1 minute ago, Squibbies18 said:

Um, they're practically the same apart from mine is under budget, has a case and a better rx 480 

7500 vs a 7600k with a OC board and double the ram?

a better cpu and then u can OC it to make it even better and the stix card has 3 fan cooler on it and will give better OC on the card then the msi card

i changed mb to come in under and u cases are what do u like best

[Squibbies18]

1 minute ago, CatXice said:

7500 vs a 7600k with a OC board and double the ram?

well you clearly didn't see my edit then did you? 

[CatXice]

2 minutes ago, Squibbies18 said:

well you clearly didn't see my edit then did you? 

u still cant OC on that MB and its limited on the ram speed so ram upgrade down the road is a no go and have half the ram still 

[Vulcanis]

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/s3Xjhq

 

Left some room in there, should come between 1050/1100 with tax, or to max out and jump to an RX 480. Z Series board for later expansion (overclocking chips like the K series), granted lower end. Stock cooler will work but if you want an aftermarket one, well that's why I left the budget room  best of luck!

 

Reasonings

 

Non K chip, not gunna ask a first time builder to play with OC'ing, good solid quad core is plenty

Not a 7XXX series chip because $/Performance not there unless an OC'er

RX470 because unless venturing away from 1080p, not much better of a card is really needed. Again, $/performance

Stock cooler, back to OC'ing. Also easy down the road update.

[CatXice]

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/tq86LD update to make it come in on bugget with a nice case

[CatXice]

2 minutes ago, Vulcanis said:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/s3Xjhq

 

Left some room in there, should come between 1050/1100 with tax, or to max out and jump to an RX 480. Z Series board for later expansion (overclocking chips like the K series), granted lower end. Stock cooler will work but if you want an aftermarket one, well that's why I left the budget room  best of luck!

 

Reasonings

 

Non K chip, not gunna ask a first time builder to play with OC'ing, good solid quad core is plenty

Not a 7XXX series chip because $/Performance not there unless an OC'er

RX470 because unless venturing away from 1080p, not much better of a card is really needed. Again, $/performance

Stock cooler, back to OC'ing. Also easy down the road update.

windforce cards give the same temps as the amd card so get that coz its cheaper and if he has 1200 to spend use it all 
ie i can buy a lamb but am going to get a frod ka its cheaper and i have money left over

[Vulcanis]

17 minutes ago, CatXice said:

windforce cards give the same temps as the amd card so get that coz its cheaper and if he has 1200 to spend use it all 
ie i can buy a lamb but am going to get a frod ka its cheaper and i have money left over

I agree except this is much more like a horse. No point buying a horse if you can't buy the saddle. The budget room is for any peripherals, customization or legitimate OS. All things that aren't typically included plus being Canadian I was accounting for our various different provincial taxes, which can vary from 5-15%. Not to argue, just to pop my 2 cents in

[CatXice]

Just now, Vulcanis said:

I agree except this is much more like a horse. No point buying a horse if you can't buy the saddle. The budget room is for any peripherals, customization or legitimate OS. All things that aren't typically included plus being Canadian I was accounting for our various different provincial taxes, which can vary from 5-15%. Not to argue, just to pop my 2 cents in

when i make builds i dont add KBM or windows as there a given and personal much as a case is and i did add a case

[Herman Mcpootis]

Abit over but:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($330.99 @ PC Canada) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($55.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Memory: Mushkin Essentials 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Green 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($93.96 @ shopRBC) 
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($485.98 @ NCIX) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.80 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $1228.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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