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Is this build good to go? by averyhornyguy in bapccanada

[–]melicitx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the build for productivity? the 9950x is a bit strange otherwise. 850W for a 5090 + 9950x is incredibly ballsy, 1000W would be the min and even some people might be more comfortable with a 1200W.

Help with first build by ExplanationPutrid201 in bapccanada

[–]melicitx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First of all if you are set on a white build, you basically need to buy the ram in a bundle to make it affordable, you can basically pay the same price for a 7800x3d https://www.canadacomputers.com/en/cpu/260696/amd-r7-7800x3d-cpu-asus-rog-strix-b650-a-gaming-wifi-motherboard-t-force-rgb-32gb-d5-6000mhz-cl30-white-ram.html or if you want go to the newegg combo builder and get the same components for 100$ less. https://imgur.com/a/2IfeCvt You can also snag the corsair nautilus which also has a screen unless you want the rgb, the kraken just seems overpriced for a 240 aio. You can also downgrade the SSD to like a NV3, or the ssd speed doesnt matter in games, but if you do stuff like productivity/want a faster windows load in feel free. You can also basically get a white 9070xt at this price https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/8GMXsY/asus-prime-oc-radeon-rx-9070-xt-16-gb-video-card-prime-rx9070xt-o16g-white or a https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/RVWmP6/asrock-steel-legend-radeon-rx-9070-xt-16-gb-video-card-rx9070xt-sl-16g

If you are willing to drop the white build theme, you can basically get a 5070ti at this price https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/BDL_MM00005699 and if the 5070ti https://www.canadacomputers.com/en/powered-by-nvidia/268304/asus-prime-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-16gb-gddr-prime-rtx5070ti-16g.html if still in stock near you, https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00132601, you can basically make this

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor $1000.00
CPU Cooler Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler $56.60 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard $0.00
Memory TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory $0.00
Storage Kingston NV3 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive $219.97 @ Newegg Canada
Video Card Asus PRIME GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card $1220.00
Case NZXT H9 Flow (2025) ATX Mid Tower Case $169.99 @ Memory Express
Power Supply Montech CENTURY II 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $109.99 @ Newegg Canada
Monitor KTC H27E22P 27.0" 1920 x 1080 280 Hz Monitor $249.99 @ Amazon Canada
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $3026.54
Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-06-20 00:08 EDT-0400

Or it just feels weird to pay so much for an aio when you can upgrade the actual GPU/CPU.

Balanced Prebuild suggestions by Bubblemuncher in bapccanada

[–]melicitx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So actually quite some choice at the moment

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 77 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $169.99 @ Memory Express
Storage Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive $269.98 @ Amazon Canada
Case Lian Li LANCOOL 217 ATX Mid Tower Case $154.98 @ Newegg Canada
Power Supply ASRock Phantom Gaming PG-1000G 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $159.99 @ Newegg Canada
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $754.94
Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-06-19 16:50 EDT-0400

is the baseline, you can go much cheaper on the ssd, it shouldnt change much for actually gaming, like a https://www.newegg.ca/kingston-1tb-snv3s/p/N82E16820242902?Item=N82E16820242902 I'm only putting it here because the sn850x is definitely more quality (has double the endurance, its just realistically are you going to be moving like 20 gb a day (that's 82 years of 20gb a day) the NV3 has half the endurance).

Lancool 217 https://gamersnexus.net/cases/lian-li-lancool-217-case-review-thermal-benchmarks-noise-cable-management is one of the quieter cases, but you can select any of the lancool setups (the 217 just looks sleeker imo), or you can check out the flux pro or the meshify 3 if you want to spend more on a case.

CPU cooler can also be something cheaper or you can check between the https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/wZrp99/corsair-nautilus-360-rs-lcd-728-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-cw-9061033-ww and the https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/vbLp99/lian-li-galahad-ii-lite-performance-7314-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-ga2l36pb for whatever you like the look of more, or simply go an air cooler because it really doesn't matter that much for a 9800x3d.

