This is the best I could do under $500CAD without dropping to a Pentium or forgetting about quality.
PCPartPicker part list:
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/mMfKkL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/mMfKkL/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Toshiba Product Series
😀T01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($139.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Antec NSK4100 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $479.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 23:30 EST-0500
And then a Pentium build
PCPartPicker part list:
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/vdC2Bm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/vdC2Bm/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.95 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($46.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Toshiba Product Series
😀T01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280 3GB royalKing Video Card ($199.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Antec NSK4100 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $490.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 23:47 EST-0500