Need advice, haven't built one in a long time

[insane666]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This week BUDGET RANGE: $500-700 After Rebates

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: HD Movies, gaming, surfing

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, hard drive, optical drive

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.ca COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

PARTS PREFERENCES: No preference

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes (Eventually)
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Basically, I'm looking for performance, yet something cheap

I haven't actually had to come up with a list like this in a long time. I did a little research and came up with these parts. I will need a new case, but I may try to find one locally. So far I have:

AMD Phenom II X4 925 Deneb 2.8GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103656&Tpk=amd%20phenom%20ii%20925
GIGABYTE GA-790XT-USB3 AM3 AMD 790X USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128427&Tpk=gigabyte%20ga-790xt-usb3
OCZ Gold 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227479&cm_re=ddr3_ocz_1333_4gb-_-20-227-479-_-Product
SAPPHIRE 100245HDMI Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102824&cm_re=sapphire_radeon_hd_4850-_-14-102-824-_-Product
Thermaltake TR2 TRX650MPCUSA 650W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153116&cm_re=thermaltake_tr2-_-17-153-116-_-Product

 

[MadAdmiral]

Ditch the Thermaltake PSU. Stick to Corsair, OCZ, SeaSonic, FSP, Antec Earthwatts or PC Power & Cooling. These are all good quality PSU brands, and shouldn't be too expensive.

If you can, I would spend a little extra to get an HD 5770.

These changes can be offset by looking for combos or getting an X4 620 or X3 425 CPU. It won't impact performance in what you're doing.

 

[banthracis]

Newegg.ca has horrible combo deals >.<

We'll here's one build that will work.

Case
Antec 300 $69.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042

Mobo
One you linked is fine $134.99

PSU
OCZ modxstream pro 600W $88.99 w/ $25 MIR
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017

RAM
Corsair XMS3 DDR1333 9-9-9-24 $83.49
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145251

Timings are bad, but newegg.ca doesn't have anything better anywhere close to that price. I'd rather you spend more on GPU as that'll be a bigger performance boost.

CPU/GPU
5770 and Phenom II x4 $305.48
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.314327

Total: $682.94 before shipping and $25 MIR

 

[insane666]

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