Posted July 14, 2017 I'm looking to build a $2800 CAD gaming PC. It must be based around the Intel Core i7 7700K as from what I've seen it's still the best CPU for gaming right now even after Ryzen came out. Anything else is fine. I can go slightly above $2800 to $2850 if needed, but not anything higher. PCPartPicker lists are preferred. PC Specifications: CPU: Intel Core i7 13700K Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wi-Fi Memory: 32GB Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 7200 MHz CL34 @ 7600 MHz GPU: AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX (ASUS TUF Gaming OC Edition) Storage: 2 TB Western Digital SN850X, 1 TB Western Digital SN850, 2 TB Seagate Momentus SpinPoint M9T Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2021) Case: Fractal Design Torrent (white, non-RGB) Monitor: TCL 55R617 Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow V3 (Quartz) Mouse: Razer Viper Ultimate Wireless DAC & Amp: Schiit Modi+ & Schiit Magni+ Headphones: Philips Fidelio X2HR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 . Laptop: 2019 16" MacBook Pro i7, 512GB, 5300M 4GB, 16GB DDR4 | Phone: iPhone 13 Pro Max 128GB | Wearables: Apple Watch SE | Car: 2007 Ford Taurus SE | CPU: R7 5700X | Mobo: ASRock B450M Pro4 | RAM: 32GB 3200 | GPU: ASRock RX 5700 8GB | Case: Apple PowerMac G5 | OS: Win 11 | Storage: 1TB Crucial P3 NVME SSD, 1TB PNY CS900, & 4TB WD Blue HDD | PSU: Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 600W | Display: LG 27GL83A-B 1440p @ 144Hz, Dell S2719DGF 1440p @144Hz | Cooling: Wraith Prism | Keyboard: G610 Orion Cherry MX Brown | Mouse: G305 | Audio: Audio Technica ATH-M50X & Blue Snowball | Server: 2018 Core i3 Mac mini, 128GB SSD, Intel UHD 630, 16GB DDR4 | Storage: OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad (6TB WD Blue HDD, 12TB Seagate Barracuda, 1TB Crucial SSD, 2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 Can you wait? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 Author Just now, MCNX said: How much ram and what GPU are you aiming for 16GB DDR4 clocked at 3000Mhz and the GTX 1080 Ti, preferably the EVGA Superclocked 2 variant. PC Specifications: CPU: Intel Core i7 13700K Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wi-Fi Memory: 32GB Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 7200 MHz CL34 @ 7600 MHz GPU: AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX (ASUS TUF Gaming OC Edition) Storage: 2 TB Western Digital SN850X, 1 TB Western Digital SN850, 2 TB Seagate Momentus SpinPoint M9T Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2021) Case: Fractal Design Torrent (white, non-RGB) Monitor: TCL 55R617 Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow V3 (Quartz) Mouse: Razer Viper Ultimate Wireless DAC & Amp: Schiit Modi+ & Schiit Magni+ Headphones: Philips Fidelio X2HR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 Author 2 minutes ago, yathis said: Can you wait? Not really. Laptop is on the verge of going rip and I don't have any backups. PC Specifications: CPU: Intel Core i7 13700K Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wi-Fi Memory: 32GB Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 7200 MHz CL34 @ 7600 MHz GPU: AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX (ASUS TUF Gaming OC Edition) Storage: 2 TB Western Digital SN850X, 1 TB Western Digital SN850, 2 TB Seagate Momentus SpinPoint M9T Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2021) Case: Fractal Design Torrent (white, non-RGB) Monitor: TCL 55R617 Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow V3 (Quartz) Mouse: Razer Viper Ultimate Wireless DAC & Amp: Schiit Modi+ & Schiit Magni+ Headphones: Philips Fidelio X2HR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 You in Stampede or E-town? You can go to Memoryexpress online to look at parts, or they have stores in RD as well as C and E 2 minutes ago, KamranMackey said: Not really. Laptop is on the verge of going rip and I don't have any backups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 something like this maybe idk https://pcpartpicker.com/user/DrMacintosh/saved/7NZt6h Im not a big fan of Intel anymore. Laptop: 2019 16" MacBook Pro i7, 512GB, 5300M 4GB, 16GB DDR4 | Phone: iPhone 13 Pro Max 128GB | Wearables: Apple Watch SE | Car: 2007 Ford Taurus SE | CPU: R7 5700X | Mobo: ASRock B450M Pro4 | RAM: 32GB 3200 | GPU: ASRock RX 5700 