Im planning out my first build...

[FrankHamilton]

Here are the parts im planning to use...

 

Intel Core i3-8100 Coffee Lake Quad-Core 3.6 GHz 

 

GIGABYTE Z370P D3 

 

G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200

 

CORSAIR CS-M Series CS550M 550W 80 PLUS GOLD 

 

WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch

 

NZXT S340 Mid Tower Case Razer Edition

 

 

MSI Computer Video Card (GTX 1050 TI 4GT OC

 

If you guys have any input just let me know

[LienusLateTips]

Location? Budget?

 

Several things I would change)

[FrankHamilton]

2 minutes ago, JDE said:

Location? Budget?

 

Several things I would change)

budget would have to be 1500 (CAD)  

 

Im in vancouver

[Crunchy Dragon]

14 minutes ago, FrankHamilton said:

Intel Core i3-8100 Coffee Lake Quad-Core 3.6 GHz

GIGABYTE Z370P D3

G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200

CORSAIR CS-M Series CS550M 550W 80 PLUS GOLD

WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inc

NZXT S340 Mid Tower Case Razer Edition

MSI Computer Video Card (GTX 1050 TI 4GT OC

If you guys have any input just let me know

I would start by swapping the RAM for a slower kit, maybe DDR4-2133 or 2666 instead of 3200.

 

Next, I would change the PSU to a Corsair CX550M instead of the CSM.

 

And change the case to a normal S340 instead of the Razer edition.

 

Look around on Craigslist for a used GPU at a decent price, I see GTX 970s and 980s pretty normally on my local listings selling for 150-200 USD. I definitely wouldn't get anything lower than a GTX 970 unless it was from the higher end GTX 700 series(GTX 780, 780Ti, or Titan Black to be specific).

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, FrankHamilton said:

budget would have to be 1500 (CAD)  

 

Im in vancouver

What are you doing with the build?

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, Crunchy Dragon said:

Look around on Craigslist for a used GPU at a decent price, I see GTX 970s and 980s pretty normally on my local listings selling for 150-200 USD. I definitely wouldn't get anything lower than a GTX 970 unless it was from the higher end GTX 700 series(GTX 780, 780Ti, or Titan Black to be specific).

970s go for $400 CAD here hahahaha

[FrankHamilton]

1 minute ago, JDE said:

What are you doing with the build?

Mostly lower quality gaming, but i want it to run at 60fps (some overwatch but not much)

[FrankHamilton]

3 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

I would start by swapping the RAM for a slower kit, maybe DDR4-2133 or 2666 instead of 3200.

 

Next, I would change the PSU to a Corsair CX550M instead of the CSM.

 

And change the case to a normal S340 instead of the Razer edition.

 

Look around on Craigslist for a used GPU at a decent price, I see GTX 970s and 980s pretty normally on my local listings selling for 150-200 USD. I definitely wouldn't get anything lower than a GTX 970 unless it was from the higher end GTX 700 series(GTX 780, 780Ti, or Titan Black to be specific).

Thanks ill look around for a GTX 970 or 980

[LienusLateTips]

2 minutes ago, FrankHamilton said:

Thanks ill look around for a GTX 970 or 980

Canadian GPU inflation isn't as bad a American inflation

 

I'll give you a list

[LienusLateTips]

11 minutes ago, FrankHamilton said:

Thanks ill look around for a GTX 970 or 980

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Memory: *G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($215.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.25 @ shopRBC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.49 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($419.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($72.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $1303.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-13 22:37 EST-0500

 

 

 

If you are looking for more upgrade path viability:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($238.95 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: *G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($215.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.25 @ shopRBC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.49 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($419.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($72.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $1297.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-13 22:38 EST-0500