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Build under $900 CAD

Hi, I am on a very very very tight budget and am looking to build a gaming pc for under $900 CAD. I want to play most titles at 1920 x 1080 on med. / high settings with good frames.

 

Requirements:

  • min. 8 GB 2400 mhz RAM
  • SSD & HDD storage
  • GTX 1050ti / rx460 or better, min. 3gb VRAM
  • 80+ bronze PSU or better
  • Windows 10 in price

What I'm considering now:

  • Intel i3 8100 3.6 ghz
  • Gigabyte GTX 1060 3gb
  • 1x 8gb DDR4 RAM
  • 120 gb SSD & 1TB HDD
  • LGA 1151 MOBO ($65)
  • EVGA 500w 80+ PSU
  • CoolerMaster Masterbox Lite 3.1 MicroATX case

TOTAL: $900 w/ windows

Any ideas on how I can slim it down? Thanks!

 

Desktop: Built July 10, 2020; Upgraded March 2023

Ryzen 5 7600, EVGA FTW3 RTX3080 10GB, MSI PRO x670-P mobo, 2x16GB DDR5 5600MHz, 4TB SSD + 1TB SSD + 512GB SSD + 2TB SSD + 2TB HDD, EVGA SuperNova 1000W PSU

 

Laptop: Asus Zephyrus G14

Ryzen 7 4800HS, GTX1660ti, 16GB DDR4 3200MHz, 2TB SSD

 

Folding Rig:

Intel i7-7700, MSI RTX2070, ZOTAC RTX2070 Super, DELL RTX3080, ASUS B250 Mining Expert, 8GB DDR3, 256GB SSD, Corsair 1000W PSU

 

Camera: Canon SL2 (200D)

50mm 1:1.8 II | Sigma 18-250mm 1:3.5-6.3

 

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I would keep either the hard drive or the SSD. I know that the SSD may really help make your system be a bit faster, but one must make sacrifices.

"You can't have a rainbow without rain"

- Western Digital

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Just to make sure, are you getting the right motherboard? A b360 or h310 motherboard for that cpu?

Try using the PSU Tier List! 

How to reset the bios/clear the cmos

 

My current rig:

CPU: Ryzen 7 3700x

Ram: 1x16gb DDR4, 2x8gb DDR4

Storage: 1tb nvme ssd

GPU: gtx 3080

Monitor: 23.8" Dell S2417DG 144hz g-sync 1440p + 27" Acer S271HL 60 Hz 1080p

Keyboard: ducky one I | I SF

Mouse: gpro wireless | glorious model o2 wireless

Sound : beyerdynamic 1990 pro | Monoprice liquid spark (amp) + topping d10 (dac)

 

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3 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

Just to make sure, are you getting the right motherboard? A b360 or h310 motherboard for that cpu?

Yes, I checked the compatibility, that MOBO supports the i3, i5, and i9 chips.

Desktop: Built July 10, 2020; Upgraded March 2023

Ryzen 5 7600, EVGA FTW3 RTX3080 10GB, MSI PRO x670-P mobo, 2x16GB DDR5 5600MHz, 4TB SSD + 1TB SSD + 512GB SSD + 2TB SSD + 2TB HDD, EVGA SuperNova 1000W PSU

 

Laptop: Asus Zephyrus G14

Ryzen 7 4800HS, GTX1660ti, 16GB DDR4 3200MHz, 2TB SSD

 

Folding Rig:

Intel i7-7700, MSI RTX2070, ZOTAC RTX2070 Super, DELL RTX3080, ASUS B250 Mining Expert, 8GB DDR3, 256GB SSD, Corsair 1000W PSU

 

Camera: Canon SL2 (200D)

50mm 1:1.8 II | Sigma 18-250mm 1:3.5-6.3

 

PCPartPicker F@H

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