PC Build 1500$ CAD

[gibb94]

Hi, I'm looking to make a PC specifically for gaming. My requirements are:

-144ghz, 4K monitor

-Be able to play newest games at high frame rate (really looking forward to Battlefield 1)

-NOT be required to do any in depth techy stuff like overclocking (I'm sure to you experienced guys thats not 'in depth', but I'm not great with computers and I'm sure I'd end up doing more harm than good if I attempted something like that)

-Around 1500$ CAD/ doesn't necessarily include the monitor, that can be outside of the 1500, but I'd like to keep that under 400 if possible. (so I guess 1900-2000$ with monitor)

I'm also willing to wait a month or so since I won't have the full budget til then anyways, so if you want to include things like the new 1080 or 1070 cards that would be good, but I'm not gonna be doing any VR stuff stuff.

Thank you so much in advance- I'm sure seeing these kinds of threads gets tiring but us noobs appreciate your help.

 

[Hlsgsz]

There you go:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($250.00 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($76.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.25 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($759.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($90.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1498.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-12 20:51 EDT-0400

Obviously the GPU is a stand-in.

There is no monitor that fits your budget and requirements. Btw, There are no 144hz 4k displays period. What you can get is 144hz 1440p, witch is better anyway, since 4k is too much for anything 27" and below. 1440p is the perfect balace, as in you won't have to use windows DPI scaling(teh icons and stuff won't be too little but the right size) and it can be driven easier by GPUs.
What you should aim for i soething with G-Sync as that is a must. But with G-sync, 1440p AND 144hz they are expensive(but totally worthwhile if you can afford then and an awesome investment). Take any of teh 3 conditions out, and they are more affordable, but all three..
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-pg279q
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-xb271hubmiprz

 

[detroitwillfall]

Hi, I'm looking to make a PC specifically for gaming. My requirements are:

-144ghz, 4K monitor

-Be able to play newest games at high frame rate (really looking forward to Battlefield 1)

-NOT be required to do any in depth techy stuff like overclocking (I'm sure to you experienced guys thats not 'in depth', but I'm not great with computers and I'm sure I'd end up doing more harm than good if I attempted something like that)

-Around 1500$ CAD/ doesn't necessarily include the monitor, that can be outside of the 1500, but I'd like to keep that under 400 if possible. (so I guess 1900-2000$ with monitor)

I'm also willing to wait a month or so since I won't have the full budget til then anyways, so if you want to include things like the new 1080 or 1070 cards that would be good, but I'm not gonna be doing any VR stuff stuff.

Thank you so much in advance- I'm sure seeing these kinds of threads gets tiring but us noobs appreciate your help.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($301.75 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($98.00 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($83.36 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.25 @ Vuugo)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.98 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($115.00 @ shopRBC)
Monitor: Acer XG270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($577.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Other: GTX 1070 ($369.00)
Total: $2145.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-12 21:01 EDT-0400

 

[Hlsgsz]

Hi, I'm looking to make a PC specifically for gaming. My requirements are:

-144ghz, 4K monitor

-Be able to play newest games at high frame rate (really looking forward to Battlefield 1)

-NOT be required to do any in depth techy stuff like overclocking (I'm sure to you experienced guys thats not 'in depth', but I'm not great with computers and I'm sure I'd end up doing more harm than good if I attempted something like that)

-Around 1500$ CAD/ doesn't necessarily include the monitor, that can be outside of the 1500, but I'd like to keep that under 400 if possible. (so I guess 1900-2000$ with monitor)

I'm also willing to wait a month or so since I won't have the full budget til then anyways, so if you want to include things like the new 1080 or 1070 cards that would be good, but I'm not gonna be doing any VR stuff stuff.

Thank you so much in advance- I'm sure seeing these kinds of threads gets tiring but us noobs appreciate your help.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($301.75 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($98.00 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($83.36 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.25 @ Vuugo)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.98 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($115.00 @ shopRBC)
Monitor: Acer XG270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($577.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Other: GTX 1070 ($369.00)
Total: $2145.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-12 21:01 EDT-0400

A FreeSync monitor when the OP intends to buy an Nvidia GPU? Really?