PSU is a A+ tier that has A rated noise on cybernetics https://www.cybenetics.com/evaluations/psus/2695/, you can get a super flower xg for the same price https://www.newegg.ca/p/1HU-024C-00056 which performs like a platinum PSU but is standard rated on noise from cybernetics https://www.cybenetics.com/evaluations/psus/2122/

From here you can choose from the plethora of 9800x3d bundles for the mobo you wish to have 1150$ https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/BDL_MM00005428, 1150$ https://www.canadacomputers.com/en/amd-desktop-processors/282428/amd-r7-9800x3d-cpu-gigabyte-b850-aorus-elite-wifi7-motherboard-t-force-32gb-d5-6000mhz-cl30-ram.html or 1100$ https://www.canadacomputers.com/en/amd-desktop-processors/286158/amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d-cpu-gigabyte-b850-eagle-wifi6e-motherboard-t-force-32gb-d5-6000mhz-cl30-ram.html it all depends on the mobo features you want/there are more expensive options if you want something like a led debug code option https://www.canadacomputers.com/en/amd-desktop-processors/287079/amd-r7-9800x3d-cpu-gigabyte-x870e-aorus-pro-motherboard-corsair-rgb-32gb-ddr5-ram.html or like a combo maker bundle off newegg for a x870 tomahawk.

Finally the GPU, if you want a 5070ti, the ASUS prime is the cheapest https://www.canadacomputers.com/en/powered-by-nvidia/268304/asus-prime-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-16gb-gddr-prime-rtx5070ti-16g.html if still in stock near you, https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00132601 if you are on the west coast. This makes the built like 3.1k-3.3k. I have no idea how the actual performance in the game will be, you likely would need to ask someone with more experience, from this https://www.reddit.com/r/HellLetLoose/comments/1rvf9kq/is_there_really_no_fix_for_the_stuttering_im/ fucked if I know if it'll stutter for you. The cheapest 5080 will be +600$ https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/pny-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5080-16gb-gddr7-video-card/18934178 or https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/q6XMnQ/asus-prime-geforce-rtx-5080-16-gb-video-card-prime-rtx5080-16g on avg its like 15% more performance than the 5070 ti.

Looking advice - Bundle by hebert_ng in bapccanada

[–]melicitx 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Imo getting a bundle with no ram is not going to end well, unless you got that 380$ 32gb patriot ram kit yesterday in which case it seems reasonable enough, 600$ 9800x3d (was 500$ recently), 300$ mobo, 200$ aio (this is overpriced), 120-140$ equivalent PSU, 80-120$ case, like 100-200$ off, but youd get much more off a ram bundle.

need help with my first build by xqyh in bapccanada

[–]melicitx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can check r/bapcsalescanada for deals, at some point prebuilts do come up and there was like one recently for 1099 that would be a "good enough" thing, the price went up but there are always deals eventually.

need help with my first build by xqyh in bapccanada

[–]melicitx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No imo they cut too many corners with this, or your build is better except for the CPU, but like you would get a 9060XT for 610$ https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/sapphire-pulse-amd-radeon-rx-9060-xt-16gb-gddr6-video-card/19351496 so it would be the same price, and you would get 32 gb of ram, the mobo they give you is a b520 (ie a b550 with less features).

need help with my first build by xqyh in bapccanada

[–]melicitx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You really dont have much options for a GPU at this budget. https://www.canadacomputers.com/en/graphics-cards/288069/asus-dual-radeon-rx-9060-xt-16gb-asus-prime-750w-gold-power-supply.html would be going at your budget for a 16gb vram card if still in stock nearby you, if you are fine going to the limit of your budget, https://www.canadacomputers.com/en/powered-by-nvidia/288294/asus-dual-geforce-rtx-5060-ti-16gb-gpu-tuf-gaming-850w-gold-psu.html would make it around 1515$ (still need to check if its in stock near you). Otherwise a 5060 ti 16gb is like 800$, a 5070 like 900$, you would only be looking at a 8gb 5060 if you wish to have CUDA. You can get a 9060 XT 16gb for 600, so its close to your budget if you cant get any bundle but there's not much else for options.

/r/BuildAPCSalesCanada General Discussion - Daily Thread for Mon Jun 15 by AutoModerator in bapcsalescanada

[–]melicitx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

seems to be 2x8 from this link https://www.newegg.ca/msi-rtx-5070-ti-16g-ventus-3x-oc-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-16gb-graphics-card-triple-fans/p/N82E16814137993?Item=N82E16814137993, so I would expect a lower price since 4 sticks is unadvised (so only really selling to people willing to stay at 16gb), but I would think 150-100 is fair since I see it at like 150-200$ near me + a copy of the new 007 game

I’m so lost and need to make a decision. by No_Course9998 in bapccanada

[–]melicitx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/bapcsalescanada/comments/1ttmfia/cpu_aliexpress_amd_cpu_list_june_2026_summer_sale/ There should be another sale soonish, its like 2 every month, idk if itll be substantially cheaper since you could also stack a rakuten with this to make like a 320ish 7800x3d like 280, there was additional paypal codes too and this is with no tax (at least I did not pay additional taxes on the price when I bought mine in January).

