Hello everyone
I've recently been looking a bit into PC building. After a bit of time I decided to try and build something at a reasonable price for a student such as myself. I limited myself to $800 CAD. This build would mainly be used for gaming (not necessarily next-gen AAA games on ultra) and programming, so I don't really need a monster of a PC.
I've put this together as of now, looking for either tips to make it better or confirmation that it is ok. I already have a mouse, keyboard and headset and can get Win8.1 for free, so those are not included in the $800.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($133.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master RR-HT2-28PK-R1 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($16.48 @ DirectCanada)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Arctic Alumina Premium Ceramic Polysynthetic 1.75g Thermal Paste ($2.57 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($70.05 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 1GB Superclocked Video Card ($129.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($47.99 @ NCIX)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($117.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $776.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-08 15:06 EST-0500
