Budget Gaming PC Build (Under $600-650)

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xpblazerx

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What do you guys think of my budget pc build? Anything you guys would change or upgrade? I'm trying build a gaming PC under $600-650 (CAD).

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/2NjGzM

Should i go for 1050 ti? Go for an i3? Anything that i can change that might be better?

The case doesn't really matter right now, i just put that as an example.

Thank You!
 
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Can be way improved.
@SupaHos, that HDD isn't very good, swap it out.
Two choices here, I highly recommend saving a little for the first one, but the second is also good.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($73.99 @ PC Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock - B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($74.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Team - Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 4GB Gaming 4G Video Card ($274.75 @ Vuugo)
Case:...
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($73.99 @ PC Canada)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.30 @ shopRBC)
Memory: Team - Dark 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital - Mainstream 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($199.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair - 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $636.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-31 20:52 EDT-0400

Kaby lake natively supports 2400 speed ram might as well use it especially since it's cheaper.

No need for a z270 board as you can't oc your CPU anyway.

Much better quality power supply.

Used savings to massively upgrade GPU on same budget.
 
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I'm not by any means an expert on motherboards, but do you really need one that's that expensive? I'm getting the same CPU for my new PC and my mobo is only about $60. I noticed that all of your parts are coming from Canada so I'm going to infer that you live in Canada. So does this mobo ship to Canada? https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KWjWGX/asrock-b250m-hdv-micro-atx-lga1151-motherboard-b250m-hdv That's the one I'm getting for my PC which is going to have a g4560 and a Gtx 1050 ti.

EDIT: Someone else replied to your thread as I was typing this, and they probably know more than I do, so I guess I'm useless now :(
 
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Can be way improved.
@SupaHos, that HDD isn't very good, swap it out.
Two choices here, I highly recommend saving a little for the first one, but the second is also good.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($73.99 @ PC Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock - B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($74.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Team - Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 4GB Gaming 4G Video Card ($274.75 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair - 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $680.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-31 20:59 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($73.99 @ PC Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock - B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($74.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Team - Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 480 4GB Dual Video Card ($259.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($38.00 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $644.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-31 21:00 EDT-0400
 
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No thank you for the suggestion
 
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Wouldn't a ATX motherboard be better for future upgrades?
 
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Ok, thank you for both your builds, i'll check them out.
 
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https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/cmqbQV

CPU: Pentium G4560 - $74@PC Canada
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV - $74.50@Vuugo
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-2400 8 GB (1x8 GB) - $80@Amazon Canada
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1 TB 3.5" - $58@DirectCanada
Video Card: Zotac Geforce GTX 1060 3 GB Mini - $267@PC Canada
Case: Corsair 100R - $59@DirectCanada
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ - $42@Vuugo

How about this build? Looks good for a budget build to me. Total price is $654.43. A bit over-budget, but it'll game at 1080p very nicely. I'd consider upgrading the CPU first when possible, but for now this should game just fine.
Hope this helps. Cheers!
 
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Shektron

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I dunno, it seems fine to me - EVGA has good PSUs.
Yeah, but they're mostly out of stock everywhere, if you can find one, definitely get that.
RAM seems fine, simply because Corsair is a good brand and that RAM is also well-known, Team RAM is not used very commonly. Plus, it's like $5 more.
 
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Chugalug_

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It isn't good, trust me, do some reading on PSU units, rating means nothing.
Team is pretty good quality.
EVGA make good PSUs like the G2, G3, P2, T2, B2, B3 and GQ/GS, but then they supply garbage ones like the B1, G1 and various other NEX units, as well as their 450w/430w PSUs from HEC.
Corsair are the same.
 
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Okay.
 
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