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Mid Range Gaming rig 1500-2000

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My old gaming laptop is starting to crap out on me, and im looking to make the switch to a desk top

 

My budget is 1500-2000$ Canadian, but there is some wiggle room there.

 

Im not looking for anything to crazy. Just doing my gaming in 1080, but would also like a build that could allow me to upgrade in future.

 

Also interested in recommendations for monitors and keyboards.

 

This is my first time building my own computer so any help i can get would be appreciated.

 

Thanks

 

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Does the budget include monitor and keyboard and mouse?

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This is based on not needing the Monitor/Keyboard in the price, so I set them to 0.00 but you can check out the prices if you click the link. I dont know your budget for the monitor or other stuff so I just shot for the middle. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($445.50 @ Vuugo) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($120.06 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-Z270-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($749.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Deepcool - DUKASE V2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.85 @ Vuugo) 
Monitor: AOC - G2460VQ6 24.0" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor  ($0.00) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K55 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($0.00) 
Mouse: Corsair - Sabre RGB Wired Optical Mouse  ($0.00) 
Total: $1945.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-04 22:54 EDT-0400

CPU: I5 4590 Motherboard: ASROCK H97 Pro4 Ram: XPG 16gb v2.0 4x4 kit  GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 PSU: EVGA 550w Supernova G2 Storage: 128 gb Sandisk SSD + 525gb Mx300 SSD Cooling: Be Quiet! Shadow Rock LP Case: Zalman T2 Sound: Logitech Z506 5.1 Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma Keyboard: DBPower LED

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($280.49 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($219.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($174.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($138.75 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.50 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB SC2 Gaming iCX Video Card  ($759.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($93.65 @ DirectCanada) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($284.99 @ PC Canada) 
Total: $2015.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-04 23:17 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($280.49 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($144.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($138.75 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB GAMING X Video Card  ($389.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($108.93 @ DirectCanada)
Monitor: AOC - G2460VQ6 24.0" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor  ($194.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Mouse: Redragon - Centrophorus M601 Wired Optical Mouse  ($18.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $1556.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-05 00:05 EDT-0400

 

Decided to go with an AMD themed build. For 1080p gaming, think the RX 580 is perfect; especially when paired with a FreeSync Monitor. Went with Ryzen 1600 for CPU, think its the better bang for the buck in today's market. For keyboard I didn't want to go too high-end but didn't want to go too cheap either; while not listed on pcpartpicker, I think the MechanicalEagle Z-88 RGB is a good choice, you can find it here.

 

https://www.amazon.ca/MechanicalEagle-Backlit-Mechanical-Keyboard-Switches/dp/B01I1N6J34/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

 

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I included a 1440p 165 hz g sync monitor because WHY NOT and it's awesome.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($280.49 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: PNY - CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.99 @ PC Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($569.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($96.75 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.98 @ NCIX) 
Monitor: Dell - S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($593.99 @ PC Canada) 
Total: $2025.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-05 09:18 EDT-0400

 

I didn't include keyboard and mouse because I don't know that much about em so I'd rather leave that choice to somebody else.

 

Do note, the 1070s are pretty much all out of stock right now thanks to miners. The cheapest one I could find in stock right now is this guy

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/fKp323/msi-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-video-card-gtx-1070-gaming-x-8g

 

And that's for $730 freaking dollars, by which time you might as well go buy a 1080 instead. I didn't even mention that there's only one in stock so by the time you go to buy it it's probably gone. So either you could really stretch your budget and get something like this 1080 instead

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/Yh8H99/evga-geforce-gtx-1080-8gb-sc2-gaming-icx-video-card-08g-p4-6583-kr (and by stretch I mean with keyboard and mouse included you're probably looking at spending $2400 or so), or you could go on the used market and try finding a 980 ti (you might be able to find one around $500 CAD, which is what you should be paying for a 1070). 980 ti performs about the same as a 1070, it just draws more power and you'd be getting used instead of new. You can thank the miners for these stupidly high prices.

10 hours ago, PCNoobie said:

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

Why a 1700 for a gaming build? SSD is meh, and good luck finding a 1060 in stock.

9 hours ago, Shura said:

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Heh good luck finding a 580 in stock.

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Compooters:

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Desktop:

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CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync)

Home Server:

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

Spoiler

Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050

And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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