Budget Build (First one)

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Thanks to jonnyp11, I sort of have an idea of what my computer may look like, though I'd share it to see if you guys have any suggestions.
My budget was 400~500.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16822148697
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16819103921
AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDX840WFGMBOX

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16820220561
Patriot Viper Xtreme Series, Division 2 Edition 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model PXD38G1600LLK

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16817207013
XFX Core Edition PRO550W (P1-550S-XXB9) 550W ATX12V 2.2 & ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16813131767
ASUS M5A97 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
 
you could, but corsair is expensive because they are worth it, they are one of if not the best brands and their support is supposedly fine, cutting corners on a cheap psu isn't a good idea, it may work but you'll be safer with this.
 
never ever cut corners on a PSU. (unless your talking the difference in a $220 1200watt and a $190 850 watt from the same brand and line.)
If it blows up, it can and will take other components out with it. Be it a CPU, Motherboard, GPU, RAM, or in my bad case, all of these and the CD drive.
 
I have thermal paste, a copy of windows 7, and I'm going to pick up a cheap DVD drive, or I might have an extra laying around, since I don't use the drive much.
What do you guys say about this case?
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133094

Thermaltake V3 Black Edition VL80001W2Z Black SECC / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

maybe this power supply?
http://www.xoxide.com/thermaltake-tr2-600w-power-supply.html

Thermaltake TR2 600W Power Supply


Also, I was on http://www.kijiji.ca , this guy was selling a 750W PSU for $50, I'll get the specs and everything and post it for you guys.

EDIT: the guy sent me an email with his model of PSU

http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=28&area=usa
 
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entertain/gaming purposes I know it might not be the good build, but my current computer guns most games well, and I'm just trying to build a bit faster and performance wise computer, you guys know what I mean.
 
Is it useless to use a 750W PSU if it's not needed? Because some guy is selling one for $50 and I can try bargaining him..
 
i believe that 1 has more l3cach, idk, but i don't think you'll see any reall benefite, like milliseconds, and i love how that guy's budget case is 9 more than the one you picked, and i like yours more too.
 
jonnyp11 said:
i believe that 1 has more l3cach, idk, but i don't think you'll see any reall benefite, like milliseconds, and i love how that guy's budget case is 9 more than the one you picked, and i like yours more too.
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I was thinking about the thermal case myself as well because its bringing the air up , which is good in my condition because it's by the window and etc.

Also what do you say about the 750W PSU?
 
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