Opinions on 780$ CAD gaming build ?

[Dimitrov67]

So here's the rig I'm (probably) Going to buy : https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/QxTTRG

Any chances you would make to it or is it good ?

Also the price is a bit over my budget do you know any other parts that are good but cheaper (My initial. Budget was 760$)

Thanks

[DocSwag]

Not bad. Case is not the best (from personal experience) and I'd see if you could afford an ssd (maybe go to an rx 470 instead). Otherwise looks good.

[Dimitrov67]

1 minute ago, DocSwag said:

Not bad. Case is not the best (from personal experience) and I'd see if you could afford an ssd (maybe go to an rx 470 instead). Otherwise looks good.

Unfortunately I already bought the case like 2 months ago so I can't return it

And is the difference between the rx 480 And 470 big or is it minimal ?

[Ostwind]

You get most of the performance of a 480 with a 470, i would drop the 480 for a 470 and try to get an SSD. Even a 120GB one would be enough for your OS giving you a snappy system and leaving that whole HDD for media and games.

[DocSwag]

Just now, Aziz Friha said:

Unfortunately I already bought the case like 2 months ago so I can't return it

And is the difference between the rx 480 And 470 big or is it minimal ?

No, the performance difference is pretty small (5-10%), the biggest difference is the vram and if you're gaming at 1080p you don't need more than 4gb.

 

Though if you got the case for $34 CAD that's not too bad of a deal. I paid >$50 usd for it and it's definitely not worth it at that price but $34CAD for it is reasonable, especially considering the other options out there.

[Energycore]

Just a small tweak. You would gain a lot more from an SSD than from a higher-end 8GB 480.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($227.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($44.98 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $50.00)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 480 4GB Dual Video Card  ($249.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $34.00)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $34.00)
Total: $780.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-14 23:09 EDT-0400

[Damascus]

Here ya go.   slightly weaker GPU but (IMO) a much better CPU.  The hyper threading will greatly increase the PC's life span and you can pretty easily OC it with a cheapo aftermarket CPU cooler.  Also got you an ssd!

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/YR6ZD8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/YR6ZD8/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($103.09 @ DirectCanada) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Green 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($61.75 @ shopRBC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $50.00) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 470 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($209.00 @ Vuugo) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $34.00) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $34.00) 
Total: $781.81