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The first hurdle will be your motherboard, if you don't currently own another Ryzen CPU from the last-gen. The exception is if you purchase an X570 motherboard, which is the latest that launched with the new Ryzen CPU's including the 3400G. The X570 will have the BIOS loaded and compatible out of the box for the new CPUs. X470 and B450 motherboards from the previous generation of CPU's are also compatible, however, REQUIRE a BIOS update and that means having the previous-gen CPU installed - if you follow. MSI has some motherboards which can be updated without a CPU however, many people are still having stability challenges from what I read. Some X570 motherboards for consideration could be: https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Productcompare?CompareItemList=13%2D145%2D161%2C13%2D144%2D262%2C13%2D119%2D197

The Asus TUF Gaming board has Wifi onboard, if that is of interest and is why it runs around $30 more. Otherwise, they all have ethernet ports. The X570 boards, unfortunately, are a fair bit more expensive than a B450 motherboards. And the B450 is what I would recommend, if you have the ability to get the BIOS updated to support your newer Ryzen CPU.

In terms of RAM, you have to decide if you are good with the Non-RGB look or if you want RGB lighting on your ram. I personally like Corsair Ram and you'll want DD4 3200Mhz base speed or ideally 3600Mhz speed, if you can afford it. G.Skill or T-Force are also good brands I can recommend. 16GB is the ideal size so 2 x 8GB sticks. Some options:

https://www.newegg.ca/corsair-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820236551

https://www.newegg.ca/team-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820331354

https://www.newegg.ca/team-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820331284

For storage, NVME 2280 M.2 SSD is a must and you'll find a number of good options with Samsung being the most expensive, Western-Digital is usually reasonably priced and then cheaper options from companies like A-DATA or Crucial. Look for a 500GB or 512GB drive for your main drive with Windows 10 to be installed on it and then add either a 2.5" Hard Disk or SSD drive to be your main storage drive for games. Consider 1TB if you look at standard hard disk storage from companies like Seagate with a Barracuda 7200rpm drive or 512GB SSD. Note, I believe all of the X570 motherboards above can accommodate 2x M.2 drives on the actual motherboard. Some options:

https://www.newegg.ca/samsung-860-evo-series-500gb/p/N82E16820147677?Item=N82E16820147677

https://www.newegg.ca/western-digital-black-sn750-nvme-500gb/p/N82E16820250109?Item=N82E16820250109

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07H5355JF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (No Tax)

https://www.newegg.ca/seagate-firecuda-1tb-st1000lx015/p/N82E16822179111

You case recommendation is a solid choice with the Meshify C. Great build quality. You'll also need a power supply and I'd recommend Corsair with a RM650x model that is 650W and future-proofs your build for your GPU upgrade down the road.

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B079H6111J/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

As always, shop around for the best prices. https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/ is a good site for building out your component list and it provides pricing from newegg, mike's comptuter shop, memory express, canada computers and amazon.ca too.

Good luck with your new PC build.

I would call myself a moderate audiophile but I'm also not willing to spend >$200 on headphones. I currently have a pair of kingston hyperx cloud IIs and they are the best headphones by far for the price. Sound great and extremely comfy. They are also currently on sale for $120. A slightly cheaper option is the cloud core at $100, which is the exact same headphone, just without anything extra. The cloud II has a usb control box for volume, mute, and simulated 7.1. They have a new model, the cloud alphas at $142, which I want to buy. Sound better, has better inline controls, and a removable cord.

They will work with anything that has a headphone jack. The mic boom is removable and has a small plug to cover the hole when it's out. As for sound quality, the bass is loud and clear, even at high levels. The mids are a little weak but if you have access to an equalizer you can make the headphones sound all around awesome. Mids sound better on the alphas because of the dual chamber audio. They sound very good on my phone using poweramp's equilizer. I use them basically exactly how it sounds like you plan on using them, except with a bit of metal and rap mixed in.

So my recommendation is alpha if you want the best for under $150, cloud II if you want something cheaper with inline controls on pc, or the core if you don't need any of the extras.

