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I’ve been away from Canada for several months, and now I’m returning from Japan with my own used PC (purchased outside Canada) components. Do I still need to pay taxes on them? I want to pack my GPU, CPU, RAM, motherboard, and SSD in bubble wrap and antistatic bags then carry them in my backpack. Is there anything that I should be worried?

New pc: 32 gb ram 9070 xt,7800x3d

Everytime im trying to open a game from steam, it takes a few clicks or opening file explorer, nothing is working. It doesnt seem like anything is corrupted but now files are just not opening

thinking of ordering a GPU thru Amazon (sold by amazon too) as it has the model i want. canada computers and bestbuy have competing prices but not the very specific one I want. Any cons of ordering a GPU from Amazon?

Im looking to get my first PC and am looking to get a prebuilt since it seems expensive to build one rn. Im thinking of getting it from a place called Uniway computers since there Ryzen 5 7600X looks like a fairly priced build. But im unsure if it is a reliable company or not. Does anyone have knowledge about that whether they are reliable or bad? Or maybe other recommendations on where I could buy a pre built.

> 1. What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games (ex: resolution, FPS, settings) or programs you will be using.

• Gaminging, mostly single player...

> 2. What is your maximum PRE-TAX budget before rebates and shipping?

• ~2700

> 3. When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

• Maybe soon depending on sales

> 4. What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ex: tower/OS/monitor/keyboard/mouse/etc)

• tower for sure, monitor in a month or two

> 5. If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? How old are they? Brands and models are appreciated.

• 2tb Barracuda seagate HD sata age: ~1 year used. Manufactured date: 2024

> 6. Will you be overclocking (ex: CPU/GPU/RAM)? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line?

• not at all

> 7. Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, VR, VirtualLink, tensor cores, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

• I am looking to linux bazzite... currently running mint on my geriatric pc

> 8. Do you have any specific case preferences (ex: mITX/mATX/mid-tower/full-tower sizes, styles, colours, window or not, LED lighting, etc.), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

• boring = good

> 9. Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? Note: some post-secondary students can get Windows 10 for free.

• no

> 10. Will you be upgrading this PC in the future (ie: will you swap out better parts later on or will you build an entirely new tower later)? If so, when?

• probably not

> 11. Do you have a brand preference? (ex: AMD/Intel for CPUs, AMD/NVIDIA for video cards, etc)

• amd for cpu/gpu

I did the evil, I asked gemini for help, to de-swankify this computer i figured it would be slightly cheaper. The over all goal is to have this computer last 7 ish years.

From the ai...

Component	Part Selection	Status / Notes
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
GPU	ASUS Dual Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB	Sale: Ends June 30
Motherboard	MSI MAG B850M MORTAR WIFI	Sale: Ends May 14
RAM	Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR5 6000MHz	Sale: Ends May 14
SSD	Samsung 990 PRO 1TB NVMe
Cooler	Noctua NH-U12S Redux (Black)
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow (Black)	Out of Stock
PSU	MSI MPG A850G PCIe5 850W	Sale: Ends May 14

Want to build my first PC.

>**1. What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games (ex: resolution, FPS, settings) or programs you will be using.**

Most like will be using for games with decent fps, and also used for coding. I dont want it to slow down when using both

>**2. What is your maximum PRE-TAX budget before rebates and shipping?**

2k CAD

>**3. When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.**

Whenever the cheapest i guess, not sure

>**4. What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ex: tower/OS/monitor/keyboard/mouse/etc)**

I will reuse keyboard, mouse and monitor

>**5. If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? How old are they? Brands and models are appreciated.**

Keyboard - wired, red dragon more than 3years old
Mouse - wired,Wireless - Tecknet BT mouse.
Monitor - Acer ET322QR

>**6. Will you be overclocking (ex: CPU/GPU/RAM)? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line?**

Dont know what that is so probably no

>**7. Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, VR, VirtualLink, tensor cores, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)**

Need SSD, wifi/bluetooth others not that imp

>**8. Do you have any specific case preferences (ex: mITX/mATX/mid-tower/full-tower sizes, styles, colours, window or not, LED lighting, etc.), or a particular color theme preference for the components?**

Anything looking decent should do, nothing modern or high end.

>**9. Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? Note: some post-secondary students can get Windows 10 for free.**

Not really, I can use linux or puchase some keys online for cheap.

>**10. Will you be upgrading this PC in the future (ie: will you swap out better parts later on or will you build an entirely new tower later)? If so, when?**

I want to in the future for better gpu and cpu combos for more high resolution and fps gaming.

>**11. Do you have a brand preference? (ex: AMD/Intel for CPUs, AMD/NVIDIA for video cards, etc)**

Not really.

>**12. What are the specs of your old PC / laptop? Do you want to see if it can be upgraded instead? If so, paste its build from PCPartPicker here.**

Using a Dell inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1. Upgraded ram to 32gb. This pc is slowing down at times even after cleaning up.

