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Looking to play games such as rust and h1z1. Would like to keep the price around 900 canadian not including an OS or peripherals. Any help is appreciated. TIA
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.35 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.98 @ NCIX)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.35 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380X 4GB DD XXX OC Video Card ($313.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.40 @ BestDirect)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $886.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-18 03:03 EDT-0400
 
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makes no sense to buy a new pc already old. Old architecture, go for Skylake you spend just a little bit more but it's upgradable and future proof.

cpu: i5-6500
mobo: asrock h170 pro4
ram: kingston hyperx fury ddr4 2133mhz 2x8gb
psu: antec ea green 550w (yes 550w are enough)
rest the same
 
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I went with the Haswell option over Skylake because I don't think the Skylake option is worth an additional $42 considering performance would be nearly identical. Yes 550w is plenty, but that's a great deal on a great 750w.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($267.35 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($94.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($46.65 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.35 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380X 4GB DD XXX OC Video Card ($313.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.40 @ BestDirect)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $928.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-18 15:02 EDT-0400
 
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This build is actually on budget and doesn't rely on mail-in rebates. Also has a slightly faster CPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($266.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.98 @ NCIX)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card ($279.00 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.40 @ BestDirect)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $875.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-18 15:17 EDT-0400
 
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skylake architecture is going to be used also for the next generation cpus, Haswell is dead already. Better to spend 50 bucks more and be future-proof than get an already abandoned one, imho

plus the Seasonic suggested may suffer of coil-whine, and your 750w are useless for you configuration (550w is the right size)
 
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First of all, the OP asked for Canadian prices so Italian deals are irrelevant. The EVGA B2 psu I recommended is just as good as the EVGA models you listed. It is also made by Super Flower. It is also not "useless" as you put it. I don't know of that is a translation error. Even though the system only really NEEDS 500-550w, a good 750w unit will work just fine. That 750w EVGA is cheaper than the cheapest GOOD 550w unit. The Seasonic 620w psu Archaic59 offered as a very good unit too.

Even though Skylake is newer, that doesn't mean that Haswell is not good all of a sudden. NOTHING is future proof. The simple Haswell cpu I recommended will easily last 5-6 years. So what a Skylake i5 will last like 1 year longer maybe at best?
 
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you made a good configuration and was that with i5-6500, can't understand why u suggest haswell honestly.
that seasonic is good but it can suffer of coil whine, why risk?
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Because I'm all about getting people the most for their money. The only upside that spending the extra $40 gives you by going with Skylake is that there will be be one more generation of cpus released on that platform. Performance is not noticeable better. I understand what you are trying to say, I just think it's less important than you are making it.

If the OP is the type of person that see himself upgrading a current build in a few years, Skylake is a better choice for a little more money.
If the OP is the type of person who prefers to build a whole new build every 4-5 years, Haswell will do fine until then for cheaper now.

Of course that doesn't mean the Haswell build cannot easily be upgraded because it can.
 
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