New PC Build

[R34 Nissan GTR]

I'm planning on building a PC, I know a decent amount PC parts and building. I just want to see if I can decent 1440p performance for my price range or I have to step down to 1080p. I'm also kind of an AMD fanboy so if the value is similar I'd prefer AMD, but if Intel/Nvidia's offering provide better value I would go with that.

1. Budget & Location

I want to spend between $1000-$1200 CAD (though I might be able to get some discounts as I work at a small computer shop with the same supplier as Newegg, so if you go a bit about don't worry about it as long as it increases value). I also have Amazon Prime if that changes anything.

2. Aim

I play Esports games, mostly LoL, but whats been holding me back from other games such as Borderlands, GTA, DOOM, and other newer titles is my current PC. In essence i want to be able to play AAA games at a minimum of 1080p. I also do some video editing in Premiere.

3. Monitors

I have one old monitor right now so I can run that as a secondary for now, but  I need to buy a primary monitor that will match the performance of my PC in terms of resolution and refresh rate. This is the section I'm least familiar with.

4. Peripherals

I can get Windows for free from work.  I have a ~2012 Razer Blackwidow with Cherry MX Blues that I like but is sometimes too loud, though it isn't really an issue. I do need a mouse and mousepad (maybe one of those big deskpads?) as I'm currently running a partially broken Ebay mouse that my friend gave me. 

5. Why are you upgrading?

My current system is a 10 year old monitor attached to a 5 year old AMD A8 HP Pavilion Laptop, so no upgrade path lmao.

[Tommygun2929]

I wouldn't go for any thing lower then a 1070 but that's just me 

[seon123]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($259.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($111.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Memory Express) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 4GB NITRO+ Video Card  ($328.32 @ shopRBC) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($53.43 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.33 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $1142.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-13 19:29 EDT-0400

[HKZeroFive]

Included a 144Hz monitor.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Memory Express) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB 6GT OC Video Card  ($328.82 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: Fractal Design - Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($40.67 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($249.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $1203.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-13 19:30 EDT-0400

[Tommygun2929]

I have the 1060 and it's hard to get what he wants with out overclocking the heck out of it 

[Colin Donoghue]

You should buy a used 980 or 980 ti

[LienusLateTips]

 

[LienusLateTips]

11 minutes ago, Tommygun2929 said:

I wouldn't go for any thing lower then a 1070 but that's just me 

That will cost $2000 in Canada

[Tommygun2929]

Wow it's about $550 in the USA @JDE

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, Tommygun2929 said:

Wow it's about $550 in the USA @JDE

$400.

 

 

It usually goes for $750-800 up here in the Canadia

[Tommygun2929]

Depends on which one you get and if you can finds a sale @JDE

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, Tommygun2929 said:

Depends on which one you get and if you can finds a sale @JDE

There aren't any sales ever up here.

 

I've lived here all my life. Since the GTX 1070 was annouced never dropped below $600

[R34 Nissan GTR]

18 minutes ago, Colin Donoghue said:

You should buy a used 980 or 980 ti

I've been looking but there isn't much used market here. What do you think a reasonable price for these would be (I'm not really familiar with used PC part pricing). If I remember correctly, the 1060 is between those two in terms of performance correct?

[R34 Nissan GTR]

22 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Included a 144Hz monitor.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Memory Express) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB 6GT OC Video Card  ($328.82 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: Fractal Design - Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($40.67 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($249.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $1203.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-13 19:30 EDT-0400

So I assume this means I wouldn't be able to get 1440p from my budget, or is it just the price of the monitor?

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, R34 Nissan GTR said:

I've been looking but there isn't much used market here. What do you think a reasonable price for these would be (I'm not really familiar with used PC part pricing). If I remember correctly, the 1060 is between those two in terms of performance correct?

980 < 1060 6GB < 980 Ti < 1070 (1070 to 980 Ti is a very small difference)

 

980s should be around $200 and quite a bit more for 980 Ti

[R34 Nissan GTR]

24 minutes ago, seon123 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($259.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($111.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Memory Express) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 4GB NITRO+ Video Card  ($328.32 @ shopRBC) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($53.43 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.33 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $1142.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-13 19:29 EDT-0400

Any monitor recommendations that would go well with this rig?

[Colin Donoghue]

Just now, R34 Nissan GTR said:

I've been looking but there isn't much used market here. What do you think a reasonable price for these would be (I'm not really familiar with used PC part pricing). If I remember correctly, the 1060 is between those two in terms of performance correct?

980ti performs like a 1070 and a 980 preforms like a 1060 

 

I bought a 980 kingpin card which is very nice and I paid 275 which is a pretty good deal for a 980 250-325max usd and 980ti 325 to 400MAX usd

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, R34 Nissan GTR said:

Any monitor recommendations that would go well with this rig?

A 75hz or more 1080p monitor. 

[HKZeroFive]

1 minute ago, R34 Nissan GTR said:

So I assume this means I wouldn't be able to get 1440p from my budget, or is it just the price of the monitor?

For 1440p, I'd typically recommend a GTX 1070 8GB. But if you play competitive games such as LoL, then I'd rather have 1080p 144Hz monitor over a 1440p 60Hz one.

[R34 Nissan GTR]

3 minutes ago, JDE said:

 

980s should be around $200 and quite a bit more for 980 Ti

Lmao just checked Kijiji only 2 980ti's listed both at $500

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, R34 Nissan GTR said:

Lmao just checked Kijiji only 2 980ti's listed both at $500

If you are in western canada also check craigslist

[R34 Nissan GTR]

Just now, JDE said:

If you are in western canada also check craigslist

Nope, I'm in Ottawa, nobody really uses craigslist around here.

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, R34 Nissan GTR said:

Nope, I'm in Ottawa, nobody really uses craigslist around here.

You won't find a single thing on kijiji in western canadia

 

like there's 5-6 posts on the whole vancouver classifeds or something

[R34 Nissan GTR]

Just now, JDE said:

You won't find a single thing on kijiji in western canadia

 

like there's 5-6 posts on the whole vancouver classifeds or something

Welp, I think whats really eating through the budget right now is the GPU pricing, so I'll wait at least another month and hope things get better. From what I've heard  new Nvidia Launches are at least a year away so no real hope there getting a discount for 10-series gpus because of a newer series. Might be able to get a loaner laptop from work, otherwise I'll just have to deal with it.