New PC 1500$ (cad)

gabydib514

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Hey,
So my recent pc broke because of the motherboard or the gpu... I wanted to make a new (the old one was pre built and not made for gaming) but my dad which is the one who is paying for the pc doesn't want me to build one. I was looking for a pre built gaming pc but I don't really have an idea on which brand to look for. The maximum price is about 1550$ CAD. (Don't ask me why he doesn't want to build one. I also don't know).
 
At that price point, not building one is a sheer waste of money. If you want the best deals, wait till Black Friday to order.

Pre Builts-

https://www.amazon.ca/CYBERPOWERPC-Xtreme-GXiVR8040A5OPT-Gaming-3-2GHz/dp/B07B6MYCH1/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1541990422&sr=1-3&keywords=Gaming+PC&refinements=p_36%3A100000-150000

https://www.amazon.ca/CYBERPOWERPC-GXiVR8060A5-Desktop-i5-8400-GeForce/dp/B0757DVF4Z/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1541990516&sr=1-1&keywords=Gaming+PC&refinements=p_36%3A100000-150000

https://www.amazon.ca/CYBERPOWERPC-Xtreme-GXiVR8040A5-Gaming-i7-8700/dp/B07B6H4GNZ/ref=sr_1_6?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1541990516&sr=1-6&keywords=Gaming+PC&refinements=p_36%3A100000-150000


This is the best you can get for that budget.

If you build yourself:

Intel -
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($245.99 @ PC-Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - H370M D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($99.88 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($157.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($47.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Video Card ($459.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($96.75 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($119.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1375.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-11 21:46 EST-0500


More RAM at a faster speed, bigger SSD, better Case, Much better GPU, a much more reliable PSU and all of this at a MUCH CHEAPER price than the prebuilt.

If you can go close to $1500:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($245.99 @ PC-Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - H370M D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($99.88 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($157.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($47.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card ($599.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($96.75 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($119.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1515.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-11 21:47 EST-0500

Same build as above but an EVEN better GPU.

Ryzen -
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($224.04 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($154.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($157.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($47.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($509.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($96.75 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($119.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1458.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-11 21:50 EST-0500

Ryzen alternative with the same SSD, HDD, PSU and Case as the Intel Builders with the 1070, but with the Risen 5 2600 on the X470 which will allow for overclocking and the 1070Ti is a much better card than anything you find in the prebuilt.
 

gabydib514

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Thank you,
i'll try to convince him (I really liked the second one with the 1080)