Hello, I am looking into purchasing a new pc but is very overwhelming. Havent purchased a pc in well over 5 years. Budget is around 1k-1.5k. Any suggestions on any pre-builts? I am in Canada. Mostly just playing games like D2R and MTGA...maybe D4 when it comes out. Can maybe build myself, but havent done in a very long time. Also since black Friday is around the corner better to wait until then ?

Hello fellow Canadian

What resolution/screen size are you playing on?

27 inch 1440p, also have a 4k but I think will stick with 1440p

Preference on style? Do you want RGB or more of a clean look ~ or best of both.

Best of both if not to expensive. I'm indifferent

If you're set on a prebuilt then black Friday deals are actually pretty decent usually. I'll check some pre bf deals when I get a minute and see what I can find for ya

Starforge Horizon II PC (google this as it's not an approved link to post)
CPU: Intel I5-12400
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK400 Performance Air Cooler
Graphics Card: AMD RX 6650XT (Powercolor/Sapphire/ASRock/MSI)
RAM: Teamgroup T-Force Delta RGB 16GB DDR4-3200 CL16 (2x8GB)
SSD: Teamgroup MP33 Pro 1TB NVMe
Motherboard: MSI Pro B660m-a Wifi
Power Supply: Enermax Revolution D.F. 650W Gold
Case: Deepcool CG560 Mid-Tower (Black)
Operating System: Windows 11 Home
($70 shipping to AB anyway)

Honestly I looked around a bit and this thing is a pretty damn good price. It's partially owned by moistkritikal the youtuber if you know him. (probably $1600 all in with shipping)

Lower end:
$1150-1200 depending on shipping options
https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00122449
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F
WINDOWS® 11
RTX™ 3050
16GB DDR4-3200 (2x 8GB)
1x 500GB NVMe M.2 SSD
Intel WiFi 5 AC905C 2x2 Chipset:
IEEE 802.11ac Dual Band (2.4GHz, 5GHz)
Bluetooth v4.2

Comparisons:
CPU (very similar but Starforge more recent): https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-11400F-vs-Intel-Core-i5-12400/4111vs4122
GPU (Starforge has a 34% advantage on the 3050): https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-RTX-3050-vs-AMD-RX-6650-XT/4127vsm1845690
x2 storage on the Starforge
Similar ram
Both have wifi
Better power supply on Starforge

This post was edited by Candyzcanes on Nov 16 2022 08:31pm

Ty I'll keep my eye on it. Will probably wait until black Friday and see if they have a sell or anyone else

yes

What do you think of this ?


https://www.amazon.ca/G15DK-Desktop-GeForce-Transparent-G15DK-BBR7X70-CB/dp/B0B69PGG2L/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=2W3UV035QZ0SZ&keywords=gaming+pc+3070&qid=1668796429&qu=eyJxc2MiOiI1LjMzIiwicXNhIjoiNC42MyIsInFzcCI6IjMuMTgifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=%2Caps%2C324&sr=8-1