Looking for a budget gaming rig

Friha Aziz · Mar 17, 2015

Hi ! I'm new to PC gaming and I figured what better way to get into PC gaming then building you very own PC. So I'd like to have something that looks like this :

Budget:750 CAD $.

Location: canada.

Use : only gaming.

Peripherals requiered : no.

Operating System required:yes.

Size: micro atx. Sorry if people thinks I spammed this website but I need the maximum of builds to have a big choice and then decide wich of these builds is the best.

Thanks in advance ;D

Derza10 · Mar 17, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4340 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.88 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280 3GB royalKing Video Card ($229.00 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($31.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.98 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($107.92 @ shopRBC)
Total: $727.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 16:07 EDT-0400

Derza10 · Mar 17, 2015

The build i posted is better, has a better upgrade option, and is cheaper even without rebates... (it only had $10 mail-in)

Friha Aziz · Mar 17, 2015

ShadowR34per :

This is the best I can do WITHOUT rebates, and you can always switch to Intel later becaus eI think I picked the full version

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($124.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280 3GB royalKing Video Card ($229.00 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($44.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($72.98 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($107.92 @ shopRBC)
Total: $755.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 16:13 EDT-0400

Is this better than yours : http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Xr9HLk

Friha Aziz · Mar 17, 2015

Derza10 :

So is this better than yours http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Xr9HLk
And with the fact that I found windows at fifty dollars at g2a I want to use these fifty dollars for my gpu or something else

Derza10 · Mar 17, 2015

Friha Aziz :

No, the i3 w/ hyper threading will outperform the amd CPUs in most games. Only when you overclock the AMD CPUs do they start to compare and in some cases over take the i3, but you would have to get a CPU cooler - pushing the price over budget.

Friha Aziz · Mar 17, 2015

ShadowR34per :

Derza10 :

True, it is better, but yours lacks a few things like RAM upgradability and USB 3.0

Yeah your right and the case is horrible I like the cooler master n2000

Derza10 · Mar 17, 2015

ShadowR34per :

Derza10 :

True, it is better, but yours lacks a few things like RAM upgradability and USB 3.0

Huh? what do you mean by ram upgradability? USB 3.0 isn't a needed feature for a gaming computer...

Derza10 · Mar 17, 2015

Friha Aziz :

Ok so you now have an extra $50 to work with?

Derza10 · Mar 17, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4340 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.88 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: MSI CSM-H81M-P32 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 280X 3GB IceQ X² Video Card ($284.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($44.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Other: OS ($50.00)
Total: $735.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 16:43 EDT-0400

Friha Aziz · Mar 17, 2015

Derza10 :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4340 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.88 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: MSI CSM-H81M-P32 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 280X 3GB IceQ X² Video Card ($284.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($44.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Other: OS ($50.00)
Total: $735.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 16:43 EDT-0400

Can you make the build 20$ less please ?

Friha Aziz · Mar 17, 2015

Derza10 :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4340 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.88 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: MSI CSM-H81M-P32 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 280X 3GB IceQ X² Video Card ($284.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($44.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Other: OS ($50.00)
Total: $735.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 16:43 EDT-0400

???

Derza10 · Mar 18, 2015

Only way i can reduce the price is to drop the video card down to a r9 280.

Derza10 · Mar 18, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4340 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.88 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: MSI CSM-H81M-P32 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($77.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280 3GB royalKing Video Card ($229.00 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($44.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Other: OS ($50.00)
Total: $710.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-18 11:38 EDT-0400

The price of the ram i had in the original post has doubled in price... The cheapest 2x4gb ram options are now $70+.

RCFProd · Mar 18, 2015

I'm assuming he is from India and there is no chance of him getting that CPU for that price, not even relatively close to that.

Derza10 · Mar 18, 2015

RCFProd :

Huh? why do you think he is from India?
He said :
Budget:750 CAD $.

Location: canada.

RCFProd · Mar 18, 2015

Derza10 :

Ok, think Im mistaken with another thread. However that has sold out online and is in-store pickup only. Depends if he can get that. Otherwise he should go for the i3-4150.

Friha Aziz · Mar 18, 2015

RCFProd :

Nope I'm not from India im from canada

Friha Aziz · Mar 18, 2015

So everybody wich build do I take ???
Edit: don't forget that my budget is 750$ and that I found windows 8.1 at 50$ so please include it in the list

Derza10 · Mar 18, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4340 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.88 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: MSI CSM-H81M-P32 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($77.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280 3GB royalKing Video Card ($229.00 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($44.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.98 @ NCIX)
Other: Windows 8.1 ($50.00)
Total: $713.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-18 15:48 EDT-0400

and if you can't get the i3-4340 in-store then get this CPU:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($138.75 @ shopRBC)
Total: $138.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-18 15:50 EDT-0400

Friha Aziz · Mar 19, 2015

Derza10 :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4340 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.88 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: MSI CSM-H81M-P32 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($77.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280 3GB royalKing Video Card ($229.00 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($44.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.98 @ NCIX)
Other: Windows 8.1 ($50.00)
Total: $713.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-18 15:48 EDT-0400

and if you can't get the i3-4340 in-store then get this CPU:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($138.75 @ shopRBC)
Total: $138.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-18 15:50 EDT-0400

So i should take your build ?

Derza10 · Mar 19, 2015

Well i suggested it because it is what i would buy with your budget... So IMO yes.

Friha Aziz · Mar 19, 2015

Derza10 :

Well... Thanks a lot bro !

Friha Aziz · Mar 19, 2015

Derza10 :

Is it ok if i changed it a little bit ?

Derza10 · Mar 19, 2015

Do whatever you want, its your money.

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