Alternative AMD build at the bottom of this post
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price
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CPU | Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor | $299.99 @ Amazon Canada
CPU Cooler | CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler | $46.75 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard | ASRock - Z270 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard | $229.99 @ Newegg Canada
Memory | G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory | $177.99 @ Memory Express
Storage | Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $136.50 @ Amazon Canada
Storage | Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $62.99 @ Amazon Canada
Video Card | MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR OC Video Card | $389.99 @ Memory Express
Case | NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $99.99 @ Memory Express
Power Supply | EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $114.99 @ Amazon Canada
Monitor | ViewSonic - XG2401 23.6" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor | $329.99 @ Amazon Canada
Keyboard | Corsair - K55 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard | $69.99 @ Amazon Canada
Mouse | Corsair - Harpoon RGB Wired Optical Mouse | $39.99 @ Amazon Canada
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $1999.15
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-03 19:00 EDT-0400 |

Notes:

• The original motherboard you selected doesn't support overclocking, I've replaced it with a motherboard that does. In addition, this board also has built-in WiFi which replaced the internal WiFi card you had on your list originally.
  
• I removed Windows from your list of items, non-activated Windows runs nearly identically to activated Windows. You can read about that here. It seems like a good way to save some money until you have some more room to spend.
  
• Picked a speedier kit of RAM for about $20 additional.
  
• Added a 1TB Seagate HDD to your build since it's unlikely that a 250GB SSD will give you enough room for your games and video footage. The 2TB HDD is only +$30 additional for reference.
  
• I hope you didn't want it to be $2000 after tax, because 120Hz monitors aren't exactly cheap. The one I included has FreeSync (only compatible with AMD GPU's), which reduces screen tearing at certain refresh rates. Here's another option (no FreeSync, slightly cheaper): BenQ ZOWIE 24" 1080p LED Full HD 144Hz.
  
• I swapped the 1060 6GB for an RX 580. The performance on RX 580 is slightly better than the 1060 6GB in most test cases, and it supports FreeSync (the free version of NVIDIA's G-Sync).
  
  
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  With all that being said, I've also put together another build centered around AMD Ryzen 1600. This build doesn't cost as much, and will offer competitive performance to the i5 7600k you originally selected. More importantly, the motherboard supports future AMD Processors until the year 2020, which will make upgrading in the future easy and inexpensive (Intel is dropping support for LGA1151 after this generation).
  
  Here is the AMD Ryzen 1600 build ($80 less).
  
  I would personally recommend the AMD build, however, you can't go wrong with either.

Looks good to me, only thing missing is an SSD, they can be had dirt cheap now and shouldn't be overlooked even in a budget build. Here is a great option with free shipping, another larger option with free shipping.

The 7700K and Kaby Lake friends should be released around the end of this year, you may find yourself having to upgrade sooner than later before the 6700K goes out of stock. I would reconsider putting the money for the 6500 towards the 6700K now unless the budget is super tight, in which case I would go i3 6100 since you are planning on upgrading anyway. 6700K cheapest with free shipping I could find. I believe you also get another $5 off when signing up a new account. Keep in mind the 6700K doesn't come with a cooler, so a 212 EVO would be a solid option.

You could save some money on the case as well, here are some sale options. Make sure what you get is full atx compatible.

You could save $130 by acquiring Windows 10 a separate way and then put half of it into the GPU budget and buy this excellent deal (GTX 1660 Ti). The 1660 Ti is around 15 to 20% faster than the 590 and is more capable of achieving 60+fps.

Then put the other half of the $130 into a better keyboard for around $50-$60, you'll be glad you did. I recommend the Redragon K551-RGB at this price point. Redragon makes above average mechanical keyboards compared to the other companies at this price point. The blue switches are quite loud, fair warning.

The rest of the build looks solid to me. +1

First things first- a Solid State Drive(From now on referred to as SSD) is a storage device with relatively high speeds and lower potential storage capacity for the price, compared to a Hard Disc Drive(Now on referred to as HDD).

You’re generally not going to need an SSD for most games, as the speed of storage isn’t really dependant on your storage. Most data used by programs is loaded into RAM, which is much faster. The only benefits are cases where you may have a game with long loading times because there’s a lot of content to load into the RAM. This is fine though, sometimes it’s nice to have those short loading times for multiplayer games. In actuality, it’s best to have an SSD for operating system storage, so instead of a computer taking a few minutes to start up, it only takes a few seconds.

There are two product types of SSD you can purchase, and two form factors (sizes) you can purchase. If you can update with which case and motherboard you have(and also any other storage that’s coming with the computer, I could have a better idea of what you have to work with, however you’re probably looking for something along the lines of SATA, 2.5” and around 500gb. This is a good option if you have one(or more) HDDs to store pictures, videos, documents, etc.

