I am trying to build a computer with around $700~1000 in Canada :P

Hyun su

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Jun 18, 2016
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im currently thinking of i5-6500
gigabyte or asrock motherboard
gtx 970 for graphic card
a 500Gb or 1T Harddrive
and an ssd if possible
ill be using my own memory card i am currently using

This is my first time building a computer and all help or criticism are welcome!
Thank you
 
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I added the list for reference. If you want the PC now, just buy it. But if you can wait and you know you will save more $$ for the gtx1070, then use the onboard iGPU now, don't buy the gtx970 yet. The 1070 is much better than gtx970.
Here is gtx1070 reviews
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-pascal-performance,4585.html
http://www.techspot.com/review/1182-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070/page5.html


My list ( Note: The 2400mhz RAM will run at 2133mhz)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($250.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($62.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory:...
I added the list for reference. If you want the PC now, just buy it. But if you can wait and you know you will save more $$ for the gtx1070, then use the onboard iGPU now, don't buy the gtx970 yet. The 1070 is much better than gtx970.
Here is gtx1070 reviews
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-pascal-performance,4585.html
http://www.techspot.com/review/1182-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070/page5.html


My list ( Note: The 2400mhz RAM will run at 2133mhz)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($250.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($62.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($65.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.35 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($368.99 @ NCIX)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.88 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($77.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($118.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1048.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-18 10:38 EDT-0400
 
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