8GB | Case: Apple PowerMac G5 | OS: Win 11 | Storage: 1TB Crucial P3 NVME SSD, 1TB PNY CS900, & 4TB WD Blue HDD | PSU: Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 600W | Display: LG 27GL83A-B 1440p @ 144Hz, Dell S2719DGF 1440p @144Hz | Cooling: Wraith Prism | Keyboard: G610 Orion Cherry MX Brown | Mouse: G305 | Audio: Audio Technica ATH-M50X & Blue Snowball | Server: 2018 Core i3 Mac mini, 128GB SSD, Intel UHD 630, 16GB DDR4 | Storage: OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad (6TB WD Blue HDD, 12TB Seagate Barracuda, 1TB Crucial SSD, 2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 8 minutes ago, KamranMackey said: I'm looking to build a $2800 CAD gaming PC. It must be based around the Intel Core i7 7700K as from what I've seen it's still the best CPU for gaming right now even after Ryzen came out. Anything else is fine. I can go slightly above $2800 to $2850 if needed, but not anything higher. PCPartPicker lists are preferred. Are you only going to be gaming or doing more of video editing/multi core tasks? Tech enthusiast and CS Student Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zqdQbj this maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 1 minute ago, DrMacintosh said: something like this maybe idk https://pcpartpicker.com/user/DrMacintosh/saved/7NZt6h Im not a big fan of Intel anymore. I'm working on my own list and we basically came up with the same thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 1 minute ago, DrMacintosh said: something like this maybe idk https://pcpartpicker.com/user/DrMacintosh/saved/7NZt6h Im not a big fan of Intel anymore. He can't use that board look at the incompatibility notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, Oryzaki said: He can't use that board look at the incompatibility notes I did Some Intel Z170 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Kaby Lake-S CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions. He can use the motherboard, just might have to update the bios but I fixed it anyway Laptop: 2019 16" MacBook Pro i7, 512GB, 5300M 4GB, 16GB DDR4 | Phone: iPhone 13 Pro Max 128GB | Wearables: Apple Watch SE | Car: 2007 Ford Taurus SE | CPU: R7 5700X | Mobo: ASRock B450M Pro4 | RAM: 32GB 3200 | GPU: ASRock RX 5700 8GB | Case: Apple PowerMac G5 | OS: Win 11 | Storage: 1TB Crucial P3 NVME SSD, 1TB PNY CS900, & 4TB WD Blue HDD | PSU: Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 600W | Display: LG 27GL83A-B 1440p @ 144Hz, Dell S2719DGF 1440p @144Hz | Cooling: Wraith Prism | Keyboard: G610 Orion Cherry MX Brown | Mouse: G305 | Audio: Audio Technica ATH-M50X & Blue Snowball | Server: 2018 Core i3 Mac mini, 128GB SSD, Intel UHD 630, 16GB DDR4 | Storage: OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad (6TB WD Blue HDD, 12TB Seagate Barracuda, 1TB Crucial SSD, 2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 Do you require a monitor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said: I did Some Intel Z170 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Kaby Lake-S CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions. He can use the motherboard Do they ship them with the bios update now? Edit he can't use it refer to this post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 Here is a similar build, but with a lower price and higher value (in my opinion): https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FgPqnn No monitor You could also add things like an NZXT Hue kit to liven things up a bit, maybe some RGB fans as well if you're into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 Author 1 minute ago, Septimus said: Do you require a monitor? Actually, yes I do. I'm currently relying on a 1080p 32" Element TN based TV at the moment which has really crappy colors and is not really suited for PCs as it doesn't auto adjust to work with Windows. Stuff is wayy oversharpened and is unreadable. PC Specifications: CPU: Intel Core i7 13700K Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wi-Fi Memory: 32GB Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 7200 MHz CL34 @ 7600 MHz GPU: AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX (ASUS TUF Gaming OC Edition) Storage: 2 TB Western Digital SN850X, 1 TB Western Digital SN850, 2 TB Seagate Momentus SpinPoint M9T Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2021) Case: Fractal Design Torrent (white, non-RGB) Monitor: