Approximate Purchase Date: in the next 3 weeks (from June 18th).
Budget Range: $400 Before Rebates; After Shipping (aiming for the rebates to make up for shipping). May consider $450. Not including a keyboard ($25) and monitor ($30) that I will need.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, web surfing, word processing, and Graphic Design/things to do with movie making (possibly in the future).
Are you buying a monitor: Yes, a used tv with hdmi.
Parts to Upgrade: All, making a new system.
Do you need to buy OS: No.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.ca, ncix.com, http://wiki.freegeekvancouver.org/article/Thrift_Store_Price_List, anywhere else where parts can be found for the least money.
Location: Vancouver, Canada.
Parts Preferences: Amd (for value) cpu (would like FX. 6300?). Good gpu. eg. HD 7870 or R9 270 (I heard r9 270 is better for price). Can get cheap ram, dvd drive, and hdd (and any other parts in which used is ok) used for cheap. Mobo to have 4 ram slots as I would like 16gb ram cheap.
Overclocking: Maybe. (Probably yes)
SLI or Crossfire: if I can get two used gpus for cheap. (no)
Your Monitor Resolution: Probably buying used hdmi tv, I think 1280x1024 (found out later that it was 1280x733). (Ended up buying a 1080p monitor)
Additional Comments:
I can buy used parts to reduce cost
I have never built before. I currently don't have a desktop.
I want to buy to play current new games at max and be able to play new games 7 years later (quality doesn't have to be too good at that time). Edit: 5 years
Something cheaper than this:
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/mv9BhM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/mv9BhM/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($124.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.95 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Can buy used 500GB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive ($30.00)
Memory: Can buy used for $40
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 270 2GB '14Series Video Card ($159.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $489.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-18 22:30 EDT-0400
Any responses/builds/answers will be appreciated!!! Thanks!
Budget Range: $400 Before Rebates; After Shipping (aiming for the rebates to make up for shipping). May consider $450. Not including a keyboard ($25) and monitor ($30) that I will need.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, web surfing, word processing, and Graphic Design/things to do with movie making (possibly in the future).
Are you buying a monitor: Yes, a used tv with hdmi.
Parts to Upgrade: All, making a new system.
Do you need to buy OS: No.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.ca, ncix.com, http://wiki.freegeekvancouver.org/article/Thrift_Store_Price_List, anywhere else where parts can be found for the least money.
Location: Vancouver, Canada.
Parts Preferences: Amd (for value) cpu (would like FX. 6300?). Good gpu. eg. HD 7870 or R9 270 (I heard r9 270 is better for price). Can get cheap ram, dvd drive, and hdd (and any other parts in which used is ok) used for cheap. Mobo to have 4 ram slots as I would like 16gb ram cheap.
Overclocking: Maybe. (Probably yes)
SLI or Crossfire: if I can get two used gpus for cheap. (no)
Your Monitor Resolution: Probably buying used hdmi tv, I think 1280x1024 (found out later that it was 1280x733). (Ended up buying a 1080p monitor)
Additional Comments:
I can buy used parts to reduce cost
I have never built before. I currently don't have a desktop.
I want to buy to play current new games at max and be able to play new games 7 years later (quality doesn't have to be too good at that time). Edit: 5 years
Something cheaper than this:
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/mv9BhM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/mv9BhM/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($124.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.95 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Can buy used 500GB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive ($30.00)
Memory: Can buy used for $40
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 270 2GB '14Series Video Card ($159.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $489.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-18 22:30 EDT-0400
Any responses/builds/answers will be appreciated!!! Thanks!