If you don’t have other storage devices, a 1tb equivalent would be preferable. Alternatively, you could purchase the 500gb SSD and some HDDs to back it up. Or even go a bit further and only purchase a 250gb SSD to hold ONLY your OS and a couple other things.

In terms of price, keep in mind that price for digital storage(SSD) has dropped significantly in the last year, and is forecasted to drop another 10% this year possibly.

TL;DR: Search “500gb SATA 2.5 SSD” online and buy anything from Samsung, Western Digital, Crucial or ADATA.

Hope this helps!

The build seems pretty good to me. Definetly not excessive.

Whats your budget for your monitor?
Is colour reproduction important to you?

A 1080p 60hz monitor is fine, but a 1080p 144hz will be pretty useful for the games you are playing.

Maybe This?

Well, if you're not doing any gaming or content creation (video/photo editing), there won't be a huge difference (at least, not after a few runs, it takes a while for it to determine what should be cached).

For reliability, I'd probably recommend an SSD, but not a TeamGroup one. Something like a Samsung or WD or Crucial would be a better option if you're concerned about reliability.

Thanks for the great reply. I was looking at this monitor it gets 60fps but I don't have a video card yet cause the one I was looking at is sold out everywhere. I need help to choose another since I was following someone's build and now I don't know. How can I check if a card can reach 60fps? Where do I find this on the spec list?

I bought my motherboard yesterday, I don't know if it comes with cable or not since it hasn't arrived. Was thinking I'd buy one just in case.. I was specifically looking at the monoprice ones on Amazon actually. I don't know which one I need the 90º angle one or the normal one. Is it just preference or does it make a difference? Should I get 2 one for hard drive and one for optical drive?

Edit: these are the two SATA cables I was looking at: 90º & normal

Honestly it doesn't really matter. 1060 runs really cool so you don't need anything fancy. I would go with a 6GB version over a 3GB version.

Any cheap SSD will imprive things drastically.

This one is a great deal for 500GB for under $100
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0786QNS9B/?tag=pcp0f-20

The RAM is fine then, as for SSD anything that's a MX300, SU800, and 850 EVO are the best.

You can probably spend 50-80 dollars on a two fan 1060 6G.

Any 1080p 60hz monitor is okay this ASUS is pretty standard.

1060 6G/RX480 8G/RX580 8G are probably your only option, although 480 and 580 are still out of stock or overpriced due to crypto-mining.

1080s and 1070s are way better cards, but you will also need to spend $400+ on a monitor that's worth while.

Again depending on the budget, but the best as you consider price and what you get is Acer Predator. Plus on Canadian Amazon it has a discount right now.

Here is the link: https://www.amazon.ca/Acer-Predator-NVIDIA-Widescreen-Display/dp/B0173PEX20/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1WC5H2AQUAW7U&keywords=predator+27+inch&qid=1573599609&sprefix=predator+27%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-3

>WDS100T2B0A

Yes, just be careful not to get the M.2 or PCI versions. For example, this one should work on a standard SATA drive connector:

https://www.amazon.ca/Blue-NAND-1TB-SSD-WDS100T2B0A/dp/B073SBQMCX/

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This one is an M.2. style, which would *NOT* fit your board

https://www.amazon.ca/Blue-NAND-1TB-SSD-WDS100T2B0B/dp/B073SB2MXT

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The model #'s are pretty similar, but you can see from the pictures that they're quite different (M.2 is a chip style, whereas the standard SATA is roughly the size of a laptop drive). Note that while standard SSH's are the size of 2.5" laptop drives, most come with a little plate or whatever to fit a full-size (3.5") bracket for desktops

Gottcha. Are you able to spend a few bucks more on your CPU? An APU is basically graphics that's built into the CPU so you have on board graphics, and therefore do not need a GPU. That being said the APU graphics aren't very powerful and will not be great in more demanding games, or further down the line. The benefit of it would be you can obviously build a simple budget rig without having to spend out on a high priced GPU.