>**13. Extra info or particulars:**
Prefer if a liquid cooled or AIR cooled AIO combo with less noise. Currently own 1080p 60Hz monitor, will upgrade to something with atleast 100hz soon.

Combo I got from claude when researching(around 2.5k)
CPU: Amd rayzon 7 7700x
MB: MSI X670E Tomahawk, AM5(5,7,9 series)
Ram: DDR5 6000hz
GPU: 9070XT
PSU: 850W
+ Others

Appreciate your inputs and help.

Does anyone know a good place to find an upgrade for my 1660 inside a MSI trident 3 10th gen?

I had an rtx 3060 phoenix but I sold it. Got this month later and realized I could have used it. Can't find bloody anything on the itx GPUs that will work for this system here in Canada.

I have this build here

Wanted to know if this is the best build I can make for running most games at 1440p

I usually play Rainbow 6 Siege, Valorant but also want to play games like Expedition 33, Elden Ring, and be ready for GTA 6 and Witcher 4 when they come out on PC.

Is this build going to be good enough for current and upcoming games?

I wanna be team red for the near future and switch it up. I've liked Nvidia so far but AMD caught my eye.

Canada Computers currently has the ASUS Prime RTX 5070 Ti (non-oc) available for $1199 CAD.

Is it considered a good buy in the current Canadian market?

Thanks.

Hey everyone,

Tired of my laptops not being repairable and becoming obsolete after little use.

I’m looking to build a desktop (or buy a good pre-built) that will comfortably last 5 to 7 years and gives me the freedom to upgrade. My budget is $2,500 - $3,000 CAD.

Primary Use (Gaming): I want to play at 1440p on Max settings with good frame rates (let me know if I’m overshooting here). I mostly play single-player games (really want to try the new Resident Evil) and casual multiplayer with friends. No competitive esports.

After some research, I'm very interested in a Ryzen 7 7800X3D/9700x + RX 9070 XT combo, but I'm open to suggestions!

Aesthetics: An all-black build with minimal to no RGB.

Storage: Just 1TB of storage to start; I can easily add more later.

Quick Question:

Should I start with 16GB of RAM and upgrade to 32GB later, or should I just jump straight to 32GB right now?

Thanks in advance for the part lists or suggestions!

Edit: also interested in using Linux as my main OS, are NVIDIA cards really that bad on Linux?

Hi everyone

I recently bought a graphics card from Canada computers and when I got home I noticed that the outer box seal was broken. Everything in the box seems okay and the gpu is in the anti static bag with the seal on.

Has anyone had a similar experience buying a GPU from Canada Computers?

This is my first time buying from them, so I found it a bit odd. Honestly, I’m nervous that I might have gotten scammed or got an open box for the price of a new one.

PC.

>**1. What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games (ex: resolution, FPS, settings) or programs you will be using.**

I want to play games such a league of legends and valorant. In 1440p and max settings. I also wanna do coding and some home lab stuff for cloud based projects maybe even ai projects

>**2. What is your maximum PRE-TAX budget before rebates and shipping?**

2.5k CAD

>**3. When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.**

Now

>**4. What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ex: tower/OS/monitor/keyboard/mouse/etc)**

I will reuse keyboard, mouse.

>**5. If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? How old are they? Brands and models are appreciated.**

Buying a new 1440p monitor

>**6. Will you be overclocking (ex: CPU/GPU/RAM)? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line?**

Dont know what that is so probably no

>**7. Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, VR, VirtualLink, tensor cores, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)**

SSD

>**8. Do you have any specific case preferences (ex: mITX/mATX/mid-tower/full-tower sizes, styles, colours, window or not, LED lighting, etc.), or a particular color theme preference for the components?**

Anything looking decent should do, nothing modern or high end. Also I don’t like rgb so no lights

>**9. Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? Note: some post-secondary students can get Windows 10 for free.**

Not really, I can use linux or puchase some keys online for cheap.

>**10. Will you be upgrading this PC in the future (ie: will you swap out better parts later on or will you build an entirely new tower later)? If so, when?**
I want the pc to last me sometime maybe 5 years

>**11. Do you have a brand preference? (ex: AMD/Intel for CPUs, AMD/NVIDIA for video cards, etc)**

Amd cpu and nvidia graphics cards

>**12. What are the specs of your old PC / laptop? Do you want to see if it can be upgraded instead? If so, paste its build from PCPartPicker here.**

CPU: AMD FX-8320
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
• RAM: 16GB DDR3

>**13. Extra info or particulars:**
Prefer if a liquid cooled or AIR cooled AIO combo with less noise. Currently own 1080p 60Hz monitor, will upgrade to something with atleast 144hz soon.

Appreciate your inputs and help.

Hello all, I currently have a Victus laptop with a Ryzen 5 5600 and a 2050 4gb video card and its having issues keeping up with current Gen gaming and CPU intensive programs.

Looking at the market seems to be the same for pre builds and doing your own PC so does anyone have any suggestions for a system under $1000?