[Amazon.ca] $49.99 FREE SHIPPING - Gigabyte A520M S2H AM4 Motherboard - Build a computer for under $300

Mar 17th, 2022 9:36 am

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thelastword [OP]: Sr. Member; Feb 14, 2010; 877 posts; 882 upvotes; Toronto

Mar 17th, 2022 9:36 am

[Amazon.ca] $49.99 FREE SHIPPING - Gigabyte A520M S2H AM4 Motherboard - Build a computer for under $300

Deal Link:: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08F7H ... &psc=1
Price:: 49.99
Retailer:: Amazon.ca

Built a computer with my nephew as a Christmas present now my cousin in-law wants to build a computer for his birthday. They are both under ten so parents said no gaming allowed.

I found this deal on a AM4 motherboard. Nothing too special but it does have everything you need on it including three different types of video out. D-Sub, DVI & HDMI. Plus you can flash the BIOS without installing a CPU. AMD is also releasing lower priced CPUs which this motherboard supports.
https://www.pcgamer.com/amd-finally-del ... ries-cpus/
Ryzen 5 5600 $199
Ryzen 5 5500 $159
Ryzen 5 4600G $154
Ryzen 5 4500 $129
Ryzen 3 4100 $99

I got this case from Canada Computers for $44.99
DEEPCOOL Matrexx 55 No Power Supply Shroud ATX Mid Computer Case
https://www.canadacomputers.com/product ... _id=123888

If anyone is looking for deals on PSU
Canada Computers, Amazon.ca and Newegg.ca run deals daily on good quality PSUs for under $50. My nephew's computer is using a cheapo EVGA 500 BR 500W I got on Newegg for $43 shipped to my front door.

This is the computer my nephew and I built. I think we spent around $300 using my old GeForce 8500gt and old SATA SSD. Runs Windows 10 like a champ with a Ryzen 5 2600

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Mar 17th, 2022 11:02 am

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iamsiege: Deal Addict; Nov 18, 2017; 3062 posts; 2027 upvotes; Alberta

Mar 17th, 2022 11:02 am

Good price on the motherboard but shipping on your case is $25, this is available at Newegg for free shipping, saves $10, which if you're building a system as cheap as possible that can add up but without re-using parts like you did I think it would be very tough to do $300.

https://www.newegg.ca/black-cooler-mast ... 4M34YxDhBw

This power supply is on sale as well at Amazon.

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08BNRGWXZ?tag ... e=ogi&th=1

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Mar 17th, 2022 11:14 am

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tissuehime: Jr. Member; Jul 16, 2015; 175 posts; 277 upvotes

Mar 17th, 2022 11:14 am

Here is what I got for my 10 y.o. brother for $.
All second-hand components except the case.
CPU: i5-9400F
Memory: 8G
GPU: GTX970
Storage: 240G SSD
Case: Montech Flyer Micro ATX with RGB of course

I think for their generation at this age they should be able to play some games, so they can fit in and have conversations with other kids. Building a computer for kids I consider is upgradability and be somewhat future-proof.

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Mar 17th, 2022 11:17 am

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pyr0sphere: Member; Jan 23, 2010; 272 posts; 291 upvotes

Mar 17th, 2022 11:17 am

tissuehime wrote: ↑ Here is what I got for my 10 y.o. brother for $.
All second-hand components except the case.
CPU: i5-9400F
Memory: 8G
GPU: GTX970
Storage: 240G SSD
Case: Montech Flyer Micro ATX with RGB of course

I think for their generation at this age they should be able to play some games, so they can fit in and have conversations with other kids. Building a computer for kids I consider is upgradability and be somewhat future-proof.

That's an Intel CPU

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Mar 17th, 2022 11:20 am

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Coz4k: Deal Fanatic; Jan 4, 2011; 5780 posts; 3758 upvotes; West Vancouver

Mar 17th, 2022 11:20 am

No low cost processor available.

Athlon 3000g would be nice but OOS/overpriced everywhere.

Mar 17th, 2022 11:28 am

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tissuehime: Jr. Member; Jul 16, 2015; 175 posts; 277 upvotes

Mar 17th, 2022 11:28 am

pyr0sphere wrote: ↑ That's an Intel CPU

Yes, clearly I paired with an intel mb, sorry my post is not related to the actual deal.

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Mar 17th, 2022 11:44 am

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xtrmDeals: Deal Addict; Oct 14, 2017; 1654 posts; 2608 upvotes; Kingston

Mar 17th, 2022 11:44 am

One person down voted giving "poor merchant reputation"... Sold and Shipped by Amazon! I guess the person has never heard of Amazon before! lol

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Mar 17th, 2022 12:09 pm

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lachinois: Jr. Member; Aug 4, 2008; 148 posts; 103 upvotes

Mar 17th, 2022 12:09 pm

This will be perfect in a NR200 case!