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Since you're getting a pretty good GPU from your friend, I'd suggest spending a bit more on a better CPU and one that your not paying for having an APU (even though the CPU is cheaper, you'll get better performance/price by getting a solely CPU instead of a CPU with graphics). Take a look at the Ryzen 2600 its about 60 bucks more but if you can afford it id suggest that. https://www.amazon.ca/AMD-YD2600BBAFBOX-Processeur-RYZEN5-Socket/dp/B07B41WS48/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=2600&qid=1566001973&s=gateway&sr=8-1

For the fan, something like this: https://www.amazon.ca/CRYORIG-Tower-Cooler-Intel-CPUs/dp/B00S7YA5FQ will do. Remember that liquid cooler has two parts that make sound: pump and fan. Also they are more likely to break than air coolers

>HardOCP did review both the H7 and H60.

>http://www.hardocp.com/article/2015/09/22/cryorig_h7_cpu_air_cooler_review/3

>http://www.hardocp.com/article/2014/11/24/corsair_h60_aio_cpu_cooling_system_update_review/3

> It seems like the H60 wins out a little at max temperatures, but otherwise the H7 is as cool and they're equally noisy.

IMO I would spend the extra $20 and either get an asus vg248qe or BenQ xl2411p. The acer one you listed has no tilt or height adjustment.

You could spend $10 more on your psu, get full modularity and 200w more..

The mouse you chose isn't the greatest, this is one of the best mice on the market for only $20 more. This is probably the change I would recommend most making.

Spend $30 more and get double the capacity of ssd

Overall very good build though

Not too bad. A few suggestions, feel free to take them or leave them.

Get a Ryzen 5 3600x. Amazon selling them now for super cheap and they come with borderlands or some other game I can't remember.

Lose the CPU cooler until some time that you need it. From what I hear, the stock cooler is sufficient.

Not sure why your GPU has that price. Check this link instead. I think it's the same card for cheaper:
https://www.amazon.ca/GeForce-GTX-1660-Ti-OC/dp/B07N824KNV/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=1660+ti&qid=1574980730&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&sr=8-2

You might want to go with the 650w version of the PSU. Doesn't hurt to have a bit more headroom and 650w is a good middle ground for most people.

I'm thinking you could save some money on storage by getting a normal ssd. The nvme ones are cool and all, but at your budget I'd probably avoid it unless the price difference is negligible.

Does your budget include monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc?

Also, it might be difficult to find a case that small.

Rosewill has a few cheap cases $20-$30.

Black Friday/Boxing Day doesn't always have the best deals. Keep an eye on /r/bapcsalescanada and pick up deals as they come.


CamelCamelCamel to check amazon price history.

Maybe you can also grab a GPU from EVGA B-Stock. Users have reportedly not been hit with customs and the cost after conversion is still worth it. I'm told they restock every wednesday.

i'm bit all over the place.

Thanks for the heads up.

WhosFamousNotMe, you know about /r/bapcsalescanada, right?

/u/a_team24, Also consider the MSI Z170-A PRO for a motherboard. I know you're uncomfortable with the Gigabyte.

The only thing that you should buy early (unless getting a huge discount) is the case. This case is on sale https://www.amazon.ca/gp/dp/B00ZPWOA6I/

It's not the best but it's $25 with free shipping (when you spend $35). On second thoughts...

I think everything in your build is not likely to move off the prices that you've already seen so I would consider buying it now... but you could always wait.

Cheap-ish but still pretty decent: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01MRW2K79/

Or if you want to get something a little higher end:

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01MSEYY23/

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B079HGL413/

I’ve been looking at an asus 24” monitor that’s 75hz but had freesync that’s right in my range that I may try. That may just be the sweet spot for me.

ASUS 24" Full HD FreeSync Gaming Monitor [VG245H] 1080p https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01JGYM5H6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_YRGBCbZKG157G

This is what I use, I'm quite happy with it.

https://www.amazon.ca/ViewSonic-XG2401-FreeSync-Advanced-Ergonomics/dp/B01A0ZRR50/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=24+viewsonic+xg2401&qid=1555021576&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull

I bought one of these, and it's amazing.

