Gaming PC Budget (CANADA) $450-500
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gear999
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To run games like those, this is pretty much your only option:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 740 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($86.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Asus A55BM-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($54.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($79.88 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($113.00 @ Vuugo)
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($30.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $450.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-19 13:33 EDT-0400
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 740 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($86.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Asus A55BM-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($54.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($79.88 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($113.00 @ Vuugo)
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($30.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $450.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-19 13:33 EDT-0400
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gear999
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Hmm... I had that extra taxes+shipping problem too when I was building my PC. Was originally going for a GTX 780 but the taxes screwed me over.
What about this?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($114.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: Asus A55BM-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($54.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.44 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($30.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $334.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-19 15:28 EDT-0400
Same thing, just with an APU. The integrated graphics should be able to handle those games at least on medium settings while retaining at least 30 FPS.
What about this?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($114.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: Asus A55BM-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($54.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.44 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($30.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $334.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-19 15:28 EDT-0400
Same thing, just with an APU. The integrated graphics should be able to handle those games at least on medium settings while retaining at least 30 FPS.
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