Use PCPartPicker to get good prices.

Wait 1 month for AMD's Ryzen/Vega. It's going to shake up the market.

NVIDIA Unveils GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: Available Week of March 5th for $699

glad 4K60 on a single consumer card is finally here and they got rid of the stupid Founder's Edition premium.

I wouldn't mind one in MSI Lightning variant please

hope Vega can come really close in performance for $499 US

Noted, I'm not in a rush so I can wait. Realistically I want a new PC when I move which can be anywhere from 6-8 months but I wouldn't mind starting to look into it and buying one before then. I suppose I'll wait until a month and go from there.

Ahh, this makes more sense now. I had a X79 board, and it didn't official support NVMe PCIe boot. I tried to get it working. After 2 days, I gave up.

I agree with the Ryzen CPU wait. On paper, the AMD can drive the cost of an high-end computer down. I would wait until more practical reviews come out.

Ryzen 5 specs and prices released. will go on sale April 11

AMD Announces Ryzen 5 Lineup: Hex-Core from $219, Available April 11th


These are going to be great for gaming builds.

alright im interested,wonder what kind of GPU you can add with the new AMD...looking at a 1080p 144hz monitor with it,games i'll be playing - overwatch,cs go,player unknown battlegrounds

just built a ryzen 1700x + 32g hyperx 2400 ram + gtx1060 for video editing. Pretty dang fast coming from an A10-6800k lol.

only problem is mem needs to be down graded to 2133 to run stable due to dual layer 16g dimms not being handled very well on the current mobos :(

only nuisance is the 'x' versions of the ryzen 7 chips have a 20 degree Celsius offset added by AMD to the real temp which is bullshit. My computer displays it idles at 58c and goes up to 85c under prime95, making the mobo beep like mad. In reality its only 38c idle and 65c in prime. Pretty stupid way AMD implemented the temp offsets and their poor explanation for it, something fishy definitely going on here with the 'x' chips and their reason for the temp offset on them. 1700 non X does not have this offset.

On a side note, when I swapped cpu coolers after installing the Ryzen after the initial install, the thermal grease stuck to the cpu and pulled it right out of it's socket... first time it's happened to me and scared the crap out of me. Changed over to arctic mx4 with the new build from a Coolermaster thermal paste, so I guess the mx4 is a much stickier compound. Luckily no bent pins, but not sure if it's the motherboard not clamping tight enough or just a one off. Now learned to twist and pull next time I need to take off the cooler.

I think the only real way to find out is to test with a thermogun, FLIR, or thermocouple. Otherwise it's just hearsay. 20C is A LOT!

kinda wish I went with the 34" curved over the 27" I got now :( prob will be my next upgrade lol

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00FZHWFEW/

70 dolla cpu watercooler on sale

I'm in a bit of a bind here, where can I find 1680x1050 monitors that don't cost an arm and a leg and can ship within a week? NCIX says the soonest they could ship any is 2 weeks.

https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/rch/bfs/6024336730.html

https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/pml/sys/6041128332.html

Samsung SyncMaster 2053BW - LCD monitor - 20' | monitors | Vancouver | Kijiji

Unfortunately I'm in Kelowna :(

https://www.amazon.ca/V225wl-22inw-1...ords=1680x1050

With prime you can get it in a couple of days.

and this: https://www.mikescomputershop.com/product/2085660

Have it by the 28th. Bet you can pay them extra for faster shipping.

Can anyone get me suggestions for a computer for my mother?
Looking to spend around $600, already has keyboard/mouse/monitor
Uses it for internet/office, nothing too demanding
Is she ok just going to bestbuy or london drugs for some prebuilt? is there better places to look? ncix didn't seem to have lower end on their pc builder section

for word processing/browsing, a $400 laptop will do.

We need two, so I ordered a couple of these and paid extra for the fast shipping, we'll see how fast it really is. Thanks!

Does it have to be MS Office? If not, I'd suggest a ChromeBox

HP Chromebox, 1.40 GHz Intel 2955U Dual-Core, 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM, 16 GB, English, (J5N50UT#ABA) | Staples®

My wife thought she needed a PC/Mac for web/word processing. Made her try out a Chromebook for 2 weeks. Ended up saving tons of money as it did everything she wanted her computer to do (web, word processing).

Dell Optiplex 3040 Mff i3 6100T HD530 4GB 500GB HDMI DP WIN7/10 Pro Micro Form Factor Desktop - 6WXJ9 - NCIX.com

Try a business-style small desktop. These are usually quite reliable and good value.

$499, decent specs. There are i5 models available for $599. http://www.ncix.com/promo/SpringBrea...inorcatid=1113

something like this will work as well

Lenovo ThinkCentre M800 i5 6400T 4GB 500GB DVDRW WIN7/10 Pro Small Form Factor Desktop - 10FY0013US - NCIX.com

these are business grade desktops so you get better quality

Ordered the office computer from here. Refurb but it was mint exept for one small scratch in the back.

Refurbished - Desktops - NMicroVIP

$306.69 shipped for this is pretty good - Core i3-4160, 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Intel Integrated Video, DVDRW, Windows 7 Pro / Windows 8.1 Pro (D510MT-I34160082F) (Refurbished) - NMicroVIP

She doesn't want a laptop, and uses MS office. She probably doesn't have the patience to learn a new system.

I'll take a look at the linked desktops, any of those should be better than similarly priced options at the big box stores