$600 Canadian PC, prebuilt with windows.

AshyCFC · Feb 14, 2014

$600(Canadian) built system with windows OR A system and a copy of windows.

The current spec that she's found is:

• AMD A10-7700K CPU
• 8GB XPG V2 1866MHz RAM
• AMD R7 250 2GB Graphics
• GIGABYTE F2A88XN-WIFI A88X mITX Motherboard
• 1TB SATA3 7200 RPM HD
• 8X DVD Rewritable Drive
• CYBERPOWERPC Zeus Mini mITX Gaming Chassis
• MS Windows 8.1 + Office 365

I'm a bit of a noob looking in canadian for built PC's so anywhere that's good to look would be great, thanks.

note she'd like to be an ITX build but I can convince her if the spec is better to go for a mid sixed ATX case.

USAFRet · Feb 14, 2014

One thing you have to look at with prebuilts is what they don't say.

For instance -
What is the PSU?
What RAM? 1 stick or 2?

To meet a price point, they almost always cheap out on one or more parts.

veladem · Feb 14, 2014

I'm not the best builder in the world, but, I never claimed to be, please, do come in a critique my build

For a little over $100 more you get a R7 260x and an entry level CPU, plus 2TB of storage extra. Also, you don't need 1866Mhz Freq. RAM to game, and the performance increase is very minimal. (That's assuming you plan to game more then picture/video edit.)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($88.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair XMS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.33 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($117.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($155.02 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.00 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.50 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $716.62
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-14 12:47 EST-0500)

AshyCFC · Feb 14, 2014

I know dude, I'll enquire about these things before she purchases.

I'd build it for her but it's a bit hard with me living in the UK and her in Canada but I know for a fact on that pc it is 2x4GB.

USAFRet · Feb 14, 2014

AshyCFC :

Well...that puts a little kink into the situation.
Either buy a prebuilt, or build it and ship it.

AshyCFC · Feb 14, 2014

I think this pc is worth a go.

The PSU is a 500w EVGA bronze(I'm gonna spend the extra $18 they charge to upgrade from the standard generic 500w) making it $618

The PC also comes with a copy of BF4 and Far cry blood dragon from buying the 7700k
I'd like a swift decision since it's a valentine's day special thing...

also veladem i'd love to build her one but I can't which sucks.

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