Building a $900 PC

[Cameron Blair]

Hey guys I'm thinking about building a PC. I'm gonna be using it for editing, streaming and maybe some gaming. However idk which parts I should pick for the best performance. My budget for the PC is $1,100 Canadian or $900 US Dollars. If anyone can help me pick out the PC parts that would be amazing. also don't worry about a nice case or a moniter, mice or keyboard. I got those handled.

 

[TeamRespawn]

I'll share my build, was about $800 cause I got a cheaper GPU, but of course your build can include a newer GPU.

• Gigabyte Gaming 3 Z170X Motherboard
• Intel Core i5 6500
• EVGA 16GB DDR4 RAM
• EVGA GTX 950 SSC
  
• 250GB Samsung Evo SSD
• 1TB WD Black Drive HDD
  
• 320GB Seagate HDD
• Cooler Master Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler
• Windows 10

I also added little things like a DVD Drive, LEDs, Case fans, etc. But total cost was around $800, and it performs beautifully.

 

[SimplyTech]

If you have a specific colour scheme feel free to let me know and I will change the build according to it. This is a black/red themed build, it is $80 over your budget, but I don't know what everyone else thinks but I think in the long run the $80 will save you money. Since there is no point buying a 9** series GPU at the moment.

 

[Nolan Westmore]

I poked around on PCPartPicker, but I really think that in order to get the best content creation performance, you're going to need to go a little over your budget, wait if you have to. You can migrate the hard drive to the new computer to use as a boot drive and use your current monitor (assuming you're on a desktop right now, you should be if you're a content creator).
What I built here costs just $100 more than your budget, but that's worth it for the mile of performance increases over what a 960/950 and an i5 would do.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/xFqLPs
SPECS:
i7-6700K - Overclockable SKU.
Corsair H80i - All-in-one sealed no hassle watercooling loop.
ASROCK Z170 - For overclocking, better performance per dollar.
G.Skill Ripjaws X 16GB RAM - 16GB or bust.
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB - 1TB or bust.
EVGA GeForce GTX1060 6GB - Mid-range performance king.
NZXT S340 - Actually just this so you can mount the H80i.
Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze - Efficient and enough wattage.

NOT INCLUDED
Monitors, peripherals, operating system, SSD.

Again, just migrate your current drive to the new computer to serve as the boot drive. An SSD is a luxury, and on a budget high-power computer like this, you'll still be free to get one down the road.

 

[Cameron Blair]

Thanks for the help everyone!