First build in years, any advice appreciated.

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Arthmael

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I'll try and keep this as brief as possible.

First build in 5 years, figured it was time, but like many I'm on a budget.

I'll be able to keep my monitor and the other normal peripherals, so I only need to purchase the System.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($264.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Mini Video Card ($264.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Raidmax 535W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Total: $979.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-15 04:20 EDT-0400


This is what I've assembled so far with the minimal knowledge I have. I'm completely open to changing pieces if necessary. I have room to spend maybe 100-200 more as well, this was just the cheapest I could muster.

This computer will be mainly for gaming, and regular less strenuous usage.

As the price beakdown indicates, I'm from Canada. Newegg seems to offer the best all around, but I'm open to purchasing from elsewhere if the price is right.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
 
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Wouldn't take much extra to swap to an MATX board, or you could bump up to a full ATX B150 or something. General idea is that you can spend less money and get better performance than the build you had.

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/dJnBLD
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/dJnBLD/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($256.75 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($108.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5"...
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PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/R4tYNN
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/R4tYNN/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($254.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($74.98 @ NCIX)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Mini Video Card ($327.36 @ shopRBC)
Case: Thermaltake Core X1 Mini ITX Tower Case ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $998.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-15 15:41 EDT-0400

Double the RAM capacity, better GPU, better PSU (though it does have a lower end motherboard)
 
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Arthmael

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Glad I asked, ha. I will look to make the changes. Any PSUs you can recommend?
 
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CV_Taihou

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Wouldn't take much extra to swap to an MATX board, or you could bump up to a full ATX B150 or something. General idea is that you can spend less money and get better performance than the build you had.

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/dJnBLD
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/dJnBLD/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($256.75 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($108.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Video Card ($346.00 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1051.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-15 16:50 EDT-0400
 
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