- May 27, 2016
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Hello,
I'm looking into building my first gaming PC (ideally something capable of running games like Fallout 4, Bioshock Infinite at a reasonable frame rate on medium or high settings at 1080p), and I was wondering if I could get some feedback on the parts I've picked out so far (e.g. potential issues, recommendations, and so on). My base budget is about $1500 (Canadian), but I am willing to go up to about $1700 CAD if the build includes a monitor, operating system, keyboard/mouse, wireless network card, etc.
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/d7sv6X
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($254.45 @ Vuugo) ***I'm not going to be overclocking, so I definitely want a non-K processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.35 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Gigabyte GA-H170-D3HP ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($131.25 @ Vuugo) ***I've read less than ideal reviews of ASUS customer service and MSI, and this seemed to have similar benchmarks at a lower cost point to the other motherboards I was comparing it to
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($79.99 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($112.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($117.97 @ DirectCanada) ***I find that I run out of hard drive space very quickly, so a large hard drive is important
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($394.99 @ NCIX)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX)
or NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.88 @ CanadaComputers) ***I'm fine with either, since both seem to have good cable management and plenty of space; I like the colour of the S340 more, but the design of the H440 more
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($101.26 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($116.98 @ DirectCanada)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($44.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Monitor: Asus VS228H-P 21.5" Monitor ($142.98 @ NCIX)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($19.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1620.17 CAD
Thank you; any help is appreciated!
I'm looking into building my first gaming PC (ideally something capable of running games like Fallout 4, Bioshock Infinite at a reasonable frame rate on medium or high settings at 1080p), and I was wondering if I could get some feedback on the parts I've picked out so far (e.g. potential issues, recommendations, and so on). My base budget is about $1500 (Canadian), but I am willing to go up to about $1700 CAD if the build includes a monitor, operating system, keyboard/mouse, wireless network card, etc.
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/d7sv6X
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($254.45 @ Vuugo) ***I'm not going to be overclocking, so I definitely want a non-K processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.35 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Gigabyte GA-H170-D3HP ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($131.25 @ Vuugo) ***I've read less than ideal reviews of ASUS customer service and MSI, and this seemed to have similar benchmarks at a lower cost point to the other motherboards I was comparing it to
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($79.99 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($112.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($117.97 @ DirectCanada) ***I find that I run out of hard drive space very quickly, so a large hard drive is important
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($394.99 @ NCIX)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX)
or NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.88 @ CanadaComputers) ***I'm fine with either, since both seem to have good cable management and plenty of space; I like the colour of the S340 more, but the design of the H440 more
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($101.26 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($116.98 @ DirectCanada)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($44.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Monitor: Asus VS228H-P 21.5" Monitor ($142.98 @ NCIX)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($19.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1620.17 CAD
Thank you; any help is appreciated!
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