Mar 17th, 2022 12:17 pm

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Seanne: Deal Addict; May 2, 2017; 1534 posts; 3288 upvotes; s'toon

Mar 17th, 2022 12:17 pm

xtrmDeals wrote: ↑ One person down voted giving "poor merchant reputation"... Sold and Shipped by Amazon! I guess the person has never heard of Amazon before! lol

wait is this a new feature when downvoting? ive never downvoted and curious

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Mar 17th, 2022 12:24 pm

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xtrmDeals: Deal Addict; Oct 14, 2017; 1654 posts; 2608 upvotes; Kingston

Mar 17th, 2022 12:24 pm

Seanne wrote: ↑ wait is this a new feature when downvoting? ive never downvoted and curious

You always get the choice of picking why you are down voting and you can review the votes by clicking on it.

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Mar 17th, 2022 12:36 pm

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Seanne: Deal Addict; May 2, 2017; 1534 posts; 3288 upvotes; s'toon

Mar 17th, 2022 12:36 pm

xtrmDeals wrote: ↑ You always get the choice of picking why you are down voting and you can review the votes by clicking on it.

nice. downvoted you with 'other' lol

Mar 17th, 2022 12:37 pm

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Sheex: Sr. Member; Jan 7, 2006; 624 posts; 187 upvotes

Mar 17th, 2022 12:37 pm

lachinois wrote: ↑ This will be perfect in a NR200 case!

Isn't this board MATX?

Mar 17th, 2022 12:41 pm

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xtrmDeals: Deal Addict; Oct 14, 2017; 1654 posts; 2608 upvotes; Kingston

Mar 17th, 2022 12:41 pm

Seanne wrote: ↑ nice. downvoted you with 'other' lol

lol funny guy. FYI I'm not the OP.

Mar 17th, 2022 12:58 pm

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reggielist: Deal Addict; Aug 6, 2007; 1234 posts; 521 upvotes; Montreal, QC

Mar 17th, 2022 12:58 pm

Sheex wrote: ↑ This will be perfect in a NR200 case!

Isn't this board MATX?

here we go again, hahahahha

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Mar 17th, 2022 1:07 pm

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Bella125: Sr. Member; Jul 11, 2017; 869 posts; 1028 upvotes

Mar 17th, 2022 1:07 pm

reggielist wrote: ↑ here we go again, hahahahha

Lmao, really!

Mar 17th, 2022 1:25 pm

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vpower: Deal Addict; Jun 10, 2003; 2386 posts; 133 upvotes; Montreal

Mar 17th, 2022 1:25 pm

Any CPUs (in stock) recommendations?

Mar 17th, 2022 1:45 pm

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sushibucket: Deal Addict; Mar 12, 2016; 1643 posts; 3798 upvotes

Mar 17th, 2022 1:45 pm

What CPU should I pair this with to get netflix 1080p to run smoothly...just for my parents basic surfing

Mar 17th, 2022 2:05 pm

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divx: Deal Expert; Oct 26, 2003; 37947 posts; 5634 upvotes; Winnipeg

Mar 17th, 2022 2:05 pm

sushibucket wrote: ↑ What CPU should I pair this with to get netflix 1080p to run smoothly...just for my parents basic surfing

You want a cpu with iGPU, because you don't want to add a discrete GPU for basic surfing. 4600G/5600G is what you are looking for.

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Mar 17th, 2022 2:24 pm

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tomatoonline: Deal Addict; Mar 30, 2010; 2886 posts; 531 upvotes; Burnaby

Mar 17th, 2022 2:24 pm

very attractive price. thanks OP

ASUS RAMPAGE II EXTREME; i7-950; GTX 560; 16G Mem; 2TB HD; 24x DVD-RAM;

Mar 17th, 2022 2:28 pm

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reggielist: Deal Addict; Aug 6, 2007; 1234 posts; 521 upvotes; Montreal, QC

Mar 17th, 2022 2:28 pm

all joking aside, does some one have the max dimensions for the NR200 handy?

265 x 235 mm Gigabyte A520M S2H

244 x 226 mm NR200

but people were saying that a certain "side" would fit?

does anyone know? thanks

** this one would fit ** 244 x 215mm B450M-DS3H-rev-1x

**Nope. max size for the NR200 is 244 x 226mm (L x H), but the B450M DS3H is 215 x 244mm (L x H). Standard mATX size is 244x244mm, this motherboard is smaller than average but in the wrong way for a NR200p**

maybe this one 226 x 221 PRIME-A520M-K

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