Helios (New Build)

[LienusLateTips]

Basically a facelift for my existing computer, but I'm going to call it a new build . My total budget will be about $700. I'll use $400 now as a "facelift", and when Vega 11 or Volta or Pascal 2nd Refresh comes out I'll rush to buy it with the rest. This build revolves around the Fractal Design Define C TG, and I'll buy from Memory Express, amazon, Newegg and DirectCanada. Please note this entire project is still very uncertain, and I'll probably start ordering in October. There also might be budget cuts. But for now, here have a part list for phase 1, the facelift.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: Kingston - 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: *Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Memory Express) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define C TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.81 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case Fan: Cougar - Vortex PWM 70.5 CFM  120mm Fan  ($16.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case Fan: Cougar - Vortex PWM 70.5 CFM  120mm Fan  ($16.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Other: $6 Shipping ($6.00)
Other: $12 Shipping ($12.00)
Total: $382.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-17 16:06 EDT-0400

 

I'll be posting updates whenever there is news.

 

 

EDIT 1 (October 1st, 2017):

I'll be cutting out stuff to reduce costs.

"Helios D2 P1"

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: Kingston - 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Kingston - SSDNow UV400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Memory Express) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define C TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($103.81) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Memory Express) 
Other: Redragon K551-RGB VARA RGB LED Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (Black)  ($65.99) 
Total: $324.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-02 01:33 EDT-0400

 

 

[dizmo]

If you're not ordering until October, why not wait for Black Friday?

[HZapperz]

That psu?? for 60??? You should get atleast a silver lvl psu. Also mby dont get a new case and get a new mobo and ram potentially?

[LienusLateTips]

5 hours ago, HZapperz said:

That psu?? for 60??? You should get atleast a silver lvl psu. Also mby dont get a new case and get a new mobo and ram potentially?

Canadian dollars. For that price you can get this, a EVGA 600B and the M12II.

 

5 hours ago, dizmo said:

If you're not ordering until October, why not wait for Black Friday?

Because I'm weird

[dizmo]

6 minutes ago, HZapperz said:

That psu?? for 60??? You should get atleast a silver lvl psu. Also mby dont get a new case and get a new mobo and ram potentially?

The difference between Bronze, Silver and Gold is nil in Canada. Power is cheap. It's also pointless to invest more money into an old platform.

1 minute ago, JDE said:

Because I'm weird like to spend more than I have to

Ahhh, I see.

[LienusLateTips]

14 minutes ago, dizmo said:

-sniped non important part you shouldn't be reading why are you still reading this you should be looking at the quote below-

 

17 minutes ago, JDE said:

Because I'm weird  I like to spend more than I have to

ftfy

 

[LienusLateTips]

I lik bump

 

 

I'll be buying stuff soon. Stay tuned.

[LienusLateTips]

On 9/17/2017 at 1:06 PM, JDE said:

EDIT 1 (October 1st, 2017):

I'll be cutting out stuff to reduce costs.

"Helios D2 P1"

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: Kingston - 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Kingston - SSDNow UV400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Memory Express) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define C TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($103.81) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Memory Express) 
Other: Redragon K551-RGB VARA RGB LED Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (Black)  ($65.99) 
Total: $324.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-02 01:33 EDT-0400