you guys helped me a lot way back in 2013, my desktop still runs now with very little issues. my brother is building a computer now, if you guys can help would be great


Topic Title: Need a Desktop PC built
Description: Gaming, Photoshop/CAD, Video Editing, etc. and Budget
Budget: ~1000 CAD
More specific use (what games, what programs): plays POE, D3, D2, not much else games tbh.
Planned time until purchase: this weekend
Do you need an Operating System?: yes
Do you have any specific preferred components?: he will need to connect to the internet wirelessly
Do you need a sound or wireless card?: yes, both
Do you want stock cooling or do you plan on overclocking?: nope
Do you need a monitor? mouse? keyboard?: nope
Zip code/location? (Shipping costs): Ontario Canada, L4G 2B4

Additional information that may help us assist you:

What are your preferences in case style? (lights, flashy, dull, etc) nothing special, something that gets the job done and works.
Are you planning to use multiple monitors? yes (at least 2, possibly 3)
Are you looking for upgrade-ability? i suppose so? i assume this means updating the video card if it is outdated?
Do you have any preferred brands? nope
Can you reuse any components from an older build? nope
Is there anything else you think we should know? will update if there is

Not sure about Canada but in the us it’s a terrible time to build a pc.Last gen Gpus are selling for more now then they were when they were released lol. Same with ryzen CPUs. It’s probably better to go intel now with the sales. The games he plays don’t require much though. Not sure what sales are on atm let me check.

damn. right now he doesnt play much computer games. no shooters or any of that, it would be diablo genre games if any more get release, about it

This post was edited by partank on Nov 27 2020 06:55pm

I would aim for 1.5k imo price are fucked up right now

Ryzen 3600 or 5600 cpu
X570 wifi board
2x8 3600 cas 16 memory
3070 gpu
1tb nvme drive
750 watt psu
Cheap case if budget

Would be best i guess, chase deals

something like this should run all his games but if he can i'd recommend him wait til january for stock to get better. 3060ti should come out by then and you get way more for your money also will last longer.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3JjWrr

not sure if these sales are in canada but this is at 1001$
i cant find any gpu thats not way overpriced really wouldnt recommend building atm higher end gpu are 100$+ over their original msrp... lol a 5700xt is 500$+ same price as new gen gpu its nuts
unless you can snipe a 3070 it will take a couple hours but join a discord room with bot notify and hope to get one. you have about 3 seconds to add to cart and checkout before its sold out. took me about 8 hours before i got one
make sure all info/shipping is saved and use paypal or apple pay

i just checked ryzen 3600 cheapest is 296$ lmao wtf this was like 160$ earlier this year holy shit
they doing huge drops on newegg atm just got a 5900x saw some 3070s also

This post was edited by jtrac07 on Nov 27 2020 07:50pm

I can wait a bit if you guys think so? Was only thinking this weekend because Black Friday cyber Monday etc

You could buy some parts now that are on sale but if anything is doa you might not be able to return it if you build it later and you’re past the return date. I’d buy a case/ssd/cooler now since there are some really good deals. Buy a mobo/psu/cpu off Amazon since you got extended returns. Then buy a 3060ti/3070/5700xt which should be coming out in a couple weeks.

I would agree with this. Wait until after the new year. It's not just gpu. Ram will be ddr5 soon and will speed up the industry like crazy.

Waiting doesn't get him a cheaper pc.
If your waiting its to increase your budget.

if he's serious about a build now just pm me.

You got it