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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!

 

I HAVE WAY TOO MANY GPUs I HAVE A PROBLEM HELP

Gaming Rig Elora: Built July 10, 2020; Upgraded January 2026

Ryzen 7 7800X3D, ASUS PRIME 5070ti, MSI PRO x670-P mobo, 2x32GB DDR5 6000MHz, 4TB SSD + 1TB SSD + 512GB SSD + 2TB SSD + 2TB HDD, EVGA SuperNova 1000W PSU

 

Main Folding Rig Elmira:

Ryzen 5 7600X3D, MSI SHADOW 3X 5070ti, 2x ASUS PRIME 5070ti, MSI SHADOW 2X 5070, ASUS PRIME 5070, MSI MPG x870E CARBON mobo, 2x16GB DDR5 6400MHz, 500GB SSD, 1600W PSU

 

Folding Rig 2 & Minecraft Server Fergus:

Ryzen 5 7600, 2x ASUS PRIME 5070ti, 1x MSI VENTUS 5060ti 8GB, MSI B850 TOMAHAWK MAX mobo, 2x16GB DDR5 5600MHz, 1TB SSD, Corsair 1000W PSU

 

Laptop: Asus Zephyrus G14

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

 

Camera: Canon SL2 (200D)

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

 

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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.

I HAVE WAY TOO MANY GPUs I HAVE A PROBLEM HELP

Gaming Rig Elora: Built July 10, 2020; Upgraded January 2026

Ryzen 7 7800X3D, ASUS PRIME 5070ti, MSI PRO x670-P mobo, 2x32GB DDR5 6000MHz, 4TB SSD + 1TB SSD + 512GB SSD + 2TB SSD + 2TB HDD, EVGA SuperNova 1000W PSU

 

Main Folding Rig Elmira:

Ryzen 5 7600X3D, MSI SHADOW 3X 5070ti, 2x ASUS PRIME 5070ti, MSI SHADOW 2X 5070, ASUS PRIME 5070, MSI MPG x870E CARBON mobo, 2x16GB DDR5 6400MHz, 500GB SSD, 1600W PSU

 

Folding Rig 2 & Minecraft Server Fergus:

Ryzen 5 7600, 2x ASUS PRIME 5070ti, 1x MSI VENTUS 5060ti 8GB, MSI B850 TOMAHAWK MAX mobo, 2x16GB DDR5 5600MHz, 1TB SSD, Corsair 1000W PSU

 

Laptop: Asus Zephyrus G14

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

 

Camera: Canon SL2 (200D)

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

 

PCPartPicker FAH (XOC) F@H(LAR) BOINC

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