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September 30, 2014 5:17:28 PM

I'm Building a gaming pc for a friend i was wondering if u can give me a list of parts if possible... His budget is $450 maximum $500 if you can give me a list of compatible parts that would be great!

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September 30, 2014 5:23:45 PM

What country are you in? Prices vary wildly from country to country.
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September 30, 2014 5:28:05 PM

theonerm2 said:
What country are you in? Prices vary wildly from country to country.


Canada. Can you give me a list knowing that?
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September 30, 2014 5:49:05 PM

This is the best you can get for the price.

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/WHvgZL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/WHvgZL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($58.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($138.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $497.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 20:48 EDT-0400
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September 30, 2014 5:50:45 PM

theonerm2 said:
This is the best you can get for the price.

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/WHvgZL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/WHvgZL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($58.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($138.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $497.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 20:48 EDT-0400


Would this be good at gaming?
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a b à CPUs
a b V Motherboard
a b U Graphics card
September 30, 2014 6:51:04 PM

CoolCurt912 said:
theonerm2 said:
This is the best you can get for the price.

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/WHvgZL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/WHvgZL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($58.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($138.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $497.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 20:48 EDT-0400


Would this be good at gaming?


It's not great but it will play most games pretty well. Really I'd recommend at least an R9 270 or GTX 660 graphics card and a quad core intel CPU or AMD 6 core CPU and 8GB of RAM. It's just not possible to do that on $500 CAD. But yeah It should play 95% games at high settings.
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October 1, 2014 1:18:04 PM

theonerm2 said:
CoolCurt912 said:
theonerm2 said:
This is the best you can get for the price.

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/WHvgZL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/WHvgZL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($58.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($138.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $497.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 20:48 EDT-0400


Would this be good at gaming?


It's not great but it will play most games pretty well. Really I'd recommend at least an R9 270 or GTX 660 graphics card and a quad core intel CPU or AMD 6 core CPU and 8GB of RAM. It's just not possible to do that on $500 CAD. But yeah It should play 95% games at high settings.


OK with a r9 270 and intel i3 how much would my total be?
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