What should I do with $1800 CAD budget?

Geoson · Jul 30, 2014

Should I buy a really good gaming desktop or should I buy a really good gaming laptop?
The third choice would be to get a $1000 desktop that can do 1440p gaming if possible and a really good budget ultrabook. I must tell you guys that I prefer the third option. Please let me know if this is a good choice. I really think for $1000 you can get a PC that blows the next gen consoles out of the water. I really only do 1080p gaming as I am planning on just getting a 1080p monitor for that $1000 budget. What kind of a PC can I get for $1000 including monitor? Can it do 1080p 60fps? Please use prices from either Canada Computers or NCIX.com Canada site. Thanks.

Alpha3031 · Jul 30, 2014

Will you Overclock? Do you need OS? Monitor? Keyboard? Other Peripherals?

kunthakenthe · Jul 30, 2014

so is your budget 1000$ dollars or 1800.

heres a 1000$ build that can do 1080p @ 60fps

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/4MmXJx

garl6 · Jul 30, 2014

kunthakenthe :

Why are you pairing an i7 with an R9 270? That is terribly unbalanced.

kunthakenthe · Jul 30, 2014

garl6 :

i have no clue what his budget is and since he's doing cad the i7 is great for rendering/editing and the r9 270 is actually pretty good.

garl6 · Jul 30, 2014

kunthakenthe :

CAD? Nowhere does OP state anything about doing CAD. If you're referring to the title, I do believe OP is saying that the currency is in Canadian currency. It appears this is primarily for gaming.

kunthakenthe · Jul 30, 2014

heres a different one with a slighlty but good cpu for what your doing. it overclocks well

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/9qWgFT

heres one with a better gpu

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/gLj6pg

kunthakenthe · Jul 30, 2014

garl6 :

kunthakenthe :

CAD? Nowhere does OP state anything about doing CAD. If you're referring to the title, I do believe OP is saying that the currency is in Canadian currency. It appears this is primarily for gaming.

wow im sorry i was terribly mistaken i thought he just put he was just doing CAD software then in the description titling his budget.

Geoson · Jul 30, 2014

kunthakenthe :

Can you also do a build with Intel and Nvidia? I would like to compare prices. Thank you.

kunthakenthe · Jul 30, 2014

Geoson :

kunthakenthe :

Can you also do a build with Intel and Nvidia? I would like to compare prices. Thank you.

sure

kunthakenthe · Jul 30, 2014

strong nvidia/intel build

has a gpu 100$ more but has same performance as a r9 270

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/FNDPQ7

kunthakenthe · Jul 30, 2014

heres a powerful multi monitor setup for you its 1800$ however.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/xRy6pg

Alpha3031 · Jul 30, 2014

Similar, but downgraded some components for a 1440p monitor

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($248.98 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Memory Express)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($154.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($84.88 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.95 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($409.99 @ NCIX)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($70.18 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX)
Monitor: AOC Q2770PQU 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($449.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $1713.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-30 23:03 EDT-0400

Geoson · Aug 1, 2014

Should I really wait for Nvidia's GTX880? Well, I am not getting this computer until next year so I might as well wait and see reviews for it. Is AMD better than Nvidia during this time or the other way around?

kunthakenthe · Aug 1, 2014

Geoson :

i doesnt really matter we dont know about the future cards yet. the r9 300's/gtx 800's are dropping next year and you can beat Amd will have the better price/performance like the gtx 780ti is the fastest by 13%(5-7fps in real life) yet 200-300$ more which makes the r9 290x(or r9 290 since its can match performance when overclocked) the much better price/performance.

Alpha3031 · Aug 1, 2014

800's are Nov this year and [the 880] should be priced at 780 levels while having slightly better performance than a 780ti, also probably better power consumption and hashing.

kunthakenthe · Aug 2, 2014

Alpha3031 :

sorry I meant this year.

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