Suggestions for GAMING build; 60fps+, 1080p, CAD, budget flexible

komuso · Nov 25, 2015

Hi, this is my first post and first time building a pc. I'd like to make use of any Black Friday deals or Kijiji deals.

I'm looking for suggestions on a build that can run Fallout 4 +mods, SW Battlefront +mods, GTAV +mods at 60fps, and at 1080p (Using a 55" Sony Bravia for couch gaming).

I haven't decided between the GTX 970 vs the R9 390, better or worse. So I can be swayed by your suggestions.

Budget is flexible from $1000-1200-1400 CAD. I don't plan to upgrade for a couple of years.

Thank you.

ben001 · Nov 25, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($350.98 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.17 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.24 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390X 8GB PCS+ Video Card ($499.95 @ NCIX)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H25 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($82.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.24 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1390.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-25 13:34 EST-0500

komuso · Nov 26, 2015

Thanks for the reply ben. What do you think of this build? I went with the R9 390 instead.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/komuso/saved/#view=mDmMnQ

Intel Core: i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor $294.78
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $29.05
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $110.24
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory $74.98
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $89.99
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $87.24
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card $422.95
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case $74.95
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply $87.99
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $19.24
Total: $1291.41

ben001 · Nov 27, 2015

Since, you can invest upto 1,400 CAD, the above listed build is definitely better than yours and games don't push more than 4 cores, but the No.of hyper threads could be useful for recent titles where most of the cores are being used. An Intel core i5 is the best choice for gaming alone. The suggestion has been made is just because to maintain the overall & stable performance of your desktop.

Overclocking a CPU will not impact much in game performance hardly 2-3 fps gain. Still, a better CPU for gaming. Anyways, your build is not bad at all. The R9 390X will increase 10% in performance but R9 390 is definitely better for money & damn fine option for any gamer's today. Now, the point is get the best possible components within your amount.

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