TCL 55R617 Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow V3 (Quartz) Mouse: Razer Viper Ultimate Wireless DAC & Amp: Schiit Modi+ & Schiit Magni+ Headphones: Philips Fidelio X2HR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 Author Oh yeah, I forgot to mention: I already have storage figured out (already have an SSD and a hard drive) so no storage is necessary. PC Specifications: CPU: Intel Core i7 13700K Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wi-Fi Memory: 32GB Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 7200 MHz CL34 @ 7600 MHz GPU: AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX (ASUS TUF Gaming OC Edition) Storage: 2 TB Western Digital SN850X, 1 TB Western Digital SN850, 2 TB Seagate Momentus SpinPoint M9T Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2021) Case: Fractal Design Torrent (white, non-RGB) Monitor: TCL 55R617 Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow V3 (Quartz) Mouse: Razer Viper Ultimate Wireless DAC & Amp: Schiit Modi+ & Schiit Magni+ Headphones: Philips Fidelio X2HR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 1 minute ago, MCNX said: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/2YWR3F This may do for what you want Note keyboard,mouse etc not included in price If you want you can upgrade to pro windows 10 I disagree with quite a few things in that build, such as the storage, cooler, and power supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 3 minutes ago, Septimus said: Here is a similar build, but with a lower price and higher value (in my opinion): https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FgPqnn No monitor You could also add things like an NZXT Hue kit to liven things up a bit, maybe some RGB fans as well if you're into that. I think you meant with the 7700 non k thats not an overclocking board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 Here is an updated part list with a monitor and no storage: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Septimus/saved/kMrTWZ (current motherboard does not support overclocking, revising parts list again...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 Just now, Oryzaki said: I think you meant with the 7700 non k thats not an overclocking board My bad, will adjust that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 Author On my own, this is what I came up with. https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/q3wQbj Probably not the best, but that's what I slapped together on my own. Oh yeah, my budget is in CAD so the US version of PCPartPicker won't really work as everything here is more expensive than things are in the US. PC Specifications: CPU: Intel Core i7 13700K Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wi-Fi Memory: 32GB Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 7200 MHz CL34 @ 7600 MHz GPU: AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX (ASUS TUF Gaming OC Edition) Storage: 2 TB Western Digital SN850X, 1 TB Western Digital SN850, 2 TB Seagate Momentus SpinPoint M9T Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2021) Case: Fractal Design Torrent (white, non-RGB) Monitor: TCL 55R617 Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow V3 (Quartz) Mouse: Razer Viper Ultimate Wireless DAC & Amp: Schiit Modi+ & Schiit Magni+ Headphones: Philips Fidelio X2HR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 2800CAD = 2200USD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 Author 10 minutes ago, Oryzaki said: 2800CAD = 2200USD Ah okay. PC Specifications: CPU: Intel Core i7 13700K Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wi-Fi Memory: 32GB Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 7200 MHz CL34 @ 7600 MHz GPU: AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX (ASUS TUF Gaming OC Edition) Storage: 2 TB Western Digital SN850X, 1 TB Western Digital SN850, 2 TB Seagate Momentus SpinPoint M9T Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2021) Case: Fractal Design Torrent (white, non-RGB) Monitor: TCL 55R617 Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow V3 (Quartz) Mouse: Razer Viper Ultimate Wireless DAC & Amp: Schiit Modi+ & Schiit Magni+ Headphones: Philips Fidelio X2HR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2017 https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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