New Build - Home Workhorse $700-$800

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Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next month.

Budget Range: UPDATED - 700-800 CANADIAN

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Processing, GNS3, watching videos, remote desktop, fast workhorse.

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any of them, CANADIAN please.

Location: Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Parts Preferences: I was leaning toward Intel because I think/assume there is more room to upgrade in the future? Please prove me wrong or let me know if that's true haha

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Wireless Adapter: Yes.

Additional Comments: I just need a reliable desktop at home that I can do all of my school work, remote desktop work and GNS3 for a good price. I want to be able to upgrade down the road, hopefully sooner rather than later but I just want the option. Something fast and I don't need a fancy case or anything like that, just a solid workhorse.




Thanks a lot!
 
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plywrlw
Looking at your usage, it looks like CPU power is more vital than GPU as you're not gaming or rendering. The i7 has 4 threads more than an i5 as it has hyperthreading. The PSU is a solid unit and is plenty to power the GPU which is adequate for moderate gaming at 1080p. There's an SSD in this build and the case has a small footprint but has lots of room for a more powerful GPU if you ever want one.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($308.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($83.36 @...
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Looking at your usage, it looks like CPU power is more vital than GPU as you're not gaming or rendering. The i7 has 4 threads more than an i5 as it has hyperthreading. The PSU is a solid unit and is plenty to power the GPU which is adequate for moderate gaming at 1080p. There's an SSD in this build and the case has a small footprint but has lots of room for a more powerful GPU if you ever want one.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($308.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($83.36 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($129.99 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($34.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN822N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $826.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-27 15:23 EDT-0400

Oh, and this is the price without rebates, if you send in the rebates it comes to $801
 
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Yeah 450w should be plenty and the VP is a solid unit but extra headroom is always nice and for a few extra bucks this one is Bronze rated too. I've used both PSU's in the past and am happy to endorse either for a budget build or one with a mid-range gpu :)

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr
 
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