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Skysthelimit

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Greetings Everyone! I am in a tough situation where I don't know how to build my first pc. Although I have done the research and configured components. I'm still not sure if this is a good first build or not. I do live in Canada, so if you do plan to assist me with making a build I recommend you set the PCPartPicker location setting (at top right) to that. Ideally, I hope to build a computer with a maximum budget of 1000$

Build: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/CqRnjc
Processor: i5-4590
Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO
Mother Board: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK
Ram: Corsair Vengeance LP
Storage: Scrapping HardDrive From Current Computer
GPU: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC
Case: NZXT S340
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified

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My plans for this computer is to use it for mainly gaming and some video work, the games I play are mostly CS:GO and Payday 2. Although, I am hoping to play some more high-performance games such as FarCry 4, GTA V, and others in the future. But for now, I just want to run games like CS:GO and Payday 2 on high settings with no fps problems. My Peripherals Include a 1920x1080 monitor, and Logitech Gaming Peripherals.
 
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I assume you already have a hard hard drive. I went with a cheap motherboard and no cpu cooler since I don't think you will be overclocking the i5 6500. 8gb is enough ram for 2017 gaming and you can add another stick whenever you want. I included the taxes and shipping in your 1000$ CAD budget.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($260.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($63.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card...
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($288.84 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H270M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($113.74 @ shopRBC)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB ARMOR 8G OC Video Card ($299.00 @ Vuugo)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($53.95 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($44.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $985.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-23 18:07 EST-0500

Should be superior in every way and a good bit cheaper.
 
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offroadguy56

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Here's what I've come up with. The performance increase from 6th gen to 7th gen Intel is marginal and in my opinion not worth the premium right now. The i5 6500 I've chosen should be more than enough for heavy gaming and light video workloads. With the extra savings from going with an older generation I've upgraded the GPU to a gtx-1070 and thrown in an SSD. I have a gtx 970 and game at 1440p with most settings at maximum or high. The 1070 should handle anything at 1080p just fine with room to upgrade your monitor. The motherboard supports m.2 standard as well so if you want an NVME drive then that's a possibility. 8gb of ram is really all you need for gaming but if that doesn't prove to be enough or if you think you need more it's a simple matter to buy a 4 stick pack or purchase the same model ram again.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($114.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($376.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $987.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-23 21:10 EST-0500
 
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Skysthelimit

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Offroadguy56, I appreciate your contribution to my need. However, your build is in Us. Not Canadian. So when the build was converted to Canadian the price ended up being 1300$
 
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offroadguy56

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Terribly sorry I overlooked that. I'll see if i can fix it and see how it turns out. I'll leave an edit on the post above with the new build.
 
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Tanoxil

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I assume you already have a hard hard drive. I went with a cheap motherboard and no cpu cooler since I don't think you will be overclocking the i5 6500. 8gb is enough ram for 2017 gaming and you can add another stick whenever you want. I included the taxes and shipping in your 1000$ CAD budget.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($260.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($63.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($339.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($53.98 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ DirectCanada)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($44.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $883.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-28 00:49 EST-0500
 
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offroadguy56

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Tanoxil beat me to it. I was planning the same build with a i5 6500 and 1060 at the core.
 
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Skysthelimit

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Tanoxil,
I appreciate your contribution to this build. But I must question, would it be cheaper to buy a (current) AMD processor in order to use some more cash towards let's say a better GPU? Or, would it be better to await the release of ZEN processors first?
 
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offroadguy56

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There is no reason to go with a FX processor now that Ryzen is just around the corner. The FX line has been outdated for years. If you can wait to see benchmarks and real-world results for the new Ryzen CPUs I would do so. If you want to save money on a CPU get nothing less than a quadcore CPU. Quadcore's will handle most loads while gaming and moderate multi-tasking.
 
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