I have been tasked with building a mid range gaming PC for an old high teacher's son.
I have done a few builds but end the budget is out the window. I have tried Intel and AMD chipset combos with Nvidia and AMD GPUs but nothing seems to be going my way.
The games his son wants to play are Minecraft and WoW. Since I have played both games myself I know what to look for in a computer the at least run these games decently but the budget just doesn't seem to be there.
If I could get some help that would be great.
All funds are in Canadian Dollars if you have any suggestions for parts if they could be in Canadian funds that would be great.
Thanks in advance.
EDIT:
This is the closest to the budget that I have gotten advice is appreciated!
I'd probably recommend something like this for that use case
if you want higher graphical performance you could drop the SSD and get an 860K with a 750ti, just also be sure to switch the RAM to whatever 8gb kit is cheapest
and since there's some left over room in the budget, you could either maybe get an A10, not sure if that's worth it though, or get a better case that has some cable management
CPU: AMD A8-7650K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($119.31 @ Vuugo) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($63.03 @ shopRBC) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($63.07 @ DirectCanada) Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ NCIX) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.31 @ Vuugo) Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($37.49 @ Newegg Canada) Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ DirectCanada) Total: $500.18 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-08 23:46 EST-0500
- - Essentially the APU is going to perform about the level of a console, so 30fps@1080p and around 60fps@720p in the more demanding games, but compared to the 750ti you get an SSD for the same cost, so it's just up to you what you want to prioritize.
- - You could also potentially go ITX with the APU, since there's some room left, but I'd maybe spend the money elsewhere and get a 12 button mouse like the Utech venus
If we're talking about a kid here chances are they're gonna forget to clean the thing out of dust every fortnight or so, so dust management's a bit of a thing - this case has it covered though, with a PSU and front intake filter, and a cover you can place over the top outtake. The PSU I'm not overly happy with but then I know people running a 4690k and a 970 on one. Would've liked to have included an SSD, but eh. Could be a nice birthday/christmas present for the kid later down the line if he really wants one. I'm not entirely sure about the GPU. 750Ti might not be the best card available at this price point.
