1000 CAD pc for my friend

[KSores]

so i need to build a pc for my friend, he has a budget of around $1000 CAD and i have a 1tb hdd i can give him

i put this list together but it's a little over his budget https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/vNBtpG

he wants to be able to stream and play games like pubg

[Thunderzzu]

Love the title.... 1000CAD or my friend 

[Jtalk4456]

it's a good build, besides dropping down the gpu to a 1050 or lower, you can't save much money there

[Cody040]

Well, I believe I have seen GTX 1060 6GB cards on amazon for less than 400$ (maybe in the 360$ range). In addition, I think he would be fine with 120gb ssd since it would be mainly just a boot drive and hdd would be for games. You could also downgrade the CPU to the 1500x or something if 1000$ is a hard limit.

 

Edit: But yeah, what you have selected is ideal.

[Jtalk4456]

3 minutes ago, Thunderzzu said:

Love the title.... 1000CAD or my friend 

Oh the decisions... This is tough

[Carbide X]

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/WYq8MZ 

Youre gonna need the 16 gb ram believe me, and 2400 mhz wont do for a ryzen cpu, go with this build instead

@Jtalk4456 @Cody040

[dizmo]

I'd probably go this route. It's still over budget, but a little better.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($186.87 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($209.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($439.00 @ Vuugo)
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($68.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop)
Total: $1134.82

 

It should meet the budget if you knock the RAM down to 8GB, though I wouldn't advise it.

Just tell your friend to save up a little longer.

 

I'd also suggest looking at the used market for CPU, RAM, and other components if they're made by EVGA.

 

Just now, Carbide X said:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/WYq8MZ 

Youre gonna need the 16 gb ram believe me, and 2400 mhz wont do for a ryzen cpu, go with this build instead

@Jtalk4456 @Cody040

Lower speed RAM does affect Ryzen, but not as much as people seem to think.

For example, the video card you selected is going to have a much worse impact on performance.

[Carbide X]

1 minute ago, dizmo said:

 

It should meet the budget if you knock the RAM down to 8GB, though I wouldn't advise it.

Just tell your friend to save up a little longer.

 

I'd also suggest looking at the used market for CPU, RAM, and other components if they're made by EVGA.

 

Lower speed RAM does affect Ryzen, but not as much as people seem to think.

For example, the video card you selected is going to have a much worse impact on performance.

Im gonna have to agree with him, just buy used parts if you can... I bought an asus rog strix 580 8gb, ryzen 1600x, msi x370 gaming pro carbon. s340 and a 2tb hdd for 500 euro

[VEXICUS]

52 minutes ago, KSores said:

so i need to build a pc for my friend, he has a budget of around $1000 CAD and i have a 1tb hdd i can give him

i put this list together but it's a little over his budget https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/vNBtpG

he wants to be able to stream and play games like pubg

BUILD SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($233.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($80.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($120.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 3D 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($80.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini ITX OC Video Card  ($409.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($55.00 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.50 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1044.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-17 15:17 EDT-0400

[KSores]

57 minutes ago, Thunderzzu said:

Love the title.... 1000CAD or my friend 

lol i just noticed that, whoops

[KSores]

58 minutes ago, Jtalk4456 said:

Oh the decisions... This is tough

i can't believe i messed up something as easy as the title

[KSores]

58 minutes ago, Carbide X said:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/WYq8MZ 

Youre gonna need the 16 gb ram believe me, and 2400 mhz wont do for a ryzen cpu, go with this build instead

@Jtalk4456 @Cody040

the reason i didn't go with 16 gb of ram is personally unless i have a load of things open i use about 7 of my 16 added with the fact of memory prices. it is one of the easiest things to upgrade down the line so if it turns out to be too little we can always do that

[KSores]

25 minutes ago, vexicus365 said:

BUILD SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($233.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($80.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($120.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 3D 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($80.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini ITX OC Video Card  ($409.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($55.00 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.50 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1044.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-17 15:17 EDT-0400

that list looks good, i'm just not sure i would trust a ssd from a brand i've never heard of to keep my data safe and not fail, also it would be nice to get a full atx board for future expansion with drives and stuff

[KSores]

1 hour ago, dizmo said:

I'd probably go this route. It's still over budget, but a little better.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($186.87 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($209.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($439.00 @ Vuugo)
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($68.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop)
Total: $1134.82

 

It should meet the budget if you knock the RAM down to 8GB, though I wouldn't advise it.

Just tell your friend to save up a little longer.

 

I'd also suggest looking at the used market for CPU, RAM, and other components if they're made by EVGA.

 

Lower speed RAM does affect Ryzen, but not as much as people seem to think.

For example, the video card you selected is going to have a much worse impact on performance.

do you think a quad core would be enough for streaming and playing games like pubg?

[matus177]

Hey!

 

Have you considered going micro atx? You can save a little bit on that. As you said you get later get more ram.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($233.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($80.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($120.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($93.99 @ PC-Canada)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini ITX OC Video Card  ($409.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterCase Pro 3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($54.99 @ PC-Canada)
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1057.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-17 15:49 EDT-0400

[KSores]

5 minutes ago, matus177 said:

Hey!

 

Have you considered going micro atx? You can save a little bit on that. As you said you get later get more ram.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($233.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($80.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($120.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($93.99 @ PC-Canada)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini ITX OC Video Card  ($409.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterCase Pro 3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($54.99 @ PC-Canada)
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1057.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-17 15:49 EDT-0400

i think i might go with something like this, you managed to shave $70 or so off and other then the fact that i'm not a huge fan of micro atx it's more or less the same

[dizmo]

23 minutes ago, KSores said:

do you think a quad core would be enough for streaming and playing games like pubg?

It has SMT. So it's similar to last generations i7. Was that good enough for streaming and games like PUBG?

[matus177]

2 hours ago, KSores said:

i think i might go with something like this, you managed to shave $70 or so off and other then the fact that i'm not a huge fan of micro atx it's more or less the same

Well, me neither. But 1600 and 1060 are not very hot components so it does not matter much.

[Jtalk4456]

1 hour ago, KSores said:

i can't believe i messed up something as easy as the title

I can't believe you'd rather have the computer

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($224.99 @ Memory Express) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: Patriot - 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($102.18 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($93.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini ITX OC Video Card  ($409.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: Apevia - X-QTIS-WHT MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($68.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $1040.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-17 21:03 EDT-0400