So im looking for a highend gaming pc $1500 tops *including shipping. If I can find a site that builds pc in Canada that would be great ive customized a pc on ibuypower and ive come up with this
Intel 97 - Gamer Paladin E810
Case- NZXT Phantom 240 Gaming Case
Processor- Intel® Core™ i5-4690K Processor (4x 3.50GHz/6MB L3 Cache)
Processor Cooling- Asetek 510LC Liquid CPU Cooling System [SOCKET-1150]
Memory- 8 GB [4 GB x2] DDR3-1600 Memory Module
*iBUYPOWER Holiday Countdown Sale* Free Upgrade to DDR3-2133 G.SKILL Ripjaws X.
Video Card- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 4GB (single Card)
Motherboard- ASUS Z97-P - FREE Upgrade to ASUS Z97-K -- 2x PCIe x16, 4x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0
*iBUYPOWER Holiday Countdown Sale*
Power Supply - 600 Watt- Standard
Primary Hard Drive- 2 TB HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 7200rpm, 6.0Gb/s (single Drive)
Total Cost $1243
TC with shipping $1352
So any feedback questions concerns would be great I will be looking at more cites today
Building new pc $1500 Help/feedback needed
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nficonn
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My budget is: $1500
I live in: Canada
Operating system: (need or got one ? )x64? im new to all this
Monitor: I have two shitty monitors that i wil be investing in later on
Gaming resolution : 1920x1080,not too sure bot i guess this
Peripherals?: nothing at the momentWill you do overclocking?: (yes/no)
What are you planning to do with the pc?: Gaming and streaming
I live in: Canada
Operating system: (need or got one ? )x64? im new to all this
Monitor: I have two shitty monitors that i wil be investing in later on
Gaming resolution : 1920x1080,not too sure bot i guess this
Peripherals?: nothing at the momentWill you do overclocking?: (yes/no)
What are you planning to do with the pc?: Gaming and streaming
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Ms_Chaotica
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After I built my PC recently, with the newer memory management in Windows, and how I tend to have 1.3 billion tabs open in whatever web browser I use, I really need 16 GB of RAM. If you leave a lot of things running all the time, you may want to consider that. Otherwise, this seems pretty sane.
pcpartpicker.com may be a good resource to look at different sites quickly to do a price comparison.
You want a 64 bit OS to use larger amounts of memory.
A lot of monitors are 1920x1080 at this point, so it's a pretty standard resolution to be looking at for monitors.
pcpartpicker.com may be a good resource to look at different sites quickly to do a price comparison.
You want a 64 bit OS to use larger amounts of memory.
A lot of monitors are 1920x1080 at this point, so it's a pretty standard resolution to be looking at for monitors.
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Ibubbas
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Thats not to bad I could build a better PC for that price but if you are not PC savvy I guess buying a pre-made is the way to go. Building a PC is easy though there are tons of vids on youtube. I like AMD CPU's though they are way cheaper for the power as in $150 for a 8x 4.0 ghz compared to an I7, and you will not really find anything on the I7 that you cant do on an AMD just as good.
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nficonn
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[QUOTE="ms_chaotica, post: 20494, member: 19311"]After I built my PC recently, with the newer memory management in Windows, and how I tend to have 1.3 billion tabs open in whatever web browser I use, I really need 16 GB of RAM. If you leave a lot of things running all the time, you may want to consider that. Otherwise, this seems pretty sane.
pcpartpicker.com may be a good resource to look at different sites quickly to do a price comparison.
You want a 64 bit OS to use larger amounts of memory.
A lot of monitors are 1920x1080 at this point, so it's a pretty standard resolution to be looking at for monitors.[/QUOTE]
Ok awsome thanks il keep that in mind cause that will bring the price up too $1451 with sipping if i go with that site.
pcpartpicker.com may be a good resource to look at different sites quickly to do a price comparison.
You want a 64 bit OS to use larger amounts of memory.
A lot of monitors are 1920x1080 at this point, so it's a pretty standard resolution to be looking at for monitors.[/QUOTE]
Ok awsome thanks il keep that in mind cause that will bring the price up too $1451 with sipping if i go with that site.
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nficonn
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[QUOTE="ibubbas, post: 20495, member: 27539"]Thats not to bad I could build a better PC for that price but if you are not PC savvy I guess buying a pre-made is the way to go. Building a PC is easy though there are tons of vids on youtube. I like AMD CPU's though they are way cheaper for the power as in $150 for a 8x 4.0 ghz compared to an I7, and you will not really find anything on the I7 that you cant do on an AMD just as good.[/QUOTE]
Whats your take on a i5-4690K vs a i7-4790k
Whats your take on a i5-4690K vs a i7-4790k
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Ibubbas
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the I5 is not bad unless you are just going full ham elite mode the I5 will suit you just fine. However you can get a AMD CPU better than the I5 and cheaper I havnt been on Ibuypower for sometime but they used to offer AMD CPUs.
