First gaming pc build

ambiti0usbutrubbish · Nov 4, 2013

Need to build a gaming pc for $500 including tax, shipping, and operating system. Any ideas for parts? Canadian prices please.

Blaise170 · Nov 4, 2013

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-4130 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($97.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: Kingston Predator Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.44 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 1GB Video Card ($129.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.88 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ Memory Express)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $509.02
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-04 21:23 EST-0500)

robax91 · Nov 4, 2013

I tried... Canada prices are kinda silly... worth the extra $30 over budget, if you wanted to get different cpu/mobo you could get it under 500, but lose a lot of performance.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/1XA07

CPU: AMD FX-4130 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($97.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($55.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($35.23 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($97.00 @ Vuugo)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ Memory Express)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.79 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $531.77

robax91 · Nov 4, 2013

Mine includes the OS, which was stated as a requirement? I see that an answer was selected before I even submitted. Interesting.

Blaise170 · Nov 4, 2013

robax91 :

Didn't even notice the OS requirement. Technically he could use Linux though I guess.

Blaise170 · Nov 4, 2013

Updated build to include Windows. I'll agree that Canadian prices are silly.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-4130 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($97.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: Corsair 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($24.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Scorpio Blue 320GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.87 @ Expansys Canada)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($97.00 @ Vuugo)
Case: Antec GX700 ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ Memory Express)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Canada Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($89.79 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $502.60
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-04 21:40 EST-0500)