Best Gaming PC Build Under $700?

[learningbitbybit]

I'm planning to build this pc so feel free to tell me the parts or the link with all of them together. I want to use this PC for gaming. Keep in mind that I am living in Canada, so I am using CAD$.

** A graphics card that can handle 2 monitors and can run modern games smoothly is a need.


Thank you so much!

 

[Archgaull]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($218.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($80.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($179.04 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $707.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-25 00:21 EST-0500

 

[Archaic59]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($222.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($87.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($143.95 @ Vuugo)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($44.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $692.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-25 00:36 EST-0500

 

[ykki]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($138.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.44 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($189.64 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.05 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($82.21 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Total: $699.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-25 00:31 EST-0500

 

[ykki]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($218.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($80.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($179.04 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $707.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-25 00:21 EST-0500

That psu is really bad.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.61 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.97 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($31.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.79 @ OutletPC)
Total: $678.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-25 00:28 EST-0500

OP wants in Canadian $$.

 

[learningbitbybit]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($218.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($80.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($179.04 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $707.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-25 00:21 EST-0500

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($222.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($87.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($143.95 @ Vuugo)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($44.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $692.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-25 00:36 EST-0500

Thank you very much for your time to compile this for me! I will look into it.

 

[learningbitbybit]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($138.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.44 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($189.64 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.05 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($82.21 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Total: $699.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-25 00:31 EST-0500

Thank you for taking the time to reply. I will look into this.

 

[learningbitbybit]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($138.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.44 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($189.64 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.05 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($82.21 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Total: $699.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-25 00:31 EST-0500

Hi there,

Thank you again for your recommendation, I really appreciate it. I am thinking of going with this one. However, I have one quick question. Will that video card be able to run two monitors at once? One for gaming at high settings and one for browsing the internet?

 

[Archgaull]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($138.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.44 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($189.64 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.05 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($82.21 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Total: $699.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-25 00:31 EST-0500

Hi there,

Thank you again for your recommendation, I really appreciate it. I am thinking of going with this one. However, I have one quick question. Will that video card be able to run two monitors at once? One for gaming at high settings and one for browsing the internet?

Yes, that card would run it perfectly. I have the GTX 750 ti, which is similar in performance to that card, and I can play Advanced Warfare on high/ultra, while watching a movie on my other screen.

 

[learningbitbybit]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($138.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.44 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($189.64 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.05 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($82.21 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Total: $699.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-25 00:31 EST-0500

Hi there,

Thank you again for your recommendation, I really appreciate it. I am thinking of going with this one. However, I have one quick question. Will that video card be able to run two monitors at once? One for gaming at high settings and one for browsing the internet?

Yes, that card would run it perfectly. I have the GTX 750 ti, which is similar in performance to that card, and I can play Advanced Warfare on high/ultra, while watching a movie on my other screen.

Thank you for your reply!