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Ibubbas
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I agree you might want more Ram though 8 gig is ok but 16 will let you run alot more at once
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Ibubbas
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If you had to make a choice I would go AMD 16gigs and a SSD you find a SSD gives you way more power than spending the money on a intel cpu give me a sec I am looking at the site now.
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The difference between i5 and i7 is mainly hyperthreading.... I built a i5 for about 1000, but while it did me great for gaming, I do need an upgrade, and being at 16 GB of ram, I am maxed until I can get Windows Pro. (64 bit recognizes UP TO 16 GB) But the i5 is still a strong gaming rig... the i7 would help with CPU intensive games though.
My budget build:
BitFenix Outlaw case
Intel i5 4670K chip @3.4GHz
16 GB Crucial Ballistix Sport RAM
ASRock PRO3 Mobo
Crucial M5 128 GB SSD
WD Blue 2TB HDD
EVGA GTX650TI Superclocked GPU
steelseries 6GV2 keyboard
steelseries Sensei raw mouse
Id definately look into a 760 or 770 for the card over the 650ti. But my build as you see there was about 960 - 1050 over a year ago... still kicking. Just how fun it was made it all worth it...
But like you I am in Canada too, so 1500 should get you a pretty sweet rig man.
My budget build:
BitFenix Outlaw case
Intel i5 4670K chip @3.4GHz
16 GB Crucial Ballistix Sport RAM
ASRock PRO3 Mobo
Crucial M5 128 GB SSD
WD Blue 2TB HDD
EVGA GTX650TI Superclocked GPU
steelseries 6GV2 keyboard
steelseries Sensei raw mouse
Id definately look into a 760 or 770 for the card over the 650ti. But my build as you see there was about 960 - 1050 over a year ago... still kicking. Just how fun it was made it all worth it...
But like you I am in Canada too, so 1500 should get you a pretty sweet rig man.-
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Oh, that and I would have gone ASUS hero maximus for the mobo.... just because the ASrock I have only has one PCIE 3.0 slot for graphics cards... 
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Ibubbas
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http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Holiday- ... /E/5819203 that a bit over $1519 for me you can take off the dual hard drives but once you play a game off an SSD you never want to go back. This will give you about the same price but with a AMD x8 4.70 ghz.
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Ibubbas
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wrong link http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Holiday- ... 6/W/243424 try that one.
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sneakbird33
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hey
you should really think about building the pc yourself. you will save a lot of money and its not hard at all. there are a lot of video guides showing even full builds from start to finish on youtube. (example [MEDIA=youtube]cUzdNcZeM-s[/MEDIA])
check this page for part ideas http://www.logicalincrements.com/ (pick canada on top right) and check http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/
you should only get a K processor + Z97 mobo instead of H97 if you want to overclock down the line (years from now). if you decide against overclocking you could save the money here and invest in a slightly better graphics card.
cabooses build is solid and good for reference but you can obviously get better for your budget these days. especially if you decide to build the pc yourself.
you should really think about building the pc yourself. you will save a lot of money and its not hard at all. there are a lot of video guides showing even full builds from start to finish on youtube. (example [MEDIA=youtube]cUzdNcZeM-s[/MEDIA])
check this page for part ideas http://www.logicalincrements.com/ (pick canada on top right) and check http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/
you should only get a K processor + Z97 mobo instead of H97 if you want to overclock down the line (years from now). if you decide against overclocking you could save the money here and invest in a slightly better graphics card.
cabooses build is solid and good for reference but you can obviously get better for your budget these days. especially if you decide to build the pc yourself.
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Ibubbas
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[QUOTE="sneakbird33, post: 20509, member: 27670"]hey
you should really think about building the pc yourself. you will save a lot of money and its not hard at all.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I could build that same PC I linked for around $1100 with shipping building a PC yourself is way cheaper. It is easy but the problem comes when a part you buy doesn't work if you lack the know how you may run into a snag. I helped a buddy of mine build a PC he was racking his brain. Everyone was telling him the mobo or CPU was bad. I looked at it and it was just a stick of ram overnight return and he was good to go. I have worked on PC's for 10 years (went to college for it) and I can tell you there are some very strange things that can happen, but putting the hardware together is very easy.
you should really think about building the pc yourself. you will save a lot of money and its not hard at all.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I could build that same PC I linked for around $1100 with shipping building a PC yourself is way cheaper. It is easy but the problem comes when a part you buy doesn't work if you lack the know how you may run into a snag. I helped a buddy of mine build a PC he was racking his brain. Everyone was telling him the mobo or CPU was bad. I looked at it and it was just a stick of ram overnight return and he was good to go. I have worked on PC's for 10 years (went to college for it) and I can tell you there are some very strange things that can happen, but putting the hardware together is very easy.
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here is my sugestion for a prebuilt system
http://pc.ncix.com/ncixpc_new/ncixpc_pr ... 1|1-6024|1
its 1418 and if the shippingcost allows it i would recommend that you add the h60 liquid cpu cooler for 61$.
