Discussion Out of the game for a while, need advice on a PC build

[jzj1990]

Hey all,

I haven’t built a PC in nearly a decade and I’m a little bit out of date as to what parts/manufacturers are still quality.
I’m hoping to build a decent model with a 24” monitor (preferably two) for under $1500 CAD. It will primarily be used for rendering/music production with some light gaming thrown in. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance!

 

[Dj0gany]

Something like this would be really great.
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/hdgmHz
For 50$ more, you can add a Arctic Freezer Esport 34 Duo, to replace the stock cooler.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Sadly, right now is an awful time to build due to bad parts availability/prices, expecially graphics cards.

I would assume you don't need much graphics power for this, just enough for the light gaming aspect, so I did not include an overpriced gpu in this, just a Gt1030 which will play some lighter games, but thats about it.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor | $419.99 @ Newegg Canada
Motherboard | MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard | $124.99 @ Canada Computers
Memory | Patriot Viper Steel 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory | $159.99 @ Best Buy Canada
Storage | Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $74.99 @ Canada Computers
Storage | Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive | $99.99 @ Memory Express
Video Card | Asus GeForce GT 1030 2 GB Video Card | $119.99 @ Canada Computers
Case | Cooler Master MasterBox NR400 (w/ODD) MicroATX Mid Tower Case | $74.50 @ Vuugo
Power Supply | ADATA XPG PYLON 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply | $79.98 @ Amazon Canada
Monitor | Samsung S24R350 23.8" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor | $148.00 @ Amazon Canada
Monitor | Samsung S24R350 23.8" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor | $148.00 @ Amazon Canada
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $1450.42
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-06 19:18 EST-0500 |

 

[jzj1990]

Sadly, right now is an awful time to build due to bad parts availability/prices, expecially graphics cards.

I would assume you don't need much graphics power for this, just enough for the light gaming aspect, so I did not include an overpriced gpu in this, just a Gt1030 which will play some lighter games, but thats about it.

Exactly. I've heard it's an aawful time for GPU purchases. I really don't need anything impressive as gaming will be like The Sims 4 level-processing, nothing more.