First Build - Budget Build

[JdCOE]

1. Budget & Location

750 $CAD

2. Aim

Gaming - run majority of games @ avg 60 fps on 1080p high settings (medium settings for more demanding games such as BF1)

3. Monitors

One 1080p monitor atm but possibly 2 in the near future.

4. Peripherals

Need to buy a basic gaming keyboard (& mouse if in a bundle), Windows 10.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/DvpGM8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/DvpGM8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($81.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($68.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.83 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 580 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($274.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Case: DIYPC DIY-N8-BK MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.50 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $723.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-04 14:23 EDT-0400

[Energycore]

A couple things to change there. The first and foremost is that bad PSU

[Energycore]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($81.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($68.99 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.83 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 580 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($274.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $739.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-04 14:29 EDT-0400

 

Better SSD, better case too

[RAM555789]

Heres with a better PSU 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($81.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($68.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.83 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 580 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($274.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Case: DIYPC DIY-N8-BK MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.98 @ NCIX) 
Total: $749.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-04 14:30 EDT-0400

[GirlFromYonder]

11 minutes ago, JdCOE said:

1. Budget & Location

750 $CAD

2. Aim

Gaming - run majority of games @ avg 60 fps on 1080p high settings (medium settings for more demanding games such as BF1)

3. Monitors

One 1080p monitor atm but possibly 2 in the near future.

4. Peripherals

Need to buy a basic gaming keyboard (& mouse if in a bundle), Windows 10.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/DvpGM8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/DvpGM8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($81.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($68.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.83 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 580 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($274.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Case: DIYPC DIY-N8-BK MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.50 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $723.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-04 14:23 EDT-0400

Better PSU and better CPU

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LmZZd6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LmZZd6/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($164.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($81.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($60.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.45 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 580 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($199.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.90 @ Newegg) 
Total: $730.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-04 14:35 EDT-0400

 

[Energycore]

Just now, DeezNoNos said:

Better PSU and better CPU

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LmZZd6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LmZZd6/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($164.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($81.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($60.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.45 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 580 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($199.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.90 @ Newegg) 
Total: $730.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-04 14:35 EDT-0400

 

Canada

[GirlFromYonder]

1 minute ago, DeezNoNos said:

Better PSU and better CPU

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LmZZd6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LmZZd6/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($164.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($81.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($60.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.45 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 580 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($199.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.90 @ Newegg) 
Total: $730.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-04 14:35 EDT-0400

 

I am wrong. I forgot to check if u were us or canada. I would still stay away from that pentium tho. 

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PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/yBRT7h
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/yBRT7h/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($213.25 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.83 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 470 4GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($229.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Rosewill SRM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $766.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-04 14:41 EDT-0400

If u dont like it. go pentium then

[Brooksie359]

6 minutes ago, DeezNoNos said:

I am wrong. I forgot to check if u were us or canada. I would still stay away from that pentium tho. 

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PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/yBRT7h
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/yBRT7h/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($213.25 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.83 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 470 4GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($229.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Rosewill SRM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $766.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-04 14:41 EDT-0400

If u dont like it. go pentium then

That Pentium is still the best budget cpu out there. Nothing from the r5 lineup is priced anywhere near as low as it and for gaming it gets the job done.

[c0d0ps]

1 minute ago, Brooksie359 said:

That Pentium is still the best budget cpu out there. Nothing from the r5 lineup is priced anywhere near as low as it and for gaming it gets the job done.

What about r3 ryzen?

1300 or something I think it is called.

[GirlFromYonder]

1 minute ago, Brooksie359 said:

That Pentium is still the best budget cpu out there. Nothing from the r5 lineup is priced anywhere near as low as it and for gaming it gets the job done.

ik but yeah. sure true

[Energycore]

Just now, Brooksie359 said:

That Pentium is still the best budget cpu out there. Nothing from the r5 lineup is priced anywhere near as low as it and for gaming it gets the job done.

I think the Pentium is pretty good value but an argument can be made for a higher-end CPU because it really doesn't cost much anymore to max out 1080p with a gcaphics card. Either way these are good times to be a system builder

[Brooksie359]

Just now, c0d0ps said:

What about r3 ryzen?

Don't know the pricing on ryzen 3 but most likely it will still beat it just because I don't expect the r3 to be 60 usd.

[Brooksie359]

1 minute ago, Energycore said:

I think the Pentium is pretty good value but an argument can be made for a higher-end CPU because it really doesn't cost much anymore to max out 1080p with a gcaphics card. Either way these are good times to be a system builder

Yeah but you also don't need much more than the Pentium until you get to the rx 480 and above. Prior to that the cpu bottleneck is very slim in the majority of games and nonexistent in alot of them. I do think that may change as more games like ghost recon wildlands and such start to come out but for the time being the Pentium seems like the better deal here because the gpu is going to have a bigger bottleneck if they get a nicer cpu and a worse gpu.