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Gaming Budget Build $600 Advice
In the next few months I'd like to put together a budget gaming build. I'm Canadian so Canadian sites would be appreciated!
I have no preference to AMD or Intel system. It would be used for MMORPGS, FPS. (Rift/CS:GO/Rust/DayZ..etc). I will have some wiggle room if its not to much off. I don't get a chance to keep up with the new stuff coming out so I figured I'd post here for some help. Just the best bang for buck and good performance.
I have the following:
Monitor
Case
Keyboard/Mouse
Hard drive (brand new not used 500gb)
DVD Burner
Windows 7
I need the following:
Motherboard
CPU
Memory
GPU
PSU
Thanks in advance!
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For that budget? Don't.
Anything under 900 will be outdated faster than you can imagine. But if you really have to have a pc: go find a cheap second-hand one somewhere. People often sell perfectly fine pre-made pc's for really cheap because the graphics card sucks or got outdated. Buy one of those and then replace the graphics card.
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Exactly which case and hard drive do you already have? Also, has your Windows 7 license ever been used for another computer? If it has, you can't reuse it.
Case is: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137
Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148767
I have a Windows 7 untouched OEM license.
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If you're willing to go over your stated budget by about $100, then you could try this:
http://products.ncix.com/detail/xfx-550w-pro550w-core-edition-single-rail-atx-12v-44a-24pin-atx-power-supply-80plus-bronze-12-59615.htm
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231544
http://products.ncix.com/detail/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-660-oc-1033mhz-2gb-6-0ghz-gddr5-2xdvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-video-card-6c-76163-1221.htm
http://products.ncix.com/detail/intel-core-i5-4670k-unlocked-quad-core-3-4ghz-processor-lga1150-haswell-6mb-cache-retail-e1-81327-1221.htm
http://products.ncix.com/detail/gigabyte-z87x-d3h-atx-lga1150-z87-ddr3-3pci-e16-3pci-e1-hdmi-crossfirex-sli-sata3-usb3-0-motherboard-86-84040-1051.htm
It's possible to bring that down some by going with a cheaper video card. But if you want to stay within a strict $600 budget, I'd wait 10 days to see what AMD's upcoming Kaveri chip offers, as that will likely be the best option for a strict $600 CAD budget.
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My opinion is to just hold off a few weeks / months until you can scrape together another 200-300 CAD. IMO it would be worth the wait to get a better build.
Other than that buy what Quiz posted, though you will still need to extend the budget for that.
For a strict 600 budget wait and see what AMDs new offering is. Chances are you can get a decent system with integrated graphics that will serve until you can slap a good gpu in there.
Maybe take a look at this as just an idea.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131872
http://products.ncix.com/detail/xfx-550w-pro550w-core-edition-single-rail-atx-12v-44a-24pin-atx-power-supply-80plus-bronze-12-59615.htm
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231544
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113326
http://products.ncix.com/detail/asus-geforce-gtx-660-oc-directcu-1020mhz-2gb-6-0ghz-gddr5-2xdvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-video-card-de-76367-1221.htm
Its an AMD build but should be within your stated budget with the components you already have.
While that's good if you need to get something on budget right now, in two weeks, Kaveri will be out, and will probably get you something substantially better for the same price.
Probably. Hence in my other post I advised waiting.
I picked parts that are available today, not in 2 weeks and not based on probably. Its his option to do either. I was just offering an idea based on whats available today. He can take it or leave it as he chooses.
That system stays within his stated budget and will build him a very nice capable budget system. I would personally wait until Kaveri is out and just see. But once again its his choice and I offered an option.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2xUYI
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2xUYI/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2xUYI/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ TigerDirect)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $594.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-08 15:36 EST-0500)
OR
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2xVnu
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2xVnu/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2xVnu/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($327.95 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $635.64
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-08 15:44 EST-0500)
That strikes me as a bad idea, as you're pushing too close to the limits of what the power supply can handle.
Also, if you're not using Canadian sites, it isn't much help to the original poster.