Best $850 PC CAD

[Hochothecreamdog]

I have never built a pc before, and I am wondering what the best $650 pc is.
I plan on overclocking cpu and gpu.
This is my current Idea http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/cD46dC
Does anyone have any ideas or recommendations?
My currency is Canadian Dollars. I am willing to use mail in rebates.

 

[StormfalconX]

You say 625 but your build is 850??

 

[Hochothecreamdog]

You say 625 but your build is 850??

850 Canadian dollars, but in USD and higher margins in Canada, I estimated that it is the equivalent to 600 - 625 USD

 

[LookItsRain]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($138.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($98.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($229.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.98 @ NCIX)
Wireless Network Adapter: StarTech PCI300WN2X2 802.11b/g/n PCI Wi-Fi Adapter ($21.08 @ Amazon Canada)
Other: Windows 8.1 Pro for Students ($69.99)
Total: $812.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-15 15:33 EDT-0400

I suggest this

 

[StormfalconX]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rJ3kzy
Everything except Windows. Personally I would wait for AMD new r9 300 series. But its your choice.

 

[LucoTF]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($138.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($98.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($229.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.98 @ NCIX)
Wireless Network Adapter: StarTech PCI300WN2X2 802.11b/g/n PCI Wi-Fi Adapter ($21.08 @ Amazon Canada)
Other: Windows 8.1 Pro for Students ($69.99)
Total: $812.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-15 15:33 EDT-0400

I suggest this

The i3 doesn't OC, but still it beats even an overclocked fx-6300 for gaming. +1 to this build

 

[Hochothecreamdog]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rJ3kzy
Everything except Windows. Personally I would wait for AMD new r9 300 series. But its your choice.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($138.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($98.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($229.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.98 @ NCIX)
Wireless Network Adapter: StarTech PCI300WN2X2 802.11b/g/n PCI Wi-Fi Adapter ($21.08 @ Amazon Canada)
Other: Windows 8.1 Pro for Students ($69.99)
Total: $812.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-15 15:33 EDT-0400

I suggest this

The i3 doesn't OC, but still it beats even an overclocked fx-6300 for gaming. +1 to this build

In what way is the i3 better than fx-6300?

 

[Hochothecreamdog]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rJ3kzy
Everything except Windows. Personally I would wait for AMD new r9 300 series. But its your choice.

When will the r9 300 series come out? I think I will order the parts near the end of may.

 

[LucoTF]

Better per-core performance, it beats the fx in the majority of gaming benchmarks that I've seen

 

[Hochothecreamdog]

I am looking at lots of these answers, but would this look good?
This has the same gpu as my original idea, however if I forget overclocking my cpu, I can get an i5 quad core
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/fj2Xpg
once again, I will look at all suggestions. Thank you

 

[LookItsRain]

I am looking at lots of these answers, but would this look good?
This has the same gpu as my original idea, however if I forget overclocking my cpu, I can get an i5 quad core
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/fj2Xpg
once again, I will look at all suggestions. Thank you

Its a good build, but, the PSU is lower quality than the xfx unit and the r9 270 is a lot weaker than the r9 280 in my posted build. An i3 will be able to handle an r9 280 with no issue, i would buy an i3 over an i5 and take that saved money and put it into the gpu. With my r9 270x, my i3 will never go above 50% usage in games.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Rather than creating a new thread, just update this one.

Wolfshadw
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[Hochothecreamdog]

I am looking at lots of these answers, but would this look good?
This has the same gpu as my original idea, however if I forget overclocking my cpu, I can get an i5 quad core
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/fj2Xpg
once again, I will look at all suggestions. Thank you

Its a good build, but, the PSU is lower quality than the xfx unit and the r9 270 is a lot weaker than the r9 280 in my posted build. An i3 will be able to handle an r9 280 with no issue, i would buy an i3 over an i5 and take that saved money and put it into the gpu. With my r9 270x, my i3 will never go above 50% usage in games.

so would this http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/VDwxCJ would be a better idea?

 

[StormfalconX]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rJ3kzy
Everything except Windows. Personally I would wait for AMD new r9 300 series. But its your choice.

When will the r9 300 series come out? I think I will order the parts near the end of may.

In early June at Computex.