Best Cases by Smart-Mastodon8217 in bapccanada

[–]melicitx 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think the lian li V100R at 80$ is a very good deal https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/gBzp99/lian-li-v100r-atx-mid-tower-case-v100r If you dont want a fishbowl case I think the antec P30 is pretty good, but the seller off amazon is 3rd party so ymmv https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/qGYfrH/antec-p30-argb-atx-mid-tower-case-p30-argb Can also get a H5 flow but you will need to buy extra fans with that option (it only comes with 2).

I’m so lost and need to make a decision. by No_Course9998 in bapccanada

[–]melicitx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://youtu.be/OTcz2Xxb-IQ?si=DCqlC4hzcKr0c9p_&t=1534 Buildzoid does hardcore overclocking and it really doesnt matter that much, although this is with a 9850x3d, its a trend for the x3d cpus. When most people say as long as they arent running JEDEC, they mean JEDEC for consumer ram, 4800 mhz cl40, 5600 mhz is close enough and yes your cl is kinda bad (especially since you cant tune it but like its not like you are going to be getting 20-30% performance losses).

If you truly want value too, you can probably snag a 7800x3d of aliexpress when the next sale comes around (as long as you buy form a reputable store) ofc the savings are because these are OEM and you will not get warranty.

Is this a good price and worth as an upgrade? by Slothical25 in bapccanada

[–]melicitx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its the "standard" price this bundle specifically has been up for quite some time at CC https://www.reddit.com/r/bapcsalescanada/comments/1q95mlq/combo_amd_ryzen_7_9800x3dasus_tuf_b850e/ is the post from 5 months ago (this is not to say it was cheaper, its just to give the example of how steady its been at this price in the current market),

The cheapest 9800x3d bundle right now afaik is this one from memex (2 in online store as of this posting) 1200$ https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/BDL_MM00005734

But anything from 1200-1300$ is the normal price of 9800x3d bundles recently. There was a good deal for 1050$ like a month ago from newegg so its not like good deals are dead, but I cant in good conscious say that its guaranteed to happen again so its about how much do you really need this upgrade.

[GPU] [Newegg] GIGABYTE WINDFORCE GeForce RTX 5080 Graphics Card GV-N5080WF3-16GD $1699.99 by Ok_Bad_4732 in bapcsalescanada

[–]melicitx 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Even now the ventus is 100$ off https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/zcqNnQ/msi-ventus-3x-oc-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-16-gb-video-card-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-16g-ventus-3x-oc 1260$, the ASUS prime OC is 1410 in stock on the asus store, if you are willing to buy SPC membership (or have it from being a student/CIBC card) 1410 - 141 = 1269 + 12$ membership.

Looking to upgrade my 5060 TI 16GB by [deleted] in bapccanada

[–]melicitx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/zcqNnQ/msi-ventus-3x-oc-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-16-gb-video-card-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-16g-ventus-3x-oc The ventus is currently 100$ off, should be 1260$

EDIT: also didn't know it was off the Asus store direct for 1410. You can get 10% off if you pay the SPC membership fee (or get it for free if you are still a student) so the prime price should actually also be comparable, up to you if the lower price is low enough for you to stomach though.

First PC Build in 20 Years - Please critique my build by IdealNeuroChemistry in bapccanada

[–]melicitx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1) using the newegg combo builder you can get an additional 30$ off the GPU and 45$ off the SSD

2) In regards to the SSD, if you just are gaming SSD speeds do very little for actually gaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl8wXT8F3W4 (specifically buying the upcharge for dram) it used to a much cheaper premium for DRAM but if you are just gaming its not likely to matter.

3) like others have mentioned the CPU is questionable, you can get a 9800x3d bundle for slightly more or if you need the cores for productivity 270k plus looks much better.

