Best $650 CAD Gaming PC?

CrownedEmperor312 · Apr 17, 2014

Hi,
I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on parts for a $650 gaming PC. I would appreciate it if you used http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/ to pick the parts, as the prices are in Canadian Dollars. Mainly I will be playing Batman Arkham and Assassin's Creed games.
Thanks. Any help is greatly appreciated.

huskersforever · Apr 17, 2014

CrownedEmperor312 :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($124.75 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.50 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Kingston Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX)
Case: NZXT Gamma Classic (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $675.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-17 19:18 EDT-0400)

ekagori · Apr 17, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($88.32 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-DGS Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($49.88 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.79 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($169.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GEN DVD/CD Drive ($19.64 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($109.99 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $685.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-17 19:31 EDT-0400)

ekagori · Apr 17, 2014

TheN00bBuilder :

Well the 750K is an A10 5700 without the iGPU so it's technically not an APU. As to why I chose it, it was because I couldn't fit a 6300 without going into the $700 range and sacrificing the GPU. Now if the OP is willing to increase his budget, the 6300 is a no brainer, instead I chose to slightly decrease the CPU power and get a better GPU. Since the 750K is recommended by Tom's in their monthly gaming CPU charts it should offer good entry level performance.

As for the mobo... Well that was a pure budget choice, that's all.

huskersforever · Apr 18, 2014

ekagori :

TheN00bBuilder :

Well the 750K is an A10 5700 without the iGPU so it's technically not an APU. As to why I chose it, it was because I couldn't fit a 6300 without going into the $700 range and sacrificing the GPU. Now if the OP is willing to increase his budget, the 6300 is a no brainer, instead I chose to slightly decrease the CPU power and get a better GPU. Since the 750K is recommended by Tom's in their monthly gaming CPU charts it should offer good entry level performance.

As for the mobo... Well that was a pure budget choice, that's all.

Not trying to puff chest but mine's better, both in processor and gpu, for less money.

ekagori · Apr 18, 2014

huskersforever :

Not entirely true my friend, even though the cpu and gpu are better, you have not included an optical drive or an OS for the OP, which bumps up the price of your build roughly about $130 which puts it at about $800 CAD, way above the OP's budget.

Sorry but unless he's willing to increase his budget, your build is out of his range.

huskersforever · Apr 18, 2014

ekagori :

huskersforever :

Not entirely true my friend, even though the cpu and gpu are better, you have not included an optical drive or an OS for the OP, which bumps up the price of your build roughly about $130 which puts it at about $800 CAD, way above the OP's budget.

Sorry but unless he's willing to increase his budget, your build is out of his range.

touche, most people have resources to get OS and other peripherals, which an optical drive is anymore.

ekagori · Apr 18, 2014

huskersforever :

ekagori :

touche, most people have resources to get OS and other peripherals, which an optical drive is anymore.

Agreed, if the OP has those two things then I would go with what you built, except I'd change the power supply to the xfx I recommended, it's a much higher quality unit at the same price.

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