 

[LucoTF]

I don't mind the i5 / 270x idea. I think the i3 / 280 combo gives more outright performance now, but upgrading a gpu is a little less involved than replacing a cpu, so settling in now with an i5 which should last for years isn't a bad idea really. It's your call

 

[LookItsRain]

I am looking at lots of these answers, but would this look good?
This has the same gpu as my original idea, however if I forget overclocking my cpu, I can get an i5 quad core
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/fj2Xpg
once again, I will look at all suggestions. Thank you

Its a good build, but, the PSU is lower quality than the xfx unit and the r9 270 is a lot weaker than the r9 280 in my posted build. An i3 will be able to handle an r9 280 with no issue, i would buy an i3 over an i5 and take that saved money and put it into the gpu. With my r9 270x, my i3 will never go above 50% usage in games.

so would this http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/VDwxCJ would be a better idea?

Yep, but i would change out the power supply for a higher quality one, 600b is good, but there are better for the same price.

 

[Hochothecreamdog]

I am looking at lots of these answers, but would this look good?
This has the same gpu as my original idea, however if I forget overclocking my cpu, I can get an i5 quad core
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/fj2Xpg
once again, I will look at all suggestions. Thank you

Its a good build, but, the PSU is lower quality than the xfx unit and the r9 270 is a lot weaker than the r9 280 in my posted build. An i3 will be able to handle an r9 280 with no issue, i would buy an i3 over an i5 and take that saved money and put it into the gpu. With my r9 270x, my i3 will never go above 50% usage in games.

so would this http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/VDwxCJ would be a better idea?

Yep, but i would change out the power supply for a higher quality one, 600b is good, but there are better for the same price.

what do you reccomend?

 

[LookItsRain]

I don't mind the i5 / 270x idea. I think the i3 / 280 combo gives more outright performance now, but upgrading a gpu is a little less involved than replacing a cpu, so settling in now with an i5 which should last for years isn't a bad idea really. It's your call

I am looking at lots of these answers, but would this look good?
This has the same gpu as my original idea, however if I forget overclocking my cpu, I can get an i5 quad core
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/fj2Xpg
once again, I will look at all suggestions. Thank you

Its a good build, but, the PSU is lower quality than the xfx unit and the r9 270 is a lot weaker than the r9 280 in my posted build. An i3 will be able to handle an r9 280 with no issue, i would buy an i3 over an i5 and take that saved money and put it into the gpu. With my r9 270x, my i3 will never go above 50% usage in games.

so would this http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/VDwxCJ would be a better idea?

Yep, but i would change out the power supply for a higher quality one, 600b is good, but there are better for the same price.

what do you reccomend?

The xfx in my posted build is a good choice and recommended often by Toms community.

You can also check out the following list for more options:
https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware/f/135081/t/45344.aspx

 

[Hochothecreamdog]

I don't mind the i5 / 270x idea. I think the i3 / 280 combo gives more outright performance now, but upgrading a gpu is a little less involved than replacing a cpu, so settling in now with an i5 which should last for years isn't a bad idea really. It's your call

I am looking at lots of these answers, but would this look good?
This has the same gpu as my original idea, however if I forget overclocking my cpu, I can get an i5 quad core
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/fj2Xpg
once again, I will look at all suggestions. Thank you

Its a good build, but, the PSU is lower quality than the xfx unit and the r9 270 is a lot weaker than the r9 280 in my posted build. An i3 will be able to handle an r9 280 with no issue, i would buy an i3 over an i5 and take that saved money and put it into the gpu. With my r9 270x, my i3 will never go above 50% usage in games.

so would this http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/VDwxCJ would be a better idea?

Yep, but i would change out the power supply for a higher quality one, 600b is good, but there are better for the same price.

what do you reccomend?

The xfx in my posted build is a good choice and recommended often by Toms community.

You can also check out the following list for more options:
https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware/f/135081/t/45344.aspx

is 550 watts enough for overclocking my gpu?

 

[LucoTF]

The xfx 550w is plenty for an r9 280,even overclocked

 

[Hochothecreamdog]

The xfx 550w is plenty for an r9 280,even overclocked

Thank you

 

[Hochothecreamdog]

Is there a cheaper good, reliable, atx Motherboard for socket lga 1150 than the ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard?

 

[Vici0us]

Beefier CPU + better mobo - http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/LbdBYJ

 

[Hochothecreamdog]

Beefier CPU + better mobo - http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/LbdBYJ

Thank you

 

[LookItsRain]

Beefier CPU + better mobo - http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/LbdBYJ

8320 will not perform better in most games compared to an i3, and also, that mobo is just down right terrible, its the LE version, which has no heatsinks on the vrms so overclocking will not be possible.