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0173PEX20/ref=pe_386430_121528420_TE_dp_p1

Thanks for the advice, I think I am leaning towards the https://www.amazon.ca//dp/B01JGYM5H6 now!!

hello so i found a good prebuilt

https://www.amazon.com/HP-ELITEDESK-Business-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B074VF7XJX/ref=pd_sbs_147_9?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B074VF7XJX&pd_rd_r=dc6444bc-eb80-11e8-acef-0dacba850be4&pd_rd_w=RN43A&pd_rd_wg=tr4Jp&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=7d5d9c3c-5e01-44ac-97fd-261afd40b865&pf_rd_r=1DTYXZABDBWVDMBNKEW0&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=1DTYXZABDBWVDMBNKEW0

put this card in it

https://www.amazon.ca/EgalBest-GTX960-Performance-Graphics-Desktop/dp/B07FF84KCF/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_147_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=NYHPJ9TPGHBY8840PK9Z

or this onehttps://www.kijiji.ca/v-composants-de-systeme/laval-rive-nord/evga-geforce-gtx-1060-6gb-gdr5/1391501573?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

or this one

this is optional but put a extra 8gb in it

https://www.amazon.ca/Kingston-Technology-HyperX-Internal-HX424C15FB2/dp/B01D8U2BKA?psc=1&SubscriptionId=AKIAIPHVZTVH6LZ5BFZA&tag=hawk-future-ca-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B01D8U2BKA&ascsubtag=trd-9002803497393706921-20

then check the tempeture of the pc and if it goes over the limit, 50 degrees then put this in it https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-RM650x-Certified-Modular-Supply/dp/B079H6111J/ref=pd_sbs_147_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B079H6111J&pd_rd_r=bbcbce2d-eb7f-11e8-8ab7-d7d92181ecc1&pd_rd_w=2bq4R&pd_rd_wg=qnVN1&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=7d5d9c3c-5e01-44ac-97fd-261afd40b865&pf_rd_r=BECPJ3DQPPT8KTWMQ6N2&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=BECPJ3DQPPT8KTWMQ6N2

the rig will play 60-80 fps at ultra 1080p

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Buy the Ryzen 2600 and use the money you save into a GTX 1070 or 1070ti.

AMD

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 $258.25

https://www.shoprbc.com/ca/shop/product_details.php?pid=52679222

CPU cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Phantom Gaming Edition $42.80

https://www.amazon.ca/Cooler-Master-Hyper-Phantom-Gaming/dp/B07N984C3Q

Motherboard: MSI X570-A Pro Motherboard $214.99

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07T4M4XPG/?tag=pcp0f-20

or (once bios is fixed)

MSI B450-A Pro ATX Motherboard $122.50

https://www.vuugo.com/msi-motherboards-B450APRO.html?tracking=5108053939762

RAM: Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 16 GB 2x8 3733 w/ Gunmetal Grey Heatshield $127.99

https://www.amazon.ca/Patriot-Viper-3733MHz-Gunmetal-heatshield/dp/B07N43CYMS

Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass Steel ATX Mid Tower Case White $ 74.99

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B079QH3HJN/?tag=pcp0f-20

or

Corsair Crystal Series 570x RGB $159.50

https://www.vuugo.com/corsair-pc-cases-CC-9011110-WW.html?filter_name=570x

GPU: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 8 GB $454.99 ($7.99 shipping costs)

https://www.newegg.ca/sapphire-radeon-rx-5700-100417l/p/N82E16814202342?Description=Sapphire%20Radeon%20RX%205700%208GB%20GDDR6%20PCI-E%20HDMI%20%2f%20TRIPLE%20DP%20%28UEFI%29%20&cm_re=Sapphire_Radeon_RX_5700_8GB_GDDR6_PCI-E_HDMI_%2f_TRIPLE_DP_%28UEFI%29-_-14-202-342-_-Product

PSU: Corsair RM650x 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular ATX PSU $119.99

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B079H6111J/?tag=pcp0f-20

SSD: Adata XPG Gammix S5 11 TB M.2-2280 SSD $149.99

https://www.newegg.ca/p/0D9-00DF-00012?Item=9SIAFC38U09241

Total: $1443.99 before taxes and shipping costs (includes X570-A motherboard)

$1436.01 before taxes and shipping costs (includes the B450-A & 570x case)

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Intel

CPU: Intel Core i7 i7-9700 $439.00 before shipping costs

https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=4_1210_65&item_id=136395

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A Pro $149.99

https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_1207_1206_1514&item_id=114417

RAM: Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 16 GB 2x8 3733 w/ Gunmetal Grey Heatshield $127.99

https://www.amazon.ca/Patriot-Viper-3733MHz-Gunmetal-heatshield/dp/B07N43CYMS

Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass Steel ATX Mid Tower Case White $ 74.99

