Hello everyone. I'm building a system for my sisters birthday and want some input on the build I've been working on so far.
My budget is ~$1000 CAD. I'd like to have it built and ready to go by June 29th so need to purchase really soon.
Main uses will be 1080p gaming, watching movies, school research/ word processing and web browsing.
I chose the i3 because it saves me some money to put into the graphics card. I don't know how it will affect the fps during games though. She mostly plays older games and MMO's. Nothing AAA from the past year.
Is there a cheaper graphics card that can achieve 60fps with 1080p? Maybe I can bump up to the i5 if that's possible. I understand that Seasonic is a good brand for PSU but quality varies between models?
She really likes the case so that is pretty much the only must have so far.
Anyways, here is what I have so far. I won't be needing a monitor but I do need the OS. I know that $100 could really help somewhere but I do not think there is any other way I can get a copy of WIndows.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($122.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($129.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($140.50 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($319.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Red) Mini ITX Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($114.99 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $1137.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-01 13:13 EDT-0400
My budget is ~$1000 CAD. I'd like to have it built and ready to go by June 29th so need to purchase really soon.
Main uses will be 1080p gaming, watching movies, school research/ word processing and web browsing.
I chose the i3 because it saves me some money to put into the graphics card. I don't know how it will affect the fps during games though. She mostly plays older games and MMO's. Nothing AAA from the past year.
Is there a cheaper graphics card that can achieve 60fps with 1080p? Maybe I can bump up to the i5 if that's possible. I understand that Seasonic is a good brand for PSU but quality varies between models?
She really likes the case so that is pretty much the only must have so far.
Anyways, here is what I have so far. I won't be needing a monitor but I do need the OS. I know that $100 could really help somewhere but I do not think there is any other way I can get a copy of WIndows.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($122.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($129.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($140.50 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($319.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Red) Mini ITX Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($114.99 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $1137.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-01 13:13 EDT-0400
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