It got a decent motherboard,decent psu,decent case,ssd for them fast boot times, 1tb of harddrive for mass storage, the standard i5 clockable cpu, 16gbs of ram and a gpu that can play any game you throw at it at highest settings at 60fps(does not include poorly optimized ubisoft titles). In other words, it got peformance where you can notice a diffrence(cpu,gpu,ssd and ram).
http://pc.ncix.com/ncixpc_new/ncixpc_pr ... 1|1-6024|1
its 1418 and if the shippingcost allows it i would recommend that you add the h60 liquid cpu cooler for 61$.
It got a decent motherboard,decent psu,decent case,ssd for them fast boot times, 1tb of harddrive for mass storage, the standard i5 clockable cpu, 16gbs of ram and a gpu that can play any game you throw at it at highest settings at 60fps(does not include poorly optimized ubisoft titles). In other words, it got peformance where you can notice a diffrence(cpu,gpu,ssd and ram).
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fullderpgaming
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Can you not build one yourself? Should be cheaper doing it yourself than paying IBP to do it. either way, your build looks pretty solid.
W7 x64 or W8.1 X64.
144hz monitors are amazing but most $100-$140 60hz monitors should be fine to start gaming with. yes 1920 x 1080 is where you want to be.
Stay intel. Don't go AMD.
Source: My recent AMD 8320 x8 w/ R9 280X build is extremely disappointing.
W7 x64 or W8.1 X64.
144hz monitors are amazing but most $100-$140 60hz monitors should be fine to start gaming with. yes 1920 x 1080 is where you want to be.
Stay intel. Don't go AMD.
Source: My recent AMD 8320 x8 w/ R9 280X build is extremely disappointing.
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H3ll0J3ll0
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[QUOTE="fullderpgaming, post: 20556, member: 24651"]Can you not build one yourself? Should be cheaper doing it yourself than paying IBP to do it. either way, your build looks pretty solid.
W7 x64 or W8.1 X64.
144hz monitors are amazing but most $100-$140 60hz monitors should be fine to start gaming with. yes 1920 x 1080 is where you want to be.
Stay intel. Don't go AMD.
Source: My recent AMD 8320 x8 w/ R9 280X build is extremely disappointing.[/QUOTE]
well spoken,
here is my sugestion on a build if you were to build it yourself(it isnt harder than building lego). This build is not only a beast of a peformer but it will look sexy as hell to. its 1493 total but if your shippingsystem isnt retarded, it will be 15$ of shipping instead of 60(here in sweden we only pay shipping for the ware with the highest shipping cost)
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/KH4cmG
W7 x64 or W8.1 X64.
144hz monitors are amazing but most $100-$140 60hz monitors should be fine to start gaming with. yes 1920 x 1080 is where you want to be.
Stay intel. Don't go AMD.
Source: My recent AMD 8320 x8 w/ R9 280X build is extremely disappointing.[/QUOTE]
well spoken,
here is my sugestion on a build if you were to build it yourself(it isnt harder than building lego). This build is not only a beast of a peformer but it will look sexy as hell to. its 1493 total but if your shippingsystem isnt retarded, it will be 15$ of shipping instead of 60(here in sweden we only pay shipping for the ware with the highest shipping cost)
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/KH4cmG
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soulvengeance
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[QUOTE="fullderpgaming, post: 20556, member: 24651"]Can you not build one yourself? Should be cheaper doing it yourself than paying IBP to do it. either way, your build looks pretty solid.
W7 x64 or W8.1 X64.
144hz monitors are amazing but most $100-$140 60hz monitors should be fine to start gaming with. yes 1920 x 1080 is where you want to be.
Stay intel. Don't go AMD.
Source: My recent AMD 8320 x8 w/ R9 280X build is extremely disappointing.[/QUOTE]
What issues did you have with the AMD build, cpu or gpu? I tend to stick with the AMD graphics for 3 screen play, but I was thinking of upgrading to a 280x-290x.
W7 x64 or W8.1 X64.
144hz monitors are amazing but most $100-$140 60hz monitors should be fine to start gaming with. yes 1920 x 1080 is where you want to be.
Stay intel. Don't go AMD.
Source: My recent AMD 8320 x8 w/ R9 280X build is extremely disappointing.[/QUOTE]
What issues did you have with the AMD build, cpu or gpu? I tend to stick with the AMD graphics for 3 screen play, but I was thinking of upgrading to a 280x-290x.
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fullderpgaming
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[QUOTE="soulvengeance, post: 20566, member: 27691"]What issues did you have with the AMD build, cpu or gpu? I tend to stick with the AMD graphics for 3 screen play, but I was thinking of upgrading to a 280x-290x.[/QUOTE]
Just really doesn't perform well for what I've paid. The R9 280X cards are unstable ever since the 14.x drivers came out. its really frustrating.
Just really doesn't perform well for what I've paid. The R9 280X cards are unstable ever since the 14.x drivers came out. its really frustrating.