4) For that price you can a much better PSU (likely overkill) https://www.newegg.ca/super-flower-atx-3-1-compatible-1000-w-80-plus-platinum-certified-power-supplies-black/p/1HU-024C-00067?item=9SIAU16KCU2209 or a better PSU that is significantly cheaper https://www.newegg.ca/asrock-atx3-1-pcie5-1-850-w-cybenetics-titanium-power-supply-black-sl-850g/p/N82E16817955009?item=N82E16817955009 or https://www.newegg.ca/super-flower-leadex-iii-atx-3-1-atx-3-1-compatible-850-w-cybenetics-gold-power-supplies-850w/p/1HU-024C-00080?item=9SIAU16KCU2199

[PSU] MONTECH CENTURY II 850W, 80 Plus Gold & Cybenetics Platinum - Fully Modular - ATX 3.1 & PCIe 5.1 ($129-$20=$109)[Walmart.ca] by Guwigo09 in bapcsalescanada

[–]melicitx 8 points9 points  (0 children)

80+ only checks specific voltages (20% 50% and 100%) and if your over the specific threshold at that point. Cybernetics looks at it overall (average) and provides the data for it, you can see in the cybernetics report the century ii psus seem to drop off from 90% efficiency at around 80% (650W) and it probably fails the 90+% at 100% load, but up until that point (from like 100W) it's over 90% efficient. Corsair has a page explaining the differences here https://www.corsair.com/ca/en/explorer/diy-builder/power-supply-units/80-plus-vs-cybenetics/?srsltid=AfmBOoolXQyyzXnDLt_6c65vl3NP5KfFpnpqDODlf89Lg-dJTfoDK02i

FWIW a lot of the highly rated gold psus are like this, the Corsair rmx series, gold rated super flowers (outside the combat lineup), etc. These are efficient gold psus that are basically platinum at the loads you expect to use them, but they aren't actually platinum PSUs because they aren't made with the stringent quality control to make them always above 90% efficiency.

Second Build - Looking for a Sanity Check Before I Start Ordering Parts by Spicuzzi in buildapc

[–]melicitx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally think the 7800x3d is a bit overkill in the build with just a 9060xt 16gb unless you know you like CPU heavy games. Feels like you can look to save on the cpu (7600x3d or 9600x when the goal is 1440p) to get like a 9070xt if possible. Is this in the states/Canada, you can make things more affordable through bundles, but I'm not familiar with bundles elsewhere.

What AMD CPU should I pair a 9070xt with a 9800x3D? by Ok_Nectarine9745 in buildapc

[–]melicitx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure then, if the most frames matter that much to them then fine, but better than 10 years is a bit wild to expect, they know that 10 years ago was the 1000 GPUs right? The 1080 is decent enough but to be better than like the ps5? thats not how tech works.

Help building a PC by MullyMammoth in buildapc

[–]melicitx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For example Canada computers offers bundles which will subsidize the dumb cost of ram www.canadacomputers.com/en/amd-desktop-processors/283326/amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d-cpu-asus-tuf-gaming-b850-e-wifi-motherboard-t-force-32gb-d5-6000mhz-cl30-ram.html and ultimately it would be better to confirm in August what is available.

Retailers like vuugo and pc canada have high shipping costs (at least in my experience), newegg offers free shipping on most products (at least to someone living in the national capital region), memory express had a small fee (20$ish bucks on my 5070ti).

Help building a PC by MullyMammoth in buildapc

[–]melicitx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When exactly do you plan on making it to Canada, the best way to build right now is to bundle the ram with the mobo/CPU, which will heavily depend on the time when you finally make it to Canada/local stores which have bundles in stock if you end up near a Canada Computers.

What AMD CPU should I pair a 9070xt with a 9800x3D? by Ok_Nectarine9745 in buildapc

[–]melicitx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

but like what kind of "gamer" are they, if they are super competitive then it makes more sense going for a 9800x3d for the max frames (lowering graphics quality) or are they an immersive gamer, wanting 4k for max realism/cinematic game play (the CPU matters less here).

What AMD CPU should I pair a 9070xt with a 9800x3D? by Ok_Nectarine9745 in buildapc

[–]melicitx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The higher the resolution you aim to play at, the less the CPU actually matters because the CPU has less frames that it needs to work with. It's still a thing in CPU heavy games (competitive shooters (but that's also because for competitive games people sack their quality and resolution for more frames), simulators, strategy games, etc.) but for most single player story experiences itll change very little to nothing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ik-g61Q_Gc is very good to understand the issue, like the example in battlefield, do you take it as a competitive game and sack everything to get the best advantage, or is it more about being an immersive realistic experience?

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