Need some advice on my first build

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Have you read the sidebar and rules? (Please do)

Yes.

What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better.

In order of time: School work (non-computer intensive program), TV, Gaming.

If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, FPS, game settings)

1440p, 50+ FPS, High. BF4, Civ 5, Modded Skyrim (more game play mods, less graphical), Titanfall

What is your budget (ballpark is okay)?

~$1,500 CAD with a monitor

In what country are you purchasing your parts?

Canada

Post a draft of your potential build here (specific parts please). PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

TypeItemPrice
CPUIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor$254.45 @ Vuugo
MotherboardASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard$88.50 @ Vuugo
MemoryKingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory$45.99 @ DirectCanada
StorageSamsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive$112.98 @ DirectCanada
StorageSeagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive$61.98 @ DirectCanada
Video CardClub 3D Radeon R9 390 8GB RoyalQueen OC Video Card$349.88 @ Canada Computers
CaseCorsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case$57.37 @ Amazon Canada
Power SupplyCorsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply$64.98 @ NCIX
Case FanCorsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM 120mm Fan$16.64 @ DirectCanada
Case FanCorsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM 120mm Fan$16.64 @ DirectCanada
MonitorAOC Q2778VQE 60Hz 27.0" Monitor$359.99 @ Canada Computers
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates)$1474.40
Mail-in rebates-$45.00
Total$1429.40
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-29 16:39 EDT-0400

Provide any additional details you wish below.

This will be my first time PC build. With all the new video cards coming out within the next few months I am not sure whether to wait or start building now, I would be willing to wait until Black Friday if I could do a better build for this price point.

I currently have a Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p (Intel Core i7-4700MQ 2.4 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M SLI, 8Gb of DDR3 Ram) that I am looking to upgrade from. I have had a lot of issues with this laptop (video cards overheating, crashing, wireless issues, etc.) and the trackpad has completely died on me so at this point I think it is time to start looking at a new PC.

I am living in a place where wired internet is not possible, I bought a hardline adapter to try it out but it ended up being slower than the wifi so I need a motherboard that supports wifi. I could get a cheaper motherboard and buy an adapter for $45 but I figured the better motherboard would be all around better.

Edit: The 390 is currently $50 off

Thanks.

Posted May 29, 2016, 7:54 PM UTC · edited

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