Best 950 dollar CDN PC build.

Dan425811923 · Jul 8, 2015

Make the best 950 dollar pc with an SSD. Is this good? http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Yx8mZL

senseijtitus · Jul 8, 2015

The build looks good. Go for it. Though, a better GPU would have been made this rig even better. GTX 970 would be great.

Hochothecreamdog · Jul 8, 2015

this is a much better bet for you. you don't need a z97 board because you have a cpu with a locked multiplier. as for the ram, all ram with the same specs performs the same. even though it is a bit pricey for a build at this price point I have one, and it is insanely fast and reliable because of its 3dvnano technology. I switched your case because to an r5 because I have one, and while gaming, I cant hear my pc at all. I also live in Canada

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($216.50 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($78.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($83.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $954.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-08 11:43 EDT-0400

Xemko · Jul 8, 2015

Well balanced build.
Great deal for tier 1 psu.
Since you get z97 motherboard, I picked slightly better OC memory, for the same price.
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/ttPcLk

Hochothecreamdog · Jul 8, 2015

you could also go for this, because you won't use more than 500 watts the only difference is that with this build you sacrifice silence for a beautiful window and you get a slightly better psu. I have an rm 650 and I love it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($216.50 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($78.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($83.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $919.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-08 11:48 EDT-0400

Xemko · Jul 8, 2015

Hochothecreamdog, Why would you pick low tier quality PSU, with less wattage, for more money? Your build with h97 motherboard, poorer PSu and the original case will cost actually more, than original build, It makes no any sense.

Hochothecreamdog · Jul 8, 2015

this build is a bit over budget, but please get it. It is so much better than al of your other options because it is overclockable!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($284.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($112.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($66.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $980.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-08 11:54 EDT-0400

Dan425811923 · Jul 8, 2015

senseijtitus :

Thanks. I would not need a 970 because I will just be running Microsoft Office, Minecraft Maxed 1080p with 90 mods, and Google Chrome.

Dan425811923 · Jul 8, 2015

Hochothecreamdog :

this build is a bit over budget, but please get it. It is so much better than al of your other options because it is overclockable!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($284.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($112.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($66.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $980.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-08 11:54 EDT-0400

I will not be overclocking. I may OC my gpu with MSI Afterburner but not the cpu.

Dan425811923 · Jul 8, 2015

I need a Tier 1 PSU because I will be using this for 6-7 years. It seems impossible but I currently have a Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 Ghz in a Lenovo Thinkpad T61 laptop from Q2 2007.

Dan425811923 · Jul 8, 2015

With 2 Gigabytes DDR2.

Dan425811923 · Jul 8, 2015

Do you guys like black/red or white/black/blue

Hochothecreamdog · Jul 8, 2015

If that is your use case scenario, I would recommend this build. This time around, I chose you a great psu with the only con being its lower efficiency and being semi-modular. it is much higher quality than any other recommendations. The ppc is also in a smaller form factor

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($216.50 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($97.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($66.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($55.54 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $892.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-08 12:10 EDT-0400

Dan425811923 · Jul 8, 2015

I wish the Define R5 White window was cheaper.

Hochothecreamdog · Jul 8, 2015

Dan425811923 :

I do too. If it were, I would have one.

Dan425811923 · Jul 8, 2015

Hochothecreamdog :

If that is your use case scenario, I would recommend this build. This time around, I chose you a great psu with the only con being its lower efficiency and being semi-modular. it is much higher quality than any other recommendations. The ppc is also in a smaller form factor

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($216.50 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($97.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($66.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($55.54 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $892.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-08 12:10 EDT-0400

On the psu tier list the GS is much better.

Xemko · Jul 8, 2015

Hochothecreamdog :

lol, you do it again, BUT EVGA GS 650w full modular and is slightly better quality, cost the same 84.99$ as Antec, why would pick you 520w semi modular unit instead of EVGA???
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Hochothecreamdog · Jul 8, 2015

Dan425811923 :

Hochothecreamdog :

On the psu tier list the GS is much better.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=424
vs
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story5&reid=211
unless you think that jonnyguru is wrong.
it's not.

Dan425811923 · Jul 8, 2015

I do not need 100000 performance. The only reason they ranked it ahead is cuz it had good performance. I want good build quality.

Hochothecreamdog · Jul 8, 2015

Xemko :

Hochothecreamdog :

lol, you do it again, BUT EVGA GS 650w full modular and is slightly better quality, cost the same 84.99$ as Antec, why would pick you 520w semi modular unit instead of EVGA???
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

no disadvantage to semi modular because it only has cable preattached that you need. as for the bronze vs gold the 3% efficacy difference isn't worth the lower quality of the evga model.

Dan425811923 · Jul 8, 2015

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/6PxNwP vs http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/zVsWvK which do you think is better. And is there a better gpu for the same price

Hochothecreamdog · Jul 8, 2015

Dan425811923 :

in that case, the Antec model is the clear winner for psu's.

Hochothecreamdog · Jul 8, 2015

Dan425811923 :

you will LOVE a fatality board everyone loves them. I wish I had one (kind of).

on this review it got 10/10 on 3/4 and were it didn't gte 10/10 it got 9/10

Dan425811923 · Jul 8, 2015

The EVGA is one of the BEST PSUs in the world. It is a Tier 1 and the Antec was not even close.

Hochothecreamdog · Jul 8, 2015

Dan425811923 :

if that is what you think I will not argue with that because it is your money. I am just trying to make sure that you get the best experience possible.

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