Building my first PC, need help with parts.

hijackxd21 · May 4, 2018

Hello,

I've decided to build my first pc, but I am not sure what parts to get. My budget is 1000 CAD, and I would like a black and white theme please. Thanks in advance for any help

feelinfroggy777 · May 4, 2018

Prices are high in Canada. My best advice is to make a trip to the states to purchase the parts.

This will be a good midrange build. It is $90 over your budget, but if you go with cheaper parts, they will show their age a lot quicker.

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Gf7t8Y
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Gf7t8Y/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($229.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI - B360M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ PC-Canada)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($112.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU650 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card ($419.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop)
Case: NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($86.99 @ PC-Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($70.70 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $1090.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-04 16:31 EDT-0400

WildCard999 · May 4, 2018

Good for 1080P/60hz, White/Black theme.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($229.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI - B360M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ PC-Canada)
Memory: Kingston - FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($124.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.99 @ PC-Canada)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($86.99 @ PC-Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $993.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-04 16:39 EDT-0400

You could leave the SSD out in lieu of a better GPU but having those faster speeds is nice and won't require a reinstall of Windows later on or having to transfer the OS to the SSD.

hijackxd21 · May 4, 2018

Yeah, 90 dollars over my budget will be fine. However, do you guys know what cables the parts come with? I've watched some pc builds and the "ketchup and mustard" yellow, red and black cables are the ugliest i've ever seen, I'm willing to spend some extra dough for some custom white and black cables if possible, thanks.

Also forgot to mention that I don't need to buy a ssd or a hdd, already have a crucial 256 gb ssd and a 1tb wd blue hard drive.

WildCard999 · May 4, 2018

The newer PSU cables are clean, non of that fuglyness on newer better quality units. Knowing that you have the storage I put in a better GPU/PSU (modular).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($229.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI - B360M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ PC-Canada)
Memory: Kingston - FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($124.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($379.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop)
Case: NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($86.99 @ PC-Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $976.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-04 16:48 EDT-0400

feelinfroggy777 · May 4, 2018

Yeah, get a decent PSU that was selected in the builds above and the cables will be fine. You can get extensions if you want to color coordinate. I have these in blue an black, but you can get white and black.

https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Sleeve-Extension-Supply-AC-034-CN1NAN-A1/dp/B071LB1F99?th=1

hijackxd21 · May 4, 2018

Oh ok, thanks. Are there any power supply's that come with white and black cables though? And a black and white motherboard? Willing to increase budget to 1100 for the custimization options. I'm also willing to wait for GPU prices to go down, not in a real rush or anything. And would a ryzen 5 1500x overclocked be faster than the i5 8400? Not really sure on that one. Thanks for all the help.

feelinfroggy777 · May 4, 2018

hijackxd21 :

No, a 1500x wont be faster than an 8400. Finding a white motherboard with your budget wont be easy. You will need to find a black motherboard with RGB and you can set the RGB to white. But that gets expensive.

They make PSUs with colored cables, but they are expensive and with your budget not practical. Use the cable extensions and you will never know.

hijackxd21 · May 4, 2018

Oh okay, thanks. However, I'm not a big fan of the black white white black design, are there any other extensions? My friend told me something about Cablemod

feelinfroggy777 · May 4, 2018

Yeah man, cable mod makes them too. They have all kinds. Just pick the color scheme you want and go for it.

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