1. 2015-07-22, 09:01 PM #1
    StockLoc
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    Exclamation Looking to build my first rig

    Budget - $800
    Resolution -1600x900
    Games / Settings Desired - High (Star Wars Old Republic)
    Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc) - Music producing (might need sound card)
    Country - Canada
    Parts that can be reused - Power supply 530W, HDD, Case, All peripherals
    Do you need an OS? - No.

    Note: I just need a CPU, Motherboard and GPU.
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  2. 2015-07-23, 12:40 AM #2
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    With that budget, why are you running 1600x900?

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  3. 2015-07-23, 12:44 AM #3
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    Save up more money. spending only 800 is equal to wasting 800.
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  4. 2015-07-23, 12:55 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ragelicious View Post
    Save up more money. spending only 800 is equal to wasting 800.
    Considering he only needs CPU, MB, GPU and Memory(probably), 800 (I assume CAD) should do the trick quite handily.
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  5. 2015-07-23, 02:59 AM #5
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    Here is a good place to start. The MoBo has a pretty nice audio chipset and should be fine for some music editing.

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

    CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($216.25 @ Vuugo)
    Motherboard: Asus H97-PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($151.98 @ Newegg Canada)
    Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.24 @ DirectCanada)
    Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($409.98 @ DirectCanada)
    Total: $847.45
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-22 22:58 EDT-0400
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  6. 2015-07-23, 05:49 AM #6
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    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

    CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($286.50 @ shopRBC)
    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.00 @ NCIX)
    Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($407.09 @ Newegg Canada)
    Total: $827.59
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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