discussion Family pc and gaming.

[Thund3rball]

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Home PC for the family. Internet, Adobe, schoolwork and gaming capable. I have a R290 gfx card and a case. The rest I need to buy. Including the OS.

2. What YOUR budget is.
$500-$700 before taxes.

3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
Canada?

4. IF YOU have a brand preference.
No preference. Just best bang for buck, longevity, etc.

5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
I have: monitor, keyboard, mouse, R290 gfx card and tower case.

6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
Probably looking at some kind of i5 build with 8GB Ram, 240GB SSD and a 1TB HDD, 500W+ PSU. I just don't have any idea what components to choose. Been a long time since I paid much attention to the latest.

7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Will not be overclocking.

8. WHEN do you plan to build it?
1-2 months.

9. What resolution and settings do you use?
Current monitors are 1680x1050. But I might buy something bigger later.

10. Are there any specific technologies you want?
This will be an all around family PC that will be used by all of us for our different needs. Can't think of anything specifically. Maybe an all in one card reader. It would also be nice to be able to stream to the TV using Plex.

 

[Safearus]

What form factor motherboards will the case house? This difference isn't massive, however it can make a difference in price for motherboard selections as well as some cases won't house full-size graphics cards.

Here's a list I threw together in PCPartPicker that should work pending it fits inside the case. Hopefully this is a decent start point to help you get going

PCPartPicker part list: Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core, GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked - System Build - PCPartPicker Canada
Price breakdown by merchant: Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core, GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked - System Build - Price Breakdown By Merchant - PCPartPicker Canada

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($147.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($107.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.95 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($154.08 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($108.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $701.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-31 16:25 EDT-0400

EDIT: Well looks like I forgot you had a GPU already... So more or less you can take that money and either save it or upgrade other components with some stronger components! My bad

 

[Thund3rball]

Thank you!

It's an older medium tower case. I've been able to fit any card I've owned into it including that 290.

If I wanted to bump up to an i5, is there anything I need to know or will whatever I find do the job?

 

[Bond007]

There would be no issues making it a i5 6xxx. Personally I would go to 600+w for long term use of an r9 290, but it should be fine on the 550w listed.

 

[Safearus]

You could easily throw an i5 into that board. Just don't spend the extra getting a "k" version of an i5. You aren't overclocking anyways so it just isn't worth it.

 

[Thund3rball]

Solid tip. Thank you.


Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core - System Build - PCPartPicker Canada