Budget Gaming PC build 600$

[12_Cyclops_21]

Hi,
I just want an opinion on this PC build, since I am considering building my own PC at the end of April

Budget Range: 600$ or Less

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (mostly strategy/rpg/rts), Watching Videos and Microsoft Office


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.ca, tigerdirect.ca, canadacomputers.com

Country: Canada

Parts Preferences: AMD

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Motherboard: Asus M5A87
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_335&item_id=039489

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=4_64&item_id=027384

Hard-drive: Seagate Barracuda 160GB
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148698

Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908

Case: Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Mid Tower Case
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5520044&Sku=T925-3018

Power Supply: OCZ ModXStream Pro Power Supply - 700W
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4362115&body=MAIN

Optical Drive: Lite-On IHAS124-04 Internal DVD Writer
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4829307&CatId=1624

Memory: suggestions on whether I should get 6 or 8 gigs

 

[drunkducki]

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12200BD7933&vpn=BX80623I32100&manufacture=INTEL - $121.06
Intel Core i3 2100 Dual Core Hyperthreading Processor LGA1155 3.1GHZ Sandy Bridge 3MB

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12980BD0755&vpn=H61M-P21%20(B3)&manufacture=MSI - $59.48
MSI H61M-P21 (B3) H61 mATX LGA1155 DDR3 PCI-E16 3PCI-E VGA Audio LAN SATA2 Motherboard

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950AC0275&vpn=ST500DM002&manufacture=Others - $94.04
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB 3.5IN 16MB Cache SATA3 Internal Hard Disk Drive HDD

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=14660AC9794&vpn=VL80001W2Z&manufacture=THERMALTAKE - $36.69
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition ATX Mid Tower Case Black 4X5.25 1X3.5 4X3.5INT Front USB Audio No PSU

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950AC1394&vpn=CMPSU-430CXV2&manufacture=Others - $39.69
Corsair Builder Series CMPSU-430CXV2 430W ATX Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan *3 Year Warranty*

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950DR7314&vpn=SH-222AL/BEBE&manufacture=Others - $17.80
Samsung SH-222AL 22X DVD Writer SATA Lightscribe OEM

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15380BD8579&vpn=F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL&manufacture=G.SKILL - $41.69
G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1333 CL9-9-9-24 Memory

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15180BD7578&vpn=HD687AZHFC&manufacture=XFX - $184.20
XFX Radeon HD 6870 900MHZ 1GB 4.2GHZ GDDR5 2XDVI HDMI 2x Mini DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card

Total: $594.65

 

[smokeydude]

I'm not personally a fan of AMD cpus so i recommend an i5-2400 for your price range and there are new motherboards out there for about $100 dollars with SATA 3, USB 3.0, PCIe 3.0 and all the thing you could ever want to future proof your PC i got a Radeon HD 6870 even cheaper than that. Lastly you should get at least get a 500 GB HDD, i know they suddenly got allot more expensive because of the flood but it's only $10 dollars more. i am also Canadian but i would really recommend using newegg.com USA. you will save money guaranteed.

 

[12_Cyclops_21]

Thanks so far

Anybody else can improve the build or suggest another one for 600$?