 

[dantheman0809]

Something like this?
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/mZ9XmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/mZ9XmG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($388.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.25 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($104.98 @ NCIX)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($68.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.25 @ Vuugo)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($72.46 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($76.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($115.00 @ shopRBC)
Other: Gtx 1070 ($488.00)
Total: $1512.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-12 21:14 EDT-0400

 

[detroitwillfall]

Hi, I'm looking to make a PC specifically for gaming. My requirements are:

-144ghz, 4K monitor

-Be able to play newest games at high frame rate (really looking forward to Battlefield 1)

-NOT be required to do any in depth techy stuff like overclocking (I'm sure to you experienced guys thats not 'in depth', but I'm not great with computers and I'm sure I'd end up doing more harm than good if I attempted something like that)

-Around 1500$ CAD/ doesn't necessarily include the monitor, that can be outside of the 1500, but I'd like to keep that under 400 if possible. (so I guess 1900-2000$ with monitor)

I'm also willing to wait a month or so since I won't have the full budget til then anyways, so if you want to include things like the new 1080 or 1070 cards that would be good, but I'm not gonna be doing any VR stuff stuff.

Thank you so much in advance- I'm sure seeing these kinds of threads gets tiring but us noobs appreciate your help.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($301.75 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($98.00 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($83.36 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.25 @ Vuugo)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.98 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($115.00 @ shopRBC)
Monitor: Acer XG270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($577.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Other: GTX 1070 ($369.00)
Total: $2145.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-12 21:01 EDT-0400

A FreeSync monitor when the OP intends to buy an Nvidia GPU? Really?

whoops thought g sync was filtered.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($301.75 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($98.00 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($83.36 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.25 @ Vuugo)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.98 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($115.00 @ shopRBC)
Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($748.88 @ Canada Computers)
Other: GTX 1070 ($369.00)
Total: $2316.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-12 21:16 EDT-0400

 

[dantheman0809]

The 1070 is intended to retail at $379 us dollars, which is more like $488 CAD

 

[gibb94]

You guys are awesome, thanks so much, I'll be looking into all these builds

 

[detroitwillfall]

You guys are awesome, thanks so much, I'll be looking into all these builds

Np Mate

 

[Hlsgsz]

Hi, I'm looking to make a PC specifically for gaming. My requirements are:

-144ghz, 4K monitor

-Be able to play newest games at high frame rate (really looking forward to Battlefield 1)

-NOT be required to do any in depth techy stuff like overclocking (I'm sure to you experienced guys thats not 'in depth', but I'm not great with computers and I'm sure I'd end up doing more harm than good if I attempted something like that)

-Around 1500$ CAD/ doesn't necessarily include the monitor, that can be outside of the 1500, but I'd like to keep that under 400 if possible. (so I guess 1900-2000$ with monitor)

I'm also willing to wait a month or so since I won't have the full budget til then anyways, so if you want to include things like the new 1080 or 1070 cards that would be good, but I'm not gonna be doing any VR stuff stuff.

Thank you so much in advance- I'm sure seeing these kinds of threads gets tiring but us noobs appreciate your help.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($301.75 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($98.00 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($83.36 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.25 @ Vuugo)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.98 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($115.00 @ shopRBC)
Monitor: Acer XG270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($577.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Other: GTX 1070 ($369.00)
Total: $2145.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-12 21:01 EDT-0400

A FreeSync monitor when the OP intends to buy an Nvidia GPU? Really?

whoops thought g sync was filtered.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($301.75 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($98.00 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($83.36 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.25 @ Vuugo)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.98 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($115.00 @ shopRBC)
Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($748.88 @ Canada Computers)
Other: GTX 1070 ($369.00)
Total: $2316.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-12 21:16 EDT-0400

Ah, cool, good find on that monitor. Cheaper tahn what i'd found.
But OP stated he wouldn't overclock

 

[detroitwillfall]

The 1070 is intended to retail at $379 us dollars, which is more like $488 CAD

yeah didnt know how to manually put that as a custom part yet, who knows though what the market will do with 3rd party vendors putting their own spin on things.

 

[redgarl]

144Hz 4k monitor don't exist...

 

[dantheman0809]

144Hz 4k monitor don't exist...

monitors of the future :O

The best monitor you can currently get is 2k w/ 144hz
or 4k with 60 hz

 

[cloud1107]

That Asus Z170-E is just a lower spec of the Z170-A board, does anyone know if it has an audio LED and if so what colour it is? Cant decide between the Asus Z170-E or Gigabyte Z170XP SLI