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B079QH3HJN/?tag=pcp0f-20

GPU: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 8 GB $454.99 ($7.99 shipping costs)

https://www.newegg.ca/sapphire-radeon-rx-5700-100417l/p/N82E16814202342?Description=Sapphire%20Radeon%20RX%205700%208GB%20GDDR6%20PCI-E%20HDMI%20%2f%20TRIPLE%20DP%20%28UEFI%29%20&cm_re=Sapphire_Radeon_RX_5700_8GB_GDDR6_PCI-E_HDMI_%2f_TRIPLE_DP_%28UEFI%29-_-14-202-342-_-Product

PSU: Corsair RM650x 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular ATX PSU $119.99

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B079H6111J/?tag=pcp0f-20

SSD: Adata XPG Gammix S5 11 TB M.2-2280 SSD $149.99

https://www.newegg.ca/p/0D9-00DF-00012?Item=9SIAFC38U09241

Total:$1516.94 not including taxes and shipping

Ryzen 2600 for $200 from Amazon. Put that $30 back in your wallet homeboy.

Swap your CPU cooler out for a Cryroig H7:

https://www.amazon.ca/Cryorig-Tower-Cooler-Intel-CPUs/dp/B00S7YA5FQ

There's really no reason anyone should be buying the 212 EVO now unless there's a really good deal. The Cryosrig has replaced it as the budget king.

This monitor has been suiting me well. Might be confusing to navigate at first when setting up so you could try finding some YouTube videos on it.

You want the Kingston Cloud Core. It's ~$70 right now, but it frequently goes on sale for $50.

https://www.amazon.ca/Kingston-HyperX-Cloud-Gaming-Headset/dp/B0153XL4V2

if it's just colour, you can opt for this: Deepcool

https://www.amazon.ca/BenQ-24-inch-Monitor-HDMI-GL2460HM/dp/B00IKDFL4O/

Thinking about pulling the trigger on these to start:

https://www.mikescomputershop.com/product/8758623 (zotac mini 1070 ti $505 after rebate)

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07B41WS48/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1 (ryzen 5 2600 $200)

Any reasons not to?

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B0153XL4V2/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1509726288&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=hyperx+headset&dpPl=1&dpID=51ok3Ti3DZL&ref=plSrch ?

http://wecravegamestoo.com/forums/monitor-reviews-discussion/15713-best-144hz-monitors.html#post1357728

https://www.amazon.com/ViewSonic-XG2401-DisplayPort-FreeSync-Technology/dp/B01A0ZRR50

https://www.amazon.ca/BenQ-Response-eQualizer-Vibrance-Adjustable/dp/B01H5KKQTM/ref=sr_1_13?crid=5BJ638ZM4FF0&keywords=144hz+monitor&qid=1564855500&s=gateway&sprefix=144%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-13

rgb ram

No RGB

non modular

semi modular

I'll switch the HP SSD for the SX 8200 PRO.

The thing for the board, it's that I buy the peace to not updating the bios. The difference between the B450 Carbon Pro AC and the X570 Aorus Elite don't work the time. For 40$, i can suck it up.

For the RAM, if I go for the 3600mhz, i hesitate between the G.Skill Ripjaws V Series or the Patriot Viper Steel. And for the CPU cooler, does the DeepCool Neptwin White (45$ on Amazon.ca) can do the job?

I don't think this matters. If his budget is 400 dollars, he should really just spend the 400 dollars. No sense getting a worse card if he can afford it, then regretting it down the line if he gets a better monitor or something.I'd get a vega 56https://www.amazon.ca/RX-Vega-56-Boost-8G/dp/B078DZR5YK/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=vega+56&qid=1575067986&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&sr=8-1

gtx 1660ti looks promising too

https://www.amazon.ca/GeForce-GTX-1660-Ti-OC/dp/B07N824KNV/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=gtx+1660+ti&qid=1575068116&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&sr=8-1

No problem what do you think of this one?https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B01H5KKQTM/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1504908628&sr=1-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65

I think on a 2.2k build it's a shame to not get a gtx1080 especially after it just got a $100 price drop and the 1070 didn't. Here is one for $694 only $120ish (20% ish) more than he 1070 you linked which would give 20-25% more gaming performance for about 5% more cost on the entire rig. It is also red and black.

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Windforce OC GV-N1080WF3OC-8GD Graphics Cards https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01IR6LMLO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_4P1rzbTY9CWTH