New Build $600-800

[DanielR_94]

Approximate Purchase Date: Before the end of october


Budget Range: 600-800 Before Rebates


System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, school work, social networking (facebook).


Parts Not Required: mouse, monitor, speakers


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.bestdirect.com, tigerdirect.com


Country of Origin: Canada


Parts Preferences: Intel


Overclocking: No


SLI or Crossfire: No


Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080


Additional Comments: Prefer to have an inexpensive LED case!

 

[rvilkman]

from tigerdirect.ca:

CPU: i5 2400 $189.97
Mobo: ASUS P8H67-M LE B3 Intel H67 Motherboard - Micro ATX $99.97 ( has USB3 and SataIII )
Memory: Patriot PSD34G1333K Signature Line Desktop Memory Kit - 4GB (2 x 2GB), PC3-10600, DDR3-1333MHz, CL9 $29.99
GPU: Gigabyte GV-R687OC-1GD Radeon HD 6870 Video Card - 1GB, GDDR5 $189.97 ( before $30 MIR )
HDD: Western Digital WD5000AAKX Caviar Blue Hard Drive - 500GB $44.97
DVD: Asus 24x Writer $19.97
PSU: Corsair CMPSU-500CXV2 500W $59.97 ( before $20 MIR )
Case: Cooler Master Elite 371 RC-371-KKN1 $47.99
Case fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AR-R1 R4 Series Case Fan - 120mm $9.99 ( the case can take multiples, just added one for outflow as it only comes with one )

$692.79 before shipping and taxes.

Total:$809.32 (after taxes and shipping)

Since the mobo only has 2 memory slots, you might consider spending a little bit more and getting 2x4GB instead for about $50.
But to stay reasonably within budget I didn't do that. Any increases to the budget should be put to upgrading the graphics to 6950 or 560Ti,
as those would bring most gaming performance to the table. Next in line would be the memory.

 

[Why_Me]

FREE SHIPPING

These two retailers (Direct Canada & Best Direct) are affiliated, both use the same shipping addy out of Richmond, BC, and both offer free ground shipping.

http://www.directcanada.com/contact/

http://www.bestdirect.ca/contact/



http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15180AC2961&vpn=P1550SXXB9&manufacture=XFX $59.61
XFX 550W PRO550W Core Edition Single Rail ATX 12V 44A 24PIN ATX Power Supply 80PLUS Bronze

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/234256/GA-H67N-USB3-B3/Gigabyte/ $102.96 After Mail In Rebate: $92.96
Gigabyte H67N-USB3-B3 Mini ITX LGA1155 H67 DDR3 1PCI-E16 DVI HDMI Sound eSATA USB3.0 Motherboard

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/232637/BX80623I52400/Intel/ $184.79
Intel Core i5 2400 Quad Core Processor LGA1155 3.1GHZ Sandy Bridge 6MB

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15380BD8579&vpn=F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL&manufacture=G.SKILL $42.97
G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1333 CL9-9-9-24 Memory

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/233111/ST31000524AS/Seagate/ $49.79
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 7200.12 1TB SATA 32MB Cache 3.5IN Internal Hard Drive OEM

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/225965/DRW-24B1ST%20Bulk/ASUS/ $19.80
ASUS DRW-24B1ST 24X SATA DVD Writer OEM Black

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12980BD0854&vpn=N560GTX-M2D1GD5&manufacture=MSI $195.43 MIR. $180.43
MSI GeForce GTX 560 810MHZ 1GB 4GHZ GDDR5 2XDVI Mini HDMI PCI-E Video Card

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/222137/GFC-02050/MICROSOFT/ $93.79
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64BIT SP1 DVD OEM