Advice for $1200 - $1500 CAD PC Build

[JellieBean]

Greetings,

Been meaning to build a PC for the past 1-2 years and will finally be able to afford it in the near future! Here are the appropriate details as per the template:

Approximate Purchase Date: Within next 2-4 months
Budget Range: $1200 - $1500 CAD including taxes
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, programming, browsing
Are you buying a monitor: No, already purchased ASUS MX279H
Parts to Upgrade: N/A
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any Canadian retailer
Location: Ontario, Canada
Parts Preferences: Preferably an Intel CPU and EVGA video card
Overclocking: Maybe, not required, but could be an option
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080, 1920x1200
Additional Comments:

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  - Am of the female build and stature so a mouse that can accommodate
  - Do not necessarily require additional storage aside from the hard drive
  - Overclocking not a requirement, but could be an option

As far as the build, I've posted my personal build on another forum and was recommended the following:

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.75 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.95 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.95 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: HIS Radeon RX 470 4GB IceQ X2 OC Video Card ($279.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: DIYPC Silence-BK ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($97.68 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($23.98 @ DirectCanada)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($162.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Mouse: Corsair Sabre RGB Wired Optical Mouse ($51.52 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1418.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Any advice on whether this is reasonable for the budget given ($1200-1500 CAD including taxes) would be greatly appreciated.

For anyone interested in what I had originally built for myself, feel free to let me know!

 

[logainofhades]

Frankly, I believe you are overspending in areas, that will not help gaming performance. This would be a far better gaming machine, as the graphics card is far superior. You must have had mail in rebates turned on, because I put yours together, and came up with a higher price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.94 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($30.78 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.95 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.94 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING Video Card ($559.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($72.95 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($23.98 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($115.90 @ DirectCanada)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($37.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1499.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-06 09:25 EDT-0400