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if its just for schoolwork, a kaby lake pentium + 8gb ram would work :/ 

why such an expensive case?

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/qzBmNQ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/qzBmNQ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Memory Express) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler  ($26.75 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - H370 HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill - Value 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($181.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Memory Express) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($72.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 4GB PULSE Video Card  ($300.50 @ Vuugo) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Memory Express) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $1277.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-22 18:53 EDT-0400

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22 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

if its just for schoolwork, a kaby lake pentium + 8gb ram would work :/ 

why such an expensive case?

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/qzBmNQ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/qzBmNQ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Memory Express) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler  ($26.75 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - H370 HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill - Value 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($181.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Memory Express) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($72.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 4GB PULSE Video Card  ($300.50 @ Vuugo) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Memory Express) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $1277.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-22 18:53 EDT-0400

Well this is the only chance I have to build a pc I want to build one at 1500 because I probably will have to keep it for at least 5 years (my old pc is 10+ years)

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