Building my first budget gaming computer

FalconFall · Nov 20, 2016

Hey, im kind of a newbie at gaming computer. I did a little bit of recherche on the components for the computer but im not sure I could choose the best for my money. This is why im here... can any of you guys choose the parts I need?

Im from Canada so 1000$ Canadian

This is what I need:

Budget

0$ to 1000$

Color

I'd like a black and blue build with maybe white

Other

I need a ac wireless connection
I dont need a side panel

Also I'd like to know what are the best led I can buy to put inside my computer if there's a side panel.

Thanks

ps: sorry for my writing, im french.

Autocrat · Nov 20, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.40 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-E/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.22 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: ADATA XPG Z1 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($81.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.94 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card ($284.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($117.75 @ shopRBC)
Total: $1056.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-20 22:18 EST-0500

I tried to price something out with good components that would be around your budget. You can probably choose a different case to keep it within your desired color scheme, you can also go for some colored RAM as well, but you might pay a bit more for it. If you want to add a bit more to your budget, you can probably upgrade to an i5 6500 as well.

weberdarren97 · Nov 20, 2016

Autocrat :

This is not a good build. Your RAM is expensive and clocked too high. H110 will clock it down to 2133MHz. Anything faster is a waste of money.

The motherboard you chose does not have any heatsinks on the power delivery systems for the CPU. That's a turnoff for me right away.

The i5 6500 gives you 200MHz more for not too much money. I'd chose it instead.

weberdarren97 · Nov 20, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($263.74 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI B150 PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($81.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 470 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card ($229.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: DIYPC Zondda-S ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($117.75 @ shopRBC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-N13 USB 2.0 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $997.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-20 22:26 EST-0500

I had to step down to the RX 470 after including a better power supply and motherboard. Also, I dropped the HDD because of budget as well. You can just use the SSD for now and get an HDD when the SSD starts to fill up.

As this video shows, there is nominal difference between the RX 480 and RX 470 when it comes to gaming. Sure, the RX 480 is has more total compute power, but this isn't very important to gaming and doesn't affect FPS very much at all.

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