Need an opinion on this new system

[frankma]

My son will be playing some games but not the extreme. And no overclocking.

All prices are Canadian, budget was to keep under 700.00 Can and total was $650.Can.
Please let me know what you think of this system and where I can in prove. thanks


Mobo
Asus P7P55D 1156 $115 on Ebay

Processor
I7-786 new from individual $250.


The following were bought from Directcanada.com
Case
Logisys CS-51WBK Black ATX Tower Case 4X5.25 2X3.5 5X3.5IN W/ 480W Front USB Audio $35.99

Hard Disk
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA2 3.5IN 8.5MS 7200RPM 16MB Hard Drive Oem *3YR Mfr Warranty* $52.55

Video Card
ASUS GeForce GT 240 550MHZ 1024MB 1.58GHZ DDR3 PCI-E VGA DVI HDMI Video Card
$112.32
* $15.00 CAD Mail in Rebate for this item - click here

Memory
OCZ OCZ3P1333LV4GK 4GB DDR3 2X2GB DDR3-1333 PC3-10666 CL 7-7-7-20 Dual Channel Memory Kit $104.00

* $20.00 CAD Mail in Rebate for this item - click here

 

[frankma]

Correction on the Processor

I7-860 LGA1156 $250.

Monitor

LG 2353v $215. can I had this Monitor from older system

 

[Niklas_13]

read this http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261222-31-build-advice and posted back with the info people need to help you get the best PC for your money.

 

[arunloveshacking]

Dear Frankma, congratulations on buying a new system for your Son. Everything seems to be in place, but i hav a light nag on the part of Graphics card, as you could have got a more powerful ATI HD 4850 for $99, but otherwise, it is a good system build. A 1 TB hard drive would have been a better choice as its only slightly higher price than 500GB and has 32 mb cache.

 

[a4mula]

Overkill for light gaming and internet. Buying used is always a risky proposition at best.

CPU/Mobo Combo:
i3-540 & Gigabyte mobo New 231.98

Ram:
G.Skill Ripjaws 2x2gb 93.99

Case/PSU:
Antec 300 /w Earthwatts 430w 109.99

HDD:
Seagate 500gb 7200.12 79.99

GPU:
ATI 5770 159.99

Total:
675.94