$550 Canadian PC build

PCnoobmuch · Mar 14, 2017

The most intense game im looking to play is battlefield 1,

I need it in canadian dollars C:

Thanks, i am having trouble making a system at this price tag thanks for help.

rhysiam · Mar 14, 2017

Do you need a monitor? OS? KB + Mouse?

Here's a $520 build, but it does NOT include any of the above. To squeeze an OS in you'd probably have to drop to 1050 or RX 460, either of which is going to struggle in serious games. But if your $550 budget needs to include the OS, then you probably won't have much choice other than looking at the second hand market:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($84.97 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($74.50 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 470 4GB STRIX Video Card ($204.05 @ Vuugo)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.61 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $521.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-14 00:48 EDT-0400
FYI "Pentium" CPUs have a really bad reputation for gaming (generally for good reason), but that included CPU has hyperthreading, making it basically identical to an i3-6100, which is a decent gaming CPU and well suited to something like an RX 470.

PCnoobmuch · Mar 14, 2017

rhysiam :

Do you need a monitor? OS? KB + Mouse?

Here's a $520 build, but it does NOT include any of the above. To squeeze an OS in you'd probably have to drop to 1050 or RX 460, either of which is going to struggle in serious games. But if your $550 budget needs to include the OS, then you probably won't have much choice other than looking at the second hand market:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($84.97 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($74.50 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 470 4GB STRIX Video Card ($204.05 @ Vuugo)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.61 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $521.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-14 00:48 EDT-0400
FYI "Pentium" CPUs have a really bad reputation for gaming (generally for good reason), but that included CPU has hyperthreading, making it basically identical to an i3-6100, which is a decent gaming CPU and well suited to something like an RX 470.

Ive got a copy of windows on USB, a mouse and keyboard and monittor C:

but i need wifi, i dont have Ethernet

Potato825 · Mar 14, 2017

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LPyg4C

Potato825 · Mar 14, 2017

http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-150Mbps-Mini-Wifi-Wireless-LAN-Internet-Adapter-802-11-n-g-b-Network-BN-/121845519064?hash=item1c5e8f12d8:g:S2QAAOSw1S9Wd850

Potato825 · Mar 14, 2017

rhysiam :

Do you need a monitor? OS? KB + Mouse?

Here's a $520 build, but it does NOT include any of the above. To squeeze an OS in you'd probably have to drop to 1050 or RX 460, either of which is going to struggle in serious games. But if your $550 budget needs to include the OS, then you probably won't have much choice other than looking at the second hand market:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($84.97 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($74.50 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 470 4GB STRIX Video Card ($204.05 @ Vuugo)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.61 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $521.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-14 00:48 EDT-0400
FYI "Pentium" CPUs have a really bad reputation for gaming (generally for good reason), but that included CPU has hyperthreading, making it basically identical to an i3-6100, which is a decent gaming CPU and well suited to something like an RX 470.

he want it to be $550 CAD not $550 USD, so $550 CAD = $410 USD

PCnoobmuch · Mar 14, 2017

Potato825 :

Thats almost $600... use the canada version

Chugalug_ · Mar 14, 2017

Here.
Take note that the above poster has forgotten to include RAM, that kicks you up another $67.
Get this: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/wQmLrH/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwn725n

Build.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($84.97 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($74.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 470 4GB STRIX Video Card ($185.98 @ NCIX)
Case: Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $552.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-14 01:07 EDT-0400

PCnoobmuch · Mar 14, 2017

Chugalug_ :

Here.
Take note that the above poster has forgotten to include RAM, that kicks you up another $67.
Get this: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/wQmLrH/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwn725n

Build.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($84.97 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($74.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 470 4GB STRIX Video Card ($185.98 @ NCIX)
Case: Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $552.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-14 01:07 EDT-0400

Base total is $600...

rhysiam · Mar 14, 2017

PCnoobmuch :

Good catch @Chugalug, I did totally miss RAM. That's my mistake. Thanks for correcting.

OP... what do you mean by "base total"? I actually get $570 CAD when clicking on that build. But that's pretty close to your budget. Is that no good?

That Seasonic S12 PSU is not Haswell Certified, so you should probably disable C6/7 sleep states in the BIOS. But otherwise that's a lot of gaming power for a very small price. I don't think you could do much better.

PCnoobmuch · Mar 14, 2017

rhysiam :

PCnoobmuch :

Good catch @Chugalug, I did totally miss RAM. That's my mistake. Thanks for correcting.

OP... what do you mean by "base total"? I actually get $570 CAD when clicking on that build. But that's pretty close to your budget. Is that no good?

That Seasonic S12 PSU is not Haswell Certified, so you should probably disable C6/7 sleep states in the BIOS. But otherwise that's a lot of gaming power for a very small price. I don't think you could do much better.

Total base meaning no mail in rebates

PCnoobmuch · Mar 14, 2017

Base Total: $595.90
Mail-in Rebates: -$55.00
Shipping: $17.97
Total: $558.87

rhysiam · Mar 14, 2017

PCnoobmuch :

Riiiiight. So you're rejecting it out-of-hand because the rebates are no good to you? Is that what you're saying?

When someone spends time putting together a suggested rig for you, it's probably a good idea to provide a little more feedback than, "base total is $600..."

Unless you can re-use a HDD or something from an old rig, really the only way I can see of dropping the price on that build further is to drop to an RX 460, or GTX 1050, either of which are going to result in much, much lower frame rates in any vaguely demanding game (BF 1 very much included).
So you can do that if you want to. But if there's any way you can make use of those rebates, or save up for another week or two, you'll end up with a much, much better gaming rig.

Chugalug_ · Mar 14, 2017

Rebates = discounts, don't think of it any other way, not sure why that matters.

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