Asking for AMD Rig under $1000 CAD

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gussrtk


You may want to support AMD.. but you should more support your wallet+longetivity of happy system usage.

But as you asked, here is my suggestion;

The AMD 1600 CPU is a pretty nice chip (later you could add a better cooler to OC), But even i5-8400 beats it at the same price prety much

I left CPU cooler stock, no point at this budget

Mobo, something low end, decent budget/reliablity

RAM, 16gb, it's all good, better than 8gb of top tier

Storage, left you with just an SSD, you can always add a mechanical drive EASILY later on

GPU, 580 is a great choice to use on a budget system as this one

PSU, Good enough to run...
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velocityg4

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With all SSD storage. This system will be very quick.

You could also go with a smaller SSD and pair it with a regular SLOW HDD. For more storage space. Personally I'd rather one fast and decent sized SSD. You can always just pick up a hard drive for about $50 and add it later. Assuming you don't already have one you can slap in there.

If you really skimped and went with just a HDD and no SSD. You could get the 6GB GTX 1060. I think a balanced system is better. With no SSD the computer will feel slow. As the HDD will still take a long time to load everything.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($154.00 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($169.99 @ Memory Express)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING Video Card ($249.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $968.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-24 10:12 EST-0500
 
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sethmarquez15

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This build would be a really good one. What would be the closest AMD counterpart of that rig? Thanks!
 
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velocityg4

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The i5-8400 outperforms AMD in gaming and most tasks. The closest would cost considerably more. You'd have to perform a max OC on the AMD as well.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Amazon Canada)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($55.00 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($140.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($169.99 @ Memory Express)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING Video Card ($249.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $1220.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-24 23:38 EST-0500

I suppose a Ryzen 5 1600 at max OC wouldn't be too far off. Either would still lose in many games and most user tasks. They only do better with software which is well optimized for heavy multi-threading. Which is a very small minority of programs. Only a handful of games use more than four threads.
 
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gussrtk

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You may want to support AMD.. but you should more support your wallet+longetivity of happy system usage.

But as you asked, here is my suggestion;

The AMD 1600 CPU is a pretty nice chip (later you could add a better cooler to OC), But even i5-8400 beats it at the same price prety much

I left CPU cooler stock, no point at this budget

Mobo, something low end, decent budget/reliablity

RAM, 16gb, it's all good, better than 8gb of top tier

Storage, left you with just an SSD, you can always add a mechanical drive EASILY later on

GPU, 580 is a great choice to use on a budget system as this one

PSU, Good enough to run everything, but not top tier. Cheap, good performance for what you pay. Hate it, but it's good for the price

Case, this is still up to you... but I chose a cheaper one to allow better internal components.

you could choose some other things a little cheaper to get your case or what not else. But this here is a rounded system of what you should grab at your price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($84.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($162.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 580 4GB Dual Video Card ($328.99 @ PC Canada)
Case: Rosewill - TYRFING ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA - 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $1051.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-24 23:55 EST-0500
 
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