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If you plan on ever adding a gpu, don't get an AMD apu. Their main point is their igpu, not cpu performance. Intel shines in cpu performance, but lacks in igpu performance.

here's another build to consider, even if it's over budget a little - http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/1032L

it's over budget by $30, but you get intel cpu, dedicated gpu, smaller case that can hold a full size gpu, a fully modular psu (neater), and plenty of RAM.

I suggest waiting just one week for intel to have their big haswell release. they claim that their new igpu can replace entry level graphics cards. Leaks also suggest major overclocking potential if you ever consider it. If you don't care for haswell, you'll get some good deals on the ivy bridge (current)...
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Direhelmet

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I wish i could man but im in canada. that would cost me over the 500 mark for shipping by alot

 
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SamGriffiths

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You can just change the country in the top right of the page =P

The best thing about this build is that if you ever did want to game on it you can spend $50 on a Gigabyte Radeon HD 6670 (http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr667d31gi) and it would easily run any game on medium.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A8-5500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($98.10 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75M-ITX Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard ($94.98 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $438.03
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-25 22:47 EDT-0400)
 
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If you plan on ever adding a gpu, don't get an AMD apu. Their main point is their igpu, not cpu performance. Intel shines in cpu performance, but lacks in igpu performance.

here's another build to consider, even if it's over budget a little - http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/1032L

it's over budget by $30, but you get intel cpu, dedicated gpu, smaller case that can hold a full size gpu, a fully modular psu (neater), and plenty of RAM.

I suggest waiting just one week for intel to have their big haswell release. they claim that their new igpu can replace entry level graphics cards. Leaks also suggest major overclocking potential if you ever consider it. If you don't care for haswell, you'll get some good deals on the ivy bridge (current) based products.
 
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