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azsxdcfv

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Budget: I'd prefer if the Not Yet Purchased price stayed below $350-400.
Use: Web browsing, programming, Minecraft (Low settings) and YouTube. No other games aside from Minecraft.
OS: Occasional Windows 7, mostly a linux distro such as Mint or Ubuntu.
Other Notes: Motherboard needs a USB 3.0 header and I don't need a GPU. I'm in Canada, so make sure the part is available in a canadian store or webstore (Tigerdirect.ca, ncix.ca, directcanada.com). Also please give reasons as to why you'd switch a part.

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CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($73.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.64 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $42.99)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $55.99)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $24.97)
Total: $416.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-09 22:30 EST-0500)
 
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CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-D3H ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($91.68 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($70.48 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $317.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-09 23:00 EST-0500)

-For an extra $22, you can double your ram and have it run at a faster speed. APUs are the only processors that...
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realchaos

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CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-D3H ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($91.68 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($70.48 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $317.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-09 23:00 EST-0500)

-For an extra $22, you can double your ram and have it run at a faster speed. APUs are the only processors that benefit from faster ram speed due to the better bandwidth, so 2133mhz will show a decent performance increase over 1600mhz.
-Changed the board to a regular size ATX FM2+ board. Since you have an ATX mid tower, might as well go for a standard ATX size board for more upgrades in the future. Also, it uses a FM2+ socket so it will support the next gen APUs.

Lastly, you might want to consider adding an aftermarket cpu cooler to overclock it.
 
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azsxdcfv

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I was planning on buying one 4GB stick on my own, and then asking for one on Christmas. This seems more reasonable though, considering the price. Thanks! I also highly doubt I'll be OCing, I doubt I'll need to.



I've heard good things from my friends about the PSU in my list, I'll probably stick with it.
 
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realchaos

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EVGA is an alright brand. Their psus are decent quality, but they are mostly known for their price.
Looking over the other psus, you might want to check this out:
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600m

For an extra $10, it's semi-modular and 600w for any upgrade you want. I typically don't recommend the Corsair CX series because of their lower-quality capacitors, but at this budget it seems like a good buy. Their semi-modular versions are much better quality then their non-modular versions so you should be alright. The main part about their lower-quality capacitors is that they tend to die out when they get stressed, but with these components you won't be stressing it out at all. You can also add a mid-range card like the Radeon HD 7850 or 7870 and you should be fine.
Definitely worth the extra $10, IMHO.
 
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The Antec PSU I picked was made by seasonic which is one of the most reliable manufracturers its also semi modular like the CX one as realchaos posted. I heard bad things about the CX series capacitor *probably from realchaos hehe* and lots of others mention it.

Unforunatly the EVGA one I can't find who's its made by so I can't comment on it. But 620w and semi modular of the antec is worth considering as it can handle almost all single GPU card you may want to upgrade too in the future.

edit: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913-6.html

Link for if you want to refer^
 
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realchaos

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Yeah the Antec HCG is definitely a good option, but for $70 it's a bit costy for this build. As I did address the CX capacitor problems in my response above, the semi-modular CX are a lot better than the non-modular CX. Of course, it still isn't as good as the Antec HCG, but if you don't stress it out then you'll be fine. In this case, an APU won't stress it at all.

Also, EVGA isn't on the list because they didn't start making psus until after that list was created. Their psus are decent, again not the best but the price makes up for it.
 
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