Under $750 Media/Casual PC

[logan77]

I am looking to build a PC for multimedia and casual gaming use. I prefer to shop instore or online at Tigerdirect.ca (I live in Canada) and wanted to run theses parts past you guys. If I even get one, I don't want a high-end graphics card and I don't intend to overclock. I just want something that won't lag during multitasking. I won't need a monitor, mouse, or keyboard included in the price. The $750 includes rebates and tax, so about $665 without tax. You may also notice the HDDs only 250GB, I don't store much:

i5 2500 - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7073162&CatId=6988

ECS H67H2-M - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7084992&CatId=6977

Patriot 8GB DDR3 RAM - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7114146&CatId=3473

WD 250GB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s HDD - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=160418&CatId=2458

Thermaltake Mid-Tower Case/w 450w PSU - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=40727&CatId=4421

Samsung DVD +r/-r DVD Drive - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1896527&CatId=1624

Windows 7 Home Premium

No GPU (I'll Use Intel Integrated Graphics)

Any reccomendations??? 2500K? Use a GGPU?

 

[ScrewySqrl]

the 2500 willl be fine, buit you might want a gpu for light gaming. HD 6790 would be quite good

 

[logan77]

The HD 6790 breaks the budget a bit. What parts should be comprimized for the GPU?

 

[guavasauce]

reverting back to a 1156 i5/7 setup should free up some doe (very dependant on where you shop) and you probably wont even notice the difference.

 

[logan77]

The 1156 processors are very scarce now, more paricularly, 1156 motherboards. I really don't game much now. I'll add a GC later if I ever get into it. I just want to do media, browsing, and flash games.

 

[drunkducki]

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12200BD5176&vpn=BX80623I52400&manufacture=INTEL - $193.81
Intel Core i5 2400 Quad Core Processor LGA1155 3.1GHZ Sandy Bridge 6MB

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530BD0062&vpn=P8H61-M%20LX%20PLUS%20REV%203.0&manufacture=ASUS - $62.40
ASUS P8H61-M LX Plus Rev 3.0 H61 mATX LGA1155 DDR3 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 SATA GBLAN Audio VGA Motherboard

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15380BD7171&vpn=F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL&manufacture=G.SKILL - $40.54
G.SKILL F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL Ripjaws 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1333 CL9-9-9-24 240PIN DIMM Memory

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950AC0275&vpn=ST500DM002&manufacture=Others - $79.79
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB 3.5IN 16MB Cache SATA3 Internal Hard Disk Drive HDD

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10370AC7931&vpn=NSK4482B&manufacture=ANTEC - $86.69
Antec NSK4482B ATX Mini Tower Case Black 3X5.25 2X3.5EXT 3X3.5INT Front USB Audio With 380W PSU

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=14040DR8105&vpn=SH-S243D/BEBE&manufacture=Samsung - $16.69
Samsung SH-S243D/BEBE 24X Black Dvd Writer Sata Oem

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950BD6349&vpn=HD667XZNFQ&manufacture=Others - $85.50
XFX Radeon HD 6670 Fansink 800MHZ 1GB 1.6GHZ GDDR3 Dual DVI PCI-E Video Card

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12850SW2113&vpn=GFC-02050&manufacture=MICROSOFT - $98.70
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64BIT SP1 Dvd Oem

Total: $664.12